Sermons on Knowledge And Ignorance:

Sardis—wake Up! Church…

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 19, 2021

These warnings in Revelation 2 and 3, serve generally as a wakeup call. A call to attention, A call to leave nothing undone, A call to carry God’s gospel with firsthand experience and knowledge of the gospels ability to do whatever is needed!

Sardis—Wake Up! Church… Revelation 3:1-6NIV We begin by reading prayerfully the same scriptures in Revelation 1. First, Revelation 1:1-3NIV The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6, Lamentations 3:21-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Ministry Of Maturity

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Aug 2, 2019

To establish that the church must grow in grace and knowledge in all things. That mature men and women of the congregation; can teach, coach and mentor the younger members in the faith. This is a faithful ministry to the youth, teaching both spiritual and social graces.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. Ministry of Maturity 2. Mature Men Teachers 3. Mature Women Teachers Remarks. 1. In this study we will discuss the obligation of the older members of the church’s responsibilities: to teach the young members of the congregation, in both spiritual and social graces. This ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-8, Titus 1:5-11, 1 Timothy 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gifted (Part Eight) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 9, 2018

Last week we started looking at the manifestation gifts found in 1st Cor. 12. We looked into the message of wisdom, the message of knowledge and faith. Today we'll investigate the gifts of healing and miraculous powers.

GIFTED (part eight) 1st Cor. 12:7-11, "Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, Mark 5:25-34, 1 Kings 18:36-40, Exodus 7:8-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Repentance In The Grave

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on May 27, 2024

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." Ecclesiastes 9:10

TEXT: Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NLT) "Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom." DEATH IS INEVITABLE Death is inevitable. Everyone born of a woman will die. There is no escaping it. Death is the end of life on earth ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:10, John 9:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ye Will Die In Your Sins

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Dec 1, 2023

Do you have enough religion to save yourself? Is this because of your knowledge of scripture, or, is this because of your genealogy--your parents were religious; you were born into the church so therefore you are saved?

INTRO—READ JOHN 8:12-30 Do you have enough religion to save yourself? Is this because of your knowledge of scripture, or, is this because of your genealogy--your parents were religious; you were born into the church so therefore you are saved? Jews of Jesus day believed this way. They had the Law ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-30, John 7:25-31, 2 Peter 1:5-10, Matthew 10:37-39, John 3:16-18, Matthew 28:19-20, James 4:14, Romans 3:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Awesome God

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

God revealed His omniscience as Jesus taught and amazed the crowds with His knowledge. God revealed His omnipotence as Jesus performed miracles and mighty works. How will you respond to God for being awesome in your life?

Opening illustration: What would have happened had Moses tried to figure out what was needed to accomplish God’s command? One of the biggest arithmetical miracles in the world was required in the desert. Moses led the people of Israel into the desert ... Now what was he going to do with them? They ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:32-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Three Significant Things About Jesus Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 15, 2005

From this encounter with Jairus and the sick woman, we learn three things about Jesus: (1) No one who comes seek Jesus will be ignored; (2) No situation in your life will ever be a problem to Jesus, and (2) He always respond to your faith.

Look at how Jesus treats people. Here we have a miracle inside of a miracle! Again we see two apparently hopeless situations. • Again Mark highlights to us Jesus as the Hope of the Hopeless; the Help of the Helpless. • The problem is not the ‘problem’ (sickness, difficulty…). Jesus can tackle ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Enslaved No More Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 20, 2008

We too were enslaved once. We too were held down by the bonds of sin, and yes, we can remain in slavery on account of our ignorance. We are no longer slaves, we are now in fact sons, entitled to the full rights of an heir.

William Knibb sailed for Jamaica in November of 1824. He traveled to replace his missionary brother Thomas, who had died just a few months before his departure from England. His school in Jamaica dedicated to the children of slaves prospered. Slaves flocked from the sugarcane fields every night ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Terrifying And Beautiful Dreams Series

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 29, 2012

God communicates trough dreams and visions. He will talk to us things concerning to our destiny. Our society is conditioning people to ignore God and so we find that many times people are concerned about their dreams and they have no clue that since the b

God communicates trough dreams and visions. He will talk to us things concerning to our destiny. Our society is conditioning people to ignore God and so we find that many times people are concerned about their dreams and they have no clue that since the beginning of time that God started to use the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:6

Denomination: Baptist

Selfcontrol: The Discipline Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 25, 2012

We are told that we are more than victorius through Christ. If that is so then why do so many Christ followers seem to have defeat and not victory. Because the only place victory comes before work is in the dictionary. A forgotten or ignored fruit of t

Intro: Have you ever looked for victory in your spiritual life but had it vanish like a mist of fog? Are you searching for what it means to be more than a conqueror but feel conquered most of the time? Do you sing victory in Jesus and really don’t believe that it’s possible. If you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

God's Not Dead: Designer Made Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 5, 2015

Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist from Oxford University, wrote: “…if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane…” God's Word reveals that we are God's greatest creation.

GOD'S NOT DEAD: DESIGNER MADE A. In every RED CARPET interview of all the AWARDS shows on televisions, the interviewer will invariably ask every FEMALE celebrity this important question: “What are you wearing?” COMMENT: I am hoping one day that someone will simply answer, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What The Ascension Of Jesus Meant To Him, And To Means To Us

Contributed by David Mcnally on May 20, 2014

Many Christians seem to ignore the Ascension, and even seem embarrassed to talk about Jesus physically going up into the clouds, but it is a historical fact. Jesus had done everything His Father required of Him, and He is now by His side working for us.

Acts 1:6-11 Eph 1:18-23 The Ascension 29 MAY 2014 The New Testament records how Jesus died on what we now call Good Friday and how He rose from the dead on what we now call Easter Sunday. I prefer to call it Resurrection Sunday, 1. because the word Easter is not in the Bible, and 2. because ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will You Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 8, 2012

All of us have our comfort zones. Some of us surround ourselves with them. Some of us live in them. Some of us visit them. And some of us have learned to ignore them. Will you step out of your comfort zone?

Will you step out of your comfort zone? This month as part of our Fresh Fire Series we have been considering the teachings of Jesus on the Holy Spirit. And this evening I want us to start with some verses from John 14. John 14:6-17 6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Right Side Up In An Upside Down World Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Oct 1, 2015

Rather than giving a list of ideals to strive for, Jesus was showing the people how widely available God’s kingdom was – even for ordinary, poor, ignorant, imperfect, despised people. The beatitudes describe their struggle & grace to thrive in adversity.

Right Side Up in an Upside Down World Intro: The more I study the Sermon on the Mount, esp. the Beatitudes, the less prescriptive and the more descriptive they become to me. Here is what I mean by that. Last week as I shared them, I introduced the first one (poor in spirit) as a requirement for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Have Many People In This City

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 16, 2022

It’s easy to ignore Jesus’ command to witness.Tonight we’re looking at a very provoking command to witness and we’ll hear 3 great encouragements given to Paul (and us) to give us the courage to speak up for Jesus.

I HAVE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS CITY Acts 18:9-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. At times people don’t mind taking credit for what someone else is does, especially if it makes them look good. 2. James Avery told about how his wife, a third-grade teacher, noticed that one of her students was wearing a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God