Sermons on Inner Circle:

Who Really Killed Jesus?

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 22, 2013

Who killed Jesus? The Jews? The Romans? You and Me? Or was it someone else? In this lesson we'll answer all these questions and more.

Who killed Jesus? It seems to be an innocuous enough question doesn’t it? And yet it’s one of those questions that have perplexed Christendom for more than two millennia. In today’s socio-political environment to even attempt to answer this question requires one to wade into the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:17-18

Denomination: *other

Contending For The Faith

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 24, 2012

We should not accept any form of Christianity except that which contains the original power and life experienced by the New Testament Church. We are exhorted to "contend for that faith" until we achieve it. The genuine article will have the same results a

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH Jude 1-3 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE PROS & CONS OF IMITATING 1. A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn't understand a whole lot. He attended the church he hoped to serve in, but arrived late and the ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Responses To The Resurrection”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 24, 2008

People still respond to the fact of the empty tomb today in much the same way as did the soldiers and the women on that first Easter morning.

Four friends were talking about death. One asked the other three, "When you are in your casket and people are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first man said, "I’d like to hear them say that I was a fine physician in my time and a great family man." The second ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Our Spiritual Metamorphosis: Step 3 – Intimacy With God Series

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008

4th in the Spiritual Transformation series of sermons

Our Spiritual Metamorphosis: Step 3 – Intimacy with God 1 John 5:1-5 We have been sharing over the past few weeks on the theme of “Our Spiritual Metamorphosis.” As you might recall from the very first week’s message I introduced all of you to my friend from the fourth grade, Gloria the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: *other

Death To Life

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 31, 2009

Christians are the soil for the seeds that give eternal life.

Death to Life John 2:20-26 During this lent season We have taken a few snapshots of different places in Jesus ministry, Last week we visited John’s description from the beginning of Jesus ministry in chapter 2 where he runs their animals and convenience store clerks out of the temple. We made ...read more

Scripture: John 2:20-26

Denomination: Congregational

Christianity 101

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jan 6, 2009

Without Christ there is no Christianity!

Text: I John 1:1-4 Title: The Essence of Christianity Big Idea: Without Jesus Christ, there would be no Christianity; it is Christ, or nothing! Bridgeway Church Preached on: January 4, 2008 “A number of years ago, in preparation for a discussion period on a Christian radio program, an interviewer ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Vision Of Christ

Contributed by Kevin Thacker on Jan 3, 2011

A summary of the vision of Christ that John saw in Revelation 1:9-18

A VISION OF CHRIST by Kevin Thacker Revelation 1:9-18 Imagine for yourself being placed in a cell alone in a prison that is on an island. Well, that is exactly where John is right now. The Isle of Patmos is a small island just off the coast of Turkey in the Aegean Sea. The Romans have created a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:9-18

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do When Faced With A Crisis

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jan 16, 2011

Jesus' actions in Gethsemane show us what to do when faced with a crisis in our lives.

WHAT TO DO WHEN FACED WITH A CRISIS Text: Mark 14:32 – 42 Have you ever been faced with a crisis? Most of us have, and if you haven’t, chances are that you will sooner or later. Maybe it was the death of a loved one, or a struggle with a terminal illness. Maybe it was the loss of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Baptist

When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Contributed by Roosevelt Wright on Nov 12, 2010

Whatever we do will meet us again. We should do our best to lift Christ up.. When we fail to do that we deny him to a world of unbelievers. That denial will haunt us “when the chickens come home to roost.”

When The Chickens Come Home To Roost A Sermon by Roosevelt Wright, Jr. For the Tabernacle Baptist Church Monroe, La. November 2005 SCRIPTURE: And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:61

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - Confession, Cross & Challenge

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

Jesus - Confession, Cross & Challenge (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Mark chapter 8 verses 27- chapter 9 verse 1. Ill: • The Duke of Wellington is best remembered; • As the general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo on Sunday 18th June 1815. • During his earlier service in India, • Wellington was in charge of negotiations after the battle of Assaye. ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

How To Be A Big Mac

Contributed by Robert Stephens on Oct 26, 2007

My life was totally changed when a guy we nicknamed "Big Mac" invested his spiritual life into me. We can all be mentors like Big was to me and 2 Timothy 2:1-2 shows us how.

How to be a Big Mac! II Timothy 2:1-2 You Can be a spiritual mentor/investor! I. Introduction a. Bad investment story i. Anyone here ever made a bad investment? ii. About a year or so ago… I got inspired! I was going to get myself buffed! (not that I’m not already buffed… but… you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons Learned For The Easter Story Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 26, 2007

Looking at the Easter story from our point of view.

Lessons Learned From The Easter Story Scriptures: Matt. 21:8-9; Matt. 26:14-16; Luke 22:42-44; 47-51; Luke 23:12 Introduction What does the celebration of Easter mean to you? Is it about the Easter eggs hunt for the kids? Is it about the new clothes that we go out and purchase just ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying Church Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008

We have an example in this text of the Local N.T. Church in Jerusalem in prayer during a time of crisis in their church. And we can see also in this text that their prayer was miraculously answered. Anytime a church is not experiencing souls being saved o

Illustration: There was a tenant in an apartment building who was a widow woman who loved God dearly. Her landlord on the other hand despised God and her faith. One day she ran out of food and money and with no one to help she turned to God in prayer. She prayed, “Oh dear God please help me in my ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Conflict In Antioch Series

Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 23, 2007

Sermon 5 in the Galatians series.

Public confrontation Confrontation never a comfortable situation, especially public Personal story – illustration Brad (someone had to fire due to attitude) He left me no choice, there was a big public confrontation> Conflict in Antioch Gal 2: 11-14 (NIV) 11 When Peter came to Antioch, I ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Hunchback

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2014

Jesus helps us when we move through the storms of life.

Luke 13:10-17 Hunchback August 25, 2013 It’s unexpected and it’s agonizing. You reach to pick up a package, you bend down to tie your shoes, you sneeze, you twist as you stretch, or maybe you scoop up a child. And something suddenly goes wrong. You know it in an instant. A wrench. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: Baptist