Sermons on New Years Challenge:

Travelogue Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 3, 2023

The people of Israel after their exodus from Egypt had spent 40 years in the wilderness. They stationed in 42 places. These places and events corresponds to our life journey on the earth.

Numbers 32 42 Stations Chapter 33 of the Book of Numbers contains a comprehensive list of the forty-two places the Israelites visited during the Wandering in the Desert. They stopped and set up camp forty-two times in the forty years they spent in the wilderness. This record encompasses the ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

8th Sunday After Epiphany, Year A. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 9, 2026

Not Used This Year.

Isaiah 49:8-16, Psalm 131:1-3, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 6:24-34. A), THE RESTORATION OF GOD’S PEOPLE. Isaiah 49:8-16. In Isaiah 49:3 the Servant is named as Israel, yet the New Testament identifies the Servant as Jesus (Matthew 12:14-21; Acts 8:32-35): our Lord is the ideal which Israel ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:8-16, Psalm 131:1-3, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 6:24-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Children Of Love

Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Jan 2, 2002

Since God is love, we ought to be loving to the world on his behalf. A call to be the instruments of Love to our world in the new year.

As I have reflected this week as to what I think might well be the most important thing for us to know about the faith that we are planning to grow in during the year to come, I have come to the following conclusion: We must realize that we are in fact children of God. Not that we have earned ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Visionary View: Seeing God At Work In Your Life Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 10, 2023

Exploring the miraculous and awe-inspiring ways in which God works in our lives. Let us carry with us the awareness of God's work in our lives. Let us be vigilant in seeking His guidance, trusting His timing, and recognizing His hand in all we do.

"Visionary View: Seeing God at Work in Your Life" Today, we embark on a journey of faith, exploring the miraculous and awe-inspiring ways in which God works in our lives. As always, we turn to the New Living Translation of the Bible. 1. Acknowledging God's Sovereignty: Let's ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 119:105, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Romans 8:28

Denomination: Pentecostal

What's New With You? (Part 2)

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Oct 10, 2008

God is always renewing us. Here are some areas God wants to renew

Text: 2 Cor. 5:14-21 Title: What’s new with you (Part 2) Introduction: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.” (v17) This verse tells us that God always wants to renew us by taking away the old and replacing it with the new •We are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Really Don't Want To Do That!

Contributed by Matthew Blau on Feb 10, 2012

How do we respond when God asks us to do something we would really rather not? Do we have the Faith to trust God will see us through it all? From Mark 1:40-45

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy 40 A man with leprosy[h] came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant.[i] He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Methodist

The Essential Practices Of The New Testament Church

Contributed by Michael Luke on Oct 2, 2011

A message about what happens in a congregation that relies on the power of the Holy Spirit and is obedient to God's word.

“ESSENTIAL PRACTICES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH” ACTS 2:42-47 OPEN A paramedic was being interviewed on a local Dallas TV news program. The host asked, “What was your most challenging and unusual 911 call?” The paramedic said, “It happened recently. We ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Seven Churches

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 27, 2014

The message to the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3 reveals some VERY important challenges for churches today. The important question is: Will we heed the warnings and advice of the past?

The Seven Churches Revelation, Part 3, Revelation 2:1-3:21 Introduction - I want to cover all seven churches today … why? Why preach all of this? - IMP: It’s too important to break this up and have folks miss it … - Over-arching theme: 2 Tim 4:2 says “Preach the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Sacrifices

Contributed by David Mcnally on May 21, 2011

We are not saved by works but this does mean there is no place for good works. Those saved by grace and justified by faith should do everything they can for the extension of the kingom of God and should, with the help of the Holy Spirit 'kill' those thing

Romans 12: 1-2 SERMON - Living sacrifices We know what it means to be alive and to live; what does ‘sacrifice’ mean? My dictionary defines a sacrifice as ‘a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable’; and as a ‘ritual’; ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Garment Of Praise! Series

Contributed by Pastor Dr. Tim Awotide on Jan 30, 2015

It is possible to Praise God Occasionally

Topic: GARMENT OF PRAISE! Text: Isaiah‬ ‭61‬:‭1-3‬ KJV The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Have A Successful Year In Your Christian Life

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Mar 3, 2004

Guidelines for having a successful Christian life.

HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE! Psalms 1:1-3. Ps 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Embodying A New Life Part 1 Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 10, 2009

As we continue in our series entitled The Liberated Life, based on the New Testament letter we call the Book of Colossians… we continue with the apostle Paul declaring Christ as the liberating new presence that reclaims and restores who we were meant to b

Embodying A New Life Series: The Liberated Life (Colossians) Brad Bailey – May 24, 2009 Intro An edition of Sports Illustrated a few years ago noted a tragic but telling story... It was the story of Rico Leroy Marshall, an eighteen-year-old senior at Forestville High School in Glenarden, Maryland. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Response Of Saving Faith-8 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 26, 2012

8 of ? The Hebrews writer recounted the very practical responses which faith had wrought in their forebears/ancestors. Saving faith yields practical responses to life. Saving faith meets life’s challenge with...

A RESPONSE Of SAVING FAITH-VIII—Hebrews 11:3-40 Attention: Faithfulness The front door was accidentally left open & our dog was gone. After unsuccessfully whistling & calling, my husband got in the car & went looking for him. He drove around the neighborhood for some time with no ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:3-40

Denomination: Baptist

Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B-- Heal

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 14, 2024

The answer to the “tsunami of secularism” is nothing less than a tsunami of the Spirit.

In the film “Dead Man Walking,” there is a striking moment of contrasting pastoral styles. As the condemned prisoner, Matthew Poncelet, walks to his execution, the prison chaplain, Father Farley, suddenly appears to offer his blessing — a dispassionate ritual performed from a safe distance. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Catholic

"perfect Grace"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 10, 2023

A sermon about God's grace that makes all things new.

“Perfect Grace” Revelation 21:1-7, 9-10, 22-23; 22:1-5 The Bible is the story of a God Who seeks us out. It’s a story about a God Who initiates the whole deal. It’s God’s idea to create us. It’s God Who went searching for Adam and Eve as they hid naked in the Garden of Eden. It’s God Who ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist