Sermons on Expectations From God:

Temple Of God

Contributed by Rev Silvester David on Jul 2, 2025

In this sermon, we can view the importance of the Temple of God from Christ's perspective.

The TEMPLE was always the centrality of the Jewish faith system. We know the history of it. Every diaspora Jews were required to visit the temple at least for the 3 main Jewish festivals as instructed in Torah. The three major festivals in Judaism (Passover), Shavuot (Weeks or Pentecost),Sukkot ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:15-17

God Shows Up! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 25, 2020

God shows up... 1. So don't get distracted (vs. 1-3). 2. Expect God to work in your everyday life (vs. 3). 3. Trust God to guide you (vs. 4-6). 4. Point other people to Jesus (vs. 7).

God Shows Up! The Gospel of John John 21:1-7 (Reading vs. 1-14) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 22, 2018 (Revised July 25, 2020) BACKGROUND: *In John 21, God tells us about one of the wonderful appearances of our Risen Savior. It happened on the shore of the Sea of ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Life Lessons From Bethlehem Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 17, 2007

We learn several valuable life lessons from the stable in Bethlehem

Life Lessons from Bethlehem Selected Passages December 16, 2007 Evening Service Introduction Of all the events that have shaped human history, one moment stands above the rest. The moment was not filled with fanfare or frills but fantastic nonetheless. It is a moment when the temporal and the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Heroic Leadership From Fathers Series

Contributed by James Bohrer on Dec 24, 2008

A Peter Marshall sermon adapted to my congregation and today.

How many young boys imagination are swept away by heroes. How many boys play at Superman, Batman, and Spiderman and even Han Solo or Luke Skywalker? I remember wanting to be Spiderman and Captain America. Last night Josiah received a great thrill when we finally busted out his Batman bed ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons On Fatherhood From Joseph

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jul 17, 2009

A short message for Father’s Day in which we did some significant recognition of our fathers in attendance and remembrance of fathers passed on.

FATHER’S DAY 2009 “LESSONS ON FATHERHOOD FROM JOSEPH” MATTHEW 1:18-25 For many years, Lou Gehrig held the iron-man record of playing in 2,131 consecutive baseball games. Cal Ripken, Jr. broke that record on September 6, 1995. Ripken gave much of the credit for his success and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Listen To A Genuine Love Song

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 1, 2005

Listen to a Genuine Love Song 1) Learn how much God has done for you 2) Learn how much God expects from you

What percentage of songs on the radio is about love? 50%? 75%? 90%? I don’t know the exact percentage but whether it’s rock, pop, or country, I’d say that most songs are about love and relationships. Does this mean that songwriters understand love because they write about it so much? No. Not when ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7, Matthew 21:33-44

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Keep From Falling

Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Nov 26, 2004

Seven steps that Paul provides on the book of Philippians on how to keep from falling. He calls them "safeguards".

How to keep from falling Philippians 3:1-16 Living in the Real World Series By Pastor Fernando Cabrera 1. Watch them dogs (3:1-6) a. These were not household dogs, but street dogs i. Three characteristics: 1. filthy a. so were their motives 2. howl a. so they are loud in their ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Good News Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010

An expository message from the book of Romans.

“God’s Good News” Romans 1:1-7 September 7, 2008 The year was 1974, and as a 13-year old dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan, I was anticipating the breaking of the most revered record in all of baseball, Babe Ruth’s seemingly-untouchable 714 home runs. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Tips From The Truth Thru Testimony Part I Series

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 25, 2009

Principles of testimony

Tips from the Truth for Testimony [Part I] Although your personal testimony is most effective with those who knew you before you were saved, you can and should use your testimony to tell others ‘how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee’ regardless of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:3-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unfaithful Yet Loved - (Lesson From Hosea And Gomer)

Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Jan 31, 2025

This is the story of Hosea and Gomer, a picture of God’s incredible love for His people, and ultimately, His love for you and me. Hosea was a prophet of God, a man called to proclaim the truth. But God didn’t just want him to preach—He wanted him to live out his message.

Expository Sermon: Hosea and Gomer – Unfaithful Yet Loved Title: " Unfaithful Yet Loved" Text: Hosea 3:1 – “The Lord said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-2, Hosea 3:1, Ephesians 4:32, Romans 5:8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Parting Words From Paul

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2011

Knowing that he would soon face death at the hands of the Roman government, Paul issues some solemn commands to Timothy that were to guide him in carrying on the mission of spreading the Gospel of Christ.

Parting Words from Paul Text: 2 Tim. 4:7 Intro: A dying person’s last words are generally considered very weighty. In fact, a person’s dying words are admissible as evidence in a court of law. For some reason, society seems to display great interest in a person’s final ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of God

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on May 28, 2018

We all have our favourite verses from the Bible many we know by heart and they give us comfort in times of need. Many are from the Psalms or the Gospels and we focus on John 3:16 - God so loved the world..

The Love of God John 3:16 We all have our favourite verses from the Bible, it could be a verse from the psalms: ‘The Lord is my shepherd : therefore can I lack nothing.’ It could be a verse that Jesus said from the gospels: ‘Blessed are the pure in heart – for they will see God’ Or as we have ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11

Incarnation: God Comes

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 26, 2016

In Christ the glory from the tabernacle and the temple has come down.

Incarnation: God Comes John 1:14 Rev. Brian Bill December 24, 2016 Scripture Reading Here’s a question on Christmas Eve. How can we be certain that what happened on that holy night is not a hoax? How do we know that the news about the nativity is factual and not fake? Can we be sure this is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Jesus Was Raised From The Dead

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 15, 2015

THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST IS ESSENTIAL FOR SALVATION TO BE AVAILABLE TO HUMANITY. BY JESUS CHRIST’S DEATH AND RESURRECTION GOD HAS SOLVED HUMANITY’S SIN PROBLEM AND HAS CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GUILTY HUMANITY TO STAND BEFORE HIM AND BE JUSTIFIED..

WHY WAS JESUS RAISED FROM THE DEAD MATTHEW 28:1-8 THROUGHOUT HISTORY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE MYSTERY AND MEANING OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. HOW DOES IT HELP US AS WE STAND BEFORE GOD AS OUR RIGHTEOUS JUDGE? AS WE SHALL SEE TODAY, THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST IS ESSENTIAL ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Lessons From Martyrs Series

Contributed by Henry Nwaneri on Oct 11, 2010

When your life becomes a prayer, in life and in death

LESSONS FROM MARTYRS “ Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.” ( Psalm 116:15) Since the stoning to death of Stephen in the book of Acts, hundreds and thousands of many more Christians like him have met the fate that he did: Martyrdom. Jesus himself talked a ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal