Sermons on Preparedness For Living:

Calming The Storms Of Life Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 29, 2017

Nothing is too big for Jesus!

INTRODUCTION • Our country has been hit by some rough hurricanes lately. Those hurricanes left a path of pain and destruction for those who lived in the areas that were affected. • When the weather service warned us that the storms were coming, people took precautions and many had to leave their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Fake News: How Can I Know The Truth?" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 2, 2017

500 years ago people were asking the same question. The year was 1517 and people were asking the question, how can I know if what I believe is actually the truth?

NAIL IT DOWN “Fake news: how can I know the truth?” 2nd Peter 1:6-2:3 Glad you are all safe today. You may have heard Just last week there were reports that if Irma kept growing it would become a category 6 Hurricane. Sharks were being sucked up into the air from the water and we would see ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Evil Men In The Hands Of A Good God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 3, 2017

In the midst of evil, God is watching. He is not oblivious. God's decree directs history. He will judge evil and sin. His light still shines through His faithful prophets.

1 Kings 15-16 Evil Men in the Hands of a Good God ES 1 Oct 17 1828 We are going to touch on 1 Kings 15 today. Now that we have two kingdoms – ISRAEL and JUDAH, the author swings from one to another, telling us about the reigns of the Kings in both Kingdoms. • Following the account of King ASA of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 15:25-29, 1 Kings 16:8-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Get Up And Encourage Someone!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 25, 2017

I have weighed recently the compassion fatigue that we all face. A pastor quietly lay the pistol to his head, his load had been so heavy, did anyone care? Maybe we miss it sometimes?

GET UP AND ENCOURAGE SOMEONE… WHO COULD ENCOURAGE TODAY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:16-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Religion, Reformation, Or Relationship

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 1, 2017

What matters is not what religion you are or cleaning up your act. What matters is your relationship with Christ.

Religion, Reformation, or Relationship Matthew 12:34b-50 Traditionally, on New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions. About 85% of those made are for some form of self-improvement. While most of those who make resolutions are sincere, only 8% ever achieve their goal. How many times have you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:34-50

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Serve - Deacon Ordination Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 13, 2017

Message for a Deacon Ordination Service - Why deacons?

Acts 6:1–4 (NKJV) Brother Sharber, our former pastor, a number of years ago was explaining to me the difference between the pastor and the deacon. Both are charged with doing good. Doing good for the church and doing good for the community. Whereas the pastor was paid for doing good, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Family Feuds - Pt. 4 - The Fixed Fight Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Nov 15, 2017

Unfortunately, Family Feuds don’t only occur on a game show...they are a reality.

Family Feuds Pt. 4 - The Fixed Fight I. Introduction At odds. At each other’s throats. Fights. Family Feuds. Good TV. Terrible life. When Family Feuds slip over into real life they are very seldom laughing matters. Family Feuds create life long limps and open wounds. Wrong words, looks, actions ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:27-34, Genesis 27:32-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

John 3:16 & Our Calling

Contributed by Ken Henson on Feb 24, 2018

God loves us, and He calls us to love others the same way. This is impossible, but it is our calling, and with God, all things are possible.

The Love of God For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17 God Who is God? —evolution or ...read more

Denomination: *other

Family Matters Series

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Mar 4, 2018

From the cross, Jesus cares for his mother. In so doing, he calls us to care for our family and for our broader spiritual family, and to put others before ourselves.

Family Matters Seven Last Words from the Cross Part 3 * John 19:25-27 We are in a seven-week series leading up to Easter called, “Seven Last Words from the Cross.” We’re looking at the seven distinct things Jesus said while being crucified. Last words matter, and the last words of the Son of God ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Justification: Declared Righteous Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Mar 4, 2018

Justification lies at the very core of our Christian faith; it is central to Christianity. Martin Luther declared justification as the cornerstone of Christianity. It is a doctrine we must understand and embrace.

Justification: Declared Righteous Romans 3: 23-26 As we continue the series, Understanding Christianese, I want to consider a term that every believer should know and embrace – justification. For those who have attended church over the years, you have heard this word spoken many times, but I am ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

A Man After God's Own Heart

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 12, 2018

How could David be the man after God's own heart?

The Prayer of a Man After God’s Own Heart Psalm 51:1-19 The first thing that we come across when we turn to Psalm 51 is that it is a Psalm of David. In 1 Samuel 13:14, God tells the prophet Samuel that after rejecting Saul as king, that He was going to replace Saul with a man after His own heart. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19, Psalm 51:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"The Greatest Price Ever Paid”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 19, 2018

Jesus bore our sin in His boy on the cross and suffered in our place.

1. Why did darkness cover the whole land (v. 33)? The Bible says a thick darkness covered the land for three hours, from noon until three in the afternoon, when the sun would ordinarily be at its height and shining its brightest. Some have supposed this darkness was from an solar eclipse a great ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 18: Expound A Book Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 25, 2018

How to expound a whole book of the Bible

Lesson Goal In this lesson I want to encourage the use of a whole book or more in preaching. Lesson Intro When I was in Bible College we used to laugh about the guy who would get up to preach and say that he only had one text, everything from Genesis to Revelation. I stopped laughing about it ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Unnatural Retrogression Of Man Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 29, 2018

The suppression of the truth which God gave to the heathen became the basis for their idolatry and as a result they worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator.

Unnatural Retrogression of Man Romans 1:24-32 Now we see the results of man’s revolution against God. In the remainder of this chapter it says three times that God gave them up. 24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:24-32

Denomination: Baptist

A Committed Journey Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Apr 4, 2018

As Jesus and the disciples departed Capernaum and headed toward Jerusalem for the last time, there was a sense of heaviness. He accurately described the events that would transpire there - His betrayal, death, and resurrection.

A Committed Journey Mark 10: 32-34 As we have studied the gospel of Mark, we have grown accustomed to the rapid nature in which the events in Jesus’ life and ministry were recorded. Mark left very little in between material, and fewer details than the other gospels. The first ten chapters cover ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:32-34

Denomination: Baptist