Sermons on God Took The Initiative:

Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 27, 2010

Violence is the final stage of corruption.. Have we arrived? It's is time to take the prayer initiative

- First Sunday in October is the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem - This week Jewish people while UN meets A three-day U.N. Summit Mon 9/20/10 -Wed 9/29/10 on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ended Wed in NY for women’s and children’s health DEBKAfile - Wed. Sept ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:38

Denomination: Baptist

Discipleship; Beyond Pretending

Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004

Understanding discipleship as the God initiated, God accomplished process of turning us into what He intended - human beings bearing the image of the God who created us.

Every year the movie industry comes together for a massive celebration and awards ceremony. All of Hollywood looks forward to the night early in the year where they can come together and honor one another for the work that had been done during the previous year. It’s a really a fascinating ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Romans 8:29

Denomination: Free Methodist

Sermon On First Love

Contributed by William Meakin on Apr 21, 2025

First Love has been defined as the initial romantic experience a person ever encounters in life.

John Green, an American author once remarked: “You remember your first love because they show you, prove to you, that you can love and be loved, that nothing in this world is deserved except for love, that love is both how you become a person and why.” Revelation 2:4-5 reminds us: “But I have this ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19, John 3:16, John 13:35, Romans 13:10

Sometimes I Get Carried Away Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 29, 2011

God has initiated the salvation of man. Like a shepherd searching for his lost sheep, so God has sought us in the form of the Good Shepherd, Jesus.

1. Survivor Eva Hart remembers the night, April 15, 1912, on which the Titanic plunged 12,000 feet to the Atlantic floor, some two hours and forty minutes after an iceberg tore a 300-foot gash in the starboard side: "I saw all the horror of its sinking, and I heard, even more dreadful, the cries ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Herod Agrippa And His Rule Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 8, 2021

Early Church was going through very challenging times during King Herod Agrippa 1. But God took control of the Church and blessed the Church to grow, word to spread.

Acts 12:18-24 Herod and his activities 12:18-20 Herod’s Unlearned Lessons 12:21-23 Herod’s Inhumane Activities 12:22-23 Herod’s self-glory and God’s intervention Acts 12:18-19 a. Herod’s unlearned lessons Herod was a political person with a political agenda of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:18-24

Denomination: Methodist

Behold The Lamb

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 5, 2015

ON the cross God took your sins and placed them on him, so his death could pay the price for your sins. it is like he picked up your tab at the restaurant.

Behold The Lamb John 1:29 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh ( or, beareth) away the sin of the world. I love simplicity..., especially when it comes to the gospel. I think the best sermons in the world are those that make the gospel ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29

Denomination: Baptist

"God Alone Has Power To Bestow Blessing And Give Life.”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Feb 15, 2002

Year A. Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12: 1-4aFebruary 24, 2002 Title: “God alone has power to bestow blessing and give life.”

Year A. Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12: 1-4a 12 Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2I will make of you a great nation, and I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran

Advent Week 2 - 2012 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 11, 2012

Advent is about God and God alone initiating His grand plan of salvation. Don't get sidetracked by and over emphasize the secondary characters in the narrative.

Today is the second Sunday of Advent The whole reason for the Advent was to initiate the new covenant and to save the lost. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [This next segment is a promo for an upcoming Christmas Dinner Drama] But before we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Nazarene

Peacemaking: An Inside Job

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009

The fourth sermon of the initial 2009 series: ‘2 Things 2 B in ’09: A peacemaker and a missionary’

Slide 1) Almost three decades ago, Christine Tolbert Norman watched as her father, the president of Liberia, and 16 members of his cabinet, get tied up and machine-gunned to death by a group of drunken solders. Then, along with her mother and rest of her family, they were placed under house arrest ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Church Of God

Missional: The Way To Be And Do Church

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009

First sermon in the second part of an initial 2009 series, ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

As I started to write this sermon, I read a blog in which the following question appeared, (Slide 1) ‘When you think of someone practicing Christianity, what is one of the first things that comes to mind?’ Would someone like Myrtie Howell come to mind? Pastor Marc Axelrod says that Myrtie quit ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

God's Sword, The Cross Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jul 16, 2011

From the mouth of my 9 year old son who made the statement as he saw the huge Cross of Jesus Christ in Groom Texas. "Dad, that cross looks like a huge sword that God took from heaven and drove into the earth" These words inspired me to meditate and thin

2011.07.31.Sermon.Cross and Sword The Message of the Cross *** In 2000, we drove across the country from Maryland to California and back. On our return, we blew past this Great Big Cross along the highway in Texas. By the time we saw the exit, we had passed it and continued our journey home. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Series Part 14 Revelation 5 God’s Great Love John 3:16–17 Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Feb 17, 2022

this is the world’s most well-known Scripture. Brief and to the point, Jesus revealed God’s great love.

John Series Part 14 Revelation 5 God’s Great Love John 3:16–17 (3:16–17) Introduction: this is the world’s most well-known Scripture. Brief and to the point, Jesus revealed God’s great love. 1. The fact: God so loved (v.16). 2. The evidence: God gave (v.16). 3. The purpose: to save (v.16). 4. The ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Place Of The Skull

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Apr 7, 2020

A divine exchange took place at the place of the skull.

EXCHANGE AT THE PLACE OF THE SKULL "33 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, 34 they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink. 35 Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:33-35, Mark 8:34, Luke 23:33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gospel Unveiled Series

Contributed by James R. Debusk on Mar 25, 2011

The message develops the results that took place in Paul

Galatians 1:11-24 “The Gospel Unveiled” 2-13-2011 Introduction: We have observed the Lord’s Supper this morning. “This do in remembrance of Me.” What Jesus did, dying on the cross, is the most significant event in the history of mankind. Paul was converted on ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

Breaking Our Addictions Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 1, 2009

Because of grace, Jesus took our place.

Breaking Our Addictions Isaiah 53 Rev. Brian Bill 2/1/09 Steve Salvator Interview Is it really possible to be free from addictions? Steve’s story shows how Jesus became His bondage breaker. I submit to you this morning that the best way to break free is by putting your faith and trust in Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Baptist