Sermons on Jesus First:

Who Is Jesus? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 16, 2008

Respond to the unique claims of Jesus.

WHO IS JESUS? John 14.6 S: Jesus C: Religion, pluralism Th: Confusion Pr: RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE CLAIMS OF JESUS. CV: “We will clearly communicate the transforming truth of the Bible.” Type: Inductive PA: How is the change to be observed? • Recognize that pluralism has difficult ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Baptist

At The Heart Of Jesus

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on May 3, 2008

Learn the importance of spending time close to the heart of God.

I. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms A. TEXT: John 13:21-30 “When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me." Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. Now there was leaning ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-30

The Transfiguration Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 7, 2014

The transfiguration of Jesus teaches us about the glory of Jesus.

Scripture In our study of The Gospel of Luke we come to one of the most significant events in the life of Jesus. The twelve apostles had been with Jesus now for more than two years, and they had witnessed his astonishing preaching and amazing miracles, exercising power over nature, demons, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Jesus Gathering

Contributed by Mark Engler on May 19, 2015

When Jesus said He would build His church did He have in mind putting on a Sunday service or did He have in mind His people coming together in authentic relationship with each other? Is the church today doing what He intended. Not so sure we are.

The Jesus Gathering Matthew 16:13-20 INTRO: The church. That can mean a lot of different things today. It can mean the building in which we come to on Sunday mornings. It can mean the institution of the church. It can speak of a denomination. The Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus And Zacchaeus Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 1, 2015

An analysis of Jesus and Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10 teaches us about Jesus mission to seek to save the lost.

Scripture Jesus’ mission was to seek and to save the lost. And he seeks and finds every lost person the Father gave him to seek and to find. Today, we will learn about Jesus seeking and finding a man who was lost. Let’s read about Jesus and Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10: 1 He entered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Is Jesus? Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 15, 2014

Jesus is the Son of God and Savior of the world.

Who Is Jesus? Text: Jn. 1:1-5 Introduction 1. Who is Jesus? a. Some say he is the Son of God b. Some say he was a moral teacher c. Some say he was a good man d. But can he be all of those things? 2. C. S. Lewis, who was a professor at Cambridge University and once an agnostic, understood this ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

The Terrifying Jesus Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012

It is those who know what it is to tremble before Jesus who are those who learn the real peace that he gives.

Introduction Why do we like to be scared? Why are we fascinated with evil? I mean real evil. Our adventure movies today don’t simply feature good guys battling bad guys; they take on the forces of evil – demons, vampires, spiritual forces of wickedness. Moviemakers do their best, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Enduring With Jesus Series

Contributed by E. True Neilson on Dec 16, 2014

The book of Hebrews is all about Jesus!

SIMPLY JESUS ENDURING WITH JESUS HEBREWS 12:1-13 INTRODUCTION -Have you ever had that life changing moment when you decided to get in shape? -Some of you are thinking, “I’ve never been in shape…but I’ve heard about that from a friend.” -If getting in shape is the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus - The Door

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Sep 27, 2020

Jesus is the only one that opens and when He does it cannot be closed.

When God sent His only begotten Son here on earth to save us all. He did it so that we can all come back to Him through His Son Jesus Christ. There was no other way to come back to God except in Jesus and in Jesus the door was opened to His presence again. In Adam the first man the way to God was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6, Proverbs 8:34, 1 Corinthians 16:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Confronts Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

I wonder if Jesus were to enter your Temple, the place designated as your place of worship, what would He think? Would He see your Temple had been replaced by thoughts of business and making a buck? What do you daydream about during worship?

Video is shown of Jesus’ throwing the Money-Changers out of the Temple before sermon. This is three month long study of the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. This is greatest week in history. Bracketed by Palm Sunday on one end and Easter Sunday on the other, this is the most important week in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-49, Luke 19:45-48

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Betrayed Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

The power of the cross is God’s power is focused like a laser here to save us sinners. You really cannot truly understand the cross until you understand how Jesus got there and what took place on the day He was crucified.

We are going to spend three weeks focusing on the cross of Jesus Christ – to prepare our hearts for His resurrection. We are marching with Christ down the Via Dolorosa, or the way of suffering. We are entering the very heart of Christianity. It is Thursday, less than twelve hours from Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:47-53, Luke 22:63-71, John 18:12-14, John 18:25

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus For Skeptics Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 10, 2021

When you consider the influence of Jesus Christ upon human history, he is like the tail of a comet, which darts across the night sky. His life brings inspiration to art, science, medicine, government, and education.

We begin a new series this morning in the Gospel of Luke but more on that in a few moments. For the next few moments I want to talk about our church and a personal challenge for you in 2013. That challenge is why I am and we are wearing these t-shirts today. I want us to think about the next twelve ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Precious

Contributed by J Walls on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction: Peter has real grasp on the subject that Jesus is precious.

Introduction: Peter has real grasp on the subject that Jesus is precious. In our text, he mentioned the word three times. He says several more times in his two epistles. I know that the Holy Spirit inspired Peter to write these two epistles but I believe that Peter really tried to express how he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-8

The Promise Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 15, 2009

THe real peace is peace with God.

The promise of Jesus John 14:18-31 A few weeks ago we began with this upper room discourse that goes all the way from chapter 13 to 17 and you’ll remember that I said it was called this simply because this was where it was held. As I was thinking about how this ...read more

Scripture: John 14:18-31

Denomination: Baptist

Fishing With Jesus

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Apr 25, 2019

This is a sermon about Jesus 3rd appearance to His Disciples. An appearance that reveals that Jesus wants to help them and us become fruitful, successful and live an abundant life.

Scripture: John 21:1-14 Title: Fishing With Jesus! Theme: The Risen Jesus leading us to enjoy a life of Victory! INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about the Risen Lord seeking to be involved in our every day lives. I want to ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-14, John 15:5, 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene