Sermons on Humble Beginnings:

Extraordinary And Ordinary

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 22, 2024

God will move Heaven and earth to reach you.

Extraordinary and Ordinary Luke 2:8-20 Rev. Brian Bill December 21-22, 2024 How many of you have read or seen the movie called, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?” I listened to the audio book earlier this month and found myself laughing and crying. In this classic tale, the Herdman siblings, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Part 18: How To Overcome Sin, Storms, Stubbornness, And Sadness Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 22, 2025

God shows us... 1. How to overcome our sins (vs. 1-5). 2. How to overcome our storms in life (vs. 6-7, 10). 3. How to overcome our stubbornness (vs. 8-9). 4. How to overcome our sadness (vs. 11).

Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 18: How to Overcome Sin, Storms, Stubbornness, and Sadness Psalm 32:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 22, 2025) (Revised June 1, 2025 to correct the definition for "sin" in vs. 1) BACKGROUND: *Today we will study the 32nd Psalm. Here ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 23

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jun 3, 2024

This message is about undrstanding and valuing our relationship with God based on what David wrote in Psalm 23.

Psalm 23 Scriptures: Psalm 23; John 10:14-16, 27-28; Philippians 4:19 Good morning Strangers Rest. Last week I shared with you that of all of God’s creation He values us the most. This morning I will focus on how we in turn value God. We value God by understanding who He is in our lives and ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14-16, Philippians 4:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Plan For His Family And Ours Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 19, 2024

1. God calls wives and all Christians to have submissive love (vs. 20-24, 33). 2. God calls husbands to the Savior’s love (vs. 25-29). 3. God created marriage with a sacred connection (vs. 29-31). 4. God wants everyone to be in His spiritual family (vs. 31-32).

God's Plan for His Family and Ours Ephesians 5:20-33; Revelation 19:5-9; John 3:5-7; Ephesians 1:3-7 Sermon by Rick Crandall Series: The Book of Ephesians (Prepared June 19, 2024) BACKGROUND: *Our families are precious to us, but they are infinitely more precious to the Lord. God created ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:20-33, Revelation 19:5-9, John 3:5-7, John 14:15-18, Romans 8:14-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 10, 2024

Today I want to preach a sermon about hope.

Illus: Makes me think of an elderly man lay dying in his bed, close to his last breathe...but suddenly he smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies floating up the stairs. He gathered all his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Ready For Anything (Part 5 All Kinds Of Prayer) Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 13, 2024

This message teaches the importance of exercising various expressions of prayer. Twelve of those expressions are described with the objective of stirring believers toward exploring more variety in their prayer lives.

Intro Football is America's favorite sport. I like football because of the variety of plays that can happen in one down. The ball snaps, and you’re watching to see what play the offense is going to use, and then how the defense will react to it. Will they run the ball or throw a pass? Which ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18, Psalm 51:1-3, Matthew 18:18-20, Luke 11:5-8, Psalm 46:10, Exodus 5:22-23, Jonah 2:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Part 19: God Wants Us To Pray For His Protection Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 31, 2025

God Wants Us to Pray for His Protection... 1. So He exposes the evil that we face (vs. 1-4). 2. So He explains the excellence of our LORD God (vs. 5-9.) 3. So He gives us a great example of prayer (vs. 5-12).

Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 19: God Wants Us to Pray for His Protection Psalm 36:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 31, 2025) MESSAGE: *God is watching over us all the time. I can think of a dozen times when I would have been seriously hurt or killed, if the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 36:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

How Could A Good God Allow Suffering (2025)

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 10, 2025

The presence of pain and suffering in the world do not take away from God's goodness or power. God's answer to suffering is the cross and the resurrection.

Introduction: A. There is a movie scene in which a young brother and sister experienced the death of a beloved kitten. 1. The children had prayed fervently that the cat would get well, but unfortunately, it had died. 2. The children couldn’t understand why this had happened, so they decided that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5, Hebrews 12:5-6, 1 Peter 1:6-7, James 1:2-4, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Job 1:20, Job 2:9-10, Hebrews 4:14-16, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven's Open Door Policy

Contributed by Scott Maze on Mar 3, 2025

The Bible says you can open up your innermost thoughts and just spill them out on the ground before Jesus. He’s not going to look at you like, “Oh gross!” He’s not going to laugh at you or mock you.

We are beginning the new year by praying together as a church. Maybe you are not sure of yourself when it comes to prayer. If prayer were a high school sport, you’re not sure you’d receive a “letter” on your varsity jacket for prayer. Many of you have picked up the little book, 21 Days of Prayer. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

God Of Order

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 30, 2025

If you want to know the God of the Bible, it is important that you consider that He is a God of orderliness.

God created everything with order. • The moon reliably follows a cyclical pattern. • The planets all orbit in an established, orderly way. • The Seasons come and go in an arranged and expected fashion. Such order in the universe is not an accident but rather that the God of the Bible is a God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:27-33

Denomination: Baptist

Mark Part 1 (Nasb), Written 3 Years Around 30 Ad; He's Also Called John Mark Or Marcus

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jun 23, 2025

notes from Marilyn Hickey Ministries; footnotes from bibleway.com; Jesus the Servant and Sacrifice; written for Gentiles / Romans. Oxford says it's the first gospel.

Preaching of John the Baptist 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send My messenger [a]ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way; 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

First Things First (Haggai) Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 3, 2025

When fantasy crashes into reality, put your priorities in order, put the past behind, put your sins away, and put your sites on the Lord.

In a Christina Parenting Magazine, Jill Brett, describes the difference between fantasy and reality when it comes to parenting preschoolers. The Fantasy: As your little ones sit quietly at the kitchen table and hum along with Beethoven, they absorb their age-appropriate encyclopedias. Meanwhile, ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15, Haggai 2:1-23, Psalm 127:1-2, Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:19, Ephesians 1:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Putting Compassion Into Action Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 6, 2025

We won’t serve people, or live as sent ones, until we see people like Jesus did.

Putting Compassion into Action Matthew 9:35-38 Rev. Brian Bill October 4-5, 2025 Earlier this year, during what’s called the Kumbh Mela festival, an estimated 400 million Hindus gathered over 45 days at the Ganges River in India. This is the largest religious festival on earth. People came from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel On Money Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 28, 2024

My responsibility increases when it is someone else’s money. If I blow MY money, it’s one thing. If I blow YOUR money, it’s something else entirely.

The 40-Day Challenge is a series of sermons designed for your growth. It’s designed to motivate you to grow spiritually by forming 7 habits that Christians have used for centuries to grow in their faith. You have a card that was in your seat. Please put this in front of you for the next few ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 13:12

Denomination: Baptist

A Promise Granted By Faith, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Apr 29, 2024

God's promise to Abraham had nothing to do with any works he performed.

4:13 “For the promise that he would be the heir of the world…” Heir of the world. This one man, Abraham, to be heir of the world? And not just Abraham, though it was to him that the promise was first given. Where is this promise? Genesis 12:3, “In you all the families of the earth shall be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God