Sermons on Purity Of Heart:

Rejected Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 1, 2021

It could be that you have been a Christian for so long that you cannot fathom why someone would reject Jesus. Mark 6 shares with us that Jesus was rejected in His own hometown. Essential King Jesus: Jesus can be rejected.

ESSENTIAL KING JESUS: REJECTED MARK 6:1-6 #kingjesus USE AUDIO BIBLE: Mark Chapter 6:1-56 [8:15] https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/esv/Mark.6 INTRODUCTION… Sometimes We Forget (p) Sometimes we forget why people don’t believe what we believe or do what we do or think like we think or watch ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Christians Should Attend Church

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 15, 2021

A Johns Hopkins University medical researcher has just discovered what the Presbyterian Ministers’ Life Insurance Fund has known for more than two centuries: ATTENDING CHURCH IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

IWHA IS THAT? ATTENDING CHURCH IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. Illus: Statistics reveal that the risk of fatal heart disease is almost twice as high for the non-churchgoer than for church-goers according to a study made by Dr. George W. Comstock of the university’s Department of Epidemiology. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Denomination: Baptist

John Series Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Sep 25, 2021

“The Word was made flesh”—God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, was made flesh and blood; He became a man. No greater message could ever be proclaimed to man.

John Series Part 4 John 1:14-18 Jesus the Word Made Flesh: The Third Witness of John the Apostle, 1:14–18 (1:14–18) Introduction: “The Word was made flesh”—God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, was made flesh and blood; He became a man. No greater message could ever be proclaimed to man. 1. Christ ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Role Of A Church Member Series

Contributed by Josh Brown on Oct 9, 2021

The Church is made up of attendees, volunteers and leaders and each role is vital to the health of the church body. It is important to understand how each of these roles are called to serve within the church.

Introduction Welcome everyone! I hope your week has been well. It’s good to be with you on this fine morning. Today, we’re wrapping up a series where we are looking at the different roles within in the church. Next week, we’re going to kick off a new series on the After Life. We all have ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-10, Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Praying With Persistence

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Oct 9, 2021

This is from a series I preached on prayer.

Title: “Praying with Persistence” Scripture: Luke 11:5-10 Type: Expository series Where: GNBC 10-13-21 Intro: For more than 40 years, a shy Welshman went to his neighbor’s door each week and slipped a love letter underneath. Because of an argument they’d had decades before, she refused to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Lessons From The Lord's Temptation Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 13, 2020

The temptation of Jesus teaches us: 1. About the leadership of God's Spirit (vs. 1). 2. About the righteousness of our Savior (vs. 1-4). 3. About the power of Scripture (vs. 3-10). 4. About God providing new strength (vs. 11).

Spiritual Lessons from the Lord's Temptation The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - January 23, 2013 (Revised November 13, 2020) MESSAGE: *How long has it been since you were tempted to sin? If it's been more than 24 hours, then maybe you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

#35 I Can See Clearly Now Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Nov 15, 2020

The healing of the blind man in Mark 8:22-26 is the only time Jesus healed someone in two-stages. Why did Jesus change his healing routine?

#35 I Can See Clearly Now Series: Mark Chuck Sligh November 15, 2020 TEXT: Mark 8:22-26 – “And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-26

Denomination: Baptist

He’s In The House

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Nov 20, 2020

They followed Lord in the house to get their blessing

As we open up this dialog, we see Jesus is about to pick another disciple to follow him on this journey into ministry as we know it too be, as it has been sat before him and this disciple that he is about to choose is named Matthew. In the earlier part of this passage we hear Jesus discussing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:28

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Additives

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 29, 2020

An additive is something that's added to something to make it better in some way. People usually don't eat a hamburger plain, they add a condiment to make it taste better. Today we'll look at some things that Peter says we need to add to our faith.

FAITH ADDITIVES 2nd Peter 1:4-11 An additive is something that's added to something to make it better in some way. Food additives. Some additives are not good for us. Things like artificial flavors or coloring (red dye #40), high fructose corn syrup and aspartame are not good additives. Some ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:4-11, Acts 2:38-39, 2 Peter 3:13, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Galatians 6:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Evangelism - The Prime Directive

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 10, 2020

Did you know that the church has been given a mission and a Prime Directive?

Back in the late 60’s, one television series I looked forward to watching, was Star Trek. In the Star Trek series Captain James Kirk led the voyages of the starship Enterprise, “Its five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Greatest News Ever Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 14, 2020

Some are hailing the new vaccine for the Coronavirus the greatest news ever! But is this really true? What is truly the Greatest News Ever is the ultimate gift of Christmas!

Christmas 2020 The Greatest News Ever Luke 1:26-45 A very significant event for the world took place this last week. At 6:31 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8th the very first government-approved dose of the Covid-19 Vaccine in the free world was administered. A nurse rolled up the sleeve of a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-45

Denomination: Bible Church

Rediscover Joy Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Dec 16, 2020

Joy bubbles up throughout the Christmas story. Does it bubble up from you?

[I am grateful for the Sermon Series Kit Rediscover Christmas. This manuscript relies heavily on that series.] Rediscover Joy Matthew 2, Luke 1 Good morning! Please turn in your Bible to Luke 1. We’re also going to jump over to Matthew 2 for a little bit, but we’re going to mostly camp out in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With The Demonic - Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 21, 2020

THE FAMILY INHERITANCE

The enemy knows that mankind is subject to the infestation of inherited sin brought on by the first parents, Adam and Eve (See Gen 3:1-7). He understands that the “heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jer 17:9 NIV) He will do everything he can to get a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7, Jeremiah 17:9, Ezekiel 20:5-6, John 3:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Your World Is Turned Upside Down: When The Wrong People Win

Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 28, 2020

What if the wrong people end up in charge, in control of our government, your work, your school or whatever organization you are involved with? How will you respond?

We’re in an election year again. In the midst of the Pandemic, the Democratic National Convention occurred virtually this week and dominated all the major TV networks. As expected, the speakers at the Democratic Convention relentlessly attacked the incumbent president, and true to form, he ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-30, Ezekiel 22:30, Ephesians 6:10-19

Denomination: Bible Church

The Sign Of The End Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 28, 2020

What will be the sign that the end of the age is upon us, that we're in the Great Tribulation, and the Kingdom of God is imminent?

What is the Sign of the End of the Age? Anybody know? As Jesus came to the end of his life and ministry, He was sitting with his disciples in Jerusalem as they marveled at the great buildings, and the huge stones that were used to construct the temple, when Jesus told them that a time would come ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 11:21-45, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Daniel 8:14

Denomination: Bible Church