Sermons on Long Haul:

The Master's Penmanship

Contributed by Brent Long on Mar 20, 2011

When God writes upon our lives, the message is clear and powerful.

John 8:1-11 “1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Apostolic

The Other Side

Contributed by Brent Long on Mar 27, 2011

Following Jesus requres us to go to the other side. The other side speaks of Difference, Departure, Difficulty, Destination and Decision.

Luke 8:22 “Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.” Mark 4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Something We Cannot Do

Contributed by Randall Long on Jan 1, 2018

A message that uses the parable of the Good Samaritan to explain the doctrine of Justification by Grace Through Faith.

Our Bible passage today is one of the most celebrated and renowned of our Lord's stories, the parable of the Good Samaritan. Well-known as it is, though, I believe it has a point that's easy to miss. Let's give it a close look, and see if you agree. Our passage begins in Luke 10:25 when a lawyer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

God Is Love, And We Are Not

Contributed by Randall Long on May 30, 2019

A lot of us go through life with a watered-down idea of what God's love is. We will look at two incidents from the Gospel of Luke in which someone met that love face to face to help us understand both His love and His holiness.

There is a saying that appears a few times in the Old Testament. Proverbs 9:10 puts it like this: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom". Other verses use slightly different wording, but they all declare the value of the "fear of the LORD". I was troubled by that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Luke 8:26-39, Proverbs 9:10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Pentecost Is Not A History Lesson

Contributed by Randall Long on May 21, 2020

This message relates the events of Pentecost to our situation as the Church in a lost world today.

Today is the day we celebrate the birthday of the church on Pentecost, nearly 2,000 years ago. However, while we are going to read about the remarkable, earth-shaking events of that day, this is not a history lesson. The story of Pentecost does tell us how Christ's first disciples reached the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13, Acts 1:6-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Devil Fights The Hardest When God Is Moving Most!

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Aug 6, 2022

The devil can sense the move of the Holy Spirit. He can see the "unseen" world where the move of God is manifesting itself and making changes. Take heart when these attacks come against you,.....GOD IS MOVING!!!

THE DEVIL FIGHTS HARDEST WHEN GOD IS MOVING MOST! Have you ever noticed that when you feel like God is moving and changes are happening, that the devil seems to get to work trying to make the biggest mess of it he can??? Times in my life when I really felt like something GOOD, something BIG, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11

Denomination: *other

Words And Their Consequences

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Oct 7, 2024

How many of you know that our words have consequences? That what comes out of our mouth has eternal significance? Learn today that our spoken WORDS can have eternal significance and consequence. Which words will you be allowing to proceed out of your mouth??

Words and their consequences. I may be on track to get cancelled today. We need to talk about something that is probably going to rub someone the wrong way. And to that I will say………..Deal with it! Because I dealt with it first and it came down on me first and it was not pretty!! Did I just ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5, Proverbs 18:21, Matthew 12:36

Denomination: *other

Old Testament Law To New Testament Love

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Mar 3, 2025

A brief walk through the scripture to prove God's Law ultimately showed us God's Love.

Old Testament Law to New Testament Love Well, how about we cover the entire bible today? You know, … cover to cover. We’ve got the time don’t we? We have the attention span for that right?? Genesis to Revelation. “In the beginning” to “Amen”. How about it. No? Ok. But we are gonna get to that, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20, Genesis 1:1, Revelation 22:20

Denomination: *other

Time For The Church To Get Back To The Word!

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Jul 30, 2023

The church is losing the battle of truth. It’s time we as Christians get back in the word, spend time with the word, and speak the truth of the word!

THE WORD! A couple of weeks ago, we had vacation bible school here at the church.  If you were here, you know how hungry these kids were for the Word of God.  For those of you who weren’t here, about 3 of those nights I spent time under a barrage of fire from every question imaginable. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-18, Revelation 13:8, Matthew 4:4, Joshua 1:8, Ephesians 4:15, John 1:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

Freedom!

Contributed by David Long on Jul 10, 2021

Independence Day is the celebration of America's freedom. True Freedom can be found in Jesus Christ, and Him alone!

Freedom! (Declaration of Independence) “When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21

To The Church Of The Namby Pamby

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Jul 19, 2025

If John could have seen the Church today when writing the Revelation, I think he wouldn't have been quite so biblically polite in the Letter he would send to it.

To the Church of the Namby-Pamby I’ve been somewhat bothered with something lately and can’t seem to get it off of my mind. A feeling that God is pushing us to get things sorted quickly because His return is VERY SOON. Anyone else felt this? Felt the urgency of the church’s mission? Felt like ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: *other

Psalm 40- A Righteous Response To Hurt And Hardship

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Feb 18, 2023

Man will hurt us, but God will heal us. David gives us a roadmap to making sure we stay focused on God and His purpose through even the toughest times.

Psalm 40:11-17 11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:11-17, Matthew 24:35

Denomination: *other

Stephen, A Man Full Of Faith And Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 2, 2006

This a sermon given to a group of mainly over 60’s, challenging us to think about Stephen. In particular the way he copied Jesus by praying for his persecutors.

Acts 6: 7-15 At the time of Jesus there was a group of very faithful worshippers. This group of faithful worshippers were utterly dedicated to preserving the ways of God in their community. They loved their Bible (our Old Testament) and they were very vocal in their defence of the faith which had ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:7-15

Denomination: Anglican

Another Day, Another Millennium

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2003

If the Lord were to ask what we have done with the last millennium, we would have to report that we never learned peace instead of war or love instead of hate. Our agenda for the new millennium needs to be justice, peace, and mission.

Here it comes again, the end of another year! How soon it gets here after Christmas! Isn’t it astonishing? Don’t you wish they could throw in another week or two before the end of the year? We need to get over the rush of Christmas before we have to face the year’s end? I know the Post Office ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12, 1 Peter 3:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Dangerous Catch

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 24, 2012

We all have been blessed but when was the last tiime we were so blessed that it almost destroyed us?

Dangerous Catch I. Introduction I am excited today to share the Word with you. The passage of Scripture that I am going to share with you is not new. It has been preached and repreached! However, while I was away doing a camp I was sitting on the porch of the little dorm room I was staying in this ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal