Sermons on Faithful Witness:

Jesus On Trial: The Witnesses Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 18, 2014

We examine the account of the witnesses who accused Jesus of blasphemy during his ecclesiastical trial before the Jewish Sanhedrin.

Scripture Three years I began what I planned to be a seven-year series of messages. It is based on the book by James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken that is titled, Jesus on Trial. My goal is to teach on seven important aspects of the trial of Jesus Christ: the diabolical conspiracy to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:55-64

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Perspective Of Our Witness

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jul 26, 2015

Those ones who are hateful, rude, selfish, mean, those ones who are rebellious, those ones who give us the most trouble!! God wants to save them, God wants to rescue them, God want help them, God wants to open their eyes!!

2 Kings 6:18-23- So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, "Strike this people, I pray, with blindness." And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. 19 Now Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Strategies For Effective Witnessing

Contributed by Ivy Drafor Amenyah on Mar 22, 2023

Souls mean a lot to the Lord who has called us into ministry. We need the right strategies to help us be effective in winning souls.

INTRODUCTION There are many people who desire to hear the gospel and be changed. Many of them are tired of their lives and want something meaningful, something real, something they can live for and die for. They just do not know how to identify their real need. There are people in high places who ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:6-12, Titus 2:15, Acts 17:22-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Witnesses To The Death Of Jesus.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 15, 2023

Jesus was surely dead, and certified so by the authorities.

THE WITNESSES TO THE DEATH OF JESUS. Mark 15:39-47. After Jesus ‘cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost’ and ‘the veil in the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom’ (cf. Mark 15:37-38), the first person to realise the full meaning of what has just happened was not one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:39-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Witness Equals Martyr

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 23, 2022

When he opened his mouth, it was a powerful word that came forth. At the end of his speech, they had two choices.

Monday of 3rd week of Easter I’d like to think that preaching has come a ways since the days of Stephen. If you read the rest of this chapter of Acts, you get the impression that Stephen had some kind of martyr complex. Remember that the word martyr in Greek means witness. He was so on-fire with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Catholic

Confessing Faith In The Name

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 22, 2013

What a great message we find in the early chapters of Acts. This is our history as followers of Jesus Christ. Our call is to faith and confession in the Name of Jesus.

(Read Acts 3-4 with slides) Lesson: Sharing the gospel is part of the churches identity. It doesn’t matter what the world says we should do, we answer to a higher authority and we must not be silent. Let me see if you agree with me or not here: A church that does not confess its faith is ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith That Steps Out

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 20, 2018

A look at Joseph of Arimathea and his decision after the death of Jesus to go public with his faith. What holds us back from being public with our faith?

- Who is Joseph? - Joseph of Arimathea is the main person we’re going to look at here. The gospel of John tells us that Nicodemus accompanied him, but we’re going to focus on Joseph. Some details about him: a. He was a prominent member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council (Mark ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade! Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 15, 2010

Life is not always fair, what do we do as Christians when that truth rears its ugly head?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • WE have learned a lot from the book of 1 Peter concerning how we are to conduct ourselves in this world. • Now, if we follow Peter’s instructions, everything in life will be smooth sailing for us, right? • If you do what is right, if you spend your time doing what is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Examined Life

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

We need to examine our lives to see how they match up to God’s expectations of us.

I assume you’ve all heard of Socrates, the great Greek philosopher. He was sentenced to death in 399BC because he dared to criticise the immorality of Greek Society. His only defence at his trial was that he was doing Athens a great service by questioning the way they thought. When his friends ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Anglican

One Whom You Do Not Know

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 8, 2011

Third Sunday in Advent, year B.

John 1: 6 – 8; 19 – 28 / One Whom You Do Not Know Intro: I once conducted a training session in Indiana where I told the audience that I was from Fayette City, a town of less than a thousand people in PA that no one knew. A lady raised her hand and said, “I know that place. I ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Learning To Win Souls For Jesus

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Sep 1, 2016

We must learn different ways to share the gospel here is a brief but simple way to share your faith

Learning to Win Souls Daniel 12:3 I. Put People at Ease a. Many people have a fence built up around them in the form of preconceived ideas, customs and religious notions II. Present the Gospel a. The Gospel is still the power of God unto salvation unto everyone that believeth III. Plan your ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Hall Of Faith

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 27, 2013

Running the race with the heroes of the faith, with our eyes fixed on Jesus.

THE HALL OF FAITH. Hebrews 11:29-12:2. 1. In the earlier verses of Hebrews 11, the ‘Hall of Faith’ (as I have called it) spoke of faithful individuals, ranging from Abel through Abraham to Moses. Now we have a shift to the plural, emphasising the collective faith of all involved. “By faith THEY ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:29-40, Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Sharing Our Church & Faith With Others"

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

Practical ways we can witness for Christ

Sharing our church and our faith with others Scripture Reading: Psalm 126 Most of us want to let others know about our church, and we’d even like to be able to tell people about our faith in Christ…yet we’re hesitant, reluctant. We’re afraid of how they might react, afraid we might do a poor ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Congregational

Heroes Of The Faith: Patrick The Missionary To Ireland

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 18, 2023

A look at the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds the believer

Heroes of the Faith – Patrick the Missionary to Ireland Text: Hebrews 11:32-12:2 Well, we’re going to step aside from our study in 1st Corinthians this morning, because over starting next Sunday we’re going to begin focusing our hearts and minds on Resurrection Sunday, and I wanted to lead up to ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Faith, Incarnation And Dominic Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 8, 2013

As Dominic fought Catharism in the twelfth century, so we can witness to the Light of Faith in ours, to the Word made flesh.

Feast of St. Dominic 2013 (II) The Church was in disarray. Clergy often led dissolute lives; many quietly took wives or mistresses and had children. Preaching was mediocre; Mass attendance was spotty and only rarely was there true beauty, especially in the music. Sound familiar? It happens ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:24-35

Denomination: Catholic