Sermons on Great Shepherd:

Apostles' Creed: Recognizing The Maker Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 14, 2019

Belief in God as Creator gives life meaning, gives wisdom, and sustains human flourishing.

APOSTLES’ CREED: Recognizing the Creator The Apostles’ Creed begins simply and boldly: “I believe in God, the Father Almighty, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.” Our God is the Creator of the universe, and more importantly, he is the Creator of us. He says in Isaiah 45:12, “It is I who made the earth ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-9, Psalm 19:1-11, Genesis 1:1-2, Ephesians 1:4-10, Romans 1:20-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Trading The Natural For The Supernatural Series

Contributed by Darian Catron on Aug 23, 2019

Peter had a choice. Stay in the boat getting no-where. Or get out and come to Jesus who walks on the waves. We have a choice. Stick with what's natural or trade it for the Super Natural.

Illustration/Story/Quote/Statistic- A new Barna research study where more than 5,000 were interviewed found that while a majority of Americans identify as Christians, only a minority are "practicing Christians." In fact, as many as 73 percent of the Americans say they are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33, Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

34 Words That Can Change Your Life

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Mar 24, 2019

Can words really change your life? Actually, yes they can if they are the Words of the LORD.

34 Words That Can Change Your Life Scripture Reference: First Peter 2:9 Preached at Mount Zion Baptist Church Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson Sermon backgrounds and PowerPoints are available for free if you request them. My email is address is saved2follow@hotmail.com. Also, the sermons are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Baptist

A Message From God: Get In The Car With God. Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 25, 2019

When we get in a car with someone we enjoy all the benefits their car affords, even though we didn't buy it. If it has A/C we have A/C, if it has leather wrap around seats we get to enjoy them...

Get In The Car With God PPT 1 Series Title: Words We have been for the most part speaking about our words this week we are going to look at a few of the words Jesus spoke. PPT 2 Message Title: A Message From God, Get in the car with God. As we begin let me just talk about the words of Jesus for a ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33, Colossians 3:16, John 14:25-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer (Part 1)

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 12, 2019

Would you like to pray more? Better? Deeper? Stronger? With more fire, faith, and fervency? In Matthew 6, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray sincerely, secretly, simply and securely.

Prayer (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/22/2015 A young man stepped up to the checkout-counter in a small drugstore with three boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. The pharmacist asked him what his plans were for the three boxes, and the young man replied, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8, Luke 11:1

Denomination: Christian Church

The Church Of Ephesus Series

Contributed by Vernon Risner on Mar 5, 2021

Lessons from the church of Ephesus. Power Point, sermon notes, and video clips are available upon request.

We’re just beginning our study of Revelation. AS the book opens is around the year 95 AD. John the last of the original 12 disciple alive is an old man has been pastoring the church at Ephesus. Also during this time Domitian is the emperor of the Roman Empire. He was the first Emperor of Rome ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

4th Sunday In Lent, Year B. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 10, 2021

MARCH 10th, 2024.

Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, Psalm 107:17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21. (A) A SERPENT ON A POLE, AND A MAN ON A CROSS. Numbers 21:4-9. Much of the books of Exodus and Numbers tells the sad history of a people who for forty years - whilst being delivered, led, and provided for by God - ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, Psalm 107:17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is Success?

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

There is really only one question by which we evaluate all of life, and all human activity: Is it pleasing to God?

Paul Aurandt in his book, Destiny tells of the life of Bartholomew Roberts, one of the great sea captains. He commanded 3 ships-The Fortune, The Good Fortune and the Royal Fortune. Back in his day the ships musicians were on call to provide music anytime of the day or night. But his musicians got ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6

Successful Prayer

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

If success is pleasing God, and God is not pleased with all kinds of external forms and activities, where the heart is far from him, than it follows that the only road to spiritual success is the road to inner space.

Henry Brown prayed for a way to escape. He was a slave in Richmond, Virginia, and desperately wanted to be free. He finally felt his prayer was answered when he was inspired by a unique idea. He had the plantation carpenter construct a box the same size of the largest boxes that were shipped in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Success In Simplicity

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

Jesus simplified everything he touched. The Old Testament saints had ten commandments to guide them, but Jesus said you can simplify these ten, and reduce them to two. Love God with all your being, and your neighbor as yourself.

C. S. Lewis, the brilliant atheist who became one of the most famous Christians of the 20th century, said, "It is no good asking for a simple religion after all, real things are not simple." Little did he realize, when he wrote those words in his early book, Mere Christianity, just how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Death Is But A Step Away

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 14, 2021

Death is not a pleasant subject to talk about.

1 SAMUEL 20:1-3 “DEATH IS BUT A STEP AWAY” A) David now has fled from Naioth in Ramah and found Jonathan. * David exclaimed. “What have I done? ... Why is your father so determined to kill me?” B) Jonathan declared, “That’s not true David ... I’m sure he’s not planning any such thing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 20:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

What Does God's Will Have To Do With My Circumstances?

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 15, 2021

Circumstances aren’t always just circumstances. We have to learn to see God at work.

We’ve been talking about God’s Will for the past 4-5 Sundays. Today I ask the question, “What does God’s Will have to do with my circumstances in my everyday life?” God answers our prayers all the time. But many of those times we don’t even realize it was God trying to get our attention. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-32, Ephesians 3:20

Denomination: Baptist

Jewels Of Rules Series

Contributed by G W Bill Elliott Jr on Jun 2, 2020

One of the first benefits we obtained in the Garden of Eden was life itself. But, even better... the promise of never dying, actually... as long as we followed one simple rule. See... God set into motion man's Free-Will...

It is a rare person who does not like benefits. The working we do, the toiling we face, and the utter anguish we endure are all resolved when benefits follow closely behind. You may know that ‘benefits‘ is generally described as, “something that is advantageous or good.” Sometimes, even having an ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17, John 15:5, Proverbs 19:27, Joshua 1:8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All Means All Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 22, 2020

A sermon discussing the hopeless of people without the Gospel

All Means All Romans Series CCCAG March 15st, 2020 Scripture- Romans 3 (Shane Reading) One of the great tragedies of today's culture is that we have lost the ability to talk to one another reasonably. The reasons are twofold. The first is a deficiency within our educational system in that we ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Body Of Christ-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 23, 2020

3 of 7. The apostle Paul maintained the significance of the Church's being the Body of Christ. What is exhibited by that entity known as the Body of Christ? The Body of Christ exhibits...

The BODY Of CHRIST-III—1Corinthians 12:12-31 Attention: For the past two weeks we’ve been looking at God’s design for Unity & it’s importance in the Body of Christ, which is the Church. All the local-to-global manifestations of the Body of Christ are built upon a God-sourced Unity of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:21-22, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Denomination: Baptist