Sermons on Ray Vander Laan:

Do You Want To Get Well? Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Jan 24, 2022

That sadness that you hold inside of you. That hurt, that anger, that bitterness, that despair, that disappointment, that worry. Do you want to get well? This sermon gives four things that we must do in order to get well.

Do You Want To Get Well? John 5:1-15 (this sermon was preached on the first Sunday of the year. The text in parenthesis was added for that occasion.) Turn in your Bibles to John chapter 5. This passage tells the story of a man who was an invalid. Let's start reading in verse 1. John 5:1 ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Perfect Father-Son Relationship Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Jan 24, 2022

Fathers. We all have one. For some, father was a no show. He wasn't there. For others, father was there, but they wished that he wasn't. Others had good fathers. No matter what kind of father you had, there is a model father-son relationship for us to look at, Father God and His Son, Jesus.

The Perfect Father-Son Relationship John 5:16-29 Fathers. We all have one. For some, father was a no show. He wasn't there. He gave his DNA, but that was all. For others, father was there, but they wished that he wasn't. He may have been abusive or unpleasant. Others had good fathers. ...read more

Scripture: John 5:16-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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

Behold And Believe

Contributed by Ray Swift on Apr 23, 2023

Many Christians are fascinated with new material things but how many Christians get excited about new spiritual things. God wants to do something new and extraordinary in every believer's life and in every church every day.

Behold & Believe Isaiah 43:18-19 Intro.: Good morning and thank you for the honor I have of being here today and sharing God’s Word. I also want to thank you for your support and cooperation through the Cooperative Program. It’s my joy to serve Louisiana Baptists as the Director of Pastoral ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

Investment Tips For Dating

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 22, 2007

This sermon provides practical advice for keeping a dating relationship right in the eyes of God.For the video or audio version, visit our website at www.glenvillenewlife.com under Sermons, Pastor Rick

Investments Tips About Dating 10/21/07 Proverbs Proverbs 4:20-27 1 Corin 7:32-40 One of the most difficult things about this process called dating, going together, going steady or whatever the term is for it today is that most of the time it ends up being a painful process for one or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:32-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Father's Day: Four Responsibilities Of Husbands And Fathers

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 18, 2021

Responsibility #1: The Bible commands you to love your wife Responsibility #2: Do not provoke your children to anger. Responsibility #3: Discipline Your Children Responsibility #4: Instruct Your Children

Today, I want to speak on this subject, “Four Responsibilities of Fathers and Husbands.” David Brooks talks about the difference between résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. Résumé virtues are the kind of achievements you list on your résumé, skills that make you more ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Responsible Witnesses Series

Contributed by John Mitchell on Dec 20, 2024

Jesus is giving final instructions to His Disciples. In doing so, He calls them to remember his words and recognize fulfilled prophecy. He is equipping them, and us, to be Responsible Witnesses.

Luke 24:44-49 ESV 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:44-49

The Good Work That God Started In You

Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Jun 13, 2022

God is not interrupted. And God does not give up. And God does not allow His projects to go unfinished.

Pastor Paddick Van Zyl 12-06-2022 Sermon Outline Theme: The Good Work that God Started in You Scripture Reference: Philippians 1: 3-10 (NKJV) 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6-10, Ephesians 4:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wanting What You Get Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 29, 2022

If you want to be truly content, keep the status you had when God called you. Just fulfill God’s calling in that place, follow God’s commands, and be free under God’s control. Because it’s not place, race, or face that matter. It is only your commitment to Christ.

Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his wife, two small children, and his elderly parents in a tiny hut. He tried to be patient and gracious, but the noise and crowded conditions wore him down. In desperation, he consulted the village wise man. “Do you have a rooster?” asked the wise ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

Denomination: Evangelical Free

What If Jesus Comes Back Like That

Contributed by Joe Harding on Dec 5, 2001

We are called to live as those living in the light for Christ is coming for those who have separated themselves from the night.

WHAT IF JESUS COMES BACK LIKE THAT ROMANS 13: 8-14 DECEMBER 2, 2001 INTRODUCTION: What If Jesus Came Back Like That by Collin Ray TRANSITION THOUGHT: Our text for this day, the first Sunday in Advent, calls us to think of the soon coming of Christ. Just like Collin’s song, we never quite seem ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Thanks

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

For Christians, thanksgiving should not end at the observance of the holiday, but should be a constant attitude of the soul.

Thanksgiving Day began with the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony. In 1621, Governor Bradford appointed a day of thanksgiving, a day of feasting and expressing gratitude. Abraham Lincoln, in the midst of the Civil War, in 1863, established the annual celebration of Thanksgiving when he issued a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:20

Denomination: Baptist

Why Have You Forsaken Me? Series

Contributed by Brian Black on Apr 6, 2007

The fourth in a series on the seven sayings of Christ on the cross.

NOTE: After much study and reading, the line sometimes blurs between which thoughts are mine and which ones come from someone else. Having said that -- thanks to Ray Pritchard and C.H. Spurgeon. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Today we continue looking at the seven final statements Jesus made on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Job: Man Of Honor

Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Jun 15, 2002

God Himself gives a testimonial concerning Job’s character. If I imitate Job I can be a man of honor as well.

Men of Honon One day the angels came again to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan the Accuser came with them. 2 “Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. And Satan answered the LORD, “I have been going back and forth across the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” 3 Then ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

O Come All Ye Faithful

Contributed by Noel Herr on Dec 18, 2010

This is a funeral sermon for a very faithful baptized child of God, age 96, who lived her faith and served her Lord in this world, but not according to her works was she saved, only by the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ––a planting of the Lord, an oak of

O Come All Ye Faithful December 14, 2010 • Romans 8:31-39 & LSB379 Grace and peace to you in the name our our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. O Come All Ye Faithful, Joyful and Triumphant! Because of Jesus, we will someday be joyful as we gaze upon his face. And we shall enter into his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Lutheran

Welcome Home

Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 11, 2013

God is an extravagantly loving Father who longs to welcome his children home with a joyful celebration.

WELCOME HOME! INTRO TO TOPIC: Discuss Miley Cyrus & Billy Ray’s response to his prodigal daughter. Billy Ray’s song: “That's what daddy's do, they shield you from the rain, Shelter in the storm, there to ease your pain, Wherever you may roam, what you're going through, Know I'm ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-24

Denomination: *other