Sermons on Hope In The Dark:

You Are The Living Word

Contributed by David Cramer on Nov 26, 2022

A message about the calling we may have not answered on our lives. Sharing the Word as we have been called to do by the One who loves us and wants us to show His love in the hard times we live in.

You are the living word Good Morning Stand with me and lift 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 ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Martha Syndrome Series

Contributed by John Huyser on Nov 29, 2022

Entering into the first Sunday of Advent, hope outshines disappointment. At some point of all of have come down with Martha Syndrome. When our caring and compassion tanks are nearing empty - Watch Out!

It was Junior High in the mid 1980’s when the Wilder family opened up Tokens Video Arcade in my home town of Lansing, IL. Today, you can go to Google Play or the Apple Store to download a pinball game, but it is nothing like the original. The pull of the spring tensioned launch button, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:28-31

Clinging To The Faith

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 2, 2022

What is it to have mercy? What is it to have guilt? No doubt we have at some point felt that we are no longer to be forgiven for some sin or transgression. But then there is something called faith.

In verses 12-13: Is it not wonderful to know that Christ has reached down and forgiven us from our sins, and then to call us into a ministry, no matter what that ministry is? Look at Paul and what he was before he came to know Christ as his Savior. He denounced the teachings of Christ, and he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Be An Encourager. Hebrews 10

Contributed by David Cramer on Dec 4, 2022

Our time here on earth is limited and we must strive forward to lead people to reach out to others being and encourager. The call is neverending and it is what we need to do on the planet we call home.

Be an Encourager. Hebrews 10 Good Morning Stand with me and lift 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 ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Word Became Flesh

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on Dec 22, 2022

John’s only direct reference to the birth our Lord, but this one brief statement says volumes. You see.

THE WORD BECAME FLESH (John 1:14) Immanuel God with us Introduction Well, it has officially begun Christmas or, as the world calls it the Holiday Season. We will have plenty to eat, parties and family get togethers. That’s o.k. After all this country has been through the last three years, we need ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Sermon: Responding To The Question, Who Is This? Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 23, 2023

Do you seriously believe this is a king? He doesn’t look majestic. Where is he from? The answer to this question, “Who is this Jesus?” is still the most important question to answer.

Sermon: Responding to the question, Who is this? Matthew 21:1-11 “ As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1, Zechariah 14:4

Denomination: Methodist

"the Worst Thing Is Never The Last Thing"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 4, 2023

A sermon for an Easter Sunrise Service.

“The Worst thing is Never the Last Thing” Matthew 28:1-10 There can be no doubt that much of what is happening in our world is frightening. Several years ago, Time Magazine had a cover story with this headline: “Be Worried. Be Very Worried!” And that is how many of us naturally respond to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

When God Show Up Series

Contributed by Pastor Dr. Tim Awotide on Apr 5, 2023

The problem with information is that we all have information but what do you do with it. e.g. Sons of the prophet did not prosper with it ( Elisha when he crossed Jordan sea).The woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of Jesus' garment and God showed up for her.

Text: Ps 118: 5-11. “I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to trust ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:5-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Raised - Unshakable Series

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Apr 11, 2023

The resurrection is more than a doctrine. It has the power to render us unshakable in our faith and practice.

Good morning. Welcome to the Park Avenue Church of Christ. Why do we call ourselves that? We meet on Park Avenue, but why church of Christ? · Church - The New Testament was written in Greek and the word translated church simply means a group of people called out for an assembly. It’s used ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Well Is Dry? Empty?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2023

We must consider what happens when the well goes dry? Broken cisterns? Empty can be spiritually dangerous.

THE WELL IS DRY: EMPTY… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) COMPASSION FATIGUE! There is a pastor so poured out: HE IS NOT BURNED OUT! HE IS BURNED UP… DO WE EVER GET TIRED? DO WE EVER GET SO TIRED THAT WE FEEL EMPTY? HOW ABOUT GETTING TIRED OF CRYING? ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3, Jeremiah 2:13, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Remedy To Our Fears And Doubts

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 19, 2023

A sermon for the second Sunday of Easter, Year A

April 19, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 20:19-31; Acts 2:1-4a, 22-32 The Remedy to Our Fears and Doubts Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The Easter Doldrums. It’s the feeling we get after the high of Easter ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31, Acts 2:1-32

Denomination: Lutheran

‘solid Rock Or Sinking Sand?’

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 25, 2023

‘Solid Rock or Sinking Sand?’ – Isaiah chapter 28 verses 1-29 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Jerusalem's scoffers… • drunken leadership • derision of God’s prophet • detachment from God Isaiah’s hope… • foundation stone • God’s chastening SERMON BODY: Ill: • In life we are familiar with what we call an object lesson, • An event or an individual by whose errors ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 28:1-29

Denomination: Brethren

More Precious Than Gold

Contributed by Antonius Fu on May 8, 2023

By God's grace, we receive the faith to believe in Him. And by His protection, when our faith is tested, it produces the purity of life. A life with a new quality, a life into a living hope and an inheritance kept for us in Heaven, this is a new life that is more precious than gold.

Today we are going to meditate on God's word taken from I Peter 1:3-9. with the topic More precious than gold. We always think that gold is something precious in our lives, but there is something much more precious than gold. According to human standards, gold is highly prized as a source ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Well And It Shall Be Well

Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Apr 21, 2022

There are several things that the word well is used for both in the bible and in the normal daily life. If you look at it the word well is something worth praying about.

IT SHALL BE WELL AND IT IS WELL Text: 2 Kgs. 4: 18-23 8 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:18-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stand United Or Fall Divided

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Apr 26, 2022

Summary: "The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I do not need you" (1 Corinthians 12:21).

Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, Lord let your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven. I am glad to be a part of your Ministry of Reconciliation. Lord, help us to pursue holiness and peace. Thank you, Lord, for blessing those who hear your Word and are striving to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4, 1 Corinthians 12:21, Titus 3:9

Denomination: Other