Sermons on Payment For Sin:

Do Not Say, "I Am A Youth!”

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 15, 2022

This message looks at a teenager who was called by God. Jeremiah was like any other youth; no different than teenagers today. But the Lord was able to use him in an amazing way! God wants even those who are young to serve Him.

I would like to begin our message with a short account concerning a great evangelist in recent church history. “Dwight L. Moody was once asked, ‘How many converts did you have last night?’ Moody answered, ‘Two and one half.’ The other person said, ‘Two adults and a child?’ ‘No,’ Moody replied. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Giver And The Gifts (Thanksgiving)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 22, 2022

Life is filled with many decisions. Some of these decisions are difficult to make. Some of these are small decisions and some are large, but every day we make many decisions.

Illus: A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck. • Immediately someone said, "Where's Fred?" • The very tired hunter said, "Well, Fred had a stroke ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:16-17, Colossians 3:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

My Kingdom Is Not Of This World

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 24, 2022

What is the significance of Maundy Thursday?

My Kingdom is not of This World John 18:36-38 We come to this Maundy Thursday in a very troubled world. There are wars in Ukraine, Yemen, South Sudan, and other places. We have suffered lockdowns and other restrictions from a “pandemic.” The global financial situation is perilous, and inflation is ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Need To Hear From God Yourself

Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 5, 2022

The story of the prophet of Judah & the old lying prophet is one of the weirdest passages in Scripture, but is filled with miracles and lessons. We see 4 amazing things, the main lesson, and look at the hidden symbolism pointing to Christ.

YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM GOD YOURSELF 1 Kings 13:1-32 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Why was the blonde staring at the orange juice container? Because it said, "concentrate." 2. How do you keep a blonde in suspense? (I'll tell you tomorrow.) 3. A blonde approached a pop machine and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 13:1-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When Was Jesus Really Born, And Why It Doesn't Matter.

Contributed by Steve Sheek on Jan 10, 2022

Delivered at Tree of Life Messianic Congregation Houston 25 Dec 2021. An in-depth study of the date of the Messiah's birth. We know it wasn't 25 December but when was it? And does the actual date really matter.

20211225 Parsha Shemot – When was Yeshua (Jesus) born and does it matter. Blessing Torah Portion – Ex 2:1-10 Haftarah - Isaiah 27:7-13 Brit Chadashah Matthew 1:18-25 Shemot is both the title for the second book from the scroll of the Torah and the title of the first Torah portion therein. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:2

Denomination: *other

Our Christian Walk

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 11, 2022

Have you ever had someone do something for you that was out the ordinary?

Illus: A man inherited a little over $3 billion dollars. He had three sons. He told his sons that since he now had all this money, he would like to know what each of them would like to have. He stressed that MONEY was no object. • His first son said that he had always wanted a Jaguar. The father ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Not A Heretic Hunter

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 12, 2022

These days you do not have to hunt heresy as it comes right out of the darkness and parades itself in the open field.

We live in an age where no one likes to be challenged or corrected. I do not like to be wrong, but I have told congregations to go home and study the Word after a sermon to be sure I know what I am talking about. If I do not, do not leave me ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:17, Philippians 3:17-19, Romans 16:17-18, Titus 3:10-11, Titus 1:10-11, 2 Timothy 4:1-4, Ephesians 5:11-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Where’s The Beef?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 18, 2022

The Wendy’s fast food restaurants became famous for a commercial they did several years ago.

The commercial was about three elderly ladies who went to a restaurant and ordered a beef sandwich. Once the sandwich was brought to them, one of the elderly ladies open the bun to see what was inside. This little, short, elderly lady said loudly, “Where’s the Beef?” What she was getting at was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:43-47

Denomination: Baptist

God Works In Mysterious Ways

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 24, 2022

If you ask Christian which is their favorite book of the Bible the answer will vary from Genesis to Revelations. However, probably very few if any would say my favorite book of the Bible is Habakkuk.

The reason they would not choose this book as their favorite is because they do not know that much about the book of Habakkuk. Let me share a few things with you about this precious book of the Bible and it might become your favorite. Let’s look at… I. THE BOOK Out of the sixty six books of ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

"Even So, Come, Lord Jesus.”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 31, 2022

In this message, we would like to take these three verses and look at the prayer John prayed that we seldom pray.

John prayed for the return of the Lord! Illus: When we think of the return of the Lord Jesus, we can not help thinking of the game children often play. This game is “Hide and Seek.” The children choose a place to be a “base” and then one child closes his eyes and counts to one hundred. The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:7-20

Denomination: Baptist

Casting Your Cares Upon The Lord

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Feb 5, 2022

Whatever cares and worries we have in our lives as believers, we should hand them over unto the Lord, and He will handle them for us.

CASTING YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD Study Text: 1 Peter 5: 6 - 8 Introduction: - These verses do not promise that God will fix or remove all our concerns all the times . Instead, they give us assurance in knowing that He cares for us, which is why we can cast our cares on Him. - God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Conversion

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 8, 2022

The conversion of the apostle Paul is one of the most thrilling and inspiring conversions we have ever heard about. Paul truly had a conversion.

Today the modern churches talk about DECISIONS, not CONVERSIONS! Illus: Someone said to a preacher, “Did you have any decisions last week?” The preacher said, “Yes, I had lots of them. Some DECIDED to go to the mountains and some DECIDED they would go to the beach instead of coming to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Unveiling The Mystery Of Unanswered Prayers

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Feb 12, 2022

Bible talks a lot about prayers. All of us would be familiarized with this famous quote of Jesus in Matthew 7:7. Ask, seek, knock then God will answer, and make things come your way. Sounds simple enough, but what about all those unanswered prayers in our lives?

Bible talks a lot about prayers. All of us would be familiarized with this famous quote of Jesus in Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you. Ask, seek, knock then God will answer, and make things come your way. Sounds simple ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 3:23-26, 2 Samuel 12:16-18, Mark 10:35-40, Matthew 26:39, 1 Kings 19:15-16, 2 Corinthians 12:7-8, 1 Samuel 1:10-11, Luke 1:7, Job 13:15  (view more)  (view less)

These Are Those Days

Contributed by Virgil D Taylor on Nov 3, 2022

People of God we're living in a time now that we must recognize every church and ministry is not necessarily of God.

“These Are Those Days” Scripture: 1 Tim. 4:1-8, 2 Tim. 3:1-7 (Main text) Point#1 (Make sure your lifelines up with the word) Point#2 (Gird up your loins) Point# 3 (There Is hope) Saints of God there are many false prophets in the land! teaching things that are not sound doctrine. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-8, 2 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Apostolic

Go(D)fund(S)me

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 3, 2022

Are you familiar with GoFundMe? It’s a digital platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from celebrations to accidents and illnesses.

Are you familiar with GoFundMe? It’s a digital platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from celebrations to accidents and illnesses. From 2010 to the beginning of 2020, over $9 billion has been raised on the platform with contributions from over 120 million donors. Anyone can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran