Sermons on Hope For Hopeless:

Are You Ready?

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on May 30, 2023

When Jesus comes, all over the earth, graves of the righteous will explode, as the righteous rise to meet the Lord. The question is, if you don't believe in the rapture described in the Bible, how will you know when the real Jesus gets here?

Joseph made this confession to his family: "I am dying". I am dying. The fact is every person in this room listening to this telecast is racing toward a rendezvous with death one day at a time. The Bible says there's an appointment that all of us have. "It is appointed unto men ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:25, Hebrews 9:27, 1 Corinthians 15:51

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fan The Flame Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 6, 2023

Fan the flame of faith so you remain faithful when tough times come.

Fan the Flame 2 Timothy 1:1-12 Rev. Brian Bill June 3-4, 2023 As we kick off the summer, I want to share how God led me to our new series called, “Standing Firm” from the book of 2 Timothy. Initially, I planned to preach through Colossians but as I followed the readings from the Edgewood Bible ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Come And See Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 10, 2023

Come to Jesus and find forgiveness, new life, and understanding in Him.

Rafael Antonio Lozano, a computer programmer from Plano, Texas, was a man with a mission. In 1997, he began a quest to visit every company-owned Starbucks on the planet. At the time, there were only 1,304 such stores worldwide. Since then, Lozano, who calls himself Winter, has spent over $150,000 ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51, 1 John 3:1-2, Hebrews 4:15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Rise And Fall Of Death Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 12, 2023

The Resurrection of Jesus is a prophecy foretelling that death is not the end of man, but that life persists through death and emerges from it, like a buried river flashing forth again into the light of day.

[RESURRECTION REALITIES SERIES] 1 CORINTHIANS 15: 20-28 THE RISE AND FALL OF DEATH [Romans 5:12-21; Revelations 20: 6-14; Palms 110, 8] This passage begins with the triumphant ringing out of the great fact which changes all the darkness of an earthly life into a blaze of heavenly light & ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of The Party Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 16, 2023

If you want to be fully alive, invite Jesus into your life, turn to Him for help, and do whatever he tells you to do. Then have a good time!

While teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Tony Campolo once turned an ordinary lecture into an unforgettable lesson. He asked an unsuspecting student sitting in the front row, “Young man, how long have you lived?” The student answered his age. Tony responded, “No, no, no. That's how ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11, John 10:10, Matthew 5:44, John 1:17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Christian Unity

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 17, 2023

Series in Philippians

Title: Christian Unity Script: Philippians 2:1-13 Type: Expository Where: GNBC 6-17-23 Intro: In one of Aesop’s Fables he describes an old man who had several sons, who were always falling out with one another. He had often, but to no purpose, exhorted them to live together in harmony. One ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Origin And Intent Of Gender Theory

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jun 20, 2023

In the late 1980s the word 'Gender' was intentionally turned into a sociological concept.

The word 'gender' comes from the Latin word 'genus' which means 'kind' or 'type.' In the few hundred years before the 1950s, the term 'gender' was used only in the field of grammar. In 1955, John William Money, a New Zealand psychologist, sexologist, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27, Exodus 20:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Did God Create The Heavens And Earth In One Day?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jun 23, 2023

We live in a world that believes up is down, one + one = three, girls can be boys, and boys can be girls.

Science is defined as the field of observing the Universe comprised of energy, time, matter, and space and how each of these natural phenomena acts and reacts. Sadly, immutable science and biology have been replaced by ideologic social and psychological belief systems comprised of metaphysical ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5, Genesis 1:31, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 40:22, Hebrews 11:3, John 18:36, Ephesians 6:12-13, Colossians 1:16-17, John 1:1-5, Psalm 102:25-27, Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 1:20, Romans 8:9, Revelation 1:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truth And Consequences Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jun 26, 2023

John the Baptizer experienced severe consequences for standing for God's truth. In this interlude in Mark's Gospel we learn the lesson that discipleship is costly and we learn about people's different reactions to the truth.

A. How many of you remember the show “Truth or Consequences”? 1. Anyone who remembers the show is either old or is a radio and TV history buff. 2. “Truth or Consequences” was a long-running wild and wacky game show. 3. It was on the radio from 1940 to 1957 and was on TV from 1950 to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29, John 14:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Parenting: Spiritual Conversations

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 27, 2023

Parents and grandparents must be ready, willing, and able to have inevitable and expected spiritual conversations with our children and grandchildren all about God in order to help them build a solid foundation for life in Jesus Christ.

CHRISTIAN PARENTING: SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS Deuteronomy 6:1-25, Matthew 7:24-27 #parenting INTRODUCTION… Communication Issues (tvtropes.org) I want to share some TV shows and movies with you this morning as we begin to warm up to the topic that we will eventually find in the Scriptures. All of ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-25, Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Is It Raining On Our Parade(July 4th Sermon)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 30, 2023

Many citizens of this country are preparing to celebrate July 4. This is a very special day in our nation.

America is the greatest country that has ever existed on this earth. I say this not in arrogance, THAT IS A FACT! The only nation that can be considered to be equal to America’s greatness would be the nation of Israel. God blessed them in ways that no other nation can boast. For example they ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

How Great Thou Art!

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Jul 3, 2023

“Oh Lord, my God When I, in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed

“Oh Lord, my God When I, in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Savior God to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-9, Job 38:3-41

Denomination: Baptist

Is It Time? Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 5, 2022

Ask 5 questions when you consider marriage: Is it the right time? Is it the best use of my time? Can I please God and my potential spouse at the same time? Is it my time? Is it for all time?

A married couple was celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. At the party everybody wanted to know how they managed to stay married so long in this day and age. The husband responded, “When we were first married, we came to an agreement. I would make all the major decisions, and my wife would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Silent Man Who Spoke Not A Word – Message John 11 Lazarus Part 1 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2022

Two men in the bible are called Lazarus . The interesting thing about these two men is that both were dead. Dead men don’t speak; they are silent – or are they? Both men spoke from the grave in a very special way. Both are unique. We look at both but mainly Lazarus from John 11.

THE SILENT MAN WHO SPOKE NOT A WORD – Message John 11 LAZARUS Part 1 THE CHARACTERS OF JOHN’S GOSPEL Today we are looking at a very interesting but important episode in the Gospel of John. It takes up most of one chapter and a bit of the next. The character we are studying is known as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 19:24, 1 Timothy 6:17, James 2:6, Luke 23:42-43, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Ephesians 4:8, John 11:1-5, Luke 10:38-42, John 12:1-7, John 11:6-16, 1 Corinthians 15:51  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Creation, And God's Word (Psalm 19:1-14) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jul 12, 2022

It's common to play off the two parts to the psalm. But they are both useful, and inspired. And creation and the Bible complement each other, in how they reveal God.

This morning we will read Psalm 19. This psalm breaks down into two (or sort of 3) main parts. They are related, and connected, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to pull them all together at the end. Or even how I'd do that. My plan, instead, is to approach this as two sort ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14