Sermons on Great Hymns Of The Faith:

Rejecting Jesus Or Handling Him With Care

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 12, 2022

Experiencing rejection is a normal part of life. It happens to all of us. How could a single Palm Sunday Celebration cause the religious leaders to be jealous, and envious of Jesus? What causes men to reject him?

Sermon: Rejecting Jesus Instead of Handling Him with Care Scripture: Luke 20:9-20 “Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years. 10 At the time of the grape harvest, he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:9-20, Psalm 118:22-24, 1 Peter 2:6-8

Denomination: Methodist

"Out With The Old- In With The New.” (New Year Sermon)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 23, 2022

New year’s is always an exciting time of the year.

WHY IS IT SO EXCITING FOR US? It is exciting for two reasons: (1) By nature it is always exciting when we get something new. It is exciting to get… • A new car • A new suit of clothing • A new home • A new child or grandchild But it is also exciting as we anticipate entering a NEW YEAR. WHAT ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Fool Are You?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 25, 2022

I read of this very foolish man named Mike the other day who live on a farm in a rural area with his pregnant wife.

With no running water, no electricity, etc. one night, Mikes' wife begins to deliver a baby. The local doctor is there in attendance. Mike said, "What d'ya want me to do, Doctor?" "Hold the lantern, Mike. Here it comes!" The doctor delivers the child and holds it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 14:1, 1 Corinthians 4:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

From This To That

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 28, 2022

Many things undergo change.

Illus: Conversion is generally a religious word. However, through life we have many conversions, such as: • Some are converted in politics from one party to another • Some are converted in the sports world from one team to another • Some are converted in the music world from one style of music to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God- Part 2 Series

Contributed by Kiruba Stephen on May 12, 2022

We will examine, what it means to put God above all things in our lives and all the blessings that follow when we do.

When we are in debt, God knows we are in debt. And we don’t have to work 2 jobs, 3 jobs, or 4 jobs in order to pay the debt. Only simple thing is, seek ye first the kingdom of God. The “First” word is the most important word. It is not, seek ye the kingdom of God, it is, seek ye “First” the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44, 1 Kings 4:8-17

No Condemnation In Christ: Romans 8:1-4 Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Aug 1, 2022

It's one of the most stunning truths of Scripture: We can and will face the consequences of our sin, but we will never face the punishment for our sin. Christ already has.

Good morning! Please turn to Romans, Chapter 8. I am so excited to be turning to Romans, Chapter 8, and not Romans Chapter 7. We’ve been in the book of Romans since January. And maybe there are some of you that are getting maybe just a little tired of it. Certainly, when we were just hitting ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Philistines Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 13, 2022

The ancient Philistines were in the land of Canaan before Moses, and the Israelites claimed it as their Promised Land from God. The conflict over Canaan territory and religious and cultural differences between Israelites and Philistines led to many battles between the two nations.

Philistines Who Were the Philistines? The ancient Philistines were in the land of Canaan before Moses, and the Israelites claimed it as their Promised Land from God. The conflict over Canaan territory and religious and cultural differences between Israelites and Philistines led to many battles ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 15:13

Denomination: Baptist

Help Me God, I Feel Helpless Series

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Oct 3, 2022

Have you ever felt hopeless — helpless — at the end of your proverbial rope? Have you ever cried out, “God help me”? That’s a loaded question, because I think we’ve all been there. In one way, or many ways, we’ve been there. When we’re there, we have options, even when we don’t think so

Alba 7-28-13 (Revised 10-2-2022) HELP ME GOD, I FEEL HELPLESS John 5:1-9 Have you ever felt hopeless — helpless — at the end of your proverbial rope? Have you ever cried out, “God help me”? That’s a loaded question, because I think we’ve all been there. In one way, or many ways, we’ve been ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Best Practices Series

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 17, 2022

Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet included at end of text.

"Best Practices" Luke 11:37-54 A sermon for 7/24/22 – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Pastor John Bright Luke 11 “44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.” 45 Then one of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-54, Matthew 23:24, Philippians 2:5-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Day Of Death Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 23, 2022

Would you baptize someone on Halloween? One preacher refused to do that because he saw Halloween as a focus on death... and he didn't want the young girl he was baptizing to become confused by the aura of death in the season, and having that connection ruin her walk with Christ.

Ordinarily I read a Scripture before each sermon because anything the Bible says is more important than what I have to say. But today I'm not going to do that. The text will still be there in the body of the sermon, but I'm not reading first because I don't want to spoil the surprise. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Follow The King Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 25, 2022

Jesus is calling true worshipers from every nation and every tribe and every people to follow the only true God, the only King of kings.

Today we are continuing our study in the Gospel of John. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, John wrote: “...these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). Everything Jesus did was ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where’s The Bench?

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 1, 2022

One of God’s biggest problems with the church is complacency. It has been a problem in every age. One of biggest the problems of complacency is wanting someone else to do it.

WHERE’S THE BENCH? Texts: Matthew 7:26 & James 1:22 Matthew 7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand (NRSV). James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves (NRSV). ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:26, James 1:22

Denomination: United Methodist

Peace Work Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

God’s peace is not the same as the world’s peace - even though people filled with God’s peace DO bring peace to the world.

We human beings are not naturally peacemakers. On the contrary: we’re naturally trouble-makers. A few years ago a group of people tried walking across America on a mission of peace. They couldn't get along and divided into two groups by the time they were half way across. According to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Reality Of Death

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 13, 2022

All of us are interested in things that concern us. On the other hand, when a conversation is about things that do not interest us we become bored.

For example, many who have too much time on their hands are interested in watching- - THE “SOAPS.” - The people who are interested in the “soap” operas can sit around in a circle and talk about those programs as if what was going on had something to do with real personal friends of theirs. They ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 20:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

"Even So, Come, Lord Jesus.”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 31, 2022

In this message, we would like to take these three verses and look at the prayer John prayed that we seldom pray.

John prayed for the return of the Lord! Illus: When we think of the return of the Lord Jesus, we can not help thinking of the game children often play. This game is “Hide and Seek.” The children choose a place to be a “base” and then one child closes his eyes and counts to one hundred. The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:7-20

Denomination: Baptist