Sermons on Great Commission:

Water To Wine—declaring God's Anointed-4 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 9, 2015

4 of 6. Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Where is Jesus heralded as God’s Anointed? or Why turn water into wine? God’s Anointed is heralded on the stage of...

WATER To WINE—Declaring God's Anointed-IV—John 2:1-12 Attention: On Stage—Feb. 9, 1964—The Beatles were introduced to America on CBS’s variety show ‘The Ed Sullivan Show. Before they even played, the audience filled with young girls began wildly screaming & ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Be Encouraged Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 13, 2015

After talking ab out being honest about our sin, John seeks to encourage Christians at the various stages of their Christian walk

Be Encouraged Slide Intro Have you ever had a multigenerational family portrait taken? Sometimes people have them taken at weddings. Slide I find it interesting to look at those types of family portraits. You get to see all the generations of a family and imagine somewhat what they currently ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Every Promise He Has Made Has Or Will Come To Pass At His Set Time. Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Jun 13, 2015

Faith is the solid, unshakable confidence in God which is built upon the assurance that He will be faithful to His promises.

#12~ JACOB: HEB.11: 21 SS 8-24-14 @@ Gen. 47: 27-31--- @@ GEN. 48: @Today we'll continue with our study of Hebrews 11: - "the hall of faith chapter, or the catalog of the faithful chapter". Let me remind us just what ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:21

Denomination: Baptist

Take Time To Listen When You Pray

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 17, 2015

For an athlete to excel in the sport of his or her choice they must submit to the physical disciplines that will prepare them for excellent performance. Likewise, to truly be followers of Jesus Christ, we must follow certain exercises and disciplines.

2-22-05 Title: Take Time to Listen When You Pray Text: “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” (Matthew 6:6) Bible Reading: Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Persistent Widow Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 20, 2015

The parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8 teaches us about persevering in prayer.

Scripture I read a story when I was a student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, IL. You will be appalled by the story I am about to relate to you. Appalled, that is, if you have any kind of social conscience. A poor black, living on Chicago’s South Side, sought to have her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Light The Fire Again

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 22, 2015

As the disciples waited for the "fire of heaven" to fall on them, they waited with expectation and preparation. It was not sitting still. I was getting ready. We as believers need to be engaged in the same preparation for God to work in us.

Light The Fire Again Preparing for Spiritual Breakthrough Acts 1:13ff This is a church on fire This is a Holy Spirit place It is our burning desire to lift up Jesus name Let fire burn in every heart To light the way defeat the dark Let the flame of love burn higher This is a church - This is a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prodigal Who Stayed Home Series

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 22, 2015

This message speaks of the son of interest to Jesus in his most well-known story - not on the prodigal who left home, but the prodigal who stayed home. Of particular interest is the difference in this son's response and the Fathers to the other.

The Prodigal Who Stayed Home Luke 15:1, 2, and 25-32 "Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such despicable people - even eating with them!" These two verses from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:25-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Diving Into Baptism

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 5, 2016

A look at the day John Baptized Jesus

The Baptism of Jesus It’s just confusing. We all know the story of John the Baptist, and we know the story of Jesus and we even know the point where the two stories intercept. And that’s where it gets confusing. There are two things we know that seem to muddy the water, so to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Very Important Question

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 6, 2016

Do I love the church more than I love Jesus and lost people?

Dangerous. That word describes a certain strip of seacoast. Shipwrecks were numerous there. Some folks that lived in that area were greatly concerned about the loss of human life so they built a crude little lifesaving station. The building wasn’t much. It was really just a ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Sacrifice

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jun 12, 2016

Abraham, what were you thinking? What was going through your mind? What was going through your heart? We parents want to know. We want to know how you could do it? How could you obey such a command? How could you have taken that knife?

Genesis 22:1-18 The Sacrifice 6/12/16 Text After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Exodus - Part 13 - Wrap Up- " I Don't Get It Big Dan" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Jun 12, 2016

Part 13 wrap up- recap of our Exodus series a hard look at forgiveness

Exodus – “The Story of God’s presence” Part 13 wrap up “I don’t get it Big Dan’ Exodus 32 Ya’ll know I love movies and you also know I really like the movie “Oh Brother where art thou” I have used quotes and stories from this movie ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

And The Music Plays On

Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Jun 24, 2016

We must maintain hope and perseverance until the second coming

We have often heard the axiom that when life serves us lemons we should turn the lemons into lemonade. I don’t know about you, but I find that is not always an easy thing to do. There have been times when I have been confronted by an issue the seemingly overwhelms me. I twist and turn and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Adventist

Can Those Who’ve Never Heard The Gospel Be Saved?

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 3, 2016

Opponents accuse God of injustice for sending people to hell who never had the chance to hear the Gospel. That would be unjust if it were true, but God gives everybody a chance to be saved & judges them on a different basis.

CAN THOSE WHO’VE NEVER HEARD THE GOSPEL BE SAVED? Rom. 2:12-15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: IMPORTANCE OF REPUTATION 1. A guy was going 89 MPH. A cop pulled him over. 2. “Let me see your driver’s license.” “Don’t have one.” “Let me see your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:12-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Doors Of Destiny

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 31, 2016

In Revelation, Jesus tells the Church at Philadelphia that He is opening a door for them which no one can shut. This is a door of favor, spiritual growth, and opportunity to witness. He'll open that same door for us if we desire it!

DOORS OF DESTINY INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Late one night, a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. “Give me your money,” he demanded. Indignant, the affluent man replied, “You can’t do this, I’m a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Life's Biggest Question Series

Contributed by Brandon Vernoy on Aug 4, 2016

We find freedom in identifying with Jesus Christ; we find power in identifying who He is.

Life's Biggest Question Introduction: Two weeks ago we had the opportunity to discuss here in service what it meant to be the bride of Christ as we examined what we called engagement gifts that He has given to each of His us as disciples of Christ. And we concluded that the greatest of the gifts ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God