Sermons on John Newton:

"Your King Is Coming”

Contributed by John Newton on May 4, 2025

As he rides into Jerusalem, Jesus is greeted by a crowd of admirers waving palm branches

The ancient world out of which our Scriptures arose was a succession of mighty empires that swept across the Middle East. There had been the Egyptian Empire (1560-1069 BC), followed by the Assyrian Empire (1300-612 BC), after which came the Persian Empire (550-330 BC). But by far the greatest of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal

"She Lay At His Feet”

Contributed by John Newton on Jun 13, 2025

What did it mean for Ruth to place herself at Boaz’s feet? What does it mean for us today?

When you think of a romance story what comes to your mind? For the more literary types among us it might be Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet or Charlotte Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. For others of us perhaps it could be something more like one of the many dozens of novels of Danielle Steele. Or if you ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal

Paul’s Vision For The Church

Contributed by John Newton on Sep 1, 2025

Paul shares his vision for the church with the believers in Ephesus

Many years ago (I’m embarrassed to admit how many!) a wise friend passed on to me a little book entitled The Gospel Blimp. Maybe some of you are old enough to have heard of it. Perhaps some have even read it! The story opens with a group of friends from church gathered for a barbecue in the back ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:8-21

Denomination: Episcopal

A Field, A Faith, And A Future

Contributed by John Newton on Sep 29, 2025

What was Jeremiah thinking when he purchased that field?

I wonder if any of you have ever spent money on something and later regretted doing it. I know I have on more than one occasion. And I suspect I’m not the only one here this morning who’s guilty of it. We call them impulse purchases. And just for fun, I thought I’d share a few examples that I came ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-15

Denomination: Episcopal

It’s A Battleground Out There

Contributed by John Newton on Nov 13, 2025

Paul lists the armour that God has given us to fight our spiritual battles

We preachers are always looking for good illustrations for our sermons. I went online recently and it took me hardly a second before I was confronted by a whole boatload of collections of sermon illustrations. They came with titles like The Preacher’s Sourcebook of Creative Sermon Illustrations, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Episcopal

Sinners At The Table Of Grace

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 10, 2010

An exposition of our need for the grace we can receive at God's Table of Grace - the communion table or the Lord's Supper

Sinners At The Table of Grace TCF Maundy Thursday Sermon April 1, 2010 It’s easy for us, looking around and seeing all the horrendous sin in our culture and in our world, to think we’re OK. It’s easy for us to look at the rampant sexual sin, the adultery, the moral free-fall our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Wretch Like Me

Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 7, 2008

No sinner is beyond the reach of Jesus Christ.

Title: A Wretch Like Me Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-16 Theme: No sinner is beyond the reach of Jesus Christ. Introduction: The Conversion Of John Newton At a young age, John Newton went to sea. Like most sailors of his day, he lived a life of rebellion and [wickedness]. For several years, he worked on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Prodigal Father- Amazing Grace Series

Contributed by Mark Wilkinson on Feb 3, 2007

God is reckless in his love for you. When Christ cried out from the cross God did not answer because he chose you. I don’t know what kind of a father you had in the past. I know the father you can have now.

The Prodigal Father- Amazing Grace We begin a series on Grace. I recommend the book what’s so amazing about grace by Philip Yancey. The first lesson is on the prodigal Father. I use the word prodigal in describing the father because prodigal means reckless. A prodigal does what he wants. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Amazing Grace - Grace Defined

Contributed by Donald Hart on Feb 18, 2007

Defining Grace

Sermon by Donald R Hart – Antioch Christian Church, Pittsburg, Missouri – February 18, 2007 (www.antioch-christian.org) AMAZING GRACE - GRACE DEFINED Text: Romans 3:21-26 INTRODUCTION Last Sunday I spoke upon LOVE DEFINED – today I want to talk about GRACE DEFINED. One of the reasons is that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Winds Of Change Are Upon Us

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Sep 16, 2006

Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion states: "Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it." In other words, change is dependent...

The Winds of Change Are Upon Us Introduction: Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion states: "Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it." In other words, change is dependent upon some other source or force. At first thought, we would say, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Amazing Grace Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 12, 2007

We are saved by God’s amazing grace.

Amazing Grace: How Sweet the Sound! Ephesians 2:1-10 Amazing grace! How sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind but now I see. There are no better known or more powerful words in all of Christian hymnody. Wherever the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Gospel That Never Fails Series

Contributed by Duane Wente on Nov 6, 2025

The message of salvation through Jesus Christ is timeless and unchanging — still the only way to life, truth, and hope.

## **Introduction – A Message That Endures** Video Ill.: Sermon Bumper 3 In our families, we all have things that we would consider timeless treasures. Some of these may hold great monetary worth, while others are valuable for a much deeper reason — the memories attached to them. For instance, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16, Galatians 1:6-9, John 14:6, 2 Timothy 1:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cross This Good Friday

Contributed by Anthony Lacy on Feb 22, 2011

A short message on the meaning and value of the Cross for at Easter time.

Good Friday After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, he said, “I am thirsty.” 29 There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant, and lifted it to ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-30

Denomination: *other

Reflect The Purposes Of Christmas #3 - "(To Proclaim) Recovery Of Sight" Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2002

Third in series reflecting on the "mission statement" of the Messiah.

Reflect the Purposes of Christmas #3 – “(To proclaim) Recovery of Sight for the Blind.” John 9 December 15, 2002 Introduction John Newton’s famous hymn has a famous line that most of us are familiar with. “I was blind, but now I see.” He was not talking about physical sight, but about ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41, Luke 4:18-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jonah's Repentance And Deliverance Series

Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 27, 2006

God molds and shapes the human heart to see the end of the foolish paths we choose for ourselves in opposition to his purposes.

INTRODUCTION “Call me Ishmael” (Moby Dick) In the great novel by Melville, the sermon preached in the chapel, the preacher said: ’Shipmates, this book, containing only four chapters -- four yarns -- is one of the smallest strands in the mighty cable of the Scriptures. Yet what depths of the soul ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed