Sermons on Not Seen:

The Cross And The Joy Of Suffering

Contributed by David Scudder on Jan 31, 2011

Last week we focused on the depths of Christ's suffering on the Cross. Today we are going to explore the suffering that you and I face and the connection there is between our suffering and our joy.

Purpose: To describe all the benefits that suffering can produce. Aim: I want the listener to view suffering as a gift from God. INTRODUCTION: Last week we focused on the depths of Christ's suffering on the Cross. Today we are going to explore the suffering that you and I face and the connection ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God’s Gift To You And Me

Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Dec 20, 2009

God offers each of us the greatest gift ever given, a personal relationship with Him.

Introduction Christmas can be a very hectic time for people as we focus on gifts and activities. Back home people are focused on various Christmas parties and social functions to go to, they have been decorating the house and Christmas tree, sending Christmas care packages to their loved one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Immanuel: Jesus And The Seven Churches

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2010

To show the character of Christ and how he relates with His bride.

Immanuel: Jesus and the Seven Churches Revelation 1:9 – 3:22 Sermon Objective: To show the character of Christ and how he relates with His bride. Intro: It is my contention that the subject of the Book of the Revelation is not about “end times” matters, or even persecution; it ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

The Empty Tomb Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 2, 2010

John began his resurrection story with a testimony of how he came to personal faith in the Resurrection by considering the evidence found in the open tomb. The empty tomb bore witness to a physical or bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

JOHN 20: 1-10 THE EMPTY TOMB We have before us tonight the open sepulcher, the bewildered alarm it caused, and the faith it both elicited and excited. John's Gospel comes to a conclusion in chapter 20 with a proclamation of Jesus' victory over death and then is followed in chapter 21 by an ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Comes To Us Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 9, 2010

Jesus CAME to us... God clothed in human flesh... to offer and provide grace, mercy, forgiveness, salvation and eternal life to all who will accept Him as Savior! Today let's look at the incarnation of God... What it is, what it means and what is its purp

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: August 9, 2010 Date Preached: August 15, 2010 Church: OPBC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Recognizing and Responding to the Living Word Title: The God Who Came to Us Text: John 1:1-14 [Read passage here… put on screen when I start!] ETS: John wanted his ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Rev. # 12~4:1-4~rapture Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Jul 1, 2009

Chapter 4, this is where the rapture takes place, the time that all believers have been longing for, even the whole creation its self is earnestly awaiting this glorious happening.

REV.4: 1-4 # 12 RAPTURE Today we’ll continue our study of the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. We’re here in chapter 4, this is where the rapture takes place, the time that all believers have been longing for, even the whole creation its self is earnestly awaiting ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Call To Harvest

Contributed by Chris Blackshaw on Jul 5, 2009

We must work hard to tell others about God then we will reap our reward in Heaven.

The Harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. This is a powerful piece of scripture that just seemed to jump out of the page at us. To me it speaks volumes. To me it says there is a lot of work to be done but not many of us wanting to do it. When I was a young lad on our family farm the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

The 5000 Or The 12?

Contributed by Joseph R. Main on Feb 6, 2010

What is our goal? To be one of the 5,000 who were fed and listened for a time, or the 12 who lived the life they were called to?

John 6 “ 1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-69

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Anger Is One Letter Short Of Danger

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 3, 2008

I want us to look at three angry men in the Bible and see what we can learn from each one.

“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly” Proverbs 14:17 A plot to murder a third grade Center Elementary School teacher in Waycross, Georgia, was thwarted Friday, March 28th when a student told authorities about the plan just before the start of the school day. The ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:7

Denomination: Baptist

Baptism

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 25, 2008

A sermon forthe 4th Sunday in Lent Blind man receives sight

Fourth Sunday in Lent John 9:1-41 Baptism "As he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Lutheran

A Royal Identity Series

Contributed by Mike Parry on May 5, 2008

Using Prince Caspian as a backdrop, the text describes that you can recognize a prince or princess in the Kingdom by their pedigree, primer, pursuits, and power.

“A Royal Identity” Lessons from Prince Caspian FCC – May 4, 2008 Text: Various Reference: C. S. Lewis’ Prince Caspian Introduction: This morning we begin a short sermon series entitled “Lessons from Prince Caspian.” There are 7 books in the Narnia series and they have sold over 100 million ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Baptist

Ulterior Motives Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 15, 2014

What motivates our acts of worship and piety?

Ulterior Motives Matthew 6:1 One of the great blessings in preaching verse-by-verse through Books or Sections of the Bible is that you begin to more easily pick up on patterns which are contained within the text. These patterns might easily be missed if we jumped around from passage to passage, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 19, 2013

A sermon examining Jesus' teaching about the condition of one's heart.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER Matthew 5:21-48 There is a rare congenital heart defect that occurs in 1 in 12,000 pregnancies called Dextrocardia. This is a condition in which the heart is located on the right side of the chest and points to the right instead of being on the left side of the chest ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-48

Denomination: Baptist

The Dark Side Of Bible Prophecy

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 20, 2013

Over the last few years we have learned about loud trumpets, glowing lights over the Temple Mount, glowing figures), pale riders in Egypt, “the nephilim” which some consider weird, bizarre. That said, we really can’t afford to ignore biblical prophecy.

The Dark Side of Bible Prophecy: Why We Must Discuss the Strange & Supernatural (From an article by Gary Stearman found in April 2013 Prophecy in the News) Introduction: A Over the last few years we have learned about loud trumpets, glowing lights over the Temple Mount, glowing figures (12th ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

God Pleasing Faith.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Sep 8, 2013

Everyone has faith, everyone has mustard seed faith like it or not and we cannot get through one single day without living by faith. Yet there are many different kinds of faith, and we want to home into God pleasing as that is the one that gets results.

This sermon was delivered to both St. John’s and St. Oswald’s, Scottish Episcopal churches in Girvan and Maybole on the 11th August 2013. Prayer: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord. Amen. Introduction: Everyone has faith, everyone ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-40

Denomination: Episcopal