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His Death - Nothing To Keep Us Apart Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 25, 2008

The 4th message in the 7 week series Back To Christmas.

His Death Nothing To Keep Us Apart Back To Christmas (4) John 19:17-19, 25-30 Luke 9:23-25 Luke 14:25-27 Prayer Several years ago in Newsweek Magazine there was an article on how different religions view Jesus. They used the views of Jews, Muslims, Hindu’s, Buddhists and Christians. The article ...read more

Scripture: John 19:17-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tripping On Jesus (Luke 7:17-35) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 7, 2024

In one key way, Jesus isn't the Messiah people (including John) expected. Are we ok that this piece is missing, or does it make us trip on the idea that Jesus is Messiah, and thus trip on God? A narrative/literary approach to Luke.

Today, I'm going to try to tackle a few interconnected episodes. It's kind of a lot, but this whole section teaches one main thing, and if we want to hear that one thing, we need to grab it all at once. The simplest onramp to today's verses is to begin, simply, by rereading last ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 7:11-35

Jesus Is The Only Way To God - True Of False

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005

Easter Series examining the question of whether Jesus is the only way to God

John 14:1-11 – Jesus is the only way to God – True or False? Have you ever been confused by a person from another religion who tries to convince you that what they believe is right? We’ve got a big dog who is fairly protective of our yard. She has a huge bark and would be big enough to keep most ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Temptation: Jesus’ Example In Resisting Satan Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jul 16, 2025

Jesus didn’t just defeat temptation for Himself — He demonstrated how you can walk in victory. Armed with the Word. Filled with the Spirit. Anchored in your God-given identity. Temptation is inevitable — but defeat is not.

Overcoming Temptation: Jesus’ Example in Resisting Satan June 8, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Matthew 4:1-11 We’ve spent the last several months pulling back the veil on the enemy’s tactics — exposing his schemes, his snares, and his shadow games. Let’s be real: Satan is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Brethren

Death Entered The World

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Mar 4, 2002

What went wrong at the beginning of time? What does death mean?

"Let`s start at the very beginning. That`s a very good place to start", sang Julie Andrews in the "Sound of Music". And that`s what we`re going to do today. We`re going to start at the very beginning when God looks at the world that He has made, and says joyfully, "That`s very good". "VERY GOOD" ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Palm Sunday: The Triumphal Entry Of King Jesus

Contributed by C Jordan on Mar 31, 2015

On this Palm Sunday we are going to look at the triumphal entry of King Jesus into Jerusalem, Jesus’ cleansing of the temple, and Jesus doing wonderful things.

PALM SUNDAY: THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF KING JESUS OPENING VIDEO: The Skit Guys: “Palm Sunday.” INTRO TO TOPIC: • Palm Sunday is the first day of Passion Week – the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. • It was on this day that the Lord Jesus made His triumphal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-16

Denomination: *other

King Of Kings

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 9, 2011

The topic we are treating this week reveals Jesus to us in His kingly role with dominion, glory and power. It reveals to us the extent and duration of Jesus’ reign and the length and breadth of His possession. It also reveals to us those who will reign wi

KING OF KINGS The topic we are treating this week reveals Jesus to us in His kingly role with dominion, glory and power. It reveals to us the extent and duration of Jesus’ reign and the length and breadth of His possession. It also reveals to us those who will reign with the Lord Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Am The Gate Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 31, 2006

Jesus is the gate through whom we enter in to a life of fellowship with God’s family and an abundant life of green pastures.

John 10:1-10 “I am the Gate” INTRODUCTION We are surrounded by gates. We arrive at and depart from airports through gates. In order to get to those gates we pass through a security gate. Many of us have gates that provide an entrance into a courtyard, or security gates that keep people out. ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus Final Words To Peter In John's Gospel

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 26, 2015

Peter, mind your own business

Sermon Jn 21. 19-25 In our Gospel reading today, Peter asks Jesus what is going to happen to the Apostle John, one to the two Sons of Thunder, one of Jesus’ inner circle of three. And stunningly, Jesus rebukes Peter and basically tells him to mind his own business. I wonder why Peter asked the ...read more

Scripture: John 21:19-25

Denomination: Anglican

The Beauty Of The Cross

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Weeds being transformed into flowers is amazing, but nothing can compare with the wonder of the cross being transformed from a symbol of horror and death to a symbol of beauty and life.

Luther Burbank took an interest in the common field daisy that was an outcast weed despised by the farmers in the East. He crossed it with the Japanese daisy and an English daisy and produced the Shasta daisy, a flower whose beautiful bloom has grown as much as two feet in diameter, and which will ...read more

Scripture: John 12:29-33

How To Run The Race Of Faith- Part Ii

Contributed by Blake Dodd on Feb 3, 2014

A second sermon on running the race of faith.

How to Run the Race of Faith- Part II Introduction: • Last week, we looked at the first verse of the 12th chapter of Hebrews. We found that there are some very specific commands that are given for running the race of faith. • We come to this practical chapter in the book of Hebrews, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

The Sending Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 15, 2011

Jesus sends out His disciples.

13. Who is Jesus? November 14th, 2010 The Sending Our text this morning is extremely important for our Spiritual development. As we see how Jesus trains His disciples to be leaders in the kingdom of God. After a long stretch of relentless ministry things have finally slowed down enough for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1-9

Denomination: *other

Sunrise “jesus Does Not Stink”

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Apr 7, 2015

This is a Sermon that points to the difference between Jesus and everyone who dies and decays and how Jesus lived to bring about new teaching and new life.

John 20:1-18 (MSG) Resurrection! 20 1-2 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: United Methodist

Job 2

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 5, 2019

This is the second attempt by Satan to get Job to curse God after the first attempt failed. This shows that true lovers of the Lord will remain true lovers of the Lord, even in times of deep trouble or grief.

Last Sunday, we talked about how Job lost everything he had, including all physical property along with all his children. And how, even though he suffered, he did not blame God, but chose to worship God instead. Today, Satan gives him another test designed to test his loyalty to God, and we will ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-13, Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: *other

The Dumb Donkey Spoke.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 19, 2025

The King who feared a people who were no threat to him; the blind Seer and dumbfounded Soothsayer who could neither see nor curse; and the dumb donkey who saw and spoke for God.

THE DUMB DONKEY SPOKE. Numbers 22:21-31. After Israel’s defeat of the Amorites, who had once conquered lands belonging to Moab (cf. Numbers 21:26), the Moabites were terrified at the presence of the children of Israel (cf. Numbers 22:2-3). [They need not have been, because the LORD had expressly ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational