Sermons on New Purpose:

The New Birth Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 17, 2021

First John 5:1-5 shows us what the new birth produces.

Scripture In her book titled Stay Salt, Rebecca Manley Pippert writes about the renowned child psychiatrist Robert Coles in which he told this story in a graduate class at Harvard University many years ago: “A highly regarded psychiatrist recently told me in despair: ‘I have been doing therapy ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A New Thing Series

Contributed by Larry Grant on Sep 18, 2021

When we leave this world, whether it be by the rapture or the graveyard, there are just some things that cannot go with us! God said I am going to do a New Thing! He said that the Former Things will have passed away! There will be NO MORE: Death – Sorrow – Crying – Pain – Tears

Revelation 20:6-21:5 “A New Thing” September 19, 2021 1. The Blessed (v.6) “Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection” Verse 4 says… “Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

New Beginnings Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 23, 2022

The rebuilding of the temple is underway because God moves to begin the work. You will find that some of the challenges you face are like what God’s people face in building the second temple. The Lord is in this rebuilding.

Ezra is the story of a great revival. God takes a defeated and exiled people and moves dramatically to send them back to Jerusalem. They rebuild their demolished city. They rebuild the destroyed temple of God. At the end of all this rebuilding they experience revival of true religion. Go back for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A New Name

Contributed by Dasol Kang on Aug 21, 2025

A Sermon in Loving Memory of Benjamin Bauman Homiletical Idea: Though our lives are touched by sorrow, God gives us a new name and receives us into glory.

INTRODUCTION We are here to remember, to honor, and to give thanks to God for the life of Benjamin Bauman. We gather as a community of faith. We come together to bear one another’s burdens and be encouraged in the hope of the Gospel. There is something very important about a name. Names connect ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:16-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Good News

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 24, 2025

Born in a stable is the Good News The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news.

Luke 2:1–14 Good News 1. The Setting of the Good News • The passage begins with a decree from Caesar Augustus, reminding us that God’s plan unfolds even through earthly powers. • Mary and Joseph journey to Bethlehem, the city of David, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

New Year

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 3, 2026

How we should be as Christians in the New Year?

1. This new year we could LIVE AWAKE — NOT ASLEEP • Remember Romans 13:11–12 “The hour has come for you to wake from sleep… the night is far gone; the day is at hand.” • Paul probably isn’t talking about physical sleep. He’s talking about spiritual drowsiness. • Sometimes I drift instead of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:11-12

Denomination: Methodist

The Good News

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 1, 2025

There is no benefit to the Good News if it doesn't change you....

May 03, 2025 In 1st Corinthians 15 we have the entire Gospel. Verse 3 tells us that Christ died for our sins. Verse 4 tells us that he was buried and rose on the 3rd day. So important is the resurrection to the Good News that Paul talks about it for almost the entire chapter. He tells his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, Matthew 7:21-28, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 5:8-10, Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, Matthew 4:19, John 14:15, Hebrews 11:8, James 1:23-25, Amos 3:3, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 3:16-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A New Motivation

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2025

What makes Jesus different to any other warrior. His redeeming heart of love. And we are called to love one another

Jn 13:31-35: A new motivation Story: When the 19th Century French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled on St. Helena, he was asked by one of his friends, 'Who was the greatest warrior the world has ever known?" Without hesitation, Napoleon answered, "Jesus Christ.' ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Anglican

A New Commandment Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 2, 2015

This is a brief examination of the new commandment that Jesus gave to his disciples in John 13:34-35.

Scripture On Jesus’ final evening on earth he had just had supper with his disciples. During this meal Jesus inaugurated what we now call the Lord’s Supper. After supper Jesus visibly demonstrated his servanthood by washing his disciples’ feet. Then Judas Iscariot left them in ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A New Creature Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 20, 2019

In this one verse is a great deal of theology. It is concise and precise. There’s no multiplicity of words. God writes as if it were in shorthand.

A NEW CREATURE II CORINTHIANS 5:17 INTRODUCTION: This idea was gleaned from a C.H. Spurgeon sermon. In this one verse is a great deal of theology. It is concise and precise. There’s no multiplicity of words. God writes as if it were in shorthand. Take note of two things. I. The Position ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

Fake News Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 10, 2019

If you want to do well in an era of “fake news,” first, don’t believe everything you hear. Instead, consult the Lord about everything; keep your word and confront the lie.

This last week, as I was preparing for this message, I came across some very interesting research. In His book, The Honest Truth about Dishonesty, Dan Ariely says, “Over the course of many years of teaching, I have noticed that there typically seems to be a rash of deaths among students' ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A New Command

Contributed by Dr. Jeffrey Dukeman on May 13, 2019

Jesus on the last night of his life teaches his disciples to love one another. But the chief point of the text is the love of Jesus, a love that fulfills certain themes from the feast of Hanukkah (explicitly mentioned in John 10:22).

In thinking about our Gospel text this morning I was reminded of the movie 300. This 2006 movie was quite the success. Men liked the battles and I’ve been told that many women liked the abs. Whatever exactly the case, the film grossed about 450 million dollars. The movie is loosely based on the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Fake News Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 23, 2018

We must train our subconscious mind, the part of us that makes most of our decisions, with truth and good and beauty. Then we will be able to discern God’s good and perfect and holy will, and flee when the Beast rears a head that looks good, but is truly corrupt.

Revelation 13 Translation: v. 11 and I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and speaking like the dragon, v. 12 and it had all the authority of the first beast it does in its presence, and causes all the inhabitants of the earth to worship the first beast, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 13:1-5

Denomination: *other

The New Heart Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 27, 2018

I am so grateful that Jesus is God and that He never changes, or else we would have been consumed long ago.

8-4-05 The New Heart "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh."—Ezekiel 36:26. I want to begin by revealing a wonder of God’s love. When God makes one of His creatures, ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26

Denomination: Baptist

A New Beginning Series

Contributed by David Owens on Aug 28, 2018

Even after Peter's wonderful surprises when Jesus was raised from the dead, he was still struggling to get past his failure. In John 21, we see Jesus giving Peter the opportunity to be reinstated to his role of apostle and leader.

A. I want to begin this morning with a poem by Louisa Fletcher: “I wish that there were some wonderful place Called the Land of Beginning Again. Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches And all of our poor selfish grief Could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door And ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-23, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ