Sermons on Public Life:

Assuming About Pentecost

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 8, 2019

Pentecost is the inauguration of a new era: the era of the Spirit, the era of the harvest, the era of awaiting the trumpet.

Assuming About Pentecost Acts 2:1-13 1. A Baptist preacher and his wife decided they needed a dog. Ever mindful of their congregation, they knew the dog must also be Baptist. They visited an expensive kennel and explained their needs to the manager, who assured them he had just the dog for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Letting Go To Live Free Series

Contributed by Kirby Lloyd on Jul 22, 2019

WE ARE CALLED TO FORGIVE EVERY PERSON WHO OFFENDS US…no matter what their offense against us is.

LETTING GO TO LIVE FREE I’m so glad that I have finally found a church where everyone is good to everyone all the time and no one ever gets their feelings hurt or does mean things to one another. The truth is that we face the potential for hurt everywhere we go – even within the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Free Yet A Slave Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Aug 6, 2019

This is the 17th in a series we've been doing on the Gospel of John. Here we talk about what it means to be a slave to either Christ or sin.

Free! Yet a Slave. (Gospel of John Part 17) Text: John 5:16-47 We are back in the Gospel of John this morning… and just to re-cap, last time we talked about how Jesus had healed the man at the pool of Bethesda. If you remember; the man had been in his condition for 38 years, but Jesus healed ...read more

Scripture: John 5:16-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Starts With Prayer Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 8, 2020

First sermon in series from book of Nehemiah. Focuses on Nehemiah's prayer in chapter 1.

“IT STARTS WITH PRAYER” Neh. 1:1-11 6/7/20 – FJCF Jon Daniels INTRO – I don’t think there’s any disagreement or doubt that America is in desperate need of a sweeping revival! Like the one that happened in 1857. - Jeremiah Lanphier, young businessman in NYC, who believed in the power of prayer. ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Deliverers Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 2, 2020

Deliverance. We talk about it. We ask for it. We demand it. We know we need it. However, deliverance is often accompanied by dilemmas! Are we willing to hold on for freedom?

Deliverance Dilemmas Pt. 2 - Deliverers I. Introduction The load had become too heavy. 430 years of harsh slavery has culminated in the desperate cry for deliverance. An old-time preacher by the name of Vance Havner may have said it best when he said, “The tragedy of our time is that the situation ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-4, Exodus 3:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bitterness

Contributed by James Dina on Jul 20, 2020

"Bitterness is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die."(John Ortberg Jr.).It contributes to physical sickness and doesn't allow us to experience the peace God wants for us. Live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12:18).

BITTERNESS "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you”. (Ephesians 4:31-32) Bitterness is defined as anger and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Impenetrable? It Is Time To Take Jericho!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 25, 2020

God has made promises to us. What is hindering God's people from staking their claims? There is a great challenge for the church to arise. Jericho was the hardest enemy to face. God said LET US START here and build God confidence and create fear in the enemy.

IMPENETRABLE? IT IS TIME TO TAKE YOUR JERICHO! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com God has promises for us. What hinders us from staking our claims? There is a great challenge before us. Victory can be ours, according to your faith? Text: Matthew 9:29 Then touched he their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:29, 2 Chronicles 20:15, Joshua 1:5-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Praise And Repentance (Complete)

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 3, 2020

A Summons to resounding praise. Even now, God is waiting to forgive.

1. A SOLEMN FEAST DAY. Psalm 81:1-7. This Psalm opens with a summons to resounding praise (Psalm 81:1-3), with reasons to do so attached (Psalm 81:4-7). It continues with an address by God, beginning with a commandment, with a promise attached (Psalm 81:8-10); and going on to upbraid the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 81:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Details Of Palm Sunday Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 2, 2020

Through the events starting in Bethphage through the questioning of who Jesus was, we can see that every minute detail proclaimed that Jesus was indeed King and Messiah!

AS A COUNTRY, WE HAVE RECORD OF 44 LEADERS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE OATH OF OFFICE TO BE INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT. PALM SUNDAY IS SIMILAR! WE RECOGNIZE THAT CHRIST’S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM IS LIKENED TO AN INAUGURATION, WHERE JESUS FULFILLS PROPHECY AND IS UNVEILED AS KING AND MESSIAH. JESUS ENTERS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Zechariah 9:9, Psalm 118:25-26

Denomination: Free Methodist

Stand Still And Watch

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Apr 3, 2020

The record of King Jehoshaphat learning about a planned invasion of Judah provides an example of how we are to respond when we feel overwhelmed and unprepared when we are attacked.

Take your bibles and turn to 2 Chronicles 20. We’re going to start in verse 17 and then we’re going to back up and get into the chapter a little bit. (17) Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That's The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Apr 12, 2020

There’s a quote that goes “There’s always two sides of every story” and that is a true statement, there two sides to everything.

The Rest of the Story By Bishop M.L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - Today I want to start off this message by going back a little to a man by the name of Paul Harvey. Paul Harvey was a Broadcast Announcer that had a show called and made famous the line “And that’s the rest of the story”. If I may I ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Go Where?

Contributed by Steven Strickland on Apr 13, 2020

I’m sure of one thing, no one jumps up and down when the Lord calls them to a place they have never been, or like me, you go scratching, clawing and crying to hang on to where you are

GO WHERE? Genesis 12:1-4 Now the Lord had said to Abraham: “Get out of your country, from your kindred from your fathers house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Go Fourth

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on May 2, 2020

If you Follow God's Directions it will be alright

When looking at this text we see that the people of God felt hopeless and helpless. Here they were a defenseless, and exposed people, including women and children, about to be attacked by the mightiest army on earth. They saw no way of deliverance; they couldn’t see a way out of their current ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:10

Denomination: Baptist

We're On Our Own Until Help Arrives! Series

Contributed by Mark Van Cuylenburg on May 25, 2020

Jesus ascends into heaven and then the disciples must WAIT! They what for but the don't know 'The When'.

We’re on our own now, until help arrives! Acts 1:1-11 Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

A People Under God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 13, 2019

The people responded to the Word of God in repentance and to the works of God in renewal.

We have seen the people of God making serious attempts at RECONNECTING with God. • They responded to the hearing of God’s Word with repentance and sorrow. • They understood His Word and obeyed what God has instructed through the Law of Moses. We have to remember that the majority of these ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible