Sermons on Elton John:

Amazing Amazing Grace

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 12, 2007

A sermon that looks at John 3 - 16 from the point of view of Nicodemus who had everything but had to be nonetheless born again

This morning as we have dedicated Harley Sheat to the Lord we have delighted in her birth but have looked forward to the time of her second birth and the fact that through that birth will be a gift of life that far exceeds the life that we celebrated here this morning. As we move on in 2007 and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Calling Of The Passion Of Christ

Contributed by William Yates on Mar 20, 2004

In John 12, we see the calling of the Passion on the life of Jesus and we too are challenged to embrace that calling for our lives today!

Jesus Predicts His Death John 12 23Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25The man who loves his life will lose it, ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-33

Jesus - Face To Face Series

Contributed by Ian Drucker on Nov 8, 2005

Gaining an understanding of the personality, priorities and power of Jesus Christ from his encounter with a Samaritan Woman (as indicated in the Gospel of John).

Jesus – Face to Face Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman People who care about and who are able to make others feel important stand out, because they are a rare commodity. A commodity is something that is useful, and it is usually considered to be of high value. I’m sure you know some people like ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living An Intentional Life

Contributed by James Constable on Nov 15, 2005

John 15 4-5 Remain in me and I will remain in you. We must live an intentional life to remain in Him.

Sermon: Living an Intention Life I started thinking about our “walk with Christ” and what it is that God calls us to do. One thing I think we are called to do is to live an ...read more

Scripture: John 15:4-5

Denomination: Methodist

"The Requirements Of Following Jesus!” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 28, 2006

# 4 in series - A Study of the Book of John -“That You May Believe.” Three things about following Jesus from the text.

A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 4 “The Requirements of Following Jesus!” John 1:35-42 When it comes to sharing our faith, two things are true of us. First, we all desire to see our friends ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-42

Denomination: Baptist

Fellowship With God Series

Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006

To correct erroneous teachings, John contradicts them by setting forth the truth of Scripture and by laying down the true conditions for fellowship with God.

FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD 1 John 1:5-2:2 In the last section we observed that one of John’s purposes for this letter is that Christians may have fellowship with God and with each other. "Fellowship" is from the word "koinonia" which means “communion, fellowship, sharing in common." The word ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Buzzard, The Bat, And The Bumble Bee

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Feb 1, 2006

Scripture: 1 John 5: 1-5 Purpose: To share how we can overcome difficult times by focusing on Jesus.

Scripture: 1 John 5: 1-5 Purpose: To share how we can overcome difficult times by focusing on Jesus. Introduction: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: Other

Sign 1 - Turning The Water To Wine Series

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Jun 1, 2003

A look at the first sign in the book of john and how Jesus can take useless rituals and replace them with His sacrifice and Spirit.

Water into Wine In the Gospel of John, he makes no secret of why he write his account of Jesus’ life. John 20:31 ... that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John wrote the Gospel so that people may know who Jesus is, ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Scripture Way Of Salvation

Contributed by Tina Carter on Jun 2, 2003

This sermon focuses on John Wesley’s understanding of salvation and uses illustrations from Wesley’s life to bring the point home.

We are continuing our series of John Wesley’s sermons today – today’s sermon is about salvation. Really – what does it take to be saved? This sermon described what “saved” means – it talks about what is required and it talks about what faith means. As Wesley says, this is a “serious inquiry.” ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Denomination: Methodist

Proclaiming The Acceptable Year Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jun 13, 2001

This is the sixth and final lesson in this series based in Luke 4:16-21 and using John 4:1-26 as the main text

THE UNEXPECTED JESUS "Proclaim the Acceptable Year of the Lord" John 4:1-26 INTRODUCTION: During the 1920’s and 30’s Al Simmons was one of professional baseball’s great players. By the end of his major league career he had amassed almost 3000 hits, but that was just it - almost 3000. When he ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Playing Second Fiddle

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Jan 26, 2002

A sermon showing John the Baptist pointing to Jesus - relinquishing his disciples to become Jesus’ disciples, an example of our pointing to the Lord.

The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Epiphany II January 20, 2002 John 1:29-32 “Playing Second Fiddle” What’s wrong with second place? First place is worth fighting for, isn’t it? Don’t we want our kids to be all they can be? to be the best, achieve the most, get the highest grades, get into ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Temptation Or Trials Series

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Feb 26, 2001

The only thing original here are my typing errors, The rest relies on John McCarthur’s New Testament Commentaries

Temptation or Trial James 1:13-17 Peermos, is the Greek word used in our text. Used as a noun it means “tempted” used as a verb it means “trial”. The difference between a temptation and a trial is not word usage, but the difference in the person’s response. If we respond in faith and obedience ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Continue

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 23, 2002

John points out that those who were truly children of God would evidence that by continuing in serving God and in fellowship with the church.

CONTINUE "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us." I John 2:19. I. CONTINUE IN THE FAITH OF THE LORD JESUS ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:19

Denomination: Baptist

In Christ We Have...part 2

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002

This is the second part of a two part message on the blessings and benifits we have in Christ. This second message is prmarily from 1 John.

In Christ, We have…. (2) 2 Peter 1:1-4 Intro: God has given us “exceeding great and precious promises:” -Last week we look at some of the promises of God. -These were based on the phrase “we have” -This phrase is found 229 times in the KJV. -God has abundantly blessed us through these ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-4, 1 John 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Who Pointed People To Jesus

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 17, 2001

Jesus said, John the Baptist was the greatest of the prophets. The Bible gives us six reasons why Jesus said he was great.

THE MAN WHO POINTED PEOPLE TO JESUS JOHN 1:19-29 Have you ever wondered who is the greatest preacher in the world? Jesus on one occasion passed his divine judgment and He named John the Baptist.(Luke 7:28) For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-29

Denomination: Baptist