Sermons on Our Advocate:

Living Our Call

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 11, 2020

Who would want to pastor the church at Corinth?

Living our Call 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 We all wish our churches were perfect. We all wish we were perfect. We often get discouraged by the failure to reflect Christ. We see our failings at every level and wonder when we will be the Church and when we will be true Christians. We tend to think of Peter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Citizenship Is In Heaven Series

Contributed by Jason Grubbs on Jan 11, 2020

Because we are citizens of Heaven, our minds should be set on Heavenly things. This sermon shows what is and should be true since we are citizens of Heaven.

Introduction One October afternoon in 1982, Badger Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, was packed. More than 60,000 die-hard University of Wisconsin supporters were watching their football team take on the Michigan State Spartans. It soon became obvious that MSU had the better team. What seemed odd ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21

Aligning Our Days

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 17, 2020

Today's message is from the Getting Spiritually Aligned series. We are looking at getting our days aligned with the Lord's day, or the Sabbath.

Getting Spiritually Aligned “Aligning Our Days” Matthew 28:1 {Audio File: https://mega.nz/#!7REBQajS!N1OFIDtE73xGCQWe1ZoXyl_aCP3aN1LxQM2Mm-2m43Y } Most of you may not know that I’m a sports fan; whether it is football, basketball, and baseball, but mostly I watch when it gets to the playoffs. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1, Colossians 2:16-17, Matthew 12:7-8, Hebrews 10:24-25

Denomination: Foursquare

Our Journey Home

Contributed by Daniel Whetstine on Apr 4, 2020

Throughout this chapter, it speaks of Faith and how needful it is to reach our "Eternal" home. All of the hero's of faith were traveling the same road with the same destination....HOME!

Trouble was brewing in the Jewish community Some Christian Jews were thinking of turning back to Judaism The sacrificial offerings, decorations and elaborate temples appealed to them more than a cross. An ineffectual offering that they could see appealed to them more than an invisible ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Family Like Ours

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 22, 2020

We may be tempted to skip over the account of Jesus' ancestry, but it is an important part of the good news of Jesus.

If you had the job of writing up the story of the life of Jesus, one of the decisions you would make would be what to do with the opening paragraph. You know how important the opening is. You want something to grab people’s attention and pull them into reading the whole thing. What would you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:23-37

Our Good Shepherd

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on May 1, 2020

we often wander off as sheep are want to do, but Jesus comes and finds us

I assure you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The watchman opens the door for this man, and the sheep listen to his voice and heed it; and he calls his own sheep ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal

Our Miracle Mother

Contributed by Perry Greene on May 4, 2020

The nation of Israel and the followers of Jesus exist by the miracle of Sarah conceiving and giving birth to Isaac.

1. COVID-19 Has made this an unusual Mother’s Day – Virus Issues; everything feels “off” 2. Still, we want to honor our Mothers 3. An Unusual Modern Mother: In September, 2019, Erramatti Mangayamma gave birth to twin girls.It doesn’t sound unusual until we find out she was 74 y/o at the time. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 51:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Our Part?

Contributed by David Nolte on Jan 20, 2021

Sometimes we presume to play God's part and forget about our part.

Things are not always as we want them to be. Disappointments, disasters, distresses, diseases, dilemmas, discouragement and depression destroy our dreams and desires. Problems seem to be the norm and solutions seem inadequate. Our need is urgent, and we see no light at the end of the tunnel. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Is Our Life

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 24, 2021

I was talking with someone a couple of weeks ago and the indirect question was asked, "is Jesus your life or just part of your life"? I thought that was worth pondering. Let's see if we can discover why and how Jesus is our life.

JESUS IS OUR LIFE I was talking with someone a couple of weeks ago and the indirect question was asked, "is Jesus your life or just part of your life"? I thought that was worth pondering. I was talking with another person just recently who was mentioning a video they had watched about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, John 10:28, Ephesians 2:4-6, Romans 8:8-10, Colossians 3:1-4, John 11:25, John 14:6, John 1:1-4, Galatians 2:20, Acts 3:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Our Missionary God”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Feb 3, 2021

This message is based on the preaching of Jesus in Capernaum, His prayer to the Father which reminded Him of His purpose, to proclaim the message of grace, not just healing out of compassion. We have the same purpose.

In Jesus Holy Name February 6, 2021 Text: Mark 1:38-39 Epiphany V Redeemer “Our Missionary God” Almost 2,000 years ago when Jesus walked this earth, He began preaching in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:38-39

Denomination: Lutheran

Delighting In Our Weaknesses

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 7, 2021

'Delighting in our weaknesses, really?' Yes, really. Last week we looked at how Paul learned the secret to contentment. As we needed to learn the secret to contentment, we also need to learn the secret to delighting in our weaknesses.

DELIGHTING IN OUR WEAKNESSES 2nd Cor. 12:7-10 Last week I mentioned that my sermon title, Being Content During Covid, probably caused you to think, 'he can't be serious'. Well, you might have the same reaction to today's sermon title. 'Delighting in our weaknesses, really?' ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, 2 Corinthians 11:30, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Hebrews 4:14-16, Psalm 82:4, Isaiah 40:29-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus And Our King! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Feb 10, 2021

There are 1,000 of sermons on this subject, and here is another! Listen.

In 1982, SM Lockridge preached a sermon that has never been forgotten and has been used by 1,000's of preachers, like me! It's called the "That's My King!" He says my King is a seven-way king. . . He's King of the Jews: He's King of Israel: He's King of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus And In Our Midst! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Feb 16, 2021

WHERE IS JESUS? He is in our presence, through His Spirit, and something wonderful happens! Listen!

John's Gospel introduces Jesus making an entrance into the world with these words, "And the Word was made flesh and He dwelt among us and we saw His glory and truth!" (John 1:4) Jesus came into our world! He is that babe lying in a manger. As a boy, He is the midst of the Jewish ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Our Habitation Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Feb 16, 2021

In Psalm 91:9 there are is a conversation between two people. While one says that God is his refuge, he recognizes that the other person has made God his dwelling place or habitation. There is a clear distinction between refuge and habitation. How about you?

Psalm 91 - Study 21 - God Our Habitation We read in Psalm 91:9, “Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place-the Most High, who is my refuge” (ESV) In our studies based on Psalm 91 we have realized that this is a Psalm that elaborates the protection of God over His children. The word ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:8

Denomination: Other

Jesus And Our Overcomer! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Feb 22, 2021

Who will be our Overcomer that will help us to overcome all things? Jesus! Listen!

Jesus is has many names that describe His character, but seldom mentioned this one --- OVERCOMER! But Jesus gives us these words about Himself, "In this world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." ( John 16:33) We know many things what He overcame ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ