Sermons on Exploiters:

How To Detect Spiritual Imposters Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Mar 2, 2015

Not every person that carries a Bible and talks about Jesus is a true teacher of God’s Word. Paul warned that false teachers will appear as the apostles of Christ and angels of light. So how do you detect spiritual imposters.

How to Detect Spiritual Imposters 1 Timothy 4:1-5 Introduction: 1. There is a sobering passage in Matthew 7, straight from the lips of Jesus Christ. It has to do with the subject of spiritual imposters. vs. 21-23 2. Things don’t always appear as they seem on the surface. This is very true ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Bible Church

Unleashing Authority And Identity In Christ

Contributed by Patrick Usifo on Mar 25, 2021

Now it is impossible to activate authority without having a recognized identity. Since authority organizes and drives itself through our accepted identity.

As believers, we do not know how to react as we are witness to the weaknesses and unpreparedness of our supposed technological advancement in addressing the problems of our days: although, knowledge has increased exponentially? Even now, the world is looking up to the average believer to proffer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:19, Matthew 28:18, Acts 1:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ignite The Fire

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Feb 19, 2021

‘But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth’.

IGNITE THE FIRE ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: ACTS 1:8 ‘But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth’. Ignite the fire means to catch the fire, it can also mean to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Miriam

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 20, 2019

. Don’t allow bitter roots to grow, forgive and move. Hallelujah!

MIRIAM! Numbers 12:1”And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. “ As I watch sisters and brothers (from same family) at our ABIDE ANGEL HOME - a free boarding and Home for the poor and under privileged ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Red Delicious Apple Christianity Iii: One Rotten Apple Spoils The Barrel Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Feb 18, 2020

To be mature in the Christian Faith is to hold fast to the truth of the Gospel, to avoid getting caught up in false doctrine, and to exercise your freedom to "let your light so shine" that others may see the Light and glorify God.

ONE ROTTEN APPLE SPOILS THE WHOLE BARREL Based on 2 Peter 2 An old saying but ever so true! It is true that one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel – eventually. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-22

What We Can Learn From The Temptation Of Jesus

Contributed by John Dobbs on Feb 11, 2016

What we can learn from the temptation of Jesus.

What We Can Learn From The Temptation of Jesus Luke 4:1-13 Every Christian young or old, will face temptation. Jesus was tempted in the wilderness for 40 days. (Luke 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness) Jesus is full of the Spirit but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shew Us Thy Glory

Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017

Do you desire to see God?

Shew Us Thy Glory Exodus 33: 12-18 Glory belongs to God (Isaiah 42:8) As light to the sun; water to the sea; heat to the desert; cold to the arctic; clouds to the sky; and stars to the night sky. In the Old Testament God's glory was likened to: Shekinah Glory Fire by night Cloud by ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:12-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Full But Empty Or Empty But Full

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Apr 7, 2015

This is a sermon about what it means to see Jesus as human and having a power limited to the power to serve, save, and deliver.

Philippians 2:5-8New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Preparing For Christmas, John's Style

Contributed by Mari Larson on Dec 17, 2018

Preparing for Christmas beyond decorating trees and writing cards.

I have done it, and I cannot undo it. I have equated social media with that/this wild-eyed picture of John the Baptist. “You brood of vipers.” Polarizing. Negative. Scary, even. I hear some of you giggling, and I see you smiling. You know what I’m talking about. There’s a lot of speaking ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:7-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Words Of Wisdom For The Workplace Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Jun 10, 2019

God has a work for us.

Words Of Wisdom For The Work Place Ephesians 6:5-9 Introduction: “I owe, I owe, so off to work I go.” The question is what do you do when you get there? Today’s workforce is consumed with what some have called “occupational frustration”. Many are just not happy with their work or job. How is a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Introduction To Book Of Lamentations - Jerusalem In Agony

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 26, 2010

Sin is not worth the priced tag!

Intro: 1. Swindoll, “At one time or another, all of us have enjoyed the fleeting pleasures of sin…Because, we are sinners by nature, we are prone to shove aside, the anguishing reality of the effects of compromise, so that, we can more thoroughly embrace the thrills of evil. Realizing ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Boot Camp

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 15, 2011

Using the Boot Camp metaphor would lend itself to Moses being a leader ----much like a drill sergeant. In this episode Moses encountered the unhappy campers in the their exodus from Egyptian captivity.

BOOT CAMP Text: Exodus 17:1- 7 Anyone who was ever in the military is familiar what with the term Boot Camp. When a veteran hears the term Boot Camp, they can recall not only the branch of service that they were in, but also how intense the training was for them when they ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

The Sabbath Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 27, 2022

Based on Exodus 20:8-11 - Encourages hearers to realize how much God values rest for His children.

“THE SABBATH” Ex. 20:8-11 FBCF – 6/25/22 Jon Daniels INTRO – The US has embassies all around the world in other countries. Represents your home in a foreign land. The rules & laws of your home nation apply inside the walls of the embassy. You & I are living in a foreign land. We are ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Revelation 1-17

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 7, 2022

Revelation is apocalyptic literature, a symbolic genre. Who and what does this book reveal?

Students of Revelation fall into four broad categories, those who believe it’s mostly 1) past history, 2) foretells Christian history, 3) mostly future or 4) symbolic. Revelation is apocalyptic literature, a symbolic genre. Who and what does this book reveal? “The revelation of Jesus Christ, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Wonderment & Adventure

Contributed by William Meakin on Oct 26, 2022

Wonderment is defined as a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar.

Helen Keller, an American author once remarked: “Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” Acts 2:22 reminds us: “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and ...read more

Scripture: John 4:48, Acts 14:3, Isaiah 40:31, Luke 1:37