Sermons on Our Return Home:

Show Me Your Glory, Lord!

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 6, 2019

The glory of God is best described as His beauty. God is omnificent and the magnificent, all creative beautiful God. Yet, how can one really define what beauty is?

“God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it.” (Isaiah 42:5 NLT) “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” (Psalm 19:1 NIV) “..The whole earth is filled with his glory!" (Psalm 72:19 NIV) When ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 72:19, Isaiah 42:5, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 27:4, 1 Chronicles 29:11-13, Psalm 113:4-6, Genesis 9:13, Song of Songs 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 1:18-20, Exodus 33:14-18, John 1:14, John 17:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[#25] An Exhortation For Them To Have The Same Mind Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 12, 2019

This passage demonstrates the simple but often neglected principle that we should not expect every believer to be fully mature.

Date: 2/25/19 Lesson # 25 Title: An Exhortation for Them to Have the Same Mind • “Special Notes” and “Scripture” are shown as endnotes. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Scripture: Philippians 3:15-17 (NIV) 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing Way For Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 17, 2024

This is a study of the gospel of Mark regarding the life of Jesus. It is based on my personal study and research of Scripture and many books and sermons I have read over the years.

GOSPEL OF MARK: GOD’S SERVANT IN ACTION PREPARING WAY FOR JESUS CHRIST A. Mark 1:2-8 (READ) 1. As you are probably aware, President Trump was in Indianapolis on April 26th to speak at the NRA Convention. a. You might have been one of the thousands of motorists caught in the SLOW ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Book Of Revelation (Revelation 13)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 21, 2022

This chapter is the KEY to whole book of Revelation. It covers the antichrist, the terrible world ruler who is going to arise in the end time.

If a person understands this chapter, then he will understand the great book of Revelation. Today in this chapter we are going to be introduced to the anti-christ. This chapter discusses two terrible rulers that are to arise in the end time, the antichrist and his cohort. WHO IS HIS COHORT? ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

If You Knew The Gift Of God

Contributed by John Gaston on May 4, 2022

We’re looking at a woman who encountered Jesus unexpectedly. At first she thought He was just another Jew, but before long she found herself face to face with God. He offered her the answer to her heart's greatest need -- God's inner presence.

IF YOU KNEW THE GIFT OF GOD! JOHN 4:10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Did you hear about the man who had emergency surgery on his hand and lost 3 fingers? The man asked the man if he could still write. 2. The doctor answered, “Maybe, but don’t count on it.” B. TEXT 5 So he came to a town in ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Not Far From The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 5, 2022

You've heard the phrase, "close but no cigar". It communicates that getting almost there is not good enough. Jesus had an encounter with a teacher of the law in Mark 12 where he tells him that he was not far from the kingdom of God.

NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD Mark 12:28-34 You've heard phrases like, "close but no cigar" or “almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades”. These communicate that getting almost there is not good enough. Jesus had an encounter with a teacher of the law in Mark 12 where at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-29, Philippians 3:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Peter, Feed My Sheep” (3 Of 21)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 11, 2022

In Acts 9, we read of the exciting conversion of the Apostle Paul as he traveled to Damascus to persecute the New Testament Christians.

After the Lord miraculous converted Paul, the Lord told him to go into the city and he would be told what he was to do. The apostle Peter's conversion was unusual as well. The Lord first met him by the sea of Galilee. Look Matthew 4:18, “And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Acts Of The Apostles 35 Of 39

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 14, 2022

In Acts twenty-four we find the apostle Paul is being held in custody as a common criminal, waiting for his accusers to arrive, and is to appear before Antonius Felix, the governor of Judaea.

Felix was a politician in every sense of the word. He had risen from being a subservient person, to the position of Governor of Judaea. He got his start through the influence of his brother at the imperial court of Claudius. He married three Princesses, which also elevated his career. The first ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Israel's Unbelief And The Prophets Of God Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 25, 2024

Israel's Unbelief and the Prophets of God

Israel’s Unbelief and the Prophets of God September 25, 2024 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Romans 9:25-10:4 www.mycrossway.org We come back to this marvelous passage of Scripture of Romans 9. Over the last few weeks, we’ve covered what I believe is Paul’s answer to help the ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Pergamum: The Compromising Church Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 12, 2023

The apostle John is asked by the resurrected and victorious Christ to write to the seven churches of Asia, a message that, although directed to specific churches, applies to the church universal.

A. Revelation 2:12- “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of Him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.” 1. When the GLORIFIED Christ first appeared to John, the apostle said that He had a “sharp double- edged sword protruding from His mouth”- Revelation ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lydia's Journey

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 13, 2023

Imagining how and why Lydia moved from being a pagan to a god-fearer, and then to beecoming a follower of Jesus.

This is the story of Lydia, the first woman pastor in the Christian church (at least as far as we know). And it almost never happened. You see, Paul and Silas hadn’t planned to go to Macedonia at all. They had hardly begun to scratch the surface of Asia Minor - that’s where present-day Turkey is. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:9-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Get On The Field! Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 22, 2022

Miracles of God, such as the feeding of the five thousand, provide opportunities to be part of what God is doing.

INTRODUCTION • When you look back on your life, how many opportunities have you missed because you felt like you were not up to the task or did not have the resources to take advantage of the opportunity? • Maybe you missed your chance because you were afraid? • Basketball great Michael Jordan said ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lord, Prop Me Up On My Leaning Side

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Dec 11, 2021

Learning to lean on the Lord through your troubled times.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.   Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.   While traveling on the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4, Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Nearsighted Christians Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

A Christian with spiritual myopia is all caught up with an entangled with what is under his nose, but he has lost the vision of the distant past and the upcoming future in God's plan. He is forgetful of the cross, and blind to the glory of the future.

F. W. Boreham, the famous Australian preacher, had an instructive experience in St. Paul's Cathedral. He and a friend were looking at Holman Hunt's well known painting, "The Light Of The World." The Savior stands before a closed door with a lantern in His hand, and He is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:9

Strong And Weak Christians Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 3, 2021

A Christian must be one who is concerned, not just about the truth in a conflict, but about the person he disagrees with, for if he is right about the truth but wrong in his attitude toward his opponent, he is still missing the boat and is out of God's will.

A man wondering in the woods was caught in a bad storm. It was very dark, and the only light he had was from the flashes of lightening which were followed by deafening thunder. He fell to his knees and prayed, "Lord, if it will be all right with you, please give me more light and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:2-3