Sermons on Narration:

Just Can't Wait

Contributed by S. R. Manohar on Jan 2, 2019

In Genesis 24 we read the wonderful incident about how Abraham sent his servant Eliezer to find a wife for his son Isaac. In this article, we see several things happening but in this message I have chosen to highlight a few things which the people involved just could not wait to do.

In Genesis 24 we read the wonderful incident about how Abraham sent his servant Eliezer to find a wife for his son Isaac. In this article, we see several things happening but in this message I have chosen to highlight a few things which the people involved just could not wait to do. 1) JUST ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:10, Romans 1:16

Consider Christmas

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Dec 11, 2020

Some of you grumble about the holidays and you gripe about how people begin preparing for Christmas earlier each year. You fuss about all the activities and the expense this season brings into your lives

CONSIDER CHRISTMAS With Pastor~Timothy G. Porter The Bridge Church Upstate John 1:1-5 Introduction: So, here we are. We are at the beginning of a very special time of the year. The season that began this past Thursday (Thanksgiving) and runs through New Years has come to be known ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prison In Palace

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 29, 2020

IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS GOD CAN WORK OUT THINGS FOR YOU!

Prison in Palace! Jeremiah 32:2 “Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah.” I HAVE GIVEN THE BELOW SUBTITLES: • PRISON IN PALACE/ HIDING PLACE • LIGHT IN ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sanctity Of Life - A Time To Be Born And A Time To Die

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 19, 2020

On Sanctity of Life Sunday we always focus on the holocaust of abortion that fills not only our nation but the world as well. This should and does sadden our hearts. But we must remember that all of human life is sacred in the eyes of the Lord from conception to natural death.

A Time To Be Born A Time To Die Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 Peter 4:10 “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” And our memory refresher verse(s) for today is(are) … 2 ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Hebrews 9:27, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Exodus 20:13, Exodus 21:12-14, Romans 13:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Honor God With Your Bodies Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 14, 2022

Now we have come to understand that we worship God with our Bodies. Our physical bodies are the Temple of God, honor one another as the temple of God, as the temple of the Living God, and as the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Theme: Worship with your Bodies Text: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Greetings: Introduction: we have started the month with the covenant of Rest, enter into the rest of God. We have meditated on the significance of Work and Rest based on Genesis 2:1-3. Now we have come to understand that we worship God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Methodist

Joseph And Potiphar's Wife Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 16, 2022

Joseph is described as being well-built and handsome. These are the exact Hebrew words attributed to Rachel in 29:17. Joseph excels not only in proficiency but also in attractiveness. Perhaps because of this, his master's wife invites him to lie with her.

Potiphar's Wife and Joseph (She Lusted For Joseph) "Potiphar sees "that the Lord is with Joseph and that the Lord gives him success in everything he does." Genesis 39: Joseph and Potiphar's Wife The story follows Joseph's life in Egypt. Potiphar buys him as an enslaved ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:17

Denomination: Baptist

Ham, Noah's Son Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 23, 2022

The Curse of Ham is described in the Book of Genesis as imposed by the patriarch Noah upon Ham's son Canaan. It occurs in the context of Noah's drunkenness and is provoked by a shameful act committed by Noah's son Ham, who "saw the nakedness of his father."

Ham, Noah's Son Scholars believe Ham is the youngest of Noah's three sons. Ham asks his brothers to help cover Noah when drunk and naked. According to the Table of Nations in the Book of Genesis, Ham was the second son of Noah and the father of Cush, Mizoram, Phut, and Canaan. Flavius ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:20

Denomination: Baptist

Caesar Or God? Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 13, 2022

Conflict between the monarchs and the spiritual leaders was a time-old problem. The spiritual could be arrested for condemning the political leaders, and systems. Politicians saw the religious leaders as a threat to their survival and existence.

Holy Wednesday Theme: Caesar or God? Text: Luke 20:20-26 Introduction: Conflict between the monarchs and the spiritual leaders was a time-old problem. The spiritual could be arrested for condemning the political leaders, and systems. Politicians saw the religious leaders as a threat to their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:20-26

Denomination: Methodist

My Sin Is Always Before Me

Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018

3rd in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

Psalm 51:3 2/21/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #3) MY SIN IS ALWAYS BEFORE ME Edgar Allen Poe was kind of a morbid American author in the mid 1800s. He had a short and troubled life and wrote a number of troubling short stories and poems. One of those is called “The Tell-Tale heart”. I was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:3

Denomination: Lutheran

You Are Proved Right When You Judge

Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018

4th in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

Psalm 51:3 2/21/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #3) MY SIN IS ALWAYS BEFORE ME Edgar Allen Poe was kind of a morbid American author in the mid 1800s. He had a short and troubled life and wrote a number of troubling short stories and poems. One of those is called “The Tell-Tale heart”. I was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:4

Denomination: Lutheran

Let Your Light Shine Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jan 12, 2023

Jesus taught the beatitudes as the hallmark of the followers of Christ. But how they can relate to the world? Jesus never intended for an isolated and exclusive community but he rather wanted to reach the whole world with his message of love.

Text: Matthew 5:14-16 Theme: Let your Light Shine Introduction: I was amused to see the reflectors on the highways in the early days of night travel. The reflector was first invented in 1917 by Henry Chrétien to provide the army with a communication system the enemy could not intercept. in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Methodist

Spurn The Allurement Of Sin

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Sep 23, 2019

Do you really know what is wrong with sin?

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Beggar

Contributed by Esther Collins on Aug 15, 2020

This message will help us have a Godly perspective of riches and wealth. It will encourage us to use our resources the way God intended for us to.

The Real ‘Beggar’ We live in a world where a majority of people gain their identity from their economic status. Their status in society is strangely directly proportional to the riches they possess. We do not undermine the value of money, as we are aware that this is essential for our day to day ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24, 1 Timothy 6:10, Hebrews 13:5, Luke 12:15, Ecclesiastes 5:10, 1 Timothy 6:6, Proverbs 23:4-5, 1 Timothy 6:18-19, Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 19:16-26, Matthew 19:23-24, Luke 16:19-31, Luke 16:24, Luke 16:27, Luke 12:21  (view more)  (view less)

The Rapture Dream

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Nov 3, 2022

JESUS will come back. This is a wonderful thing. We dream and talk about it and then forget it for a while. Some forget forever. But this is an event that will take place one way or another. It is unavoidable.

The Rapture Dream 1Thessalonians 4:16-18 Have you ever heard one of those dreams where JESUS came and took the church and you were left behind? I have. I also have read narrations from people who have heard these dreams. These dreams are very vivid. The feeling that one has on noticing that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Anticipating Our Messiah Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Dec 9, 2024

Based on Isaiah 7:14; 9:2; & Micah 5:2 - Encourages hearers to anticipate Jesus working in their lives.

“ANTICIPATING OUR MESSIAH” Isaiah 7:14; 9:2; Micah 5:2 FBCF – 12/8/24 Jon Daniels INTRO – Sermon bump video – “That He Gave” About 700 yrs before that actual event happened, the OT prophets, Isaiah & Micah, were told by God to let the world know to anticipate that something special would be ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:2, Micah 5:2

Denomination: Baptist