Sermons on Increasing Goods:

God Is Our Provider! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 29, 2022

How does Jesus provide for us? 1. He gets involved in our lives (vs. 24-25). 2. He instructs us (vs. 25-26). 3. He inspires us (vs. 26-27). 4. He increases our supply (vs. 27).

God Is Our Provider! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 17:24-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Originally Prepared September 23, 2022) (New version November 29, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 17:24, and we will take a good look at one of Jesus' countless miracles. Today's ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Our Provider! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 23, 2022

How does Jesus provide for us? 1. He involves Himself in our lives (vs. 24-25). 2. He instructs us (vs. 25-26). 3. He inspires us (vs. 26-27). 4. He increases our supply (vs. 27).

God Is Our Provider! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 17:24-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared September 23, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 17:24, and we will study another of Jesus' countless miracles. Today's miracle happened a little after the mountain-top ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Father's Day: Dads Who Share Their Hearts For God With Their Children

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 16, 2004

Dads must develop a heart for God and share that heart with their children¡¦ they must be a pastor to their little flock.Many of the qualities that make a good Christian dad also make for good pastors; that is why elders are to be chosen, at least ideally

Father’s Day: Dads Who Share Their Hearts for God with Their Children (Job 1:1-5) INTRO Erma Bombeck wrote this: FATHER’S DAY I received a letter from a single mother who had raised a son who was about to become a dad. Since he had no recollection of his own father, her question to me was "What ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Birthing A Promise

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Dec 20, 2008

All the people involved in our story have speaking names and meaningful stories behind them: "David" means "the beloved one", "Gabriel" means "my master is God", "Joseph" means "The Lord shall increase", "Mirjam" means "out of the water", "Israel" means "

Birthing a Promise Luke 1:26-38 Two stories: The Kingdom of David and the Virgin Birth of Jesus The Kingdom of David - "David" means "the beloved one" - said to be the author to many of the psalms - story of a shepherd becoming the greatest king - Birthing a promise: that little kid can achieve ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Congregational

How We Got In This Mess Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001

Only the good news of Jesus Christ can overcome the moral mess of our culture.

Our world is a mess. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in ethics to realize that our world has become a dangerous and messed up place to live. Here in American in the last forty years violent crime has increased 280% (Bennett 15). Every year 20,000 people in our nation are murdered, half by people they ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Let Evil Ruin Itself"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 3, 2005

A call to ask Jesus for His forgiveness and thus allow God to overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:9-21 “Let Evil Ruin Itself” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org The famous autobiography of Corrie Ten Boom, called The Hiding Place, tells how the Ten Booms, a Christian family living during the Nazi occupation ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: United Methodist

What Kind Of King Is He?

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 25, 2002

Discover three good reasons for why we owe our allegiance to Christ as King.

Susan and I were driving to different places on Friday and Saturday, and we saw quite a few palm tree plants sticking out of people’s cars. Now there were not as many as Christmas trees during Christmas season. But there were a few, and they looked like large green feathers. Today is Palm ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: *other

Doubt

Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001

can anything good ever come out of our doubts, squeeze them and see

Ever noticed how we don’t talk about something’s in church. There are just something’s that never ever get mentioned. I mean when was the last time you went to church and heard a sermon about pain, or grief, or doubt. It seems like somewhere along the line we’ve lost contact with these ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Power Of Your Witness

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 19, 2014

Jesus Christ gives His Church the power needed to share the good news

One of the things that has always amazed and even perplexed me is how excited the church gets when we start talking about going to heaven. We seem to get more excited about songs and psalms that talk about going to heaven than we do about anything else: - Going up yonder to be with my Lord - Soon ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Baptist

Why? (Theodicy)

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008

This is a sermon that focuses on that big question "Why?" Why do bad things happen to good people?

“WHY?” A young man, barely in his 20’s… lies dying of cancer with only a few months to live. He is a good man, never did anything bad in his life. He goes to church, and is even a member of the Deacons and … well… he WAS very dedicated about visiting the sick and shut-ins. Everybody loves him, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Nothing But Christ

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 15, 2008

If your goal is truly to serve the Lord and come to an ever increasing knowledge of Him...the Holy Spirit is here to take you on that most exciting journey...right to the throne of God...to His table where He will draw you closer to Him than you ever drea

NOTHING BUT CHRIST EPHESIANS 2:6 New Years resolutions ? Some say they are nonsense...just for breaking...but I believe there may be some validity in the basic concept. There is an old song that has a particularly special meaning. It says, "Jesus has a table spread, where the saints of God are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:6

The Parable Of The Wheat And Tares

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 14, 2020

The meaning of this parable is found when one realizes where the field is where the good and bad seed are sown.

The Parable of the wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares is one of the better known parables of Jesus. A parable is a story which something common was used to illustrate a deeper and spiritual truth. An example of this is the Parable of the Sower which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-36, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Matthew 28:16-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Less Is More

Contributed by Michael Bates on Sep 5, 2023

Prosperity gospel is a very popular Christian movement today. It states that God will always bless you with good health and material wealth if you ask Him. That's FALSE!! Good health is NOT guaranteed and material wealth will NEVER get you into heaven.

One of the largest and more popular movements in the last 30+ years in the Christian Church is a form of theology called prosperity gospel. Let’s define what it is first. According to the website, Wikipedia; prosperity theology is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8, Matthew 19:21, Proverbs 28:20, Leviticus 27:30, Malachi 3:10, Numbers 18:26, 1 Timothy 6:17-18, Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 6:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Theology Of Wealth

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 3, 2015

The manner in which we handle the goods entrusted to us reveals our understanding of God.

You must remember the LORD your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day. [1], [2] Events leading me to commit my life to Christ included a singular experience. Whilst ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:18

Denomination: Baptist

Power Hungry

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011

The power of God to live as Jesus’ followers is a blank check for good in a chaotic and dangerous world.

Bad things happen. Bad things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. Bad things happen. Sometimes the cause is obvious: greed and hatred, poverty and ignorance, all cause suffering in greater or lesser degrees, and we can point to sin as the reason. But sometimes the deaths ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed