Sermons on Joshuas Plan:

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall - How Does God See Me?

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 26, 2015

In sharing God's great commandment we must understand how to love ourselves and love others. By seeing ourselves in God's mirror we are better able to have a spiritual self love and thereby live a life of love for God and others.

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34; Psalms 146 and Hebrews 9:11-14 Theme: Seeing Yourself as God Sees You Proposition: In Sharing the Great Commandment, Jesus focuses on our love for God, our love for others and our love for ourselves. This sermon is designed to help us see ourselves as God sees us ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Nazarene

Forgive Us Our Debts: "A River Runs Through It" And The Lord's Prayer Series

Contributed by Bobby Gilles on Nov 3, 2015

Debt traps us in a life of despair. And it goes much deeper than financial debt. Jesus provides the only escape from a deeper, darker debt that is propelling us forward to a day of reckoning.

Good morning. My name is Bobby Gilles; I’m on staff here. For the past few weeks we’ve been preaching through the Lord’s Prayer, a prayer Jesus taught us to pray. Today we arrive at the final two verses: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. and lead ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Mother's Day 2021: The Holy One In Our Midst

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 10, 2021

The occasion of ‘Mother’s Day’ gives us the opportunity to look at Hosea 11 and meditate on the Holy One in our midst a bit differently.

MOTHER’S DAY 2021: THE HOLY ONE IN OUR MIDST Hosea 11:1-12 #MothersDay2021 INTRODUCTION … You Know You are A Mom When (humormatters.com/holidays/mothersday.htm#) * Your feet stick to the kitchen floor.....and you don't care. * When the kids are fighting, you threaten to lock them in a room ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Flawed Yet Favored Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 17, 2021

We can all relate to the inconsistencies in Samson's life to at least some degree. In this message we learn about the anointing of God; the consequences of sin and the potential benefits of God's correction, and the grace of God and how God's redemptive mercy.

We are learning from the life of Samson as recorded in Judges 13-16. In your personal time I encourage you to read those four chapters since we can’t take time to do that in these two sermons. Last week we examined the call God placed on Samson’s life before he was born. We saw the connection ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7, Psalm 136:1-26, Matthew 13:13, Luke 8:10, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Psalm 1:1, Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 12:1-11, Ephesians 1:18, Numbers 6:1-21, Romans 2:4-6, John 8:34  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Then Came The Morning Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

God has always been a morning person, and it fits all we know of God that he would raise his Son up from the grave on a Sunday Morning.

Louis Evans told of the soldier who was wounded on the battlefield at night. He could not move or speak, but he could see the lanterns of the medics as they made their way from body to body. Finally a lantern was shining down on him, and after they examined his wounds one of them said, "I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

The Easter Potential Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

Easter is the day God made it clear to man that faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to find the fountain of life. He, and He alone, has the power to make life immortal.

One of the reasons that Ferdinand and Isabella supported Columbus in his scheme to find a new world was their hope that he would also find the fountain of life. When Columbus landed he searched for it, and he questioned the Indians about the legendary fountain that would make old men young again. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:33-53

The Only Priest Who Matters Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Mar 7, 2021

Many so-called Christian churches claim that believers can only maintain a right relationship with God and the hope of heaven through the priests, or mediators, that they have authorized for these purposes. Does God's word support such a teaching. Find out from Hebrews 7:1-19.

About a decade ago, I found a biological dentist who practiced in Southern California who was uniquely able to help me with some dental work that I needed done in relationship to the fatigue and the cancer I had acquired. I made a point of going down to Southern California, having made an ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-19, Genesis 14:18-20, Isaiah 9:6-7, John 14:6

Denomination: Bible Church

The Lord's Prayer Part I Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Jesus was the express image of the Father. He said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus, for He is the full and final revelation of God the Father.

Paul Aurandt in his book, Destiny, tells of the powerful impact a single father can have on a whole society. Norman's father was a salesman in Connecticut. He did not like people who were different from himself, and that was almost everybody. In other words, he was a bigot. He constantly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15

The Debt Dissolving Desire Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

It is something of a paradox to say Jesus paid it all, and yet see here that He demands that we remain conscious of our debt to God, and that we pray continuously for forgiveness.

About one hundred and sixty five years ago, in Jan. of 1835, the United States of America became the only major nation in modern history to do a certain thing. It was a thing she would love to be able to do again, for she paid off her national debt. It was done by the sale of public lands in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15

The Desire For Deliverance Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Jesus knows His disciples will always be sinners, and that is why they need to pray daily for forgiveness. He knew they would be subject to daily temptation. They would be in constant need of deliverance.

Winston Churchill suddenly found himself a 25 year old prisoner of war. This was in 1899. He was captured by the South African Army in the Boer War, and he endured a nightmare. He was the first prisoner of importance to be captured in the war. Churchill roamed the prison camp in Pretoria, as he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15

The Wings Of The Wind Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

Shakespeare was right when he said, "Ill blows the wind that profits nobody." Every wind can profit the Christian if they will, like the Psalmist, look for and see God riding on the wings of the wind.

When Columbus and his crew were being blown West by the Atlantic trade winds, one of the reasons they were so fearful was they did not know how they could get back home against the wind. Fortunately they discovered not only a new world, but new winds that carried them back to Spain. They returned ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:1-12

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

The implications of these three words are so vast that one message on them is like trying to harvest a million acres of corn with a comb. There is no way to get all of the infinite riches they contain, but we will at least get a taste of what this love is

Tolstoy wrote a story called "Where Love Is, God Is." It is about an old cobbler named Martin who lived alone. One night as he read the story of Jesus visiting the Pharisee, and the poor welcome he received, he prayed that the Lord would visit him. In his sleep he heard a voice saying, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Healthy Independence-11

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 9, 2021

11 of 12. The prophet Jeremiah contrasted two major aspects of Independence—Independence from God versus independence from the world. Dependence upon YHWH brings independence from worldly influence. How can I be independent of worldly influence? A Healthy Independence Engages...

HEALTHY INDEPENDENCE-XI—Jeremiah 17:1-14 Attention: Wants & Needs: The President visits a remote western Native-American reservation. A cameraman documents the trip. The President asks the Chief if there was anything that they need. "Well," says the Chief, "We have three very ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:13, Jeremiah 17:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

God In Omnipotent Part 2 Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021

If God has really created beings who can choose, then there is a multiplicity of power sources in the world. He can no longer then be the only cause for all that is. There are now other power sources who can cause things to be that He does not will to be.

It is a great paradox, but the fact is, the real test of omnipotence is what it can do when it limits itself, and gives up absolute and total control. Absolute and total control means the power is not shared with other being. All is just as you will, and there can be no freedom of choice made by ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-8

A Simple Solution To Suffering Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

Paul was a great sufferer of all kinds of unjust pain, and it was not because of sin, but because he was a servant of Christ.

One of the good things to come out of suffering is this: It forces those who cannot see any sense in it to grapple with the mystery, and strive to squeeze some meaning out of it. Almost everyone who writes on suffering does so out of their own personal encounter with this mysterious monster. In ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-23