Sermons on Life Is Short:

The Eagle Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

All who trust in Jesus Christ as Savior have a great adventure in flight in the future. God expects us to be preparing now for this adventure in the heights by living an exalted life, or, as our text suggests, and eagle like life.

Flight is not only for the birds, it is for the believers as well. Pilots and astronauts do not have exclusive rights on soaring into the heavens. The Negro Spiritual says, I got wings, you got wings, All O God's children got wings. When I get up to heab'n I'm going to put on my ...read more

The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 12, 2021

Jesus the Bread of Life gives the spiritual food required so that we never need to hunger or thirst. As those who are filled with the bread-of-life character of Jesus our heart overflows into a heart for the spiritually hungering community.

Message John 6:35 I Am The Bread Of Life When Jesus describes Himself with a phrase beginning with “I am” He is identifying an aspect of his character and ministry. Today we are looking at Jesus who is the Bread of life. In the context Jesus, the day before, had fed 5000 men – a crowd of at least ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35

Denomination: Baptist

The Luminous Life

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

Jesus has a plan to penetrate this world's night of ignorance with the light of knowledge. The plan is very simple. It is to advertise. Every Christian is to be a living commercial for the Producer of the program of life.

William Sangster, the great British preacher, tells of one of the strangest taxes ever imposed. He asked his father one day why so many of the homes in London had blocked up windows. His father explained that back in 1695 every house that had more the 6 windows was taxed for the extra ones. Many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Is This All There Is To Life?

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Mar 18, 2021

Abraham discovered that real LIFE is about walking with God! Getting to know God! And in the text Paul tells us that God still wants people to walk with Him by faith.

March 7, 1993 Romans 4:1 "What shall we say that Abraham ... has found?" The question of our text, "What has Abraham discovered?" comes between two Bible stories in our lesson for today; one from the Old Testament, one from the New. Both of these stories touch on the profound ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1

Denomination: Nazarene

The Purpose Of Life.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 21, 2021

The purpose of life; the work of God’s creative community, is posed by Jesus as a paradox. Of course a paradox is a statement or proposition that, despite sound, (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless...

The Purpose of Life. 1 Corinthians 13:1-8NKJV The purpose of life; the work of God’s creative community, is posed by Jesus as a paradox. Of course a paradox is a statement or proposition that, despite sound, (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, Ephesians 3:16-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life Is Forever Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021

Life is, because God is. Life is eternal, because God is eternal. Life is the foundation of all that is, for life was before all things.

From out of the files of the great Michelangelo comes the story of the young artist who labored long and tedious hours on the statue of an angel. When the time for its unvailing had finally come, the young artist hid himself in an inconspicuous spot and waited breathlessly for the response of the ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-44

An Exemplary Life Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 28, 2021

We see Paul's undying perseverance in ministry, his unwavering concern for the church and his unceasing preaching of the Word of God.

Good morning! LET US PRAY: Our Almighty and eternal God, we bow down in worship and acknowledge you as our Lord, the one and only true God. Forgive us for the times we have gone astray and into idolatry, going after the seen and unseen things of this world. Enlighten us and bring us back to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:8-11, 2 Corinthians 7:5-7, Romans 15:25-28, Matthew 10:40-42  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Friend For Life

Contributed by Jim Keegan on Feb 3, 2021

God, who has given himself to us wholeheartedly in the person of Jesus Christ, is the most faithful, gracious, loving friend and heart’s companion we could ever desire.

John 15:9-15 As with so many of the great hymns of our faith, there’s an inspirational backstory to the popular gospel song, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus.” The author of these verses was an Irishman named Joseph Scriven, who found God’s deep, faithful friendship in the midst of intense ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

The Single Life Series

Contributed by Rob Roy on Feb 7, 2021

God has a special place for Single Christians who serve.

There is a lot of pressure in our society to be married, like that is the ultimate goal to have a fulfilling life. A boy and a girl are dressed up to be the flower girl and ring bearer, even though little ones seldom do this well at weddings and either steal the show, or cry or don’t do what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:10-12

The Center Of Life Series

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Mar 30, 2021

Jesus is the center of the universe and is meant to be the center of the church and the center of our lives.

As a child I was an avid reader and one of the first novels I ever read was by Jules Verne –“Journey to the Center of the Earth.” It was amazing as this crew boarded a rocket that drilled itself into the core of the earth and discovered it was hollow. There was a whole new world they didn’t know ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20, John 1:18, Exodus 4:22, Romans 8:20-24, Hebrews 1:3, 1 John 3:2, John 3:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Sharing The Life Series

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Mar 30, 2021

We have the privilege of sharing this life of Jesus with others who don't know him yet. Although very difficult, our Lord will equip us for his mission.

Today is Valentine’s Day! It’s the day centered on love and NOT just romantic love. This is a day to share with the precious people in your life that you love them. And the greatest love is the one God has toward YOU. He actually died out of his love for you! Isn’t that amazing? What a Valentine! ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Resurrection And The Life Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 2, 2021

Knowing Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life means having the hope and security that Jesus has always been there for us to give us a comprehensive answer for our pain, confusion, grief and disappointment. Jesus is there even when it doesn’t feel like it.

Message John 11:25 I Am The Resurrection and the Life In John 11 we read about a man called Lazarus who is dying – so Martha and Mary send a message to Jesus. By this time in His ministry Jesus has given sight to the blind, healed lepers, and removed demons from the possessed. He has even raised ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessed Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

In this third verse of the first chapter John spells out most fully the actions that lead to the blessed life. The three things you can do with this book that leads to blessings are: You can read it; you can hear it, and you can keep it.

The famous medical missionary Dr. Grenfell of Labrador once came to John Hopkins Hospital in America looking for a head nurse to go back to Labrador with him. He made this appeal: "If you want to have the time of your life, come with me and run a hospital next summer for the orphans of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:3

The Complexities Of Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 4, 2021

The happy ending of the story of Ruth, and the happy ending for millions of stories, are due to the reality of the complexity of life.

Not far from the scene where Ruth proposed to Boaz in the middle of the night, Musa Alami made a proposal of his own. This Arab boy was educated at Cambridge, and he went back to Palestine where he became very successful. But political turmoil came and he lost everything. He went out into the ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-6

The Word Of Life Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 30, 2021

First John 1:1-4 gives us five certainties about the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Scripture I am starting a new sermon series on the Letters of John. Most scholars believe that the Apostle John wrote all three letters. They also believe that John wrote the Gospel and the Revelation. John wrote the three letters most likely around the start of the final decade of the first ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed