Sermons on Peters Failure:

God Tests Obedience, Not Loyalty - By Pastor Ondu Joseph

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Feb 17, 2025

Loyalty without obedience is meaningless. God does not test how much we claim to love Him; He tests whether we will follow His commands. Let us strive to be not just hearers of the Word but doers, walking in full obedience to His will.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:22 - "But Samuel replied: 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.'" Introduction: Many believers equate loyalty to God with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lifestyle Of A Backslider

Contributed by Keith Shuler on Jan 10, 2010

• A person backslides when they fall away, and gradually abandon the faith and practice of religion they once professed.

The Lifestyle of a Backslider Mk. 14:54; 2 Pe. 2:20-22 What does it mean to backslide? Backsliding in scripture is compared to adultery. See Jer. 3:6-10. • A person backslides when they fall away, and gradually abandon the faith and practice of religion they once professed. • It is a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:54

Denomination: Baptist

Infant Baptism Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jul 14, 2012

An exposition of the doctrine and practice of infant baptism.

Introduction We’ve come to the second of the two-part sermons on baptism. I trust that most everyone who heard last Sunday’s message on the meaning of baptism would not have had difficulty with what they heard. Baptism is a sign and seal of the gospel. The four primary elements of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dealing With Difficult People Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 20, 2002

Exposistion of Romans 12:14-21 focusing on the 10 godly responses to difficult people.

¡§Dealing with Difficult People¡¨ Romans 12:14-21 Think and live wisely regarding difficult people 14-21 Living in this world presents us with a perpetual parade of people problems. How do we deal with irritating, annoying and down right evil people? What is the godly response to people who hurt ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Be Ready For The Final Judgement Day

Contributed by Michael Trigg on Dec 3, 2005

We all will have an eternity, but will it be with God; don’t trifle with your eternity.

INTRODUCTION: Children look forward to special days, well, we all do don’t we? Holidays, prize-givings, birthdays, Christmas, Easter. How many of us look forward to the Judgement Day of the Lord? Today is supposed to be the day in the Christian calendar when we think about the Last Judgement Day ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Baptist

A Knight Of Prayer

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 18, 2009

Sermon on prayer

“A Knight of Prayer” August 31, 2008 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Holiness

God's Answer To The Stress Of Dark Valleys Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Oct 27, 2009

This is sermon #5 of the 23rd psalm. It focuses upon how GOD goes with us through our dark valleys.

Sermon Series: Sermons from Psalm 23 Sermon #05: God’s Answer to Dark Valleys Scripture Ref: Psalm 23:1-6 Psalm 23:4 ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for THOU art with me, THY rod & THY staff, they comfort me.’ Introduction: In Verse 4 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4-5

The Making Of Christian Camaraderie-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 13, 2021

2 of ? Luke records the shared & positive response of receiving Jesus as Savior & Lord. The Bond of Christian experience is shared. But what Camaraderie is shared among Christians? Christian Camaraderie is built upon a shared...

The MAKING Of CHRISTIAN CAMARADERIE-II—Acts 2:36-47 Attention: We began this short series as a salute to those who were & are veterans in one or more of our United States military conflicts. As we celebrated Veterans Day, we found that there are experiences that only soldiers have in common. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:39-40, Acts 2:36-47

Denomination: Baptist

Demas: Can We Quit When The Going Gets Tough? Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 22, 2016

A study of Demas, a servant of God who quit when matters got tough.

2 TIMOTHY 4:10 SAVED? OR LOST? DEMAS: CAN WE QUIT WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH? “Demas ... has deserted me..” [1] “Well begun is half done.” This adage was quoted on numerous occasions during an earlier day—I certainly was on the receiving end of the saying repeatedly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Arrest Of Jesus - Mark 14:41-52 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on May 12, 2024

What's with the strange story about the young man fleeing naked at Jesus' arrest? Mark leaves out so many big aspects of that event, but he includes this. Is it a meaningless, throwaway story? Or is it Mark at his best, crafting a profound message in a vivid picture?

Jesus leads the 12 into battle even though he knows they will fail. When the hour comes, you’ll have to face the battle, ready or not. Jesus fights this battle on four fronts. Front #1: Judas (Jesus fights dis-couragement by calling out to Abba, Father). Front #2: the rogue disciple who jeopardizes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:41-52, Matthew 26:45-56, Luke 22:46-53, John 18:2-12

Trust God And Close The Book

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 9, 2003

There is a time to just trust God’s plan and close the book and go on withyour life.

TRUST GOD AND CLOSE THE BOOK By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.  Kyfingers@aol.com This is a lesson on CLOSE THE BOOK. It has some wisdom, but we need balance, some doors should never be closed. They should remain open, others needed to be locked and to go on --- I can’t tell you when to open a door, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:20-22, 2 Timothy 4:6-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

His Faith, Not Mine Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025

Salvation rests on the faithfulness of Jesus—His perfect trust, obedience, and victory—not on the strength of our belief.

(The Faith That Saves and Lives Through Us) Theme Verse: > “Not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faithfulness of the Son of God.” — Galatians 2:20 --- Introduction — The Problem of Trying to Believe Harder There are moments in life when your faith ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:22, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 2:8, Hebrews 12:2, Romans 5:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Sixth Church Of The Apocalypse - The Church Of Philadelphia Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 19, 2020

This is one of the two churches that Christ has no reproof for - other other being Smyrna. And it together with Smyrna are the only cities that still have a Christian church. The key is their perserverance. The catchword is " Be strong and faithful"

The letter to the Church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13) This is the sixth letter to the seven churches in Asia that we find in Revelation Chapters 2 and 3. It is written to the Church at Philadelphia. It is one of the two Churches (the other being the letter to the Church in Smyrna) for ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Anglican

Built To Last Ii

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

Easter series

BUILT TO LAST (1 CORINTHIANS 15:42-44) Aging is no smiling matter when you are past middle-age. When my wife’s nephew from Hong Kong stayed with us for his two years of junior college, my age and status hit me hard. When we were heading home one day, we ended up behind an annoying man who was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Overcoming Fear

Contributed by Richard Horn on Jun 13, 2010

A look at why we fear and how we can overcome fear through Christ.

June 6, 2010 Overcoming Fear When Mark was drumming for us during our time of praise and worship we had a little inside joke. He would from time to time play the cowbell prompting me to say - we need more cowbell. Anyone remember Will Farrell from the skit on Saturday Night Live? Well that song ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational