Sermons on Good Kings:

What's So Good About Good Friday?

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jul 8, 2009

Why do we call this day Good Friday when it was the darkest day in history?

What is good about “Good Friday”? This is the darkest day in history, Wall Street could have a million “Black Fridays” and it wouldn’t compare to the day the world killed its Saviour. The only thing Christians have to celebrate about this day is that we don’t have to work. Sure we know that it ends ...read more

The Good Shepherd Takes Good Care Of Us

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 30, 2020

Jesus, the Good Shepherd gives us abundant life. What does that really mean for us?

5.3.20 John 10:1-10 1 “Amen, Amen, I tell you: Anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the door, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep listen to his ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

What Is So Good About The Good News?

Contributed by Mark N. Posey on May 4, 2015

Each time the Gospel is preached, God is glorified!

SERMON: What is SO good about the Good News? TEXT: Romans 1:16 1. Its source: “the gospel of Jesus Christ.” 2, Its value: “it is the power.” 3, Its divinity: “it is the power of God.” 4, Its object: “unto salvation.” 5, Its impartiality: “to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's So 'good' About Good Friday?

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 29, 2018

Two thousand years have passed since the Crucifixion Day, yet the Bible account enables us to visualize the day and event with a great deal of accuracy. While on the cross, Christ makes seven brief utterances. Ponder it in your hearts by reflecting

Good Friday is observed traditionally as the day on which Jesus was crucified. Jesus set the ultimate example of sacrifice in His once-for-all work on the cross. It reminds each of us that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Good Friday Is Good Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 14, 2019

Good Friday is good because of salvation. It is the crossroads of eternity.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Good Friday is good because of salvation. It is the crossroads of eternity. 2. The cross was not an accident; nothing happened that didn’t fulfill the plan of God. “All things work together for good” (Rom. 8:28). 3. The last words of a person before they die are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34, Romans 8:28, John 10:18

Denomination: Baptist

Its Time To Be Ready The King Is Comming

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Feb 23, 2003

When Jesus moves in reviving power, He first cleanses the temple and removes the fruitless. Only the humble and watchful will survive.

Its time to be ready, the King is coming. Its about 30 AD. The place is Jerusalem. It is the month of Nissan and the sun is sweltering overhead. There is a large crowd gathering along the dusty highway and your peer over the heads of the people in front of you. The crowd is shouting Hallelujah ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Mark 11:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

That's Good! (Part One)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 26, 2018

You've heard the phrase, "God is good all the time and all the time God is good". But how do we define 'good'?

THAT'S GOOD! (part one) We've heard the saying, "God is good all the time and all the time God is good." What is good? The word can mean many things. It can refer to something that's of high-quality (that's good stuff). It can refer to someone who's virtuous or moral (he's a good person). It can ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:5, Psalm 145:8-9, Proverbs 14:14, Romans 3:9-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Yield To Jesus Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 26, 2015

When a person depends on God’s power, good things will happen; but when a person depends on their own wisdom and strength, failure will follow.

Please open your Bibles to 1 Samuel Chapter 13….. Samuel was called to be a spokesperson for God, a prophet. Do you know why God called Samuel? God called a spokesperson because God’s people Israel kept forgetting about God. Take a quick look back to 1 Samuel 12:12……. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Present Kingdom - The King Has Come Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007

Jesus comes in fulfillment of the prophecies of a new king who would restore the Kingdom of God and with the means to achieve that end.

Do you remember last week, when Roy was relating the story of Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones, how he pointed out that although much of what Ezekiel prophesied came true in the years immediately following the return from exile, it didn’t all come true. Let’s just briefly revisit the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Once Bitten, Twice Shy Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 15, 2005

Kings of Judah, Pt. 4: "Jehoshaphat"

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY (2 CHRONICLES 17:1-19:11) The week heading into my 45th birthday was a rich and sweet experience, in more ways than one. Four days before my birthday I was invited to an all-you-can-eat seafood and steak dinner. I ate four helpings, five pieces of chocolate for dessert and a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Good, Better, Best --- Divine Timing

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 2, 2024

God is an "on time God."

GOOD, BETTER, BEST: IN GOD’S TIME By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Jesus wants us to learn the lesson of DIVINE TIMING, PERSISTENCE AND TO NEVER GIVE UP. My friend we will face anger, discouragement, bitterness, disappointments and the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1, Ruth 1:16, 2 Kings 8:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon # 28 - Share The Good News Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 18, 2025

When challenged with problems and hardships that seem insurmountable here’s how we should handle it. Trust God to do the impossible, do all that we can do and then when the miraculous happens, make it a point to share the good news with others.

We read in 2 Kings 6:24-25, “And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Samaria;” (NKJV) The city of Samaria was under siege by Ben-Hadad the king of Syria, and no one could enter or exit that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:24-25, 2 Kings 7:3-10, 2 Kings 8:4, 1 Corinthians 9:16

Denomination: Other

#5-Jesus Came To Rule As King Series

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 25, 2010

Fifth in a series leading up to Easter about why Jesus came.

Sermon Notes Series: Why Did Jesus Come? Sermon: #5-Jesus Came to Reign Scripture: Luke 19: 28-40 1. In the Triumphal Entry, Jesus Declares H______________ that He Is King, v. 28-31 Jesus has great authority...over every part of who we are. … He reigns over all things. The people expected that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: Baptist

It's Hard…to Find Good Help?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 25, 2015

No one wants to do anything anymore… They just want to rely on someone else to do it for them…and still receive the benefits as though they had done it all on their own...

It's hard…To find good help? Matthew 9:36-38 NKJ 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:23-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just Like Everyone Else

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 13, 2013

We are called to be different.

Just Like Everyone Else I Samuel 8:1-22 In a way, we can’t blame Israel for wanting a king. They had gone through hundreds of years of anarchy. The book of Judges which precedes 1 Samuel historically started off on a good note but progressively deteriorates into periods of captivity because of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible