Sermons on Minority:

Spiritual Confidence In A Chaotic World Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 13, 2016

Daniel's response to a kingdom wide crisis teaches Christians how to respond to today's decaying moral culture.

If College students in America today represent the future of our nation, we are in great trouble! Perhaps you have seen one of those “man on the street” interviews on a college campus where students are unable to provide even the most basic details of American History, the political ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Transformation: Possible--Transformation Is A Terrifying Thing Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Apr 26, 2016

Jesus' encounter with the Gerasene demoniac is a terrifying scene. This sermon applies the circumstances of the demoniac's transformation to contemporary individuals and even groups.

We began the message series last week with a look at the Apostle Peter’s transformation from failure to faith. I used the line “transformation can be a terrifying thing,” because in one transformative moment, Peter went from faith to failure while walking on the water. In a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

"What Does God Want?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 25, 2017

A sermon about mercy, justice, humility.

“What Does God Want?” Micah 6:1-8 18 years ago I was an Associate Pastor at a big church in Macon, Georgia and also going to seminary at the same time. I felt God calling me to reach out to a community of folks I had just recently heard about. It was a homeless shelter for ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Love Conquers All

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Feb 13, 2015

Paul describes what love is, what love is not, and what love can do in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love Conquers All Introduction: Perhaps you've seen this Peanuts cartoon: Linus announces to his cranky sister, Lucy, that he's going to be a doctor. "You, a doctor?" she asks. "How can you be a doctor? You don't love mankind." Linus replies, "I do too love mankind. It's people I can't stand." ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Act In Church (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Sep 26, 2015

Examining how we are to act as members of the body of Christ.

How To Act In Church (Part II) I Peter 3:8-12 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ At Sunday school, the teacher asked Little Johnny, "Do you know where little boys and girls go when they do bad things?" "Sure," Little Johnny ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Workin'

Contributed by Darren Woods on Oct 6, 2015

A brief peek inside the cover of the book of Habakkuk. Sermon based on Hab1:1-11 It's how God is still working and still working things out for our best - even when it seems He's indifferent to our situation or simply inactive

God Is Workin’ - Habakkuk 1:1-11 Play Habakkuk video...... If God is love.... Where is the love?? Does he care?? Why isn’t he doing something??? Prayer.... Lord we look around our world and we see violence and injustice. We see suffering and evil, apathy and disillusionment. Lord it ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Ascension Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 13, 2015

What is the significance of the Ascension?

The Ascension of Jesus Acts 1:9-12a Introduction In the previous passage, we have a record of the last earthly meeting of his disciples which came at the end of a forty day period after the resurrection. There were many appearances of Jesus during this time in both Galilee and Jerusalem. At one ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:9-11, Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Luke The Man Who Did Not Bail Out Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 17, 2015

One of the men with Paul when he died was Doctor Luke who had been with him for over five years. He seems to given up his medical practice to help one man - Paul - so he could have the strength he needed to do what God wanted.

Annual Sermons: Vol. 12 Sermon 1 Bob Marcaurelle 2 Tim. 4:10-11 LUKE - THE MAN WHO DIDN’T BAIL OUT “. . . Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me. . . Only Luke is with me. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-18

Denomination: Baptist

Abraham Series

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 31, 2014

When was it that scripture says, “Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness" Was it when he was still in Horan? NO It was when Abram had traveled far from home and wandered around for 10 years

Abraham Genesis 15:12-18 Today I am starting a new series of sermons on Our Family Tree… not MY family tree but OUR family tree. Yes, we do have the same family tree. And I do not mean through Adam and Eve. I am going to be going back and tracing our FAITH family tree. My purpose in this ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

God's Global Purpose In The Back To Jerusalem Movement (Great Commission)

Contributed by Ed Cheng on Dec 30, 2019

John Stott says that Genesis 1-11 is really a preface to the rest of the bible in which we can see God´s plan and story enacted through a man named Abraham. Galatians 3:8 predicted that the gospel would be preached through Abraham to the entire world.

The Back to Jerusalem Vision given to the China church in the 1940's is a movement to take the gospel from where you are across the nations that are still unreached all the way back to Jerusalem. The great commission in the bible or the Back to Jerusalem Movement did not start in the New ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lasting Values On The Last Days

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 30, 2019

Last Days

LASTING VALUES ON THE LAST DAYS (JAMES 5) Feelings of economic gloom run deeper The Standard, 3 Jan 2019 Many more people believe the economy this year will be worse than in 2018, says a gloomy New Year poll. Government and analysts have also been voicing such fears as the Sino-American trade war ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Bent Road

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Jul 1, 2020

The path of life may not be exactly as you had intended it. But it is as God has planned it.

A BENT ROAD "17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led the people ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Daniel's Prayer Of Confession, Part 2

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jul 6, 2020

All of us have to say sorry to God. Daniel's prayer has much to teach about saying sorry. In particular, Daniel accepts that he shares responsibilty for the sin of his people.

Last week I did a first talk on Daniel’s prayer of confession. I’m going to assume that you can roughly remember what I talked about last week. That might be a mistake, but even if you can’t, I don’t think it should be too much of a problem for following my talk today. At the end of last week’s ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Praising God In Bad Times

Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Jun 7, 2020

In II Chronicles 20, we read about King Jehoshaphat of Judah. The Moabites, long-time enemies of Judah, had formed a powerful alliance with the Ammonites and other surrounding nations and marched against Jehoshaphat.

The enemy forces were encamped at Ein Gedi. The king and his people were filled with alarm, so Jehoshaphat called a fast and began to seek the Lord as did all the people. In his prayer, Jehoshaphat talked about evil coming upon the nation, in the form of the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:4, 2 Chronicles 20:13-19

Denomination: Baptist

Profitable For The Ministry

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 5, 2018

All God’s servants are entrusted with gifts and talents by God. God expects us to produce a spiritual profit. At His return He will reward those who increase His investment and punish those who fail to. John Mark was profitable.

PROFITABLE FOR THE MINISTRY 2 Tim. 4:11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR (Pastor’s humor about inconsistent members) 1. In Minnesota three pastors got together. They discovered that all three of their churches had infestations of bats. They decided to compare notes of how they had dealt with the problem. ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God