Sermons on Pilgrim Journey:

"your Kingdom Come, Your Will..." (Part One) Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 17, 2023

In part one we will answer the following questions... What is the kingdom? What does the kingdom look like? Where is the kingdom? What does it mean to pray these words?

“Your Kingdom Come, Your...” OKAY – so we are in an in-depth verse by verse study of the Gospel of Matthew... (The King and His Kingdom)... AND CURRENTLY – we are doing a deep dive into the most well-known prayer in the world, a prayer that Jesus unveiled in His Kingdom Manifesto, a prayer that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Please Don't Chase The Dove Away

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 28, 2023

This phrase refers to the Holy Spirit, often symbolized as a dove, and the warning it carries against actions that grieve the Holy Spirit and lead to division within the church. Our unity is a powerful force that can bring about significant change in the church and in the world.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (James 2:1) "My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons." (Proverbs 16:18) "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 16:16-19, Ephesians 4:30, Isaiah 63:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do You Still Love Me? Series

Contributed by Pieter Rousseau on May 25, 2022

Do we still love Jesus? Do we Still love Him, as we loved Him at First? We might be doing much for Him. We might love everything about Jesus... but do we Still Love Him?

Our text this morning comes from an epistle, a New Testament letter from Jesus Christ himself, scribed by the Apostle John to the Church in Ephesus. It’s the first of seven letters sent to seven churches in Asia, over which the Apostle John was an overseer, or Bishop. For this letter to this ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joy In Perspective

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Jun 15, 2022

No wonder Paul had such joy. Through his circumstances, Christ was known, preached, and magnified. Joy in perspective. It doesn’t matter if I get my way. It doesn’t matter if my personal ambition is met. What matters is that Christ is magnified

A Discontented Homeowner I’d like to tell you a story about a home-owner who was tired of his house. He’d lived there for many years, and the more he looked around at the house, the years, the neighborhood, the more he wanted to be somewhere else. Can you relate? His eyes eventually grew critical ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Choose Life

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 16, 2022

This sermon addresses Mose's encouragement to the people as they prepare to enter into the promised land, and how it is a reminder to all Christians when faced with various temptations to make life giving choices.

Good morning. Does anybody remember this game of Life? It is a game that basically simulates life. All the choices you have to make in life. Remember the first choice you have to make in the Game of Life? College or career. That is the first choice. Then you go on and make choices whether ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:19, John 8:36, Romans 6:21, 2 Peter 2:20-22, 1 John 1:9, 1 Peter 4:7-8, Proverbs 14:12, 1 Corinthians 10:13, John 14:6, Romans 8:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

Jesus And His Teachings Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 22, 2022

The Story of God as revealed in the Bible points to Jesus as the main character of the story of the Bible and the hero of the world. Yes, Jesus is the main hero (Savior) of the Bible!

Video transition: The Bible Connection (skit guys) The Bible and Jesus Thesis: The Story of God as revealed in the Bible points to Jesus as the main character of the story of the Bible and the hero of the world. Yes, Jesus is the main hero (Savior) of the Bible! Since Jesus is the central figure of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-53, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 4:43, Luke 17:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Enoch Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 9, 2022

This sermon focuses on the story of Enoch as a man who walked with God and what it means for believers to walk with God today.

If you have your Bibles and you want to follow along, we are going to look at the first book of the Bible, the book of Genesis starting at chapter 5, verse 1. If you have been here for a while or you are new here, basically we are going through a fall series called “Extraordinary People of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-32, Ecclesiastes 3:11

Denomination: Christian Church

Prayer That Will Move Heaven

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 18, 2022

Beloved, God said that he would withhold no good thing from us therefore do you have a desire to know the one who delivered us from sin, and do you have a burning desire to be in his presence knowing that your prayers are heard, then I invite you to pull up a chair and feast from this message.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Matthew 6:6) "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:3-5, Ephesians 1:9, Luke 12:32, Matthew 6:9-13, Galatians 4:6, Psalm 68:5, Genesis 2:7, Hebrews 11:6, James 4:2, Jeremiah 29:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Through This Man Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Apr 19, 2021

God has called EVERY BELIEVER to TELL OTHERS about Jesus.

Through This Man Acts 13:13-52 The message of Jesus, what he has done and what he has accomplished has been the message of all eternity. From the moment of the fall of man, God forecasted this king that would come. And that message has gone out. And many of you who are here this morning have ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:13-52

Denomination: Baptist

Rebekah: The Mother Of Esau And Jacob Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 7, 2021

Rebekah the Mother of Esau and Jacob, is a lesson in struggling through: First, 1) A disappointed home (Genesis 25:19-21), 2) A distressed home (Genesis 25:22–23) and 3) A divided home (Genesis 25:24–28).

Genesis 25:19–28 19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-28

Denomination: Other

Jesus "i Am The Way The Truth And The Life." Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 20, 2021

Jesus makes it clear in our text that He is the only way into Heaven. He is the path to truth which then leads to eternal life. Without His path or His truth we could never discover eternal life and the abundant life he spoke of.

“I Am the way the truth and the life.” Series: Jesus the I Am of Renewal Thesis: Jesus makes it clear in our text that He is the only way into Heaven. He is the path to truth which then leads to eternal life. Without His path or His truth we could never discover eternal life and the abundant life ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Deuteronomy 5:33, Deuteronomy 8:6, John 14:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Those Who Must Be Silenced Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2021

In Titus 1:10–16, Paul first gives a general 1) description of false teachers in the church who are to be silenced (Titus 1:10–13a). He then specifies 2) What the reaction to those should be (Titus 1:13b–14) and 3) Evaluates their lives (Titus 1:15–16).

Titus 1:10–16. 10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. 11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 One of the Cretans, a prophet of ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:10-16

Denomination: Other

Do The Right Thing (Exodus 23:1-9) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 9, 2022

Instructions on being a witness, and judge/jury. A broader point, about doing the right thing for rich and poor, citizens and aliens.

It's hard to be a good neighbor (Exodus 23:1-9) I'd like to start today by taking a step back, and helping us remember where we are in the book of Exodus. Let's turn to Exodus 19:1-9 (NRSV updated no reason). This passage is one of the keys to understanding Exodus as a whole. This ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:1-9, Exodus 19:1-9

Grace Awakening Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 29, 2021

1) The Penalty (Titus 2:11), 2) The Power (Titus 2:12), 3) The Presence (Titus 2:13), and 4) The Possession (Titus 2:14) of sin.

Titus 2:11-14. [11] For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, [12] training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, [13] waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Other

The Principles & Ideas Of Deism

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Nov 8, 2021

One of the perplexities of philosophical and religious research is that it can be easy to misconstrue the personalities and movements one is attempting to study through the prism of one's own respective worldview.

One of the perplexities of philosophical and religious research is that it can be easy to misconstrue the personalities and movements one is attempting to study through the prism of one's own respective worldview. This tendency, if one is not careful to adjust for it, can be compounded when ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible