Sermons on Read Understand And Apply:

I Go To Prepare A Place For You

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 28, 2023

Did you notice that I read, ‘There are many rooms in my Father’s house”? In the KJV it says, “many mansions.” Other versions say: “many abiding places” or “dwellings” or “resting places” or “homes.”

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: John 14:1-3; 2 Cor. 12:4; Psalm 14:2, 139:8-10; Ecc. 3:11; Deut 6:15; 2 Chron. 2:6, ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3, 1 Corinthians 15:51-54, Psalm 139:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shaping Ourselves For Ministry

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 31, 2009

God has shaped each one of us for ministry. It is important for us to understand our shape and use it for God’s glory

Shaping ourselves for ministry Are you SHAPEd for ministry? Adapted from an article by Rick Warren (Author of “Purpose Driven Life” and “Purpose Driven Church”) S.H.A.P.E. is an acronym Rick Warren developed years ago to explain the five elements that determine what a person’s ministry should be. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 19:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reset! Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 27, 2022

young people, I would encourage you to understand the code. Where are you going to find out the code? You're going to find it in your own personal walk and your own personal Bible study. As you open the Bible regularly and you understand what God has for you personally.

I'm a Mac guy. I love my Mac toys. I've got a Mac watch, I've got my phone, I've got my iPad that I actually run the presentation with on Sunday morning. I enjoy my Mac toys until I get the little colorful wheel on my computer that freezes my computer and I can't do anything and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:13-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Is Not Of Faith

Contributed by Michael Brown on Nov 1, 2020

Romans 14:23 had been unclear to me when I heard it. It says that what is not of faith is a sin. I did a Bible Study on it using the H.E.A.R.T. (Highlight, Explain, Apply, Respond, Thanksgiving) format & this sermon is that study.

Highlight - Highlight the verse that speaks to you Romans 14:23: “But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.” Explain - Explain what this passage means The word translated as faith in this verse is the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:23

Denomination: Baptist

The Agonizing Cry Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 17, 2024

This is a study of the gospel of Mark regarding the life of Jesus. It is based on my personal study and research of Scripture and many books and sermons I have read over the years. (PREACHED DURING COVID LOCK DOWN)

GOSPEL OF MARK: GOD’S SERVANT IN ACTION AGONIZING CRY OF JESUS Good morning, Family. I am hoping and praying that everyone is well and is staying safe. Today is our third Sunday that we have NOT been able to WORSHIP together as a FAMILY. And I know it is HARD on everyone not being able to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-72, Mark 15:1-20, Mark 15:22-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Doesn't Make Sense Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jul 10, 2021

Jesus' beloved friends had requested He come for their urgent need. But He didn't show up when He could have? What are we to think when God doesn't answer our prayers--there's only silence--and midnight passes?

Boy, we live in some tumultuous times, don’t we? Earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A nuclear disaster there as a result. Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt and Libya. Our nation involved in wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya. And wasn’t it only a few months ago that a huge earthquake ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-46, 1 Peter 5:7, Romans 5:8, Romans 8:32, Romans 8:28-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

What Kind Of Spirit?

Contributed by James Buchanan on Dec 1, 2003

This is a sermon dealing with the issue of fear in a believer’s life, understanding that God did not give us a spirit of fear.

I want to turn in your Bibles to 2 Timothy 1. I want to read to you this morning the verse that we are going to focus our time on this morning—READ IT and PRAY. I want to tell you about someone I know, and his name is Roddy. Roddy went to BBC, and he didn’t always abide by the rules. In fact, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is The Best Yet To Come

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 14, 2018

Even if that phrase is accurate for a Christian do we really understand what that may look like in our life?

Everyone likes to use the phrase the best is yet to come. If you are not a Christian the worst is yet to come. Your life may be golden here, but in the end your life will be Hell for eternity. Indeed, the best for a Christian is to be in Heaven so the best is yet to come. However, that does not ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:35-40, 2 Timothy 3:12, Philippians 1:29, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Good Father

Contributed by Steve Taylor on Jun 15, 2018

As a father, you have a role, and that role is to teach the child. Sometimes that lesson is hard, and the child doesn’t understand, but believe me, “farther along, they’ll understand why! They may complain and mumble words like “you don’t know me” or...

FATHER, what’s in a word? Well, this is a very important word packed with qualities such as: • Faithful, • Admired, • Tough, • Helpful, • Enthusiastic, • And, Responsible. These are just a few of the qualities that fathers should have, or strive to have. Let’s just call these qualities our ...read more

"Speaking The Language Of Love"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 19, 2010

We can tell others that we love them--that God loves them until we are blue in the face, but they will not understand our speech until it is put into action…until it is tangible…until it awakens in them, an understanding, a craving for what they need most

Acts 2:1-21 “Speaking the Language of Love” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN Recently, I read about an embarrassing incident that took place during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. President Carter made a state visit to Poland, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: United Methodist

The Defeat Of The Devil

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 8, 2001

To lead the people to understand how God has already determined how He will defeat the devil in the final days and throw him into the eternal lake of fire.

Unit 15 – Satan and His Demons Lesson 42 – God’s Victory Over Satan and The End of the Book – Gen. 3:15: Rev. 12:7-11; Rev. 13:1-10; I John 4:4; Rev. 20:7-10 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how God has already determined how He will defeat the devil in the final days and throw him into ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Anthropocentricity: The Traps We Set...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 4, 2017

UNDERSTAND ANTHROPOCENTRICITY--- The sin of putting man before God. There are spiritual traps we must avoid at all cost.

ANTHROPOCENTRICITY: THE TRAPS WE SET By Wade Martin Hughes,Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Humans are the only varmints that builds traps and set them to their own destruction. ANTHROPOCENTRICITY an(T)-thro- pa- sen- tric- ity Sam Williams wrote: I just finished reading an article about Alexander ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31, Luke 4:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Make Yards After Contact Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Oct 24, 2002

Failure to understand elementary insights about how to engage the enemy will leave gaping holes in our defenses.

After a worship service at First Baptist in New Castle, Kentucky, the mother of a fidgety 7-year-old boy told Pastor Dave Charlton how she finally got her son to sit still and be quiet. About halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered, “If you don’t be quiet, Pastor Charlton is going ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:17-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Pastor Is A Servant

Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008

The idea of serving God arouses in some people not only a wrong understanding but also an unwillingness to put this into practice.

The idea of serving God arouses in some people not only a wrong understanding but also an unwillingness to put this into practice. The reason for this is because these people are motivated by an egocentric spirit. In fact, the whole world is motivated by this spirit – an egocentric spirit. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Church Of God

What Happens To The Body After Death - Does It Sleep In The Grave?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 12, 2021

There are many Christians who don't understand what happens to them or their body after they die.

The questions most often asked after reading the following verses are about what happens to the physical body and spirit at the moment of death. "But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" You foolish person! What you sow does not come ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-49, 1 Corinthians 15:13-14, John 5:28-29, 1 Corinthians 15:50-55, 1 Corinthians 15:16-22, John 20:17, Romans 8:22-25, Matthew 27:52-53  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational