Sermons on Letter Of The Law:

The Three Natures Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007

This sermon unpacks the nature of God the nature of man and the nature of law.

The Three natures: Exodus 19:1 - 34:6 Introduction: The people had been in bondage 430 years, God wonderfully brings deliverance as he had promised, leading them miraculously through the parted Red Sea. Within a three month period they experience deliverance and provision with manna from the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

He Who Follows

Contributed by Christopher Hilling on Nov 14, 2010

Sermon by my father-in-law, J. Melvin Wentworth.

He Who Follows John 8:12 John 8:12 -- Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." Intro -- The game we would play -- "Follow the leader." Try to lead where it was hard. Jesus never leads that ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Denomination: Holiness

On Biblical Doctrine Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 27, 2009

Continued look at law vs. gospel re: Sabbath Rest

Dakota Community Church September 27, 2009 The Field & the Force 7 The Force at Rest – (Part 3) So far we have looked at: 1. When the Church is the field When the church is the field it is seen as the place people come to do the work of God. 2. When the Church is the (labor) force When the ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

The Phenomenon Called Reactions In Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Babatunmishe Oke on Aug 17, 2025

In spiritual warfare, there is an attempt by the Accuser of the brethren to replicate this natural law.

In physics there is a natural law being one of the laws of physics. In fact, in high school, it was known as Newton’s third law of motion. It states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that when one object exerts a force on another, the second object exerts ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

The "I's" Have It

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 24, 2002

Nine words that begin with the letter "I", which defeat the true power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

As we look at the actions or inaction’s of life, and especially in the Church, we can see some REASONS for why things happen or don’t happen.....and we also can see some EXCUSES for why things happen or don’t happen. A. When I first thought of this subject, I was narrowly applying ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:23-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Purity In The Church, The World, And The Home Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 1, 2015

First Corinthians chapters 5-7 speak about purity, especially sexual purity in the Church, the world, and in the home.

Purity in the Church, the World, and the Home 1 Corinthians 5-7 INTRODUCTION: Today we’ll spend some time looking at chapters 5 – 7 of Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church. On first read, these chapters may seem unrelated. Chapters 5 & 6 deal with guidelines for church ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saved By Christ. Not By You.

Contributed by Lewis Roe on Oct 20, 2018

Legalism or did Jesus do it all?

Colossians 2:16-23 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23

“ye Canny Change The Law Of Physics”! Jesus Did, And He Did It For Us.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jan 31, 2014

“Ye canny change the law of Physics”!!! Here in the story of the loaves and the fishes, Jesus did. Recorded on all four gospels, it is a miracle with more powerful than credited; a miracle that is the basis of our lives being changed.

This sermon was delivered to the congregation in St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 3rd August 2011: by Gordon McCulloch (A Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: “Ye canny change the law of Physics”!!! Here in the story of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Episcopal

Paul, A Great Theologian Of The Church

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Sep 6, 2008

A special sermon preached for an outdoor worship service, based on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.

Special Outdoor Worship, September 7, 2008 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we give you thanks for your living Word, Jesus the Christ, who through his life, death and resurrection revealed your will for our ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Shift, Part 3: Shift Into Action Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Oct 12, 2020

How a law of physics can keep us from fulfilling the Great Commission

Good morning. I invite you to turn to Acts chapter 1 this morning. If you ever have the opportunity to go to Israel, you will see, all over Jerusalem, a very distinctive cross. It is called the Jerusalem Cross. It has been associated with Jerusalem ever since the Middle Ages, when it was adopted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-8, Genesis 11:1-4, Romans 15:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

"Paul's Final Thoughts." 1 Cor. Pt 17 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 26, 2008

Paul was a man who had experienced Grace and he always referred to its power in the opening of his letters and in the closing of his letters because it changed his life. Grace changed a murderer of the church to a martyr of the church.

“Paul’s - Final Thoughts” Opening Illustration: On the lighter side of life Scripture Texts: I Cor. 16:21-24: 21I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. 22If anyone does not love the Lord—a curse be on him. Come, O Lord! 23The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 24My love to all of you in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:21-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Extraordinary Introduction Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010

In this extraordinary introduction, Paul introduces us to his letter to the Ephesians with a blessing of grace and peace - two words which neatly describe what Christ has done for us and which Paul develops in his letter to the Ephesians.

Ephesians 1:1-2 As many of you know, for the last few years we lived in the former Soviet Union. I remember one morning a young man came up to me, wanting me to translate a letter from Russian to English for him. He had some acquaintance in an English speaking country and he wanted me to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

1 John 1:1-4 - Know Jesus, Proclaim Jesus, Make Our Joy Complete! Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 8, 2019

The apostle John had a certain way of hammering his points home in the opening verses of his letters. What points were so important to John that he had to repeatedly emphasize them in these opening verses of this letter?

1 John 1:1-4 Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 John 1:1-4, Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

Lessons From Paul's Salutations

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 18, 2015

It is most amazing to me how the apostle Paul opens his letters to the churches. This sermon concentrates on the salutation used in the letter to the Colossians and provides insight into how we could or should interact with each other. Praise be to God!

Colossians 1:1-13 “1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 to God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.” “3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

A Model Of Christian Ministry Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

Paul finishes his letter by giving us a model of Christian Ministry, or a model of passionate ministry

Well, we come today to the end of Colossians. If you’ve been here for the last month and a half, I wonder if you can remember what the major themes of the letter have been? There are perhaps three I can think of. The most important is the centrality of Christ. I called this series, Christ the One ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-18

Denomination: Anglican