Sermons on Layers:

Christmas Eve Celebration

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 22, 2021

Promise made, promise kept. When you hear these words, you can draw an arch from the Old Testament to the New Testament. For the Old Testament is the promise made and the New Testament is the promise kept.

Merry Christmas to your family and your family. We are grateful you are joining us for our Christmas Eve celebration. We are delighted to have you join us this evening. I love hearing the strings celebrate Christmas for us and this team did not disappoint. Christmas is celebrated for many ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:31-35, Matthew 4:12-16, Isaiah 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

The Simplicity Of Christ

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 22, 2024

People are inundated with enough mess without having Christianity or a so-called form of it piling more complex standards, rituals, and obligations upon them.

The Simplicity of Christ By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING:- When we look around and see the asinine events that are taking place we realize our world of today is in utter turmoil as people strive for preeminence and superior individuality, we can quickly become overwhelmed with all the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Romans 12:1-21, Romans 12:8

Denomination: Apostolic

The Gentle Servant Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 16, 2024

Embrace God’s Gentle Servant, depend on God’s great power, and believe in God’s sure and certain promises to find light in the midst of your darkness.

At the elementary school where Becky Barnes teaches in Arizona, they had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning students that anyone caught throwing rocks would be taken home by him personally. Later that day, during afternoon recess, a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 12:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Gospel In Motion

Contributed by Ed Lu on Apr 21, 2023

The Bible is the Living Word of God. It is life-giving, life-preserving, and life-changing. Anyone who is guided by the principles of Scripture will have the power of the Holy Spirit in them.

Had two Thanksgiving gatherings. Students came home and we celebrated the Sunday before with a traditional American meal - Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, sticky-rice, and Tiramisu cake. With parents on Thanksgiving day and had the traditional Chinese hot pot. Parents older, soft ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Seeking Jesus Away From The Glare Of Others: Nicodemus And Jesus

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 25, 2024

Nicodemus comes to Jesus under the cloak of evening to ask some very important questions that lead to life. His questions mirror many of our own .

Today’s passage is a remarkable dialogue between our Lord Jesus and a key leader among the religious higher-ups, who, generally speaking, were very hostile to Jesus. Nicodemus had a different response though to Jesus, he had a different spirit about him. He took his role of spiritual leadership ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17, 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope Beyond Brokeness

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 31, 2001

Hope beyond brokenness only comes to us when we receive by faith our "Higher Power" who for me personally is the Lord Jesus Christ.

HOPE BEYOND BROKENNESS! Thesis: Hope beyond brokenness only comes to us when we receive by faith our "Higher Power" who for me personally is the Lord Jesus Christ. Introduction: Someone has wisely stated that if you could convince a man that there is no hope, he would curse the day he was born ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Liberty As Virtue Series

Contributed by William Nowak on Apr 14, 2002

The Christian, unlike the world, should use his liberty to demonstrate his virtue, not to justify his vices.

I Peter 2:13-17 “Liberty as Virtue” Intro—Last week, we looked at Peter’s discussion of the church as “sojourners and pilgrims” in the world—Peter calls on the church in 2:11 to “abstain from fleshly lusts,” and we talked about how we need to abstain from those fleshly lusts for two reasons—first, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Colors Of Christmas

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002

We look at what the colors of Christmas represent.

The Colors of Christmas By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 2:7 And Mary brought forth her first borned son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for him in the inn. I have been asked what the colors of Christmas lights mean to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

3rd. Sunday Of Easter, Year C Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 23, 2004

A sermon exploring the risen presence of Christ in the Church today.

Sermon for 3 Easter Yr C 25/04/2004 Based on Rev 5:11-14 & Jn 21:9-14 By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta Breakfast is—for a lot of health-conscious people—the most important meal of the ...read more

Scripture: John 21:9-14, Revelation 5:11-14

Denomination: Lutheran

The Bethlehem Discovery

Contributed by Stan Simonik on Dec 19, 2007

An Advent sermon, following the theme of an adventure: the plan, the journey, the discovery.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, do you ever examine the deeper meaning of commonly used words? Take the word “discovery,” for example. It is fairly common in our vocabulary. Someone may say, “The other day I discovered a six-month old tub of cottage cheese in the back of my refrigerator. It ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Perfect Dad

Contributed by Bill Purvis on Oct 20, 2008

Using Genesis 48:9 this Father’s Day sermon can be used year around to help people appreciate their fathers or learn to cope with the absence of a good father figure.

“Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Perfect Dad” Genesis 48:9 Robert Kiyosaki (Ki yo sa ki) wrote a best selling book on finances called, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”. It’s an awesome book I highly ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 48:9

Denomination: Baptist

Running Out The Snakes

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Jun 13, 2009

NOTICE WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT ISLAND OF MELITA. PAUL, ALONG WITH THE MARINERS ARE WET AND COLD, HISTORIANS VERIFY IT WAS PROBABLY IN OCTOBER AND THE COLD WET RAIN ALONG WITH THE SWIMMING ASHORE, MADE THEM WET AND VERY COLD. THE PEOPLE OF THE ISLAND HAD K

RUNNING OUT THE SNAKES 6/14/09 TEXT: ACTS 28: 1--6 INTRODUCTION: ALL THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE I HAVE FOUND NOTHING GOOD WRITTEN ABOUT SNAKES. 1. FROM THE FALL OF MANKIND IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN, TO THE VERY LAST MENTION OF SNAKES IN THE WORD OR GOD, I FIND NO FAVORABLE MENTION. 2. THEREFORE I FEEL ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Signs Of The Second Coming Part 2

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 16, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Maranathai, the LORD is coming soon II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believers with ministry involvement III. OBJECTIVES: To show the sign of the LORD's coming IV. TEXT: Matthew 24:30-31 30 And then at last, the sign that

I. EXORDIUM: Maranathai, the LORD is coming soon II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believers with ministry involvement III. OBJECTIVES: To show the sign of the LORD's coming IV. TEXT: Matthew 24:30-31 30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:30-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Restored Relationships -- Part 3 Of Series Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 19, 2010

Hosea 3 is perhaps one of the greatest chapters in all of the Bible. James Boice says this about Hosea 3, “The third chapter of Hosea is, in my judgment, the greatest chapter in the Bible, because it portrays the greatest story in the Bible—the death of

ON THE ROAD TO RESTORATION RESTORED RELATIONSHIPS HOSEA 3 Hosea 3:1-5 The LORD said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes." 2 So I ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Jesus Said About Responding To The Gospel Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009

Some will respond to the gospel with 1) Callused Indifference. 2)Empty Emotionalism. 3)Worldly preoccupation 4. Life changing Faith

WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT RESPONDING TO THE GOSPEL MARK 4: 1-20 1. Illus. of dynamiting for fish (1001 Humorous Illustrations, # 151) • Punch-line: “are you going to talk, or are you going to fish?” 2. Life is filled with important decisions. “Whom will I marry?” “What do I want to do for a living?” ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Denomination: Baptist