Sermons on Human Love:

Dead And Buried Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on May 1, 2019

This 3-part Good Friday message focuses on:- 1) The human Jesus, therefore He is the only Saviour; 2) The dead Jesus who is not broken, therefore He can help those who are broken; 3) The buried Jesus who brings disciples out of darkness into the light.

Message (Part 1) John 19:28-42 Dead and Buried Read John 19:28-30 In total there are seven phrases that Jesus speaks while on the cross. Father forgive them because they do not know what they are doing. Today you will be with me in paradise. My God. My God. Why have You forsaken Me? These are ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-42

Denomination: Baptist

Discerning Demonic Influence Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 24, 2025

Here are few examples to help you identify potential demonic influence.

Discerning whether you're interacting with a human or a demonic entity can be challenging. Here are few examples to help you identify potential demonic influence. Unusual or unsettling physical sensations: Feeling an intense, unexplained chill, heat, or presence. Inconsistent or contradictory ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-8, Ephesians 6:10-18

Covenant Renewed (Deuteronomy 29)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 16, 2025

Why was there a need for a new covenant? Who was at fault? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 29.

Why was there a need for a new covenant? Was there a fault with God, the covenant or the people? Let’s begin with the old covenant in Deuteronomy 29. Was the covenant renewed while Israel waited in the land of Moab? These are the words of the covenant that the Lord commanded Moses to make with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Imitating Greatness Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 9, 2009

We can be like Jesus if we live in close fellowship with Him. Here are some areas that will help us be more like Jesus.

Imitating Greatness Ephesians 5:1-20 Intro: One awesome thing about living your life for God is that He never asks you to do anything that you could not do with His help. He will definitely ask you to do things you could never do on your own, but we need to remember that the same one who calls us ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don’t Show Favoritism Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 16, 2012

1- God has chosen the poor to be rich in faith 2- God has given the royal law to be observed 3- God has determined mercy to be triumphant

INTRO.- ILL.- Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Message From The Beginning Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010

The message from the beginning is two-fold. 1- We should love people 2- We should loathe evil

INTRO.- ILL.- A prominent lawyer's son dreamed of following in his father's footsteps. After graduating from college and law school with honors, he returned home to join his father's firm, intent on proving himself to be a skilled and worthy attorney. At the end of his first day at work he rushed ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thanksgiving: A Secret To Joy

Contributed by Samuel Stone on Nov 15, 2007

A Thanksgiving message.

Hebrew 10:11-25 11 And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, “he sat down at the right hand of God,” 13 and since then has been waiting ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Getting Creative With God

Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Feb 7, 2001

God continues his creativity through us.

GETTING CREATIVE WITH GOD If one were to ask an unbiased observer to name that institution in our society which clearly espouses creativity, we can be sure that he would not name our twentieth-century church. This is an indictment of how we Christians feel about the mandate God has given us for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Work It Out! Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 21, 2003

What does it mean to work out our salvation?

Philippians 2:12-13 Sunday, April 7, 2002 I brought along a little object lesson this morning. However, it was not for its role as a yoyo. It is for the convenience of its shape to illustrate a pendulum. In my fifteen years of ministry experience I gave observed that the church often swings ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Transfiguration And The Three Monuments To Fundamentalism

Contributed by Philip Gill on Mar 17, 2003

On the Mount of transfiguration Peter wanted to freeze the moment by building three dwellings or monuments. We are called to transformation and must therefore resist the three monuments to fundamentalism.

Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. (Mark 9:2 NRSV) As ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9, Psalm 8:1-9

Denomination: Anglican

The More Excellent Way

Contributed by Justin Imel on May 19, 2008

An exegetical sermon of 1 Cor 12:31-13:3

A. A teacher in an adult-education creative-writing class told her students to write “I love you” in 25 words or less, without using the words “I love you.” 1. She gave the class 15 minutes. 2. A woman in the class spent about ten minutes looking at the ceiling and wriggling in her seat. 3. The ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bride Of Christ

Contributed by Bill Guske on Feb 11, 2004

A Valentine’s Day Vow renewal...with a twist. We,Christ’s bride, renew our vow to Christ, in light of God’s passionate love for us!

"Bride of Christ" VALENTINE’S - VOW RENEWAL Today, the Sunday closest to Valentines Day, we have wedding vow renewals. Valentines Day, a lover’s holiday. How did Valentines Day began? Another invention by Hallmark? Turns out it is a very, very old tradition. Just ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Now That's The God Of The Bible!

Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Mar 14, 2012

While there are many god's worshipped today, only the God of the Bible is able to demonstrate His power and love in such a way that compels humanity to stand back in amazement and awe saying "Now That's The God Of The Bible!"...

Now That is the God of the Bible! Ephesians 2:1-10 Introduction: Archeologists have unearthed and discovered over 1,000 temples designed to host collective worship to over 5,000 gods and goddesses. The Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Romans, the Greeks, the Assyrians, the Canaanites, the Mayans, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Against His Own Self-Interest Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 7, 2012

God loved us so much that He acted against His own best self-interest, by becoming human. In doing this, He exactly contradicted the secular world's view of leadership and government.

Epiphany 2012 Against His Own Self-Interest Spirit of the Liturgy One of the insights that Pope Benedict has shared with us over the past few years continually comes to mind when I read the Gospels. It is like a unifying theme of the Scriptures. God loves us so much that he does things for us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Paying Taxes

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 12, 2020

Is paying taxes a participation in evil acts by human governments? What’s the difference between love and idolatry of a country? Let’s look at the moral dilemma of paying taxes in Matthew 22:15-22.

Is paying taxes a participation in evil acts by human governments? What’s the difference between love and idolatry of a country? Let’s look at the moral dilemma of paying taxes in Matthew 22:15-22. To Pay Taxes Matthew 22:15-17 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Baptist