Sermons on New Born Child:

Invite Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 14, 2017

So many wonderful things happen when we invite Jesus into the routines of our lives:

Invite Luke 5:1-11 Wonderful things happen when we invite Jesus into the routines of our lives: 1. Jesus uses our routines for His higher purposes 2. We get a fresh glimpse of who He is Confronted with the wonder of God, we more clearly see our own frail and flawed humanity Being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Being Jesus To The Under Resourced Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 14, 2017

Moral wisdom and instruction about our money: get the right perspective, wealth is a passing, lowly, risky and received thing, get the right response, and get the right outcome.

United Being Jesus to the Under-resourced 1 Timothy 6:17-19 In 2015, over 290,000 people in Tarrant County lived in poverty income: $23,850 for a family of four 1/3 of Hispanic and African American children live in poverty in Tarrant county; in Arlington the percentage is 19%. This in a city, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

"The Crowd At The First Communion”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 19, 2018

When Jesus told His disciples one of them would betray Him,

Without a doubt, the best known representation of the Last Supper is Leonardo da Vinci’s painting: “The Last Supper.” It represents the exact moment that Jesus said, “One of you will betray me.” It shows the effect of that word, “betray” upon the twelve men most closely associated with Jesus during ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-30

Denomination: Baptist

Easter According To St. John

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 21, 2018

What a blessing it is to have John's account of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead along with the other witness of the Gospels.

Easter According to St. John John 20:1-18 Today we remember the most important day in human history, the day Jesus rose from the dead. This is a day of great joy to us. We put the sorrows of Jesus death behind us and celebrate that Jesus lives. There are basically five accounts that talk about ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Discerning The Body

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 26, 2018

How should the Lord's Supper be observed?

Discerning the Body 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 God has called a people from all nations and from all classes of people. He has called them to be united together in the body of Christ. This shows the great ambition of God. People have tried to find world peace and to come together as one. After ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Peter Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 28, 2018

God profiles ordinary people, some with huge character flaws, in order to show that He can use the weakest of us to accomplish His purposes and gain glory for Himself.

Peter Mark 14:66-72? God profiles ordinary people, some with huge character flaws, in order to show that He can use the weakest of us to accomplish His purposes and gain glory for Himself. 1. Like Peter, we make incredibly poor choices. ? 2. Like Peter, our poor choices don’t have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 24: Preach Revival Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 31, 2018

Preaching for revival

Lesson Goal I hope to encourage the preaching of real revival not just a special event, a church growth campaign or a counterfeit. Lesson Intro There are many events in recent church history that have been called a revival, but not all of them were genuine revivals. Some were an apostasy. Real ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Easter : Claiming Our Inheritance Bequeathed Through Jesus' Will

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 6, 2018

If Jesus bequeathed His position and His glory to us through His will, what does Resurrection do that inheritance? What do we need to do to claim that inheritance and enjoy the full benefits of His will?

Easter Message: Claiming the Inheritance that Christ bequeathed upon us Good morning and Happy Easter to all of us. Today we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. As all of know, this is the triumphal epilogue of the Good Friday Story. In my Good Friday message we saw that what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-4, 1 Peter 1:12-16, John 14:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lesson 30: Preach A Label Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 8, 2018

Labeling can be abused. But there are correct labels. Let's live up to the labels God gives us.

Lesson Goal To encourage the correct labeling of things and living up to the labels used in the churches. Lesson Intro Like it or not, we are all labeled. Some of those are false labels and some are true descriptions. Some of the labels which we may not like are true of us as well as some of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-26

Denomination: Baptist

I Choose The Bible As God’s Word

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 10, 2018

THIS IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES ON CHICES WE MUST MAKE CONCERNING GOD. WE MUST AFTER CHOOSING CHRIST TO BE LORD OF OUR LIVES ALSO CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THE BIBLE AS HIS TOTAL AND ONLY AUTHORITATIVE WORD TO US.

I CHOOSE THE BIBLE AS GOD’S WORD MATTHEW 4:1-11 WE ARE CONTINUING A SERIES ON THE FOUNDATIONAL CHOICES WE MAKE THAT HAVE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES IN THE BALANCE. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONAL CHOICE OF CHOOSING TO ACCEPT THE BIBLE, IN ITS TOTALITY AS THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD. WE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Vengeance Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 15, 2018

God is a God of vengeance and He will judge sin and evil. We trust God and leave it to Him to execute perfect justice, and not take matters into our own hands.

We have been reading the devastating influence of the house of Ahab, in Israel and also in Judah. • Ahab has died but his evil ways continued to permeate the land and corrupt the people. God will act to stop this. • In today’s passage (2 Kings 9) we are going to read the rise of a man whom God ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 9:1-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lesson 36: Preach An Analogy Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 15, 2018

Preaching analogies is very biblical

Lesson Goal I hope to encourage the preaching of sermons using an analogy. Lesson Intro Jesus is our prime model of good preaching. He used analogy continually. Many of his parables are analogies. Yet, his analogies are not limited to his parables. Jesus is the door, the bread, the light, the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Christians Are The Chosen People

Contributed by David Mcnally on Apr 17, 2018

A look at Election and the place of Free Will based on Jesus' words "Many are called but few are chosen" in Matthew 22

Matthew 22: 1 – 14 (emphasise v. 14) Jesus said ‘Many are called but few are chosen’. This raises three questions, 1. on what basis are people ‘chosen’, 2 why are only a ‘FEW chosen’? and 3 who does the choosing? God alone, or o we have any free will in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A First Step Toward Witnessing For The Non-Evangelist

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 18, 2018

A look at how crucial it is to recognize that God has put a few people around that we are responsible to pray for and witness to.

- Let me note as we begin that the sermon title speaks of the “non-evangelist.” While there are people who are spiritually gifted at evangelism, sharing our faith is a job that is assigned to all of us. I’m referring there to the person who doesn’t feel they’re any good at that or for the person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 40: Preach A Series Of Statements Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 21, 2018

Preaching a sermon using several mottos

Lesson Goal Learn how to preach a sermon that builds on several mottos. Lesson Intro In the previous sermon model we tied several points together by the continual repeating of a refrain, a phrase or motto. In this sermon, we do something similar except that the refrain evolves, builds, or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 3:14-21, Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Baptist