Sermons on Found Wanting:

Longing To Be Seen Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 2, 2020

Truth One: WHEN not IF Truth Two: We want to be Seen Turth Three: Reward in Prayer

LONGING TO BE SEEN Matthew 6:5-6 #Matt6Prayer INTRODUCTION We are going to begin a short series on prayer this week. There will be 3 messages on prayer all focusing on Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount which we find in Matthew 5-7. We will be in Matthew 6. Prayer is significant for the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Did It My Way

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 30, 2021

Next in series on John. Examines what we want to be able to say at the end of our lives

John 12 (3) - Read John 12:12-36 And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-36

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Is Not Dead!

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Dec 5, 2022

Society wants to drive the hope in Jesus out of his disciples. We cannot let that happen.

Hope is NOT Dead! Mark 4:21-25 Mark 4:21 And He was saying to them, “A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? 22 “For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:21-25

Denomination: United Methodist

Victory Over Every Circumstance

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 20, 2022

Most Christians want to experience overcoming power and triumph in every situation. How can we?

I feel that most Christians want to experience “...overcoming power and triumph in each trying hour.” Victory over every circumstance. This principle is taught throughout the Bible. 1. Potter and the clay, Jeremiah 18:1-10 a. In the hands of the potter, verse 6. b. Made it again as seemed good to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:5-8, Genesis 50:20

Denomination: Baptist

God Is A God Of Goodness

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022

Any time people are special in our lives, we want to tell others about them.

This is why we Christians tell others about the GOD OF THE BIBLE AND HIS LOVE AND GOODNESS. The reason some do not talk more about the God of the Bible than they do is because they really do not know Him well enough to talk about Him! Illus: Dr. Odell Belger said that he arrived his first year in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 145:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Has Christ Been Divided Up? Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 27, 2024

I want to address a question that may seem absurd but is unfortunately a reality in our Christian walk.

I want to address a question that may seem absurd but is unfortunately a reality in our Christian walk. Has Christ been divided up? The apostle Paul asks this question in 1 Corinthians 1:13, and it's a call to examine our hearts and our actions. Paul's plea is clear: "Is Christ ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 1:13, Galatians 3:28, John 17:21

A New Year In October?

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

This is where we are as a church. This morning I want to look at their motivation, their mission, and the means to accomplish it.

Background to passage: Pentecost, lame man and preaching on Solomon’s portico; now it gets real - Sadducees, rulers of the people, temple guards, priests, scribes, elders, a night in jail. The church/apostles are called to continue to minister in the name of the risen Christ, and in the face of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Two Heavens And Two Earths?

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

This morning I want to cover three misconceptions and three foundations for our study, then a final comparison

Background to passage: Beginning our new summer series on Heaven. Some of the material will be based on Randy Alcorn’s study called Heaven if you are interested in further reading. One of his opening hypotheses is that the subject of heaven is rarely and only casually dealt with in church life, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Vengeance Belongs To God: An Exposition Of The 94th Psalm

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 15, 2021

It is so easy to want to take revenge against those who wrong us. Should we?

Vengeance Belongs to God: An Exposition of the 94th Psalm Everyone is a victim. Everyone has been done wrong by someone. Every group of people have suffered victimhood at some time or another to one degree or another. People want vengeance for the wrongs they have suffered. Some try to avenge ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Are You Willing To Be Used Of God?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 30, 2025

God has used all kinds of people and things to accomplish what He wanted to accomplish.

For example: • God used the beauty of Esther to save His people from the evil plans of Haman who wanted to destroy them. • God used the sling of David to save His people from the Philistine giant named Goliath. • God used the jawbone of ass for Samson to kill his enemies. • In Numbers 22:28 God ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Lord I Got Questions

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 4, 2021

It is not wrong to ask the Lord questions, it is wrong to assume the answer has to be what you always want.

Lord I got Questions Introduction- It is great to be in God’s house today! I believe He wants to speak to us through His word. Prayer- Wither you are listening to this message by the internet or you are in the service, everyone has questions about the bible and a lot of times the questions ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

Denomination: Nazarene

Ezekiel Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jul 19, 2021

He was called to be a WATCHMAN for Israel. To blow the trumpet of warning to a people who did not want to listen

July 17, 2021 Ezekiel was: • A priest and a contemporary of Jeremiah and Daniel. • A part of the 2nd deportation in 597 BC Ezekiel was in exile when God called him to ministry. But what was the point? There had been 2 deportations already and much of Judah lay in ruins. What more could ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:1-9, 2 Samuel 13:34, Joel 2:1, Jeremiah 6:16-17

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Revival Via Suffering

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 11, 2021

Everyone wants revival, but they may not like how it comes, so don't be a mule.

Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. The history of this country would strongly indicate that the Church grows stronger in ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Peter 4:16-19, Psalm 32:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

What Did The Lord Jesus Ask Of His Disciples

Contributed by Antonius Fu on Jun 10, 2023

The Lord Jesus wants His followers to deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, today we will reflect on a theme related to discipleship. And we will learn about the price a disciple must pay through what the Lord Jesus said in His teaching. In the passage of God's word we see that the Lord Jesus told the people who were following Him ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Act Of Servanthood And Humility

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Oct 27, 2023

In this sermon, l want to talk to you about what the Bible talks about ----servanthood and Humility

Servanthood is not popular to preach on these days because we live in a society where most people are: • Looking for what others can do for them. • Not what they can do for others. We live in an egocentric age where the "what's in it for me" mentality has permeated every aspect of ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10, John 13:1-9

Denomination: Baptist