Sermons on God Owns Everything:

Goodness Of God Through Relationships Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jul 22, 2020

While still alive, people on their own can choose this God who offers an eternal relationship with Him or choose to be eternally separated from God!

We have been doing topical messages, not expository ones, because we have been dealing with a virus pandemic along with social and political issues lately. We will continue with topical messages for a while until the Lord settles us down. Last week we noted the Goodness of God through Creation. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Selection: Conditional Or Unconditional? Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Dec 9, 2015

Does God choose His people based on things they have or have not done? Or does He choose them based on His own purposes?

God’s choices or men’s? Election “God sees the future. He sees who will make a decision for Him, and saves those people,” or, “Before there was a world, He chose His disciples, the ones He would call out of this evil world, and then visited those chosen ones with ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:9-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Fireworks On Display

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 18, 2004

God wants you and me to see, to understand what a stubborn, what a hardened heart will cost you in life. There’s nothing more damaging in life than a rebellious heart, it will cost you everything you ever thought was valuable.

God’s Fireworks on Display Exodus 7-11 July 4, 1999 How many of you watched some fireworks last night? We went over to Lamar and watched their show, they had a huge crowd come out and they put on a pretty good show. To be honest, I was surprized by how many had come out, they had come from ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Man - Made Gods.

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Sep 27, 2021

God made man in his own image and likeness. After man fell into sin, he resorted to making gods for himself. Worshipping these gods shows how far man has fallen.

TEXT: Daniel 3:14-18 (NLT) [14] Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? [15] I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:14-18, Isaiah 2:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Growing In God’s Wisdom Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 1, 2012

1. Pursue the Lord (vs. 8a). 2. Purify your life (vs. 8b). 3. Ponder your own shortcomings (vs. 9-10). 4. Put an end to evil speaking (vs. 11-12). 5. Plan as if your life is in God’s Hands (vs. 13-16). 6. Practice what you know (vs. 17).

Christianity Where the Rubber Meets the Road Part 10: Growing in God’s Wisdom James 4:8-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 22, 2012 *Everybody needs Godly wisdom. We can see this so clearly in Scriptures like James 3:17, which tells us that the wisdom from above “is pure, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Never Late

Contributed by Omololu Ogunremi on Apr 7, 2017

At some points in life, we do not get all we desires at our own time despite prayer; at such time God is waiting for a reason, wait for him, don't give up, WAIT FOR HIM

GOD IS NEVER LATE John 11: 1-15 John 11:1-15 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent ...read more

Scripture: John 11:6

Denomination: Christian Church

The Heart Of The King

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Oct 16, 2001

God overrules all the plans of earthly rulers, be they righteous or wicked, for the accomplishment of his own wise and good designs.

The Heart of the King "The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will." -- (Proverbs 21:1) God overrules all the plans of earthly rulers, be they righteous or wicked, for the accomplishment of his own wise and good designs. A good king’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:1, Daniel 4:1-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peace, Perfect Peace Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 1, 2002

God offers us peace for all time with him. His love is unconditional, entirely his own doing

"Therefore, since we are justified by faith ..." If you remember back to when we started this series on Romans, I said then that whenever we come across that word "Therefore" we need to stop and think about what’s gone before. What is it that the ’therefore’ refers to? Well, I wonder if you can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

God Is Always At Work Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 10, 2004

Part of Experiencing God series: God may not seem to be at work, but He is, according to His own purposes, and using instruments we may not see. Our task is to trust Him and get out of His way!

You’re driving along the road, and you come upon a roadblock. Somebody is holding up a sign which says, "Slow, men at work." What do you see? What do you do? Well, first, I speed up instead of slowing down. Why? Because I have important things to do, I have mv work to do, and I don’t want to slow ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Chasing Donkeys

Contributed by James Lowe on Feb 22, 2013

A sermon to the church concerning seeking God's direction instead of our own.

Chasing Donkeys I Samuel 9: 1-10 I want to go back just a little to give you some history leading up to this scripture setting. Most of us have studied at least a little about Israel’s humble beginnings, beginning with Abraham and going through to the circumstances of this scripture ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Are We Praying For God’s Will If It Always Happens Anyway? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 29, 2025

Many presume that everything that happens is God's will. That's not true. What does it look like to pray that God's will would start to be done here on earth as it is done in heaven?

WHY PRAY THIS? This is a prayer because it isn’t happening much now. - Matthew 6:10. - So in this fourth part of the sermon, Jesus calls us to pray for God’s will to be done. - But, wait, isn’t that already happening all the time? We hear people constantly speak that whatever happened was God’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Walk In Faith - Understanding God Is Sovereign Series

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Oct 10, 2013

Jesus said that, "all authority has been given to Him on heaven and earth." This is His claim of absolute sovereignty. This means that He is the boss of everything.

Have you ever had a boss you didn't like? According to Forbes magazine over 2 million Americans quit their job every month because they don't like their job. Of those 2 million 31% didn't like their boss. For those who hate to do the math that is about 620,000 people a month who quit because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Misconception 3:man Can Become Sinless And Righteous On His Own Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Feb 26, 2008

Struggles with the flesh. Self righteousness, spritual struggle, and Christ’s Death.

The Three Misconceptions Of Man - 1John 1:6-2:2 Misconception 3 – 1John 1:10-2:2-Can Man Become Sinless and Righteous on His Own Intro- Sin is a terrible thing. We see it in the headlines of the news every single day. Murder, kidnapping, assault, fraud, cheating, lying, deceit, adultery, fighting, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Work Out Your Own Salvation - (What Does This Really Mean?)

Contributed by Bruce Hadley on Aug 3, 2021

We are told to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. However, what do I have to do to work out my salvation? Are there certain steps I must take? Are there some specific criteria for me to work out my own salvation? These are all good questions.

Phil 2:12-13: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. One day I was at the gym, and this man ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13, Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Came To His Own: A Christmas Story Of Open And Closed Hearts

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 4, 2025

As we reflect on the birth of Christ this Christmas, let us ask ourselves: How do we respond to Jesus, our Savior? Will we make room for Him, open our hearts, and joyfully welcome His presence, or will we turn Him away?

OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “The Shepherd’s Story.” INTRODUCTION: Christmas is the celebration of God’s greatest gift to humanity—Jesus Christ, our Savior. But from the very moment of His birth, Jesus was met with contrasting responses: rejection by some and joyful acceptance by others. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational