Sermons on Purpose Of Ordinances:

Until He Comes Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 29, 2008

A meditation on the promise of Christ’s return and the hope that we draw from contemplating this truth at the Lord’s Table.

1 CORINTHIANS 11:26 UNTIL HE COMES “As often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” For almost two thousand years, followers of Christ, the Risen Son of God, have gathered in assembly to instruct one another in righteousness, to build one another ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:26

Denomination: Baptist

Does Time Change The Intent Of God's Will?

Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Nov 3, 2014

This message is designed to help us to consider: (1) whether ‘the spirit of the law’ endures beyond ‘the letter of the law’ and (2) whether God’s silence is a synonym of His absence or His affirmation.

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: I am the Lord your God. 3You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes. 4My ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 18:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

False Teachings Of Today

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 27, 2009

A survey of the major cults and their false teaching

’The False Teachings of Today’ I. The Catholic Church/Romanism A. It’s False Salvation is in the Seven Sacraments Definition: A sacrament is a holy ordinance instituted by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:4-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Gift To You

Contributed by Benny Anthony on May 8, 2007

This is a Chrysalis Clergy Talk. It is used for both the boys & girls flight.

How many of you like to receive gifts? I’m sure we all do. Today I would like to talk with you about some of the ways we celebrate the gift of God’s presence with us. Hello my name is Rev. Benny Anthony, and the title of this talk is “God’s Gift to You.” What was the best gift that you ever ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ishmael And Isaac: From Mistake To Mission

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 20, 2009

We live with dreams deferred, and act hastily, out of impatience. Either we then go into denial or we try to make do with a substitute. But Christ makes all dreams ever new.

The playwright Lorraine Hansberry asks it: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun?" A dream deferred. A dream deferred is something you’ve put heart and soul into, for a long time, but it’s delayed. It hasn’t come. It’s incomplete. What happens to a dream ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Wedding Sermon

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 8, 2011

A wedding sermon focusing on the three words -- leaving, cleaving and weaving.

Nick and Kim Vogt Wedding July 9, 2011 5:00 p.m. • Opening Music o CD of Instrumental Music • Seating of parents and grandparents o CD of Instrumental Music • Guys come out and stand in their places o No music • Attendants come down o Canon in D • Bridal ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Grab Hold Of The Horns Of The Altar

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 19, 2022

One son to succeed to the throne. Another son was chosen.

Adonijah was David's 4th son and the logical choice to succeed to the throne. He was half-brother to Solomon. Adonijah and Joab (the general) planned to take the throne. However, David declared Solomon the king. Joab and Adonijah went to the altar for safety, but judgment had come. Joab feared ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:28-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Baptism What We Believe And Why - Sbc

Contributed by Michael Lashaway on Oct 3, 2013

We Baptize by Immersion, with Intentionality, to Imitate, Identify, and have Intimacy with Christ and to Impact our lives.

Baptism – What We Believe and Why Matt 28:19-20 I. Introduction – I thought it would be good to look at just what and why we in the SBC believe about Baptism. According to the Baptist Faith and Message, Chapter 10, which outlines the church Ordinances, states “Christian baptism is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Blue Laws

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 29, 2019

A study in the book of Nehemiah 10: 1 – 39

Nehemiah 10: 1 – 39 Blue Laws 10 Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 10:10

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Greatest Command (Deuteronomy 6)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 24, 2024

What is the greatest command? Let's look at Deuteronomy 6.

Which is the greatest command of all? What was the purpose of God’s commands? What were people to teach their children? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 6. What was God’s purpose for giving Israel His old covenant law? This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the Lord your God has instructed me ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Completeness In Christ

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 19, 2010

It is not the water that washes away our sins; it is the Spirit of God. Baptism is important as the sign that one has been justified by faith and as the public declaration of one’s faith in Christ and membership in a local body of believers, it is not the

Opening illustration: One Sunday, a pastor was giving a sermon on baptism and in the course of his sermon he was illustrating the fact that baptism should take place by sprinkling and not by immersion. He pointed out some instances in the Bible. He said that when John the Baptist baptized Jesus in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:11-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holiness Is Right

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 2, 2015

Regardless of the laws that are passed by the Supreme Court Holiness is Right.

Holiness is Right By Bishop M.L. Maughmer, Jr. . Hebrews 12:14 – “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord”. Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14

Denomination: Apostolic

Giving To God: A Revival Is Waiting  

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Oct 20, 2024

We often pray and desire for revival to happen. But are we going about it in the right way? Do we know what is holding it back? Is there something practical that God says we’re not doing? There is something that God specifically points to saying, “Return to Me, and I will return to you.”

Giving to God: A Revival is Waiting   Malachi 3:6-12 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7QXpLPck7A Now, some of you are thinking, “That’s an ambitious title,” and some, well in fact, most would say that it’s definitely a stretch. However, the question that’s ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12, Matthew 23:23, Proverbs 3:9-10, Joel 2:13-14, Haggai 1:5-6, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Romans 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

The Name Of Jesus

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Mar 25, 2025

Peter and John were told to stop teaching about Jesus

The Name of Jesus Acts 4:18-31 What’s in a name? What’s in a name? Typically, we use names to distinguish one person from another and names don’t have much significance. Any meaning attached to a name is either unknown to the person or the person is not concerned with the meaning of their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:18-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Others Centered Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 16, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 13: 1 – 17

John 13: 1 – 17 Others Centered 1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Calvary Chapel