Sermons on Pontius Pilate:

Famous Last Words: Trust Series

Contributed by Mark Hall on Sep 4, 2016

Trusting God with your future

FAMOUS LAST WORDS: TRUST For six brutal hours Jesus hung from the cross between heaven and earth. And during those six hours, He spoke seven times. Seven times He pushed up on the nail in His feet and with a grasp of breath He would speak words filled with such majesty and power and wisdom that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-46

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Nicodemus: Evidence That Demands Faith Series

Contributed by Mark Hall on Sep 4, 2016

How God is able to change the heart of an unbeliever to a believer in Christ

NICODEMUS: EVIDENCE THAT DEMANDS FAITH This morning we come to the our tenth and final message of this sermon series on the Cross of Jesus Christ. The message of the cross is powerful and life changing and I can’t think of any better way for us to end this series on the cross than to end it ...read more

Scripture: John 19:38-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Passover Party Parade Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018

Jesus chose a donkey at Jerusalem to show the city he was coming not as a conquering king, but as a prince of peace.

INTRODUCTION Most of us have been singing the beloved hymns of the faith for many years. It’s also true that we’re all getting a little older. Somebody emailed a list of revised hymn titles for those of us who are chronologically challenged: 1. “Precious Lord, Take my Hand … and Help Me ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Servant - Repulsive But Redemptive Series

Contributed by Jeremy Mcquoid on May 6, 2019

God's Servant will be recognized by a set of seeming contradictions. He will be 1) Human and Divine, 2) A Sufferer and Saviour, 3) Hidden and Revealed

• The Nobel prize winning physicist Niels Bohr once said, ‘It is very difficult to make an accurate prediction, especially about the future.’ That’s hardly a genius comment to make, but he was talking about physics experiments, and how difficult it is to predict for the future based on past ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, Matthew 27:32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Keep Calm And... Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Aug 11, 2020

On the most chaotic, stress-filled day of His life, Jesus modeled calm and stayed in control. Here are four things we can learn from Jesus about keeping calm.

A few years ago, I started noticing this poster everywhere: Keep Calm and Carry On. It was on social media. T-Shirts. Coffee mugs. And it wasn’t long after that that you started seeing all the variations to it: [advance each one] • Keep calm and wash your hands (that one has just been in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:12-52

Denomination: Baptist

Thank God For The Freedom We Have In Jesus Christ! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 8, 2019

Thank God: 1. for the source of Christian freedom. (vs. 21-23; 35-36). 2. for the safety of Christian freedom. (vs. 24). 3. for the security of Christian freedom. (vs. 25-29). 4. for the sacrifice of Christian freedom. (vs. 28).

Thank God for the Freedom We Have in Jesus Christ! The Gospel of John John 8:21-36 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - January 4, 2017 (Revised September 8, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Here in John 8, the Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles had just ended in Jerusalem. And Jesus was boldly ...read more

Scripture: John 8:21-36

Denomination: Baptist

God And Politics Series

Contributed by Greg Lindsey on Mar 8, 2020

What's God really like? God is not political, he’s not Republican or Democrat, He is not stoic or uncaring, He’s not boring or lame, He’s not checked out or disengaged, and He’s not homophobic.

ILLUST> I was reading an article in Relevant Magazine a few years back that suggested that political conversation in Christian circles seems to be the Las Vegas of Christianity, in other words the environment where anything goes, hate is winked at, fear is welcomed, and conflict is applauded. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-10

What Is Your Empty This Easter? Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 3, 2013

This Easter message is an opportunity to present the gospel by asking the question concerning what is your "empty" the Easter -- an empty heart, an empty cross, or an empty tomb.

WHAT IS YOUR EMPTY THIS EASTER? OPENING ILLUSTRATION: AFTER THE SERVICE, WHEN WE GET HOME, WE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE AN EASTER EGG HUT FOR MY GRANDSON. NOW, PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT, I TOOK GREAT JOY IN HIDING THE EASTER BASKETS FOR OUR KIDS. I HAD A SIMPLE RULE; AS THEY GOT OLDER THE HIDING PLACES ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Pt. 3 The Spiritual Soundness Fo Blessing Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Apr 8, 2013

Two times Jesus was anointed by other people: one with a pound of ointment & the other with 75 lbs. of ointment (Mary & Nicodemus).One is remembered & the other is not. Why? Mary blessed a living Jesus, Nicodemus a dead Jesus.I t’s better to give a rose

The Scriptural Soundness of Blessing October 21, 2012 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A The time to bless someone is now. 1 Two times Jesus was anointed by other people: one with a pound of ointment & the other with 75 lbs. of ointment (Mary & ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

Daniel 3:16 Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 31, 2016

This is a part of our 3:16 series looking at various 3:16 i the Bible, this message looks at the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and what they believed.

Daniel 3:16 To do what is right or to do what is smart. Have you ever been faced with a situation where those seem to be your only two options? You know what’s right, you know what God requires of you and yet that doesn’t seem to be the wisest course of action. Maybe it’s ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:14-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Deity Of Christ In The History & Literature Sections Of Old Testament Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jun 29, 2015

Jesus is God, wherever one looks in the Bible. For example, in the history and "poetry" sections of the Old Testament. Take a look. These are God's TRUE witnesses.

FROM SAMUEL 13. Knowledge I Samuel 2:3. “The Lord is a God of knowledge.” More from Hannah’s lips. And from Paul’s pen, a statement to the Colossians:(2:2-3) “...to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ, in Whom (Father and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It's All Relative Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 17, 2015

Just what is the truth about truth?

“Cross Currents: It’s All Relative” Col 2:6-15 A cartoon pictured Pastor Wilkins behind his desk, a look of utter disbelief on his face. Standing in front of him was a church member, Mrs. Trent. She had just said “According to my horoscope, this is a good week to preach ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Will You Respond To Jesus Christ? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 30, 2021

1. We must speak to the Lord for lost people (vs. 1). 2. We must not stumble over the Lord (vs. 2-5). 3. We must be saved by the Lord (vs. 6-13). 4. We must be sent by the Lord (vs. 13-15).

How Will You Respond to Jesus Christ? The Book of Romans Romans 10:1-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - February 11, 2018 (Revised March 30, 2021) BACKGROUND *Please open your Bibles to Romans chapter 10. Most of you know that in Romans 9-11, Paul was led by the Holy Spirit to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Excellence Excludes Excess Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

Paul says this is what Christian leaders are to be. They are not to be people who get captured by the culture, or by circumstances. They are to be people who are stable and consistent in their commitments regardless of changes in life.

As I read Barbara Shields book Winners-Women And The Nobel Prize, I was so impressed by the life and leadership of Agnes Gunxha, better known as Mother Teresa. As I read of her life and ministry I kept seeing her fulfilling the requirements that Paul lays down for one to be an elder, or leader, in ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-9

The Hour Has Come Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

John continually speaks of a mysterious hour with little to no explanation. Like Hansel and Gretel’s breadcrumbs, the reference to “the hour” is important clue to understand Jesus in John’s gospel.

Palm Sunday is a significant marker for God’s people. It’s the day where Jesus enters into Jerusalem to kick off a week of monumentally important event. The citizens of Jerusalem greeted Jesus with palm branches and shouts of “Hosanna” as he entered the city on the back of a colt. Our story picks ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-36

Denomination: Baptist