Sermons on Finding Hope In This World:

Fear Of Acceptance Series

Contributed by Alexander Clark on Nov 10, 2012

Being afraid of your peers can be hard, don’t be. Let his grace show on your face.

Intro: Halloween is this week and it’s all about dressing up and being somebody. This week I felt we needed to talk about this. Do you feel every day is Halloween for you? You wake up and put on your clothes and are somebody you’re not? Well Peter was like this, He showed a little faith when he ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Church Of God

Eternal Life

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 18, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have eternal life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that eternal life is here on earth and on the Kingdom of GOD IV. TEXT: John 5:24 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) “I tell you t

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have eternal life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that eternal life is here on earth and on the Kingdom of GOD IV. TEXT: John 5:24 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe ...read more

Scripture: John 5:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wisdom - A Gift From God. Part 1 Series

Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Sep 13, 2014

What is wisdom? How de we gain wisdom and how do we apply it?

Sermon by Pr. Paddick Van Zyl Sep 12, 2014 Wisdom - A Gift From God. Part 1 Intro: Two Teachers Two teachers were once applying for the same Vice-Principal position at  a local high school. One had been teaching a total of 8 years and the other a total of 20. Everyone expected the teacher with ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Faith That Recognizes The Sovereignty Of God Series

Contributed by Martin Holland on Oct 10, 2014

In this disfunctional family with all the scheming and deception Isaac bomes to a place where he recognizes the sovereignty of God.

A Faith That Recognizes The Sovereignty of God Hebrews 11:20 This is one of the interesting stories of faith in this chapter. Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah. He prayed unto the Lord we are told and she conceived 19 years later and the children Esau and Jacob (twins) were born unto ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:20

Denomination: Baptist

A Perfect Saviour

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 24, 2014

Whether viewed as the babe in a manger, or as the man upon the Cross; as the risen Lord, or as the King upon the throne - Jesus is well able to identify with us in the midst of our own perplexities in this life.

A PERFECT SAVIOUR. Hebrews 2:10-18. I. The Father deemed it an appropriate method to secure our salvation by sending His Son into this world to be one with us (Hebrews 2:10-11). This was determined from all eternity, and was not some kind of afterthought (John 3:16). Jesus came willingly, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Snobbery

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 25, 2012

We must live under grace, not legalism.

Spiritual Snobbery January 6, 2008 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must live under grace, not legalism. Focus Passage: Matthew 7:1-5 Supplemental Passage: Matthew 23:2-3 saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Lamb Is The Light

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 28, 2013

The Lamb is ranked beside the Lord God Almighty as the Temple and the Light in the city of New Jerusalem.

THE LAMB IS THE LIGHT. Revelation 21:10; Revelation 21:22-27; Revelation 22:1-5. This is part of John’s vision of the holy city (Revelation 21:2), “that great city, New Jerusalem” (Revelation 21:10). New Jerusalem is so vast, that John had to be placed on “a great and high mountain” in order to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:22-27, Revelation 21:10, Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Good Shepherd

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 30, 2013

He is calling us by name.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD. John 10:1-18. On the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus offered those who will hear Him the gift of living water, also known as the Holy Spirit (John 7:37-39). Some time after this Jesus declared Himself to be the light of the world (John 8:12), and ratified this ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abiding In The Vine

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 7, 2013

We are nourished by His Word, and cultivate our relationship with Him through prayer.

ABIDING IN THE VINE. John 15:1-16. In Psalm 80:8-16 Israel is poignantly portrayed as a vine which has spread throughout the whole land, only to be torn down, devoured and burnt at the time of the Exile. The vineyard motif is again taken up in Isaiah 5:1-7, where a moral reason is given for ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Best Of The Land

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 25, 2012

When you are willing to make changes in your life, make sacrifices for the sake of your Heavenly Father and walk out of sin, when you get ready to carry the cross everyday and follow Him, then God would give you the best He promised.

Best is reserved for you! Isaiah 1:19”If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the best of the land..” We had to get some stuff typed and printed in telugu for the church and normally we get it done in an area little further away from our home, but suddenly a young lady walked ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peace Be With You

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 14, 2013

In Bethlehem's fields the angels sang, "Peace on earth." The crowd in Jerusalem reply, "Peace in heaven."

PEACE BE WITH YOU. Luke 19:28-40. EXEGESIS. (Luke 19:28). Jesus had already ‘set His face to go to Jerusalem’ (Luke 9:51). Now His hour had come, and He confronted his destiny. (Luke 19:29). “The mount of Olives” - the direction from which Messiah was expected to come into Jerusalem. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Have A Big Deficiency In The Word Of God Today

Contributed by Roger Culwell on Jul 20, 2018

We have a deficiency of the Word of God today more than any other time

as we have a vitamin deficiency in our bodies, from not taking a multivitamin, we can also get a word deficiency, and it make's us weak, in certian area/s of our life, or we can preach a one sided message's all the time, to say God will give you what ever you want, and not tell them you have to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Discipline Of Change

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 11, 2018

This message helps listeners realize that the discipline of change is a concept ordained by God.

I. "BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHANGE, THEREFORE THEY FEAR NOT GOD" A. The Psalmist saw much wickedness in his life 1. He noticed their prosperity - Ps 73:3; 92:7 2. They were not in trouble as those who fear the Lord B. His continued trials and perplexities caused him to wonder just why is there such ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 10:4, John 15:5, Luke 21:34-36, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, Daniel 5:1-30, Luke 12:16-20, Amos 6:1, Hebrews 12:6, Hebrews 12:8, Isaiah 51:13, Psalm 73:14, Psalm 92:7, Psalm 73:3, Luke 14:16-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Two Are Better

Contributed by Mari Larson on Nov 12, 2018

Sermon for Ecumenical Worship Service

Perhaps it’s because my childhood was spent on a small farm just outside a small town. My family belonged to a small church in a sea of small churches, 12 of them as I recall, half of which were Lutheran. And so, in my neighborhood, Kevin, Brian, and Karla, across the street, were Methodist. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Gentile Pentecost

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 30, 2018

The ways of the Holy Spirit are not always exactly the same.

THE GENTILE PENTECOST. Acts 10:44-48. On one occasion, king David inquired of the LORD, ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines?’ To which the LORD replied, ‘Go up,’ and David defeated the Philistines (2 Samuel 5:19). Threatened again by the same enemy, the same David asked the same LORD the same ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:44-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational