Sermons on Orthodoxy:

"The Legalist Only Has Law" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 4, 2010

Jesus has no cheerful words for the legalist. Is your faith in your strength? Is your trust in your keeping of the law; the rules? Go and do it. That’s all He can say to you.(Lk 10:37)

(Part 1 of 2 in a study of the Parable of the Good Samaritan) “And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Orthodox

Communion: A Time To Refocus

Contributed by Stephen Evans on Feb 15, 2012

It is not without purpose that the Lord gave us the ordinances of the church. Communion offers us a special time to refocus the inner man.

Title: Communion: A Time to Refocus Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 Date: February 19, 2012 Place: Washington A/G Introduction I. Revival & Communion A. The Table is spread 1. What were your thoughts? 2. Will you stay? B. Every communion ought to bring personal revival 1. Jesus said, “do this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Gospel Of God

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 15, 2017

God's good news comes from God and is about God the Son.

The Gospel of God Romans 1:2-7 In the introduction to this series, we saw three ways which Paul introduces himself and his call to the Roman congregation. He called himself “a slave of Jesus Christ”, a “called apostle,” and “separated unto the Gospel of God. Today we will zero in on what the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:2-7, Romans 1:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Root Of Heresy

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 26, 2017

What is heresy, and what do we do about it?

The Root of Heresy “And ye shall be as gods; knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:5b The word “heresy” and the related word “heretic” are pejorative terms. This means that they stir up emotion, especially anger. These create an “us versus them” mentality. We can look into the history of the church ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christianity And Science Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021

The Bible and Science agree that prevention is the ideal. The goal of science is to be able to predict so men can avoid what is bad and gain what is good.

Jesus was a great physician who believed in preventive medicine. Curative medicine is the most spectacular, for what can compare to saying to the leper, "Be made whole!" Or what can be more amazing than to command the blind to see or the lame to rise up and walk? Preventive medicine is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

An Eternal Priest In A Changing World

Contributed by Marvin P. Hoogland on Jul 7, 2019

The epistle to the Hebrews describes Jesus as "a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

Our world is changing. Not only is it changing, but it is changing at an accelerating pace. The difference between our times and earlier times is not that now the world is changing whereas in earlier ages it wasn't. The world has always been on the go. Customs, institutions, knowledge, have ...read more

Dealing With Da Vinci

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 19, 2004

Brown offers an revisionist, alternative, speculative view of the historical Jesus that lacks historical evidence, in the guise of a conspiracy thriller.

Dealing with Da Vinci—the lure of ‘other’ gospels. –Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Scripture reading—Psalm 119:89-96 Dan Brown’s provocative book, The Da Vinci Code, has topped the best-seller list for over half a year and has inspired TV ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:89-96

Denomination: Congregational

Blessed Are The Spiritual Zeros

Contributed by David Taylor on Oct 7, 2004

Blessed are those who are poor in spirit.

Sermon on Mount Blessed are the spiritual Zeros May 9, 2004 Today I start working through our series on the on the Beatitudes. I.e. Dan and Deanne’s bareness. It is at the outset of the Sermon on the Mount that we learn that we do not have the spiritual resources to put any of the Sermons ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spirit And The Trinity Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 14, 2005

The Spirit is part of the circle dance of the Trinity

Knowing The Holy Spirit April 10, 2005 The Spirit and the Trinity Luke 3:21-22 God is three, and God is one. The Trinity is not an easy concept to understand much less to explain. I’ve had supper time conversations with the kids that go like this: “Jesus is God.” “But God is God!” “Yeah ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:21-22

Denomination: *other

Do You Have Good Reason To Be Angry With God? Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 26, 2006

Our relationship with God flourishes when we become passionate about what God is passionate about.

Do You Have Any Good Reason to be Angry With God? Jonah: It’s More Than Just a Fish Story Series Sept. 3, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A A new resident was walking down a street and noticed a man struggling with a washing machine ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Everlasting Destruction Or Eternal Life? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 3, 2007

The Christian life is lived in the here and now with strength borrowed from the future.

Everlasting Destruction or Eternal Life? (2 Thessalonians 1:6-12) 1. We have many jokes about the subject of hell. Consider the supposed story of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Reasons To Believe

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 28, 2009

This message will blow your mind with amazing reasons to trust God and His Word, discussing science, history, archeology, fulfilled prophecy, numerical codes and more; great for believers and searchers alike.

A Few Great Reasons to Put Your Faith in Jesus Note: This message contains information from several different resources including Winkie Pratney, Ravi Zacharius, Josh McDowell and others. Truth exists (if you didn’t believe this you wouldn’t be in school)! Academia will deny the existence of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prince Caspian: Our Special Connection To Nature Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009

Lewis shows us a profound view of the divinely ordained human stewardship of nature. Are we courageous and responsible enough to accept our role?

Prince Caspian: Our special connection to nature Genesis 2:15-20 In the last decade over 1000 species of animal were discovered in the Mekong jungles and wetlands of Asia. That averages to a species a week. Among them were never before named types ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-20

Denomination: Mennonite

Receiving Him

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) What does it really mean to ’receive Him’?...

Receiving Him John 1:1-5, 10-14a This morning I want to talk with you about a question that is relevant to each and every one of us here. It is a rather critical questions because, by biblical definition, all eternity hangs in it’s balance. And the question is this: What does it mean to receive ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: *other

Why Are We Divided?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 11, 2009

Truth divides from error not lives in peaceful coexistence.

Why Are We Divided? I do not know if there has ever been a time since the 1st Century when there has been so much talk about unifying the Church. The problem is that we are more divided than ever and that division keeps increasing on nearly a daily basis. In fact, those who speak the most about ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32

Denomination: Baptist