Sermons on Married Only Once:

Could Divorce Be A Part Of The Plan?

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Apr 1, 2002

God Hates Divorce, not divorced or re-married people. Taken from a paper the Biblical Theology of Divorce for Kentucky Christian College.

Joe Bedy April 1 2002 Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl 33776 Joe Bedy Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 May 5, 2002 Divorce, could it be a part of the plan? Matt. 19:3-10 I have just completed some fairly extensive research on the theology of Biblical marriage, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:3-9, Malachi 2:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Does Everything By Grace, Only Our Faith Can Receive Grace

Contributed by David Leach on Jun 1, 2014

To begin to receive God’s Grace, His word, the nature of Christ, we must believe His word

Seeing the Bible as Law – Means me doing the best I can to comply with God’s standards, as my head understands them, set out in the scriptures. In other words me trying to keep God’s commandments. That’s the Old Covenant which man by human nature couldn’t keep. Seeing ...read more

Scripture: James 1:6-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quote The Verse Which Declares Only Jesus Can Give Us Salvation Series

Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 28, 2016

This is an declaration meant to inform the listener that if salvation is desired, then there is only one path and that is through Jesus Christ.

The Junior Bible Quiz Sermon Series Quote the verse which declares only Jesus can give us salvation. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12) Purpose: This is an declaration meant to inform the listener ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

“his Presence—our Only Hope” Part 1 Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 13, 2015

I remember spending countless weekends at my grandparents house nearly every weekend when I was growing up.

Manifest Presence Series “His Presence—Our Only Hope” Part 1 (Inspired by Don Nori Sr.’s Manifest Presence: You Can Live Within The Veil) January 11, 2015 CFBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A I remember spending countless weekends at my grandparents house nearly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

“his Presence—our Only Hope” Part 2 Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 13, 2015

Pencil Principles are traditions/methods that help in our understanding/response to the Lord at a given moment in time. (Not doctrine . . . but a principle.)

Manifest Presence Series “His Presence—Our Only Hope” Part 2 (Inspired by Don Nori Sr.’s Manifest Presence: You Can Live Within The Veil) January 18, 2015 CFBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker E Pencil Principles are traditions/methods that help in our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: Only Sandals And A Walking Stick

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 11, 2018

In contrast, Cynic philosophers of the era were known for their provision bag, staff, and big mouth!

15B My favorite ancient Greek philosopher is the stoic Epictetus (epic-TEE-tus), who taught, “It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters," which is at the heart of some Catholic Christian adaptations of various Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. Epictetus, who taught ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:7-13

Denomination: Catholic

Psalms: When Darkness Is Your Only Friend (Psalms Of Disorientation: Part 3) Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 12, 2021

The basis of this sermon is a sermon preached by Tim Keller on Psalm 88.

When Darkness Is My Only Friend Introduction Warning: I want to build your faith, but my first point of this sermon is a real downer. The book of Psalms is filled with desperate prayers. There are personal laments and corporate laments. It is in these that the psalmists express their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 88:1-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Out Of The Grave And Into The Battle”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 1, 2021

We as the Church were once the standard that many honored and respected, but the time has come were the people of God who were once a great army has fallen and become weak.

Intro: These verses of Scripture spoke prophetically of the rise of the Jewess Nation from the Babylonian Exile in 586 BC. But this vision is also prophetic of the Church today. We as the Church were once the standard that many honored and respected, but the time has come were the people of God ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Rick Kallstrom on Jan 27, 2003

This is a story of a son’s repentance and a father’s great love and forgiveness. I hope that in hearing this familiar scripture that your hearts will, once again, be filled with the type of joy and happiness that only God can provide.

This morning God has laid it on my heart to deliver a message from the gospel according to Luke. This is a parable that you have likely heard many times before, and surely will again. It is a story of a son’s repentance and a father’s great love and forgiveness. I hope that in hearing this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Close Encounters With God

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012

A face to face meeting with God is not only once-in-a- lifetime experience, but is to be part of our daily life. Key parts of a meeting with God include welcome, worship, pouring out your heart, and listening to Gd.

In the 70’s and early 80’s there was an obsession with UFO’s and making connections with alien life forms. One of the key films that was at the heart of this craze was Close Encounters of a 3rd Kind. There is a desperate search in mankind to find life outside of earth. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Yolo

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Jan 19, 2021

What are you worried about today? What’s strangling you today? Worry strangles the peace and purpose right out of our lives. You only live once – don’t worry yourself to death.

YOLO: You Only Live Once, So Don't Worry Yourself to Death Proverbs 12:25 Proverbs 12:25 (NKJV) 25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 (NLT) 25 ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reconciliation Through The Cross

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Feb 23, 2023

Oh, it only takes little things to cause hostilities between people. And once started, it is difficult for them to reconcile. Even little things can cause whole nations to be at war. It doesn't take much.

Alba 2-19-2023 RECONCILIATION THROUGH THE CROSS Ephesians 2:14-18 A minister and his wife were going to give a mid-morning garden party. They invited everyone with engraved invitations. The back yard of the parsonage was manicured, tables decorated the lawn, the clematis vine and rose bushes ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:14-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Truth About The Family

Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 22, 2010

What was once the sacred ground of the family has now moved into our schools and institutions. What once was a foundational institution of Biblical proportions is now in danger of crumbling at its very foundation. WHAT IS A FAMILY? ...Family is a perm

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FAMILY Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. INTRODUCTION: We have the potential throughout our lives to be part of several family relationships; The family we were born into – our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Walk Away From God

Contributed by Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr. on Feb 11, 2015

There is a saying that goes: once saved always saved. But is there any truth to that?

You cannot lose your salvation, but can you walk away from it? Beloved, when it come to the words: “DO NOT” many of us have a problem with those words. Do not touch do not go do not pass do not take do not give do not gossip. Many have no respect or fear and I mean are not afraid of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:1-24

Denomination: Other

Keeping The Commandments Is Everything (1 Corinthians 7:17-24) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 21, 2022

You can serve God just fine, in your current state. Slave or free, married or single. What God wants, is obedience.

We've taken a little break from 1 Corinthians, and after getting back into 1 Corinthians 7, I remember why. This is a hard chapter. Paul has one argument running through the length of chapter 7. There's a thread, that's woven through its whole length. But the chapter is too long, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24