Sermons on Imaginations:

Out Of The Darkness

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

Do you remember as a child being afraid of the dark? Maybe it’s because you saw creepy shadows or heard mysterious noises. Maybe it’s because your imagination got carried away and as you were peering into the darkness you wondered what kind of evil monste

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light Do you remember as a child being afraid of the dark? Maybe it’s because you saw creepy shadows or heard mysterious noises. Maybe it’s because your imagination got carried away and as you were peering into the darkness you wondered what kind of evil monster ...read more

Scripture: John 12:46

Protection Plan

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 17, 2009

Once you are in Christ you have God’s ‘Hedge’ around you? That does not mean problems or adversaries won’t arise? There will be more than you can imagine but you won’t be going through it all alone. The presence of God will never leave you nor forsake you

Opening illustration: During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:5-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Together Everyone Accomplishes More Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 6, 2012

Ever stood in line at the grocery store….the post office/WalMart? Ever get impatient? Me too. I count items people have and try to get in the shortest line. So imagine what it would be like if you had to wait in line for not minutes or hours but for d

“Together Everyone Accomplishes More” Exodus 18: 13-23 Twenty years ago a man named Neil Rudenstein was the president of Harvard University. One of the jobs of a college president is to raise funds for the school. And he was very good at it. If you can imagine for 3 years he raised ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:13-23

Denomination: Baptist

Give It Away Now Series

Contributed by Caleb Anderson on Nov 7, 2016

What happens when you’re successful? It might look differently you imagined… but let’s expect that you’re efforts will have an impact for good in the world… or at least in one person’s world. That’s called success.

What’s easier to deal with success or failure? no one likes failure, but success is more dangerous 52 days Nehemiah is wildly successful What happens when you’re successful? It might look differently you imagined… but let’s expect that you’re efforts will have an ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:14-18

Denomination: *other

The Upper Room (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Oct 11, 2018

Imagine the shock of the disciples when Jesus declared that one of them would betray Him into the hands of sinful men. With that, they began to question - Lord, is it I? Could I possibly do such a thing? We often boast of our faith, but I fear we are unaware of what the flesh is capable of.

The Last Supper (Part 2) Mark 14: 12-26 In our last study we began to look at this beautiful passage dealing with the Last Supper in the Upper Room. Jesus had met with His disciples as they prepared to eat the Passover meal. This was a feast the Jews had celebrated for centuries as they ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

False Assumptions-The Truth Of Gods Word.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 22, 2022

Imagine a major league baseball player refusing to get into the batters box because he doesn't get a hit every time up. Yet that's how many of us approach prayer. We let a few strikeouts keep us from swinging for the fences!

False Assumptions-The Truth Of Gods Word. John 5:1-9NIV Imagine a major league baseball player refusing to get into the batters box because he doesn't get a hit every time up. Yet that's how many of us approach prayer. We let a few strikeouts keep us from swinging for the fences! The ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9, Matthew 19:26, Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Worship Gets Expensive: Mary’s Price And Judas’ Calculations Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 17, 2025

Don’t you imagine that Lazarus grew tired of the onlookers wanting to catch a glimpse of him? No doubt Lazarus would have loved his privacy away from prying eyes after being in the spotlight. How many times did he have to answer, “How do you feel?”

Find John 12 with me. Worship is the one activity believers will do for all of eternity. Worship offers us these incredible benefits of peace and joy in our lives. Listen and learn from a story of incredible worship. As you listen, refuse to be Judas while embracing Mary. Oh, that there would be ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

"Thank God" No Matter What!

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 4, 2014

It's like He says… You know they never stopped thanking me or believing that I would do what they were asking me to do the whole time..I'm not just going to meet their need… I'm going to exceed it to the level they could never think or imagine!

Thank God...No matter what Illus. The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough. We can't take it any longer…We’re ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dreams Becoming Reality

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 23, 2011

Can you imagine for a moment life without eternity? For many, they just live a mundane life without any purpose! Can I tell you: 1.The dream is before us. (Souls) 2. The dream begins with you. 3.The dream is reality. Jesus said these words about harve

Dreams Becoming Reality Proverbs 29:18 Dr. John Maxwell says, “At some point you have to make a transition from believer of the dream, to buyer of the dream. No dream comes true without somebody paying for it. And part of the price you will have to pay is in learning from the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Reactions To Jesus' Rejection

Contributed by Craig Benner on Apr 20, 2011

Have you ever felt alone and rejected? I mean really, really alone and abandoned. Jesus has been there and done that like you cannot even begin to imagine. He had to bear it all Himself. What a majestic hero and Saviour we have who has paved the way f

Feeling really alone? Guess what? Jesus has been there, done that. Reactions to the Sacrificial Offering of Christ Read from Psalm 22 Mt. 26:20-22 20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. (KJV) 20 Al atardecer, él estaba sentado a la mesa con los doce, (SRVA) 21 And as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:20-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Gospel. Part 3: What Happens If We Accept Jesus?

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Nov 15, 2020

When we accept Jesus we ARE a new creation and the old passes away. There is new birth and death. But we shouldn't imagine for a moment that the job is done. Just as a new baby needs nurturing, our new spiritual selves need nurturing. And our old selves need to be shown the door.

The Gospel, Part 3 We have now reached the third of our four talks in our series ‘the gospel.’ Part 1: The problem Part 2: The solution Part 3: What changes if we accept Jesus? Part 4: What happens if we reject Jesus? [Slide of Adam and Eve] In part 1 of this series on ‘the gospel’ we first ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

I Am Who I Am Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 16, 2024

There is something about the name of Jesus that evokes both mystery and consolation. While we cannot and dare not define Christ solely through our imaginations, lest we create a god in our own image, we, as masterpieces of God’s grace, can come to know Him in a limited yet profound way.

I AM Exodus 2:1-3:14 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 There is something about the name of Jesus that evokes both mystery and consolation. While we cannot and dare not define Christ solely through our imaginations, lest we create a god in our own image, we, as ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Experiencing The Next Level Of Increase Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 1, 2024

Can you imagine increase in a desert and ways in the wilderness. How many of you are ready to go to your next level? How do we move our lives forward with God? How can we move to our next level of increase and fruitfulness? Our new year's challenge.

Sermon - Experiencing The Next Level of Increase Scriptures - Genesis 1:28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28, Isaiah 43:18-19, Proverbs 29:18, Deuteronomy 1:11

Denomination: Methodist

Sermon # 21 - There Is Hope Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on May 21, 2025

Job was struck with tragedy and loss like no one could ever imagine. Yet, Job could praise God and his faith in God was unshakeable. Through all the storms and trials that come our way, let’s hold on because Jesus our Redeemer lives and He is our protector, refuge and fortress.

We read in Job 1:1, “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. And that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and turned aside from evil.” (AFV) The testimony about Job The bible when describing about this man called Job, introduces him as one who was blameless, ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Job 1:14-19, Job 1:20-22, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Something Always Happens When We Call Out To God. Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 18, 2023

Whatever our circumstances, something always happens when we call out to God. Calling on the Lord is a fundamental part of a thriving relationship with him. We should always make it one of our regular spiritual disciplines then we will begin to see God respond in ways we could have only imagined!

Whatever our circumstances, something always happens when we call out to God. We can see how God responds when His people need Him by looking at the words some of them wrote about their own experiences in both the Old and New Testament. Here are six things that you can expect to happen when you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:6, Psalm 120:1, Isaiah 58:9, Lamentations 3:55-57, Romans 10:13, Psalm 50:14-15, Psalm 145:18, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Romans 10:12, Psalm 86:5, Jeremiah 33:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal