Sermons on Its Ours:

Faith Or Sight?

Contributed by Perry Greene on May 22, 2018

I/we tend to want to see God's direction clearly. Sometimes he grants that; usually, he doesn't. What he wants from us is the faith to continue on with him even when we don't see where we're going.

1. Trust or Clarity? Ethicist John Kavanaugh went to Calcutta, India to work at “the house for the dying” for three with Mother Teresa. This was part of a sincere search for personal direction in his life. On the first morning there he met Mother Teresa and she asked him what she could do for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Are Seated Together In Heavens In Christ Jesus

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 16, 2016

To prove in writing that GOD made us sit down together with the LORD JESUS CHRIST in His Throne by virtue of being with Him.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you seated with CHRIST in the Heavens? Yes. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To prove in writing that GOD made us sit down together with the LORD JESUS CHRIST in His Throne by virtue of being with Him. IV. TEXT: Ephesians 2:6 (Amplified Bible) ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Travesty To Majesty Part Seven - Darkness To Dawn: Divine Intervention! Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 21, 2019

And so, finally, the majesty! Travesty always gives way to majesty when the LORD God is in charge and His Will is done by His servants - as proved by His Divine Intervention precipitous to glorious resurrection! Hallelujah!

MARK SERMON XII –TRAVESTY TO MAJESTY – MARK 14:53---16: Series Within A Series PART SEVEN – ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Mind

Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 1, 2019

God is not interested in busy-bees but He is looking for people who are Kingdom-minded.

MIND Mathew 16:23”…for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's." WORLDLY-MINDED: Jesus rebuked Peter and told him not to set his mind on the things of man, but to upgrade his thinking on God’s interests. Amen. Worldly people are unable to comprehend the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Stone Is Rolled Away Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Apr 13, 2020

God is the God of the Unexpected

John 20 (New Living Translation): 20 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Given Buried Risen

Contributed by Richard Stevens on Mar 29, 2022

Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, the "WORD" in John 1, was GIVEN for us, was BURIED and is Risen.

SLIDE – Introduction John 1:1-14 This passage is speaking of Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, The Messiah, The promised one of God, The Lamb of God. SLIDE In the beginning (think Genesis 1:1) was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God, and the Word (Jesus) was God. The ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Hebrews 9:22, Ezekiel 18:4

Denomination: Baptist

Thomas, The Twin, And The Divine Mercy

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 25, 2014

In the lives and work of St. Thomas, Pope St. John, and Pope St. John Paul, we can see the operation of the Divine Mercy coming from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Divine Mercy Sunday 2014 Canonization of Two Popes In the first century, there were no printing presses, no typewriters, no word processors, no i-pads, and, in the Holy Land and Rome, no cheap paper. If a literate person wanted to read, he picked up a scroll of papyrus, or parchment, and almost ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

Hold On To The Old Stuff

Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Sep 22, 2014

This text reminds us that God still uses old stuff to lift us up where we belong.

7Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. The king happened to be sitting at the Benjamin Gate, 8So Ebed-melech left the king’s house and spoke to the king, 9“My lord king, these men have acted wickedly in all they ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 38:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Fight

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jun 21, 2015

When left with no other recourse than to fight---fight to save yourself and fight to escape because God's battle is an on-going war.

FIGHT by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (June 21, 2015) “Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so ...read more

Denomination: Friends

Build A Team-- Synergism

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 29, 2015

What does it take to build a team? Team work is beautiful. If people would pull together and not worry about who gets the credit... The lineman must block for the quarterback to win.

TEAM: Build A TEAM! SYNERGISM By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com As kids we sang a song: LET US ALL PULL TOGETHER, TOGETHER, TOGETHER --- LET US ALL PULL TOGETHER --- HOW HAPPY WE WILL BE! HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS? We measure by the car you drive? Square footage of the house? ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In The Chaos We Find Opportunity...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 15, 2020

DO WE KNOW GOOD COMES OUT OF BAD? Let us look at an onion and the ring within a ring. This crushing does not have to crush you. Peel the layer away.

IN THE CHAOS COMES THE OPPORTUNITY By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have used the onion many times in my 40 years of full time ministry. The onion can be a powerful tool in the lessons of the struggles and chaos. Martin Luther King once stated: Seems we can learn to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-9, Numbers 11:5-6, Hebrews 12:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Test Of The 3 Sieves... Ziglag

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 15, 2023

We learn life is full of ups and downs... When I can't understand God plan I must still trust by faith. David sees everything gone of in smoke... but God restores...

THE TEST OF THE 3 SIEVES… THE ZIKLAG EXPERIENCE… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) THINK ABOUT ELEVATORS? THEY GO UP AND DOWN? IN THE PROCESS OF GROWTH WE MUST LEARN THE ZIGLAG EXPERIENCE… I HAVE NEVER KNOWN LIFE TO BE A STRAIGHT PROGRESSIVE LINE FROM ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-4, 1 Samuel 30:6-8, Philippians 4:7-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Holy Spirit Empowers For Witnessing Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Oct 24, 2025

The baptism of the Holy Spirit empowers believers with boldness, supernatural utterance, and divine ability to witness Christ effectively to the world.

THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS FOR WITNESSING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 2:1-4 Key Verse: “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” — Acts 2:4 Supporting Texts: Acts 1:8; Luke 24:49; John 14:26; 1 Corinthians ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Almighty God Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 2, 2025

The Almighty God is the One who has supreme power and authority over all creation. He is El Shaddai, the All-Sufficient One, whose might and strength are limitless.

THE ALMIGHTY GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 17:1 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.’” Supporting Texts: Job 42:2 Revelation 1:8 Isaiah 40:28 Jeremiah 32:17 Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1, Job 42:2, Revelation 1:8, Isaiah 40:28, Jeremiah 32:17, Psalm 91:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Contrast Of Barnimas And Zaccheas

Contributed by Doug Blackmon on May 30, 2002

There is a striking contrast between Bartimas and Zaccheas.

There is a striking contrast between Bartimas and Zacchaes while they were both named Jerico they were two extremes. -one sitting by the way side one in a tree -one was poor one was rich -one needed mercy one needed sight -one had to get up to be saved one had to get down Christ is able to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist