Sermons on Earthen Vessel:

Taming The Tongue

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 2, 2019

Control your tongue, or it will control you.

Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12 Rev. Brian Bill March 2-3, 2019 Sermon Bumper: Words Words have started revolutions, riots, revivals and reformations. Join me as I pray the words of Psalm 19:14, Psalm 141:3 and portions of our passage in James 3:1-12 back to the Lord: “Let the words of my mouth ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Series

Contributed by Dustin Boden on Jul 26, 2024

The Beatitudes teach us how to embody the qualities that Jesus values, such as humility, mercy, and purity of heart.

Good Morning to all of you today!… I am truly glad to see all of you here today. I just want to take a moment and welcome everyone here today and those who are watching on line and those who watch in the future… Today, we continue our journey through one of the most profound and transformative ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Consecrated For Service Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 16, 2024

If you want to serve God effectively, let Jesus wash, clothe, and anoint you with His Spirit, commit yourself fully to the Lord, and do the little things He puts before you every day.

Linda, who teaches first grade in Dallas Texas, has an interesting job, especially when it comes to helping children adjust to their first whole day of school. Little Ryan was used to going home at noon in kindergarten; so when it was time to go to lunch with the rest of the class, he got his ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 29:1-46, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 1:9, Isaiah 64:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Samuel 16:13, Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 2:21-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Marriage Part 4: The Four Horsemen Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 16, 2025

Part four of this five part series on marriage focuses on how to handle conflict based on the Gottman Institute identifocation of the Four Horsemen that can destroy a marriage. I highly recommend everyone to visit their website for resources for addressing marital conflicts.

Marriage Part 4: The Four Horsemen Scripture: First Peter 3:7; Matthew 5:22-24; Ephesians 4:26-27 Good morning Strangers Rest. This is part four of my series on marriage. The title of today’s message “The Four Horsemen” and I will be focusing on when we face conflict within our marriage. In part ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7, Matthew 5:22-24, Ephesians 4:26-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

31. Hebron Before Jerusalem (Parts 1 & 2) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Nov 5, 2025

David understood the road to the palace was long. He mastered the idea that setbacks are sometimes God's setups

Hebron Before Jerusalem November 5, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 2 Samuel 2 God advances His kingdom through Spirit-dependent obedience, patient waiting, and merciful leadership—not through pride, ambition, or personal vendetta. Go will often take us to “Hebron before ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

The Righteous Branch Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 6, 2025

When all hope seems lost, call out to God and count on the promise of His restoration, the promise of His righteous Branch. and the promise of his resolute Word.

In the movie Gravity, veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski and rookie specialist Dr. Ryan Stone are working together in space to repair the Hubble Telescope. Out of the blue, Houston control aborts the mission, because a Russian missile hit a satellite, causing a chain reaction, and now there is a storm ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:1-26, 1 Peter 5:10, Matthew 1:20-21, Jeremiah 23:5-6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Luke 1:26-33, Hebrews 7:25, Zechariah 12:10-11, Romans 11:26, Romans 11:17-18, Ephesians 2:12-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Let Go Of My Ego

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 9, 2025

True victory comes when the ego dies and Christ lives through us—surrendering self to gain the freedom and fullness of His Spirit.

Part 1 – The Waffle and the War 1. A Breakfast Battle You’ve seen the commercial. A sleepy kid stumbles into the kitchen clutching a golden waffle. Just as he’s about to take a bite, a sibling swoops in. They wrestle and shout the famous line: “Leggo my Eggo!” It’s silly, harmless, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11, Galatians 2:20, Luke 9:23, John 12:24, Romans 6:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Committed To Commitment

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 20, 2025

Have you ever felt like something was missing in your Christian life.

Illus: Dr. Odell Belger talks about a young man that frequently calls him in his office because he is absolutely miserable in life and desperately trying to find out what is missing in his Christian life. Dr. Belger has given him passages of scriptures that could change his life drastically, but ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

According To Your Faith

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025

Jesus moves not according to our need, but according to our trust. True faith surrenders, saying “Yes, Lord,” and receives transforming grace.

There are moments in the ministry of Jesus when His words fall like a key into the lock of the human heart—turning something, opening something, revealing something that changes everything about how we relate to Him. Matthew 9 contains one of those moments. It is only a sentence, only a breath, yet ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Mark 9:24, Romans 10:17, Matthew 9:27-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

It's Never A Fair Fight

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 6, 2025

God has already secured your victory; every battle is tilted in your favor because Christ fights for you and lives within you.

There is a strange honesty in the way life feels. No matter who you are, or where you’ve been, there comes a moment when you look at the landscape of your existence and whisper something with a sinking heart: “In the struggle of life, nothing is favored for my success or well-being.” That’s how ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:14, 1 John 4:4, Romans 8:31, Joshua 6:2, John 16:33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Sermon: Encouragement To Press On

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 9, 2025

Paul’s inspiring testimony of commitment forces us to look at our own lives—do we have the strategy we need to overcome our challenges? Or do we let our failures derail our dreams? And what could we accomplish if we were committed enough and had the strength not to give up?

Subject: Encouragement to Press On Text: Philippians 3:7-14 “But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14, Philippians 2:5-11, 1 Peter 5:8, 1 Corinthians 15:8-10

Denomination: Methodist

Words PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025

Our words hold great power to harm or heal; God calls us to surrender our speech to Him, seeking wisdom and blessing others with our tongues.

Family, can we speak heart to heart for a moment about the most familiar instrument we own? It weighs almost nothing, hides behind our teeth, rides on our breath, and yet it shapes homes, churches, and Monday mornings. The tongue. Like a match in a dry field, our words can carry warmth or set ...read more

Topics: Words, Speech Control

Followers Are Good Stewards Part 1 Of 3 Series

Contributed by Grady Henley on Nov 4, 2011

Followers Are Good Stewards part 1 of 3

Followers Are Good Stewards Grady Henley Part 01 of Lesson 09 of the Follow Me Series Key Verse: 1 Tim 3:14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 1 Tim 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:42

Denomination: Baptist

The Christian Teacher’s Integrity

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 18, 2011

James highlighted the grave responsibility of the Christian teacher’s integrity. Inconsistencies may exist which can undermine the Christian teacher’s integrity. 4 Inconsistencies undermining the Christian teacher’s integrity are...

The Christian Teacher’s Integrity—James 3:1-18 Attention: The teachers we remember: Elementary School: Mrs. Kluttz—1st grade Mrs. Smeltzer—2nd grade Mrs. Elaine Kluttz—4th grade These all expressed such love for us. They cared about our hurts & wanted us to succeed. In a way, these were sort of ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

1 Kings Part 2 (Nasb)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Aug 20, 2023

The Building of the Temple

The Building of the Temple (One cubit equals approx 18 in.) 6:1 Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he [a]began to ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard