Sermons on Nations Gathered For War:

Wake Up Call

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 14, 2001

With the terrible tragedy on Tuesday 11,2001 our country mourns the loss of life and destruction. I do believe our nation will pull together but that will only last if God is at the center. This sermon focuses on a comparison between this tragedy and an

Sunday Morning September 16, 2001 Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico WAKE UP CALL Joshua 7:1-13 Introduction: 1. We live in a great country of technology, government structure, wealth, military defense, military intelligence service, etc… Unfortunately, our country has learned this week ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Blessings Greater Than The Bounties

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 27, 2001

Funeral for Robert Hamilton, Jr., a Georgia farmer and retired cook/chef for National Naval Medical Center, who left four accomplished sons and whose spiritual legacy focused on each one’s unique needs.

A man reaches maturity when he recognizes that he is not the center of the universe. In our younger years, we tend to think that it’s all about what we want, all about our wishes and our whims. But you are growing up when you recognize that the world is a great deal larger than what you want; ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:26-28

Denomination: Baptist

America's Greatest Tragedy Pt. 1 By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jun 22, 2004

Since 911 we all have become sensitive to the tragedy our nation felt. This terrible series of events have made us all aware of an even greater tragedy and it’s being felt by the Church!

Introduction It was as if it was yesterday. I walked into the Church buildging and our Senior Adult Ministry was meeting that morning and as I opened the door, the Church Adminstrative Secretary said, "Pastor, a plane has hit one of the Trade Center’s towers..." And you know the rest of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Be Clean Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Dec 18, 2006

The nation of Judah was in deep trouble, they had chosen to walk a path apart from God and God was tired of their sinfulness and would be allowing punishment and pain to come within their lives shortly. The beginning of the Book of Isaiah tells of th

Called to Be Clean Invitation of God for us to be Clean Invitation should be extended to all Invitations Contents In 1818, Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six young mothers to the scourge of "childbed fever." A doctor’s daily ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Long Road To Revival

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jul 24, 2008

Samuel saw a mighty revival in his day, but we will never see a mighty revival in our day until we understand the ways of God. Our nation, our state, and our community are in serious spiritual crisis!

The Long Road to Revival 1 Samuel 6:13-15; 7:2-17 During the days of the prophet Samuel, the people of Israel had gone through a difficult time. The Ark of the Covenant, which was the symbol of the presence of God, had been captured by a foreign army. It was a crushing blow by their bitter ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Isaac: Son Of Promise, And A Father Of God’s Destiny

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 18, 2011

Though Abraham is declared to be the "father of many nations" by the LORD, his son Isaac is worth investigating this Father’s Day -- he was a man of faith: born a son of promise, and serving as an exquisite illustration of God’s destiny.

(What about Isaac?) Isaac -- Son of Promise, and a Father of God’s Destiny Given at Glorious King Jesus, 6/19/11, Sterling C. Franklin Father’s Day Message (Scripture Reading) Genesis 17:3-7 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

People Need The Lord

Contributed by William Akehurst on Mar 17, 2008

The End is near. The Earth was made for a time and a purpose. Everything is for a time and purpose. The gospel has circled the globe in every tongue and to every nation. The Bible says when that happens, the end will come. People need the LORD. Make

People Need the LORD Reading Through the Bible, we see how the LORD changed people. Saul in Samuel was turned into another man... 1 Samuel 10:6-7 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"O Worship The King, The New Born King

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jan 3, 2008

There were two reactions to the birth of Jesus. The Wisemen came and worshiped. Herod was disturbed and sought to kill the child, others were indifferent. Modern nations and some world religions are still afraid of the infant born in the manger at Bethl

In Jesus Holy Name January 6, 2008 Epiphany Matthew 2:1-3 Redeemer “O Worship the King, The New Born King” In the Lutheran Hymnal there is a hymn with a similar title as the one chose for the message today. The words of the hymn, “O Worship the King”, could well have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

We Are Individually Responsible

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 15, 2021

An idea is being floated in our nation that citizens must pay for the sins of the past in something called "reparations." This message asks if this concept is biblical. Praise be to God that He does not require reparations from us!

I want to begin our message this morning by bringing an awareness of a modern-day proposal that is being floated in our local, state, and federal governments, and then tie that in to what Ezekiel has to say in our passage. Across our nation, people are talking about something called “reparations.” ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Perils Of Backsliding

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 22, 2017

JEREMIAH WAS CALLED TO BE A PROPHET TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT LISTEN. HE PROPHECIED FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND WITNESSED NO CHANGE IN SOCIETY AS DID MANY OF HIS COUNTERPARTS. THE END RESULT WOULD BE PUNISHMENT BY GOD BY EXILE TO THE BABYLONIAN NATION.

THE PERILS OF BACKSLIDING JEREMIAH 2-3 AS WE STUDY THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH, WE COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE REALITY THAT THE NATION THAT JEREMIAH PROPHECIED TO, IS REMARKABLY CLOSE TO OUR WORLD, AND OUR NATION TODAY. JEREMIAH WAS CALLED TO BE A PROPHET TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT LISTEN. HE PROPHECIED ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Pursuing Peace In Perilous Times

Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 12, 2020

With demonstrations, riots against injustice around the world, tension among nations, natural disasters, and a global pandemic, we may get caught up in the news to the point that we lose our own peace of mind and heart.

First of all, what is peace? Garret Graff recently published a book providing an oral history of the attacks that took place September 11, 2001. Quoting one young lady, Chloe, who was born September 11, 2001 and had her 19th birthday this weekend: “Every single day since I was born, we haven’t ...read more

Scripture: John 21:19-22

Denomination: *other

Revealing Redemption Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 7, 2015

Bethlehem becomes the hometown of Ruth. Because of her faith and character, God brings her into the nation of Israel. She will become the ancestor to David and Jesus. Things of God are revealed in and to Ruth as she experiences redemption by His hand.

1. A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California, was eager for the title of "doctor" - until one newly degreed professor shared his story. He said: A friend had called his home and asked, "Is the doctor in?" The Professor's 10 year old son replied, "Yes, but he's not the kind that can ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paul's Imprisonment Advanced The Gospel

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 21, 2016

To show that GOD meant us to be living sacrifices here on earth for the furherance of the gospel. Matthew 28:19 (Amplified Bible) Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Sp

I. EXORDIUM: Are you an offering? Yes. A living sacrifice. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD meant us to be living sacrifices here on earth for the furherance of the gospel. Matthew 28:19 (Amplified Bible) Go then and make disciples of all the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Beware Of Sexually Induced Destruction-Sid Series

Contributed by Olu-Timi Lewis Afolabi on Jan 5, 2014

SATAN HAS UNLEASHED SEX DEMONS TO DESTROY MANKIND. UNFORTUNATELY MANY INCLUDING PASTORS AND CHRISTIANS ARE NOT CONSCIOUS OF THIS MENACE. BUT DAILY WE SEE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CHURCHES AND NATIONS BEING DESTROYED BY SEXUAL IMMORALITY. READ THIS PLEASE.

BEWARE OF SEXUALLY INDUCED DESTRUCTION (SID)! “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” Prov. 16:25 (NKJV) The subject of sex is rarely discussed freely in the open, but it is the most practiced secret of mankind. Because it is kept in secret and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The One True God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 3, 2018

God reveals Himself as the One true God who redeems Israel, warns them and finally judges them. Israel is called to worship the One and only God, and to show the nations that the Lord their God, the Lord is one. They failed.

We’ve come to the last King of Israel and the end of the Northern Kingdom (2 Kings 17). • It ended this way - 2 Kings 17:5-6 5The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years. 6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 17:1-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible