Sermons on Final Authority:

Outrageous Love Series

Contributed by Martin Odom on Dec 25, 2006

We don’t have to do anything to earn God’s love. God loves us because we belong to Him. This was the final sermon in a series called That’s Outrageous.

Outrageous Love Romans 5: 1-8 We are living in a society that rewards success and punishes failure. From a very early age we are taught and conditioned to make good grades, to do well, to succeed, and to achieve. ---Those who do well are often the recipients of rewards, opportunities and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Prayer Of Protection

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 11, 2006

In Jesus’ final prayer for His disciples, He prays for their protection, that they will remain faithful, joyful, unscathed, and sanctified. If this were His concerns, these must also be our prayer concerns for one another today.

One of the most encouraging experiences as a Christian is to be prayed for by someone else. • When someone prays for you, especially in your presence, something special happens in your heart - you feel cared for and encouraged. • I believe for those of you having exams this week, and knowing that ...read more

Scripture: John 17:9-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Tipping Points

Contributed by William Mouser on Oct 25, 2005

In the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, the Jews reached a tipping point in their rebellion against God. Nations, kings, and ordinary men arrive at tipping points, from which they retreat, or pass on to judgment.

Matthew 21:33-43 Tipping Points The gospel for today recounts yet another parable which Jesus told against the religious establishment of Israel. After he had spoken the parable, Matthew records these words: 45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-43

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Heaven Homecoming Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 15, 2006

If you’ve ever wondered what heaven is like, we get one of our most complete looks at it in the final chapters of Revelation. We’ll also see heaven and hell compared.

When you think of heaven, what comes to your mind? The stereotypical view is of white puffy clouds, with us dressed in white robes with wings, carrying harps and just lazing around all day with nothing to do. Is that heaven? No. Chapters 21 and 22 of Revelation give us about as much information as ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Everybody Will Like Me Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 18, 2004

First in a series on dealing with popular illusions. I can deal with not getting everybody to like me if I will live in integrity, love intentionally, let go of negative feelings, and leave it finally to God.

More energy has been spent on this one thing than on building the Panama Canal, constructing the Great Pyramids, or creating the Interstate Highway system. More energy! More tears have been shed on this one item than on the depredations of poverty, the destruction wrought by great storms, or a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To Recovery Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 21, 2010

The path on the Road to Recovery involves 1) Faith (Matthew 11:28a), 2) Repentance and Rest (Matthew 11:28b) and finally: 3) Submission (Matthew 11:29-30)

There are many reasons why people come to Canada. Some come for economic prospects. Some come to be reunited with family that has preceded them, and some come to avoid brutal conditions in the land that they just left. Many of the boat people that arrived recently form Sri Lanka, fled that country ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Other

Chose Your Own Judgement Series

Contributed by Richard Mc Quinn on Aug 24, 2010

You have a choice in your own final judgement. Would you like to be judged according to Chapter four of Revelation or would Chapter 20 fancy your style more. It is up to you!

CHOSE YOUR JUDGMENT 08/08/10 New Liberty Christian Church, Veedersburg, IN with Pastor Richard T. McQuinn TEXT: REVELATION 1:1-7 REVELATION CHAPTER 4 AND 20 INTRODUCTION: I am about to give to you one of the sternest warnings I have ever given to you in recent months. With the ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

I Thirst

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 13, 2010

Fifth Word of a Seven-Last-Words service, summing up the first four as Jesus’ thirst for others, for salvation, for God, and finally for His own needs. Gethsemane Baptist Church, Washington, DC

True spirituality is to know that we have needs. It is only those who pose as ultra-spiritual who deny their needs. True spirituality is to need help, and to ask for it. Spiritual maturity means knowing when we are not adequate and knowing that it is all right to ask for help. It is only the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want To Get Well?

Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 23, 2009

Jesus meets a man who has his hopes of healing focused on a pool that is stirred by an angel. Thirty-eight long years of paralysis will finally end, but not as he expected. Who is this strange healer?

Do you want to get well? John 5:1-18 John 5:1 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gods Whosoever Promise (3:16, Part 6) Series

Contributed by Steve Miller on Apr 3, 2008

Final sermon of 3:16 series, using various texts to illustrate that God promises eternal life to "Whosoever" believes in Him. Whosoever means 1)However, 2)Whenever, & 3)Wherever.

Message developed as part of series inspired by Max Lucado*s book 3:16, Numbers of Hope, study guide materials, and his sermon series by the same title. This sermon in the series contains primarily the same outline, as you will find in one chapter of the book. Scripture: John 3:16; various ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: *other

Wait - Don't Run - Temptation To Forsake Series

Contributed by Nick Panico on Apr 28, 2008

This is the final message in a four part series on Walking Through the Wilderness. This message deals with the temptation to forsake the Lord when life just doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would.

“Wait, Don’t Run” Wilderness Pt. 4 “Forsaking” By Pastor Nick S. Panico (Exo 32:1-4 NKJV) Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pointers On Praise

Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 30, 2007

This message was a part of a celebration service we did on the final service of the year. We included numerous testimonies in a vareity of forms (video, voice-overs, text on PowerPoint, etc.). It was a powerful service!

Pointers on Praise One Sunday a visitor showed up in a more formal, liturgical church than he was used to attending. The church was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. That made it all the more obvious when this visitor got excited about something the minister said and he shouted out “Praise the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

Overboard For Jesus Again Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 2, 2011

In this final message in the Love Never Dies series, Dave looks at Peter's propensity for diving into water that is over his head in order to get to Jesus, and asks whether we are willing to do the same.

Overboard for Jesus Again Love Never Dies, prt. 20 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers September 5 , 2010 With this message we draw to a close our series from the Gospel of John. The first message in this series was on Easter Sunday, and we have certainly covered a lot in the past twenty ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-7

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Royal Courage Series

Contributed by Mike Parry on May 19, 2008

This is the third and final sermon from Prince Caspian...the message focuses on the arenas we must fight our battles with courage: our personal world, the public square, and with our partners in ministry.

“A Royal Courage” Lessons from Prince Caspian May 18, 2005 Introduction: This weekend the movie “Prince Caspian” was released and I’m sure Hollywood is thrilled with the adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ timeless Narnia book of the same title…this morning we are going to close our sermon series on ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6

Denomination: Baptist

Who Prevented You From Obeying The Truth? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2007

We must take responsibility for our failure to obey the truth. Two personality factors that contribute to disobedience are self-indulgence and competitiveness. Final message in revival at Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, VA

I’ve lived in the Washington area long enough now that I know the lingo. I understand what you do when you get caught doing something you are not supposed to do. I’ve discovered that if you cannot get away with a “no comment” and you don’t have a lawyer to send people to, you stand up and you ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7-25

Denomination: Baptist