Sermons on No Comparison:

Dragon Slayer (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 18, 2002

This is the 15th sermon in the series "The End". This sermon is about the defeat of Satan in Revelation 12.

Sunday Evening, July 14, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “The End” [#15] DRAGON SLAYER (PART 2) Revelation 12:7-17 Introduction: 1. Last week we studied the four personalities of this chapter. 2. This evening we are going to look at the events of this chapter. The War In ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:7-17

Denomination: Baptist

Developing A Stress-Handling Strategy

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Sep 24, 2001

Stress is a part of life. This message explores Biblical admonitions on how to handle stresses that come in various areas.

INTRODUCTION: Stress is triggered by: 1) A Threatening Situation 2) A Major Change In Our Lives Your perspective will determine and dictate your behavior. It will influence and affect how you react to various situations or crises. And if we over-assess, or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christian's Beware

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 8, 2001

exposition on Matt ch7

CHRISTIANS BEWARE Matthew 7 v. 15 - 29 Beware of:- 1. False prophets v. 15 - 20 Jesus speaks of a :- (a) A dangerous crowd "beware" - they exist, have existed in the past, and will exist in the future. (b) A deceitful crowd "wolves in sheeps clothing" - disguised as genuine. (c) A deadly crowd ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-29

Denomination: Holiness

Three Attributes Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004

A message on the attributes of the Holy Spirit.

THREE ATTRIBUTES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Selected INTRO: God has manifested himself in many ways to man. One of the ways is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a personal form of God residing in mankind. The Holy Spirit has special powers at his command. Today we will look at just three of the many ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

A Plan For Growth In 2005

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jan 3, 2005

This message challenges Christians to take inventory of the past year and give encouragement to grow as a disciple in the next year

A Plan for Growth in 2005 Philippians 3:13-14 I. I Must Find Some Dissatisfaction “…I do not count myself to apprehended…” v. 13a A. I must find my comfort zones • Am I comfortable with my Bible study? • Am I comfortable with my? • Am I comfortable with my prayer time? • Am I comfortable with my ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Rainbow Through The Rain

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 28, 2009

God allows suffering in our lives to bring us closer to Him.

Rainbow Through The Rain – I Peter 3: 18 - 22 Intro: In Scotland in the 1800s there lived a man of great promise and potential. He was engaged to be married and suddenly was discovered to have a degenerative eye disease which eventually left him blind. His fiancée refused to marry him and his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:18-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Children Of Promise Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Feb 7, 2008

Paul uses an OT illustration to hightlight the difference between human effort and God’s promise.

Series: Study of Galatians Text: Galatians 4:21-5:1 Title: “Children of Promise” Vs. 21 • “Do you not hear the law?” o Do you not understand what the law is teaching? o James 2:10 I. Children of Bondage (22-25) Vs. 22 • Paul begins to make a comparison between the promise of God and the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Bearing Up

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014

The sufferings of Jesus were unique in that He suffered once for all, the just for the unjust. But we are still sometimes called to bear up and endure grief, suffering unjustly. Our model was laid down in the patient pattern of His sufferings.

BEARING UP. 1 Peter 2:19-25. The Apostle Peter uses his address to domestic servants (1 Peter 2:18) to illustrate the calling of all Christians to share in the sufferings of Christ. “For this is grace,” he quite literally says (1 Peter 2:19): this is acceptable; this is thankworthy - if out of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Makes You Big

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jun 5, 2011

Jesus should become greater and more visible, and the servant should become less and less visible. What makes you big is being small or least....

What Makes You Big Luke 14:7-14 1) Humility 2) Season of Isolation 3) Promotion 4) Stewardship 7 and he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Indoor-Outdoor Spiritual Barbeque

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 14, 2015

A damning indictment against stubborn unbelief, and a shocking redefining of 'family'...

AN INDOOR-OUTDOOR SPIRITUAL BARBEQUE. Mark 3:20-35. Belief crowds in towards Jesus, oblivious of walls (oblivious of the roof on one occasion), in the hope of a healing touch (Mark 3:20). Unbelief stands outside, questioning Jesus’ sanity. Some well-meaning acquaintances of Jesus wanted to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Power

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 25, 2016

When we come to Acts 3 we see the church rejoicing in Christ, they are witnessing to everyone they touch, and winning many souls to Christ. As we go through this passage we want to notice the way the spiritual power is manifested in God’s people.

SPIRITUAL POWER Acts 3:1 19 When we come to Acts 3 we see the church rejoicing in Christ, they are witnessing to everyone they touch, and winning many souls to Christ. As we go through this passage we want to notice the way the spiritual power is manifested in God’s people. I FIRST, THE ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Warning Against Complacency

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 8, 2019

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria.

A WARNING AGAINST COMPLACENCY. Amos 6:1-7. Amos was a farmer from Tekoa, to the south of Jerusalem (Amos 1:1). The LORD called Amos to ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel’ (Amos 7:15). The prophet’s ministry was thereafter directed mainly to the ten tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel, ...read more

Scripture: Amos 6:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Love Of God -A Golden Psalm

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Apr 16, 2020

A lesson from King David in expressing our love to God.

Message/Devotion April 19, 2020 Psalm 16 The Love of God, A Golden Psalm A sub-title for this Psalm reading is “A Michtam of David (The Psalmist). So, let’s look at the meaning of MICHTAM first. In Strong’s Concordance, Michtam (Mik’ tam) it is defined as a “type of psalm”. In Hitchcock’s, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does The Bible Mean That We Are Not To Judge Others?

Contributed by John Ong on Sep 22, 2017

Nobody would ever forgive anyone for wrongs he had done; we only forgive people for what we accuse them, and we blame them only after we have judged them.

In three powerful and straightforward words, Jesus commanded us, “Do not judge.” Let’s look into this Bible verse to see the whole context of what God is telling us: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom And Chaos - Saul's Jealousy

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Mar 7, 2019

Jealously is a door that invites the enemy into our lives.

Kingdom and Chaos 1st Samuel 18 – Saul’s Jealousy March 10, 2019 1 Samuel 18:5-11 NIV Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul's officers as well. 6 When the men were returning home after David ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:5-11, James 3:14-16, Proverbs 24:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational