Sermons on Gambling:

Games People Play With God

Contributed by John Gaston on May 27, 2020

One-third of church goers have quit watching online services and experts predict they will never come back to church! They are falling away. They are playing games with God and we must alert them to the terrible consequences.

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY WITH GOD Isaiah 1:13-17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. An avid fan of the Washington Redskins took his dog to a friend’s house for an afternoon of watching their favorite team. The friend was surprised to see the dog, but felt like the dog might be more exciting to watch than the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:13-17, Psalm 51:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Sees Our Struggles And Has A Solution

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 6, 2020

If you ever feel like life is out of your control, seems hopeless and you feel like no one can help, or even cares --- then look at the story of Hagar. Hagar teaches us that life is a struggle, yet God sees our struggles and offers a solution.

The book of Genesis tells about different people who heard directly from God. God spoke face to face with Adam and Eve in the Garden. He spoke to Noah and gave him instructions about building the Ark. Then you can see how God spoke with Abram and made a Covenant with him. This lesson, we are going ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Why Have You Forsaken Me? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 10, 2020

Psalm 22:1-21 gives us the experience of the Sufferer.

Scripture Psalm 22 is an appropriate psalm for our meditation tonight, Good Friday, and also for this coming Easter Sunday. The reason is that the first part of Psalm 22 (verses 1-21) focuses on the experience of suffering on a cross, and the second part of Psalm (verses 22-31) announces the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

He That Winneth Souls Is Wise

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 21, 2021

One of the things the devil has been very successful at, is getting the church completely sidetracked from the mission God intended the church to do.

To see that this is the case, all you have to do is observe what people seem to want from the church. For example, some see the church as: • A drug center to reach an emotional high. They get depressed and they want to come to church for a “Fix” • A social club where they can socialize with ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Danger Of Compromise

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 3, 2022

At one time or other all of us have been removed from our usual roles in life and have found ourselves in strange situations. When this happened we did not know quite what to do with ourselves.

All of us have a particular group of people that we are comfortable with. While we know some people are quite versatile and can adapt themselves to any group they associate with, others have a hard time adapting. Illus: For example, we all know there is a proper way to arrange a place setting at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 11:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Misfit Christmas: Paradoxes Of The Christ Child Series

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 10, 2021

Baby Jesus was 1. So young, yet so old; 2. So poor, yet so rich; 3. So helpless, yet so powerful; 4. So mute, yet speaking to all; and 5. So earthly, yet so heavenly. The message ends with a great illustration.

MISFIT CHRISTMAS: PARADOXES OF THE CHRIST CHILD 1 Tim. 3:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. CHRISTMAS PLAY JOSEPH DECIDES TO MAKE RESERVATIONS a. The Director of a Christmas play was nervous when she cast Jimmy, the middle-school class clown, as Joseph in the Christmas Pageant. Her fears were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 10, 2018

In this lesson, I want to note some of the areas where Jesus has made a difference because he had been born.

Scripture Almost twenty-five years ago, Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe published a book titled, What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? It is a wonderful study about the incredible impact of Jesus on world history. This message is based on that book. Our Scripture text for this message is ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

All I Want For Christmas Is Jesus

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 21, 2018

Jesus should be at the heart of what we want for Christmas.

All I Want For Christmas Is Jesus Luke 1:26-39 Matthew 1:18-24 December 25th Today is Christmas, and we find ourselves at the end of our series, All I Want For Christmas Is. How many of you have either given or received forgiveness this Christmas season? How many of you have either ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-39, Matthew 1:18-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It's Christmas!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 2, 2017

A look through the lectionary from the book of Luke as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

It’s Christmas Luke 21:25-36 December 3, 2017 I’m having a difficult time realizing we’re in December. I’m not sure why, I think it happens to me every year. In January, you think about the fact that it’s another year, it’s going to last forever, and after 5 minutes, it seems the year is coming ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Baptist

Time In A Bottle Series

Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Jan 5, 2019

Looking at the passage about Life and time

Time In Bottle-3 1-22.docx Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Just to let you know I will not sing Jim Croce—Time In A Bottle—" If I could save time in a bottle…The first thing that I'd like to do…Is to save every day…'Til eternity passes away…Just to spend them with you Or I wont sing The Byrds ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Your Soul Self

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Nov 9, 2017

Your soul is the most valuable thing you have. What are you doing with your soul?

Your Soul Self "What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" Mark 8:36 Intro: Today we are going to talk about your most valuable possession. It is you. It is the essence of what you are. It is your soul. Your soul will go on living forever, long after ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where To Hang Your Hopes

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Jul 13, 2024

We all hang our hopes on one thing or another throughout our lives. But, all real hope can be traced back to the Lord. He gives us hope in many ways!

We all hang our hopes on one thing or another throughout our lives. Once my wife and I were out in Las Vegas. On our way back into the hotel for the night, we walked through the casino floor and saw a woman playing the slots. One quarter after another. Ok, not so unusual in Vegas. However, the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 14:3, John 16:22, John 6:35-37, Revelation 22:12-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Triumphant Even To Death

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 25, 2024

What a day of celebration. No one knew at that time what the end of this week would bring. Everyone was excited and looking forward to Jesus being possibly their new king. Only Jesus knew what Friday would bring.

We've been discussing Jesus's mission and His ministry for the past few weeks. Through that ministry, Jesus expressed His love for everyone. His mission and His ministry would lead us to today, Palm Sunday, the first day of the last week of Jesus's life here on Earth in human form. We ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:35-38, Luke 23:32-49

Denomination: Baptist

Pack Your Pew

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 30, 2024

This message was preached for our "Pack Your Pew" Sunday with the emphasis of why coming/going to church was important. One of my emphases was that coming here is not nearly as important as going somewhere.

PACK YOUR PEW Why Do I Need To Go To Church Anyway? Hebrews 10:25 OPENING ILLUSTRATION: This story deals with a rather old fashioned lady, who was planning a couple of weeks vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Denomination: Baptist

Reverence For The "irrelevant" Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 6, 2023

If there was a "least likely to be the Messiah" award, Jesus would have been a contender for it.

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Matthew 1. Well, this is the beginning of the last week of 2022, which means, of course, that every time you turn the TV on you’re going to get a “Best of 2022” list. I was scrolling through ESPN.com this week, looking at their top ten of 2022 list. There ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 43:1-4

Denomination: Baptist