Sermons on Essentials:

Your Resume Is Great, So What?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 7, 2014

Great resume, but still an unprofitable servant. Don't sweat it!

Having been in ministry of some form since 1975 I have seen a few things. Some have been great and others not so great. I have had some victories and fallen on my face. Yet, I have always had the desire to serve the Lord and have pressed on looking for His grace and wisdom to lead me on though ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness And Unforgiveness Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 28, 2016

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Introduction A. This is a continuation of Jesus Sermon on the Mount 1. After having given His disciples the model prayer a. Lets turn to Matthew 6:12 b. Jesus continues to explain an important clause in His model prayer Matthew 6:12 (NKJV) And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Hindrances To God’s Word Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 29, 2016

There are many things that can hinder us or stop us, from spending time with God, but perhaps the biggest hindrance can be ourselves.

People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 NLT As we continue in our series on Dynamic Disciples or Dynamic Discipleship our focus this month is on The Word of God and today we are going to be thinking about Hindrances to God’s Word. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Come Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 6, 2013

Acts is a continuation of the Gospel of Luke. Luke's 1st letter describes the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This being his 2nd letter, he describes the beginnings of the church after Jesus ascends to heaven and sends the Holy Spirit

Why do we need the Holy Spirit? Do we have the Holy Spirit living in us? Do we want the Holy Spirit living in us? You are not saved unless you do you know. Romans 8:9 “But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in ...read more

Travel Light Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

Jesus wants us to choose a simple life. The problem is we live in a consumer society which continuously bombards us with the message, you find life and meaning in the pursuit of things. We justify it by calling it the pursuit of the American dream. The mo

ODYSSEY: Travel Light With my wife and kids living in Arkansas, I fly monthly to visit them. How many of you in the room are frequent travelers? I've discovered with flying today, less is more. Airlines want up to $30 to check a bag. So it’s better, faster and cheaper to keep it as minimal as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:9-10

Denomination: Methodist

Salvation Offered

Contributed by Leonard Davis on Mar 1, 2016

Salvation is a key and central concept of Christianity. One could argue that this is the most important thing with which we must deal during our lives.

SALVATION OFFERED John 3:1-21 Salvation is a key and central concept of Christianity. One could argue that this is the most important thing with which we must deal during our lives. We toss the term about and make professions of whether we are saved or not, and yet most of us are not really sure ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Live As Children Of Light

Contributed by Mathew Philip on Mar 27, 2023

Light is just as necessary in our spiritual life as it is in our physical life. In the spiritual realm, darkness means whatever is contrary to the God.

Paul started the chapter saying that the goal of the Christian life is perfect imitation of God. Paul is exhorting the believers in Jesus Christ to "Live as children of light." (Ephesians 5:8) because God is light. The apostle John said that one day, “we shall be like him, because we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8

Denomination: Other

Talk The Talk And Walk The Walk

Contributed by Ian Whitmore on Jul 31, 2024

Faith and works. This is the duo that is inseparable for James. James lays that out pretty plainly in this passage. Faith and works must go together. Belief and action, words and deeds.

Text: James 2:14-26 DT: James is telling us that we need to not only talk HIS talk, but walk HIS walk. When I was a kid I had a favorite duo. Two things that went together that one without the other just didn’t happen or it just didn't make sense that was Woody and Buzz lightyear. I love the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Building On The Living Stone

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Aug 25, 2024

We talk about Jesus Christ being the cornerstone, but do we really know what a cornerstone is, or even its purpose?

Church family, how are we doing today? Today, we are going to call upon the Holy Spirit to help us explore the beautiful message found in 1 Peter 2:1-10. In this section of Scripture, we'll see the importance of craving spiritual nourishment, of being built into a spiritual house, and the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Part 13 - Worshipping The Risen Christ (Easter 2020) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Apr 7, 2020

Confidence in Christ leads to a deeper and more powerful life of worship. What does a Christian place his confidence in with Christ?

Find this Message on YouTube on our channel "GCC Winchester" or visit www.gracecommunity.com In a study, Psychologist Dr. Elinore Kinarthy reported that the average person has more than 200 negative thoughts a day: worries, jealousies, insecurities, cravings for forbidden things, etc. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Hebrews 10:23, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 1:3-6, Philippians 1:9-14, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Deuteronomy 7:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

The Fruit Of Self-Control Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

Self-control is the inner strength that determines what external stimuli will be allowed to move you to action. The reason Christians are motivated by external stimuli to do things out of God's will is because they lack this fruit of the Spirit

One of the things that made Lincoln so great was his marvelous self-control. The nation was coming apart at the seams with a civil war that had everybody's emotions operating at extremes. To add to the tension, some army contractors were ripping off the government. This made Lincoln ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Strategies Of The Enemy: How To Counter & Defeat Satan

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 9, 2021

We know as Christians that we have a friend, his name is Jesus. And we know as Christians that we have an enemy, and his name is Satan.

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Salvation Army

Strategies Of The Enemy: How To Counter & Defeat Satan

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 23, 2021

We know as Christians that we have a friend, his name is Jesus. And we know as Christians that we have an enemy, and his name is Satan.

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Salvation Army

Blessed Assurance Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 3, 2021

Men fear that they will have nothing to show for having lived, but Paul says the Christian can be assured of an eternal inheritance. We will be co-heirs with Christ of all the infinite riches of God.

William Stidger tells this fascinating true story out of history: It was the final battle in the war between the Tartars and the Russians as they faced each other across the Oka River in 1462. For several days they were engaged in bitter fighting. Time after time the Tartar hordes tried to drive ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-18

The Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jun 21, 2023

Jesus is stripping the Jews naked of their self-righteousness and hypocrisy related to their worship. Jesus uses a Greek word that describes them as a stage actor when it comes to their worship, and he does the same for the way they pray

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org This morning we’re continuing our study of the Sermon on the Mount. From the beginning of this study, I’ve shared with you and pointed out to you how Jesus was calling for the life of the believer to be rooted in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Brethren