Sermons on Human Effort:

The Day Jesus Wept Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 22, 2012

Odd things about this story: Why does the Bible tells us "Jesus wept"? And why didn’t Jesus "show up" a few days earlier and make sure Lazarus didn’t die? Why allow this close personal friend to die, and allow his friends and family to mourn?

OPEN: Back in March of 2008, the mayor of a city in SW France had a problem. It seems his village was running out of space. Not in housing, nor in the retail district, nor even at City Hall. It seems they were running out of space… in the cemetery. There was no room for any more graves. It was ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Great White Throne Of Judgement - What Is It? – Part 1 Of 4 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 18, 2025

The two future judgements that are coming individually on people are not well understood. One of these is the Great White Throne. This is examined in a 4 Part series. This is the first Part. After that we will be doing the Judgement Seat of Christ in 3 Parts. This series will be challenging.

THE GREAT WHITE THRONE OF JUDGEMENT - WHAT IS IT? – PART 1 of 4 We have a dual study coming up of the two great judgements of mankind still future. The first will be THE GREAT WHITE THRONE and the second is THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST. All human beings are going to be at one or the other of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, Galatians 6:7, Revelation 20:11-12, John 5:22-23, John 5:27-29, Revelation 1:15-16, Revelation 19:12-13, Revelation 19:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Revelation 3:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Know The Word Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 16, 2016

1) The Confidence that Faith Furnishes (1 John 5:13), 2) The Prayer that Faith Enables (1 John 5:14-17), 3) The Understanding that Faith Grants (1 John 5:18-21)

Life in this fallen world is filled with uncertainty, with few guarantees and little that can be depended on. Jobs vanish as companies downsize and outsource. The volatility of the stock market, the fluctuations of the economy, and increasing taxes create further uncertainty. Relationships come and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13-21

Denomination: Other

In Christ Alone - Philippians 3:3b-8 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 3, 2022

The true people of God are those who serve God by means of the Holy Spirit (living the Christian life by exposing ourselves to the Spirit’s influence and cooperating with what he does) and who glory in Christ alone, rather than putting any confidence in the flesh.

The true people of God are those who serve God by means of the Holy Spirit (living the Christian life by exposing ourselves to the Spirit’s influence and cooperating with what he does) and who glory in (rely on, hope in, rejoice in, count on, run after, regard as supremely important) Christ alone, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:3-8

Unconquerable-4

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 17, 2020

4 of 4. Paul describes the reasons God's people are unconquerable! God's people have a telling disposition that betrays the fact that they are unconquerable. A disposition for being & remaining unconquerable is/shines thru...

UNCONQUERABLE-IV—2Corinthians 4:1-18 Attention: Undaunted/Unintimidated/Immovable No Stairs For You! An older lady lived on the third floor of a boardinghouse with no elevator. Unfortunately one day she broke her leg. Knowing her housing situation, as the doctor put a cast on the leg, he sternly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Esau: Daddy's Fair-Haired Boy. Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 2, 2016

What can we learn of our own character and of God's grace when we study Esau selling his birthright?

“These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Baptist

Revival And The Beatitudes Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 10, 2023

This message defines revival, then demonstrates from Scripture how the qualities in the Beatitudes posture believers for revival. Understanding the Beatiudes helps us understand how to position ourselves for revival. God can only trust these kind of people with revival.

Intro What the world needs now is revival. In times of revival the effectiveness of the church skyrockets. The wind of the Spirit lifts the believers to greater heights of service, the world is evangelized, and the moral climate of society is changed. The question asked of God in Psalm 85:6 is: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-14, Hebrews 10:22, Isaiah 57:15, 1 Peter 5:6, Psalm 30:5, Isaiah 58:1-9, 1 Peter 3:15, Jeremiah 17:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Messages Of Comfort And Counsel To American People Series

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Sep 14, 2001

This is a collection of sermons to comfort and counsel hurting Americans after this tragedy of terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

MESSAGES OF COMFORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE SUFFERING ******************************************************* MESSAGE-1 DIFFICULT SEASONS IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN OUTLINE 1.SEASONS OF SORROW 2.SEASONS OF SHAME 3.SEASONS OF SUFFERING 4.SEASONS OF SHAKING 5.SEASONS OF SEARCHING 6.SEASONS OF ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Significance Of A New Creation-7 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 1, 2016

7 of ? Paul clarified the significance of being a new creation in Christ to the Corinthian church. But what is significant about being a new creation in Christ? A new creation is significant in its New...

The SIGNIFICANCE Of A NEW CREATION-VII—2Corinthians 5:9--6:10 Attention: Barefoot Gators... The lady expected the alligators to have/be something they didn’t or actually couldn’t! God RIGHTLY expects His people to have & be something they cannot have or be, apart from Him! A ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Identity Before God’s Eyes – Gender Transitions

Contributed by Jedidiah Jedidiah on Aug 14, 2025

1 Corinthians 6:9 speaks to practicing homosexuality with unfavorable and undesirable consequence: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites.”

Identity Before God’s Eyes – Gender Transitions Everything in this world including the universe, all things on earth and in the entire universe are created by God. It is very clear in the Bible that God created everything in existence – the heavens, the earth, and all that is in them: Genesis 1:1 ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:8

Being The Greatest

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 10, 2003

In this message we will look at the discipline of servanthood – and as we do we will see tha it is much then just doing a job at church. The Life part 11)

Being The Greatest The Life – part 11 The Practice Of Servanthood Read Mark 9:30-35 PICTURE – the scene… Jesus has just told the disciples about what was going to happen to Him in Jerusalem. HOW - he was going to be betrayed in to the hands of men, HOW - they would kill Him and how after 3 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fly High - Acts Pt. 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 12, 2006

The book of Acts is about how we as followers of the Lord need the power and the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When we receive the promise and allow Him to guide us then the church grows daily.

Fly High – Acts part 1 On The Lighter Side of Life: Funny Cartoons Thesis: The book of Acts is about how we as followers of the Lord need the power and the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When we receive the promise and allow Him to guide us then the church grows daily. Scripture ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Firestorms

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2005

Firestorms in relationships can ignite quickly and do maximum damage in a short period of time. Therefore, we need to learn how to prevent firestorms, we need to learn how to put out firestorms, and we need to know how to rebuild after a firestorm has sco

Firestorms in Life Thesis: Firestorms in relationships can ignite quickly and do maximum damage in a short period of time. Therefore, we need to learn how to prevent firestorms, we need to learn how to put out firestorms, and we need to know how to rebuild after a firestorm has scorched our ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remembering Our Great Salvation (1 Peter 1:10-12) Series

Contributed by Greg Brown on Aug 2, 2014

Exposition of 1 Peter 1:10-12

Remembering Our Great Salvation Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forget It!

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 31, 2022

In order to press on, to move forward, in the Christian life, we must first "forget" the past. We must forget the sins of others and our own sins and mistakes; we must forget our successes and failures; we must forget our vision of how our life would turn out.

My text this morning is a familiar one, from Paul’s letter to the Philippian church, chapter three, verses twelve through fourteen. Let me set the context. Paul begins by listing his credentials as an authentic descendant of Abraham, in rebuttal to those who were attacking him and his message. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-11

Denomination: Baptist