Sermons on Joy In Lifes Final Stage:

The Study Of Matthew 3

Contributed by Matthew Davaughn Cox on Sep 3, 2013

This is a bible study on Matthew 3

The Study of Matthew 3 Objective: To receive a better understanding of Matthew 3. We must first notice that John the Baptist is the key person of this chapter when it first opens up. There were many different types of John’ in the word of God however this John was different than the rest. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: *other

The #1 Way To Tell If The Holy Spirit Is Leading You

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Sep 4, 2013

In this lesson we boil it down to the #1 and only way to know if the Holy Spirit is leading you.

Have you ever felt as if the Holy Spirit was leading to perform some action for God? Maybe you felt as if the Holy Spirit was leading you to partner with some ministry, or to believe some doctrine, or to go aid a certain person. While the way in which the Holy Spirit leads us can be debated at some ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14

Denomination: *other

Understanding Baptism

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Sep 10, 2013

There's a lot of confusion in the religious world regarding baptism. In this lesson, we'll survey the NT teaching on the ancient practice and learn the why's behind doing it.

The words of Ananias in Acts 22:16 are simple to understand. There’s nothing complicated about them. Nothing complex or ambiguous; “And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” And yet the religious world of today, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:16

Denomination: *other

The Parts Of Our Lives That Are Off-Limits To God Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 2, 2013

A look at how we only let God into certain parts of our lives when He needs to be "Lord of all" in our lives.

WHY WEREN'T THE SAILORS BOTHERED EARLIER? Because they believed in small, provincial gods. - Jonah 1:7, 10. - One of the unusual things about this verse is that it tells in verse 10 that Jonah had told them previously that he was running away from God. You would think that when the storm arose ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:10

Denomination: Baptist

Promises Kept Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 2, 2013

God keeps his word to give Abraham and Sarah a son. Abraham, though, is told to sacrifice his son, but God provides a lamb.

Genesis 21:1-3, 22:1-14 ”Promises Kept” INTRODUCTION It is not easy walking a life of faith. Each and every one of us has discovered that, while we have lived in a relationship with the Lord as God’s sons and daughters and as disciples of Jesus Christ. The story traditionally ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Strangers Who Are Brothers Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 7, 2013

A common faith based upon the teaching of the apostles unites us into a spiritual family, even among those believers we have never met.

Strangers Who Are Brothers (Colossians 1:1-2) 1. I knew a man, who, after he retired, found out that his father wasn’t his father. 2. He then met his actual father and family in another state, and began going to family functions there, building relationships with a family he did not know ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I’d Like To Do Something For God, But I Don’t Feel Up To The Task Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 13, 2014

A look at how we've been appointed to service and how Jesus helps us succeed in that.

“I DON'T FEEL UP TO THE TASK": Jesus has appointed you to service. - 1 Timothy 1:12d. - Matthew 10:42; Mark 10:43-44; John 13:14; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Galatians 6:10; Ephesians 6:7; Philippians 2:7. a. Service for everyone. - Some think that only pastors and deacons are to serve. Some ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Of A Born Again Christian; Is It Wicked Or Clean?

Contributed by David Leach on May 31, 2014

Authentic Christianity begins when God replaces the wicked heart with a clean, new heart

Unfortunately in the evangelical church today erroneous teaching abounds. One example is the teaching that the heart of a Christian is desperately wicked. It’s based on this verse Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? Who is God ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ultimate Deviled Ham Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 9, 2014

God wants us to understand the implications of demonization and the battle in which we are engaged.

The Ultimate Deviled Ham (Mark 5:1-20) 1. Our new current series, “Jesus’ Amazing Ministry Up North” covers Mark 5-9, and focuses on Jesus’ ministry in the region of Galilee, the northern province of Israel. 2. Today’s sermon is about thousands of demons inhabiting ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Need Pentecost

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 17, 2014

Sermon describes why we need Pentecost because we are attracted to self centeredness, we need light bearers, we need Pentecost because of what Pentecost births.

WE Need Pentecost Again Acts 2:1-21 We need Pentecost because there are lights that attract 1. One light of attraction are Houses of Ill Repute or Houses of Disorder-ness In Dayton Ohio at a Seminary less than 1 mile there was a small city of Neon, Purple, bright lights that attracted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Methodist

The Meal, The Message, And The Miracle

Contributed by Mari Larson on Jul 28, 2014

The Feeding of the 5,000 is a great miracle story, but it wasn't the only miracle that happened that day.

The Meal, the Message, and the Miracle Proper 13A – Matthew 14:13-21 -- August 3, 2014 Food! Be it blessed or tempting, it is filled with meaning that may not have anything to do with the food itself. Kringla, with its subtle hint of nutmeg, reminds me of grandma, who not only made these ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Testing The Spirits Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 29, 2014

Discernment is a gift. It gives God’s children the ability to distinguish between what God calls us to and what the world entices us toward.

1 John 4:1-6 "Testing the Spirits" INTRODUCTION We have come a long way in communication since March 10, 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell spoke into a prototype of the telephone and said, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." It is now common to have the television on while browsing ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

The Fight Of Our Lives

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 30, 2014

We are living in a time when evil is being glorified as good, and good is vilified.

The Christian is in a daily battle with the three-fold enemy of the soul: Flesh, World, Devil. We also fight the same battle for our children. This passage tells us we are in a battle against dark, demonic forces all around us. We are living in a time when evil is being glorified as good, and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fight Of Their Lives

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Aug 3, 2014

The Christian is in a daily battle with the three-fold enemy of the soul: Flesh, World, Devil. We also fight the same battle for our children.

This passage tells us we are in a battle against dark, demonic forces all around us. We are living in a time when evil is being glorified as good, and good is vilified. - Children in schools are discouraged from prayer and bible reading, but encouraged to blindly accept that science has answers to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Harder Than A Rock Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 19, 2016

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Jesus Is Better- The Better Apostle". This is a warning to not allow your heart to become hardened.

Series: Jesus Is Better- The Better Apostle [#2] HARDER THAN A ROCK Hebrews 3:7-19 Introduction: Have you ever met someone, that no matter how nice you are to them, they are never nice back? This morning our text gives us a warning? The warning is for the Christian; but the warning is also ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:7-19

Denomination: Baptist