Sermons on love unity:

Preaching Provokes Persecution. Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 28, 2022

‘Preaching Provokes Persecution’ - Acts chapter 14 verses 1-28 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Iconium – Division (vs 1-7). • the apostles experienced conversions (vs 1): • the apostles experienced opposition (vs 2) • the apostles experienced supernatural signs (vs 3): • the apostles experienced God’s guidance (vs 5-6): (2). Lystra – Delusion (vs 8-20). • a healing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-20

Denomination: Brethren

The Concept Of Hell! Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 3, 2022

Hell, in many religious traditions, refers to the domicile, usually beneath the earth, of the unredeemed deceased or the spirits of the damned. From the underworld come dreams, ghosts, and demons, and in its most terrible areas malefactors (reprobates)

Tom Lowe 2/3/2012 The Concept of Hell! There is no mention of hell in the Old Testament. The Old Testament talks about Sheol, which is a watery underworld where everyone went, whether they were Jew or Gentile, good or bad. In its archaic sense, the term hell refers to the underworld, a deep pit or ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Worship Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 15, 2021

Jesus was worshiped in His manhood, and Jesus is worshiped in His deity, and forever both angelic and human beings will worship the God-Man on His throne. Can there be any doubt that worshiping Jesus is THE GREATEST WORSHIP.

No other being in all of history has been held up as one to be worshiped by all the angels. God Himself gave the command that all of His intelligent created beings are to bow down to His Son. He forbids that anyone worship any angel, but He demands that His Son be worshiped. This should settle it ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:11-14

Repent

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Mar 20, 2021

This sermon is about the various meanings of the word - Repent with primary emphasis on the idea of a "changed life" i.e, reorienting your story to God's story.

Last week we began a new series called What Shall We Do? Responding to What God has Already Done for Us. Really that question is a very biblical question because it comes out of the Bible. It is the question that the crowd collectively asked Peter after he gave the sermon of his life on the day ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38, Mark 1:14-15, 2 Corinthians 7:10

Denomination: Christian Church

Class: Biblical Worldview Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 3, 2022

Worldviews – we all have one whether we know it or not – but we need to evaluate and discern what our worldview is.

Pursue School of Ministry: Teaching - Biblical Worldview Putty last week did a teaching on worldviews and today I want to follow up on that teaching focusing more on forming and having a Biblical worldview. Worldviews – we all have one whether we know it or not – but we need to evaluate and discern ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Acts 26:1-32, John 15:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is God With Us, Or Not? (Exodus 17:1-16) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 4, 2022

How you answer that question, determines how you will go through life. Here, God is teaching them how good life can be, if God is with you.

This morning, we will read two separate, but connected stories from Exodus 17. And as we read, eventually, we are going to find ourselves focusing on one main question: "Is God with us, or not?" In the first story, we will see what life looks like, when you don't know for sure if ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-16, Luke 22:20

The Pride Of Babylon Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Mar 9, 2022

Pride and humility sit opposed to one another as if they were sitting on a see-saw on a playground. And many of us see-saw between pride and humility for much of our lives. The Bible’s message is consistent: beware of the spiritual cancer called pride.

While not everyone will immediately recognize the name Chan Gailey, Gailey was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the late 1990s. He had also been the coach at Alabama’s Troy State University. His Troy State team was gearing up to lead his team to play for the Division II National ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

7 Way’s To Hear God’s Voice Clearly

Contributed by Thomas Andrufski on Jun 7, 2021

It is so important to hear the voice of God today. I know many have preached on this before. This is my offering.

Mark 4:9 (KJV) And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. we need to pray for ears to hear what God is speaking hearing the voice of God is a mark of the true believer it's for every believer and it's biblical I want to show you the ways that God speaks to you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:9, 1 John 3:8, 1 Kings 19:11-12, 1 Timothy 3:16, Romans 10:17, John 1:1, John 14:9, Matthew 4:4, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 91:1, Matthew 6:6, Amos 3:7, Proverbs 19:20, Acts 2:17, Numbers 12:4-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Work And Family Don't Keep You From Serving God (Ephesians 6:1-9) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 24, 2022

They are a large part of how you serve.

Let's start today by simply reading Ephesians 6:1: Children, obey your parents [in the Lord]. For this is right. Children, obey your parents. How should you obey them? Paul says, obey them "in the Lord." [I'LL PROBABLY TAKE THIS SECTION OUT WHEN ACTUALLY PREACHING. THIS ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-9

How Well Do You Know The Lord Jesus Christ? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 2, 2022

Everybody needs to know that Jesus is: 1. The Great Physician (vs. 14-15). 2. The promised Messiah (vs. 16-21). 3. The Prince of Peace (vs. 14-16, 19-20). 4. The only possible Savior (vs. 18, 21).

How Well Do You Know the Lord Jesus Christ? The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 12:14-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared April 2, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 12. Remember that by this point, Jesus was in the second year of His earthly ministry. And in this chapter we see the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Cornerstone Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 3, 2022

Placing the stone in your hand at the foot of the cross means that you are willing to no longer see yourself or the world as the guiding force at the center of your life and remind you that Jesus is the Cornerstone that guides our hearts, our thoughts, and our actions.

Cornerstone. The “cornerstone” is the first stone that is set when you start building with stone or brick. It’s the most important part of the building because the position of all the other stones or bricks are determined by the cornerstone. [Hold up piece of paper or bulletin.] Imagine that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-11, Jeremiah 7:25-26, Psalm 118:23

Denomination: United Methodist

Missing Stones Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 11, 2022

We no longer have to go to the Temple made of stone to worship God and be in God’s Presence because He resides in the Temple of our hearts.

[Note: Every week, I've been handing out stones and then asking them to put their stone at the foot of the cross at the end of the sermon. This week, I asked them to keep their stone to remind them of what the other stones represent. So, at the start of this sermon, point to the pile of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:41-44, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:22, Numbers 9:15, Exodus 19:16-18, Exodus 33:10-11, Numbers 9:22-23, 1 Chronicles 28:3-6, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Chronicles 5:14, 1 Kings 8:27, Luke 21:20-24, Luke 21:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

The Book Of Revelation (Sermon On Revelation By Pastor Odell Belger)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 20, 2022

This lesson is called "Know Thy Enemy". This saying is used in:

(1)In warfare (2)In sports In order to compete against somebody or some team, one needs to know as much as possible about them in order to compete against them. (3) It applies in Christianity as well. • If we are to avoid sin, we have to know what is sinful. • If we are to avoid demonic ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Book Of Revelation (Revelation 11-A)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 21, 2022

Revelation chapter 11 continues the teaching that began in chapter 10. This is the second session in Revelation chapter 11.

That is, the seventh trumpet has not yet been sounded, but when we get to the latter part of this chapter we will hear the seventh trumpet. Revelation chapter 11 has so much for us to cover we will have to study this chapter in two sessions. • We will cover verses 1-11 in this session. • We will ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Life & Times Of John The Baptist Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021

A sermon examining the life, ministry and tragic death of John The Baptist.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Mark 6:14-29 In recent years a new word has entered our vernacular, I am referring to the term GOAT.I am not speaking of a temperamental little animal; I am referring to an acronym for “The Greatest Of All Time”. In a conversation concerning the greatest ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Baptist