Sermons on Grow In Your Salvation:

God Directs Eternal Salvation

Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 2, 2002

EASTER 5(B) - April 28, 2002 - Our gracious God directs His eternal salvation from Scripture to man and from man into humanity.

GOD DIRECTS ETERNAL SALVATION Acts 8:26-40 - April 28, 2002 26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Lutheran

Your Toy Or God's Semi

Contributed by Ray Geide on Feb 23, 2012

What must a person do to go to heaven? The answer is quite obvious in the Bible. God has put a semi-truck load of verses there with the answer. Yet, few see God's semi-truck.

What must a person do to go to heaven? The answer is quite obvious in the Bible. God has put a semi-truck load of verses there with the answer. Yet when I talk to pastors or go into churches, they do not mention God's semi-truck. Instead they exploit one or two verses to conjure up ...read more

Scripture: John 3:18-36

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Many Need Your Help"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 5, 2011

We need to never look down at others. We pass by people everyday that need our help. This lesson will show why we need to slow down.

Thank you for all the encouraging e mails yesterday about our friends across the street. As police, detectives and a host of other law enforcement come and go it is a constant reminder of what happened. Jim who I became good friends with was confined to a wheelchair because of his diabetes. But I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-16

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 4, 2008

As Stephen Covey states, "begin with the end in mind"...doing this will assist us in finding God’s will and way for our lives.

Keeping My Eyes on the Prize Romans 6:15-23 * Some of the most famous words that the Apostle Paul ever penned are found in his letter to the church at Philippi. In chapter 3:13-14 he writes, “ Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

What Happened To Your Joy? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013

There’s no joy in religious legalism. Joyless religion is like going into a nice restaurant and eating the paper menu instead of enjoying the food.

INTRODUCTION We’ve all seen special-occasion cakes that have a message spelled out in the frosting. There’s a collection of pictures of funny messages called Cake Wrecks. Apparently, some of these cake decorators had someone order a cake over the phone and they took their verbal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your Heart's Desire?

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 7, 2013

What is your heart's desire? With the apostle Paul, his heart's desire was to see the lost come to Christ. Though the majority of this message is my own, the main points have been borrowed.

*WHAT IS YOUR HEART’S DESIRE?* Rom. 9:1-3; 10:1-4 INTRODUCTION: 1.) What is the deepest desire of your heart? 2.) Everyone of us have some deep desires of the heart. 3.) Paul defined his purpose for being in terms of helping men and women experience God’s Great salvation. (I Cor. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Handle Your Guilt Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 22, 2019

Many today want to put aside any mention of shame as inappropriate. Paul, though, speaks of godly sorrow and worldly sorrow. What's the distinction and how can sorrow be a good thing?

SMILEY RELIGION: “God wants me to be happy.” - 2 Corinthians 7:8. - Today so many presume that God’s job is to make them happy. The only way they think about God is that He is there to answer our prayers and bring good things into our lives. - Biblical ideas like carrying your cross, losing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Spiritual Growth?

Contributed by Satkunanathan (Paulos) on Sep 19, 2013

Understanding the term Spiritual Growth will Seal your destiny, It will lead to life and in abundance, Pleasing God in every thing we do.

As a Christian it’s important that we learn this in our daily life so we can increase in our Spiritual Growth. Growth (Growing) is the Key word – Getting Taller, Higher, Upwards. In general, we have a perception that Spiritual Growth is getting serious with God, commitment in reading ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation Realized(2018)-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 26, 2018

2 of 3. All on the ark escaped/were saved from the Flood’s destruction. Salvation was realized by those favored by God. But How/When is salvation by God accomplished/realized? Salvation is realized when & how...

Series: SUPPLANTING The LEGACY Of WICKEDNESS—Genesis 6:9—10:32 A—GOD’s REMOVAL STRATEGY—Genesis 6:9-22 Toward Removing the Legacy of Wickedness B—GOD’s DESIGNED DESTRUCTION(& Salvation)—Genesis 7:1-24 C—SALVATION REALIZED(Getting to Normal)-II—Genesis 8:1-19 D—EXPERIENCING The VICTORY/Man’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Savoring His Sacrifice And Salvation Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 9, 2019

In this Easter Sunday message we will talk about savoring the forgiveness, restoration and hope that are ours because of His sacrifice.

Savoring His Sacrifice and Salvation Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Your Heart’s Desire

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 15, 2018

THIS IS A VALENTINE'S DAY MESSAGE. IT ASKS THE QUESTION "DO WE HAVE A HEART'S DESIRE TO SEE PEOPLE SAVED?"

WHAT IS YOUR HEART’S DESIRE ROMANS 9:1-3, 10:1-4 IF I WERE TO ASK , “WHAT IS YOUR HEART’S DESIRE”, YOU WOULD HAVE MANY ANSWERS. SOME OF YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE A LOVED ONE YOU HAVEN’T HAD CONTACT WITH IN A LONG TIME. OTHERS MIGHT WANT TO CELEBRATE A SPECIAL DAY, LIKE CHRISTMAS, JUST ONE MORE TIME, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Secure Forever

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006

What is the basis of your security? money? job? religion?

Story about how insecure we Americans feel after 9/11 Office of Homeland Security 1. Introduce idea of Security. Freedom from risk or danger; safety. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence. We also ought to understand security in terms of who trying to steal our security from us as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:23

Denomination: Baptist

Keep Your Hope In The Final Revelation

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 3, 2023

Think about the concept of seeing God face to face - it is spoken of through the Word - a hope of salvation.

11.5.23 1 John 3:2–3 (EHV) 2 Dear friends, we are children of God now, but what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he is revealed we will be like him, and we will see him as he really is. 3 Everyone who has this hope purifies himself just as Jesus is pure. Keep Your Hope ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Do You Know Where You're Going?

Contributed by Dennis Munn on Dec 16, 2010

The best of intentions won't get you to heaven...

Do You Know Where You’re Going? Matthew 7:13-14 13- Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14- Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Apostolic

Grasping The Benefits Of Having The Son

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2013

There are benifits to having God's Son, Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord.

Title: Grasping the Benefits of Having the Son Introduction: I want to read to you from Scripture about what the Ultimate Father did. "For God so loved the world, He gave His one and only Son, that whoever, believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 3:1-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational