Sermons on Reckon:

Satan's D-Day Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2006

Satan had no clue that the first Easter Sunday would be his D-Day. Satan and his demons as the Germans thought they were invincible. But then D-day came and when the Sun came up that morning they saw their opposing army which quickly overran all there for

Satan’s D-Day – Easter Sunday! Opening video Illustration from Blue fish TV – What’s Easter About? Thesis: Satan had no clue that the first Easter Sunday would be his D-Day. Satan and his demons as the Germans thought they were invincible. But then D-day came and when the Sun came up that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-53

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Practical Sanctification Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 19, 2018

Yield yourself to the Lord; He is the most wonderful Master, and the “salary” He pays lasts forever.

Practical Sanctification Romans 6:13-23 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:13-23

Denomination: Baptist

Transmitting A Legacy Of Righteousness-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 27, 2015

1 of ? Genesis records the transmission of a legacy of righteousness. We must transmit a legacy of righteousness to our progeny. But how can it be done? A device for transmitting a legacy of righteousness is my..

TRANSMITTING A LEGACY Of RIGHTEOUSNESS—Genesis 4:25—5:5(32) Attention: In the 1800’s it was discovered that a voice message could be sent over a series of electric wires to a distant location within a matter of minutes. The telephone’ would eventually supersede sending ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Reward For Obedience

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 17, 2020

Children are a divine blessing. Contemporary views depreciate the blessing of children, but even a cursory review of the Word reveals that children are a blessing from the hand of the Lord. Children are given to those with whom He is pleased.

“These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. Then Joseph died, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

No Ordinary Joe - The Blessing Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 6, 2022

Jacob blesses his grandsons, but there's a twist!

No Ordinary Joe: Blessing Genesis 48 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 2-06-2022 Turtle When I was in junior high, I made the basketball team. The coach, who was known for verbally berating players, quickly gave me the nickname “turtle.” (I had not developed the puma-like ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Set Free

Contributed by Wes Humble on Jan 21, 2003

God will gives us freedom over the things that bind our lives.

Set Free A bricklayer had an accident on a construction site and had to file a detailed report for his insurance company. This is what he wrote: "I’m a bricklayer by trade, and on the date of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:11-17

Denomination: *other

What Kind Of Faith - "but" Or "therefore"?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001

There are a lot of people whose lives can best be typified by their use of the word, "but." And there are also many people whose faith might very well be typified by the use of that wonderful word "therefore."

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KASNSAS, OK (Revised: 2014) A. Generally, those of us who have read much of the Gospel accounts of the life of Christ don't have a very good opinion of the Pharisees. We read the 23rd chapter of Matthew where 6 different times Jesus says, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14, Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Transforming Gospel

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 10, 2001

Paul makes a special plea to his friend Philemon concerning his run-away slave but now a Christian, showing how the gospel transforms all relationships.

THE TRANSFORMING GOSPEL Letter writing is almost a lost art. We’d rather pick up the phone or dash off an e-mail but I’m glad that Paul used pen and ink. Doubtless Paul, being a man of letters and bubbling over with ideas for the spread of the gospel, must have written many ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Finger Of God

Contributed by David Moore on Mar 24, 2001

A synposis of those periods throughout Scripture when man bore wtness to the finger of God.

The Finger of God Text: Exodus 8:16-19 Introduction: We turn now to the third of the ten plagues imposed upon Egypt under Moses, the plague of lice. I suppose there is nothing quite like the though of parasites to make our skin crawl. Recently I watched a documentary entitled “Body Bugs.” It was ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 8:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Doubt But Believe.

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 15, 2001

Year C. Second Sunday of Easter April 22, 2001 John 20: 19-31

Year C. Second Sunday of Easter April 22, 2001 John 20: 19-31 I believe that Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Because I believe in Jesus I will live, even though I die, because whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never die. Amen. Title: ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

"The Coming Of The King"

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Dec 4, 2002

A message on the tasks of the Christian life as believers await the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 21:1-13; Rom. 13:8-14 December 1, 2002 The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas www.st-andrew.com You are all quite familiar with the old saw about how a watched pot never boils. It isn’t true, of course. A watched pot does boil. It only seems to us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-13, Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Where Do We Go From Here?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 30, 2002

God’s people have a mission and a purpose.

On April 13, 1970 words were spoken that have become synonymous with a troubling situation when the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 said, “Houston, we’ve got a problem.” (Apollo 13 patch goes up on overhead one) A short circuit in one of the Command Module’s oxygen tanks, the primary spacecraft, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Turning Back Unto Destruction

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 9, 2003

The danger and the prevention.

GOD DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE COMFORTABLE THOSE WHO PROFESS TO BE CHRISTIANS YET CONTINUE IN SIN. 1 John 3:6-9—“Whosoever abideth in [Christ] sinneth not: WHOSOEVER SINNETH HATH NOT SEEN HIM, NEITHER KNOWN HIM. Little children, let not man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Tower Of Babel

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2003

The Tower of Babel is a life parable telling of the dangers of the Spirit of the Age - Poverty of Spirituality and Pride of Life - and the chaos it brings which only Christ’s redemption can right.

The story of the Tower of Babel is a sad description of breakdown of fellowship, growing isolation and confusion. It all results from human beings’ failing to live in dependence on God, becoming proud of their achievements and determined to be the source of their own security. That was the root ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Chicken Little And The Great Church Exodus From The City

Contributed by George Alves on Sep 16, 2003

We can point fingers as much as we want but the state of the city falls squarely on the shoulders of the church. Our retreat from the city has allowed the enemy too much victory. We are not called to success but to faithfulness. The sky isn’t falling!

Do you Remember the story of Chicken Little? The little chicken who became terrified that the sky was falling when an acorn fell from a tree and hit her on the head? Chicken Little convinced Henny Penny, Cocky Locky,and Goosey Poosey that the sky was indeed falling and they should go and report ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:11, Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Brethren