Sermons on Prevenient Grace:

Grace By Faith

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Jul 19, 2012

What is faith?

Grace by Faith Intro: Where is your faith? 1: What do you believe in? a) Life? Do you love your life? b) Do you seek to live life a little better each day? c) Do you abuse your life? d) Do you take it for granted? Point: Some people only believe in this life that we’re living right now. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Other

Heirs Of Grace Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 24, 2012

As God's adopted children, we have an interitance of God's abundant grace--every spiritual blessing. We do not need to wait in order to receive our inheritance. It is ours now.

Ephesians 1:3-14 “Heirs of Grace” INTRODUCTION Good news comes in many forms and each of us has specific desires of what we want to hear. • “Congratulations! You’ve won the Lottery!” • “You’re cancer free and you are cured. You ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-14

Denomination: Lutheran

The Wondrous Grace Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jul 27, 2012

The prophets of old and even the angels of heaven sought eagerly to see what we possess.

We have learned some great news in just the first nine verses of 1 Peter. What have we learn? We are God’s elect for whom all three persons of the godhead have actively worked for our salvation. We have been born again into a living hope of an inheritance of eternal life that we cannot ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Liberating Grace Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 27, 2008

Jesus died to make us free. Jesus breaks the shackles of legalism and perfectionism and enables us to live true, authentic lives.

Galatians 5:1-6 “Liberating Grace” INTRODUCTION History is said to repeat itself. When it does, one of the constant truths that it displays is that people have a very difficult time dealing with God’s unconditional love and overwhelming grace. The idea that Jesus Christ died for our sins and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Of Grace And Beauty

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Nov 25, 2013

It is by Jesus' saving grace and beauty that the hope of our faith is delivered to us, daily.

Of Grace And Beauty by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (11/25/2013) “...Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Friends

Grace In The Wilderness

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 29, 2013

There is hope for the children of believers, if they will but put their trust in God.

GRACE IN THE WILDERNESS. Jeremiah 32. The LORD speaks of Israel's time after her deliverance from Egypt as a “time of espousals,” when she was “holiness to the LORD” (Jeremiah 2:2-3). This may seem a little surprising, since we know that the forty years wandering in the wilderness were a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace For The Disgraced Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013

The Bible is full of stories about spiritual superstars who fell into sin and disgrace. So what should be our response when this happens today?

INTRODUCTION This just in…recently released secret documents indicate that spiritual terrorists have infiltrated the church. These secret agents have joined our churches to disrupt our fellowship. But don’t worry, these agents have been identified and photographed. See if you recognize ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Grace Of God Series

Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 12, 2013

The grace of God is an often misunderstood subject in churches today. Are we saved by grace or works? How does God's grace save the believer?

Defining God's Grace What are we talking about when we talk about the grace of God? Grace is a word that has much used, much misused, and much abused word in Christian Theology. People talk more and more nowadays about God’s grace and completely miss the justice of God, and in so doing ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Glory And Grace Series

Contributed by John Harvey on May 15, 2008

The outcome of God’s grace is the celebration of God’s glory.

“Glory and Grace” May 4, 2008 God: This week, we are looking at a section of scripture that begins a series of encounters Jesus has with the religious leaders of his day. There are five events that Mark records that do not necessarily happen in chronological order, but that are placed together to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Grace Of Giving

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 3, 2016

Learning to love to give

2 Corinthians 8 - “The Grace of Giving” - 8/14/16 Let me give you a question this morning to get you thinking: What do the following all have in common? a kitchen timer, a post it note, and a string wrapped around a finger. The answer is probably obvious to most of you - they are all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Saving Grace” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Sep 25, 2017

We are saved by God's grace.

Last week, we looked at the first aspect of God's amazing grace - His seeking grace. We're drawn to Christ by God's grace and are saved through Christ by God's grace. Which brings us to a second aspect of God's amazing grace - His Saving Grace. (READ TEXT) Paul speaks about our salvation, which is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

"Sanctifying Grace" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 2, 2017

God calls us to live a life of purpose and peace by being set apart to be used by Him in this life as we progress toward Christ-likeness.

"It is God’s will that you should be sanctified." - 1 Thessalonians 4:3a (NIV) In the Bible, to sanctify something means to set it apart for special use by God. Likewise, to sanctify a person means the same thing - to make them set apart for special use by God. The fact is that God has a plan for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

By Grace Alone Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 2, 2017

Grace refers to God lavishing us with free gifts, His undeserved and unearned favor. His gifts include salvation, forgiveness of sins, endurance, strengthening and encouragement, the virtues he develops in us, and a host of other gracious gifts.

By Grace Alone (Romans 11:6, 4:16, Ephesians 2:8-9) 1. There is a joke on the net that makes a good point about salvation by grace. A man dies and goes to heaven. The admittance angel meets him at the pearly gates. The angel says, "Here's how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, Matthew 5:44-45

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Grace Alone Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 5, 2017

Luke 18:9-14 shows us that God's grace alone saves sinners.

Scripture During this fall, we are focusing our attention on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The Reformation began when an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther nailed Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. His propositions sparked a debate that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Sustaining Grace” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 9, 2017

God's grace can sustain us in the midst of our pain.

We live in a painful world. Turn on the news and you’ll hear a long list of stomach churning and tear jerking events, such as the evil we saw on display recently with the Las Vegas shooting. "People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire." - Job 5:7 (NLT) Job says as surely ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist