Sermons on Making A Difference:

Rebuilding The Wall - A Lesson From Nehemiah

Contributed by Steven Devroy on May 15, 2024

A lesson from the book of Nehemiah about rebuilding the wall as a team.

Welcome and good morning everyone! So blessed to see everyone here today! We had a wonderful marriage retreat weekend last week and experienced God in a tremendous way! Thank you to all those that participated in this marriage retreat. This week the title of our message is rebuilding the wall. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18, Nehemiah 4:7-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Challenge To Believe

Contributed by John Dobbs on May 17, 2024

Paul’s answer to the challenge of believing rings true today: (1 Corinthians 15:1-2)

The Challenge to Believe 1 Corinthians 15 Introduction A friend wrote a lyric many years ago that still captures my attention “Give me something to believe in, give me something to hold on to.” There are many challenges to our faith - sometimes we face daily. In 1 Corinthians Paul has ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Surrounded By His Love: Living In God's Blessings And Protection Psalm 5:12 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 22, 2024

Psalm 5:12 encapsulates the heart of God's relationship with His people, His boundless favour, and His protective love.

Surrounded by His Love: Living in God's Blessings and Protection Psalm 5:12 Introduction: Today, we dive into the richness of Psalm 5:12. This verse encapsulates the heart of God's relationship with His people, His boundless favour, and His protective love. Let's read together from the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:12, Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 91:4, Romans 8:38-39, Numbers 23:19, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Psalm 23:4, Isaiah 54:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Transformative Power Of Faith And The Boundless Compassion Of Christ Mark 5:21-43 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 1, 2024

Mark 5:21-43 narrates two powerful miracles of Jesus: the healing of a woman with a bleeding disorder and the raising of Jairus’s daughter. Through these stories, we see the transformative power of faith and the boundless compassion of Christ.

The transformative power of faith and the boundless compassion of Christ Mark 5:21-43 Introduction: Today, we turn our hearts and minds to the Gospel of Mark, specifically Mark 5:21-43. This passage narrates two powerful miracles of Jesus: the healing of a woman with a bleeding disorder and the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43, Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 9:29, Isaiah 53:5, James 5:15, Mark 9:23, 2 Timothy 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Turning Point

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

We must determine what our commitment will be financially in a time of scarcity in view of the ministry we seek to have.

Background to passage: The Corinthian church had been corrected for disunity, pride, immorality, suing each other, their understanding of marriage, their understanding of love, their understanding of spiritual gifts, and their understanding of the resurrection. There was also a “severe letter” that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:13

Denomination: Baptist

Our Life In Heaven

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

what will our lives be like in heaven

Background to passage: Rev 4-5 are chapters of praise to God and Jesus respectively that culminate with angels, living creatures, saints, and elders praising the Lord for redemption because he is the lamb that was slain before the foundations of the world. He was also is proclaimed as the only one ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Personalized Prayer For God's Protection Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jun 23, 2024

This is a Personalized Prayer for God's Protection and you can recite as many times as you want.

I lift my eyes to the hills, for my help comes from You, Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth. You are my Rock, my Refuge, my Protector. You who keep me will not slumber, nor will You allow my foot to be moved. I enter Your presence with gratitude and reverence, honoring Your mighty name. I thank You ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:14, Isaiah 59:19

God Provides

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 6, 2024

Can God provide for the faithful even under political oppression? While Herod Antipas ruled Galilee under Caesar Augustus, Jesus preached to thousands. Herod had executed John the Baptist. Was he also paranoid about Jesus? Let’s find out in Matthew 14.

Can God provide for the faithful even under political oppression? While Herod Antipas ruled Galilee under Caesar Augustus, Jesus preached to thousands. Herod had executed John the Baptist. Was he also paranoid about Jesus? Let’s find out in Matthew 14. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Partakers Of The Divine Nature 2 Peter 1:4 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 12, 2024

Peter unveils a profound truth about our identity as believers—our participation in the divine nature. Let us delve into this scripture and uncover its riches, allowing it to deepen our understanding of who we are in Christ and how we are called to live transformed lives.

Partakers of the Divine Nature 2 Peter 1:4 Introduction: Today we embark on a journey of discovery into the transformative power of God's truth, as revealed in 2 Peter 1:4. In this passage, Peter unveils a profound truth about our identity as believers—our participation in the divine nature. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Romans 4:20-21, Romans 8:11, Romans 1:21-25, Ephesians 2:1-3, 1 John 2:15-17, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 4:22-24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mephibosheth: A Life Changing Lesson On The Power Of Blood Covenant

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 12, 2024

Mephibosheth teaches us some very powerful lessons about Biblical Blood Covenants that should transform & empower our Christian lives to love & serve King Jesus more than ever!

MEPHIBOSHETH: A Life Changing Lesson on the Power of Blood Covenant (One of the meanings of "Mephibosheth" is “dispeller of shame” (2 Sam. 4:4) (2 Samuel 9:1-13) The story of Mephibosheth teaches us some very powerful lessons about Biblical Blood Covenants that should ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13, 1 Samuel 18:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Branch On The Tree.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 16, 2024

Israel could not produce the type of fruit that God had intended because they tried to produce it on their own- and not God’s way. God expected to find peace, but instead He found bloodshed; He expected to find justice but instead He heard cries of oppression.

A Branch On The Tree. Charlie Brown, “Snoopy some day we will all die.” And Snoopy says, “True, but on all the other days we will not.” Here's my addendum, -The believer never dies! The grapevine has always been central to Israel’s agriculture and economy and was an important symbol for ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Daniel 12:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Are Our Glory

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Mar 24, 2024

Those who have sowed and nurtured seeds of faith will witness the profound transformation as those they guided to Christ receive heavenly bodies before their very eyes. They will behold the moment when Christ bestows upon them crowns of righteousness, a testament to their faithful labor in His name!

You are Our Glory 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 As we look out into this world with its disdain and violence towards God’s righteousness, we are tempted to feel like being the sheep who are called to proclaim the Good News to the wolves is at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Primary Signs Of Jesus' Return - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Feb 27, 2023

The Bible doesn't specifically say what day Jesus will return to Earth to set up His Kingdom, but it does say it "will come like a thief in the night" and tells us some events that must occur first (1 Thessalonians 5:2 ESV).

"when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." (Matthew 24:33-34 ESV) Let's look at the primary biblical signs of Jesus' return. 1. Gospel Preached ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:33-34, Isaiah 11:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, Acts 3:19-21, 1 Corinthians 13:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving That Honors God Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 4, 2023

There is a serious tone God uses with his people who He loves. This message is from Malachi. His name appropriately means messenger. He is delivering an “oracle.”

Giving that honors God Malachi 1:1-14 There is a story that comes from Clear Creek Baptist College of the Appalachian Mountains. They train preachers in the Kentucky Mountains. One of the college presidents would go all over the area preaching and raising money for the school. He preached at ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Distant Relations

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 4, 2023

The Samaritan woman recognizes Jesus as the Messiah.

Good evening. My name is Adah, and I live in a place called Samaria, in Palestine, north of Jerusalem and south of Galilee. We Samaritans have lived there for over a thousand years, ever since our ancestor Jacob settled here and built the well our village gets its water from. Jacob was the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed