Sermons on Elect:

The Perfecting Power Of Patience

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 26, 2001

I saw a plaque recently that said, “Lord, give me patience, and give it to me now!”

James 1:2-4; 5:7-12 The antiquated train on a branch line was creeping slowly through the countryside when suddenly it came to a dead stop. The only passenger in the car, a salesman riding the line for the first time, asked the conductor why they had stopped. The conductor said, “Nothing to worry ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-12, James 1:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

Leading The Church Of God Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 4, 2005

Essentials of leadership given by Paul to the elders of Ephesus

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 20:17-32 TITLE: “LEADING THE CHURCH OF GOD” INTRODUCTION: A. Acts 20:17-32 – “From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. When they arrived, he said to them: ‘You know how I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:17-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Free At Last Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 22, 2007

Third in a series from Ephesians. Jesus Christ has paid the price to redeem us from slavery to sin.

For some reason, somebody decided to share this observation from George Burns with me this week: The secret to a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. I’m not sure that just because he played God in a couple of movies that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Get Real

Contributed by Steve Greene on Oct 23, 2006

A challenege to authentic Christian living.

Get Real! ¡§The Challenge to Authentic Christian Living¡¨ Have you noticed how sometimes when you purchase something with a $20 or $50 bill the cashier will often take a marker and draw a line on that bill? They are checking the bill for authenticity? They want to know if it is real or if it is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Nazarene

A Call To Serve

Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 20, 2006

The role of deacon is a ministry of service.

A CALL TO SERVE Acts 6.1-7; I Timothy 3.8-13 S: Church Structure C: Deacons Th: A People with Purpose Pr: THE ROLE OF DEACON IS A MINISTRY OF SERVICE. ?: How? How do we come to that conclusion? KW: Issues TS: We will find in our study of Scripture four issues that will guide us in our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Stabilizing Truths, Part 2

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 10, 2006

There are four different truths that the Holy Spirit wants you to grasp about the “Greatness of God.” When the Lord is allowed to illuminate these truths into the child of God, He will declare the greatness of God, announcing Him as strong and stable, as

Turn Your Bibles to Deuteronomy 32:3-4 Title: Stabilizing Truths, Part 2 Theme: The Greatness of God Listen as I read Deuteronomy 32:3-4: “I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Tongues The Initial Evidence Of The Holy Spirit?

Contributed by Nathan Foy on Aug 1, 2006

Some churches claim that tongues is the initial evidence of the Holy Spirit, what do the Scriptures teach?

Is Tongues the Initial Evidence of The Holy Spirit? As I have been to a number of Pentecostal churches, I noticed many of them teach that speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of the Holy Spirit. For those unfamiliar with what speaking in tongues is, it is where someone speaks in a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christians & Politics

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007

God states in Romans 13 the picture of Government, our responsibilities and obligations.

In the course of any given week we can hear of stories of corruption. It becomes most distressing when it is from elected officials, for we know that is was our money. From this past week: In Romans 13, the Apostle Paul, a Roman citizen by birth, is writing to a church located in the very capital ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Other

The Man God Uses

Contributed by Dixon Olu. David on Feb 16, 2004

Just a little has been said of what God can do through an available vessel. God is ready to use you. Present yourself now to Him as a ready and willing vessel.

First delivered 19th February 1995 THEME: CHRIST’S AMBASSADOR TOPIC: The Man God Uses TEXT: The Book of Esther OUTLINE: Introduction I The Ambassador on Test,Chapters 1, 2 II The Ambassador in Trouble,Chapter 3 III The Ambassador in Trial,Chapter. 4 IV The Ambassador in ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Kissing Jesus

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 17, 2007

Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Many people today are merely "kissing Jesus" instead of loving and serving him.

I have a thing about names. When I was a young boy, my dad would make my brother and I memorize different things while we were riding in the car from Dallas to Kansas City to visit my grandparents. One of the things he taught was that we were named after all of our uncles, older male cousins, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:47-48

Denomination: Baptist

Formed For God's Family Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 26, 2005

God is building a family for Himself that is going to last for all eternity.

In the film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays a workaholic, Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. He gets stranded alone on a desert island after his plane crashes. Now, he’s away from his loved ones and he’s had to learn to survive with a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Eternal Love Of God Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2003

Malachi; the Final Prophet – (Part 1) GODLY INSIGHT FOR TODAY

✎ The most famous play in Rose Bowl history occurs in 1929 when Georgia Tech beats California 8 to 7. Anyone who knows anything about football will tell you that something unusual must have happened for Georgia Tech to have scored 8 points. It wasn’t a two point conversion after Georgia ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Are A Contagious Christian When

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 12, 2008

Authentic Christian faith is contagious.

TITLE: You Are A Contagious Christian When… TEXT: 1 Thess. 1:1-10 THEME: Evangelism P.S. , Authentic Christian faith is contagious…God wants us to become contagious believers. Introduction: The message I want us to take home today is, Authentic Christian faith is contagious. God wants us to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Saved Soul - A Wasted Life

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 10, 2008

TO POINT OUT THAT A SAVED PERSON CAN WASTE THEIR LIFE.

PP0917 DATE "A SAVED SOUL, BUT A WASTED LIFE" 2 Pet 2:4-8. 2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Divine Impartiality Considered. Series

Contributed by Fredric Lozo on Oct 5, 2004

This Sermon (#6) is from the Rev. Andrew Lee’s SERMONS published in 1803 by Isaiah Thomas,Jr. at Lisbon, Connecticut.

INTRODUCTION: The entire book Andrew’s Lee’s Sermons is available free at Project Gutenberg as e-Text #15031. SERMON VI. Divine Impartiality Considered. Romans ii,11. "For there is no respect of persons with God." THE divine impartiality is often asserted in the holy scriptures; and the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational