Sermons on Race Relations:

The Good Fight

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Oct 25, 2025

Life on earth is temporary. What we do with the time we have here will depend on where we spend eternity. Paul is pouring out his innermost feelings and advice on how to finish the race well. It is a fight, but a good one.

Death bed narratives are when people share their innermost feelings at the most vulnerable time of their lives. It is their last words and can be secrets they have held on to for their entire lives or it can be valuable advice or instruction to those whom they love so very much. I am suggesting ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Glorifying God By Ministry Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 22, 2005

One of the ways in which we glorify God is by serving others with the spiritual gifts that God has given to each believer. This sermon explores several truths about spiritual gifts and their relation to ministry.

Scripture The day you became a Christian God deposited a treasure in you. For some of you this treasure has some layers on it and it is a bit rusty. But with the help of God’s Word and his Spirit we will pull back the layers and blow off the dust and discover this hidden treasure. This discovery ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fighting Past Fear To Freedom Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 16, 2005

The second in a five part series on healing: focusing on spiritual deliverance, physical healing, and relational restoration. This message specifically addresses how fear can be a road block to healing and freedom in our lives.

(As with many of my sermons. . .a great deal of the inspiration for this message came from the writings of Max Lucado on this passage.) Introduction - This message was launched with a video from Sermon Spice which addresses fear. It is a dynamic clip that runs just a couple minutes, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Wesleyan

Grounded In Grace Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 27, 2004

I mentioned at the beginning that sometimes these passages relate to other passages in the future. I believe in this passage of 2 Samuel 9, we have a picture of how God treats us in His grace.

¡°Grounding Yourself in Grace¡± 2 Samuel 9:1-13 INTRODUCTION Many times in the Bible we can read stories and events and relate them to later stories and later events. There are parallels in the Old Testament that speak of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. I believe it is part of the Bible being ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Churchology 101-The Beginning

Contributed by Steven Boyns on Feb 4, 2006

This series is not designed to deal with the intra-workings of the church, nor is it designed to discuss deep theology or deep doctrinal issues related to the church. Rather these messages are intended to look at the church and the role it plays in the l

Last week we began our series of messages entitled Churchology 101. And we said that this series is not designed to deal with the intra-workings of the church, nor is it designed to discuss deep theology or deep doctrinal issues related to the church. Rather these messages are intended to look at ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Perservering With God's Grace

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jul 11, 2009

God’s grace is not just something we receive but also something that affects our lives, how we relate to others. This sermon explores what it means to perservere with God’s grace.

Our focus for this week is 2nd Corinthians chapter 6 verse 1 to 13. Please open your bibles to 2nd Corinthians chapter 6 verse 1, or if you don’t have a bible please refer to the sheet in your bulletin. This reading follows immediately after the reading we explored last week. Last week we were ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Fire Within

Contributed by Paul Stewart on Jul 7, 2007

Fire is mentioned many times in the Bible and with various purposes. A look at how fire relates to God, us, our lives, how we live for God, and why Holy Spirit is associated with fire.

The Fire Within For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 2 Tim 1:7 Fire… -…is spoken of as being inside of a person. -Can be for bad --Urge to do wrong Hosea 7:4, Isa 9:18 --The Tongue is like a fire -Can be Godly Fire and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Truck Stop Story

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 7, 2008

This sermon explores the Christian walk and how our Christian fulfillment is directly related to the amount of risk we are willing to take for Jesus. Sermon text and communion meditation will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

One evening in a small town in Nebraska, a tired trucker pulled into a truck stop. He parked his 18-wheeler and went into the coffee shop. He ordered a hamburger with all the fixin’s, a pie, and some coffee. Just as the waitress delivered his order, three burly bikers walked into the shop. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-29

Denomination: *other

Cosmic Combat

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 23, 2008

This message combines the story of King Herod with the passage in Revelation 12 relating the on going "cosmic combat" between God and Satan. The inspiration came from the cover of Christianity Today December 12,1994.

December 28, 2008 Christmas II Redeemer Text Revelation 12:1-7a “Cosmic Combat” Jesus Christ is born. The arrival of Jesus as an infant in Bethlehem means that God has kept his promise of salvation which he first made to Adam and Eve. The ringing of Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Eternal Thanksgiving

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 10, 2009

Thanksgiving and worship are intimately related. Without a thankful heart, there can be no worship. But what do we know of worship? Let’s explore the worship of the redeemed in heaven to learn about worship and thanksgiving.

“The twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshipped God, saying, ‘We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Get Connected Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

We’re made for connection Why? Because we’re created in the image of God, who is a relational God, and more than anything wants to have a personal relationship with you.

Spiritually Connected Ephesians 2:10-18 Stephen Arterburn and Bill Farrel tell the story of a small boy pleading with his parents for the gifts he wants for Christmas and when he doesn’t think he’s getting anywhere writes a letter to God about the Christmas presents he wanted. "I've ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10-18

Denomination: Methodist

Eight Stages Of Biblical Revelation Series

Contributed by Harold Jenkerson on Feb 18, 2016

There are seven periods of time in biblical history where God revealed something relating to an understanding of the individual. Each revelation builds upon the previous revelations. The terminology in each revelation remains consistent and precise.

2. Stages of Biblical Revelation “Jesus said, ‘Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father in heaven’ ” (Mat 16:17). Paul wrote, “We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery … God has revealed them to us through His Spirit” (1 Cor ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Follow Jesus, Or Follow The World

Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 4, 2015

The focus of our discipleship is on our relationship to Jesus. To be worthy of Christ we are to put him first in all family relations. To be worthy of Christ we are to take up our cross and identify with him.

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, “Stop! Acts 2:38 (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39

Denomination: Anglican

A Short Personal Example Of The True Gospel Message

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Oct 20, 2016

The true Gospel message is everywhere in the bible, yet most church goes cannot see it. They cannot see the wood for the trees. This short sermon hopefully summarises this message in a way that relates to people.

This sermon was delivered to the congregation in Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 4th September 2016. (A Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow & Dumfries) Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33 Prayer: Loving God, Father Son and Holy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Episcopal

Crossing Jordan Series

Contributed by Dr. Rich Denning on Nov 17, 2016

This sermon is about crossing the Jordan River of our lives. As the Old Testament promise was land the New Testament promise if the Holy Spirit. Included is a description of the "ites" and their symbolic significance as they relate to the believer today.

INTRODUCTION: During the time of this narrative the Jordan River normally was approximately 100’ wide. However, we are told it was flood tide. That means the river could have been over a mile in width. It was flood tide and an uncrossable river stood between the Children of Israel the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal