Sermons on Our Commission:

Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus

Contributed by Doug Fannon on May 11, 2020

We tend to worry about the next guy when we need to be looking at Jesus for ourselves.

Opening Illustration: Joseph Tson was pastor of Second Baptist Church, Oradea, Romania, until he was exiled by the Romanian government in 1981. He writes of his experience: "Years ago I ran away from my country to study theology at Oxford. In 1972, when I was ready to go back to Romania, I ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20-22

Denomination: Baptist

God Upgrades Our System Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 18, 2020

The big picture of the Christian life helps us to recalibrate our bearings as we study the details and fine points.

God Upgrades Our System (Romans 8:1-4) 1. This is a transcript of an actual support call to a computer support number: Me: Thank you for calling —- my name is —- how may I help you? customer: My new laptop won’t turn on. Me: Is it plugged in? Customer: What? Me: Did you plug it in? The battery is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Laying Down Our Lives Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on May 23, 2020

We must have sacrificial and unconditional love for all people because Jesus showed us this way to love others.

IT WAS NOVEMBER 19, 1863, WHEN PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN SPOKE IN GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, SAYING “...WE HAVE COME TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF THAT FIELD, AS A FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THOSE WHO HERE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THAT NATION MIGHT LIVE. IT IS ALTOGETHER FITTING AND PROPER THAT WE SHOULD DO ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-13, 1 John 3:16, Romans 5:7-8

Denomination: Free Methodist

Jesus Our Cheer Leader!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 31, 2021

The Bible teaches us that God wants us to be strong and full of joy. If we listen we can hear God speaking to us through the Word. The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength —Nehemiah 8:10

JESUS OUR CHEER LEADER! The Bible teaches us that God wants us to be strong and full of joy. If we listen we can hear God speaking to us through the Word. The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength —Nehemiah 8:10 Mat 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10, Matthew 9:2

Our Rest Only In God.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 16, 2021

The Christian faith, after all, is deeply personal. When we abide in Christ, we rest in God.

OUR REST ONLY IN GOD. Psalm 84:1-4. At the end of the celebration of Passover, in Jewish homes scattered throughout the world, the parting toast is, ‘Next year in Jerusalem!’ The sentiment echoes a common consciousness, a restlessness if you will, which is forever drawing God’s people back ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is Our Divine Deliverer! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 18, 2021

Here God gives us some important lessons... 1. About demonic spirits (vs. 1-10). 2. About our divine Savior (vs. 8-13). 3. About deceived sinners (vs. 14-17). 4. About the delivered saint (vs. 18-20).

Jesus Is Our Divine Deliverer! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared August 18, 2021) BACKGROUND: *Today we are going to look at one of the most drastic and devastating examples of demon possession found in the Bible. Thankfully, it is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

Restoring Our First Love Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 20, 2023

Restoring Our First Love Series: REBOOT: Fresh Start for a New Year February 19, 2023 - Brad Bailey

"Restoring Our First Love Series: Reboot: Fresh Start for a New Year Brad Bailey - Feb. 19, 2023 Intro Today …we are concluding our new year focus on rebooting our lives. Restore our life functioning … from the malaise… changes …pandemic. We may be doing this…but without the same sense of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31, Matthew 22:40, Acts 17:27-28, Romans 12:2, 1 John 4:7-8, 1 John 4:10, 1 John 4:19, Proverbs 9:10, Romans 2:4, John 14:23, Revelation 2:2-4, Ephesians 3:17-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Unique Approach To Our Conflict

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 15, 2023

Sometimes God fights for us, and sometimes with us.

A Unique Approach to Our Conflict After being wounded and captured during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, the Union captors sent Captain Benjamin Farinholt to the Federal prisoner-of-war camp on Johnson’s Island in Ohio. There he and his fellow prisoner John Latane devised a daring escape plan. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving Our Best In Worship

Contributed by Rolando, Jr Pama on Mar 18, 2023

WORSHIP: • To honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power. : to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion. • worship is the act of attributing reverent honour and homage to God.

WHY WE MUST WORSHIP GOD? 1. HE IS OUR GOD- OUR MAKER. • Psalm 95:6-7 6Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; 7for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice, 2. HE BLESSED US. • Psalms ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1

Tempering Our Understanding Of Miracles

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Mar 21, 2023

Miracles do happen. However, not all the time. Faith can be shattered by the expectations of miracles occurring. Not all prayers can be answered. Tough lesson I learned early on.

Tempering our Understanding of Miracles John 11:1-45 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: United Methodist

God Satisfies Our Souls

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 3, 2023

We confess our dissatisfaction. Our loving, heavenly Father provides satisfaction.

GOD SATISFIES OUR SOULS (Outline) MARCH 26, 2023 – Lent 5 – NUMBERS 21:4-9 INTRO.: Are you satisfied with your life? Content with how the Lord has taken care of you? Our sinful nature likes to grumble and complain. We think everything is not quite the way we want it to be. All too often we ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9

Denomination: Lutheran

The Remedy To Our Fears And Doubts

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 19, 2023

A sermon for the second Sunday of Easter, Year A

April 19, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 20:19-31; Acts 2:1-4a, 22-32 The Remedy to Our Fears and Doubts Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The Easter Doldrums. It’s the feeling we get after the high of Easter ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31, Acts 2:1-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Who Is Like Our God?

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 24, 2022

From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.

WHO IS LIKE OUR GOD? Psalm 113:1-9. PSALM 113:1. “Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.” “Praise ye the LORD” is a translation of “Hallelujah.” It is an imperative, addressed to a plurality of people. These people are identified as “the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 113:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Holy Spirit: Our Comforter

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on May 3, 2023

The Comforter has come, so you must give Him place in your life and let Him be all He wants to be. He is on a divine mission to get a Bride ready for Jesus.

The Holy Spirit: Our Comforter Study Text: John 14: 15 - 17 Introduction: - Jesus knew we needed the Holy Ghost, but He had to go away before the Spirit could come to us. John 16:7 - Jesus knew how important the coming of the Comforter would be to people, and you must understand that as ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Mission Is Our Mission

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 22, 2023

Jesus leaves but now his mission becomes our mission.

"Jesus’s Mission is our Mission” Acts 1:6-14 1. Jesus’s Mission was to preach the Gospel” says Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the good news of kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. • Jesus Mission was to preach ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-14

Denomination: Methodist