Sermons on In The Beginning:

Why?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 21, 2019

We have many questions that begin with the word, "why".

WHY? Luke 13: 1 – 9 Intro: How many questions can you think of that begin with “WHY”? 1) Why is the time of day when traffic moves the slowest called “rush hour”? 2) Why do we park our car in our “driveway”? 3) Why is the sky blue? 4) Why does our hair turn gray when we get older? 5) Why ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Thanksgiving Anyhow

Contributed by Jonathan Edwards Cagle on Nov 21, 2024

Soon we will be celebrating the holiday season. To begin we give thanks.

In just a few days we will be celebrating a day of the year that many look forward to or just plain dread. It’s a day for eating and sleeping but most especially it’s a day to give Thanks. It’s a time of family dinners, and retail shopping. It’s a time for sleeping or relaxing reading etc. ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19

Denomination: Other

Preparing For The New Year Ahead. Part #1 Leaving The Past Behind. Isaiah 43:18-19 Series

Contributed by David Cramer on Dec 14, 2025

The beginning of a 4-part series about preparing for the New Year with Jesus.

Leaving the Past Behind. Isaiah 43:18-19 Stand with me and raise up your Bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess: My mind is alert. My heart is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Half Gospel Church

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 7, 2026

Discipleship begins where control ends. Trust is revealed not by belief, but by movement

Introduction We live in a time that prizes manageability above almost everything else. We want lives that are controllable, predictable, and efficient. We value systems that reduce friction and minimize risk. We are constantly offered ways to simplify what feels demanding, streamline what feels ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23, John 10:27, Hebrews 3:7-8, Matthew 4:19, 2 Corinthians 5:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Lord Of Lords (Deuteronomy 10)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 29, 2024

Who is the Lord of Lords? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 10.

What does the Lord our God require of us? Who is the Lord of lords eventually revealed to be? Let’s review Deuteronomy 10. How did Moses come to receive a second copy of the tablets? At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone like the first two, and come up to Me ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Against All Hope! Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jul 27, 2014

How to have a flourishing destiny in Christ?

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/sermons/?sermon_topics=spirit Podcast : https://city-harvest-sermons.simplecast.com/episodes/living-in-the-end-times Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Am Who I Am!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 31, 2015

God today looks at each one of you and says, ‘ I AM WHO I AM!’ The God of Moses is with you! Fear not! Despair not! Worry not!

I AM WHO I AM! Exodus 3:14”God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" I opened today’s News Papers and the caption that I read was ‘ Unleash the party animal in you!’ Someone said: ‘ ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-14, Isaiah 26:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Am Called 'elohim' Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 9, 2020

The minute you open up the Bible it’s as if God has taken your face in His hands, is looking you in the eyes, and saying: “Read my lips … I am God … I am Elohim … I am the eternal Creator and Sustainer of Life who made you so that I can love you and you can love me.”

Names … We all have them … be dumb if we didn’t, amen? You can’t go around saying “Hey you over there” all day. Names make sense … but how often do you think about your name … or names? And I do mean “names” plural … because we all have more than one name. For example, I have three names ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5, Exodus 20:7, Psalm 145:1-2, Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: United Methodist

"And They Are There Unto This Day..." By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jul 13, 2004

When God prepares to do something wonderful, He begins with a difficulty. When He plans to do something very wonderful, He begins with an impossibility. Let me show you how!

Introduction No matter the size of one’s obstacle or difficulty God’s promise is always bigger. He has never made a promise that He couldn’t keep! Even when the river of your life has swollen, God will and does make a way. Israel knew the feeling too well. Under the leadership of Joshua they ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:9

Denomination: Baptist

"The Church's One Foundation" Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Feb 11, 2011

And Luke says that the story he told, ending with the ascension of Jesus into heaven, was the BEGINNING of the teaching ministry of Jesus. It was the BEGINNING of the deeds of Jesus. Jesus had instructed His disciples by both deed and word.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 12 Feb 2011 Acts 1:1-3 “Series” God’s Vision and Power for Shell Point Baptist Acts: A Church’s one Foundation INTRO: The early church was mighty in its infancy. The plague of apathy, the disease of inertness and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Elisha The Disciple Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 4, 2017

Elisha would work more miracles and extend more grace than any other until Jesus. But he did not surface out of nowhere; let’s begin his story at the beginning.

Elisha the Disciple (I Kings 19:9-21) 1. A story is told that At the beginning of a new year, a high school principal decided to post his teachers’ new year’s resolutions on the bulletin board. As the teachers gathered around the bulletin board, a great commotion started. One of the teachers was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Samson: The Message To His Parents Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 10, 2020

Samson was one of the heroes of the faith (Hebrews 11:32), born in a time of trouble, and lived through his share of troubles. The best way to begin the story of Samson is to begin with the story of his birth.

Samson. He was one of the heroes of the faith (Hebrews 11:32), but he was a failure in other ways. He was a miracle baby, one of a few born to women who were not able to have children except by God’s direct intervention. Samson had the chance to do so much but he didn’t accomplish as much as he ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32

Denomination: Baptist

"Have I Been Faithful?" (1 Cor. 4:3, Nlb)

Contributed by Emil Boniog on Jan 5, 2004

As we begin the year 2004, it is good to take inventory of our Christian life. This message begins with an INVENTORY, looks at our ministry using two ILLUSTRATIONS, and concludes with an INJUNCTION for us to be faithful this new year.

“HAVE I BEEN FAITHFUL?” (1 Cor. 4:3, NLB) “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

A Fresh Commitment To Christ

Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Jun 21, 2007

If we are to experience revival, it must begin within our own hearts. And it begins in our hearts when we earnestly pray out to God for Him to move in our lives like never before.

A Fresh Commitment to Christ This month, we have focused on the book of Joshua, and on how God has spoken through that book to our hearts. I know it has spoken to me. The promises found in that book have been so significant, so amazing, so comforting and so energizing. Yes, energizing because ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose And Proof Of The Resurrection - Easter Sermon

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 19, 2008

Just like the end of the world is actually only the beginning, this was not the end for Jesus. He Who was is ’the Beginning’ is just getting started! Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, and PowerPoint Presentation.

The Purpose and Proof of the Resurrection Matthew 27:50-28:15 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PurposeProof.html After 6 hours on the cross Jesus cried aloud, “It is finished!” And then He died. Is this the end of He Who was in the beginning? Will Christianity die out in a short lived puff of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist