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God's Sovereignty

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 18, 2014

A sermon on God's sovereignty (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 5 Sovereignly Protected, pgs. 119-135)

HoHum: Daniel Overdorf- A few weeks ago a friend of mine came into my office. Bypassing any greeting or small talk, he jumped immediately to this question: “What do we believe about God’s sovereignty?” I delayed answering by inquiring, “Why do you ask?” ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's Your Choice

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Sep 10, 2010

Success and Failure in life is a matter of choice!

Introduction: Life is full of choices. From the minute we wake up in the morning until the moment we pause for the day and tuck ourselves to bed, we come across series of choices that would eventually determine our day’s performance. If two choices are comparatively similar, it would not ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-26, Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"to Jerusalaem... A Mission To Complete

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 29, 2020

Jesus rebuked Peter because Peter did not understand God's plan.... Jerusalem, the cross and empty grave would mean forgiveness and eternal life. We all make mistakes... quotes by Barbara Bush, John Stott

In Jesus Holy Name August 30, 2020 Text: Matthew 16:21-28 Pentecost XIII – Redeemer “To Jerusalem…A Mission to Complete” Jesus and His disciples were at Caesarea Philippi. Their ministry to this point had been a stunning success. Crowds pressed in on them everywhere they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28, Hebrews 7:24-27

Denomination: Lutheran

The Authority Of Jesus: An Exposition Of Mark 1:21-28

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 24, 2021

Most people concentrate on the exorcism of the unclean spirit as the demonstration of Jesus' power and authority. Rather we should concentrate on the authority of His teaching.

The Authority of Jesus: An Exposition of Mark 1:21-28 From the moment Jesus entered into the synagogue, it was apparent that things were different. As He began to teach them, they became increasingly aware that Jesus was no ordinary Rabbi. We wished we could know what Jesus taught that morning. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28, Mark 1:1-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Perfect Love Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of maintaining focus on Jesus and trusting in His perfect love, despite the challenges and distractions of life.

Welcome back to church, everyone! Hope you’ve had a fantastic week. Today we are going to be in week 3 of our Passion series. In the first couple weeks we learned that it wasn’t the nails that held Jesus on the cross. It was his love and passion for humanity. And last week we learned Jesus was and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-26, Hebrews 12:1-2

Topics: Perfect Love, Enduring Faith, Life Challenges

Sermon Series: Passion

Teach The Way Of God In Accordance With Truth PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 9, 2023

Explore God's unchanging truth as revealed in the Bible, and how it challenges, includes, and calls us to live according to it.

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dive into truth. Not just any truth, but God's truth. As Flannery O'Connor once said, "The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally." So today, brace yourselves as we explore God's unchanging truth, and how it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Topics: God's Truth

The Gift Of Christmas PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 18, 2023

This sermon encourages Christians to live as missionaries, harnessing their divine gifts to spread God's love and truth, as inspired by Matthew 2:1-9.

Good morning, beloved congregation. I stand before you today with a heart brimming with joy, and a message burning with divine truth. We gather here, not as strangers, not as mere attendees, but as a family united by our love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we stand at the threshold of an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-9

Topics: Giver

Danger Of Carnal Reasoning Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Dec 16, 2001

We must beware of using carnal reasinging in the Lord’s work and always seek his will through prayer.

Study 12 Chapter 9 – The Gibeonites Introduction In our last study we were considering together the way in which Joshua and the people of God, having experienced a humiliating defeat at Ai, had returned to the place of defeat, re-engaged the enemy and gained a glorious victory over them. In ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Gibeonite Deception Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Jul 22, 2002

Foolish carnal reasoning that led to a wrong decision

Study 12 Chapter 9 – The Gibeonites Introduction In our last study we were considering together the way in which Joshua and the people of God, having experienced a humiliating defeat at Ai, had returned to the place of defeat, re-engaged the enemy and gained a glorious victory over them. In ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unashamed Series

Contributed by West Garner on Jun 18, 2019

God has called us to live unashamed lives as followers of Jesus.

THE BEST SUMMER EVER UNASHAMED OUTLINE 1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God • UNASHAMED MAN (1) 2 which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

#1 - What Is A Patriot? Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Jul 28, 2016

Who are patriots? What makes a patriot?

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Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Holiness

The Cure For Conflict (Pt. 3) Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 9, 2020

In Romans 15:1-13, Paul encourages all of us to follow the example of our Lord in putting the good of others before our own interest, and he encourages us to seek a unity that will enable us to effectively praise God with one heart and one voice.

A. The story is told of a little boy who got into an argument with two boys twice his size. 1. The little boy drew a line in the sand and dared the two boys to cross it. 2. The two bigger boys accepted the challenge and crossed over the line. 3. Immediately, the little boy’s face lit up with a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is God Unjust? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 1, 2004

Paul has taught us that God picks out individuals for salvation not based on anything they do, but out of pure grace. At the same time, he bypasses others. This raises a number of questions, and Paul fields them, though not necessarily to our satisfacti

Is God Unjust? (Romans 9:14-29) 1. There are many puzzles in life. One recent puzzle is the whereabouts of an escapted tiger. Bengal Tiger Seen Roaming La. Army Base Wednesday, September 01, 2004 FORT POLK, La. — A Bengal tiger on the loose in the thick brush surrounding Fort Polk seems to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fix Your Rule Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on Jun 6, 2003

Lesson 16 on the Sermon on the Mount. The Golden Rule.

Fix Your Rule Matthew 7:12 In the old Soviet Union there were very few laws about factories polluting the water. That was with good reason because one of the few laws they did have was that any factory which dumped chemicals back into the river must do so upstream from its own intake pipes. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conditions For Fellowship

Contributed by Paul George on Jul 3, 2003

Conditions for fellowship with the Lord and others is based on conformity to a standard and confession of sins.

When John wrote this epistle the heresy of Gnosticism was making its way into the church. Among the teachings were, knowledge is superior to virtue, the nonliteral sense of Scripture is correct and can be understood only by a select few, evil in the world precludes God being the only Creator, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-9

Denomination: Holiness