Sermons on House God Blesses:

Greetings

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 22, 2011

Our hope is in the Lord who died, rose and lives.

Text: Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. (Matthew 28:9) “Greetings” is a wonderful word in that it projects a warm gracious or pleasant feeling of friendship and love. Usually when someone greets you, they are happy to see you and this is reflected in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-20

Denomination: Christian Church

A Generous Easter

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 5, 2015

We often talk about Easter Gifts but what about the Gifts of Easter, this follows the Good Friday Message the Cost of Good Friday

We sometimes refer to the gift of Easter, and when some folks think of Easter gifts they think of new clothes and chocolate. And while those might be Easter gifts they aren’t the gifts we are talking about today. And this message really started on Friday because there couldn’t be a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Evil Vs. Merry Heart

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 14, 2014

To show that we need to rejoice all the time in the LORD because of His victory in us, an afflicted and broken heart will always lead to anxiety.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you always crying? Are you always rejoicing? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to rejoice all the time in the LORD because of His victory in us, an afflicted and broken heart will always lead to anxiety. IV. TEXT: Proverbs 15:15 ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Resurrection

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 2, 2009

Looks at why the resurrection is essential

The Resurrection The Resurrection is Essential to Christianity Fables that Deny the Resurrection The “Stolen Body” Fable The “Didn’t Really Die” Fable The “Wrong Tomb” Fable Facts that Support the Resurrection The Empty Tomb The Effects on the Lives of the Disciples The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wanted: Dead And Alive! - Easter

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 11, 2009

The ones who wanted Him dead were afraid that He was alive, and the ones who wanted Him alive assumed He was dead! But no one was neutral about Jesus. ’Cross Examination’ style investigation of the facts of the case. Link to text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Wanted: Dead AND Alive John 20:31 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Wanted.html No one was neutral that day about Jesus. They either wanted Him to be dead or to be alive. Even after He arose, all that the leaders of the land had to do in order to squelch Christianity was to produce the dead body, ...read more

Scripture: John 20:31

Denomination: Baptist

Escaping The Routine Rut

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 31, 2018

Life is unpredictable yet for the most part many of us live our lives in a very predictable fashion. What can we do? The simple answer is change but we don't like that word; even if it's for the better. But change shouldn't be shunned; it can be embraced.

ESCAPING THE ROUTINE RUT As we head into the new year we might not be too excited. One reason is we anticipate that 2019 will not be too much different than 2018. Life is unpredictable yet for the most part many of us live our lives in a very predictable fashion. We perform the same routines ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 11:7-8, Ephesians 5:15-16, Philippians 4:15-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hung Up Over Hair, That's Weird Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 27, 2018

This message looks at the lessons we learn from the story of Absalom's death.

Hung Up by the Hair, That's Weird On Tuesday mornings there is a group of a dozen or so men who have been getting together to study the book of Romans. And early in our study we discovered a weird little part of the letter. Paul is listing the behaviour of people who are in his words "sinful, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Hinge Of Resurrection-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 13, 2018

2 of 3. Christian faith hangs upon Jesus’ Resurrection. But How or Why? Christian faith Hangs upon The Resurrection...

The HINGE Of RESURRECTION-II Attention: When I was an older teenager I can remember our family visiting uncle Wolfe & aunt Peggy who lived in a subdivision in the suburbs of Atlanta. FYI—Our family always had a grand time when Momma’s side got together, & there was NEVER any hint of alcohol or ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Suicide Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 30, 2021

The suicide of Judas is the only case of suicide in the New Testament. This message looks at what we can learn from that event as we deal with those who take their own lives.

When I was a teenager one of my favourite television shows was MASH, and Angela and I have just started from the beginning and are watching it all over again. And if you are familiar with the TV show or the movie than you are familiar with the theme song, which is called Suicide is Painless. If ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:3-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Easter, Mary Magdalene And Red Eggs

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Mar 29, 2022

This is a sermon dedicated on centering our message on Jesus. At the same time it shows how some symbols that have attached themselves to Easter have in fact an important message to share with us - the Easter Egg.

Scripture: John 20:1-18 Theme: Easter, Mary Magdalene and Red Eggs Proposition: Do we boycott all the things that have attached themselves to Easter? Instead all allowing the bunny, the egg hunts and all that stuff side track us - let's listen as the Ancient Church tells us about how the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Jesus The Conqueror

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 12, 2022

We are going to be reading from Luke 23 and 24 today and the word that I want you to associate with Jesus by the end of the morning is: Conqueror.

JESUS THE CONQUEROR Luke 23:1-24:12 #Easter2022 SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 8:34-38 [person from the congregation] INTRODUCTION… Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Talladega_Nights:_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby and youtube.com/watch?v=qYiWydDyMIE In 2006, a jewel of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Servant Mother Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

She is the only mother of the twelve that is referred to in the New Testament, and she is the mother of two of the twelve that Jesus picked for his disciples, and these two were in the inner circle with Peter.

One of the paradoxes of life is the many famous people we don't even know, and many of them are mothers. F.W. Boreham, the great Australian preacher, tells of the English mother Mrs. Trollope who saw her husband and children dying of consumption under her very eyes. She nursed them and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:10-18

Respecting And Rebuking The Saints Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 12, 2022

In 1 Timothy 5, Paul focused Timothy's attention on specific groups in the church and how to minister to them. In today's section, Paul shared with Timothy how to rebuke specific individuals, how to honor elders, and how to deal with elders who sin.

Introduction: A. One day a man passed by an enclosure at the zoo and noticed that in the enclosure was both a large lion and an active monkey. 1. The man said to the zoo keeper, “How well does that work having both a lion and a monkey in the same cage? The zoo keeper said, “It works ok for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-2, 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Disciple Peter - Slip Leads To Slide - Part 3 Of 4 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 14, 2022

The unimaginable happens. Peter denies his Lord. Peter should not have been in the court in the first place, and certainly not with the enemy, warming himself. Peter led himself into temptation. Failure can teach us valuable lessons and we look at overcoming temptation

THE DISCIPLE PETER - SLIP LEADS TO SLIDE - PART 3 OF 4 THE CHARACTERS IN JOHN’S GOSPEL UNINTENTIONAL FAILURE --- SLIP LEADS TO SLIDE --- FAILED BY MY OWN WORDS -- WHY DID HE STAY? John 18 v 10 “Simon Peter therefore having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest’s slave and cut off ...read more

Scripture: John 18:10-11, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, John 18:14-27, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:71-72  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

#icandoallthings Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2016

A look at one of those "Favorite Verses" that is so often used out of context.

#icandoallthings I was a little disappointed when we put the new carpet in last year, not with the new carpet but with the removal of the old carpet. You’ve probably heard the story about how on Thanksgiving Sunday 2005, six weeks before the building opened, we had our first service in the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-13

Denomination: Wesleyan