Sermons on Peace Like A River:

A Day Like No Other

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 17, 2012

Lent 3: A narrative sermon from the perspective of a seller of doves and pigeons. It is based on the account of Jesus first cleansing of the temple.

[Note: This is a narrative sermon told from the perspective of, Yoseph, a seller of doves and pigeons at the Temple on the day that Jesus came and threw out the sellers and money changers. I put on a ‘costume’ as I changed into the character of Yoseph. The message begins with a brief ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Walk Like A Man

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jun 24, 2014

KING DAVID is an excellent example of a godly man. He was the killer of bears, lions and Giant Philistines! He was a warrior, Poet, Soldier, Leader. Look at how David encourage his son Solomon to be a man!

We have many ideas concerning what it means to “be a man.” - power - independence - athletic achievement This is an important consideration for us in our day and age. For the first time in American history, there is great GENDER CONFUSION. Boys don’t know what it means to be boys, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying Like Jesus Series

Contributed by Ryan Loyd on Jul 29, 2014

A series to encourage prayer in our daily lives.

Matthew 6:5-13 KJV 5 And when thou prayest , thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you , They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest , enter into thy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Is Like God? Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Apr 19, 2021

What can be substituted for God? To what can we compare God? All Scripture quotes are from the NASB

We are beginning a new sermon series entitled “The Attributes of God,” or stated another way, What is God Like? What are His characteristics. How do we define God? Look at the picture I’m using to illustrate. It is Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, that adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

"Some Like It Hot!”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 2, 2021

The Body of Christ has found itself crying out for an awakening, shaken, for Revival, but in order to experience Revival we must dismiss that it only comes as an arranged event.

Intro: I like to call this message “Some Like it Hot!” It is from these passages that I find instruction for Revival. These instructions themselves are not direct, but form in a type or an allegory. The Body of Christ has found itself crying out for an awakening, shaken, for Revival, but in order ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-6, Acts 27:9-14

Eyes Like Jesus

Contributed by Jack Russell on Mar 24, 2020

Like Jesus, Lazarus would die and rise again. Jesus knew the reason for his sickness, and he knew the outcome. But still, he wept. Why?

Eyes of Jesus In one of her short stories, writer Annie Dillard has a scene in which a family is sadly gathered at a grave to commit a loved one's body to the earth. At one point, the minister reads the familiar words from I Corinthians 15, "Where, O Death, is thy sting?" Upon ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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

What The Ressurection Will Be Like Series

Contributed by Coz Von on Jun 30, 2016

When the roll is called up yonder, when we all go to heaven what a day of rejoicing that will be. when we all see Jesus we will sing and shout the victory.

1 Corinthians 15:54 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. I’ve never been on a cruise ship, yet when a Web site for a cruise line ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:54

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God-Like Lovers Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

Patience is so loving and God-like because you never know what changes life will bring that makes a bad thing good. This is often true in the world of love and romance.

Homer, 900 years before Christ, wrote his famous epic The Odyssey. The hero Ulysses had been gone for 10 years, and his faithful wife Penelope had been waiting even though there were many suitors trying to win her love. Finally she feared he must be dead, and so she promised she would marry the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4

What Is The Kingdom Like?

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 2, 2021

Beyond the self-denial of following Christ, beyond the daily discipline, beyond the cross to be carried, lies the most precious thing, a thing of supreme and unsurpassed beauty: life in the Kingdom, under God and for God and with God!

When you open the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and Luke, it seems that more often that not, Jesus is speaking in some parable. With colourful language, Jesus places things “side by side,” comparing and contrasting, and drawing out from the picture he paints some truth or teaching. Sometimes the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-52, Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Will Heaven Be Like? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 6, 2019

Compared to other world religions, Christianity has very little to say about what heaven will be like. Why would that be and what can we learn from what the Bible DOES say about our eternal home?

A little boy got on the elevator with his father at the Empire State Building. They were going to the observation deck at the top and view the city. As the elevator ascended the boy watched the signs flash as they went by the floors: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70. The farther up they went, the more ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Serving Like Jesus

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Feb 9, 2019

Jesus’ ministry on earth revolved around serving others. This is why He healed people and taught people and, ultimately, died for people. The night before Jesus dies, He gives His disciples a lesson on service. What can we learn from Jesus' service?

Opening Remarks and Introduction A few weeks ago, we started a new Bible study called The Red Letter Challenge and have followed that study with a matching sermon theme. For the past two weeks we’ve looked at the first two chapters of Being and Forgiving. Tonight, we’ll continue the series with ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-15, Mark 10:45, Matthew 22:37-39, Luke 6:43-45, Matthew 25:35-36, 1 Peter 4:8-10, Proverbs 16:2-3, 1 Corinthians 10:31-33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Like A Good Neighbor Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 21, 2019

Compare current views of being good neighbors with that of the bible.

1. Do you remember when neighbors knew one another? When they might sit on their front porches and talk? When they invited one another over for meals or games? 2. Things have really changed, haven’t they? 3. The Boston Globe ran this story some time back: It can never be said that Adele Gaboury’s ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:9-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Less Looks Like Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Nov 12, 2019

Less is more with God. It is the guiding force for the life of John the Baptist, but it should be the guiding force for our lives as well.

Introduction For the last two weeks, I have been trying to show you that there is a Biblical principle that we need to have integrated into our life. And that principle is: Less is more with God. It is the guiding force for the life of John the Baptist, but it should be the guiding force for our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:2-8

Denomination: Baptist

Forgive Like Jesus

Contributed by Kumar Aryal on Nov 27, 2019

We see two main things happening in our passage this morning. Let us look at them one at a time: First,…

Good Morning Everyone! What a joy it is to worship God, and now to study His word. We are going through 70X7 series during our MGroup Campaign. This is our 4th Sunday and today we will be looking at John 8:1-11. Illustration: In a courtroom trial in South Africa, an elderly black woman ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational