Sermons on Oliver Discourse:

Strength To Stand-9 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 3, 2017

9 of 11. Paul closes his direction to the Ephesian church by encouraging them to find their strength in the Lord. But where or how can God's people find the strength to stand victorious? God’s people acquire strength to stand victorious thru a distinct...

STRENGTH To STAND-IX—Ephesians 6:10-20 Attention: HERO CHIHUAHUA: Summer 2017--GAINESVILLE, FL... Gainesville Police said 7-year-old Coco was out being walked this week, when a robber approached them from behind as they walked near their apartment complex. The robber proceeded to strike Coco’s ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Your First And Best Is Good Enough (Haggai 2:1-9) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Apr 14, 2022

God will take your work, and use it. And He will bring the glory.

Last week, we worked through Haggai 1. In that chapter, Yahweh challenges his people to stop, and think, about their struggle to prosper. All of you have had times in your life, probably, where you've worked like a dog, and had nothing to show for it. And there's few things more ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

The Seven Bowl Judgments Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Nov 9, 2022

The final outpouring of God's judgement in an unrepentant and unbelieving world

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Everything that is happening today and will happen during the Great Tribulation are warnings from God to an unbelieving man that God will one day unleash his judgment and wrath. God has worked over all of the time ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 16:1-21

Denomination: Brethren

Seven Kind Of People God Cannot Save

Contributed by Ralph Coleman on Nov 1, 2001

Describes how pride can cause one to lose sight of salvation

SEVEN KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GOD CANNOT SAVE LUKE 18:9-12 It is the will of God that all men become saved. 2 Pet 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Lifting High Jesus

Contributed by Richard Abernathy on Mar 13, 2006

Christ has been lifted high for us.

Lifting high Jesus… Pastor Richard Abernathy John 12:32 I was sitting in a devotional meeting the other day listening to a rather dispassionate preacher. This man was trying to make the point that if we, as professing Christians, would simply come together, in Jesus’ name, we could forget about ...read more

Scripture: John 12:32

Denomination: Congregational

Ask & You Will Receive?

Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 30, 2007

This message, delivered during a mid-week prayer meeting, tackles the question of prayer and God’s ’obligations’- or is it ours?

“ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE?” Wednesday Evening Prayer Mtg. May 15, 2002 Pastor Todd G. Leupold I. OPEN Prayer can seem like such a funny thing. . . How often do we vacillate between turning to God to save the world and not bothering to pray for even the simplest things, because we wonder if He is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 31, 2006

We see in this passage that the kingdom of God is available to all, that it was achieved through the Cross and that it is costly.

02-04-06 NR/NC Story: 26 Christians were crucified at Nizhizaka Hill in Nagasaki, Japan on 15 February 1597. Amongst them was a young seventeen year old boy, Thomas Kosaki, who had been sentenced to die for his Christian witness - along with his father. He wrote a letter to his mother the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:22-32

Denomination: Anglican

God Rescues The Righteous

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Jul 12, 2006

God does so much for us because He loves us. Not because we deserve His help because we don’t. We deserve His punishment because we all have sinned against Him. But instead of allowing us to drown in our sea of sin and wrong choices, He throws out a li

God Rescues the Righteous by Greg Johnson http://www.lovinggodfellowship.org The more I read and study the Bible, the more I understand how much God loves us. He does so much for us because He loves us. Not because we deserve His help because we don’t. We deserve His punishment because we all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Burdens We Bear And Burdens We Share

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 16, 2006

The law of sowing and reaping

Burdens We Bear, Burdens We Share, Gal 5:19-6:10 INTRODUCTION: A. I trust that as well a taught congregation as you are that you have no need for me to tell you that the chapter and verse numbering was added by man and is not inspired of God. There is a bad chapter division in Galatians 5 & ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving With Christ

Contributed by Chris Sparkman on Aug 23, 2001

Many times we face difficulties in life. Jesus Christ is there for each of us, He never fails, and He will lead you through!

Surviving with Christ 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 As we take our journey that begins at the cradle and ends upon this earth when we enter our grave. We will often times experience circumstances that we do not fully understand. Things will take place in our lives that we do not want to accept. In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

This Is Church Not Theatre

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jul 22, 2008

The Corinthians had made the mistake of approaching worship like a smorgasbord. They were taking what they thought was the best and walking by what they really needed on their plates.

This is Church not Theatre 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Today’s scripture passage is meant as a loving correction from a father to his children. St. Paul is writing to his spiritual children in Corinth a church that he planted and now he goes about watering it. Just like the parable of (The Sower) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Time

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 28, 2012

We love to talk about time! We wish God would tell us the "when." But in this fascinating passage, He gives us hints and landmarks to watch for without give us a date and time. And so we serve Him while we wait for His time.

Passage: Daniel 9:20-27 Intro: Time is a very mysterious thing to us 1. we are stuck in it, moment by moment, but dream of being outside it, to move back and forth in it. PP “The Time Machine” PP “Back to the Future” 2. hard for us to conceive of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:20-27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

When God Became An Infant

Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Dec 10, 2012

A message on the birth of Jesus, showing that Jesus was in the beginning.

When God Became an Infant Luke 2:4/7 “And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is Called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with Child. And so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:4-9

Denomination: *other

Was Jesus Married?

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Sep 22, 2012

A response to claims that "evidence" that Jesus was married is “apt to send jolts through the world of biblical scholarship - and beyond.”

Was Jesus Married? “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.” 1 Timothy 4:7 “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 Popular characters tend to be used, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

The Speech Of Stephen

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013

Wherever God meets His people is a holy place, not just in the Temple or in a Church building.

STEPHEN’S SPEECH. Acts 7. Standing before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish council in the Temple of Jerusalem, false witnesses alleged that the Christian deacon Stephen had claimed that ‘Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered us’ (Acts 6:14). ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational