Sermons on Initiated:

What Do You Really Need?

Contributed by Paul Johnson on Mar 21, 2008

Encouragement to congregation to examine and realign their wants and needs to the glory of God and the furtherance of His Kingdom.

What do you really need? Sermon Title – What do you really need? Sermonic Text - John 19:28-29 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfil the scripture), ’I am thirsty.’ 29A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-29

Denomination: Methodist

Divorce-Proof Marriages

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 10, 2010

We look for loopholes like the Pharisees did, but Jesus' words are striking! He wasn't interested in getting us out of marriage, but keeping us in them!

Passage: Matthew 19:1-12 Intro: Every person comes to this passage from a little different place. 1. divorced, not-divorced, considering marriage, friends or family who are divorced. 2. I did a lengthy project on this passage 30 years ago, and I did what most people do. 3. focused on verse ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Restored Relationships -- Part 3 Of Series Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 19, 2010

Hosea 3 is perhaps one of the greatest chapters in all of the Bible. James Boice says this about Hosea 3, “The third chapter of Hosea is, in my judgment, the greatest chapter in the Bible, because it portrays the greatest story in the Bible—the death of

ON THE ROAD TO RESTORATION RESTORED RELATIONSHIPS HOSEA 3 Hosea 3:1-5 The LORD said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes." 2 So I ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Call For Ministry

Contributed by Sion Duong on Dec 15, 2010

A powerful lesson for the young Christian generation who want to devote their life for ministry.

1. The way God calls his prophet. V 4. Now the word of the Lord came to me The first thing you will note is that this whole thing was God’s idea, not Jeremiah’s. “The word of the Lord came to me,” is how the story begins (v. 4). Jeremiah’s ambition, his sense of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Abiding In Christ Series

Contributed by Donald Jewell on Aug 2, 2011

To help the hearer to see the importance of abiding

Abiding in Christ 1 John 3:6 "Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him." How can anyone, after reading this verse, walk away not believing that you cannot lose TRUE salvation? I read this question on the internet this week and felt that it was a ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Morning Follows Mourning

Contributed by Christopher Clarke on Jan 8, 2011

Christ prepares His disciples for his death and resurection in concert with the story of Lazurus.

The sermon today is from John 11, the first 45 verses. If you really want, I will read it, but I think it best if I paraphrase it a little. Jesus is with his disciples a couple of weeks, maybe a month before Passover when he gets word from his friends Mary and Martha that their brother Lazurus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Christian Church

Lesson 2: Genesis 3- Sources Of Sin

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011

Taking a deeper look at Genesis 3 and the sources of sin.

Genesis 1:3 – “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 1. Our enemy will use ordinary things to trip us up and destroy ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Taking Inventory

Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Jun 3, 2008

In step 4 we make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Text: Lamentations 3:40 Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord At a very young age I was first exposed to the drudgery of taking an annual inventory. First at the family ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:40

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Father Which Art In Heaven

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jun 9, 2008

The right kind of father can be a child’s best teacher about God. A good father is a happy combination of strength and tenderness, righteousness and mercy. The wrong kind of father can cripple a child’s emotional and spiritual well-being. Today I want

Our Father Which Art in Heaven Matthew 6:9 Intro It is difficult for some people to love God because they have been deprived of an earthly father whom they could love sincerely and steadfastly. The right kind of father can be a child’s best teacher about God. A good father is a happy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Baptist

Beyond The Boundary Of Impossible Series

Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Apr 6, 2011

Jesus teaches His disciples how to overcome the boundary of "impossible".

Making the Impossible Possible John 6:1-13 Our lives are filled and often controlled by boundaries. A property owner can point out his property line and call those who cross it “trespassers.” The highway patrolman cruises the public roads and looks for those who exceed the speed ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Turnaround

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011

There has never been any event in human history as powerful at Christ's battle in the Garden of Gethsemane. And we are the beneficiaries of it.

Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 Intro: This is one of the most challenging passages to preach in the Bible. 1. not because of great controversies. 2. but because there is so much going on, at so many levels. 3. Christology, soteriology, theology, hamartiology 4. at yet also very simple; a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Belt Of Truth Series

Contributed by James Parker on Jun 18, 2011

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against

Last week we began a new series on Ephesians chapter 6. We talked a little bit about the fact that as christians we are in a battle, and if we are in a battle we should act as soldiers. Last week we read Ephesians 6:10-18, which speaks of the battle and the tools that God has given the christian to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Direction Of Your Life After Salvation?

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

So tonight, I want to take a look at Lot’s bad decision and what motivated him to make that decision because if Lot as a righteous man can make bad decisions; it means that you and me as Christians are not immune from making bad decisions even though we

What is the Direction of your life after Salvation? Wed. Night March 4th 2009 2 Peter 2:7-9; Genesis 13:5-13 Introduction In what direction or you going in life since you’ve been saved? What kind of decisions are you making in your life? A lot of that depends on the spiritual condition you are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

How Do We Influence Our Society?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 17, 2009

We’ve tried all sorts of ways of trying to impact our culture. What does Jesus have to say about the way to make a difference in society?

How Do We Influence Our Society? It’s not through programs. It’s not through politics. It’s not through buildings. It’s not through books. It’s not through ideas. - Only focus on the negative ideas here. 1. Programs. - “If our church could get more programs going, we could make a huge ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Just Like Joseph

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Oct 20, 2009

May Joseph serve as example to us to develop our character, so we may be as Paul wrote: “..an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” 1 Tim. 4:12

Just Like Joseph 02/15/04 AM Reading: Psalms 77:11-15 INTRODUCTION Before the lesson today, we had a reading from a part of the 77th Psalm, a Psalm which begins on a low note and ends on a high note. In the beginning of the passage the Psalmist is in distress, troubled by life, unable to sleep and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ