Sermons on Fairy Tales:

God In The Wilderness With Me

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 18, 2023

From your stating point to the promised land, there is a midway in the journey that we all have to endure and pass through. This is the most arduous stage of the journey.

God in the wilderness with me! Numbers 1:1 "And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying," This is the sermon that I shared ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 1:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Power Hungry Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

Bad things happen. Bad things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. Why?

POWER HUNGRY Bad things happen. Bad things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. Bad things happen. Sometimes the cause is obvious: greed and hatred, poverty and ignorance, all cause suffering in greater or lesser degrees, and we can point to sin as the reason. But ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

More Like The Master

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2018

Gehazi

MORE LIKE THE MASTER (2 KINGS 5:19-27) The six most important words in the English language are: “I admit I made a mistake.” The five most important words in the English language are: “You did a good job.” The four most important words in the English language are: “What is your opinion?” The three ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Les Benedictions Qui Nous Attendent

Contributed by Patrick Berthalon on Jul 3, 2019

La tempête n'est pas toujours négative, elle nous apporte son lot de bénédictions

LES BENEDICTIONS QUI NOUS ATTENDENT Nous avons étudié ce texte de Matthieu qui nous relate que Jésus les a obligé à aller sur le lac alors qu’il savait qu’il y aurait la tem-pête. I. JESUS PRIE POUR MOI Jésus était sur la montagne pour prier alors que les ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Part 2 - Severe Grace Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 23, 2019

The incredible story of Jonah and the depth of God's grace

Grace Community Church, Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com watch this message at: https://youtu.be/io3o8Y4SH2M Standing in line at the grocery store will usually provide me with some headline updates on the stars of Hollywood. I don’t follow most of these people and rarely entertain myself ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-17

Denomination: Brethren

The Climb

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 28, 2018

there’s always going to be something to take your focus off of the truth, someone telling you can’t do this or that, but God would have me tell you, you can. As long as you focus on Jesus your life coach, your guide and instructor, there’s no mountain you can’t climb

“Lead me on to the top of the mountain, lead me safe to the other side, take my hand dear Lord and guide me, as long as you're going I don't mind the climb!” Those are the lyrics from the song Lead me on, by the Ernest Carter Trio. In life, everyone wants to go to the top of the mountain, very ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lord Build Me In Speech Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021

Words are powerful. We see this theme in James chapter 3 played out, but it’s also a theme strung through the entire book of James. Words are very powerful. They can do great good. I can encourage someone, and their spirits will be lifted.

"Yiddish folklore offers a telling tale about our words. One such man had told so many malicious untruths about the local rabbi that, overcome by remorse, he begged the rabbi to forgive him. "And, Rabbi, tell me how I can make amends." The rabbi sighed, "Take two pillows, go to ...read more

Scripture: James 3:8-10

Denomination: Salvation Army

Thankful No Matter What! Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 7, 2021

Paul says that it is God's will that we be thankful under all circumstances. This is one thing we need never doubt, for it is stated clearly. We know then that it is possible for everyone of us to acquire the vision of Paul and be incurable optimists

Markus Bach tells of flying above the majestic Selkirk Range in British Columbia with a strange and intricate mechanism in the tail of the plane. It was called a magnetometer. This instrument was used in Ontario to detect 60 millions tons of silver, copper and zinc. It is an "electronic ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Beloved: Who Am I? Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 27, 2024

This sermon (and series) uses the lectures of Henri Nouwen about "Being Beloved" as a template for exploring the Christian's identity in Christ.

INTRODUCTION: Theorist Erik Erikson coined the term "identity crisis" and believed that it was one of the most important conflicts people face in development. According to Erikson, an identity crisis is a time of intensive analysis and exploration of different ways of looking at oneself. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Joshua 24: 1-15, The Last Words Of Joshua Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 24, 2024

This last message in this series looks at Joshua's final or farewell address to Israel. The challenge in verses 14 and 15 are just as real for us today as for Israel in those days.

Introduction: Joshua had been part of Israel’s past and present for many years. He had been faithful to Moses, Israel, and the LORD all of his life and had led Israel’s conquest of Canaan. Now he calls Israel together to give them one final message before his earthly journey was done. Full ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven Churches - Ephesus Series

Contributed by Steven Devroy on Mar 1, 2024

Church in Ephesus

We are excited to be here as we are starting a new sermon series this morning. During, this series we will be looking at the seven churches found in the book of Revelations. These churches had several things in common, in particular they were all living in a pagan world and they were all under ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Christ Is Risen!

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 30, 2024

Verse 34 gives us the good news of our salvation as simply as it can be stated. Each part of that verse outlines the means by which we can be saved from the penalty of our sins.

Alba 3-31-24 CHRIST IS RISEN Romans 8:34 A story was told about a Biology I test in which the students were asked: "Suppose you could take to Mars any of the laboratory equipment used in this course. How would you determine if there was life on Mars?" One student responded: "Ask ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Being Good Matters Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

We must be vigilant and fight against gratifying ourselves in opposition to the will of God.

Today, I want to talk about “Why Being Good Matters.” And I want to express it in such a way that rebels who repent of their sins have hope. We want to examine our purpose in living against the backdrop of life itself. Not a sanitized view of life that we find in an ivory tower, stained glass ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12, James 1:27

Denomination: Baptist

"And Who Is My Neighbor?”

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Apr 18, 2024

“You shall not take vengeance , nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:18 NKJV In the Old Testament, God gave Moses the 10 Commandments. These Commandments actually comprises of two parts: “Our duties to ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:18, Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon National Day Of Prayer - Be Persistent In Prayer

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 6, 2024

We must persist in prayer while dealing with unjust systems, prejudice, and hostility in our present world. What does the parable in Luke 18 mean?

Sermon – Be Persistent in Prayer Scripture - Luke 18:1-8 “One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Luke 17:20-37

Denomination: Methodist