Sermons on Enountering Christ:

Reconciled In Christ

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 7, 2019

1) The Plan of reconciliation (Colossians 1:20a, 21), 2) The Means of reconciliation (Colossians 1:20b, 1:22a), 3) The Aim of reconciliation (Colossians 1:22b), and 4) The Evidence of reconciliation (Colossians 1:23).

Colossians 1:20–23 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:20-23

Denomination: Other

Christ In Heaven

Contributed by Frank Szatmari on Jun 11, 2019

Jesus Christ is preparing us a place in Heaven

Today I would like to explain a sentence of the Apostol Creed: “He ascended into heaven, and He is seated at the right hand of the Father”. Let us see all the blessings of this wondrous confession. Everything that is happening here today, communion as a visible message and the sermon’s message as ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Not I, But Christ

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 11, 2019

Peace and victory by the indwelling Christ.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Easter Sunday, 1951, this verse changed my life. I realized Christ lived in me. a. I knew I was saved by the Lord. b. I knew I was called into full-time service. c. I knew God answered prayer. d. I didn’t know the peace and victory I would ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom In Christ Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jun 9, 2021

Independence Day: In God we find the basis for national freedom, or physical freedom; however, we also find in the Lord the basis for our spiritual freedom. God’s provision for our spiritual freedom is found in His one and only Son, Jesus Christ.

According to Mark Parsec, Independence Day “celebrates America’s Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of England under King George the III.”(1) The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he says, was not intended to declare war with England, nor did it procure our country’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18, John 8:31-36, Galatians 4:4-7, Galatians 5:1

Denomination: Baptist

Christ And The Church Series

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jun 12, 2021

You are the body of Christ. You are created and designed to carry out God’s plan. This is the responsibility that God has given to the church: to pray, to fast, to give, to nurture, and raise up the next generation of the body of Christ.

Christ and the Church Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. (Ephesians 5:25) Genesis lays out God's blueprint. It lays out His pattern for His design of both male and female. We meditated on this topic last week. In the modern era today, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Advent Of Christ Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jun 28, 2021

Advent is a celebration of hope concerning the arrival of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This message looks at the meaning of Advent by discussing the symbolism of the Advent wreath and the multi-colored candles.

I have entitled our message this morning “The Advent of Christ.” This coming Wednesday evening we will be decorating the Christmas tree in preparation for the Christmas season. In many churches across America, decorating the sanctuary, which is sometimes called “Hanging the Greens,” is the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Mind Of Christ Series

Contributed by Charles Payne on Aug 29, 2018

A study of the freedom that comes from allowing Christ to rule in our heart

The mind of christ INTRODUCTION: Text: Philippians 2:5-11 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18-21, Isaiah 61:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Billy Reese on Sep 16, 2018

The believers pattern of good works, becoming Christ like, spiritual alinement, and fulfilment of divine purpose.

THE MIND OF CHRIST You must lose your mind Philippians 2:5 2Timothy 1:7 & Romans 12:2 There is an old saying, and ancient proverb, that all of us have heard people say. Like father, like son. That is an indication that people pattern people. Paul is saying to the church at Philippi that they are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:27

Denomination: Baptist

The Curse On Christ Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 20, 2018

Jesus, being made a curse for us means that by bearing God’s wrath for sinners on the cross, Christ took upon Himself the curse pronounced on those who violated the Law.

October 19, 2013 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians Tom Lowe Chapter III.A.2.c: The Curse on Christ (3.13) Galatians 3.13 (KJV) 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13

Denomination: Baptist

Headship Of Christ Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 21, 2018

There are some who will object by saying, “Why should I suffer, why should I burn in hell for Adam’s disobedience to God’s command?” You will not! If you burn in hell it will not be because of Adam’s transgression.

Headship of Christ Romans 5:15-21 15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 16 And the gift is not like that which ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Christ The King

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 11, 2018

Today on Christ the King we recall that the essential character of kingship means personal allegiance to one person. To say Christ is King implies that we are subjects.

33B There’s a famous remark from a Modernist priest named Alfred Loisy: “Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom, and what arrived was the Church.” Maybe his remark was a little like those T-shirts that say something like, “My parents went to the Grand Canyon and all I got was this lousy ...read more

Scripture: John 18:33-37

Denomination: Catholic

Christ Is Risen!

Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 19, 2018

The Easter story calls us to follow in the footsteps of the women who were the first to encounter the risen Jesus: in seeking his presence day by day, in worshiping him as our Lord and Savior, and in going out to call people in.

[Sermon preached on 1 April 2018, Easter Sunday / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] “Were you there when they crucified our Lord?” It is a rhetorical question. Of course, we were not there when they crucified our Lord. The drama that we watched at the beginning of the service gives us some idea of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Christ Of The Advent

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 24, 2017

Has Christmas got completely lost in all the commercial noise around it as a festival? Is there still a real meaning to Christmas?

Christ of the Advent Main Passage 2 Tim 3: 1-7 It is advent season again. It is time to sing carols, eat Christmas cakes, wear new cloths, decorate homes, put up the stars, and wish people Merry Christmas. It is that time when we are supposed to rejoice in the good news of great joy that was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Relevance Of Christ Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 30, 2017

A Christmas truth on the Relevance of Christ in the lives of people who want to become a disciple of Jesus.

Relevance of Christ Many do not know the “Relevance of Christmas.” “Relevant,” means having to do with the case at hand. The Apostle Paul writes about the case at hand, Jesus Christ, “…being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wholeness In Christ

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Dec 23, 2017

Though we want to perform our christian duties, we must perform them in ways that are acceptable to God, not doing one and leaving the other.

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ wants us to be whole and balanced in our relationship with Him. In Matt. 5:48 Jesus would say, "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." I then claim that for this type of relationship that Jesus wants us to have with Him to be ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal