Sermons on Perverse Generation:

Pray Persuasively Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 24, 2020

Can our prayers really change things? Is it possible to pray in a way that persuades God to act?

Please open your Bibles to Exodus 32. We are in week three of a series on the power of prayer. We’ve adopted James 5:16 as our theme verse for the entire series— “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” So we’ve been talking each week about what makes prayer powerful. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:9-14, Exodus 32:30-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Difference Maker

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 26, 2020

Today's Message, "The Difference Maker," is part of our series on "The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit." It looks at the difference the Holy Spirit makes in our lives.

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit “The Difference Maker” {Audio: https://mega.nz/#!rAkA1aLJ!79q1kVBgw15EkKgEBdfAW7KJguc8KmNMl_9oOOiHV-k} An old man was walking on the beach when he saw what he thought was someone dancing, but when he got closer he saw it was a young man reaching down and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:8, John 14:16-17

Denomination: Foursquare

5 Anchors For The Suffering

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2020

5 anchors for the suffering to keep them firm and grounded (Adapted from John Mark Hick's book, Yet Will I Trust Him) * This is a 2 part sermon so it has 2 introductions (HoHums)

HoHum: We all want to be good comforters- “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” 2 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Romans 8:32, Psalm 22:1, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Acts 2:23, Romans 8:18-23, Hebrews 10:35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spots And Stripes Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 20, 2021

If you want true success in life, don’t depend on your shrewd deals or your spent schemes. Instead, depend on the Lord.

Ted Engstrom and Edward Dayton, in a Christian Leadership Letter some time ago, talked about a young man who was appointed president of a bank. Intimidated by his new responsibilities, he nervously sought the advice of his gray-haired predecessor: “Sir, what has been the secret of your success?” ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:25-43, Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:17, Galatians 3:3, 1 Peter 3:1-4, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 15:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Peril Of Hardening Your Heart Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jan 25, 2021

Have you gotten used to saying "No" to God? It became a habit of the Children of Israel in the wilderness and ultimately resulted in an all-out rebellion against God that disqualified most of them from God's rest.

Author, theologian and Professor Craig Keener tells how his mother asked him if he believed in an after-life at the age of nine, and he replied no. She agreed with him and told him how most intellectuals did as well. So he felt affirmed in his atheism. The problem was that such a worldview left ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-11, Colossians 1:22-23, 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Peter 1:10-11, 1 John 2:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

Walk In Humility

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 2, 2021

God wants us to cast aside all human pride, and to humbly trust that we need nothing except in him and in our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Humility is of great importance in our Christian lives. Think of the well-known “summary of the law” in Micah, “He has showed you, O man, what is good and what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (6:8). Humility is so vital, yet there’s ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How God Speaks To Us Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 10, 2021

Looking at the different ways that God still speaks to us today

HEARING GOD – HOW GOD SPEAKS TO US I was a student at Ontario Theological Seminary (now Tyndale) from 1997 to 1999. When I graduated that spring I had decided that I was going to go into missions. I had applied to SIM and had been accepted. I was going to be going to Liberia in West Africa. ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:14, 1 Samuel 3:7-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

#37 The Greatest "Mountaintop Experience” Ever! Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 14, 2021

The Transfiguration of Christ was the greatest “mountaintop experience” in history. Interestingly, Mark presents the story like a deeply moving movie: There’s a preview, the main attraction and after-movie conversation. This sermon examines the Transfiguration.

#37 The Greatest “Mountaintop Experience” Ever! Series: Mark Chuck Sligh February 14, 2021 NOTE: A PowerPoint is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives TEXT: Please turn in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Follow Jesus By Obeying Him Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 15, 2021

A disciple is one who follows Jesus no matter what.

Video: That’s My King I’ve watched this video many times over the years, and we’ve played it a couple times in services as well. It’s from a sermon by Shadrach Meshach Lockridge (isn’t that the best biblical name ever?). Different sections jump out at me each time… I wish I could describe Him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26, Matthew 4:19-22, Matthew 9:9

Denomination: Baptist

The Infinite Greatness Of God - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 19, 2021

We know that God is great... 1. Because His gifts are great (vs. 1-5). 2. Because His Word can save our souls (vs. 6-7). 3. Because His promises will come to pass (vs. 8-9).

The Infinite Greatness of God - Part 1 The Book of Romans Romans 9:1-9 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared February 19, 2021) BACKGROUND *Last time in Romans 9, Paul seemed to get sidetracked from his discussion of salvation. That's because in Romans 9-11, God's Holy Spirit inspired Paul to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

It Came From Within: Guilt Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Feb 24, 2021

A sermon about the power of confession and restitution to free us from toxic guilt. The concept for this sermon comes from Andy Stanley's book "Enemies of the Heart."

It Came From Within: Guilt Introduction We often look for things external to ourselves as the causes of our problems. While sociologists and psychologists are correct to point to the ways in which things like our families, religious experiences, neighborhoods, and the like shape who we are there ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:20-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lord, Teach Us To Pray - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 4, 2021

Here Jesus helps us learn how to pray... 1. He reminds us to make sure His Father is our Father (vs. 9). 2. He teaches us pour out our praise to God (vs. 9). 3. He teaches us seek God’s will in our world (vs. 10).

Lord, Teach Us to Pray - Part 1 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 6:9-13 Sermon by: Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - September 10, 2017 (Revised March 4, 2021) BACKGROUND: *Anyone who studies the Bible will find that it contains many prayers. The Dake Annotated Reference Bible lists 222 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Then Came The Morning Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

God has always been a morning person, and it fits all we know of God that he would raise his Son up from the grave on a Sunday Morning.

Louis Evans told of the soldier who was wounded on the battlefield at night. He could not move or speak, but he could see the lanterns of the medics as they made their way from body to body. Finally a lantern was shining down on him, and after they examined his wounds one of them said, "I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

The Spirit Of Sports

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

The spirit of sports plays a greater role in the Bible than most of us see. We will study how Paul uses sport terms to teach Christian lessons.

Back in the days of depression the mighty Babe Ruth was asked to take a salary cut for the first time in his career. He didn't go for it, but insisted on his customary $80,000 contract. "But Babe," protested an official of the Yankee Ball Club, "These are trying times. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

The Lord's Prayer Part I Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Jesus was the express image of the Father. He said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus, for He is the full and final revelation of God the Father.

Paul Aurandt in his book, Destiny, tells of the powerful impact a single father can have on a whole society. Norman's father was a salesman in Connecticut. He did not like people who were different from himself, and that was almost everybody. In other words, he was a bigot. He constantly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15