Sermons on Opposes:

What’s Your Poison?

Contributed by Mark Opperman on May 6, 2015

Was it the act of eating from the tree that was the BIG problem, or was it the sin of disobedience, doubting God’s character and not trusting His words? The poison was not so much in the fruit but in the heart!

What’s Your Poison? Genesis 3:1-7 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Into The Future Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 3, 2014

Talking about our ultimate eternal existence, the new heaven and the new earth (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 15 Eternally Worshiping, pgs. 373- 380)

HoHum: This is from Daniel Overdorf but I am have been in many of these kinds of conversations and situations: One Friday afternoon I struggled to prepare for the weekend. The week’s hectic pace, filled with activities, left me scrambling on Friday to finish my sermon. While I hunched over ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian - Do Some Of Your Thoughts Come From A Familiar Spirit?

Contributed by David Leach on Jan 9, 2014

God has a voice – the Holy Spirit is God’s voice, speaking through God’s word or directly. It takes a re-born human spirit that can currently hear to recognize God’s voice.

Christian - do some of your thoughts come from a familiar spirit? God has a voice – the Holy Spirit is God’s voice, speaking through God’s word or directly. It takes a re-born human spirit that can currently hear to recognize God’s voice. Sin makes the heart dull of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walking With God Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Feb 4, 2013

Once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior - what next? How do you actually move forward in your life with God? There are forces that want to keep you from doing well, and we explore them in these two psalms.

In your desire to serve and walk with the Lord did you know there are those who do not want you to succeed? There are forces arrayed against you to keep you from loving, mirroring, and serving the Lord. These forces are not friendly, they don’t mean well and cannot be reasoned ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Awaken, America!

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 1, 2012

America is in moral, financial, religious, and ethical trouble. The answer to her problems is not found in political manuevering but in God's word.

1. IRS Threat to Churches – “No politicking or we take your tax-exempt status.” They define their threat in that churches are not to be political action committees if they: a. Have a “substantial” part of their activities in trying to influence legislation; b. Having ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A House United Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 15, 2011

The first church split occured in heaven

A The first church “split” (if you will) occurred at none other than heaven. 1 Before the earth was formed, Adam & Eve created: God & His angels were in heaven. a In those days Lucifer was one of God’s angels (not just any ol’angel.) aa Tradition tells us he was one of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Challenging The Authority Of Jesus

Contributed by David Cain on Aug 4, 2012

The authority of Jesus was constantly challenged. We must avoid doing the same

Challenging the Authority of Jesus (Mark 3:20 to 35) Our reading this morning describes two challenges to the authority of Jesus. They are very different challenges; the first is from his family who we would expect to be on his side and the second comes from some teachers of the law who we would ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 14, 2011

A Civil Warfare is fought against flesh and blood; the spiritual warfare is fought against spiritual powers. A civil warfare endangers the body, but the spiritual warfare endangers the Soul. A Civil warfare may have long term consequences, but a spiritual

THE SPIRITUAL WARFARE Matthew 12:22-30 Introduction Attention- In 1989 the communist system fell down in all the Eastern European countries. Romania was the only one that had to pay for its freedom with innocent bold. My friend from this Eastern European country told me that, it was a time of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

Confident To Serve Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Aug 25, 2019

As Jesus continued to provide instructions regarding the ministry He had called the disciples to engage, again He emphasized the difficulty they would encounter. Although this was a worthy task, with eternal implications, their opposition would be evident and extensive.

Confident to Serve Matthew 10: 23-28 As we continue to study the conversation Jesus had with the disciples in order to prepare them for Kingdom ministry, again we find the Lord being totally honest with them about what to expect. While their task was certainly worthwhile, having eternal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:23-28

Denomination: Baptist

Qualifications Of An Elder

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 27, 2020

Here Paul is giving the qualifications for the man who aspires to be an elder or pastor in the local church. Why should this concern you?

Tit 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ (according to the faith of God's elect, in the acknowledging of the truth which is according to godliness Tit 1:2 on hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the eternal times, Tit 1:3 but revealed His ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Processing Trials Correctly

Contributed by Pablo Catala on Jul 29, 2019

Trusting in God

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Abundant Life

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Apr 30, 2023

The abundant life is found in Jesus Christ and His Church.

Good Shepherd Sunday John 10:1-10 and Acts 2:42-47 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church April 30, 2023 One Thing The Rev. M. Anthony Seel How many here have seen the movie “City Slickers?” Even if you haven’t seen it, you may be familiar with one scene from that 1991 movie. In a famous scene, three ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10, Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Lutheran

Hold Fast To The Truth Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 14, 2025

Paul wrote to enlighten the believers who were in the midst of confusion. We learn to be discerning, to love the truth, and to contend for the faith.

2 Thess 2:1-5 Hold Fast to the Truth 2 Thess 2:1-3a 1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 1 John 2:18, 1 John 4:1-3, Matthew 24:10-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Power To Meet The World's Desperate Need Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 23, 2023

As God has authority over all of life, so Jesus has authority over all of life.

For the next 4 weeks we will be studying from the John 5. This chapter deals with the authority and power that Jesus has. In fact, chapter 5 reveals Jesus to be the Authority over all of life. Jesus is equal with God and that is claimed later on in this chapter. So, He is due the same worship, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Ultimate Renewable Resource

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 8, 2025

Think about the possibility that energy - in all its forms - is simply a way scientists have to describe the breath of God....Who is the Holy Spirit.

How many of you still wear a watch that has to be wound every day? Not many of us still do, right? Unless there is something really special about it, it’s an heirloom or an antique or something like that, most of us have switched to the battery-powered ones. It’s so much easier, isn’t it? One less ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed