Sermons on Gods Grace And Mercy:

The Craziest Lover Ever Series

Contributed by Dave Bentley on Jun 7, 2011

I think at some point after we become followers of Christ we become Christianized in a way that insulates us and makes us forget just how “crazy” the claims of Christianity are. This month I want us to revisit some of the stories the in Scripture that be

“That’s Just Crazy!” The Craziest Lover Ever! Hosea 3:1-3 (HCSB) 1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Zacchaeus The Tax-Collector

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 29, 2009

People sees Zacchaeus as a sinner, Jesus sees him as someone God loves. Zacchaeus seeks the Lord, and finds himself being sought after by Jesus. Only Jesus can transform a life.

A man’s life was changed, from one who people hates to a person who is willing to help others. • He did not attend a moral course or nor a training class. He met a person. He met Jesus. He met the Saviour of his life. • He trusted Christ and experienced His love and the forgiveness of his sin. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

To The Rescue Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009

Hosea didn’t merely redeem Gomer with "cheap grace," but established a plan for "sanctification," as well.

My wife enjoys watching movies over and over again. She’s the perfect target market for DVDs because, if she is really into a movie, she’s willing to watch that movie several times over a short period of time. I’m different. I like to watch a film and then, I won’t want to watch it again for a ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-5

Denomination: *other

Freedom's Relationships Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 5, 2009

This message seeks to free believers from a performance mentality in their relationship with God. We are free, because we are loved. We are free from the pressure to perform, because God already accepts us as His full, adult sons and daughters in Christ

Freedom’s Relationships (Galatians 3:23-29) Danny Cox, a former jet pilot turned business leader, tells his readers in Seize the Day that when jet fighters were first invented, they “flew much faster than their propeller predecessors. So pilot ejection became a more sophisticated process. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Evangelical Free

"Love Shown In Discipline" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 15, 2009

Sermon 24 in a study in HEBREWS

“and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; 6 FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.” NASB There are some things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-13

Denomination: Orthodox

Earning Another Chance

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009

Christian God is the God of "second chance."

EARNING ANOTHER CHANCE John 21:15-23 GOAL: To inform the listeners that God is the God of “second chance.” INTRODUCTION Granting another chance to an offender is not easy and yet this is the attitude that Jesus exemplified to His disciples. Some of us may not agree with the idea ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Right Relationship With Jesus

Contributed by Grant Sisson on Jun 9, 2009

Contrasting life under the rigidity of Law to life of freedom under the sweet grace of God.

What Is “The Right Relationship With Jesus”? by Grant S. Sisson Yesterday was a long hard day for me. After the Board meeting yesterday morning, Ann and I went to White House, TX to visit my dad, who, as you know, is suffering with terminal cancer. The Hospice people had arranged all this in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-10

Liar! Liar! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 6, 2009

We lie to get around the truth. The 9th commandment remains very relevant in our lives.

June 28, 2009 Exodus 20:16 Liar! Liar! SLIDE In the book, The Day America Told the Truth, of the people surveyed, the authors found these results – 91% lie about trivial matters; 36% lie about important matters; 86% regularly lie to parents, 75% regularly lie to friends, 73% regularly lie to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16

Denomination: Baptist

Provision

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 4, 2010

The widiws giving is a link for every believer to discover and grow there by. God's provision is coded within every believer as he or she follows His plan for their lives.

Provision Text: I Kings 17:1-7 NLT  1 Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!” 2 Then the Lord ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

7.1 On The Richter Scale. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 9, 2010

A brief message to the folks at the Corps, after the quake that rocked our city, reminding them that nothing can seperate us from the love of God.

Romans 8:37-39 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,d neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:37-39

Denomination: Salvation Army

Prayer Starts Fires

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 21, 2010

open your heart and pray for the fire of heaven to fall

PRAYER STARTS FIRES 1st Kings 18:37Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:39

Denomination: Baptist

Knowledge Vs Wisdom

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 26, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Grow in wisdom. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show the difference of knowledge and wisdom IV. TEXT: Proverbs 9:10 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wis

I. EXORDIUM: Grow in wisdom. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show the difference of knowledge and wisdom IV. TEXT: Proverbs 9:10 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hosea: Relentless Love Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 7, 2013

God’s love never changes and never gives up.

I read through Hosea in one sitting and this is the picture I got: • … a grieving Lover, urging for the return of His beloved, who has left Him for other loves. Despite the infidelity, the Lover was unrelenting. • He was determined to pay any price that would bring His beloved back to His ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Inner Strength Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 13, 2013

The Spirit provides Christians with an inner strength that enables us to endure with patience and joy.

Colossians 1:1-14 “Inner Strength” INTRODUCTION Our text today contains one of my favorite Bible verses. It was a passage of scripture that I learned when I participated in a weekend retreat in high school. The verse is Colossians 1:10, “To lead a life worthy of the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Where Does Your "Help" Come From?

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Jul 15, 2013

The fact is that any of us have the potential within us to become fornicators, liars, drunkards, adulterers, or even murders and we could become guilty of ever evil work of the flesh; except for the Grace (help) of God! Where does your help come from?

Quotes: “People are like dirt. They can either nourish you & help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die. “ –Plato --It all depends on what they have within them. “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal