Sermons on Israel Will Never Fail:

When You Care Enough To Send The Very Best Series

Contributed by John Bright on Dec 8, 2023

This sermon was preached on the second Sunday of Advent Teaching sheet at end of sermon

“When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best" Isaiah 40:1-11 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11 Pause right there. “Are you ready for Christmas?” That’s a popular question this time of year. It has to do with Christmas card lists and presents for the family. How important are all ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11, John 8:11, Exodus 2:23-25, Psalm 137:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Counting The Cost Of A King Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Sep 24, 2022

Israel demanded a king and rejected God as their king. God made a new covenant with King David. In David’s offspring a king would rule forever. Israel rejected God but they did not thwart his sovereign purposes for man. In Jesus Christ both the Sinai covenant and David’s covenant are fulfilled.

It is tragic when we give something more priority than we give God. Sporting events can develop character and teach young people positive lessons but if that sport ever came between that person and God, it is wrong. Even humanitarian projects which are serving human need in a ministry, if they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Path To Slavery (Exodus 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 4, 2024

Has humanity outgrown the need to oppress and enslave the weak? Let's discuss this in Exodus 1.

How did the powerful enslave the weak in ancient Egypt? Does ancient Egypt picture sin? Has murder of the innocent and oppression tainted history since ancient times? Has our world outgrown the evils of oppressing people and committing atrocities? Let’s discuss this in Exodus 1. How many were the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Victory Songs (Exodus 15)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 20, 2024

Is singing to the Lord a good thing? Do we quickly lose faith and complain like ancient Israelites? Let's look at Exodus 15.

Is singing a good way to rejoice over victory? What is a good theme for singing to the Lord? Do we also quickly forget God’s mighty hand and backslide into complaining? What songs did the Israelites sing during the Exodus? Did the whole experience help their faith? Then Moses and the Israelites ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Worship (Deuteronomy 12)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 31, 2024

How has worship changed since the old covenant? Let's review Deuteronomy 12.

What did God detest about pagan worship? Does the Bible teach us how we now worship God if special places are no longer necessary? Let’s look in Deuteronomy 12. What was Israel to do with the idols left behind by the nations they were to drive out of the land? These are the statutes and the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

“he’s Big Enough To Love Me” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 11, 2013

God is big enough to love me, despite my faults, flaws, and failings.

The following ad appeared in a newspaper: Lost, one dog. Brown hair with several mange spots. Right leg broken due to auto accident. Rear left hip hurt, right eye missing, left ear bitten off in dog fight, answers to the name of “Lucky.” Why “Lucky?” Because that dog had an ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

When God Delays His Actions

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 3, 2018

As Moses, if we fail to follow the instructions of God we will delay His actions in our lives.

1. Galatians 4.4-7 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Revelation 7: Stand...and Deliver! (Vs 1-8) Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 22, 2014

The 144,000 from the tribes of Israel

Revelation 7: Stand...And Deliver! (vs 1-8) Rev 6:17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" We now come to Revelation Chapter 7 after an in-depth review of the first six of the seven seal judgments in Revelation six. We discovered that in the first five of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:1-8

Denomination: Bible Church

Introduction To Judges Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 5, 2018

The rulership of some of the judges overlap because not all of them ruled over the entire land. Judges describes cycles of apostasy, oppression, and deliverance.

INTRODUCTION The book bears the fitting name Judges, which refers to unique leaders God gave to His people for their preservation against their enemies. “16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17And yet they would not hearken unto ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Peter And Judas: What's The Difference?

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 29, 2011

Peter and Judas both failed during the Passion of Christ. But the result was really different. Here's why.

Passage: Matthew 27:1-10 Intro: There are few more dishonorable people than Judas Iscariot 1. when is the last time you heard of a baby named Judas? 2. he comes and goes in this ongoing drama, and here he finally goes. 3. I find it very interesting that this event is found right after ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Christ As Shepherd Of All

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Nov 25, 2017

Christ the King Sunday, Bad News/Good News. We fail, but God is still God.

Today is Christ the King Sunday. It was established by the church nearly 100 years ago amid persecution in Mexico when their government told them that they owed their allegiance first and only to the government. The people of Mexico took to the streets with the chant, “Christ alone is King.” ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:1-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God’s Gifts To Us

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 24, 2010

A Wednesday night devotional calling for us to remember the Children Of Israel’s exodus from Egypt and learn 4 principles.

God’s Gifts to Us Exodus 13:17-22 • In just a few weeks, we will hear a message from James 1:17 which say in part, “Every generous act and perfect gifts comes down from above, from our heavenly Father.” God does give us ‘good’ gifts. Yet we don’t always understand His gifts as ‘good.’ The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-22

Denomination: Baptist

God's Country?

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 10, 2025

America is not Jerusalem. American is not the new Israel. Our country is not protected as Israel was. But WE, the church of Jesus Christ, are.

Is America Jerusalem? The Puritans in Massachusetts thought of their colony as a “city on a hill”, a great experiment in godliness which would shine like a beacon to all the nations as a testimony to the transforming power of God. But not everyone came to this country for religious reasons. Many ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 125:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Faithfulness Of God Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 3, 2007

People will let you down, but God never will.

The Lord is a faithful God: • “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands” (Deuteronomy 7:9). • “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:23

Denomination: Baptist

The Big Picture Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on May 2, 2016

The Messianic representations embrace equally Israel and the Gentile nations, starting with the restoration of Israel and then including the nations. We are going to explore that concept.

Isaiah 2:2-5 The Big Picture in Isaiah 10/8/00e D. Marion Clark Introduction I felt this morning like I was on The Hulk roller coaster that shoots you forth and never slows up until you come to the end. We will try to slow down a bit this evening, keeping with the book of Isaiah. There are two ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:2-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed