Sermons on Herod Antipas:

The Failures And Faith Of Samson -Part 1 Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Nov 9, 2020

Samson is listed as a man of faith in Hebrews 11. The bible records his incredible feats and failures! We can learn much from studying the biblical record of his life!

Topic: Sunday Sermon Series – Living By Faith Title: The Failures and Faith of Samson (Part 1) Text: Hebrews 11:32-34; Judges 13. Proposition: Samson is listed as a man of faith in Hebrews 11. The bible records both his incredible feats and failures. We can learn many valuable lessons from ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-34, Judges 13:1-24

Now Is The Time To Serve The Lord! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 20, 2020

Now is the time to serve the Lord... 1. Because our lives are speeding by (vs. 12). 2. Because God's Light is still shining (vs. 12-16). 3. Because God wants more people to be saved (vs. 16). 4. Because the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (vs. 17).

Now Is the Time to Serve the Lord! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 4:12-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall Prepared November 20, 2020 BACKGROUND *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 4. Last time in vs. 1-11, we looked at the temptation of Jesus Christ, but there is a big jump forward in tonight's ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

God Is A Promise-Making & Promise-Keeping God

Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Dec 17, 2020

God is a promise-making & therefore a promise-keeping God - so rejoice for that is who you belong too!

The true story is told of a man who was a very qualified TV meteorologist but for some reason he did a terrible job when it came to actually forecasting the weather. In fact, he became something of a local joke when a newspaper began keeping a record of his repeated faulty predictions. They ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Christmas Cheer

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 20, 2020

Christmas is a time of cheer. You might respond with, "not this year. The Christmas cheer has been replaced with Christmas fear!" There was both fear and cheer surrounding the events of the first Christmas.

CHRISTMAS CHEER There's a Christmas song titled, Holly, Jolly Christmas. It starts out, "Have a holly jolly Christmas; It's the best time of the year. Now I don't know if there'll be snow; But have a cup of cheer". I wonder what's in that cup? But Christmas is a time ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-15, Matthew 1:18-21, Luke 1:39-49, Luke 1:67-79, Hebrews 2:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power, The Blessings, And The Benefits Of Just Showing Up

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Dec 23, 2020

There is a power in just being present. We miss many of God's greatest blessings when we decide to sit the game of life or ministry out. Matthias is a great example of what can happen if we are present.

The Power, The Blessings, & Benefits of Just Showing Up Introduction Baseball has been one of the favorite sports of Americans. Cal Ripkin, Jr. was a famous baseball player. He wrote a book titled "Just Show Up." In the book her wrote: Everyone has a 2,131. Ripkin ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:21-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

#29 Be Not Afraid Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 4, 2020

This is a scary world we live in. In the story of Jesus walking on the water, we learn how Jesus wants us to handle our fears.

#29 Be Not Afraid Series: Mark Chuck Sligh October 4, 2020 This is a scary world we live in. In the story of Jesus walking on the water, we learn how Jesus wants us to handle our fears. NOTE: PowerPoint or ProPresenter presentations are available for this sermon by request at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

Deborah The Wise Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 11, 2021

Deborah was something of a female Solomon. She was wise in discerning what was right, and people respected her judgments. She also had his creative gift of writing songs.

Everyone has heard of Paul Revere, but very few would recognize the name of Sybil Ludington. Her father was a colonel in the Revolutionary Army in Connecticut. One night a messenger came banging on the door of their home. Sybil let him in and went to get her father. She listened as her father ...read more

Who In The World Is King? Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

This truth of the present reign of Christ can transform our motivation and make us optimists no matter how powerful the forces of evil.

Queen Victoria if England often expressed her wish that Christ would return before she died so that she could cast her crown at His feet. When she did die, her son Edward VII ascended to the throne as king. He had been a rather wild man in his younger years. A man by the name of John Knox McEwen ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:5

An Act Of Obedience Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 20, 2021

Baptism is an act of obedience to Jesus who said to go into all the world and baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It was an act of obedience on Philip's part to baptize the Ethiopian and act of obedience on his part to be baptized.

Some of the best things in life can be so bad. It is somewhat shocking, but Lewis B. Smedes in his book Caring and Commitment points out that even commitment can be a bad thing. The purpose of the book is to get Christians more committed, but he points out the negative side of this very ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Secular Salvation Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 20, 2021

Secular salvation gets nobody into heaven, but it is often the stepping-stone on the way to eternal salvation. Every time we experience secular salvation we are given the opportunity to do for Christ what we could not do if we were not so spared

My father used to say that he had a piece of meat that was so tough it was like trying to eat shoe leather. I doubt that he ever knew that there was a time when Americans actually ate shoe leather. It was back in the year 1610 in the first English settlement called the Virginia Colony. The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:27-32

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 22, 2021

This expository message from Mark 8:31-38 is about Jesus' call to discipleship - to take up our cross and follow him.

Title: Take up Your Cross Text: Mark 8:31-38 Subject; How does Jesus define discipleship? Complement; Jesus says it means that you too take up your cross. Big idea: “True disciples don’t just wear a cross around their necks - they put it on their shoulders.” Introduction – we are moving toward ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38, Galatians 2:20, Acts 20:22-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let's Play Angels Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

The angels played a major role in the Christmas story. They announced the birth of Christ to both Mary and Joseph, and helped them work out the complexities of the virgin birth. Angels announced His birth to the shepherds and sang the first Christmas song--Glory to God in The Highest.

The secular world has fallen in love with angels. Angels have become so popular in our culture that any book or movie on angels becomes an instant success. Two of the popular TV programs are about angels. Touched By An Angel, features an Irish angel who goes about helping people out of life's ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

The Ultimate Healing Mark Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 28, 2021

Jesus was the only resurrection that could be called a cure, for it was a permanent victory over death, and, therefore, the resurrection of Jesus was the ultimate healing.

Pat Boone in his book A Miracle A Day Keeps The Devil Away tells of some very spectacular examples of the hand of God in history. His friend Tay Garnett, who is a film director, was showing the stunt driver in a mountain chase scene what he wanted. He drove the car right up to the edge of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:9-20

Snake Handler Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

First in a Christmas series that focuses on Old Testament foreshadowing of Jesus

Baby books. I still remember mine. Being the 6th kid, there just weren’t as many photos of me as a baby. I still remember how it fascinated me to see pictures of a little baby and to think that he became me. That’s something we’d like to have some fun with these next weeks – your baby ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, Romans 16:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Feast Or Famine? Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021

A sermon examining the great demonstration of Jesus' deity when He fed the multitudes.

FEAST OR FAMINE? Mark 6:33-44 You have all heard the phrase “feast or famine”. This is a term that speaks of having either too much or too little of something. This expression was originally intended to describe overabundance or a shortage of food. Our selected text records a time in the earthly ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:33-44

Denomination: Baptist