Sermons on Intrigue:

Paul’s Prayer For Enlightenment - Part 1: To Know Christ Deeply Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 3, 2012

Paul's desire was for the Ephesians to know Christ deeply. This sermon emphasizes the need to know CHRIST, not focus on rules, issues and doctrinal minutia.

Paul’s Prayer for Enlightenment - Part 1: To Know Christ Deeply Ephesians - Live Like You Really Are Chuck Sligh June 2, 2012 A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available by mailing a request to me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Ephesians 1:15-1:23 – Wherefore I also, after ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Judge A Facebook By Its Cover? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 11, 2012

Facebook is a social networking site where people tell us all about themselves. But the Bible tells us God has a "facebook" page on each of us. What's on that Facebook, and what can we do to make it more appealing?

OPEN: How many of you do NOT use the internet (a few raised their hands). How many of you do NOT use Facebook (a significantly larger number raised their hands). Over the next few weeks we’re going to be talking about “Social Networking”, which is a term that describes how people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:43-49

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Beginning Series

Contributed by Bill Walker on Dec 4, 2016

The word in Genesis. The word in John. Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus.

IN THE BEGINNING John 1:1-4, 14; 43-51 Today, I want to begin a short series that will look at some interesting people and their encounters with Jesus. I’ll begin by asking a couple of questions: What are some of your memorable encounters with Jesus? What is your relationship with Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

He's Preparing The Way!

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jan 6, 2017

If you are willing to seek God to be the source for the direction in your life, He won't let you down. He will keep His promises to you and He takes each one of His promises very seriously!

He's Preparing the Way! Ephesians 2:7-10 MSG 7-10 Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sign Of Wine Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 27, 2017

What was the purpose of "signs" in Jesus ministry? And what did this particular sign have to say to us?

OPEN: The Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn had a problem - motorists weren't coming to a complete stop at stop signs. So in 2007 the Mayor came up with a creative solution. He added a second, smaller octagonal sign the town's 50 or so stop signs that read: “STOP And smell the roses” "STOP No really, ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven Came Down

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2018

Samaritan

HEAVEN CAME DOWN AND GLORY FILLED MY SOUL (JOHN 4:1-42) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Best Is Yet To Come

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 30, 2018

Jesus’ physical resurrection guarantees that the best is yet to come.

ENGAGE When Mary and I had our pool built right after we moved into our current home, that pool came with a lifetime structural warranty. But today that guarantee is of no value whatsoever because the company that built our pool went out of business several years later. TENSION Perhaps some of you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, Leviticus 23:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Waiting For? Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 11, 2018

When Felix heard Paul preach the Gospel in a private audience, he was deeply affected...but he procrastinated, sealing his eternal doom. This sermon asks us, "What are you waiting for" about several key decisions God wants us to make in our lives.

What Are You Waiting For? Series: Acts Chuck Sligh February 11, 2018 TEXT: Acts 24:24-25 - "And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:24-25

Denomination: Baptist

Gideon - The Mighty Man Of Valor - Part 1 Of A Series Series

Contributed by Larry Semore on Jul 31, 2017

A seven part series on Gideon starting with the condition and crisis of Israel in it's backslidden state, the selection of Gideon, the process of his development and finally his overcoming victory and destruction of the enemy.

Gideon - The Mighty Man of Valor Part 1 of a Series Intro: I love to preach Series. You know, where you teach on a thought or topic for several weeks in a row. One of my favorite Old Testament guys is Gideon. With that being said, today we will begin a series of sermons about the life and times ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-10

Denomination: Church Of God

The God Who Is Gooder Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 24, 2017

There are people in this world that hate God. And they don't believe that God is good - they believe He is evil and unworthy of our praise. But is God good? And what does that mean to us?

OPEN: Is God Good? (wait for a reply) Of course He is. That’s what the Bible tells us and that’s what we believe or we wouldn’t be here. But, there are many out there who don’t like God. There are many agnostics and atheists work very hard at painting God as an evil and wicked God – unworthy of our ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Loose Him And Let Him Go!

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 26, 2017

This scene of Lazarus waddling out of the tomb in graves clothes is a picture of every new-born child of God, who, though alive from the dead, still needs assistance in throwing off the vestiges of the old life. They need our help!

LOOSE HIM AND LET HIM GO! John 11:1-44 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. I love little children – they see everything with ‘new’ eyes. We, as children of God, should have new eyes, fresh vision. 2. Sarah is a church member who likes to visit the elderly in a Senior Care Home. One day Sarah decided to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gifted (Part Nine) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 16, 2018

We've been covering the manifestation gifts of 1st Cor. 12:7-11. Today we finish up the list by looking at the gifts of discernment and speaking in and interpreting tongues. [prophecy is in this list but that was covered when I did Rom. 12:6-8.]

GIFTED (part nine) We've been covering the manifestation gifts of 1st Cor. 12:7-11. Today we finish up the list. 1) Discernment. We all need to have discernment, but those who are gifted in discernment have an increased awareness and ability to distinguish between the spirit of truth and the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, 1 Kings 3:5-14, 1 Corinthians 12:12-19, 1 Corinthians 12:26-32  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Centurion At The Feet Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 11, 2018

The story of this Centurion is listed in 3 of the Gospels because God wants us to see what he saw. What did the centurion see that day, and why did he cry out "Surely this was the Son of God"?

In the days of Jesus the most feared soldiers on the face of the earth were those of the Legions Of Rome. These men were practically invincible. It seemed to no nation of the day could stand against them. And one of the reasons they were so powerful and so feared was because their armies were led ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:33-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Freedom Of Light Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 6, 2014

How did God get a self-sufficient, highly educated pagan and atheist to change his life around? And what do we need to know and do to take part in this miracle of conversion that takes place with men like Phil Robertson?

OPEN: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4r4sXmqmo] - from "time marks" 4:48 to 8:45. We opened the sermon with this video cut from a CBN TV interview with Phil and Kay Robertson. After we played the clip, I entered the auditorium dressed in camouflage hunting gear. After reading the text and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:9-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Spirit Called Jezebel- Part 1 Series

Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Jul 14, 2014

This is the end time.We are living in a terrible moment and the spirit of this dangerous woman called Jezebel is at work in our age.

THIS SPIRIT CALLED JEZEBEL- Part 1 Beloved, you are welcome to THE TRUMPETER. Remember, its a moment we are sharing the UNDILUTED word of God, preparing the saints for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We sincerely thank God for the people that have been following this preaching of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Anglican