Sermons on Essence:

Lifted High PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 1, 2024

This sermon emphasizes the redemption and salvation gifted to us through the substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus Christ, urging us to embrace and understand this profound truth.

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. What a joy, what a privilege, what a blessing it is to gather together in this sacred space, united by our shared faith, our love for God, and our hunger for His holy Word. Yes, we come from different walks of life, we carry different burdens, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Topics: Salvation, Crucifixion

Passionate For God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 10, 2024

This sermon explores the themes of Christ's sacrifice, salvation, and our call to surrender to His sovereignty, as revealed in John 20:1-18.

Good morning, dear ones, gathered here in the name of our Lord. Today, we stand on the cusp of a great revelation, a revelation that will not only stir our hearts but also transform our lives. Today, we will open the Word of God, John 20:1-18 and allow its truth to resonate within us. In the words ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Topics: Hebrews, John

The Change PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 15, 2024

This sermon explores the profound personal relationship with Jesus Christ, encouraging introspection and understanding of one's faith and hesitations.

Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters, to this gathering of hearts and minds united in Christ. We are here today, not as individuals, but as a family of believers, drawn together by a shared love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are a community, a body, each of us a vital part of a greater ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:15

Topics: Silver, Betrayal

Home Of The Free Because Of The Brave PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 19, 2024

This sermon reflects on the selfless bravery of fallen heroes, encouraging appreciation for the freedoms their sacrifices have granted us.

Good morning, cherished family of faith. Here we are, gathered once again in the warm embrace of our sanctuary, a place where our hearts find solace and our spirits find strength. As we come together today, I want us to cast our minds to the brave souls who have gone before us, those who have paid ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

Topics: Memorial Day, Service

The Vision Of God Through A Pure Heart Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 18, 2023

"The visions of God are seen only through the lens of a pure heart." So, let's open our hearts and minds to God’s Truth, and explore together how purity of heart leads us to witness the visions of God.

Introduction My sermon today revolves around the profound truth that "The visions of God are seen only through the lens of a pure heart." This concept resonates deeply with our faith and aligns with the teachings of the Bible. So, let's open our hearts and minds to God’s Truth, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, Psalm 51:10, 1 Timothy 1:5, Acts 10:1-6, Proverbs 4:23, Psalm 119:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Grace And Peace

Contributed by Jim Keegan on Jan 3, 2023

Paul begins every one of his thirteen letters with these words of blessing: “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” It’s arguably the greatest of all the biblical benedictions, but it goes mostly ignored.

Franklin Roosevelt was greeting guests at the White House one evening as they came through the reception line. He disliked this ritual, however, since everyone always spoke their rehearsed lines without actually listening to what was said. So, feeling mischievous that evening and to test his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-8, Romans 5:1

Ackowledge Your King Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Apr 10, 2022

Palm Sunday reminds us that the message of the cross, the message of salvation, must be set in the context of Jesus being king. And we must recognize Jesus as the king he is, not the king we might like him to be.

In a typical year about 3.5 million people visit Jerusalem. It’s one of the most historic cities in the world. It has been continuously inhabited since about 1,800 B.C. So it’s been worth visiting for a VERY long time! But in the time of Jesus, there were certain times of the year when Jews had ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Mourning Lessons

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 11, 2023

It is right to mourn out loud when something that is precious is lost or destroyed.

This is a really depressing passage, isn’t it, especially the first part. You can certainly see why this book of the Bible was called Lamentations. It was written by Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem. Our hearts really have to go out to him, don’t they? He spent forty years, his entire adult ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

Contributed by Martin Leigh on Sep 10, 2003

A study of the text in Galatians and its meaning for today

FOR FREEDOM’S SAKE “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Gal 5:1ff) This verse sums up the whole of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. His message is one of deliverance. Right at the beginning of the Epistle this theme of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-2

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Trinity Schminity Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 14, 2003

Third sermon in a series dealing with the Tough Questions of Scripture. This message looks at issue of the trinity as ultimately a divinity issue, seeking to define the trinity and look at the evidence of Scripture for the revealed doctrine of the Trinity

TRINITY SCHMINITY! MATTHEW 3:13-17 INTRODUCTION: One of the most perplexingly difficult questions of Scripture is that of the Trinity. This is a concept unique to Christianity. No other religion (not that biblical Christianity is a religion – it is a relationship) has incorporated in its belief ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

What Really Matters?

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Feb 10, 2004

What Really Matters in this Life? This message is simple, but asks the right question for many.

What Really Matters in this Life? Pastor Glenn Newton 2-8-04 This morning, maybe you have said these words..... maybe you have thought them, or something real similar..... maybe your here this morning and these words are how you feel. Listen to this conversation, this encounter...written by Max ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Trading Spaces Series

Contributed by Georgina Pando-Connolly on Apr 13, 2004

Trading Spaces is a really popular Reality TV Show where homeowners compete and everyone hopefully ends up with a beautifully decorated room. Jesus traded spaces with us. . .

Trading Spaces Because he had grown up just outside New York City a young pastor barely knew a cow from an ear of corn. That is, until he married a small town country girl from Ohio and traded spaces. Trading New York City for a small rural community, the day of his first sermon he tried very ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Grace

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Sep 28, 2005

Grace is God giving us what we do not desereve. But do we really understand the magnitude and wonder of God’s grace?

I would want to concentrate this evening on verses 42-45 of this passage. From those verses I would say: God wants us to live in His grace: He wants us to receive, experience and enjoy His grace and He wants us also to express His grace in our lives. Can I repeat that? God wants us to live in His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-45

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Haircuts And Hats Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Aug 6, 2003

Part of a series covering 1 Corinthians Why on earth is the Apostle Paul concerned about the length of hair and whether it is covered or not? What has this got to do with men and women in the church? We are going to look at three specific things from 1

What is it about Haircuts and Hats? The Beatles and the 60’s; Long hair and rebellious attitudes. These are normal expressions of Young people. Today, you find the same rebellious attitudes in shaved heads; spiked hair, rooster hair, and green hair. And hats! There are lots of hats in our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Uses Reverse Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

3rd in series on what Pentecost means. Here Babel is contrasted with Pentecost, from judgement to mercy

Acts 2:1-36; Genesis 11:1-11 – God Uses Reverse A few years before John Newton, the writer of the song “Amazing Grace”, died, a friend was having breakfast with him. Their custom was to read from the Bible after the meal. Because old John’s eyes were growing dim, his friend would read, then ...read more

Denomination: Baptist