Sermons on Numbers 23 V 1 12:

Gehazi's Greed

Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 9, 2012

What led to Gehazi's decision to chase after Naaman for ill-gotten gains.

II Kings 5:20-27 Gehazi’s sin! The background for this morning’s message is the healing of Naaman, the leper. Naaman, a military leader from a nation in conflict with Israel (off and on, anyway) hears of the Prophet Elisha in Israel and comes to him for healing. Elisha doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer For Fear Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jul 29, 2014

Fear overshadowing God's love threatens darkness but Jesus raised us up so that God might deliver us each day.

Prayer For Fear by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (July 29, 2014) “LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me” (Psalms 3:1, King James Version [David prayed when he fled from his son Absalom]). Greetings In The Holy Name Of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8

Denomination: Friends

Biblical Steps To Inner Healing

Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Oct 26, 2014

I have compiled a basic list of fundamental steps that are so important for those receiving or ministering inner healing. This is a vital part of the deliverance ministry and plays an irreplaceable role in setting many free today.

Biblical steps to inner healing I have compiled a basic list of fundamental steps that are so important for those receiving or ministering inner healing. This is a vital part of the deliverance ministry and plays an irreplaceable role in setting many free today. God wants to take your wounds, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wwjd: Days Off / Vacations Series

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Sep 10, 2010

What Would Jesus Do… with regard to vacations, hobbies, sports, amusements, break-times, fun & relaxing activities? For the answer, we take a trip back 6,000 years…

What Would Jesus Do… with regard to vacations, hobbies, sports, amusements, break-times, fun & relaxing activities? For the answer, we take a trip back 6,000 years… Since Creation Week, God has taught that a scheduled, consistent period of rest is a good thing. God put down his paintbrush, He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Thoughts From A Fruitcake

Contributed by Dwane Parsons on Dec 17, 2010

A short, fun Christmas themed object lesson comparing the Gospel and fruitcake.

I was thinking about fruitcake the other day. Fruitcake is a really familiar symbol of Christmas. Fruitcake is a little bit like Jesus, too. 1. Fruitcake is full of wonderful things that taste good and are good for you. Cherries, pineapple, raisins, dates, molasses, eggs, flour, cake… all ...read more

Denomination: *other

Christmas: Jesus Is God's Peace-Child Gift To Us

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 23, 2010

A short talk for our annual Christingle services that are attended by approx 600 people, many of whom are seekers and occasional Church attenders. This talk compares truth and lies and focuses on a true story from Papua New Guinea that helped evangelist D

I recently came across a few tongue-in-cheek guidelines for Christmas eating: 1. If you eat something and no-one sees you eat it, it has no calories. 2. If you drink a diet drink with chocolate, the calories in the chocolate bar are cancelled out by the calories in the diet drink! 3. When you eat ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Anglican

The Reinstatement & Restoration Of Peter

Contributed by Diana Ball on Jan 4, 2011

We look at the reinstatement of Peter, using the passage in John 21 as our reference.

After Jesus finished dealing with the physical needs of the Disciples, He then turned to dealing with their spiritual needs. In these verses, we see that Jesus is examining Peter, internally. Peter had repented and been restored to fellowship with the Lord since he had publicly denied Him. ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Denomination: Nazarene

You Are Not A Slave

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Aug 9, 2010

A message to reposition the believer

You’re Not A Slave! Ecclesiastics 10:7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants (BBE) I have even seen servants riding like princes—and princes walking like servants (NLT) I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Spirit Of Sennacherib!

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Aug 9, 2010

Fighting Threats

The spirit of Sennacherib! Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Five Principles Of Art And Architecture Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 26, 2011

From the iconoclast controversy we can derive the five principles that should inform our church art

Monday of 3rd Week in Lent 28 March 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy The onset of a dreaded disease is one of the most stressful events of any life. Today, cancer is the most dreaded, but in the time of the prophets, when no one knew about viruses and few people lived to an advanced age, it was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:24-30

Denomination: Catholic

Dry Bones

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 9, 2011

God will see us through the valley of dry bones.

Ezekiel 37: 1 – 14 / Dry Bones Intro: We all have them at one time or another in our lives . . . a valley of dry bones: a divorce, the death of a loved one, a debilitating illness, a surgery or accident from which it seems you will never fully recover. These are times and places in our ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tonight We Remember Series

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Apr 15, 2011

A sermon for Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Two middle-aged couples were enjoying friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?" "Outstanding," Fred replied. "They taught us all the latest psychological techniques, ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Thanksgiving And Attitude

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 24, 2014

We live in a vineyard that has been given to us by God. Attitude is a main character of this message

The Mayflower sighted land on November 9, 1620. It proved to be Cape Cod, which although the right latitude, was well east of their original destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. The Mayflower came to anchor in what is today Provincetown harbor on November 11, after 66 days at sea. That ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All I Want For Christmas Is Peace Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jan 2, 2018

All I want for Christmas is peace. This message was preaches just prior to serving communion on Christmas Eve.

For the last 4 weeks I have been preaching on the topic: All I want for Christmas is. And then I named a different item each week. By now you must think I can’t make up my mind. First week I said all I want for Christmas is a Savior. I think that is what the OT prophets would have said. Next I ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Giver Her The Gas Take Her Out On The Road And See What This Baby Will Do"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 5, 2017

The church should run like a Harley.

CONVEYING THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL Matthew 13:44-58 1. THE DISCOVERY OF TREASURE (Matthew 13:44-46) Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is like a man discovering treasure in a field, and selling all that he has to buy that field; or like a merchant man who discovers a pearl of great price ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Methodist