Sermons on Rearrangement:

Little Miracle / Big Miracle Series

Contributed by John Sears on May 16, 2016

What do we do when we ask God for miracles and they fail to materialize. Do we conclude his is incapable or not there. Or is there a larger picture?

Introduction (Personal story) It was a life defining moment. It was the Fall of 2013 when I received a phone call in my office. It was the nurse at the doctor’s office where my wife had had an appointment and she said I needed to come to the hospital. Earlier that week, my wife had felt a ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian Church

Grace At Work Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 28, 2021

Submit even to a ruthless and unjust boss and so experience grace and fulfill your calling.

After a year’s worth of good, hard work, some employers like to provide a year-end bonus for their employees. Now, most employees appreciate those bonuses, but there are some who inwardly groan at what their employer gives them. Just a few years ago (December 6, 2014), a reporter for the BBC, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-25, Luke 23:34, Luke 23:46

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Rebel Returns Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 30, 2021

We want to look at the story Jesus told about a youth who learned the hard way. It is often called the parable of the Prodigal Son, but it could just as rightly be called the parable of the Faithful Father.

The main social event of the year in many Sunday Schools is the summer picnic. William Porkess was in an English Sunday School that was granted permission by an Earl to have a picnic on his large estate. How excited they all were as they were being carried to the estate by horse and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Jesus Confronts Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

I wonder if Jesus were to enter your Temple, the place designated as your place of worship, what would He think? Would He see your Temple had been replaced by thoughts of business and making a buck? What do you daydream about during worship?

Video is shown of Jesus’ throwing the Money-Changers out of the Temple before sermon. This is three month long study of the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. This is greatest week in history. Bracketed by Palm Sunday on one end and Easter Sunday on the other, this is the most important week in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-49, Luke 19:45-48

Denomination: Baptist

Everything Begins Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

We are made of humble origins but humanity was also made with unique significance… in the image of God Himself.

We’re in the second week in a new series, where we are tracing out the story of the Bible. We want to see how all the parts of God’s story fit together. And while the Bible is one of the most widely read books in history, it is also one of the most misunderstood. Much of the confusion results from ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5, Genesis 2:4-25

Denomination: Baptist

From The Ruins, We Will Rise

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Jun 11, 2020

After the desolation of Jerusalem, Nehemiah rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem. How do we rebuild after a pandemic?

FROM THE RUINS, WE WILL RISE "17 Then I said to them, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.” 18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:17-18, Job 42:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Month Of Re-Positioning Myself

Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 17, 2020

It is with delight and joy that I welcome you to the month of Re-positioning yourself …………. I deliberately did not complete that sentence. I want to give you a blank check of self- repositioning.

It is with delight and joy that I welcome you to the month of Re-positioning yourself …………. I deliberately did not complete that sentence. I want to give you a blank check of self- repositioning. You are the one that knows what you want to reposition yourself for. You may wish to position yourself ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-2, 1 Samuel 1:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Study Of The Book Of Revelation, 5: Things Which Shall Be; 6 Seals. Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jun 16, 2015

Revelation 6. Quickly John sees an overview of either world history of the final Tribulation. Whichever it is, it clearly will be re-visited in the book. Revelation is not in chronological order. The end of chapter 6 is the end of the world!

3. The things which will take place after this (6-22) Generally speaking then, the rest of the book is part 3 of the Lord’s outline for John (1:19). Here is where the going gets tough. Here is where sequential methods of book-reading will not work. Part 3 starts with chapter six, which ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Wedding At Cana

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 17, 2015

We’re going to look at why it’s better to abstain from alcoholic beverages, then at Jewish wedding customs in N.T. times, and lastly at 5 foreshadowings of Christ’s first miracle at this wedding.

THE WEDDING AT CANA John 2:1-11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: RUNNING THE SHOW -- Michael McPherson “I am a deputy sheriff assigned to courthouse security. As part of my job, I explain court procedures to visitors. One day I was showing a group of ninth-graders around. Court was in recess and only ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

All Of Us Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 12, 2015

If we’re going to build God’s Kingdom in these desperate times, we must all work humbly together.

In a classic episode from The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960’s, Andy Taylor, the sheriff of Mayberry, is out of town. His deputy, Barney Fife, is in charge, and he has deputized Gomer, the local mechanic. The two deputies are walking down the street one evening when they notice that someone ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:1-32

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Stop Worrying And Start Living!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 12, 2015

Stop Worrying And Start Living! – sermon by Gordon Curley - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: The Problem of Worry: Worry is unreasonable (vs 25) Worry is undermining (vs 26) Worry is unproductive (vs 27) Worry is unreasonable (vs 30b-31). Worry is unchristian (vs 32). The Solution for worry: Stop living for things and start living for God! (vs 33) Stop living for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Brethren

It's Time To Wake Up!

Contributed by Mark Engler on Dec 23, 2014

It's time to wake up from our slumber. The world is getting worse year by year, but Christians in general are not responding to that trend. It's time we made a change in our personal lives and in the life of the church. We can't remain in our slumber.

It’s Time To Wake Up! Romans 13:11-14 INTRO: We often fail to consider the gradual, cumulative effect of sin in our lives. In Saint Louis in 1984, an unemployed cleaning woman noticed a few bees buzzing around the attic of her home. Since there were only a few, she made no effort to deal ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

New Year, New Walk Walk By The Spirit--What Will You Let Go Of

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 14, 2015

This sermon deals with how do we choose to walk by the Spirit in our everyday lives.

New Year New Walk-Walking By The Spirit—What Do I Need To Let Go Of? 1/11/2015 Ruth 1:3-18 Galatians 5:13-26 We are in our new series, New Year-New Walk. Pastor Toby launched us last week with “Walking By Faith-Who Am I Going To Trust”, next week we will have Walking ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Will God Destroy The World With A Nuclear Bomb? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 31, 2014

Lot's of people speculate on how the world will end. Some think it will be destroyed by an asteroid, others by nuclear war, still others by .... Zombies? But they're all wrong. Find out why the 2nd Coming should be important to us as Christians.

OPEN: There are a lot of people who seem to agree that the world is going to end. They just don’t all agree on how it’s going to happen. I visited website that reviewed several theories about how the world would end. Among them: 1. Some believe an Asteroid will destroy the earth. In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-13, 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Glorious Wedding (Jesus' First Miracle)

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Mar 3, 2022

When Jesus is on the scene, our problems can become His Glory. This – first of His signs, manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. The Glory of Jesus, the carpenter, had not yet been seen, but it was about to burst onto the scene

The Glorious Wedding John 2:1-11 BBC 1-9-22 In March of 2004 a group of Boy Scouts were on their annual excursion into Northern Utah’s Logan Canyon The scouts had carved snow caves deep into a snow ridge at an elevation of 7,400 ft. Randy Maurer, a father of one of the scouts was quoted as ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist