Sermons on Growing The Church:

Hello, My Name Is El Shaddai (Series On The Names Of God #2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Oct 11, 2024

As we continue to study the names of God today, we will study the name El- Shaddai.

Speaking of names let me illustrate… Illus: Alexander the Great on one particular campaign, Alexander received word that one of his officers was continuously and seriously misbehaving. The soldier’s character was, in fact, becoming a stain on the reputation of the Grecian army. Alexander the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-5, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Righteous Branch Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 6, 2025

When all hope seems lost, call out to God and count on the promise of His restoration, the promise of His righteous Branch. and the promise of his resolute Word.

In the movie Gravity, veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski and rookie specialist Dr. Ryan Stone are working together in space to repair the Hubble Telescope. Out of the blue, Houston control aborts the mission, because a Russian missile hit a satellite, causing a chain reaction, and now there is a storm ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:1-26, 1 Peter 5:10, Matthew 1:20-21, Jeremiah 23:5-6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Luke 1:26-33, Hebrews 7:25, Zechariah 12:10-11, Romans 11:26, Romans 11:17-18, Ephesians 2:12-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Now I See

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 21, 2025

Grace restores the broken, rewrites our story, lifts us from Babylon, and brings every wandering soul safely home through God’s love.

NOW I SEE — Part One There are moments in life when everything suddenly becomes clear—moments when the fog lifts, the shadows part, and what we could never understand in our blindness finally comes into focus. Grace has a way of doing that. It finds us when we are running, speaks to us when we are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:12, Romans 6:14, Ephesians 2:8, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Luke 15:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

No! Not That! (Habakkuk) Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 19, 2025

When God baffles you, trust Him, Fear Him, and Praise Him.

Jill Briscoe, a pastor’s wife and author, talks about babysitting one of their three, 3-year-old grandchildren several years ago. In their family, they had twins and a single birth all within 24 hours. They called them Search, Destroy, and Demolition. She was babysitting Demolition. As Jill waved ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-17, Habakkuk 2:1-20, Habakkuk 3:1-19, 1 Peter 2:23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Who Sits On Your Throne? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 24, 2025

Holiness isn’t something that God has, but holy is what He is. The word holy has concentric circles of meaning. At its heart, when the word holy applies to God, it is almost an adjective for God. It is almost a way of saying, “God alone is God. There is no other.”

We conclude a series that explores the great character of God. Every sermon has been taken from the Psalms in this series. No other book in your Bible has as many authors as does Psalms. The superscriptions above verse 1 of many of the Psalms tell us that Moses, Solomon, Asaph, Hezekiah, and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Was Dead But Now I'm Alive Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 16, 2025

Can you imagine Mary and Martha pacing the floor, waiting for Jesus? They were at the deathbed of their beloved brother. Can’t you see Lazarus struggling to breathe? The whole time, they’re looking out the window expecting to see Jesus arrive.

What if I told you that surveys suggest that nearly three-quarters of doctors in the United States believe in miracles? And what if I told you that over half of the physicians surveyed noted that they had witnessed what they considered to be miracles?1 Find John 11 with me, if you will. Ed ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

When Worship Gets Expensive: Mary’s Price And Judas’ Calculations Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 17, 2025

Don’t you imagine that Lazarus grew tired of the onlookers wanting to catch a glimpse of him? No doubt Lazarus would have loved his privacy away from prying eyes after being in the spotlight. How many times did he have to answer, “How do you feel?”

Find John 12 with me. Worship is the one activity believers will do for all of eternity. Worship offers us these incredible benefits of peace and joy in our lives. Listen and learn from a story of incredible worship. As you listen, refuse to be Judas while embracing Mary. Oh, that there would be ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Zaccheaus Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 4, 2026

God is inviting each of you to pull up a chair next to Him this new year in 2026 – Yes, even next to His table – to have a conversation with Him – to even ask questions of Him.

Video Transition: Chairs! Series: Pull Up a Chair - Zach! Thesis: God is inviting each of you to pull up a chair next to Him this new year in 2026 – Yes, even next to His table – to have a conversation with Him – to even ask questions of Him. (Reference the banner) Key Verse on the banners for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, 1 Peter 4:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

20/26 Vision (Part 2): Ghost In The Machine: Imago Dei Vs.the Synthetic Self Series

Contributed by Rev Emmanuel O. Adejugbe on Jan 13, 2026

In 2026, machines are becoming more human while we become more like machines. As AI mimics our voices, we face a crisis of "Synthetic Identity"—losing the soul to the system. But there is a "Ghost" in your design no code can replicate. Stop being data; reclaim the Image of God.

In this year 2026, we are facing an identity crisis unlike any in human history. As Artificial Intelligence blurs the line between the made and the created, and as our digital avatars become more polished than our actual faces, we have to ask the oldest question that ever was: What does it mean to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:3-6, Genesis 2:7, Psalm 139:13-14, Ephesians 2:10, Acts 17:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life The Grave Could Not Keep

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 22, 2026

Death interrupts life, but God confronts it directly, restores what was lost, and promises a future where the grave does not prevail.

(A message centered on life, not escape.) Death is not something most of us think about very often—until it interrupts us. It interrupts a conversation that wasn’t finished. A relationship that still had words left unsaid. A life that was still in the middle of becoming something. Death rarely ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, John 11:25-26, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, Revelation 21:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Taking The Battle To The Enemy PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 7, 2025

God’s justice and faithfulness empower us to pray boldly, resist the enemy, and finish the year with steadfast faith and triumphant praise.

Friends, as we gather today, I sense a hush of holy expectation. The kind that settles the soul and steadies the heart. The year has been full of peaks and potholes, headlines and heartaches, but here we are—still held, still hearing the whisper of a faithful God. Some of us carry victories we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 34:8, Luke 21:22

Topics: Enemy Defeat, Judgment

Nothing Is Going To Take My Song

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jan 5, 2025

One of the greatest revelations of David's life was the power of song. No one understood praise any better than David, and no one understood the power of a song like David. A song is more than words strung together to a tune. A song is a helper, a companion, and a weapon.

Psalm 137:1-4 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. [2] We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. [3] For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 137:1-4, Psalm 34:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don’t Let Your Light Go Out Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 14, 2025

In Leviticus 6:9-13, we are cautioned to Not Let our light go Out in three ways as illustrated through recognizing first, the: 1) Perpetual Presence of God (Leviticus 6:9-10), 2) Preventing Spiritual Extinguishment (Leviticus 6:11-12) and 3) Perseverance in Christ's Light (Leviticus 6:13)

Leviticus 6:8–13.8 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. 10 And the priest shall put on ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 6:8-13

Denomination: Other

Songs We Sing: "good Good Father" Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 26, 2025

Good, Good Father helps us unlearn damaging things we have heard about God.

SONGS WE SING: ‘GOOD GOOD FATHER’ Matthew 7:9-11, and many others #GoodGoodFather SING ‘GOOD GOOD FATHER’ INTRODUCTION This morning we are continuing a sermon series called: “The Songs We Sing.” Part of worshipping God is singing. FOCUS ON “WORSHIP” I realize I am using that word… “worship”… ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:9-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Search Of A Fresh Start

Contributed by Chris Haley on Mar 11, 2025

An evangelistic talk on the need to be born again.

Introduction How do you get to heaven? How do you get to the good place in the afterlife? Now I know some of you might be sat there straight away thinking, well there's no such place, there's no such thing. Well humour me for a minute, if there were a place like heaven, how would you get ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational