Sermons on Easter Vigil:

Living In The Light Of Christ

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on May 12, 2003

Living in the light of Christ means admitting our wrongs, but it also means new life by His Spirit.

Confirmation Sunday 1 John 1:5-10 Living in the Light of Christ 05/04/03 One of my favorite contemporary Christian tunes is a song by Geoff Moore entitled, Best Days. Throughout the song Geoff highlights some of the most memorable days of his life – a day when his dad took him fly fishing, taught ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Lutheran

The Bible - The Complete Book Of The Garden – .

Contributed by John Gullick on Apr 22, 2004

This sermon - gives an overview of God’s purposes being worked out in four particular Gardens in the scriptures - Eden - Gethsemene - The garden tomb and the garden in Revelation 22. It is a sermon that encourages the hearer to live the christian life to

The Bible - The complete book of the garden – . In my study I have a book called the Readers digest complete book of the garden. To be honest I have hardly read it and my gardening this year has been anything but complete. Heather has filled in for me as I got busier and busier. Today is Easter ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Funny Things Happen On The Way To The Promised Land Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 14, 2005

There is more to gluttony than eating too much. It is a statement to God that you don’t trust God to take care of the future. You have to get all you can today because you aren’t sure of tomorrow.

Funny Things Happen on the Way to the Promised Land Exodus 16:1-5 March 13, 2005 It was the late Bronze Age, about 1,500 years or so before Jesus, and the people of Israel were coming to the end of 400 years of slavery in Egypt. Their ancestors had come to Egypt during a severe drought and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

We Have A Problem Called Pride Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Feb 7, 2005

Sin is real. So is salvation. But we can’t really understand the joy of salvation until we understand the depths of sin from which we have been saved.

We Have a Problem Called Pride Luke 18:10-13 February 6, 2005 In 1994, I was the Annual Conference Secretary of Global Ministries. It was in that capacity that I joined a survey team to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Three of us went down to determine how best our Annual Conference ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:10-14

Denomination: Methodist

My Addiction Series

Contributed by Russ Adams on Jul 21, 2015

Preaching has taken over my life!

July 12, 2015 Church Planting My Addiction Acts 13:13-15 Opening words: I love this story. There was a pastor who never prepared his sermons in advance. His name was Ralph. Every Sunday morning he'd sit on the platform while the church was singing the hymns, desperately praying, "Lord, give me ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:13-15

Denomination: Methodist

The Fisherman Series

Contributed by Jamie Bogaard on Apr 3, 2017

Peter and Jesus meet and Peter becomes a fisher of men. Get ready for God's call

This past Wednesday marked the beginning of the season of Lent. Many people give something up for Lent. I’m not always sure people understand why they do it. It just seems like the thing to do because that is what others are doing. For some reason this is not something that growing up that my ...read more

Scripture: John 1:34-43, Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Friends

The Final Post Resurrection Appearance In John's Gospel Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 24, 2020

Peter had failed Jesus by denying him 3 times and Jesus forgives him by allowing him to negate each of the three denials. We will fail but when we come to Jesus he will restore us

Jn 21:1-19 Introduction As I mentioned last Sunday and also on Easter Sunday, John records only four of the Post Resurrection appearances of Jesus. I think his reason for doing so is that the aim of his book is to awaken faith – and not to be - JUST another historical record of the times of ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Anglican

Broken But Recyclable

Contributed by Les Buttolph on Aug 24, 2022

Lent is a time we confess we are broken. But Jesus can take what's broken and recycle us to have meaning and purpose for His kingdom

Lent officially began with the observation of Ash Wednesday, a day for Christians to confess their sins and receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross. Ashes were a reminder of death, so when people were in mourning or received tragic news, they would put ashes over themselves. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, Jeremiah 18:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

The Lamb

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 21, 2001

The scene of the sacrificial lamb is important to understand the book of Revelation.

THE LAMB REVELATION 5:1-14 OPENING ILLUSTRATION… Robert Beringer, The Easter People, CSS, 1984, p. 14 I can still recall a geography lesson from elementary school in which we learned that the southernmost point of Africa is a point, which for centuries has experienced tremendous storms. For many ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Trial Of Jesus - A Tale Of Truth And Power

Contributed by Warren Bird on Mar 21, 2005

Jesus’ discussion with Pilate during His trial has some powerful messages about power and about truth.

I’m always astounded at that point in the narrative of Christ’s final hours when Pilate says to Him: “Don’t you realise I have power either to free you or to crucify you?” To which Jesus replies, using the WJB paraphrase version of the Bible: “You’re kidding aren’t you? You … power over ME! Not ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-65

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Acts - Outline Of Messages (Acts - Part 0) Series

Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Jan 15, 2005

Acts Outline: Completely Irreligious, Yet Radically Christian

January 12 – August 31, 2003 “Completely Irreligious, Yet Radically Christian: Becoming the Church that Jesus Intended” (A Practical Series on the Book of Acts) Part 1: January 12 “Why is Politically Correct Spirituality so Unsatisfying?” Acts 1:1-11 Part 2: January 19 “How to Heal the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

We're All In This Together

Contributed by Shane Brooks on Oct 25, 2007

Learning to Unite the church...Cool Video Setup

Setup- Video Clip from HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL The last scene/song "We’re All in this Together" We’re all in this together As Christians were meant to be a UNIT…FAMILY…GROUP…We go Together John 17:20-22 One of the last things on Jesus’ mind... Was the church being the church. 1. Walk Together- ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is That Thunder I Hear?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 28, 2009

Do we hear the message of Christ Jesus and willingly follow? Or do we think his words are only like the thunder the people heard?

John 12: 20 – 33 / Is That Thunder I Hear? Intro: There was a family from Boston who left the crowded city for Montana. They bought a ranch to raise cattle. Friends came for a visit and wanted to know what they named the place. Bar-J, Suzy-Q, Flying-W, Lazy-Y, Last Chance, Big Kahuna Cattle ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Two Most Important Issues Of The Christian Faith

Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 4, 2010

The two most important issues in the Christian faith is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Introduction: The two greatest events in the history of human civilization is what happened on the Good Friday and Easter Sunday two thousand years ago. And the most important fact in the history of information is that Jesus Christ died and rose again from the dead! It has been said that to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Draws Humans To Christ And His Church?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 25, 2020

Christians the world over will reimagine a world that is based on the teachings of Christ and the Church.

Tuesday of the third week of Easter 2020 Whenever authorities take exception to a popular movement, and try to stamp it out, if the movement is actually doing good they end up squishing it out all over the place. A few days ago our reading from the Acts of the Apostles featured the warning of Reb ...read more

Scripture: John 6:30-35, Acts 7:51-60, Acts 8:1, Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Catholic