Sermons on Festus Syndrome:

Spiritual Warfare: Not Having Enough Power

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 29, 2021

The nine disciples had insufficient power to deliver the boy who had a spirit. I believe that many Christians would also fail this test. Why? We need a bigger connection to the Holy Spirit by prayer and fasting.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: NOT HAVING ENOUGH POWER Mark 9:14-29 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A man bought a new Tesla Roadster. He had two sons. One of them asked him, “Dad, if you die, who will inherit your new Tesla?” 2. He pondered the question & said, “If I pass away on an even day, the son born ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Strategy Of Temptation: Undermine God's Authority

Contributed by Michael Mays on Jun 8, 2021

From the very beginning, Satan has been a master at distracting us from pursuing the One whose image we bear.

Strategy of Temptation: Undermine God’s Authority (2 Timothy 3:1–17; 4:1–4) Did God really say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden?” - Genesis 3:1 The deaf community is one of the largest unreached groups. Fewer than 1 percent of deaf people call themselves Christians. Because the deaf ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-4

Father Abraham Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 1, 2021

Why was Abraham called the Father of all who believe, and what can that mean to us?

There’s a children song I’d like you to sing with me this morning. It’s a fairly long drawn-out action song with quite a few body motions, so I’m only going to ask you to do a couple of the hand motions with me this morning. It’s called “Father Abraham” and it only has one verse. Sing it with ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Struggling But Still Winning

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 5, 2017

IT IS THROUGH STRUGGLE THAT MANY OF US LEARN HOW TO FLY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZED IT YET

STRUGGLING BUT STILL WINNING (2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-9) VERSE 7: BUT WE HAVE THIS TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS, THAT THE EXCELLENCY OF THE POWER MAY BE OF GOD, AND NOT OF US. VERSE 8: WE ARE TROUBLED ON EVERY SIDE, YET NOT DISTRESSED, WE ARE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Of Royalty Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 4, 2016

We all know the story of the Three Kings at Christmas, here is a story seldom told of the Two Kings

The Story of Royalty We all know the Story; we’ve heard it over and over again. If you close your eyes you can almost picture them. Riding their camels across the desert at night, the moon highlighting their royal robes and crowns against the stark desert sand. It is a very familiar ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

God’s Prescription For The Soul Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 9, 2017

The first sermon in a new series on Spiritual First Aid. This sermon looks at the spiritual side of physical ailments. It then looks at the Lord as our Great Physician, God's word as His prescription, and the vitality that forgiveness brings.

Spiritual First Aid “God’s Prescription For The Soul” Introduction Physicians and psychologists along with the prescription drug industry would like us to think that all these diseases and problems, these maladies in which we are experiencing is the result of a some chemical imbalance, or ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 102:2-3, Psalm 3:7-8

Denomination: Foursquare

Ego : Edging God Out Through Busyness Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 5, 2018

When was the last time you had a one on one time of Solitude with the Lord? Are you too busy and thus Edging God out?

EGO: Edging God Out through Busyness How many of us woke up to an “alarm” this morning? Most of us; isn’t it? Have you really thought about why is it called the “alarm”? Come to think about it, what is alarm most commonly associated with? It is associated with a disaster to come, a danger ahead, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:2-23, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 6:1-13, Matthew 14:13, Matthew 14:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fighting Fatigue

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 19, 2018

This sermon is part of our spiritual first aid series and looks at the problem of spiritual fatigue.

Spiritual First Aid Fighting Fatigue Ever wanted to just quit? There’s not a person alive that hasn’t felt like that. It’s where the circumstances and situations of life overwhelm us and all we want to do is to back away, check out, and vanish. It’s where we want to quit on everyone, even the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9

Denomination: Foursquare

Eulogy Lillie M. Jackson

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 30, 2015

Lillie was a believer in Christ who loved her familly, overcame several challenges, and worked in the church.

Funeral Eulogy Lillie Jackson 11/29/2015 Psalms 116:15-15 Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 Romans 8:28-35 God took notice and smiled on Monday morning, and all that great crowd witnesses that surround us gave out a loud cheer as Sister Lillie Jackson rose up out of her bed and took her place among the saints ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:5-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Men Of Honor Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 9, 2016

Real respect comes not in the palace, but in the place of selfless, sacrificial service.

A man was talking to his friends about their last child leaving home and coping with the empty-nest syndrome. He said, “The worst part about it is, that since the children left, my wife started treating me like a child. He complained, “When we go to the grocery store and I reach for ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Evangelical Free

No Longer A Slave To Misery! Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Mar 25, 2019

Why are some Christians so unhappy so much of the time? This sermon answers that question and explains how we can experience abiding joy that stays...even in the hard times.

No Longer a Slave to MISERY! Series: No Longer Slaves Chuck Sligh March 25, 2019 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn to John 15:11 INTRODUCTION Illus. – Mark Twain was a professional humorist whose lectures and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11

Denomination: Baptist

Excuses Excused

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Dec 5, 2020

God has the answer for all of your excuses.

In this Christian walk of life, I notice that we give excuses after excuses when it comes to the walk of a life as a Christian and the service of God in the church? The excuses that we customize for God, would get us fired anywhere else. I have often considered, how effective the church would be ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Covid-19: The Response Guide For Church Leaders

Contributed by Ivy Drafor-Amenyah on Mar 26, 2020

In the current challenge, the church must know what to do. This guide provides strategies for managing our members, interactions, and finances in productive ways to increase our relevance.

PREAMBLE The church has been challenged beyond its capacity in the past few days. The whole world has been affected by the coronavirus which first infected people in Wuhan in China at the end of 2019. There are direct and indirect impacts of this phenomenon. People have been infected, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 12:32, 2 Kings 12:15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unstoppable Faith Series

Contributed by Steve Greene on Sep 12, 2019

Very few things in life are unstoppable. The only truly unstoppable force in this world comes from God. The Spirit of God makes His Church, His people, and His purpose unstoppable.

What do you think of when you hear the word, UNSTOPPABLE? A couple of years ago, a popular business magazine came out with an article called 30 Behaviors of Unstoppable People. Is that even possible? Are there any truly unstoppable people in the world? I have known some people who thought they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-13, 2 Corinthians 11:14, John 12:24-25, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Timothy 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Exodus - Part 10- Manna - The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 15, 2016

Part 10 of our Exodus series- Chapter 16 - Needs vs wants

Exodus- “The story of God’s presence’ Part 10 “ Manna – The bread of life” Exodus 16 Philippians 4:19 John 6:22-58 I had an old friend named Shorty I am not really sure why he was called Shorty I never asked But It was a funny name Because Shorty was ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:1-3

Denomination: Baptist