Sermons on Election 2024:

Occupy Till I Come

Contributed by Mark Baker on May 30, 2008

When you look at the modern church, you see it is busy as a whole, but are they accomplishing what God has given to them? Is the church occupying, or is it just setting on its laurels of past glories and waiting for the Lord to return? ...

Luke 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Other translations say; Do business - till I come. In other words engage in trade with what you have been given. Take what you have and put it to work. Stay busy with what I have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Abundant Life

Contributed by Geoff Hamrick on Apr 14, 2007

This message deals with people giving up on life.

The Abundant Life Recently a neighbor of ours decided to end his life. It is not known the reason why, and that is not the important thing here. What is important is that his quality of life was not good enough that he decided to go ahead and end it. There are people who would say, “I would never ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11, 2 Peter 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Passionate Pursuit Part 2 Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Mar 28, 2010

The first purpose of spiritual growth is that we become fruitful and effective.

Open your Bibles in 2 Peter 1:8-11. “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Said 'go Into The World.' Not 'sit On The Church Pew

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Sep 29, 2014

Needless to say, that well-meaning expression of “Money Cometh” was not the words Jesus, the Christ would have chosen to say.

JESUS SAID 'GO YE THEREFORE INTO THE WORLD.' NOT 'SIT YOU ON THE CHURCH PEW AND FOREVER STARE.' In our capitalist society, a person travels the halls of the elementary, middle, and high school system for 12 years on a designed course to graduate into the world as a potentially productive citizen. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:1-13

Denomination: *other

Micah - God's Lawyer Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Nov 11, 2014

When you sin, don’t wallow in self-pity and make these absurd promises to God that you know you can’t keep. Just be honest with God -- admit that you've sinned -- and go back to following Him. That’s all he wants.

Micah - God’s Lawyer William Jefferson was a congressman from the state of Louisiana for almost 20 years. His current location? Oakdale II Federal Correctional Institute in Beaumont, Texas, where he’ll stay until August 30, 2023. What did he do? In 2002 he used the resources of an ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:1-8, Micah 2:8-9, Micah 3:1-5, Micah 7:2-3, Micah 7:11-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Acts 6-7 - Stephen, The Greatness Of A Godly Man Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 2, 2013

Stephen is the embodiment of godliness. Let us be humble enough to serve. Put the needs of others before self. Stay faithful to God no matter what.

There was a need in the church. With the growing number and increasing needs, one aspect of the ministry was neglected. • In the daily distribution of food, some widows were being overlooked. • They needed some people to oversee the “daily distribution of food” (6:1) ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lesson 18: Expound A Book Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 25, 2018

How to expound a whole book of the Bible

Lesson Goal In this lesson I want to encourage the use of a whole book or more in preaching. Lesson Intro When I was in Bible College we used to laugh about the guy who would get up to preach and say that he only had one text, everything from Genesis to Revelation. I stopped laughing about it ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Second Coming Of Christ Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Aug 29, 2018

Jesus revealed the events immediately preceding and surrounding His second coming as He talked with the disciples in the Olivet Discourse. It will be a time unlike the world has known.

The Second Coming of Christ Mark 13: 21-27 As we continue to examine the conversation Jesus had with the disciples regarding the end times, we come to His description of the second coming. Jesus has already revealed the horrors of the Great Tribulation and the extreme difficulty it will present ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:21-27

Denomination: Baptist

"Decisions, Decisions, Decisions" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 11, 2016

Let me ask you a question this morning... How do you go about making the major decisions of life? Life is full of so many choices. How do you go about making those decisions? What is the process for you?

“Decisions, Decisions, Decisions” Joshua 24: 14-15 We have been walking with the Israelites and with Joshua as their leader now while for the past 14 weeks. And we have seen God do some powerful things as he has used this man named Joshua. Before the death of Moses God put his hand on ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Question Is Not: "is God Relevant?"

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 5, 2013

He who has the last laugh determines relevancy. This is Christ the King.

The Question is Not: “Is God Relevant?” Matthew 25:31-46 Introduction Often what is put last is of the highest importance. For example, Luke ends Jesus’ public teaching at the Temple with the story of the widow’s mite, noting that she gave more than the rich who gave much in that she gave her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:33-46, Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dual Citizenship

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2015

3 important truths about being a citizen of heaven (Seed thought from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is, pgs. 109-112; outline and material adapted from Sermon Central's John Stensrud under title: Characteristics of Christian Citizenship)

HoHum: Young children, a sister and a brother, in a patriotic family were playing church together. The boy recited at the end of the mock church service, “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” The girl continued in a strong voice, “and the republic for which ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Victory In Defeat

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 14, 2014

God can bring victory out of defeat-Following God's direction.

GOD'S VICTORY IN DEFEAT Scripture: Joshua 8:1-8: 1Now the Lord said to Joshua: “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. 2And you shall do to Ai and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The P's Of The Gospel Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 26, 2011

A sermon on Romans 1:16 (Outline from Croft Pentz)

Introduction: What is this?  A starfish!  At one time, this starfish was alive and swimming in the ocean.  You probably know what happened.  As so often happens, this starfish was washed up on the beach and because a starfish can't live out of water, it died. I heard a story about a man who was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making A Decision

Contributed by Pablo Catala on Jul 6, 2019

Choices

It is the old choice with which is still presented to every soul: the old crisis which reappears in every experience. Cesar or Christ, that is the question: the vast, attractive, skeptical world with it’s pleasures and ambitions, and its prodigal promises, or the meek, majestic and winning figure ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:20-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Saying The Same Thing

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 18, 2020

How do we deal with the Babel of people teaching in the church?

Saying the Same Thing 1 Corinthians 1:11-18 If there is anything that plagues the church today, it is the myriad of voices spouting all sort of “Christian” teachings. Christians are separated from each other by walls of doctrine. If it was ever true, the claim of a unified church which all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible