Sermons on Light:

Letting Go - Control

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 21, 2019

An advent series about letting go of the things that lead us away from Jesus.

Letting Go - Control December 22, 2019 It’s not easy to let go of much . . . is it? It’s not easy to give up those favorite old sweatshirts that know every curve and twist of your body. Even though it’s pretty ripped apart. And if you get a new one, we tend to still wear the old one. Giving up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 16:24-26, Matthew 26:42

Denomination: Baptist

Suicide Of Judas (Series: Harmony Of The Gospels) Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 24, 2019

Judas is known as the disciple who betrayed Jesus. He was the son of Simon or Simon Iscariot. Thus, Judas was a Judean, the only one of the Twelve who was not from Galilee.

HARMONY OF THE GOSPEL (30) Suicide of Judas Jesus Final Week of Work at Jerusalem Tom Lowe 2/10/2008 This passage tells about Judas' repentance, and him returning the blood-money; his rejection by the priests, Judas' suicide, and the purchase of the Potters Field with the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Faith Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Dec 30, 2019

Greetings in the Holy Name of Jesus Yahshuah, My sisters and brothers, you laid the guilt at the table of brotherhood ...

DEAD FAITH by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto ...read more

Scripture: James 2:18-26, 1 Peter 2:1-12, Colossians 3:9-10, Colossians 3:8, James 3:13, James 1:21, Genesis 2:22-24, Hebrews 11:1-8, Joshua 2:1-7, Philippians 3:14, Genesis 3:4-20, Joshua 2:1-24, Revelation 17:1-18, Joshua 6:12-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Friends

Effective Fasting Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 1, 2020

Fast when out of your despair, you feel totally dependent upon God.

One day, Kathy Cash’s husband, of Dallas, Texas, announced to the family that he was going to fast and pray. Ginny, their 5-year-old, had recently learned that fasting meant not eating. “No!” she shouted. “You can't fast! You'll die!” Her dad carefully explained that many men and women ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:14-17, Luke 18:9-14, Isaiah 58:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Lord's Crucial Commandment For Christians Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 3, 2020

Christians, we must love one another... 1. Because this is God's fervent command for His church. 2. Because this is God's firm command for His church. 3. Because this is God's finest command for His church. 4. Because this command is the true flag of our faith.

The Lord's Crucial Commandment for Christians The Gospel of John John 13:31-38 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 22, 2018 (Revised January 3, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 13. Remember that here God's Word has moved forward to the night before the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-38

Denomination: Baptist

For Such A Time As This

Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Jan 4, 2020

The Story of God's Deliverance using Esther

Esther 4 January 5, 2020 a.m. Last Sunday morning, on December 29, 2019, a church in White Settlement, Texas came under fire. As we were just beginning our service here, a gunman walked into the West Freeway Church of Christ, and set down. He was being watched by ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Sermon On The Mount (Part 15) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 6, 2020

Prayer, the act of communicating with God. It's so precious of a commodity but it's likely we don't engage in it as often as we should. There's a right way to pray and there's a wrong way to pray. Let's see how Jesus explains the difference.

THIS, THEN, IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY Matthew 6:5-13 Prayer, the act of communicating with God. It's so precious of a commodity but it's likely we don't engage in it as often as we should. But there's a right way to pray and there's a wrong way to pray. In our passage today, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13, John 9:31, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Psalm 141:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hpffj: Helping People Follow Jesus Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 6, 2020

As we dig into this idea of discipleship, I would like to bring up four attitudes about discipleship that are important that we find in the Scriptures. We are going to look at one passage from each of the Gospels.

HPFFJ: HELPING PEOPLE FOLLOW JESUS Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 8:34, Luke 6:40, John 8:31 #HPFFJ THREAD: The purpose of Cincinnati Christian Church is to “Help People Find and Follow Jesus.” For two weeks we are taking a look at the mission of Cincinnati Christian Church. Last week we talked about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 8:34, Luke 6:40, John 8:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unconquerable-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 7, 2020

3 of 4. Paul describes the reasons God's people are unconquerable! God's people have a telling disposition that betrays the fact that they are unconquerable. A disposition for being & remaining unconquerable is/shines thru...

UNCONQUERABLE-III—2Corinthians 4:1-18 Attention: Someone sent me a Facebook post showing what had happened when their ‘Roomba iRobot’(automatic vacuum cleaner) encountered something unusual on the kitchen floor... The picture shows the tracks left all over the kitchen by the vacuum cleaner, as it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Birth Of The Church And The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Stan Lobin on Jun 26, 2019

The birth of the Christian Church was ushered in by the promised gift of the Holy Spirit through whom our lives will transform and empower us to transform the world

The Gift of the Spirit and the Birth of the Church In the old traditional culture, the word of God was passed on to the next generation from parents to children through the telling of stories. These stories were told to ensure the important messages from God did not die with the older generations. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

He Modestly Declines The Government Of Israel Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 30, 2019

They wanted a king so that they might be like their neighbors, and this was what they tempted Gideon with.

Chapter 32 He Modestly Declines the Government of Israel [Judges 8.22-8.23] Scripture 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will ...read more

Scripture: Judges 8:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon 4: From Pleasant To Bitter Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 7, 2019

Upon her return to Behtlehem, Naomi told people to stop calling her Naomi, Hebrew for “Pleasant, and to call her “Mara,” (“bitter”). Naomi was bitter against God. This sermon explains why Naomi was wrong and how her sorrow was the prelude for the biggest blessing of her life.

Sermon 4: From Pleasant to Bitter Series: Ruth Chuck Sligh July 7, 2019 [PROP: Find a pebble for object lesson in point III. Make sure it’s big enough for all to see.] NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

Destination Preparation

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jul 13, 2019

Death is the entrance, like the doorway is an entrance into the place mankind will stay forever.

Destination Preparation Proper Preparation for Your Parting from This World The Bible holds a sobering truth of which no one can dispute and according to the Word of God a date no one is going to miss. There is an appointed time for each person on this earth, a date known by God of which is sure ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lesson Of The Alabaster Box.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 20, 2019

There is a something to learn about giving hidden in in the lesson of the Alabaster Box. Two giants that mock God's people are frustration and depressed. Are you in a season of testing? Refuse to fall into the trap of frustration and depression!

THE BROKEN ALASBATER BOX? TWO GIANTS: FRUSTRATION AND DISCOURAGEMENT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (This lesson will be a series.) I HAVE A CANDLE BURNING UP FRONT. I dance with a butterfly (or my hands) around and around the flame. Have you ever sat around a campfire ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:37, 1 Samuel 30:4-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When The Hypocrite Man Helps The Needy They Make Known To All! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jul 25, 2019

our good deeds should be motivated by a sincere desire to help others. Our responsibility to care for each other....

1. Wicked and hypocrite Christian: our good deeds should be motivated by a sincere desire to help others. Our responsibility to care for each other, especially to care for the poor and needy among us, is all over the place in the bible. Many Christians want public recognition when helping the poor. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-40, 1 Timothy 6:10, Philippians 4:8-9, Proverbs 29:7