Sermons on Execution:

A Feast For Worms

Contributed by Richard White on Nov 13, 2008

Gleaned from several sermons at this website. Pride, envy, jealousy are hungry worms that eat us from the inside out.

A feast for Worms. Acts 12:18-25 Point: We have heard it said “Pride comes before the fall.” It literally happens in this scene. The time is about 46 AD. This chronology might fit between the time Paul goes to Antioch and sending the famine relief to Jerusalem. Agrippa grew up in the Imperial ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Part 2 -- Finding Our Way To The Watchtower Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009

Last week we were introduced to the prophet Habakkuk and his first of two questions for God regarding the state of Judah. From this we developed some simple truth. First, God is in control. Second, Just because God has not answered, does not mean He ha

FINDING OUR WAY TO THE WATCHTOWER HABAKKUK 1:12-2:1 Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 O Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish. 13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Promise Of Peace Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 9, 2018

Jesus promised the apostle peace but we don't see that evidenced in their lives until they had they had experienced the Holy Spirit.

Do you remember praying as a child?  Do you remember the words that you prayed?  Let’s try it together: “Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take.”   In retrospect a little creepy, but still. Actually, the prayer ...read more

Scripture: John 14:22-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Led To Golgotha Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 30, 2020

Christ is sentenced to be crucified. He was forced to carry the heavy cross, but as the procession neared the gate, He succumbed to exhaustion and fell to the ground, unable to go any further. The cross is then forced upon one Simon of Cyrene.

HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS (35) Led to Golgotha Scripture: Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:20-23; Luke 23:26-33 (focal passage); John 19:16, 17 Tom Lowe 3/23/2008 Christ is sentenced to be crucified. He was forced to carry the heavy cross, but as the procession neared the gate, He succumbed to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:26-33, Matthew 27:31-34, Mark 15:20-23, John 19:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Spirit Empowered Goodness, Knowledge And Competence

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 1, 2003

Through the grace given by the Holy Spirit, ordinary people become extraordinarily equipped. Through the empowering of the Spirit, the word of God equips us to enrich, edify and equip people to serve the Lord with effectiveness according to the gifts give

Romans 15:14-16 What are the reasons certain believers lack goodness, knowledge, and competence to serve? Illustration: The great violinist, Nicolo Paganini, willed his marvelous violin to Genoa -- the city of his birth -- but only on condition that the instrument never be played upon. It was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Judgments Part 2

Contributed by Paul George on Sep 14, 2003

In this passage we see, God, as King of nations, ruling the world by the ministry of angels.

In this passage we see, God, as King of nations, ruling the world by the ministry of angels. In this vision Zechariah saw four chariots coming forth from between two bronze mountains, drawn by horses of different colors. Zechariah asked the angel who was with him, “What are these, my lord?” The ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 6:1-15

Denomination: Holiness

Finishing The Race

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 17, 2019

All who finish this race will receive a crown and not just those who finish first.

Finishing the Race 2 Timothy 4:6-22 These words which Paul writes to Timothy at the end of this epistle are probably the last words that Paul speaks to us before his execution at Rome. He wrote a letter to the Philippians at this time to address issues at the church there and to prepare them to go ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:16-18, 2 Timothy 4:6-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Death Penalty-What Would Jesus Do?

Contributed by Ken Mcgill on Nov 10, 2002

The Death Penalty- What Does The Bible Say About It?

The Death Penalty - What does the Bible say about it? This study of the Old and New Testaments is dedicated to those who feel in their heart that the death penalty cannot be right, yet feel confused by quotes from the Bible that are misused to justify and support it. May the reader of this ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11, Matthew 5:38-39

Denomination: Methodist

Uprooted Trash Talkers Vs Green Olive Trees Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

THE VICIOUS ATTACKS OF THE WICKED CAN NEVER CANCEL OUT THE LOVINGKINDNESS OF GOD

BIG IDEA: THE VICIOUS ATTACKS OF THE WICKED CAN NEVER CANCEL OUT THE LOVINGKINDNESS OF GOD I. (:1-4) EXPOSING THE VICIOUS ATTACKS OF THE WICKED FOR WHAT THEY ARE A. (:1) The Wicked Boast in Empty Victories 1. Their Heart is bent on Evil 2. Their Opinion of themselves is Inflated Sarcasm = "o ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 52:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unsolved Crimes

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 18, 2018

A study in the book of Deuteronomy 21: 1 - 23

Deuteronomy 21: 1 - 23 Unsolved Crimes 21 “If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, 2 then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance from the slain man to the surrounding ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Last Laugh Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Crisis and Choice, Pt. 8

THE LAST LAUGH (PSALMS 52) On the cover of the May 21, 2001, Newsweek magazine was the full-size head of a man, except that the face of the man is indistinct because the print is in the form of a red X-ray film or an undeveloped photograph. The word E V I L in bold covers his nose and mouth, but ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 52:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Never Asked For This

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 27, 2018

A study in the book of 2 Samuel 4: 1 – 12

2 Samuel 4: 1 – 12 I never asked for this 4 When Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost heart, and all Israel was troubled. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 4:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Jesus' Triumphal Entry Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 26, 2021

Jesus' triumphal entry in Matthew 21:1-11 teaches us about the offices of Jesus.

Scripture The events in Jesus’ life from Palm Sunday until his crucifixion are sometimes referred to as the Passion of Jesus. The term comes from Acts 1:3a in the King James Version, “To whom also he [that is, Jesus] shewed himself alive after his passion.” During our services this coming week, I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Need To Forgive Moore

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 4, 2013

Two stories about two different guys, who needed forgiveness.

Ben Wilson was rated the nation’s best in class in 1984. And just days before he was to begin his senior season, he got into a beef with two 16-year-old gang members, Billy Moore and Omar Dixon. Moore pulled a .22-caliber pistol out of his waistband and shot 17-year-old Wilson twice. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Dark Side Of Christmas

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 2, 2014

Why does Matthew add the story of the slaughter of the baby boys in Bethlehem. First becasue it is fact and second to trigger assocaiations between Jesus birth and Moses birth (see details in sermon)

I came across this excerpt from a sermon from the Early Church Father St. Quod-vult-deus (Sermo 2 de Symbolo: PL 40, 655) “A tiny child is born, who is a great king. Wise men are led to him from afar. They come to adore one who lies in a manger and yet reigns in heaven and on earth. When ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-23, Hebrews 2:10-18, Exodus 1:15-22, Exodus 2:2-10, Isaiah 63:7-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican