Sermons on Hearers:

Sanctified For Service At The Brazen Laver Series

Contributed by James May on Apr 9, 2006

#8 in the Tabernacle in the Wilderness Series

Tabernacle in the Wilderness Series #8 Sanctified for Service at the Brazen Laver By Pastor Jim May Exodus 30:17-21, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 30:17-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Preach The Word

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Jul 18, 2002

Paul instructs Timothy to Preach the Word. Join Pastor Steve as he shares what that involves.

This morning we are looking at the mandate for all preachers. It is his privilege, his calling, his directive from the King! Timothy is to "preach the Word!" That is to be the content of his preaching. He is to preach it "in season and out of season" (v.2). He is to preach when it is accepted and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Necessary Thing

Contributed by David Welch on Dec 2, 2008

Message on the Mary and Martha encounter with Jesus. Jesus identifies the one essential thing.

Introduction Most everyone wants to be prepared for what lies ahead. If someone were to ask you what you need for the coming year, how would you answer? More money? More time? New friends? A vacation? A new job? A job? More education? More quality time with the family? A new house? Better ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Christ Likeness

Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 7, 2008

WE’RE TO BE IN HIS LIKENESS

1.Pet.2:21 Created to be Like Christ 2-16-08 God the Father has always known who would be saved and who would not be saved, and because He is God, He knew before the foundation of the world the exact number of saints to make up the Lord Jesus Church, and I believe that when that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21

Denomination: Baptist

Religion Undefiled Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 26, 2009

Pure religion lives out as an outworking of the grace of God in us!

“Religion Undefiled” James 1:17-27 “Religion Undefiled” James 1:17-27 Introduction The story is told of an evangelist overseer of an African Church, was talking about following the “pure” path, and the “pure” path only. It was night, and a crowd of natives sat around the campfire. A native dog ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Christian Church

Storms You Can Avoid Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jun 28, 2007

We all face Storms but We can avoid some storms. This is #2 in the series

Standing in the Storm 2 (Storms we can Avoid) Matthew 7:24-27: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27, 2 Chronicles 7:14, 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is Present Day Tongue Speaking Really Present Today?

Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Feb 7, 2011

On one side, there are those that claim to speak in tongues today. On the other side, others believe God has fulfilled that promise and tongues have ceased. WHICH IS IT? It must be pointed out that a person who spoke in tongues was supernaturally gif

IS PRESENT DAY TONGUE SPEAKING LIKE FIRIST CENTURY TONGUE SPEAKING! INTRODUCTION: The Christians in Berea in Acts 17:11 were commended for their diligence. They received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily whether these things were so 2 Timothy 2:15 says to study and ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Walking The Talk Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 7, 2011

God calls us to be the kind of people who both act and speak out of love.

Our missionaries Bev and Jesse Rich were here two weeks ago, on furlough from Uganda. They spoke briefly during the service, and after the service they showed a video of their ministry and answered our questions. It was all fascinating, God is doing some amazing things there, but one of the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Universally Known Standard Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 4, 2011

The lack of the written Law is not the problem, the issue is sin. All have inner knowledge of God's law & some have the external law. It is not so much which law you have, the one written in everyone's inner being or the one written in God's book.

ROMANS 2: 12-16 GOD'S UNIVERSALLY KNOWN STANDARD [James 1:22-24 / Galatians 1: 6-12] The principle stated in Romans 2:11 that "there is no partiality with God" would shock the Jews. They considered themselves worthy of special treatment by God. Does God's impartiality exclude His taking into ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:11-16

Denomination: Baptist

Fellowship: Not An Institution

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 26, 2018

Our tendency to institutionalize everything has crept into the church as well. With this the idea of limited liability has also crept into the Church. But Jesus' message is not of limited liability.

We are meditating on the topic of Fellowship this month. All of you know that we are called the Bangalore Bible Fellowship. How many of us know what we stand for, what BBF stands for? What is our purpose? I want to start with that today. The Purpose Statement of Bangalore Bible Fellowship reads ...read more

Scripture: John 13:13-15, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joyful Trials Series

Contributed by David Welch on Apr 11, 2018

1st in a series on James dealing with our response to trials.

“Joyful Trials” Introduction Before we examine one of the magnificent “trees” (passage) in this forest (letter), I will first provide a brief overview of the “forest”. Our task in Bible study is to first understand what God intended to communicate to the original readers. How did they understand ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Get Out Of That Tent And Into Your Dream Possibilities! Series

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Jun 23, 2013

God wants you to use your imagination to solidify His promises to you and to bring glory to His Name.

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Christian Faith - The Book Of James

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Oct 9, 2020

James teaches about the principles we must follow within our Christians lives. He teaches us how to live by faith and the law of the Lord. These principles are what separate us from the world, for we are children of God.

Our Christian Faith So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. - James 1:19 Today, let us meditate on the title of ‘Christian Faith’. When we are going on a trip, it is good to read a map so that we know how to get to our destination. We will know ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19, James 1:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Than A Mother

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 3, 2023

No matter how deep the scars that life has left us with, the mother-love of God can restore the broken places and refill the empty places. There is nothing that we have lost that cannot be transformed or redeemed.

Many of you met my sister Kathleen and her son Brian when they came down for my installation. Brian is the only child in our generation, my mother’s only grandchild. And that’s surprising because, of the two of us, Kathleen didn’t want children and I did. I was the one who played with dolls. I was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:15-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Deliverance Or Destruction

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 4, 2022

Every carpenter should enjoy reading his Bible because much of it deals with building terminology to which he could relate. For example, in...

- Matthew 16:18. We read, “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will BUILD my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” - Romans 15:20. We read, “Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should BUILD ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist