Sermons on Holding Back:

Who Is On The Lord's Side? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 16, 2019

1. We must not back away from Jesus. 2. We must not betray Jesus. 3. We must believe in Jesus.

Who Is on the Lord's Side? The Gospel of John John 6:51-71 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - November 2, 2016 (Revised August 16, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 6. At the beginning of this chapter, Jesus multiplied five small loaves of bread and two little ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-71

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Thanks

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Dec 7, 2022

Thanksgiving is not a quiet game. It’s not us sitting on the sidelines. It’s not sitting on the back row. It’s actively participating.

Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! - 100:1 How would you describe our worship to the Lord? Worship is to be joyful and expressive. “Make a joyful noise to the Lord; shout joyfully to the Lord.” As we come into this Thanksgiving week, we look at what is one of the most beloved and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

This Bloods For You

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 19, 2018

Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice that brings us back into right relationship with God the Father. When Jesus came – everything associated with sacrifices changed.

(This sermon draws from material from various sermons by other ministers some from Sermon Central, the context and flow I have designed) TITLE: THIS BLOODS FOR YOU SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 9:22 We continue our “MARCH TOWARD CALVARY” this morning as we continue to allow the Holy Spirit to minister to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hashtag - "Some Gifts Are More Than Just A Gift” Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Dec 24, 2018

A Christmas sermon based on the John Lewis Advert 2018 (where Elton John plays the piano and flashes back through his memories)

................ Hashtag - “Some gifts are more than just a gift” {play music snippet} “I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words” “In the beginning was the Word” {play music snippet} “I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words” “And the Word ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Simple - Pt. 1 - Disciples? Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019

Jesus confronted the complex. His message was and is simple. Let’s get back to the basics He taught us! Why make it difficult?

Disciples? I. Introduction Some things are complex and complicated. Rubix Cubes. Algebra. Or maybe better said . . . math. Why people in horror movies go into barns, cellars. Why people in action moves never take the gun of the person they disarm when there are more bad guys to face. Women. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-20, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Simple - Pt. 2 - Study Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019

Jesus confronted the complex. His message was and is simple. Let’s get back to the basics He taught us! Why make it difficult?

Study I. Introduction Some things are complex and complicated. Politics. The sport called Cricket. Defining the word “the”. The human brain. Cats. However, faith was never supposed to be complex or confusing. Man has this propensity to make things harder than they should be. When Jesus arrives on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stolen - Pt. 1 - Presence Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019

Have you ever experienced theft? Something that is rightfully yours taken? This year, during Christmas, it is time to get those things back!

Presence I. Introduction No one likes a thief at any time of the year but especially at Christmas. You have read or seen accounts of families who have lost everything at Christmas due to a thief breaking into home or car. All hope seems to be lost. It seems Christmas for all of its emphasis on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:7-9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stolen - Pt. 2 - Opportunities Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019

Have you ever experienced theft? Something that is rightfully yours taken? This year, during Christmas, it is time to get those things back!

Sermon Bumper Opportunities I. Introduction UPS expects to deliver 750 million packages this season, up from 500 million five years ago. The parcel service typically ships more than 19 million packages a day. But between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, that daily volume nearly doubles. What also ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stolen - Pt. 3 - Peace Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019

Have you ever experienced theft? Something that is rightfully yours taken? This year, during Christmas, it is time to get those things back!

Peace I. Introduction Porch Pirates! Thieves that capitalize on packages left unattended on the front porch. This category of thief has led to a booming business in video doorbells which enable us to record this activity. In fact, a startup video doorbell company was recently purchased by Amazon ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:25-30, Luke 2:8-11, Matthew 2:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Unleash The Gospel Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 13, 2017

A generosity initiative that will enable us to cooperate with God in achieving the vision to make a greater impact for Him; to push back the darkness faster & better.

October 8 Unleash the Gospel (Acts 1:8) (Ephesians 3:20-21) In every contest, there comes a turning point; something that changes the momentum and even the outcome of the game. We are at that place right now at Rush Creek. With all that God has done in and through us in the past, He has a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing A Ship (Genesis 6)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 10, 2024

As the giver of life, did God have the right to take it back? Let's explore the reasons for the great flood in Genesis 6.

Was God grieved by the human evils of Noah’s day? Is our world getting just as bad? As the giver of life, does God have the right to take it away? Let’s discuss this in Genesis 6. Who were the sons of God? Does this possibly describe intermarriage between faithful and unfaithful families? Is such ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing For Bad Times Without Trusting In The World

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 28, 2023

Daniel sinks back into self-reflection, with symptoms reminiscent of what we today know as a “panic attack.” How does he escape?

Saturday of the Last Week in the Year (Dec 2) 2023 I heard a radio commentator say recently that he can’t remember a time when he heard as many people talking about the “end times” as he hears today. This being the last week of our Church year, we are hearing “end time readings,” particularly from ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:15-27, Luke 21:34-36, Psalm 146:3-5

Denomination: Catholic

Your Portrait In Scripture Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 25, 2007

You would probably be surprised if you opened your Bible and there on the pages of scripture was an eight by ten picture of your own face looking back at you.

You would probably be surprised if you opened your Bible and there on the pages of scripture was an eight by ten picture of your own face looking back at you. But you will see your portrait in scripture. The Bible talks about three different portraits and every one of us fits in to one of these ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Offering Ourselves To God

Contributed by Sidney Yuan on Nov 11, 2013

Christians should offer ourselve to God as living sacrifice. This sacrifice should be hold and that's the only acceptable way to God. To be holy, we should not be conformed to this world but be transformed by renewing of our mind.

Offering Ourselves to God This month’s sermon series is on stewardship. The topic of today’s sermon is Offering ourselves to God. The title of the sermon was determined way back in the beginning of the year. The obvious Scripture that came to mind is Romans 12:1, 2. In Romans 12 ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Nazarene

The Audacity Of Hope

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 11, 2017

Advent lets us go to those places of waiting and unearth them, hold them out in front of us, and cry out, "Come, Lord Jesus!" “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel.”

TITLE: THE AUDACITY OF HOPE SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 64:4 We continue our Advent series this morning with the thought – The Audacity of Hope. It was the REV. DR. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, former Pastor of TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, who ultimately served as the Pastor to former President Barak and First ...read more

Denomination: Baptist