Sermons on public bible reading:

Faith That Steps Out

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 20, 2018

A look at Joseph of Arimathea and his decision after the death of Jesus to go public with his faith. What holds us back from being public with our faith?

- Who is Joseph? - Joseph of Arimathea is the main person we’re going to look at here. The gospel of John tells us that Nicodemus accompanied him, but we’re going to focus on Joseph. Some details about him: a. He was a prominent member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council (Mark ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Get On The Cutting Edge Of Life! Series

Contributed by James Bohrer on Jan 14, 2009

Study the Word of God. Be in it and be under solid preaching and teaching.

GET ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF LIFE! HEBREWS 4:11-13 JUNE 22, 2008 PASTOR JIM BOHRER What sets your life course for you determines where you will end up! And whether you have thought about this or not, what you are doing right now, what you are contemplating is the culmination of words that you have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Can‘t You Read The Sign!? Mark 3: 1-6

Contributed by James Lee on Nov 21, 2013

A number of times, the religionists had attacked Jesus, accusing Him of teaching a false religion. I guess they often wondered… “Hey Jesus! Can’t You read the sign!? We have rule against that kind of stuff!” In Mark chapter three we see yet another confrontation.

While thinking about this message I was reminded of a song from my hippy days… And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply" So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do" So I took off my ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 5: Why I Believe In The Authority Of The Bible

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011

Reasons for belief in the Divinely inspired Word of God.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Voltaire, an atheist and opponent of Christianity, tried to translate Psalm 51 into a poem, i.e., “Create in me a clean heart, O God.” He got a great horror of hell. 2. A. W. Pink, “Christianity is a religion of the Book. The entire edifice of Christianity ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

Crossing The Threshold-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 17, 2018

1 of 4. Amos declared God’s strained relationship with His people. Thus a failed relationship with God evokes His wrath. What specifically does a failed relationship with God evoke(bring about/cause)? A failed relationship with God evokes...

CROSSING The THRESHOLD-I—Amos 1:1-2 Attention: A Threshold is a crossover or transition zone or optimal use zone. Where the upper limit or end of effectiveness is reached. An automobile transmission—Each gear is limited in it’s response. Each of the gears has a threshold beyond which it will not ...read more

Scripture: Amos 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

How To Better Understand The Bible (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Will Langford on Jul 16, 2008

This message is taken from Psalm 119 and provides principles for helping people to better understand the Bible.

How to Better Understand the Bible (pt 2) Psalm 119 You know…I get pretty frustrated whenever I have a difficult time understanding something. • And chances are…I am not the only person in this room who experiences that type of frustration. Frustration can really get the best of us…whenever we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-148

Denomination: Baptist

Teaching The Bible. Part 5 & 6. Of Matthew Series

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jan 28, 2005

Lessons 5 & 6, covering Matthew cpts 13 thru 15.teaching the Bible and makeing it easy to understand. ages 18 thru 50+.

Teaching the Bible. Part 5 of Matthew. Read Matthew 13:1 thru 58. Here we Deal with Parables. Knowing what a parable is and what it isn’t, is very important. Parables are; a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson. The term translates the Hebrew ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Bible Is Our Guide In This Sin Sick World Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 28, 2015

We are a privileged people – we have free access to the Bible, the Word of God, God’s has given us the Guide Book for Life. The Bible is a gift from God, God speaks to us and other believers around the world today through the pages of the Bible.

The Bible is our Guide. Our theme this month is the Supernatural Stream of God’s Guidance and calling. We are a privileged people – we have free access to the Bible, the Word of God, God’s has given us the Guide Book for Life. People in the world today often ask questions ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Do We Understand It? Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 2, 2016

The Bible is intended to be easily understood by the reader.

Story about understanding the Bible Turn to 2 Timothy 2:15 This morning we continue our series on the Bible. We used the term text (ICON/VIDEO) because it speaks of the ancient text while at the same time speaking of our contemporary times. In week 1, we discussed the Why? (ICON/3 IMAGES). ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Baptist

I Can’t Understand The Bible! Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013

God gave us a word that’s understandable and useable by just regular people!

Before I can jump into this, there’s a preliminary test. I mean, we’re going to be seeing if you can understand the Bible or not. Part of what will help answer that is if you can understand __________ or not. She’s got a…It’s a…I mean there’s not ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mark 1: 1-8 Bible Study Series

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 2, 2010

Mostly a verse by verse list of questions to encourage group discussion. Very little explanatory material.

Mark 1:1-8 Small Group Bible Study Read verse 1. What does the word “gospel” mean? What kinds of bad messages are newsworthy? What kinds of good messages are newsworthy? What is the ‘good news’ about Jesus? What does the name ‘Jesus’ mean? Since the Old ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Sword Of The Spirit: The Bible Is Just Another Book Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 15, 2023

We have to be prayerfully persistently in the Word of God so we can stand firm against the schemes of the devil in our faith and withstand the evil around us.

THE ARMOR OF GOD AND THE LIES OF THE ENEMY Sword of the Spirit: The Bible is Just Another Book Ephesians 6:10-18 #armorofGod INTRODUCTION We gather to read this passage for the 11th time in as many weeks. Hear now the Word of God. Hear the Word of God written by the Apostle Paul as he was in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beware: The Bible Can Mess You Up! Series

Contributed by Larry Osborne on Jun 13, 2007

This weekend we explored the difference between the proper use and the misuse of the Bible. We saw that the ultimate goal of studying and knowing the Bible is not to simply fill our minds with biblical information; it’s to change the way we think about Go

1 Timothy: Doing Church God’s Way North Coast Church Message #1 July 8-9, 2006 Dr. Larry Osborne Beware: The Bible Can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

You Can't Be A Bible Believer If...

Contributed by Ray Geide on Jun 28, 2012

It seems that everyone likes to stick the label of Bible Believer on themselves (if not only for the few minutes that they spout their Bible misinformation). But just saying that you are a Bible Believer does not make you one. There are three require

It seems that everyone likes to stick the label of Bible Believer on themselves (if not only for the few minutes that they spout their Bible misinformation). But just saying that you are a Bible Believer does not make you one. There are three requirements a person must meet before he can truly ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:10-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Bible #6 Six Literal Days For Creation Series

Contributed by John Wright on Mar 29, 2010

This lesson discusses a false claim made by an evolutionist and then we discuss some true claims about creation originating with God and only taking six literal days.

INTRODUCTION 1. Open your bible please to 1 Corinthians 3:18-21. 2. Is your great, great, great grandfather an ape or maybe a gorilla? 3. In this lesson we will discuss a false claim by an evolutionist and then we will discuss some true claims about creation originating with God. DISCUSSION I. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ