Sermons on Proper 23 Year B:

Christmas: 700 Years In The Making Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Dec 5, 2011

In the gloomy times of life we need to remember that the Light of the World HAS come and that His kingdom is forever and a time will come when gloom will be gone for good.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Christmas: 700 years in the making Date: December 4, 2011 Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7 Do you know what an APTRONYM is?  I don't remember covering this in ENGLISH class when I was in college  But one of the benefits of weekly sermon ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

New Year, New Man

Contributed by Robert Cox on Jan 5, 2008

A New Years Prayer

A New Years Prayer (OPENING SLIDE) READ PSALMS 31 If we are fortunate enough, once a year we wake up to a brand new year. It doesn’t matter what happened last year; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:1-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

10 Absolutes For The Coming Year

Contributed by Johnny Knight on Nov 19, 2018

Boldly declare the Word of the Lord, and encourage the Church to hold to what we know is true with these 10 Absolutes for the Coming Year.

With so much upheaval in the country (and world) there is a tendency for believers to be shaken in their faith. I want to boldly declare the Word of the Lord, and encourage the Church to hold to what we know is TRUE! Here are 10 Absolutes for the Coming Year. 2 Timothy 3:14-15 "But as for you, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Matthew 7:12-23 The Narrow Road Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Nov 24, 2011

Matthew 7:12-23 The narrow road

Matthew 7:12-23 The narrow road Manuscript Well today is our second last sermon on the Sermon on the Mount. And from verse 12 through to the end of the chapter forms the summary and conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount. The first word of verse 12 is “so”- or in some versions, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12-23

Denomination: Baptist

No Need For Idols (Isaiah 44:6-23) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jul 2, 2024

Idols are appealing when we become afraid. If we're unsure about God, we go elsewhere. God through his prophet says, "No need for idols. I will help." Yahweh is a far better choice than any idol.

Today we pick back up in our Isaiah series today in Isaiah 44:6. It's kind of a big passage and a big message so I just want to dive right in. Let's start by reading just the first verse, Isaiah 44:6: (6) Thus has said Yahweh, King of Israel, and its Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies: ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:6-23, Psalm 82:1-8, Exodus 12:12

A New Vision For A New Year

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Dec 30, 2022

The New Year offers us the chance to wipe the slate clean and start over once again. It is a time to set new goals and to make plans as to how you will meet those goals.

2022 is over. 2023 is here—and the old year is behind us. It is History and cannot be altered or changed. Undoubtedly there is much in it we would like to change, some things we wish we had done differently, something left undone, some regret, and hopefully some good too. Each of us must admit that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, Philippians 4:13, Lamentations 3:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fresh Start For The New Year

Contributed by Brad Stone on Jan 1, 2023

If we will allow God to, He will do a great work in our lives. We must trust Him with all of our being knowing He knows what is best for our lives. He wants us to live an abundant, joyful life.

Fresh Start for the New Year John 10:10 God wants us to have an abundant, joyful life. In order for that to happen, we must do some things to make it happen. We must also realize that Satan is constantly trying to rob us of that abundant life. He wants us to be bound up by things. He wants ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Galatians 3:4, 1 Peter 4:12

Denomination: Baptist

A New Attitude For A New Year

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Jan 1, 2004

A New Year Sermon

Scripture: Psalms 42 and 43, especially Psalm 42:5: Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. Introduction: You’d like to begin 2004 saying, “This is the year that the Lord has made. I will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:5

Denomination: Baptist

A Riot Of Colour And Beauty

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 19, 2015

The mysterious workings of God's grace in the believer.

A RIOT OF COLOUR AND BEAUTY. Mark 4:26-34. One year I dug a border outside my living room window. I bought some packets of seeds, dug small troughs, and scattered the seeds randomly in the little troughs before covering them over with light soil (cf. Mark 4:26). Job done. For a while, nothing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where In Lies The Value Of A New Year?

Contributed by Richard Overman on Jan 4, 2014

2014 This morning as we examine the Word of God I hope to share with you that, it is not what man produces for himself but rather what God gives that will determine the value of this year 2014.

Where In lies the Value of a New Year? This morning as we examine the Word of God I hope to share with you that, it is not what man produces for himself but rather what God gives that will determine the value of this year 2014. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Greater Cantata

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 7, 2013

Creation's harmonious praise.

THE GREATER CANTATA. Psalm 96:1-13. Psalms 93-100 are sometimes known as the “enthronement” Psalms. Yet this is not the enthronement of any earthly king (Psalm 93:1; Psalm 97:1; Psalm 99:1). Many of the words of this particular Psalm (Psalm 96) make their first appearance at the instalment of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Renewed Strength For The New Year

Contributed by Patrick Agbonkpolor on Jan 2, 2021

The year 2020 has been the year of the unexpected which has left many in distress and discouragement. As we begin the journey this year , we need a renewed strength from the Lord.

TOPIC: RENEWED STRENGTH FOR THE NEW YEAR TEXT:ISAIAH 40:31. " But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint." The year 2020 has been a year of the unexpected, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:30-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Picky Picky - Mark 2:23-28 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jul 29, 2023

The Pharisees accuse the disciples of Sabbath breaking when they pick grain while traveling. Jesus responds by pointing to David eating the bread of the presence.

Mark 2:23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28

God's Gifts For The New Year! Series

Contributed by Joel Santos on Dec 22, 2004

Part 1 of FACING THE FUTURE! God says, I will give you: 1. A new heart 2. A new spirit 3. A new covenant. I want to briefly reflect on what these three gifts of newness mean.

GOD’S GIFTS FOR THE NEW YEAR Ezekiel 36:22-28 Jeremiah 31:31-34 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you. Ezekiel 36.26 I will make a new covenant…I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. Jeremiah 31. 31, 33 Humor Illustration There was a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:22-28, Ezekiel 36:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divine Leading To The New Year

Contributed by Patrick Agbonkpolor on Dec 30, 2020

We are on the verge of entering into a new year.At such a time we need divine guidance and direction throughout the new year and beyond.

K TOPIC: DIVINE LEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 31:8 "And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed." Israel was on the verge of entering into the Promised Land when Moses ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal