Sermons on Open Ears:

The Prayer God Will Always Answer

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 10, 2021

Praying with confidence requires us to know God and to know what He has promised. Then, when we present the requests prompted by God's promise, we must defer to Him so that He is honoured in us.

“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Good News For Discouraged Believers

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 17, 2003

Peter reminds discouraged believers of who they are. They are God’s people. AND PETER – after reminding them of who they are takes the next several verses to remind them (and us) of what it means to be God’s people… (Living God’s Way -part 1)

Good News For Discouraged Believers Living God’s Way – part one 1 Peter 1:1-12 THIS MORNING - we are about to begin an exciting journey AND I am really pumped up and jazzed about it. YOU SEE – we are going to being doing something during the next 10 Sunday mornings that we only do about once a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Out With The Bad - In With The Good Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 21, 2011

A study of Isaiah chapter 22 verses 1 through 25

Isaiah 22: 1 – 25 Out With The Bad - In With The Good 1 The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops, 2 You who are full of noise, a tumultuous city, a joyous city? Your slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 22:1-25

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Academy Award For Best Actor Goes To Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 31, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Luke 12: 1 – 12

Luke 12: 1 – 12 The Academy Award For Best Actor Goes To In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:1-12

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Cover All My Bases Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 29, 2017

A study of the book of Acts 17: 1 – 34

Acts 17: 1 – 34 Cover All My Bases 17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Too Silly For A Funeral; Too Serious For A Party

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 2, 2019

Christians must be aware of becoming hypercritical of divine work and of other believers, ascribing what is done as unworthy of Christ. To explore this situation, the message is a study of Jesus' censure of the generation in which He then lived.

“Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Call From Corruption Series

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Mar 16, 2006

The third message in a verse by verse exposition of the book of Malachi.

A Call From Corruption Malachi 2:1-9 I. God’s Disdain for a Corrupted Priesthood (v. 1-4) A. Corruption often begins when listening ends 1. Failure to hear hurts the heart 2. Failure to hear depletes God’s glory B. Corruption brings a price to be paid 1. God’s hand of blessing may be ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Beware Of False Teachers

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

GUARD YOUR SOUL AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE DECEPTION OF FALSE TEACHERS BY CHECKING THEIR FRUIT I.

GUARD YOUR SOUL AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE DECEPTION OF FALSE TEACHERS BY CHECKING THEIR FRUIT I. WHO ARE THESE FALSE TEACHERS? A. Characteristics of a Genuine Prophet: 1. Commissioned by God vs. Self-appointed How does our emphasis on seminary education, candidating, volunteerism, etc. lend itself ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Has The Lord Heard From Us Lately?

Contributed by Robert Laymance on Nov 27, 2000

OUR PRAYER LIFE AND CONCERNS

WHAT HAS THE LORD HEARD FROM US LATELY? 1.CONCERNING OUR SPEECH. (give ear to my words) a. prayers...unto thee will i pray...call on him-gen. 4:26...seth and enos...cry unto him-rom. 8:26...come unto him-heb. 4_let us therefore come... b. praises..."my king and my God...heb. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:3, Psalm 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

How To Keep Your Child Out Of Hell Series

Contributed by Joel Wade on Oct 29, 2002

Two scriptural directives to keep your child from departing from the faith, as well as three introductory fundamentals that(when not in effect) prevent a child from reaching their full lifes potential.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Introduction- Do these quotes sound familiar to you? ¡§I can¡¦t wait ¡¥till I¡¦m grown¡¨ ¡§When I have kids I¡¦m not going to raise them like I was raised¡¨ ¡§Not MY Son!¡¨ ¡§Not MY ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 23:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Make Your Calling And Election Sure

Contributed by Donald Jewell on Jan 20, 2009

Learning from Peter

Make Your Calling, & Election, Sure II Peter 1:10 I took the text from II Peter. It was written just after Paul’s death and very close to his own. I believe of all of the Apostles, Peter was the most familiar with trials that will defeat us if we do not heed his advice. He was resourceful, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Access To God

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 31, 2012

We must stay in touch with God to live in this world

ACCESS TO GOD James 4: 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Many times I have cried out to my Lord for help he always answers when I pray it may not be like I wanted ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

Relatives Do Not Need Signs

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 25, 2013

An adulterous generation has no reason to expect signs.

Luke 11:27-30 27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 29 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

After The Crisis

Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017

What do we do after a storm and trial

After The Crisis Acts 27:40-44 Acts 28:1-2 In the preceding sermon we heard from God about our conduct in the crisis. We had the same command, the same crisis, the same crew, and the same cry touches the same Creator!! He stopped the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:40-44, Acts 28:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Coffin, Choir, Christ

Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017

When our focus is on Christ as it should be we can worship in any circumstance

The Coffin, The Choir, and The Christ Isaiah 6: 1-9 The prosperity of King Uzziah's reign seems to have weakened the national character. Deep seated degeneracy was eating out the vitals of the nation. The unbroken summer of fifty years with its prosperity and wealth had induced a moral decay ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal