Sermons on Festus Before Paul:

How Are People Before Christ Saved? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 28, 2010

Faith in the reality of Messiah Jesus Christ is the same as Abraham’s faith in the Promised Messiah.

We noted last week from Romans 4:1-12 that Abraham is the “father” of faith. Faith, belief and trust in God with his heart, made Abraham righteous in God’s sight. Please open your Bibles to Matthew 8:11………. Abraham will be in heaven! The Israelites of old were ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Before Pilate Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 15, 2009

Jesus appearance before Pilate

Jesus before Pilate John 19:1-16 I saw some interesting tombstone inscriptions. • The first one was from a place called Tombstone Arizona. It says, “Here lies Lester Moore; four slugs from a .44, no Les, no more.” • Here’s one from Lincoln, Maine that ...read more

Scripture: John 19:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Starting Over

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 6, 2008

The New Year is a time for starting over and Paul’s story gives us some guidelines

Wow 2008, the first Sunday of a brand new year. How many people stayed up to welcome the New Year in? And with a new year come commitments to change our lives to make things better or at least different. I don’t know what your resolutions might be but here are some reflections from off the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

Confidence Before God

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 3, 2011

The author of Hebrews drives home the reality that you & I can approach God with absolute confidence. God can be approached with absolute confidence. Who can approach God with confidence? 3 measures ensuring your confidence before God are...

CONFIDENCE BEFORE GOD—Hebrews 10:1-18 Attention: Jimmy was sent to prison for his crimes but he told the warden he wasn't worried at all about serving his full term. The warden asked him why, since most prisoners immediately start planning how they can get out early. Jimmy replied, "Well, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

An Outline Of Acts 23

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 17, 2024

This chapter begins with Paul before the Sanhedrin, or Council, and his attempt to make a defense before them. One thing led to another and the chapter closes with Paul in Caesarea, kept in custody, by Felix, the governor.

Introduction: This chapter has three specific episodes in Paul's time at Jerusalem. First, he's going to address the "council" or Sanhedrin. Then, some enemies of Paul made a plan to eat or drink nothing until they had killed Paul. When Paul's nephew found out about this, he ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Shipwrecked: Our Condition Before Christ Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 27, 2025

Using the analogy of a shipwreck, this sermon on Ephesians 2:1-3 explores Paul's stark description of our condition without Christ: spiritually dead, helplessly swept along by the currents of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and destined for God's just wrath.

Introduction Imagine a person who has survived a terrible shipwreck. They are floating alone in the middle of a vast, dark ocean. Though they are breathing and their heart is beating, are they truly alive? They are cut off from land, from safety, from any source of help. They are completely at the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

No Gods Before Me Series

Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001

An Exposition of the First Commandment with Emphasis on its Current Application.

INTRODUCTION q The commandments begin with God. That is where life begins and ends. God himself lies at the heart of the commandments. These are God’s commandments and His name and character are stamped through them. q It is only possible to obey the commandments when we are in proper ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:6-7, Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Day Before Easter

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 15, 2001

The emotions felt by the disciples on the day before Easter mirror the way we react when we don’t understand what God is doing.

What we celebrate today is the central, defining event of the Christian faith. On this day, for the last twenty centuries, Christians have gathered together all over the world, in remote villages and in crowded cities, in cathedrals and in rented schoolrooms, just as we are doing here this morning; ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-35

Denomination: Baptist

Bankrupt Before God

Contributed by Bobby O on Nov 30, 2000

Jesus’ Principles for living

"Bankrupt Before God" Matthew 5:1-3 Introduction : 1.Jesus instructed them in view of "entrance" into the coming kingdom (4:17). a) Natural questions on the heart of every Jew would have been, "Am I eligible to enter Messiah’s kingdom?" "Am I righteous enough to qualify for entrance?" 2.The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Save Before It Multiplies

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: We must irrevocably decide to follow God and destroy any other option.

Thesis: We must irrevocably decide to follow God and destroy any other option. Intro.: 1. When God's people first approached the Promised Land after deliverance from Egypt they sent 12 men to spy out the land. a. Land of milk & honey, huge grapes; also giants & great walled cities. 1) 10 ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:1-6

Travail Before Birth

Contributed by Tom Rhodes on Oct 18, 2001

The church must have travail before we will see new babes in Christ.

Travail before Birth Isaiah 66 7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. 8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 66:7-8, Genesis 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sitting Before The Lord

Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 2, 2002

In an age when people have lost the art of solitude and contemplation, God is waiting for us to SIT before Him. But it matters HOW we sit.

READ: 2 SAMUEL 7 (Text: v18) There’s something about our culture — we find it very hard to SIT STILL for any length of time. We’ve lost the art of solitude. No time for contemplation. I’m sure King David was a busy man — he had a whole kingdom to run — and yet it’s quite obvious that he still ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Lesson Before Dying

Contributed by William Noel on Mar 26, 2005

Final thougths of Jesus before He goes to Calvary

“A Lesson Before Dying” Matthew 26:20-30 Introduction · The final lesson that Christ offered His disciples was one that we must remember today. o After He taught them about the Kingdom of God o After He taught them about hypocrisies of the Religious Leaders o After He taught them about the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:20-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Minute Before Joy

Contributed by Devon Witherspoon on Apr 26, 2005

Though we suffer many situations in life and many of them get us depress. It may seem like the suffering will never end, but GOD want to remind us that this suffering is only temporary. Yet, his love, joy and peace endured forever

I want you to take in for a thought today this situation. Follow me now, the time now is 5:59 am, and at this time, if one was listing they could hear the loud wailing of men and women crying. And they are crying because, three days ago, they witness the death and burial of their Lord and Savior. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Before You Give

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 29, 2004

Getting our motives right before we give our money.

THE PASTOR’S POINTS sermon ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC ----------- March 28, 2004 ----------- 1“Be careful not to do your good works in public in order to attract attention. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you. So when you give to the poor, don’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: United Methodist