Sermons on Feeding The Multitudes:

The Shepherds And The Birth Of Jesus. Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Dec 15, 2017

Explains the reason for the angel's announcement to the shepherds. Who were these shepherds.

The Shepherds and the birth of Jesus. Luke 2:1-20 When John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him while he was baptising, he exclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29, KJV). Before we look at the famous statement by John the Baptist upon seeing Jesus, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fishes And Fowls Created. Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 22, 2018

The plain and simple proposition of the passage is that God created all of the species of life mentioned here simultaneously. The balance in creation that is still witnessed by the ecological systems in nature could not have come into being except by . .

May 24, 2013 Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.A.6: Fishes and Fowls Created. Gen. 1:20-23. (KJV) 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Who Do You Rely Upon? Series

Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Apr 23, 2018

The Egyptians relied upon the Nile River for religion, for their food and water, and for their livelihood. Who or what are you relying upon?

Who Do You Rely Upon? Exodus 7:14-25 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Exodus. - Last week, we looked at some of the reasons why God is the source of our boldness. - We saw that God knows everything, when He told Moses exactly how Pharaoh was going to respond. - We saw that God ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Firm Against The World Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 1, 2018

Message 21 from Philippians exploring the admonition to stand firm. This message discussions the need to stand against the evil world system.

“Stand Firm Against the World” Paul addresses the important things around which to align our life that enables us to find joy no matter what in a letter written to followers of Jesus living in the Greek city of Philippi. The letter organizes around four passions. 1. ADOPT THE RIGHT AXIS – A ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-19, Romans 12:1-2, 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Impossible Love Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 34 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the first of 6 messages exploring the meaning and practice of love.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Impossible Love” Introduction Love makes the world go around. What is this powerful driving force that motivates people to do some pretty weird things? We hear the word “love” tossed around indiscriminately in our culture. A cursory browsing ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Spiritual Deafness Series

Contributed by James Dina on Dec 28, 2021

Blessed are those who have an ear that the Lord has purified, cleansed, and opened so that it can hear the divine call; but there is no blessing for the Christian whose spiritual ears are not active.

EPHPHATHA “And they bring unto him one that was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:19, Revelation 3:20, Amos 3:7, Mark 7:34, Psalm 103:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Can You See What I Hear? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

The Gospel rarely appears so lovely, as when it is most oppressed. God’s work is never on such perfect display as it when it is under the greatest trials.

Everyone loves a story. Stories are remarkably powerful things. They stir-up our imaginations and excite our affections. They instruct us and inspire us. They intoxicate and influence us. They linger with us, often becoming more precious and poignant and powerful over time. During His earthly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9, Matthew 13:18-23, 1 John 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Leaving Religion Entering Kingdom

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Sep 5, 2021

Jesus always talked about Kingdom, the Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom is at Hand, my Kingdom is not of this world. Today when we hear the word kingdom, immediately many different ideas, concepts, and pictures come to mind.

Leaving Religion Entering Kingdom By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: When you are traveling down the road regardless of where you are going you will pass a sign that says Leaving (Michigan) so and so and Entering (Ohio) so and so. I am leaving one destination and I am entering into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18, James 1:27, Matthew 23:5

Denomination: Apostolic

Selling Out To God Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 20, 2021

Jesus's Parable of Hidden Treasure teaches all-out commitment to the kingdom of God. Christianity is not a little add-on to our busy, selfish life. It is a call to something so valuable that we would give up everything else to have it.

Last week we began a message entitled “Valuing the Valuable.” That teaching led us to the Parable of the Treasure in Matthew 13:44. That is our text for today. There Jesus said, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11, 2 Peter 1:3, Luke 12:1-22, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 6:19-34, Luke 14:25-33, Hebrews 4:2, Isaiah 12:3, Romans 8:1-23, Psalm 16:11, John 3:1-17, Proverbs 13:15, Psalm 90:1-17, Proverbs 4:1-27, Matthew 13:44-46  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Evangelism 101 - Part 8 - Your Evangelistic Potential (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 31, 2020

Today we are going to talk about salt.

Today we are going to talk about salt. Salt is used in greater quantities and for more applications than any other mineral. It has more than 14,000 known uses. Everyone uses salt, directly and indirectly. It is estimated that each American uses more than 16 tons of salt during their lifetimes, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Compel Them To Come In

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 27, 2020

Jesus was aware of discrimination or favoritism and lets His disciples know that it was not to be so when it came to the Kingdom...

Can you remember times when as a child you along with other kids in your neighborhood had to pick teams in order to play a game? Much of the time we picked the kids for what they could bring to our team. If you were selecting players for a game of basketball, you tried to pick the best shooters ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Oh, How I Love Jesus

Contributed by Steve Taylor on Mar 25, 2017

They were people just like you and me putting their faith into practice. They were super people with super character, but they didn’t have special powers to live better lives or do incredible things. They are our examples, and warning signs, on how we are

Growing up as a child, just about everyone has had, or still have, superheroes. These superheroes had the ability to do the impossible, to fly far into the sky, to control the storms, to have incredible strength, x-ray vision, and even save the world. When I was growing up, I loved superman. I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:16, Matthew 17:20, Romans 1:8

Share Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 29, 2017

Fifth in a series on our Church's Discipleship Path. The key to sharing my faith is to see other people through the eyes of Jesus

ENGAGE One of the challenges of being a pastor is that most people tend to think of a pastor as someone who completely has his act together and who has answers to every question. But those of you who know me, understand that is certainly not the case for me, nor do I think it is true of any other ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Favor Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 3, 2011

This message is part of a series through the book of Ruth. It shows how the events that happened in Ruth’s life were a part of God’s favor and not just happen chance.

Gods Favor Ruth 2:1-19 Review- Naomi and Ruth have returned to Bethlehem. Naomi has grown bitter about the events that have happened in her life. She has lost her husband and her two sons, suffered through a famine. Last week we looked at how she blamed God for her situation. She said “The ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-19

The Superior Value Of A Sanctified Heart-4

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 3, 2019

4 of ? Peter causes his audience to examine the superior value of a sanctified heart. But HOW is the superior value of a sanctified heart evaluated/measured/determined? The (superior)value of a sanctified heart is evaluated thru...

The SUPERIOR VALUE Of A SANCTIFIED HEART-IV—1Peter 3:13-17 Attention: Birdbox Challenge—excerpted from: Caitlin O'Kane | CBS News—Friday, January 11, 2019 The Netflix movie, ‘Bird Box’ was a smash hit, with over 45 million viewers streaming it in its first week. It is a sci-fi flick in which a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:3-17

Denomination: Baptist