Sermons on Love Vs Failure:

Afraid To Ask - Mark 9:30-32 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Dec 29, 2023

What should you do when other people have control over some area of your life to your detriment?

Mark 9:30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise." ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-23, Luke 9:37-45, Mark 9:30-32

Preaching With Power Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 18, 2024

When we share the Good News with people, be led by the Spirit and be fearless in his power.

PREACHING WITH POWER Text: Acts 13:4-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: “If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ and him crucified, I would set the world on fire.” (John Wesley). 2. In a NT church, everyone ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:4-12

Denomination: Methodist

Come And See Jesus. The Words Of An Excited Friend

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 18, 2024

Over 80% of people who come to church are INVITED by a friend. See that happen in today's text.

1.21.24 John 1:43–51 (EHV) 43 The next day, Jesus wanted to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Lutheran

Sermon # 2 - Stand On God's Promises And His Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 18, 2024

Each one of us is a member of God’s body the church. God is building His church and the gates of hell will never prevail against it. Let us stand firm on God’s promised and His faithfulness and be united as a church.

Today, the seventh Sunday after Easter is observed by many all over the world as Pentecost Sunday to commemorate the day when the Holy Spirit of God was made manifest to the disciples and believers in the early church. In order for this to happen we read in Acts 2:1, “When the day of Pentecost ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1, Matthew 16:18, Numbers 22:3, Numbers 23:9-10, Genesis 13:16, Exodus 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 2:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Put Off The Old, Put On The New: Tips For Christian Living In Ephesians 4 Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jan 27, 2024

I want to live a true, real Christian life. I hope you do too. So we’re going to search out in the scriptures some of the most practical teachings we can find. We’re going to look at the dos and the don'ts and hopefully we’ll find a better understanding of what faith looks like.

What does it mean to be worldly? “The Bible defines worldliness by centering morality where we intuitively know it should be. Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-19

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Lord Who Remembers Us

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jan 31, 2024

THE LORD REMEMBERS 1. HIS COVENANT 2. OUR FAITHFULNESS 3. OUR SERVICE 4. OUR REPROACH 5. OUR OFFERINGS 6. OUR PRAYERS AND GOOD DEEDS 7. OUR FRAILTY

THE LORD WHO REMEMBERS US OUTLINE 1. THE LORD REMEMBERS HIS COVENANT AND DELIVERS US 2. THE LORD REMEMBERS OUR FAITHFULNESS AND SHOWS MERCY TO US 3. THE LORD REMEMBERS OUR SERVICE AND BLESSES US 4. THE LORD REMEMBERS OUR REPROACH AND ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS 5. THE LORD REMEMBERS OUR OFFERINGS ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:24-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Building A Church Of Thessalonica For The 21st Century | Part 3 | True Transformation | Dr. Madana Kumar Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 12, 2024

In this third part of the series Dr. Madana Kumar explains what True Transformation is, and how it will prepare us for the second coming of Jesus.

Building a Church of Thessalonica for the 21st century | Part 3 | A True Transformation This is part 3 of the series on 1&2 Thessalonians Good morning and welcome to the Part 3 of the series on 1&2 Thessalonians. So far in Part 1 and 2, we have seen the historical background in which the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:22-23, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Acquired Thru Faith-2(:1a)[part-2]

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 13, 2024

2 of 10. The apostle Peter informs those who are faithful in Christ, that they are amply supplied for godly living. God’s people are amply supplied for godly living thru their faith. But, ?What does Christian faith acquire for God’s people? A provision of God, acquired thru faith in Jesus, is...

ACQUIRED Thru FAITH-II(:1a)[part-2]—2Peter 1:1-4 Attention: Who Will Provide? A young woman brings home her fiancé to meet her parents. Since they’ve never met before, after dinner, to find out more about the young man, the father invites the fiancé into a more private area, & he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Live Each Day Like It’s Easter Sunday!

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Aug 14, 2023

Today as we gather in the afterglow of Easter, we are again going to recall the facts surrounding Jesus great victory and be led to continue to respond to that victory in our daily lives. It is my prayer for all of you that you would

Several hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a crucial battle raged between two great civilizations—the Greeks and the Persians. They were among the world’s super-powers at that time. The clash of their armies took place on the level fields near a city called Marathon. The battle went on for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Samson's Secret Source Of Honey

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 26, 2023

Samson is a type of the believer. On the way to Timnah (inheritance) he meets a lion (rep. the devil) and by the power of the Spirit, defeats him. On his return he find honey in its carcass, representing joy from victory

HONEY OUT OF THE LION’S DEFEAT Judges 14:5-9 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in space in Feb. 1962. Later on he became a senator for many years. 2. You may remember that on Oct. 29, 1998, the US government again sent him into space to commemorate ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:5-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Truth About Judging Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 31, 2023

we are going to examine the text in the context of Jesus’ sermon and then apply it to our lives today. It is not up to the text to agree with you, but rather it is up to you to come to agreement with the text.

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org If there is one verse in the Bible that everyone will know, regardless of their faith, it is Matthew 7:1: “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.” So, it is common that most people will take one of two ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Brethren

Priorities

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 1, 2023

When Jesus comes first, everything else falls into place.

Good morning. My name is Martha, and I don’t come out looking very good in the story I’m about to tell you. Mind you, I meant well, but meaning well doesn’t mean doing well. And of course, I was also doing what everybody expected me to do. I always have. It’s safe, I’m good at it, and besides, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Man Has Twisted, Contorted, Inverted, And Opposed All God’s Creation – Part 5 – Genesis Chapters 1 And 2 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 6, 2023

We begin with Man in Eden and progress through the timing of man’s creation and the new heaven and new earth, and the New Jerusalem. We look at the great statement, “It is done.” Part 5 draws to a close all that has gone before.

MAN HAS TWISTED, CONTORTED, INVERTED, AND OPPOSED ALL GOD’S CREATION – PART 5 – GENESIS CHAPTERS 1 and 2 This message will bring to an end the series looking at the first two chapters of Genesis to see how everything God instituted and created has been set aside by sinful man who has twisted and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:7, Hebrews 11:3, Hebrews 11:6, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:15, Colossians 2:4, Colossians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 2:6-7, Revelation 21:1, Revelation 20:6, Revelation 20:2-3, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 21:2-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Have You Done For Him Lately?

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Sep 13, 2023

This sermon challenges us to do something for God because all that He has done for us.

What have you done for HIM lately? James 2:14-17 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-17

Denomination: *other

The Greatest Question That Mankind Has Ever Been Asked

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 23, 2023

The Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros when he was playing in the Irish Open Golf Championship one of the evenings

after playing he turned up at the Club House not wearing a tie. • The doorman who was undoubtedly being a little too zealous stopped him, and pointed out that Club rules required the wearing of a tie, to which Ballesteros replied, “Do you know who I am.” “Yes, sir,” replied the doorman, but you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:22-30

Denomination: Baptist