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Double Miracle

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 18, 2015

How comforting it is to know that God keeps a record of all our good works and that we would be certainly rewarded for it!

Double miracle! Luke 1:36”And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.” The news of the birth of Jesus, who will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High was as such astonishing and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:36

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Getting Unstuck"

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015

If you are stuck and want to move forward this message is for you.

“Getting Unstuck” Mark 1:9-15 Mark 1:9-15 Maybe you have a cousin that you really like. Someone you just really have a great relationship with. I think we sometimes forget or maybe you didn’t know John the Baptist and Jesus are cousins. We forget that this crazy preacher named ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

The 7 I Am Statements Of Jesus

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Today we’re going to talk about the 7 I Am statements of Jesus in John. The 7 “I Am” Statements of Jesus are a great way to build in your mind a framework of who jesus is and what his position as our “savior” really means.

Today we’re going to talk about the 7 I Am statements of Jesus in John. The 7 “I Am” Statements of Jesus are a great way to build in your mind a framework of who Jesus is and what his position as our “savior” really means. I’d encourage you to memorize one or more of these “I am” statements. And ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-4, John 6:35, John 10:7-16, John 10:11-14, John 11:25-27, John 14:1-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Greater Works (John 14:12-14) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 19, 2022

How can we have a lifestyle, of greater works than Jesus?

This morning is going to feel a little different. There's been a few things in the back of my mind I've wanted to try to teach for a while-- and wrestle with myself-- and I just haven't taken the time. Today, I'm going to try to work through these things. The other thing ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12-14

Don't Hang Up Your Harps & Don't Stop Singing

Contributed by Vincent Oliver on Feb 26, 2007

Eulogy for Derro "Smitty" Smith, a faithful church organist. Sermon can be easily adapted to encourage continued Chritian service.

Psalm 137:1-6 “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 137:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Pointing To The Light Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 11, 2009

John the Baptist knew who he was not and who he was, and accepted his task of pointing to Christ. Our mistakes are imagining that we are more than we are, or that we are less than we are. The real task is: just point to the light.

My son and his wife live in a five-level townhouse in Reston, Virginia. You enter into a kind of combination corridor and stairwell at the second level. Typically I turn right when I arrive and go into the kitchen area. But when I leave that level to go to another one, I walk out of that kitchen ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Love One Another: John 15: 9-17

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 21, 2006

The theme couldn’t be more basic - ’love one aother’. I’ll leave you to be the judge.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you ... love one another." I think it was Mark Twain that I first saw quoted, saying that it was ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17, John 15:5-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

John 12:1-8 (The Erotic & The Domestic)

Contributed by David Smith on Oct 30, 2007

It doesn’t take long at this dinner party before the chaos breaks out, this time through the surprising appearance of Mary, pouring a ludicrously expensive jar of perfume.

We’re turning to John’s Gospel today, which, quite frankly, is a little unnerving for me, as I find John’s Gospel more difficult to deal with than the other three John retells the story of Jesus in such a way that things are rarely as they appear to be. Jesus speaks of being born ’from above’ and ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Death Of John The Baptist (Mark 6:14-29)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 5, 2007

The Death of John the Baptist. No doubt all of those who had thrown in their lot with John figured that their reform movement had just come to a grinding and bloody halt!

No doubt all of you are deeply concerned, as I am, about what could prove to be the beginnings of World War III breaking out this week in the Middle East. The Israeli army moved into Lebanon this week, ostensibly to take on Hezbollah militants operating from within Lebanon who apparently captured ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Love One Another (John 15:9-17)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 5, 2007

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“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you ... love one another.” I think it was Mark Twain that I first saw quoted, saying that it was ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

He Is Risen Indeed! (John 20:1-18)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 6, 2007

He is Risen Indeed! (an Easter Sermon) ...

It is Easter Day, and here we gather, along with so many other people around the globe, to celebrate that fundamental event which gives birth to the Christian faith - namely, the resurrection of Jesus. I’ve been celebrating the resurrection of Jesus like this every year at this time for as long as ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Is The Tsunami God's Judgement? (A Reflection On John 9)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 8, 2007

Do you think that bad things don’t happen to good people? Think again! ...

"As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Seek And Find

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Mar 3, 2022

This is an outline that I adapted from the great old study guide called Handfulls on Purpose by James Smith and Robert Lee.

Outline adapted from Handfulls on Purpose by James Smith and Robert Lee Matthew 7:7-11 Seek and Find I. Three Actions A. Ask What Ye Will B. Seek the Master C. Knock at the Door II. Three Affirmations A. Ye Shall Receive – This is satisfaction B. Ye Shall ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11, Luke 11:13, James 1:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Fruit Of Repentance

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 12, 2004

Message discussing the meaning of repentance and how it should affect our lives.

The ¡§Fruit of Repentance¡¨ Matthew 3:1-12 January 11, 2004 Introduction What do you think of when you hear the word ¡§repent?¡¨ Two images come to my mind right away. The first is the street preacher with a Bible as big as your Aunt Martha¡¦s Buick, screaming at people to repent to escape the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

The King Is Coming Series

Contributed by Dan Brown on Jan 22, 2007

John the Baptist prepares the way for Christ the King. Look at John’s message repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and what that means for us today

Sermon 1/21/07-Matt. 3:1-10- “The King is Coming!” Intro. –Turn to Matt. 3. Event coming up that I enjoy watching. State of the Union address. One of the most powerful moments each year is right at the beginning, when in the midst of all the noise and chaos there is a voice that booms out ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-10

Denomination: *other