Sermons on Lord Sabaoth:

You Can Always Go Home (Luke 15:11-24)

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 22, 2014

A sermon on the Prodigal Son, and how we can always go home to Jesus when we stray from the faith.

You Can Always Go Home (Luke 15:11-24) Ernest Hemingway wrote a story about a father and his teenage son. In the story, the relationship had become somewhat strained, and the teenage son ran away from home. His father began a journey in search of that rebellious son. Finally, in Madrid, Spain, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Bible Church

Spiritual Warfare: Declassified

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 27, 2014

Satan doesn’t want you to think about spiritual things. Rather, he only wants us to dwell on our own selfish desires. Avoid the temptation to delay any thoughts of spiritual self-examination, and make it a priority to encourage others for self-examination

Opening illustration: During any war, the enemy’s strategy is to conceal/hide some important information from the adversary so that they will not be successful in their endeavor. In fact the enemy will try to subdue the adversary so that they succumb to defeat. The information that they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Slaves By Law – Family Through Faith

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014

A look at the privileges of sonship to God that we have through Jesus.

The 1860’s were hard years in MO. Being a “border state,” the civilians of MO were often the victims of abuses by both Union and Confederate troops, not to mention the number of looters who just roamed the countryside and took advantage of the general disarray of the country. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Parable Of The Sower

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 2, 2014

A study of the responses of the different soils to the seed illustrates different responses to the word of God.

Scripture As Jesus was coming to the end of his Galilean ministry, which some say lasted about 16 months, he drew vast audiences to his ministry. He also experienced growing opposition to his message about the good news of the kingdom of God. Although he had previously illustrated his preaching ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Diagnosing The Check Engine Light Series

Contributed by John Sears on Feb 4, 2014

Mutual accountability is important to the life and health of the individual and to the life and health of the church. How do we handle the difficult task of mutual accountability? And how can it help us grow as followers of Jesus?

Diagnosing the Check Engine Light Introduction It is probably the most annoying sight in my car. No, I’m not talking about trash on the floorboard or the rust on the wheel wells. I’m talking about a check engine light. And I am talking about a check engine light that stays lit. The ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-3

Denomination: Christian Church

Everyone Must Submit To Governing Authorities Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 10, 2014

Paul speaks about authorities in this world. 1- Authorities are established by God 2- Authorities punish the wrongdoers 3- Authorities must be respected by all

INTRO.- We have authorities or authority figures throughout all our lives. ILL.- Little Johnny was going to a public school and he was doing very badly in math. So his mother decided to put him into a Catholic school. When she got his report card at the end of the term, his marks in math had ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Proclaim Series

Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 18, 2014

The mission of “fishing” is at the heart of who we are and what we are called to be. During this sermon, we will discover our motivation for proclaiming is love for God and His kingdom. We will also see numerous ways to engage in this mission.

Just Words: Proclaim Scripture Text: Mark 1.14-20 I. The Nature of the Calling In some ways, what we’re doing today is an extension of last Sunday’s message. The “word” for last week was calling... And you-remember that-when God calls, it’s an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Nazarene

"I Am Afflicted" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 19, 2014

One of my questions for us today is whether or not we see our Christianity as an affliction, and can we relate to the identity of being afflicted because of the mystery of Christ that we have been exposed to?

“I Am Afflicted” (Eph 3:1-13) Sometimes we can read too much into passages of the bible to make them personal, that they relate to us specifically when they’re not meant to. As we read about Paul today and his afflictions, you might say, “well that was for Paul, how do you ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

The Dawn Of A New Day

Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 20, 2014

The experiences and reactions of the women on Easter Sunday morn, in many ways mirror our reaction to the New Day that has come through Jesus’ resurrection.

Walkin’ with Jesus: The Dawn of a New Day Scripture Text: Mark 16.1-8 INTRODUCTION The Easter story is an amazing and moving-story ~ …but not-just-because it touches us emotionally. But, it’s incredible and powerful because it really did happen; …and-because of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

"Mirror, Mirror On The Wall" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015

he word of God is a mirror that the Holy Spirit uses to enable us to see ourselves as we really are.

“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” James 1:19-27 My wife and I made a trip to the beautiful city of Boston a few weeks back to do something that has been on my bucket list for a very long time. Actually before people were even talking about having a bucket list. And that was to see Paul ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Definition Of A Disciple Series

Contributed by Bart Price on Jan 8, 2016

The beginning of a 10-week look at how we can and should fulfill Jesus' Great Commission from Matthew 28:19-20.

Turn over to Matthew 28. This passage might be pretty familiar to you, but that’s ok. When you get to Matthew 28, we’ll read verses 19-20. Pay attention to this passage…as it lays the foundation for what we’re studying today. Let’s read our passage for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Christian Church

In The Beginning Was Adam Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 8, 2016

99% of human DNA is shared by everyone. It is the 1% that makes us unique. Having 99% of the same DNA stongly suggests a common ancestor. That one common ancestor is Adam.

There seems to be a great interest in genealogy these days. People wonder where their roots began. It is said that THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS. THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2 MILLION MEMBERS. My ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Question Mark: Why Is Jesus Coming

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 25, 2016

This is the first sermon in our series Question Mark. The Message deals with why it is that Jesus Christ is coming into the world. This is a Christmas season message.

Why Is He Coming Question Mark ? John 1:1-18 Romans 3:9-20 We are beginning a new series entitled “Question Mark—Christmas Season? We have a lot of people who want to celebrate Christmas, but really do not understand what is at the root of Christmas. Some only know of Santa Clause, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How To Be Confident In Crisis Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 29, 2016

This sermon looks at three ways people make bad decisions - three wrong moves in a crisis - and four anchors during a crisis.

How To Be Confident in Crisis The Bible teaches that there are three kinds of storms in life: 1. Storms that we bring on ourselves (as Samson and his self-induced troubles) 2. Storms that God causes (as Jesus stilling the storm on Lake Galilee) 3. Storms that other people cause (as Paul and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“disciple” (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 24, 2016

Part 2 of a sermon on the name for the people of God, "Disciple." This study discusses three characteristics of true disciples.

“Disciple” (Part 2) Series: Names for the People of GodA Chuck Sligh April 24, 2016 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available upon request from me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Open Bibles to John 8 INTRODUCTION Illus. – Did you know that Walt Disney ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31

Denomination: Baptist