Sermons on Masking:

Paradoxes Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

John says not only did the Word become flesh but He dwelt among us. He not only became one of us, He became one with us. Christmas is not only the celebration of birth but of relationship.

Little Hattie, determined to give her hero the highest image and magnify his achievements, wrote the following in her history examination-"Abraham Lincoln was born Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin which he built himself." Lincoln was indeed a great man but historians, I think, are ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Securing The Gospel

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Apr 20, 2021

This is message I preached in a series on Romans.

Title: Securing the Gospel Script: Romans 5:12-21 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 4-18-21 Intro: Pastor and Scholar Steven J Cole said the following of today’s passage: “When most commentators say, as Thomas Schreiner does (Romans [Baker], p. 267), that our text “is one of the most ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When The World Is Unhinged (Covid And The Christian) Series

Contributed by Joe Williams on Nov 13, 2020

How to live the Christian life when the world seems to be falling apart

Welcome everybody! Today we are beginning a brand-new sermon series that I’m calling COVID and the Christian. I admit it—that is a strange way to name a series of sermons—if it wasn’t the year 2020! We are 7 months into 2020 and I don’t believe there has been a day go by this year when the word ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:3-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Elijah's Crisis

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 1, 2020

The pandemic seems to go on forever. Instead of getting better, Covid is getting worse. Many are becoming discouraged and depressed because of lockdowns and other guidelines that give us limited mobility.

Note: I developed a simple set of homemade PowerPoint slides that I used in presenting this sermon. They're not fancy or professional quality, and for this sermon there were only as small number of slides (most of which are maps), but if you're interested in having the PowerPoint file I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Kings 17:13-14, 1 Kings 18:37, 1 Kings 18:38-39, 1 Kings 19:11-18, 1 Kings 19:15, 1 Kings 21:23-29  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Inconvenient Christmas

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 13, 2020

This seems like an adequate description of Christmas this year. Well, our original Christmas family had to deal with some inconveniences surrounding that first Christmas. Let's see how they handled them all.

INCONVENIENT CHRISTMAS This seems like an adequate description of Christmas this year. Synonyms for inconvenient include: tiresome, difficult, problematic, awkward, undesirable, troublesome, bothersome. Sounds kind of fitting, doesn't it? The typical parties and gatherings we would normally be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:16-19, Mark 2:1-5, Matthew 2:9-18, Hebrews 11:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Is About Accepting Things We Don't Like

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 19, 2020

God is calling us to accept people and situations we don't like because God is doing something in our lives that is far bigger than any of us. Mary and Joseph had to accept each other to keep the Christmas story going.

Christmas It’s About Accepting Things We Don’t Like 12/20/ 2020 Matthew 1:18-25 Colossians 3:12-17 2020 has been quite a year for us. How many of you have had to accept some things that you did not like, that were forced upon you this year? Some of us did not like the quarantines, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Rediscover Love Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Dec 21, 2020

Love breaks down every barrier that divides us. Nothing illustrates that better than the Christmas story itself.

Rediscover Love 1 John 4:7-16 Good morning. Please turn in your Bibles to 1 John 4. While you are finding 1 John, let me tell you a story. There were once two old farmers. Their farms shared a property line, and for generations their families had lived next to one another. Both farms benefitted ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Alone

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Mar 6, 2021

This sermon is from a series I preached on Romans.

Title: “Faith Alone” Script: Romans 4:16ff. Type: Series/Expository Where: GNBC 3-7-21 Intro: Many people mistakenly think there is conflict between “faith” and “reason”. In their minds, “faith” is a synonym for credulity and even superstition, or even an excuse for irrationality. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16, Romans 4:16-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Romantic And Religious Roses Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

It is no wonder that our Lord is identified with flowers. He is called the Rose of Sharon, and the Lily of the Valley.

Ernest Hemmingway wrote about the experience of Mungo Park, who, on one of his travel adventures, got lost in the vast wilderness of an African desert. He was all alone, and so dead tired he could not go on. His legs were numbed, and he gave up, and laid down to die. He opened his eyes, and right ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:1

A Pastor's Prayer For The Church

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 17, 2021

Taking Apostle Paul's prayer to Ephesus as the foundation in this sermon I pray seven things that our churches desperately need!

Seven Things to Prayer for the Church Ephesians 1:15-19 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 2020 was one of the most difficult years the world has faced in quite some time. The world was caught off guard by COVID-19, a disease that strikes indiscriminately and shows no ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-19

Denomination: Baptist

Seeking God With Your Whole Heart

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 18, 2021

The year of 2020 has really caused us to stop and shake our heads at what is going on. We have experienced unprecedented life events that leave us bewildered at best. In the immortal words of Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”.

Seeking God with your whole Heart By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. The Bible says in Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”. The word repent is to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38, Psalm 51:6-10, Galatians 6:7-8, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 23:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Apostolic

The Word Of Life Celebrated Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Feb 1, 2021

John says, “We write this to make our joy complete. He presents Jesus as the source of the completed life. John says, “and the life was manifested.” Jesus is not a mysterious entity that is evasive, he is real, and Christians find their joy through him.

Reality shows continue to draw people’s attention. . . In an article, 10 Reality Shows That Aren't Real At All (And 10 That Totally Are), Chris Littlechild, talks about how they claim to be real; however, “the producers are just looking to stir up drama with fake moments. These shows are ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Kind Of Spirit Do You Have Part#2

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 7, 2021

One of the greatest hindrances you will encounter in your Christian walk is that of the religious spirit. Religious spirits endeavor to interfere with the free flow of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

What Kind of Spirit Do you Have? By Bishop Melvin Maughmer Part #2 OPENING: - Last night before I went to bed, I was watching the local news and this church here in Florida received a violation for violating covid restrictions. They didn’t have a permit to have the event that had several thousand ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:6, Matthew 23:1-31

Denomination: Apostolic

Jesus Appears To His Disciples Behind Locked Doors/Dare To Believe

Contributed by Roger Whipp on Feb 6, 2015

Doubters dare to believe! The SAS motto is?....Yes "He who dares wins. I dare you to stop doubting and become a winner. The prize? A peace that passes all understanding even when in crisis and for all who trust Christ, everlasting life.

(Illustrating joke) When Beethoven passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Beethoven was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and got the priest to come and listen to it. The ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-30

Denomination: *other

Dying To Your Dark Side Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 31, 2020

A sermon that talks about the born again experience and how we can come into a new life with Jesus

Dying to Your Dark Side Romans Series CCCAG March 15th, 2020 Scripture- Romans 7:1-20 (Gen Reading) Introduction- “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson Anyone ever read that book in high school, or seen one of the many movies portraying these characters? A brief ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God