Sermons on Higher Ground:

Canceling Our Debts Series

Contributed by Dale Harlow on Jan 14, 2003

Finding the ability to leave the past behind.

Canceling our Debts John 8:1-11 In Max Lucado’s book, He Still Moves Stones he writes of this incident we find in John 8:1-11, and he begins with this illustration I’ve used before. But it is so powerful, it is worth using again. Rebecca Thompson fell twice from Fremont Canyon Bridge. She died ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed With Every Blessing Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 9, 2024

God blesses us so we will bless Him with our lives.

Blessed with Every Blessing Ephesians 1:1-14 Rev. Brian Bill January 6-7, 2024 Last week, we were blessed to be with our entire family in Virginia. It was a blast to be with our four daughters and their husbands, along with our seven grandchildren. Each morning, I got up early and went for a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Faith And Family Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 26, 2011

If God condemned Israel for it’s lax attitude toward marriage, has God blessed America because of the Biblical attitude our nation has had for it’s first 150 years or so? This Sermon also focuses on many of the lies about marriage our nation has begun to

OPEN: This is our last in our series: "What Made America Great." Over the past weeks we’ve dealt with the Christian Work Ethic, the Godly Freedom we enjoy, and the influence of the Church in shaping the thinking of our early founders. Today’s sermon focuses on the role Marriage has played in ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taking Control Of Your Life Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 25, 2011

But for the Holy Spirit we are lost in our slavery to sin.

“Between the Lines: Taking Control of Your Life” Romans 8:1-17 It was a media heyday as thousands, if not millions, sat glued by their television sets watching a white Ford Bronco speeding down a California freeway with scores of the California Highway Patrol cautiously in pursuit. O. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Most Wanted Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 11, 2003

This is the 2nd study in the study "War On Terror".

MOST WANTED Jude 1:5-13, 16-19 As we continue our study on the “War On Terror”, let’s identify those who are on the “Most Wanted” list. Who are some of the enemies’ top agents from the past and the present? What are their characteristics? We will first look at three groups of the enemy ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:5-19

Denomination: Baptist

The God We Know

Contributed by Patrick Ziegler on Dec 7, 2003

Every person can know God be seeing His seven C’s

The God We Know Psalm 14 December 7, 2003 PM Subject: God Central Theme: How can we know God? Objective: Every person can know God by seeing His seven Wonders. Introduction: The fool says many foolish things; that is why he is a fool. The world at large believes in some form of a higher power ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 14:1-7

Denomination: *other

God Has A Job Prospect For You

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 1, 2004

Many of us have suffered from feelings of fear when we thought that we had no prospect of a good job. However, the Lord gives His children a powerful promise in Jeremiah 29:11. This promise was given to the people of Israel during a time of terrible calam

God Has a Job Prospect for You (Jer 29:11) Many of us have suffered from feelings of fear when we thought that we had no prospect of a good job. However, the Lord gives His children a powerful promise in Jeremiah 29:11. This promise was given to the people of Israel during a time of terrible ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Everything Is Not As It Seems

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Oct 17, 2006

Much like an optical illusion things are not always as they appear to be. They are supposed to bring happiness, but people go chasing them and are still left wanting, what if there was more...

How many of you know what an optical illusion is? You are looking at a photo or picture, but everything is not as it seems. Let’s take a look at a few examples (power point). Sometimes we cannot rely on our senses and perception. You may have many things going through your head about your life and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Deacons: Origin And Qualifications Series

Contributed by Tim White on Feb 27, 2012

God led the Church in Jerusalem to select men of Godly character to meet a specific service need of the congregation, and then blessed the position by including through Paul, led by the Spirit, high qualifications and responsibility for men so selected.

Deacons: Origin and Qualifications Acts 4:32-37, 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:8-13 In my opinion, the Church got into something that it should not have. I. Faulty Situation. Act 4:32-37 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

Satan's Secret Agents Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 28, 2023

This is the 2nd Sermon in the Series "Jesus' Half Brother- Jude". This Series is from the Book of Jude.

Series: Jesus’ Half Brother- Jude [#2] SATAN’S SECRET AGENTS Jude 1:5-13, 16-19 Introduction: As we continue our study on the “War On Terror”, let’s identify those who are on the “Most Wanted” list. Who are some of the enemies’ top agents from the past and the present? What are their ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:5-13, Jude 1:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Obey God Rather Than Man

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Sep 15, 2024

Be subject to authorities but obey God rather than man where there is a conflict.

Who are you, whom do you serve? I pray you are a Christian, a Christ follower, and a Child of God. Who do you say you are? Children of God obey the laws of this earthly world AND the law that established all earthly rules, God’s Law. Humans are subject to appointed and divine powers. Man is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 4:17, Acts 5:29

Denomination: Other

Transformed By Truth: Encountering God's Majesty Job 38:1-10 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 21, 2024

In Job 38:1-10 God speaks directly to Job out of a whirlwind. Three key points: The Majesty of God’s Creation, The Limitations of Human Understanding, and The Invitation to Trust in God's Wisdom.

Transformed by Truth: Encountering God's Majesty Job 38:1-10 Introduction: Today, we delve into one of the most profound passages in Scripture, where God speaks directly to Job out of a whirlwind. Let’s turn to Job 38:1-10 in the New Living Translation: "Then the Lord answered Job from ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-10, Psalm 19:1, Isaiah 40:28, Job 38:2, Proverbs 3:5, Isaiah 55:8-9, Job 38:10, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Topic: The Hope Of A Christian

Contributed by Arsenio Segismundo on Nov 27, 2021

Salvation, in religion, is the deliverance of humankind from such fundamentally negative or disabling conditions as suffering, evil, limitations, and death.

Topic: The Hope of a Christian By Ptr Arsenio “Jack” Segismundo Text: Hebrews 11:1 “ Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence of things not seen.” Introduction: Salvation, in religion, is the deliverance of humankind from such fundamentally negative or disabling conditions ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Christian Church

The Uplift Of The Cross Series

Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009

The cross of Jesus Christ--which naturally suggests only suffering, ignominy and defeat--has become the noblest sign of all that is lofty, heroic and glorious in the story of redemption and the experience of the Christian. A classic sermon by A. B. Simpso

"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" (John 12:32). A story is told of a medieval saint who asked his attendants to lift him from his death bed and place him on a cross. As he lay there and breathed out his life, he kept repeating with glowing eye and shining face the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:32

Denomination: *other

Of All The Options For A Sign, Why Did God Choose Circumcision?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 23, 2013

God could have had Abraham put a tattoo on his arm or any one of a thousand other signs, but instead He chose the sign of circumcision? Why in the world? And, beyond that, what relevance does that have for Christians today?

OF ALL THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR A SIGN TO THE ISRAELITES, WHY DID GOD CHOOSE CIRCUMCISION? The promise was a miraculous physical child that would be the father to a physical people, so the sign had to do with sex. - Genesis 17:4-13. - Notice in these verses all the physical signs: - v. 4 – ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-13

Denomination: Baptist