Sermons on Rat Race:

A New But Old Message Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 18, 2010

What is this new but old message? 1- The truth is in Christ 2- The light is in loving others 3- The darkness is in hating others

INTRO.- New but old. How can that be? How can anything be new and yet old at the same time? ILL.- Elaine and I have new neighbors next door. I had never met them until one day I was outside and noticed that a truck was delivering a pickup truck to their driveway. I went to investigate ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Story -Chapter 18 Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 6, 2014

Daniel shows us how we can live out our faith in the real world!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Welcome! • Today we as we explore chapter 18 of The Story we will being dealing with a chapter that hits us as close to where we live than any other thus far. • Living out our faith in a society that is getting increasingly more hostile to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Struggle Against Evil

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 28, 2015

Observe 4 things: The Overwhelming Army, A Trembling Servant, The Invisible Protectors, & The Courageous Man of God. Then I want to draw 3 conclusions from these observations.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. Before Allied forces invaded Iraq Saddam Hussein boasted that if Iraq was attacked the world would see "The Mother of All Battles." But he was wrong. Instead, let me suggest a scripture that describes what I believe could be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, 2 Kings 6:8-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Disappointed, Let It Go!

Contributed by Ronald Matandakufa on Feb 24, 2016

Do not live in the past. Holding on to past disappointments will only stop you from progress meaninfully in life and will reduce your chances of seeing what God is doing in the present.

During my free I enjoy watching TV, I just love animal documentaries. What I like about them is that they take me much closer to nature than I can ever go myself. There are a lot of things that I would not have known if it wasn't for these documentaries. I want to encourage you to watch them; you ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Trying To Understand

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 17, 2013

Perhaps the most important thing you can discover as you spend time immersed God’s Word is this: God loves you. You belong to him. To understand the Word of God, rely on the Spirit of God.

Opening illustration: As an adolescent I read the word of God daily as a routine without really understanding it and kept it under my pillow assuming that it would give me a peaceful sleep and protect me from all harm. When I became a teenager, I still kept doing the same thing except that the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105-112

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making Sense Of Suffering

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 26, 2018

There is suffering all around us. How do we make sense of all the suffering ? Especially the suffering that good people go through? Where can we turn to when we need to make sense of our suffering.

Allow me to start with a well-known and (may be poor) joke about marriage. You all know about the three rings of marriage right, It starts with the engagement ring, it gets solemnized with the wedding ring and then continues with… suffering. Right? Leslie and I of course have the privilege of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-22, Matthew 20:17-22, 1 Peter 1:6-7, 1 Peter 2:20-22, 1 Peter 4:12-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where’s The Beef?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 18, 2022

The Wendy’s fast food restaurants became famous for a commercial they did several years ago.

The commercial was about three elderly ladies who went to a restaurant and ordered a beef sandwich. Once the sandwich was brought to them, one of the elderly ladies open the bun to see what was inside. This little, short, elderly lady said loudly, “Where’s the Beef?” What she was getting at was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:43-47

Denomination: Baptist

A Search For Magnificence Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Jan 24, 2022

Jesus was the most magnificent person to ever walk this earth. Let that sink in: the most magnificent person. What did that look like? Today we are going to go on a search for the magnificence of Jesus.

A Search For Magnificence John 5:31-47 Jesus was the most magnificent person to ever walk this earth. Let that sink in: the most magnificent person. What did that look like? Was there a radiance coming off of Him? No, not usually. Were angels flying around announcing His magnificence? No. Yet, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:31-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Seeking God Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 11, 2022

The healing of the invalid shows that God seeks out the lost to save them.

INTRODUCTION • Imagine that you have some disability, one from which you have suffered from most of your life, it not all of it. • You have tried everything and every treatment, as well as some that are off the books. • You hear about a special pool where you can go to be healed, but there is a ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Then Jesus Came Calling Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 5, 2019

Why would people not want Jesus in their lives? Why did John 1:11 say Jesus came to His own, but His own did not receive Him?

OPEN: There’s a true story told about a plastic surgeon who had a patient that had been injured in a fire. The patient had attempted to save his parents from a burning house, but he couldn't get to them in time... and they died. His own face was burned and disfigured. And (as sometimes happens ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Holiness - Pertaining To The People Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 15, 2025

Leviticus is all about how Yahweh’s people are to live. They were to be a separate people - different from the nations that surrounded them.

May 17, 2025 Leviticus is all about how Yahweh’s people are to live. They were to be a separate people - different from the nations that surrounded them. Why? God is holy. His people were called to represent him and in order for them to be successful, they must also be holy – set apart – ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:14-17, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

José: Vendido Como Esclavo Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 9, 2024

José estaba provocando la ira de sus hermanos porque era un chismoso. Ya se estaban sembrando las semillas de la discordia y la discordia entre José y sus hermanos con esta mala fama que trajo sobre ellos.

¿Conoces al niño que es el informante? El que ama informar sobre las malas acciones de los otros niños. Probablemente comiencen su denuncia con las palabras, ¿adivina qué? Si cada familia tiene un informante, Jacob y sus 12 hijos no eran tan diferentes. Lo que es ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of The Kingdom Begins Now

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 4, 2023

We are often guilty of limiting the Kingdom of God as being some future reality. But there is an aspect of the kingdom in the present. What foes this tell us.

The Kingdom of God Begins Now Romans 13:8-14 In times of distress, we often dream of heaven. We cry out “Maranatha” (O Lord Come). We think of the millennium and a reign of the Prince of Peace while we seem surrounded by the noise of war. We await justice while we live in a world where justice is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Therefore I Will Give Thanks Unto The Lord”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 6, 2022

A man gave a little boy a piece of candy. The mother was embarrassed, because the child immediately stuck the candy in his mouth and ate it, and did not thank the man.

The mother immediately said, “What do you say to the nice man who gave you a piece of candy?” The little boy seemed somewhat puzzled as to what she wanted him to say, but suddenly a smile came on his face, as if he finally realized what she wanted him to say, and he said, “Can I have some ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:50

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Eating Devil’s Food

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 4, 2021

Spiritual salmonella abounds so be careful at what buffet you eat.

1 Corinthians 10:20  But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.  21  Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:20-22, Ephesians 5:8-13, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Matthew 7:21-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist