Sermons on Modern Parallels:

Obedience: The Way To God's Heart

Contributed by Delfin Corona on Mar 14, 2009

It taked our wholehearted obedience to God’s word to accomplish His purpose upon our lives and to please Him in the end.

OBEDIENCE: THE WAY TO GOD’S HEART Ex 19:4 You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5 And now if you will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to Me above all the nations; for all the earth is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:4-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Gift Of The Apostle Series

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 2, 2011

In what sense is the ministry of the Apostle active in the Church of today? In which ways is this different to that of the Apostles of the New Testament? There is a ministry today in the Church that can be described as apostolic, even if distinct from t

15.5.11 THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY -- ROM 10:1-15 'First apostles' INTRO RECAP. Last Sunday we did what we called a mini-consultancy. Bill has all the data and is working on it, but it will be a while before we can get back to you with what it all means. I began by stating that: The church is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Gate

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 29, 2020

The front door of our church building is not the door Christ’s sheep enter. The real door or gate for the sheep is not made of wood or metal, but is a Person. Let’s let Jesus explain this in John 10:1-10.

The front door of our church building is not the door Christ’s sheep enter. The real door or gate for the sheep is not made of wood or metal, but is a Person. Let’s let Jesus explain this in John 10:1-10. Background By way of background to Jesus’ lesson let’s learn a few essentials about ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

What The World Needs Now

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025

Jesus reaches the world through His people today. When we love like Him, our city sees Him. We were made for this time.

INTRODUCTION — The World Is Exhausted… And It Shows I saw a shirt the other day that said: “Running on coffee and a playlist of coping mechanisms.” It felt a little too accurate. Our world is full of people who… • are overwhelmed by their calendars • carry silent battles in their minds • keep ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:14, Luke 15:1-2, Hebrews 4:15, Acts 10:38, Matthew 4:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Go! And Return To The Bible's Context Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 30, 2025

We live in an age filled with interpretation, tradition, denomination, and commentary.If we want to hear God's voice clearly, we must read His Word as He intended—through the lens of the world of the biblical writers.

Go! And Return to the Bible's Context 2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT): “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realise what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” Introduction: Dr Michael Heiser once ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 119:105, Isaiah 48:17, Luke 24:27, John 5:39, Romans 10:4, Romans 12:2, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sermon On The Real Father Christmas

Contributed by William Meakin on Nov 25, 2025

Whether the real Father Christmas exists or not is a matter of personal belief.

Tim Powers, an American author once remarked: “Thus Milton refines the question down to a matter of faith," said Coleridge, bringing the lecture to a close, "and a kind of faith more independent, autonomous - more truly strong, as a matter of fact - than the Puritans really sought. Faith, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Matthew 6:3-4, Luke 6:38

Temptation And The Reality Of The Devil

Contributed by Simon Rundell on Feb 16, 2002

Exegesis of the Temptation in the Wilderness and an examination of the reality of the Devil from a non-fundamentalist perspective. "The greatest achievement of the devil was to convince people he no longer existed."

Sermon: 1st Sunday of Lent, Year A: 17th February 2002. Text: Matthew 4:1-11 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “I can resist anything… except temptation!” So said the great wit, Oscar Wilde. Of all things in this world, temptation is something that we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Jesus' Vaccine

Contributed by John Melms on Sep 9, 2006

The ’vaccine’ of faith that we received in our Baptism fights the ’virus’ of the world, the devil and our flesh.

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I wonder how Dr. Jonas Salk felt in the 1950’s. Dr. Salk was credited with discovering the vaccine for polio, the great disease of the early 20th century; an epidemic ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Fighting The Pergamos Attitude Series

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jun 4, 2005

Third sermon in a seven sermon series on the seven churches in Revelation.

Fighting the Pergamos Attitude Revelation 2:12-17 I. The Recognition of the Positive (v. 12-13) A. He recognizes their extreme circumstances 1. The culture was anti-God 2. The city was Satan’s headquarters B. He recognizes their acknowledgment of Christ 1. They proclaimed the deity of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Why Don’t We Speak In Tongues? Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 18, 2014

Why do we take the cessationist position on the sign gifts?

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is very concerned that false teaching be acknowledged and corrected. In our last message, we began to look a Christ’s corrective teaching on prayer. During that study, I made a short reference to the subject of speaking in tongues. I noted in that message ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stuck In The Middle (Lessons From Gad) Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Jul 22, 2025

I want to talk to those that feel stuck. You feel like you are treading water and getting no where. You are serving the Lord but right now you are in a place of discouragement, you feel trapped in the middle of the promises that God has given you,

Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. (10) And Zilpah Leah s maid bare Jacob a son. (11) And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. I. There are some lessons we can learn from Gad. The 12 sons of Jacob, in order ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:9-11

A Night Of Blood In The Ballroom

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 2, 2020

The murder of John the Baptist

MARK 6:25 “A NIGHT OF BLOOD IN THE BALLROOM” A) Let me say first that there are certain sins which go together. * Drunkenness, for example, leads to vile language, and often times leads to violence and to bloodshed and murder. * Drunkenness often times leads to impurity and uncleanness – So the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:25

Denomination: Baptist

Gimme That Old Time Religion”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 19, 2022

Years ago churches across the nation used to sing that old familiar song, “Gimme that old time religion.”

Illus: Some of the words that the congregation sang were, “Gimme that Old Time Religion” because they said: • It will do when I am dying, it will do when I am dying. It will do when I am dying, it’s good enough for me. • It will make us read our Bibles, It will make us read our Bibles, It will ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Apostles' Creed

Contributed by Tony Grant on Sep 30, 2005

The Apostles’ Creed enables us to articulate our faith in Christ.

Apostles’ Creed 2 Timothy 1:13 08/28/05 2390 words I invite you to turn in your Bibles with me to 2 Timothy, chapter one, and follow along as I read v13. “Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” Amen. The Word of God. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The True Summit Of Our Vocation As Human Beings Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 7, 2011

Music must be in harmony with Logos, not an offbeat and disordered hymn to individualism.

Monday of 3rd Week of Easter Spirit of the Liturgy The Spirit that inflamed deacon Stephen is always at work in the Church. This spirit, the Holy Spirit of God, fills those who respond to the gift of faith, and makes us hungry for the Word of God, the Sacrament of the altar, and service to those ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Catholic