Sermons on Puzzle:

Voting And The Fear Of God Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 21, 2024

Only personal conversion through Christ, not political conviction, will lead to lasting change.

Voting and the Fear of God Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 Rev. Brian Bill October 19-20, 2024 About a week ago, an Edgewood member and I were riding an elevator with another guy. He asked how we were doing and we replied in unison, “Better than we deserve.” He didn’t know quite how to take that response. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 8:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Hungry And Thirsty For What? Series

Contributed by Bev Sesink on Oct 23, 2016

An explanation of Matthew 5:6 how we can rightly hunger and thirst for righteousness instead of what we naturally hunger and thirst for.

Hungry and Thirsty For What? Matthew 5:6 Sunday October 23, 2016 Today we continue in the series the Upside Down Kingdom with a focus on The Beatitudes found in Matthew 5. As we begin I thought I would start with a short quiz to see how much you may remember of the beatitudes we have covered so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: *other

The Lord Of Peace

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 19, 2016

1) Peace (2 Thessalonians 3:16a), 2) Strength (2 Thessalonians 3:16b), 3) Truth (2 Thessalonians 3:17), and 4) Grace (2 Thessalonians 3:18).

After the recent election in the United States of Donald Trump for President, continued riots have broken out several states. Rejecting notions like a new border wall, protestors have demanded that Trump step down. Law enforcement officials are calling for hostilities to end so grievances can be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

Denomination: Other

What Are You Doing? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 24, 2016

A study of the book of Job 9: 1 – 35

Job 9: 1 – 35 What Are You Doing? 1 Then Job answered and said: 2 “Truly I know it is so, but how can a man be righteous before God? 3 If one wished to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. 4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened ...read more

Scripture: Job 9:1-35

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Gone But Not Forgotten

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 24, 2018

A study in the book of 2 Kings 9: 1 – 37

2 Kings 9: 1 – 37 Gone but not forgotten 9 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Get yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 9:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Get 1 Over

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 23, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 9: 1 – 26

Jeremiah 9: 1 – 26 Get 1 over 1 Oh, that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! 2 Oh, that I had in the wilderness a lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people and go from them! For they are ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:9

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Wicked And Terrible

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 12, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 15: 1 – 21

Jeremiah 15: 1 – 21 The wicked and terrible 1 Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight and let them go forth. 2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 15:15

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Wicked And Terrible

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 17, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 15: 1 – 21

Jeremiah 15: 1 – 21 The wicked and terrible 1 Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight and let them go forth. 2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 15:15

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 7, 2019

Following Christ means following him to the cross.

There are basically two kinds of sermons on the Christian life. The first type of sermon views the Christian life as a kind of puzzle to be solved, with the message going something like this: Life is full of hardships, and frustrations, and obstacles. But if you do this one thing; if you ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-33, Matthew 10:38-39, Luke 17:32-33, Mark 8:34-37

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount - Part 14 Series

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jul 3, 2019

This is Part 14 in a 14-part series of studies I call “The Christian Character” in the “Sermon on the Mount.” This part deals with Jesus' assurance - Ask, seek, and knock; the narrow gate; false prophets; and building on the rock.

Part 14 - Ask, seek, and knock; the narrow gate; false prophets; building on the rock Sermon on the Mount The Christian Character Matthew 5:3 - 7:27 (Cf. Luke 6:20-49) This is Part 14 in a 14-part series of studies I call “The Christian Character” as described by Jesus to a crowd of people on a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:5-8, Acts 13:6-12, Acts 13:1-2, Matthew 7:15-20, John 14:4-6, Matthew 7:13-14, Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 7:12, James 5:16, 2 Corinthians 12:1-8, Matthew 26:39, Isaiah 55:7-9, James 4:1-3, Mark 11:21-24, Matthew 7:7-11, Acts 18:24-26, Matthew 7:21-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Sees You, Not Only As What You Are, But As What You Are Becoming

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 14, 2019

When Jesus met Simon, he named him "Peter", or "Rock", even though Peter's character at that time was decidedly un-rocklike. But Jesus saw what he would become, just as he sees as, not only as we are but as what we will become in Him.

The first thing we notice in these seven verses is the number of references to stones. Living stones. Precious stones. Corner stones. Stones that are chosen by God but rejected by men. A stone that causes people to stumble and fall. Now, think about that for a moment. Why would that be? Why would ...read more

Scripture: John 1:40-42, 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Living As God's Holy, Consecrated People (Exodus 22:16-30) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Nov 27, 2022

Laws on lying with virgins, bestiality, mistreating orphans, widows, resident aliens, and the poor.

Our passage this morning, Exodus 22:16-30, covers a lot of ground. God has really clear expectations for his people in lots of areas of life. And this passage, covers lots of those areas. So this isn't going to be the kind of sermon that's neat and tidy. But I think what we will read, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 22:16-30, 1 John 3:19-23, 1 Samuel 3:10-14, 1 Samuel 2:12-17

How To Hear From God: The Deaf Heart - Mark 4:1-15 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Sep 9, 2023

Life and joy come from hearing from God. But to hear his voice, we must listen the right way.

Mark 4:1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-15, Matthew 13:1-19, Luke 8:4-12

Prophets And Prophecy (Part 2)

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Apr 6, 2020

We are living in a generation where a number of people speaking for God declares that everything is well, that we are now on the right track, and that everything is about to get better.

Prophets and prophecy (Part 2) New Testament Prophets 1 John 2:20-27] Before we look into the subject of New Testament Prophets and Prophecy we shall briefly look into the question of “ lying spirits” as found in 1 Kings 22. We are living in a generation where a number of people speaking for ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walking Through The Valley Of The Virus

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 23, 2020

If you want the calm of this psalm, you must become one of the Shepherd's sheep.

Once, a Sunday School teacher asked her class, “How many of you can quote Psalm 23?” Several students raised their hands, including a little girl who was only four years old. She stood up and declared loudly, “The Lord is my shepherd. I got all I want.” She had the words mixed up but understood ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 8:1, Psalm 34:9, Psalm 4:8, Isaiah 43:5, Hebrews 13:5-6, John 10:28, 1 Peter 2:25, John 10:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist