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  • Triumph Over Trials Sermon Iii: View Suffering As Inevitable But Redeemable Series

    Contributed by Charles Cunningham on May 13, 2020
     | 4,180 views

    In times like these, when awareness of the inevitability of suffering gives rise to questions and doubts, mature Christians rely on the Word of God and reflect upon personal experiences of trusting God in and through it all.

    MATURE CHRISTIANS VIEW SUFFERING AS INEVITABLE BUT REDEEMABLE Talking to myself this past week, a question posed by many kept surfacing in my mind: “Why am I Suffering”? The answer I gave to myself was, “I am not suffering”. My motto could very well be ...read more

  • Revival Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021
     | 5,817 views

    Revival is not only a good word used in Scripture, it is also a good and positive experience. When rightly understood, we will long for it in the religious realm as we do in all other areas of life.

    Clovis Chappell, the great Southern preacher and author, said in one of his messages, "What announcement could the average pastor make to his people next Sunday that would create less enthusiasm, less approval, less holy expectancy, then that he would soon to begin a revival?" ...read more

  • The "be" Attitudes 09

    Contributed by Guy Glass on May 8, 2023
     | 1,078 views

    Thie is the last of the series on the beatitudes and deals with the nature, reason, and encouragement when we face persecution.

    THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT THE “BE” ATTITUDE’S PART 9 MATTHEW 5:10-12 MATTHEW 5:10–12 BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 11 “BLESSED ARE YOU WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU, PERSECUTE YOU AND FALSELY SAY ALL KINDS OF EVIL AGAINST YOU BECAUSE OF ...read more

  • A Faith For Rocky Waters

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Aug 14, 2023
     | 619 views

    A sermon for Lectionary 19 in the season following Pentecost, Year A

    August 13, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 14:22-33 A Faith for Rocky Waters Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Take heart, it is I.” How wonderful it must have been for the disciples to hear Jesus’ voice ...read more

  • Faith Still Stops The Wind!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 23, 2017
     | 5,667 views

    The same Jesus Who muzzled the storm and quieted the waves is still available today to those who call upon Him. Faith is like a chain which, when slipped onto the crankshaft, connects the power of the Heaven to the mechanisms of Earth. It still works!

    FAITH STILL STOPS THE WIND Mk. 4:35-41 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Gusty Chartrand and her daughter Barb were hired to conduct in-depth surveys. “After a day of reading questions and writing responses we were getting weary, but we decided to finish the last two people before calling it a day.” ...read more

  • Blessings In Disguise

    Contributed by Jim Keegan on Jan 18, 2023
     | 1,313 views

    Hand-in-hand with God’s blessing there is always testing to deepen our bonds of intimate love and trust. Those two forces work together for our good.

    We see in this familiar passage two of the foundational stories of the Gospel: Christ’s blessing by God, followed very closely by his temptation. These are also the two universal realities of the spiritual life: both blessings and trials. After his baptism, Jesus saw the Spirit descending on ...read more

  • The God Of The Living - Mark 12:18-27 Series

    Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 20, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,470 views

    What does it mean to have God as your God? More than you think.

    Mark 12:18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. 20 Now there ...read more

  • The Great Commission

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Aug 6, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 15,052 views

    Why be a missionary - because Jesus commanded us to go. This message is to encourage people to become a missionary and get out of their comfort zones.

    The Great Commission “True Missionary Work” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. WHAT IS A MISSIONARY? – According to the dictionary a missionary is a member of a religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary’s faith. The word “mission” is derived from the Latin ...read more

  • The Cock-A-Doodle-Do Moments, Easter Pt 1

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Mar 23, 2010
     | 2,820 views

    The Moment you mess up is one step away from being restored. www.preaching.co.nr

    Calvary and the Cross were close at hand. Jesus shared the Passover meal with His closest friends and revealed that one among them would be His betrayer. v.22 His disciples, understandably, began to ask who among them would do such a thing to Jesus, v.23 but their conversation quickly turned to ...read more

  • Dreams, Deception And Slavery

    Contributed by Andrew Timberlake on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,578 views

    Looks at the reasons for and the consequences of deception (sin).

    Dreams, Deception and Slavery – OMG is it Wednesday again, you ask. Why do bad things keep happening to me? Is it bad luck? Believe me things could not absolutely be any worse. Everything I have tried -and done not to get to this point- has failed. Why me? Today we are going to examine a ...read more

  • How To Give God's Best To Others Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 3,049 views

    God wants to change how you feel. God wants to change what you desire. God wants to change how you work. God wants to change how you act. God wants to change how you love.

    Today, I am praying for two families with rebellious children. Children who are now adults and addicted to drugs. These families need hope. I am praying for Breenan, a little preemie baby at a Little Rock hospital. Breenan was born seven weeks too early. I am praying for young newlywed husband ...read more

  • The Necessary Process Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 17, 2022
     | 1,958 views

    The process for Israel's salvation is explained in Zechariah 13:7-9. The substitutionary death the Good Shepherd is essential for our salvation as well. This is a powerful text for preaching Christ!

    Intro In our previous studies we have seen the glorious victory God gives Israel at the Battle of Armageddon. We have seen the national conversion that occurs at the end of the Tribulation period. Wonderful things will happen “on that day.”i But there was a price to pay for that to happen. What we ...read more

  • A Thankful Spirit Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,799 views

    A thankful spirit encourages others to see the positive in their own lives, and so being thankful is a ministry in a world where the bad news is thrown at us so often we tend to forget the good news. We need people with a thankful spirit to remind us that light is as real as the dark

    The more I study the history of man and the sea, the more grateful I become that I am a landlubber. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost in ship wrecks in my lifetime. But some sailors have much to be thankful for in spite of ship wrecks. John O'Brian, for example, was off the coast of ...read more

  • Shame You Don’t Deserve - Mark 15:21 Series

    Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on May 27, 2024
     | 415 views

    What do you do when the opinions of others mean too much to you? You can’t stand it when certain people disapprove of you, maybe you’re a people pleaser or you shy away from conflict. How do you escape the fear of man?

    Mark 15:21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was pass-ing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. Introduction Simon Well, they finally wrap up their gruesome vaudeville entertainment session and get on with the ...read more

  • Lord, Always Give Us This Bread!

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 138 ratings
     | 13,817 views

    This sermon is the lectionary text for 8th. Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, and is really a Salvation message

    LORD, ALWAYS GIVE US THIS BREAD”—JOHN 6:22-35 Bread is the most common of all foods. My Mother always called it, “the staff of life.” Perhaps Leviticus 26:26 is the basis for this designation: “When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven, and they will bring ...read more