Sermons on Real Fathers:

Hosea: The Heart Of God Series

Contributed by Todd Merry on May 30, 2001

The heart of God can be seen through the book of Hosea, communicated to Hosea through prophecy and circumstances.

HOSEA The Heart of God CHAPTERS ONE THRU THREE I. Who was Hosea? A. Hosea lived during the time of the divided kingdom (Israel to the North, Judah to the South) 1. Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah (Judah) reigned between 765 BC to 685 BC (2 Chron. 26-29) 2. Hosea was a prophet to Israel, the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

El Roi- For An Audience Of One. Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 23, 2005

Names of God 5: El Roi. The God who sees. GOd sees the events of our lives. God knows what these events feel like. God is watching- to see if we will serve Him and live our lives ’for an audience of one’. Part of a series on ’The Names of God’. A sermon

Names of God 5; El Roi: the audience of one. Genesis 16:1-15, WBC 25/09/05am. Baptism of Kirsty Plant Intro: Even when I wasn’t a Christian, many of the people I hung around with had Christian families. I remember being in the house of one and seeing a huge sign hanging on the door "thou, Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

God's Grace Is Sufficient

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Jun 28, 2005

Understanding that Grace is a Gift granted by God

Grace defined: getting what we do not deserve. An unmerited or undeserved favor from God. Grace is a gift. A gift is not something given to somewhat because they are deserving. That would be considered a wage. A gift is something given by someone who loves the recipient. Understanding ...read more

Scripture: John 1:16-17

Denomination: Methodist

Standing On The Promises

Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 22, 2006

A Father’s Day sermon about standing on and living out God’s promises.

“STANDING ON THE PROMISES” Gal. 3:15-29 INTRO – How are you at keeping your promises? We live in a society where promises are expected to be broken. Story of Harry, a dept. manager in a retail store. - Rising up corporate ladder. - Strong Xn. Lived his witness faithfully in front of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29

Denomination: Baptist

Justice Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006

Fourth in an eight part series on the attributes of God.

Opening Illustration: 9/11 Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? Dictionary: 1) the quality of being righteous 2) impartiality; fairness 3) reward or penalty as deserved; just desserts A.W. Tozer: Justice embodies the idea of moral equity, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:25

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Impossibilities

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Mar 17, 2008

God can do anything and He will make a way where there is no way.

The God of Impossibilities Matthew 19:26, "… Jesus … said … with God all things are possible." What prompted Jesus to say such a thing? The answer is that He wanted to show us all that what we think can’t be done, is no challenge at all to God for God can do anything and He will make a way ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:19-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Overwhelming, Unexplainable, Incomprehensible, Reconciling Love

Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 16, 2008

God loves His children in spite of their sin.

Title: God’s Overwhelming, Unexplainable, Incomprehensible, Reconciling Love For His Children Text: Hosea 3:1-5 Theme: God loves His children in spite of their sin. Introduction The most destructive force in the entire universe is the unbridled wrath of God. The Bible uses anthropopathic (from the ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Steve Lawson on Oct 19, 2004

Everything God has ever done and will ever do is first motivated by His heart of love.

Who Is God? Series Introduction – God Is Love Ephesians 3:14-19 Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try you just can’t get things right? That even though you are extremely busy, you don’t seem to be accomplishing anything? Does it ever seem like you are just living life in some sort of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stain Devils Clean Clothes, Christ's Blood Cleans Souls.

Contributed by Michael Trigg on Oct 31, 2004

Your uttermost depths of sin can be cleansed away, but not by your actions.

Isaiah 1:18 ‘“Come now, let us reason together”, says the Lord’. Stain devils clean clothes, Christ’s blood cleans souls. INTRODUCTION. How wrong can someone get it! Through Isaiah, God has given a vision of condemnation, condemning a sinful and rebellious people; God’s people, Israel. Long ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Life After Death: Hell

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Feb 26, 2015

A message of Hell in a two week message on life after death.

Life after death: Hell Introduction: I have a 2 part message on Heaven and Hell. Let's just say we will be preaching on Heaven next week. I feared I might lose some of you next Sunday if I reversed the order. I'd rather preach on the joys of Heaven but if it is in the bible; it must be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Identity (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Caleb Onwuka on Nov 17, 2014

Your identity in Christ. Whom you have become by the reason of the new birth. The real you in Christ.

"What about you he asked "Who do you say I am?" Peter said "You are the Messiah". (Mark 8:29). Jesus is interested in our knowledge about him. He yearns to hear us declare our understanding of His personality. What will be your answer, when you hear the Lord say to you "who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:29

Denomination: *other

Living Wisely

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013

Christians are expected to know how to live wisely.

LIVING WISELY Ephesians 5:15-21 Preceding paragraphs argued that being followers of Christ requires different lifestyles. The pagans live their lives in ignorance due to their stubbornness. Now since they trusted Jesus as their Savior and Lord, they were taught in accordance with the truth that is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Hell

Contributed by James R. Rice on Feb 4, 2014

The preaching of hell is not a popular subject and the modernist preacher and church have eliminated all such preaching from their pulpit. However silent they may remain about hell, hell still exist and people every day are dying and going to hell.

HELL MATTHEW 18:7-9 A. A preacher had just finished preaching a strong Bible message on hell. A church member said to him, “Don’t you know that the more up-to-date preachers have taken hell out of the Bible?” The preacher said “They may have done that, but the trouble is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Comparisions Of The Old And New Covenant

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 22, 2004

Since the notion of covenants is unfamiliar to us, today we must take a moment to focus on the Bible’s portrayal of covenants. There are relationships that many people consider covenants, such as marriage and various pacts between friends and enemies and

Andy Almendarez Hebrews Comparison of the Old & New Covenant The Hebrew word that is translated into our word for covenant is berith. The root of the word it comes from means Ato fetter@ or Ato eat with,@ this would show a mutual obligation that is given to show grace to someone (Douglas 237). We ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

The Necessity Of The Atonement Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by James Groce on Sep 15, 2002

There are four major biblical reasons why the atonement was necessary

There are four major biblical reasons why the atonement was necessary, most of which are intimately connected with God’s nature or character. 1. God’s Righteousness and Justice Many people who object to the biblical doctrine of the atonement do so because they do not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9

Denomination: Pentecostal