Sermons on Human Injustice:

Healing From Anger Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 27, 2021

One of the mightiest emotions we have inside of us is our anger. We feel intense anger when something horribly wrong or unjust is done, say the sexual abuse of a child, or some blatant racial discrimination, or your wife has betrayed marriage vows and committed adultery with another person.

The Psalms are inspired by God and therefore meant to instruct us how to think about God and the entire world. On the other hand, the Psalms are poems or songs and are meant to awaken and shape our feelings about God and the world. We have focused in the previous messages on the feelings of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

3rd Sunday After Pentecost. June 9th, 2024. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 30, 2021

Year B, Proper 5.

1 Samuel 8:4-20, 1 Samuel 11:14-15, Psalm 138:1-8, Genesis 3:8-15, Psalm 130:1-8, 2 Corinthians 4:13-18, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Mark 3:20-35. (A). THE ALLURE OF WORLDLY CONFORMITY. 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 1 Samuel 11:14-15. Samuel appointed his two sons to be judges in Beersheba in the south of Israel, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 1 Samuel 11:14-15, Psalm 138:1-8, Genesis 3:8-15, Psalm 130:1-8, 2 Corinthians 4:13-18, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Mark 3:20-35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

James - A Faith That Works (2021) Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 31, 2021

In this introductory sermon for a series on the Book of James, we explore two questions: who is the author and who are the recipients. The sermon also drives home the point that we must be doers of the Word of God and not hearers only.

Introduction: A. One day, a couple of weeks before Christmas in the mid1980s, I was driving on the back roads of Arkansas from El Dorado, Arkansas to Memphis, TN. 1. I was on my way to take my graduate class finals and I was running late. 2. I set the cruise control about 8 miles over the speed ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1, James 1:22-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Prayer For Hope Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

If God dictated your prayer life, how would it look different? I know your prayer list has you winning the Powerball this week. Your prayer list includes your children marrying really successful people. But what if God took over your prayer life?

We are in desperate need of hope right now. In a recent Pew Center survey, Americans are not optimistic about our future. The majority of people see a decline in our future well-being in many areas. There is widespread depression, drug abuse, addiction and loneliness. Americans are purchasing ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

When No Advantage Is Gained: Godly People Are Content Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

“If only I had married someone else…” “If only I had gone to college…” “If only I had a different job…”

We are discussing marriage, singles, and God’s instructions for each throughout this series. To the married, I have two goals for the series: 1) to convince that great marriages begin with a picture of God’s definition of marriage – Christ and His church; 2) to challenge you to do whatever it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

Why Fasting Is Imporant Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Placing attention on fasting is dangerous business. Placing attention on our performance is dangerous. Yet, wea are commanded to fast.

Voter’s Guides are Available in Ministry Galley. I encourage each one of you to vote. Today we conclude our series Seven Practice of a Healthy Christian. And our focus this morning is on the mouth. I call on our church to a Week of Prayer and a Day of Fasting for World Missions. For this reason ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Thy Will Be Done Series

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Jul 25, 2020

What I hope is that all of us will get from these series of sermons is a new awareness and appreciation and that it not be a bunch of words we repeat without thinking.M

What I hope is that all of us will get from this series of sermons is a new awareness and appreciation for the Lord’s Prayer. I hope it just won’t be a recitation of a bunch of words. Most of us can repeat the Lords’ Prayer without even thinking of what we are saying. We can almost repeat it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sola Fide Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 29, 2020

This morning, we come to faith alone. This was the material principle of the Reformation. The question at hand was, “How is one made right with God?” The theological term for this is “justification.”

Sola Fide - Faith Alone James 2:14-26 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 10-20-19 Screen Door on a Submarine I love that song! Just as it is silly to think about a screen door on a submarine, it is equally absurd to talk about a living faith without loving deeds. This ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

I Am Jonah Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 29, 2020

What’s the BIG IDEA of the book? God is a God of extravagant grace, especially to the ones who seem less deserving of His grace.

I am Jonah Jonah 1:1-3 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 09-01-19 You Think you Know Jonah? If you have grown up in church at all, you know the story of Jonah. It’s probably the best know prophetic book of the Old Testament. Or you think you do. Even if you didn’t grow up in ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Yet, I Will Rejoice! Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 29, 2020

The best songs are born out of a journey. And that is what we are going to study this morning.

Yet, I Will Rejoice Habakkuk 3:1-19 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams First Baptist Chenoa 06-02-19 The Heart of Worship If you had of visited Soul Survivor Church in England, you would have been impressed. England is a very secular nation but this church had exploded in size and several artists were ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Raising A Godly Generation

Contributed by Esther Collins on Aug 2, 2020

This is a sermon about the importance of passing on our faith in Jesus to the next generation - our children and grand-children.

Raising a Godly Generation As the world grapples with the effects of a pandemic, we have been forced to face lockdowns, and quarantines, something the majority of the world is trying to come to grips with. These lockdowns have compelled us to stay home with our families like never before. In ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:16-18, 1 John 2:16, Judges 2:10, Deuteronomy 11:18-21, Deuteronomy 11:2, Deuteronomy 6:10-12, Deuteronomy 4:20, Deuteronomy 5:15-19, Deuteronomy 6:5, Joshua 24:14-15, Deuteronomy 4:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

(1) Joseph The Dreamer Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Aug 13, 2020

The events of chapter 42 of Genesis is the occasion for the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham and also the fulfillment of the dreams of Joseph mentioned in Gen. 37: 6-7.

(1) Joseph the dreamer. Genesis 37:1-11 Sheaves of the Field and Stars of the Sky Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. 1 Cor.10:11 And God said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Battleground

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Aug 13, 2020

There is a battle being waged in the realm of the spirit. Good against evil. Light against darkness. This message answers the question: What are they fighting for?

Good evening family. Good evening the blessed of the Lord! Tonight, we’re going to talk about revival in a little different way. And we’re going to begin in Genesis 1. For those of you who have heard me minister before, Genesis 1 is one of those passages that I come back to over and over and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:7, 1 John 4:8, Colossians 1:9-13, Matthew 10:1, Luke 10:1, Luke 10:17-20, John 17:16-18, John 17:8, Acts 3:1-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Si Jesus Ang Aking Pandemic Identity

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Aug 21, 2020

Gusto kong simulan ang aking pagmuni-muni sa isang katanungan: ano ang aking pandemikong pagkakakilanlan bilang isang Kristiyano?

Si Jesus ang aking Pandemic Identity Isaias 22:19-23, Roma 11:33-36, Mateo 16:13-20. Pagninilay Mahal na mga kapatid, Gusto kong simulan ang aking pagmuni-muni sa isang katanungan: ano ang aking pandemikong pagkakakilanlan bilang isang Kristiyano? Sa digital na mundo, Lahat ay nagnanais ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 22:19-23, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Other

Why Worry?

Contributed by Bruce Hadley on Aug 25, 2020

Jesus tells us not to worry. However, in today's world, life seems a little more complicated than in Jesus days, and most of us don't worry about food and clothing. So, what did fully have in mind when He tells us “not worry about what we will eat or wear?

The other day, when I was out on my walk and I noticed the birds, all different kinds of birds, chirping, eating stuff off the grass, and doing what birds do. Then it came to mind; though the world is in a global pandemic, and having social uprisings, it’s not effecting the birds. I thought ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 12:25-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational