Sermons on Historicity:

Christmas: Will You Make Room For Jesus?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 23, 2011

A short talk for our 2011 Christingle services. Will you make room for Jesus? If you do, 2012 and the rest of your life will be very different!

Someone suggested to me recently that if money ever became tight I should consider becoming a joke writer for Christmas crackers. So, I turned to him and asked, “What did the grumpy sheep say when the shepherd offered him a black and white sweet?” Baa-hum bug! I’m guessing that because you are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:7

Denomination: Anglican

Part 15 - Matthew 10:16-18 - Gospel Terrorists! Incoming Truth Grenades! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 20, 2010

Matthew 10 records how the disciples become GOSPEL TERRORISTS, terrorists of a very different kind who are going to fire some LOADED TRUTH GRENADES right in the middle of the nation of Israel, not to destroy but to save.

Part 15 - Matthew 10:16-18 - GOSPEL TERRORISTS! TRUTH GRENADES! Last night on the news I heard a report from Afghanistan - how the religious terrorist group called the Taliban killed many people with a suicide bomb. It is a common occurrence to see such news reports and deeply disturbing. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Had A Dream Series

Contributed by Frederic Whittier on Sep 11, 2008

Beginning of a five week look at how God works in the lives of His people.

God had a Dream Genesis 1:26 Introduction As parents we all have a dream for our children. We want the best for them. We want them to become all they can be. We dream for their successes, accomplishments, and spiritual development. So God had a dream for the man and woman He created and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26

Denomination: Nazarene

Certifying Our Convictions

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 31, 2007

To whom does a Christian owe the greatest allegiance? To the Lord God or to the government?

CERTIFYING OUR CONVICTIONS Daniel 6:6-23 INTRO: To whom does a Christian owe the greatest allegiance? To the Lord God or to the government? Ideally, there is no conflict between the two since God ordained human governments (Romans 13:1-7) and commands believers to be submissive to their temporal ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:6-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Holy Spirit Of Witness And Division Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 21, 2018

The Spirit empowers, but the Spirit also divides. Because the Holy Spirit causes us to change our lives, and to summon our family and friends to the Christian way of life, conflict often emerges in relationships.

Thursday of the 29th Week in Course 2018 The phrase, “fire that Our Lord came to cast down upon the earth” is reminiscent of an encounter Jesus had in his earthly life with James and John, sons of Zebedee. Some town had refused hospitality to Jesus and the disciples, so those two asked Jesus for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21, Luke 12:49-53

Denomination: Catholic

Selecting A Christmas Gift

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 6, 2014

A short teaching on purchasing a Christmas gift that Glorifies the Lord.

Selecting a Christmas Gift It is that time of the year when people really start to get serious about selecting Christmas gifts. When purchasing Christmas gifts one must first remember what is being celebrated. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Concept Of Revitalization

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jun 3, 2014

Working together to build a Godly environment.

Concept of Revitalization In the middle of the last century Anthony F. C. Wallace deveolped the concept of "Revitalization Movements." Here are a few of his ideas: "A revitalization movement is defined as a deliberate, organized, conscious effort by members of a society to construct a more ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 30:19-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Can Do Everything

Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 3, 2013

Job finally acknowledges the unlimited, colossal, enormous power of God! How about you!

He can do everything! Job 42:2" I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.”: Job finally acknowledges the unlimited, colossal, enormous power of God! How about you! He can remove that unwanted growth in your body without operation! He can ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Answering The Atheist Challenge Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 4, 2013

Our witness to modern culture has an ally in the fundamental weakness of atheism.

Monday of 6th Week in Easter 2013 Gaudium et Spes “It is through the gift of the Holy Spirit that man comes by faith to the contemplation and appreciation of the divine plan.” (GS 15) These words of the Council Fathers remind us that we are approaching the great Solemnities of ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

United To Build A Stronger Church For Christ

Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on May 4, 2013

Where there is lack of unity lays dysfunction

“Where there is lack of unity lays dysfunction”. The Greek translation for unity is (henotes) meaning to function as one, unanimity, agreement. The English translation parallels to the Greek interpretation to be in harmony, or union. What does unification look like? or what does it ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Lord Is My Shepherd... Am I A Sheep?.... Series

Contributed by Dev Prasad Cruz on Sep 12, 2012

Faith Building and Discipleship Facilitator

“The Lord is my Shepherd” (Ps. 23:1) – Am I a Sheep?..... “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want” (Ps. 23:1) The lyrical verses of Psalm 23 have been echoing and reverberating across the halls & walls of churches, Bible study schools, Evangelistic ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Travelogue Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 3, 2023

The people of Israel after their exodus from Egypt had spent 40 years in the wilderness. They stationed in 42 places. These places and events corresponds to our life journey on the earth.

Numbers 32 42 Stations Chapter 33 of the Book of Numbers contains a comprehensive list of the forty-two places the Israelites visited during the Wandering in the Desert. They stopped and set up camp forty-two times in the forty years they spent in the wilderness. This record encompasses the ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Get In Shape

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Jun 3, 2023

I've often heard of people getting in shape for the summer months, what we need to to get ourselves in shape to serve the Lord

Get in Shape II Timothy 2:15-25   Intro.        I often hear of people talking about “getting in shape”               Strength training does not happen over-night It comes from training Strength ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Look Of Love--True, Unselfish Love Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 20, 2021

He saw her as a person, a human being with infinite human dignity. Isn’t that the same look of love He has given us all during our life?

Monday of the 5th week in Lent There are two common principles possible for human society. By birth into our fallen state, we are born into a kind of fraternity of failure. Our brotherhood is a society of sin. That is one thing we can say unequivocally about every one of us above the age of ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6, Matthew 28:20

Denomination: Catholic

Shadrach, Meshach And Abed-Nego - No Compromise Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 6, 2022

We should be willing to die for our convictions about God and His Word.

No Compromise Part 2 Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego June 26, 2022 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We should be willing to die for our convictions about God and His Word. Focus Passage: Daniel 3:1-30 Introduction: David Hume, 18th century ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Baptist