Sermons on John Mays:

You Can Be Sure You're Eternally Secure (John 11:25-27)

Contributed by Bob Wilkin on Aug 3, 2010

Knowing for sure that you are eternally secure is not a matter of inspecting your behavior; it is a matter of taking the Lord Jesus Christ at His Word: "He who lives and believes in Me shall never die [spiritually]."

You Can Be Sure You’re Eternally Secure (John 11:25-27) Bob Wilkin www.faithalone.org Read John 11:25-27. For years I believed in heaven and hell and I was scared to death I was going to die and spend eternity in hell. Like most Americans, though I believed that Jesus died on the cross ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-27

Denomination: Brethren

Dying To Live

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 18, 2013

Exposition of John

Text: John 12:23-26, Title: Dying to Live, Date/Place: NRBC, 2.17.13, AM A. Opening illustration: that song a couple years ago by Tim McGraw called Live Like You Were Dying B. Background to passage: I’m skipping over the triumphal entry passage for now, may come back on Palm Sunday, but not ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

An Unlikely Author Of A Gospel Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 6, 2023

In this first sermon in the series on the Gospel of Mark, we want to answer the questions: who was Mark and why is he an unlikely author of a Gospel.

A. One day a woman was cleaning her house and singing Gospel songs as she worked. 1. She began singing, “Soon and very soon, we are going to see the king...” 2. A few minutes later, she heard her young son in the next room and he was singing the same song, but something a little off. 3. Listen to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:45, Acts 12:12, 2 Peter 1:12-15, John 20:30-31, John 21:25, Mark 14:51-52  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ The True Light Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 11, 2023

Jesus brings life into our deadness and light into our darkness.

Christ the True Light John 1:4-9 Rev. Brian Bill December 9-10, 2023 How many of you have Christmas lights up on your house or in your yard? Anyone with more than the 25,000 Clark Griswald put up in Christmas Vacation? He was determined to win the Christmas light competition by having more ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Our Action In Worship? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 4, 2011

Our action in the Holy Mass is to become one with Christ, to become holy through His grace, and to preach the truth of the Gospel.

Monday of 7th Week in Easter Spirit of the Liturgy At Ephesus, there were some disciples. They were probably emigres from Palestine who had settled in Asia Minor. They had received the baptism of repentance that John the Baptist had preached three decades earlier. This shows that there was a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-8

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Went To The Desert By Ship

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 13, 2015

To show that JESUS our Model, Author, Finisher of our faith gives place to wrath and will let GOD take vengeance on his enemies.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you give place to wrath? Yes. GOD takes vengeance not me. Romans 12:19 Romans 12:19 (Amplified Bible) Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God’s] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord. II. AUDIENCE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Are You?

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Dec 13, 2022

John the Baptist is not sure that Jesus is the anointed 'Messiah'

Matthew 11:2-11 In the past two weeks, our Advent lessons have taught us to prepare to celebrate both the past and the future - to celebrate both the birth of Jesus 2,020 years ago and to heighten our anticipation of his coming anew at a date and time no one knows for sure. The lessons have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Episcopal

We All Need Something Real Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 23, 2012

JOHN begins his first epistle by telling about something/SOMEONE Who was and is very very REAL. His name is Jesus and John knew Jesus very well.

When my oldest three kids were young we lived in a pretty shabby seminary student housing at Midwestern. We eventually moved up to the richer side of the seminary but when we first got there price was the primary concern. It was a dark panel two bedroom so we had the kids all packed into one ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Sweaty Devotion

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 18, 2013

Exposition of John

Text: John 13:1-17, Title: Sweaty Devotion, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/17/13, AM A. Opening illustration: Cleaning up my dog’s vomit, maybe even having Buddy come in on the stage with me. B. Background to passage: The public ministry in the sense of preaching, teaching, and miracles in over. ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Light To Create Life Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014

The Light of the World The Power of the Light to Create Life

The Light of the World The Power of the Light to Create Life John 1:9-13 December 15, 2013 Christmas is now ten days away and we are drawing our attention to the significance of the incarnation, the light shining into the darkness but the darkness cannot overcome it. It was and is the greatest ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Song's Way To Joy

Contributed by Graham Taylor on Aug 14, 2017

Psalm 150 not only celebrates joy but points to finding joy through faith.

Song’s Way to Joy Psalm 150 For many authors, one work in quite different from all the others Take for example, Shakespeare’s Tempest and Gilbert & Sullivan’s Yeoman of the Guard. The Bible too has the strange book of the Revelation. Also, in any anthology or collection, such items are often put ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Discovering God’s Will – A Life With A Hiccup - Zacharias Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Nov 14, 2025

Discovering God’s Will for Our Lives looking at the lives of some who are focused on during the Season of Advent – Zacharias the Father of John the Baptist, Mary the Mother of Jesus, Joseph the Father of Jesus and the Wise Men.

Series: Discovering God’s Will – Advent Style Theme: Discovering God’s Will for Our Lives looking at the lives of some who are focused on during the Season of Advent – Zacharias the Father of John the Baptist, Mary the Mother of Jesus, Joseph the Father of Jesus and the Wise Men. Title: ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:67-79

Denomination: Nazarene

Come And See #1: Jesus Is... The Word Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 23, 2012

In the Gospel of John, we are invited to “come and see” what Jesus is like. John reveals Jesus to us through His seven “I am” claims, seven miracles, and seven sermons.

COME AND SEE #1: JESUS IS… THE WORD JOKE: A hunter walking through the jungle found a huge dead elephant with a pigmy standing beside it. Amazed, he asked: "Did you kill that?" The pigmy said, "Yes." The hunter asked, "How could a little guy like you kill a huge beast like that?" "I killed ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: *other

A Search For Magnificence Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Jan 24, 2022

Jesus was the most magnificent person to ever walk this earth. Let that sink in: the most magnificent person. What did that look like? Today we are going to go on a search for the magnificence of Jesus.

A Search For Magnificence John 5:31-47 Jesus was the most magnificent person to ever walk this earth. Let that sink in: the most magnificent person. What did that look like? Was there a radiance coming off of Him? No, not usually. Were angels flying around announcing His magnificence? No. Yet, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:31-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Faithful Servant’s Final Words Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Apr 11, 2015

John the Baptist ends his testimony and ministry with some humble words.

“A Faithful Servant’s Final Words”: John 3:22-30 Charles Spurgeon once said: “Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.” We all recognize that humility is one of the great Christian virtues being the opposite of pride, but where does humility come from and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-30

Denomination: Baptist