Sermons on Hidden Mystery:

Foolish Wisdom-3(2024)

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 3, 2024

3 of 8. The apostle Paul related that the wisdom of the Cross-work of Christ, was seen as foolishness by those who were perishing. The wisdom of the Cross can be misinterpreted. But How can wisdom be properly interpreted? Foolish Wisdom is interpreted thru...

FOOLISH WISDOM-III—1Corinthians 1:20-21(1:18--2:5) Attention: The spanish conquistador, Hernán(do) Cortés, took on a mission to explore & secure the interior of Mexico for spanish colonization. In or around 1519 AD, Cortés landed on what is now known as Yucatan, Mexico. He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:20-21, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Daniel’s Path To The Top

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Sep 24, 2025

Working in the corporate world for more than 18 years, I know well the everyday struggles we face. We’ve seen how people try to climb the ladder of power or position. Some butter up their bosses. Others work the room - networking, playing politics, bending the rules - anything to get ahead.

Introduction: Working in the corporate world for more than 18 years, I know well the everyday struggles we face - the deadlines that never seem to end, the constant pressure to perform, the politics that sometimes get in the way of doing the right thing. We’ve seen how people try to climb the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:48, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:17, Daniel 1:5, Daniel 1:19-20, Colossians 3:23, Daniel 6:3, Daniel 6:10  (view more)  (view less)

Love Like Jesus Loves

Contributed by Gary Holt on Oct 25, 2025

Jesus calls His followers to:  demonstrate genuine love,  faithful obedience, and  fruitful lives as His friends.

“Love like Jesus loves” John 15:12–17 A woman once decided to bake a cake for a special occasion: - She measured the flour, sugar, and oil perfectly. - She mixed in the milk and vanilla, - she poured the batter into the pan and slid it into the oven. But after 30 minutes, when she peeked ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be Ready For Persecution

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jun 25, 2025

When facing persecution, Jesus' disciples (believers) must have endurance and wisdom, be certain to look like Jesus, preach the Word fearlessly, and trust that God is in control. What have we to fear when our life is in His hands?

I would like to open with an illustration from the book Jesus Freaks: Jaun and his wife Maria felt God calling them to become missionaries in Columbia. Once, while travelling between villages, Jaun met about fifty armed guerillas. He took the opportunity to share the gospel with them, and twenty ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:21-31

Denomination: Baptist

God Works In Strange Ways

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Jan 29, 2019

GOD WORKS IN STRANGE WAYS

GOD WORKS IN STRANGE WAYS (EPH3:3-6) ILLUS: SOLDIER/SPIDER The young soldier was under a lot of stress, he had been separated from his outfit for hours. One moment he was next to his comrades , then the shooting started and everyone scattered, now he was all alone on this jungle infested island. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:3-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lent 2: God Is Heavy: Carrying The Weight Of God

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Mar 8, 2019

Second Sunday in Lent. This sermon focuses ar​oun​d the idea of God as s​hiel​d but God as heavy to carry as Lent requires reflection and repentence​.

“Carrying the Weight of God.” The Rev. Rian Adams Second Sunday of Lent, Year C The Genesis reading says God spoke to Abram and said, “I am your shield.” A shield has one job… the difference between life and death is how well a shield does that job. A shield's vocation is to protect the one ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-12

Denomination: Episcopal

Honoring God’s Investment-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 17, 2012

2 of 2. Paul reminded Timothy of the gravity behind God’s investment in us. We must recognize the significance/gravity of God’s investment. But When does this happen? When we are Thankful. We honor God’s investment thru Thankfulness for...

HONORING GOD’s INVESTMENT-II—1Timothy 1:12-17 Paul reminded Timothy of the significance/gravity/weight behind God’s investment in us. We must recognize the significance/gravity/weight of God’s investment. When do we honor the gravity of God’s investment? We honor ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Blessings Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010

This is an amazing passage which describes the spiritual blessings God has given us. Paul is so excited about these spiritual blessings that in the Greek original, this whole passage is one sentence - like a little kid whose just been to an amusement par

Ephesians 1:3-10 Have you ever met a young child who has just been to Dreamworld for the first time? Can you imagine what he might say if you asked him how was his time there. He might be so excited that he might answer something like: Well, guess what, we went to Dreamworld and first we went ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Spirit-God In Us

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 8, 2001

A sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday

Holy Trinity Sun. John 16: 12-15 "The Spirit-God In Us" I remember one vacation when I was in 6th grade my family and I flew to Greenfield Village near Detroit Michigan to see how people lived during the Colonial Days. This village was put together by the Ford family to help people relive some ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Lutheran

A God's-Eye View Of The Bible Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 31, 2016

Paul helps us treasure the Bible as we should.

For years it sat on a farmhouse wall gathering dust. And when Fiona McLaren redecorated, she didn’t even take the time to cover the apparently worthless painting in a protective sheet, so it got flecked with specks of house paint. However, in an astounding twist, it has emerged that the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Holy Trinity – Father, Son And Holy Spirit

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jun 14, 2019

No matter how educated we are, the concept of the Trinity escapes our understanding - it is something to be taken on faith

I speak to you in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Amen One of the first sermons I delivered here at Saint John’s, without realizing when I agreed to preach, was Trinity Sunday in 2011. I have to tell you, of all the Sundays in the year, this is the one that makes ...read more

Scripture: John 4:34, John 16:12-15

Denomination: Episcopal

The Holy Trinity - Father, Son, And Holy Spirit

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jun 14, 2019

No matter how hard we try, understanding the concept of the Trinity is uncomprehendible

I speak to you in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Amen One of the first sermons I delivered here at Saint John’s, without realizing when I agreed to preach, was Trinity Sunday in 2011. I have to tell you, of all the Sundays in the year, this is the one that makes ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15, John 4:34

Denomination: Episcopal

Who Or What Is The Holy Trinity?

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Mar 1, 2025

an attempt to define the 'Holy Trinity'

John 16:12-15 As you know, Bishop Price was scheduled to make a visitation today, and I usually accompany him when there is not a deacon present. Unfortunately, Bishop Price became ill and has just been released from the hospital. I don’t know any details, but it appears he will have surgery in ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15, John 4:34, John 15:26

Denomination: Episcopal

In Christ #4

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 29, 2022

We have looked at our REDEMPTION, and praise the Lord for this. In this message we will look at our REVELATION. (And, in the following message we will look at our REWARDS.)

In verse 3 we are told that God wants to bless us. Then Paul gives us a grocery list of things in the next few verses that God has blessed us with. Illus: One of the biggest days of the church year should be Thanksgiving Day. Why? It is obvious. Because we all have so much to be thankful ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Revelation And The Revealing Of God’s Church

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022

Paul told these Ephesians what the church was.

He told the Ephesian church they were as: • A NATION • A FAMILY • A BUILDING • AN ORGANISM • A CHURCH But as we move to chapter 3, he shows us the Lord’s church as a “Mystery”. WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THAT? When Paul is speaking of a “mystery”, he is speaking of something that had not been revealed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist