Sermons on Jacob A Deceptive Fellow:

Da Vinci Code: Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 28, 2006

If you don’t get Jesus right and don’t get right with Him, everything else is wrong. A message to lift up Jesus in light of the DaVinci deception.

Cracking the DaVinci Code: Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Matthew 16:13-16 Rev. Brian Bill 4/30/06 One day a teacher asked her fourth grade class this question: “Who is the greatest human being alive in the world today?” The responses came quickly. One boy said, “I think its Tiger Woods. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Hiding? Rachel's Hidden Idols Genesis 31

Contributed by William Akehurst on Aug 19, 2024

From the 10 Commandments...Thou Shalt Have No other gods before ME. And yet, Jacob’s love, Rachel, stole her father’s idols, and hid them from her father. What are you holding onto from your past, and trying to hide from YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER?

2024.08.18.Sermon Notes. Jacob Flees Laban and is Pursued, Rachel's hidden idols Genesis 31 William Akehurst, HSWC SCRIPTURES: Genesis 31:1-3, Genesis 31:17-55, Isaiah 26:3-4, Isaiah 6:8-10, Exodus 20:3-6, John 10:27-29, Matthew 13:18-23 BIG IDEA: What Are You Hiding? From the 10 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 31:1-3, Genesis 31:17-55, Isaiah 26:3-4, Isaiah 6:8-10, Exodus 20:3-6, John 10:27-29, Matthew 13:18-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Show Your Faithfulness To The Truth

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jul 24, 2017

A follower of Christ walks in the truth of God’s Word each day. Additionally, John tells us that Christians show their faithfulness to the truth as they work together with fellow Christians for the truth.

What is the greatest danger to your faith? Please don’t let that question slip quickly from your mind. Consider it carefully. What is the greatest danger to your faith? As we take a moment to reflect on that question I want you to think back to the three Scripture readings for today. Did you ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

What Is God's Will For The Church?

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 9, 2021

One of the great gifts that God has given us is His Church. God uses our fellow believers to help us grow in Christ—and to know His Will.

A Christian businessman’s job suddenly ended. He couldn’t imagine what he was going to do or why he was laid off. He said, “I prayed and asked God to show me if I should take that job, but I never heard anything. So, I took it.” A pastor friend asked him, “What did your wife think about you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Horizontal Shift Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2021

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ demands us to surrender in two directions: vertically toward God and then horizontally to serve fellow citizens of the Kingdom. We cannot choose just one.

The Horizontal Shift (Romans 12:3-8) 1.A customer walked into my clothing shop and asked to see the pants that were advertised in the paper that day. “We don’t have an ad in the paper today,” I told her. She insisted I was wrong, so I got a copy of the paper, and we went through it, eventually ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Very Frightening Reading About Hell, How Then To We Avoid It.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Sep 28, 2025

No matter where we are in our spiritual journey, this parable will quickly return us to earth with a bang. Let us remind ourself of our duty to God and our fellow man.

Introduction: “This is a frightening reading” What a horrible, and frightening reading that was. For me, this is one of the worst passages in the whole bible, partly because we do not understand it in full, and partly because we do. … No matter where we are in our spiritual journey with the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Episcopal

Pilate Under Pressure

Contributed by Steve Taylor on Apr 28, 2018

Have you ever been in a situation where you were at a crossroad, or fork in the road, not knowing which way to go?It’s hard to make that decision that could possibly change things for good or bad. It’s a stressful situation. It's pressure.

Brothers and sisters, have you ever been in a situation where you were at a crossroad, or fork in the road, not knowing which way to go? It’s hard to make that decision that could possibly change things for good or bad. It’s a stressful situation. It brings with it a decision of the right or the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:18-21

Pure Religion

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 4, 2012

A sermon about the contradiction between vain and pure religion.

“Pure Religion” James 1:22-27 Scripture Reading James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

Christ Searching For A Bride

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 27, 2009

Isaiah 4:1 - "And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own clothes: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach". Seven women in an attempt to "take hold of one man" - Chri

King Solomon was looking for what we may call "true love"… Oh, yes, many beautiful women were part of his royal harem, but they were there as exhibits, displaying his earthly glory as rich king… He was looking not for beauty, but for true love, a woman to love him for his character, not for his ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 4:1

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

All Sin Is The Same Series

Contributed by David Diyanni on Dec 15, 2009

So many urban legends, are any of them true? What really happened at 9/11? Just like there are many urban legends there are many spiritual legends. Let’s take a look at another one here today.

Urban Legends Part 3 “All sin is the same” Rom 3:10-20, Luke 12:47-48, I Cor 5:6-8, Numbers 15:27-30, Leviticus 4:27-29 & 5, Rev 22:11 Introduction A. We have been doing a sermon series on Urban legends. It seems with the invention of the internet and emails urban legends get passed around much ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:10-20

Denomination: Vineyard

Freedom From This Evil Generation

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 20, 2009

We live in troubling times... Sin is ever-present with immorality seemingly on the rise. There are many religions seeking to address the problem, but their solutions are amiss. Christians in the first century A.D. found themselves facing similar

Introduction We live in troubling times... Sin is ever-present with immorality seemingly on the rise. There are many religions seeking to address the problem, but their solutions are amiss. Christians in the first century A.D. found themselves facing similar circumstances... ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

My Way

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 28, 2011

We must strive to be obedient, no matter the circumstances.

My Way March 27, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must strive to be obedient, no matter the circumstances. Focus Passage: I Samuel 13:1-15 (Pew Bible page 324) Introduction: He was a professional thief. His name stirred fear as the desert ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Caught Up But When? Introduction Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on May 19, 2015

Lots of ideas about the rapture. What does Scripture explicitly teach? Introduction to a series of talks on this subject.

INTRODUCTION God’s Garden is overrun with weeds. To get to the fruit can be a time-consuming work, but certainly it is worth the effort. What theoretically could be a wealth of comfort and joy for God’s people has become a morass of complication. But no wonder. Both Jesus and Paul ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Letter To The Laodicea Congregation Series

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on May 24, 2015

A congregation that is not actively benefitting and transforming the culture in which it finds itself, it is sickening to Jesus, the Head of the Church. Jesus condemns the Laodicean 'Health & Wealth Gospel' which is promoted by modern-day televangelists.

Verse 14 – Jesus introduces Himself to the congregation at Laodicea by three titles: (1) “The Amen” which is a reminder that the Lord – by His death on the Cross – is the living confirmation of the New Covenant with its promises. 2 Corinthians 1:19-20, “For ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Shall Be The Sign?

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 2, 2015

A necessary but warning word from the Lord about the times before His coming.

WHAT WILL BE THE SIGN? TEXT: Mark 13:1-13 Mark 13:1-13 KJV And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! [2] And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal