Sermons on Evil Deposits:

Continue In Your Faith

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Sep 24, 2021

The Apostle Paul declared that we have salvation “if you continue in your faith.” Let’s take the “if” out of it! Although that is a sober warning, let’s make it our goal through God’s strength to continue in our faith.

About a month ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Peru where my daughter was completing a six-week rotation at as a pharmacy student. She is in her final year of pharmacy school and her professors encourage their students to get a wide variety of experiences including some in foreign ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Sermon On The Mount # 1 Ye Are The Salt Of The Earth - Aren’t You?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 26, 2022

Dr. Odell Belger said that his mother was a professional cook in his brother’s restaurant. People from all over the city would come each day to eat the delicious Southern food she cooked.

After she had worked for many years, she decided she would retire. Her son Martin, the owner of the restaurant, was concerned about her retirement because he knew that her good cooking was going to be missed by his many loyal customers. He requested that she write down everything she did in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on May 22, 2006

An expository sermon from Ephesians 1:1-14, dealing with four spiritual blessings every believer has in Jesus Christ

TITLE: "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" TEXT: Philippians 1:1-14 SUBTITLE: Spiritual Blessings in Christ Paul explains four blessings that are in Christ that we have as a result of our relationship with him. These are blessings that can never be taken away from the child of God. I. The Blessing ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Pursuing God In Bible Study Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2010

Bible study is profitable because 1)Scripture is Inspired & Inerrant 2)Profitable for Teaching. 3) Profitable for Reproof. 4)Profitable for Correction. 5)Profitable for Training in Righteousness. 6)Profitable for Competency & Equipping

With the 2010 Winter Olympics about to begin in British Columbia, the world is focused on excellence. For an Olympic athlete, competing in an Olympics takes hard work, focus and determination. Scripture often describes the Christian life in such terms. In running the race, we are to aim for the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Other

Hang On To Hope Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014

The Apostle Paul said if you take all of the suffering you’ve ever endured in this life, it is like a drop in the bucket compared to a vast, deep ocean of glory that’s going to come. Paul gave us three examples of why we ought to have hope.

INTRODUCTION In the English language the word hope is rather an anemic, weak word. Sometimes when we say, “I hope something happens,” we’re not too certain it will happen. For instance, you may say, “Well I really hope I get a raise next year,” or, “I hope I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Reach Out To The Rest Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 28, 2011

God commands us to "Encourage one another". This is such a vital concept ithat God not only expects us to do it for His church, He shows us how to do it. What has God done to encourage us, and how can we obey Him in doing the same for His people?

OPEN: Years ago I read this poem: “In a world where bad deeds are celebrated and good deeds relegated to page 49 of the paper, Where first place goes to push and shove and the cost of things is put above the cost of time together. From time to time, the best of us Reach out and touch the rest of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Every Spiritual Blessing

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 14, 2017

The analysis of every spiritual blessing in Ephesians 1:3 teaches us about our spiritual riches.

Scripture Last week I began a series of sermons on Ephesians 1 that I am calling, “God’s Supreme Purpose.” The Apostle Paul’s emphasis in chapter 1 is not on what we must do for salvation, but rather on what God has done for us in Christ. Ephesians 1 teaches us that we have been chosen and adopted ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Every Spiritual Blessing

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 14, 2017

The analysis of every spiritual blessing in Ephesians 1:3 teaches us about our spiritual riches.

Scripture Last week I began a series of sermons on Ephesians 1 that I am calling, “God’s Supreme Purpose.” The Apostle Paul’s emphasis in chapter 1 is not on what we must do for salvation, but rather on what God has done for us in Christ. Ephesians 1 teaches us that we have been chosen and adopted ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Now’s The Time To Serve

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jan 18, 2022

Too many believers are waiting for the perfect scenario before they will serve the Lord. It’s an excuse that is often used for idleness and spiritual inactivity - the excuse that it’s not an ideal time or situation in which to serve.

There is no ideal place to serve God except the place where He has set you down. - Eric Alexander(1) The Lord wants us to bloom where we’re planted, and to serve Him faithfully right where we are. He doesn’t want us to sit around waiting for the “perfect situation” before we serve Him. If we ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Frankenstein? What Am I Creating?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 11, 2006

Frankenstein is one who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. Will our work or agency be that that comes back to ruin its originator? Build wisely.

FRANKENSTEIN, WHAT AM I CREATING? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Job 17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an ...read more

Scripture: Job 17:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When God Has You (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Sep 19, 2001

The Blessings of God follow a committed life

Title: When God Has You, You Have His Blessings Text: Psalms 68:19 Intro: When God has us we receive His blessings upon our lives, so much so that we become burdened with blessings. In the movie, Fiddler on the Roof, Tevia makes this statement about money being a curse, that if money is such a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 68:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Like Sodom And Gomorrah: An Exposition Of Isaiah 1:1-20

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 31, 2022

Sometimes we need to be shocked out of our slumber

Like Sodom and Gomorrah Isaiah 1:1-20 The story of what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah is legendary. These cities lay at the bottom of the Dead Sea, also known as the “Salt Sea.” The evaporation of the waters of the Jordan River caused the area of the Dead Sea to be covered with deposits of salt. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20, Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah 1:1-20, Isaiah 1:2-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sermon On Where Are We Now?

Contributed by William Meakin on Jun 6, 2025

“Where are we now?” befriends the present. It focuses on the identity of the here and now which is a key concept in mindfulness and a way of being.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American philosopher once remarked: “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” Galatians 2:20 reminds us: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:16, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Revelation 3:20

Following The Shepherd Part 2 Fo 6 Series

Contributed by Larry Elder on Jan 20, 2006

Following the shepherd will help us move past the prision of "want"

Following the Shepherd Part 2 Psalm 23:1-2 Ps 23 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Confronting Your Future As If It Were Now

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Nov 17, 2004

A right now message for your next time.

Confronting Your Future As If It Were Now INTRODUCTION IN THIS DAY AND HOUR THAT WE ARE IN; THE PROPHETIC WORD IS; "PROCESS." WHICH ARE THE STEPS OR GRADATIONS OF GOING TO OR UP. AS ONE OF THE GREAT THEOLOGIANS HAVE SAID, "NEVER LOOK AT WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH BUT RATHER LOOK AT WHERE YOU’RE ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational