Sermons on Receptivity:

The Hurricane Cometh

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Aug 31, 2019

Category 4 Hurricane Dorian is headed straight for us!

Weekend Message/Devotion August 31, 2019 The Hurricane Cometh John 3:8 Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in its entirety. I pray your blessing and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From A Boy To A Man

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Aug 29, 2018

We are called to grow spiritually from a boy to a man!

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:11 & Hebrews 5:13-14 Study Taught at Mount Zion Baptist Church on July 25, 2018 Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1, Hebrews 5:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

His Picture Of Jesus Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 23, 2017

I wonder how well John and Jesus knew each other. If they had never met, I assume that Jesus at least knew of His cousin and vise versa.

-AD 25-27- Judean Wilderness His Picture of Jesus (Acts 2:38) Matthew 3:11-12, Mark 1:7-8, Luke 3:15-18, John 1:26-27 John was Jesus’ cousin. The Bible doesn’t say if they had a relationship, prior to John baptizing Him in the Jordan River. We do know that His mother, Mary, visited his mother ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:11-12, Mark 1:7-8, Luke 3:15-18, John 1:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

God's Son Revealed

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015

Incarnation

John 1:1-18 God's Son Revealed I. HIS PRE-EMINENCE 1 In the beginning was the Word, A. In Creation 1. His Past—"In the beginning was the Word." 2. His Power—"And the Word was with God." 3. His Person—"And the Word was God." 4. His Permanence— 2 The same was ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Holiness

Steps A Minister Has To Do To Be Successful In His Ministry!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 16, 2016

Being a minister requires more than what he expects his people to be to have a life of victory. Can we do it? These steps may help.

STEPS A MINISTER HAS TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIS MINISTRY! Mat 14:19 (KJV) And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19-27

Discipleship Is A Community Project Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Oct 16, 2014

The Word is Your Life, part 5 Discipleship is a Community Project Colossians 3:15-17 1. The Word is to be Central in Our Community 2. The Word is to be Central in Our Relationships

The Word is Your Life, part 5 Discipleship is a Community Project Colossians 3:15-17 David Taylor October 5, 2014 We are in the last week of our fall series, “The Word is Your Life,” to help you see and feel the necessity of making the word central in your life. We started by looking ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Look At The Judgement Seat Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 25, 2017

What will happen at the Great White Judgement Throne?

A. THE GREAT WHITE JUDGEMENT THRONE “And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

Zacchaeus Sets Out To See Jesus, Whatever It Takes!

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 27, 2019

Seeking Jesus

Devotion Weekly Message November 3, 2019 Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus Sets Out to See Jesus, Whatever It Takes! Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Upside Of Feeling Down Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2018

In some ways, when we are down, we are more teachable; down times can deepen us.

The Upside of Feeling Down (Ecclesiastes 7:1-22) 1. At a party: 'Are you a psychologist?' 'Why do you ask it?' 'Oh yes, you are a psychologist.' 2. Most of us struggle with depression now and then. For many, time, prayer, and talking to friends helps. 3. But for some people, the depression is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unstoppable - The Point Of Our Need Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 10, 2018

The fourth message in a series on Acts - This message was a 15 minute devotional

Unstoppable – The Point of Our Need 10/8/17 Acts 3-4 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer – at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Consequences Of Obeying Or Disobeying God

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 19, 2015

God always plans things so that we will have the chance to witness about Jesus. We have to be open to these chances. We must always be ready to witness about Jesus. To do so, we must be familiar with God's Word.

The readings from 1 Samuel 13:5-18 and Acts 8:26-40 are interesting studies of contrasts. The contrast is the consequences of disobeying God verses the consequences of obeying God. The reading from 1 Samuel 13:5-18 shows what happens when we disobey God. King Saul was told to wait and let the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:5-18

Denomination: Anglican

The Tribulation Series

Contributed by Grant Adams on Oct 7, 2021

After the rapture of the church (key); There will be a brief period (seven years) which the bible calls the tribulation period.

At the close of that time the Lord Jesus will return which is called the second advent and the battle of Armageddon will be fought. At the close of that time there will be a thousand-year period when He will rule and reign with a rod of iron known as the millennial kingdom. What we went to center ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-26, Revelation 6:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

It Shall Be Seen

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

IN THE MOUNT OF THE LORD IT SHALL BE SEEN

GENESIS 22:1-19 IN THE MOUNT OF THE LORD IT SHALL BE SEEN 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. 1. THE PERCEPTION OF ABRAHAM. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Holiness

Don't Quit- Promised To Jesus Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 18, 2022

This is the 116th sermon in the series "Action". This is the 18th sermon from 2 Corinthians.

Series: Action [#116] DON’T QUIT- PROMISED TO JESUS 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 Introduction: I have performed many weddings through the years, including some for family members; but the toughest thing I have ever done was to give Kaitlyn away. This June, I had the honor of performing Zant and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

An Outline Of Acts 19:8-12

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 21, 2023

Paul arrived at Ephesus and tried to share the Gospel with the Jews in the synagogue. After they rejected him, Paul found another place to teach. He also found a ministry of healing in Ephesus, too.

Introduction: Paul had just arrived in Ephesus and had finished ministering to a group of men who claimed to be disciples of John the Baptist (verses 1-7). Now he’s moving on into his pattern, “to the Jew first, and also to the Greek (or Gentile, Romans 1:16)”. There’s another pattern, so to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-12, Romans 1:16

Denomination: Baptist