Sermons on Hold Firm:

5 Key Words To Inspire Christians

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

5 key words to inspire Christians. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Colossians chapter 2 verses 1-5. Ill: A new student won first prize at a recent Science Fair. • In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding; • Strict control or total elimination of the chemical “di-hy-dro-gen mon-oxide.” And for ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-5

Denomination: Brethren

"In War No One Fights Alone" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 24, 2008

Sermon 8 in a study in Colossians

“For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-7

Denomination: Orthodox

Don't Bring A Rubber Knife To A Gun Fight

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

Christian Armor

Don’t bring a rubber knife to a gunfight (Eph.6:10-18) Illustration: My life fell apart in the summer of ‘68. One minute I was the happiest man in the world then wham! It was all over. My countenance changed from a look of total contentment into one filled with agony and anguish. Here I was living ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Road Tests For Freedom Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 1, 2015

First Corinthians chapters 8-10 give us 3 road tests to use so we don't misuse our freedoms. Love is better than knowledge. Rewards are more important than our rights. And Obedience is better than over-confidence.

Road Tests for Freedom (1 Corinthians 8-10) INTRODUCTION: We’re in a series called Road Trip with Paul and today we’re looking at a part of a letter Paul wrote to the church at Corinth. Paul had spent about a year and a half in Corinth, establishing a church in that thriving Port ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mind Set Of A New Creation

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Dec 20, 2020

As a new creation we are not expected to live as the people of the world does.

As a new creation in Christ we are not supposed to be like the people that are not yet in Christ. We are called to be separate from the realm of darkness, as a new creation the bible records that we are now a partaker of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ and now live in a kingdom of light not of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19, Colossians 3:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Our Habitation Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Feb 16, 2021

In Psalm 91:9 there are is a conversation between two people. While one says that God is his refuge, he recognizes that the other person has made God his dwelling place or habitation. There is a clear distinction between refuge and habitation. How about you?

Psalm 91 - Study 21 - God Our Habitation We read in Psalm 91:9, “Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place-the Most High, who is my refuge” (ESV) In our studies based on Psalm 91 we have realized that this is a Psalm that elaborates the protection of God over His children. The word ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:8

Denomination: Other

Sermon # 41 - Forgotten Purpose Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 15, 2025

Jonah did not perceive God’s heart and thereby failed to rejoice when God’s purposes were accomplished in Nineveh. We as a church must have our hearts beat as one with that of God’s and fulfill His purposes to reach the lost and bring them into God’s Kingdom.

We read in Jonah 4:5, “Jonah went out east of the city and sat down. He made a shelter for himself and sat in its shade, waiting to see what would happen to Nineveh.” (GNB) In this series we are studying the life of Jonah and comparing it with the church of today, thereby trying to learn some ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:5, Jonah 3:10, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Samuel 8:7, 1 Samuel 8:10-18, 1 Samuel 8:22, 1 Samuel 9:17, 1 Samuel 15:10-11, 1 Samuel 16:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Focused Leader: A Lesson From Nehemiah PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 7, 2024

This sermon encourages steadfast faith and dependence on God, using Nehemiah's perseverance amidst adversity as an example of showcasing God's glory.

Welcome, beloved friends. I am grateful to God for gathering us once again in His house, to fellowship, to learn, and to grow in His grace. We are here to drink deeply from the well of God's wisdom, to bask in His love, and to find our strength in His might. Today, we turn our hearts and minds to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:5-16

Topics: Steadfastness, Challenges

Rebellion - The Faith Killer Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 21, 2005

Many of us are exposed to the gospel, but as the Israelites had a choice to go into the Promised Land, we have a choice whether to believe God when He says salvation is through Jesus Christ. Do you have a hard or soft heart to the Lord?

I grew up in the 60’s when rebellion against authority was turned into an art form. Rebellion says: I don’t like someone taking authority over me. I don’t want you telling me what’s wrong with me, and I certainly don’t want you telling me what to do because what I think is the most important thing ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-19

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Faithful Defense

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Oct 6, 2019

The Big Idea: God wants us to be faithful him in our words and actions, even in difficult situations.

Of Christians put to death for their faith in the second century, perhaps no account is as striking as the story of Polycarp. Polycarp (A.D. 70-155) is bishop of Smyrna and a godly man who knows the apostle John personally. When urged by the Roman proconsul to renounce Christ, Polycarp responds ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

Denomination: Other

It Is Written Of Me

Contributed by William Akehurst on Aug 30, 2021

GOD’s WORD defines who I am in HIM. Let the WORD be applied to your life, through the POWER of HIS SPIRIT within you. I would encourage you to add to this declaration as you search and meditate on GOD’s WORD and as HOLY SPIRIT reveals and applies HIS WORD to your life.

2021.08.29 IT IS WRITTEN OF ME William Akehurst, HSWC Psalm 40:7-8 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. GOD’s WORD defines who I am in HIM. Let these definitions be applied to our lives, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:7-8, 2 Timothy 1:6, Isaiah 55:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope. Hanging On Patiently Everyday With Encouragement. Romans 15:13

Contributed by David Cramer on Dec 12, 2024

A message about getting through life's trials by hanging on to the Hope that Christ gives us.

Stand with me and hold your Bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The indestructible, never ending, living word Of God. I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Move Forward, Not Back

Contributed by Whitney Morton on May 28, 2004

This sermon examines what we mean by "Holiness Unto the Lord," and examines why we must seek Christ and His Holiness - we must continually move forward lest we fall back.

Usually, when I get ready to preach, I go to the Common Revised Lexicon to find a scripture passage. Then I look at what others have had to say about that passage of scripture both online and the good old fashioned way of looking things up in books and commentaries. Sometimes a word in the passage ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-6, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Holiness

In God We Trust

Contributed by Thomas Farley on Jul 9, 2001

4th of July Message

In God We Trust - July 4th, 2001 Focus: Trusting in God Opening Good evening… In just a few days, America will celebrate her 225th Birthday. From the Mayflower to the Space Shuttle…America has changed dramatically in a relatively short 225 year period of time. She has proven to be an ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-3

Denomination: Holiness

Fathers Bearing Arks

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 6, 2010

A Father's Day message concerning importance of being a responsible and godly man.

Joshua 3:15-17 KJV And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) [16] That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal