Sermons on Refinement:

The Purging Winds

Contributed by Kelly Durant on Oct 8, 2016

When hurricanes or disasters strike we are reminded that we are frail and that we must build on the rock, Jesus, to survive.

The Purging Winds Capt. Kelly Durant 10-9-16 Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-28

Denomination: Salvation Army

Killing Lions-Killing The Lion Of Despair Series

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Apr 18, 2017

Kill the lions of despair that are keeping you from God’s ideal.

Title: Killing Lions-The Lion Of Despair Date: 7/12/15 Place: BLCC Text: 1 Peter 5.8-9 CT: Kill the lions of despair that are keeping you from God’s ideal. [Screen 1] FAS: Recently I watched a program on the Animal Channel that showed a herd of buffalo and six lions. The lions were plotting to have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9

Denomination: Christian Church

The Fragrance Of Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

How is a Christian suppose to smell? According to Paul, he is to smell sweet and pleasant, like the perfume of God in Christ.

Napoleon and Josephine adored violets. She often wore the extremely expensive violet scented perfume as her trade mark. Only the wealthiest people could afford it. When she died in 1814, Napoleon planted violets at her grave, and just before his exile to St. Helena he made a pilgrimage to it. ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 1:1-17

Nearsighted Christians Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

A Christian with spiritual myopia is all caught up with an entangled with what is under his nose, but he has lost the vision of the distant past and the upcoming future in God's plan. He is forgetful of the cross, and blind to the glory of the future.

F. W. Boreham, the famous Australian preacher, had an instructive experience in St. Paul's Cathedral. He and a friend were looking at Holman Hunt's well known painting, "The Light Of The World." The Savior stands before a closed door with a lantern in His hand, and He is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:9

William Booth's Mount Purity: The Six Stages Of The Climb

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 26, 2021

According to astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross, there are 122 constants that allow for life to exist on planet Earth. And if even one of these constants were adjusted, there would be no life on Earth.

According to astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross, there are 122 constants that allow for life to exist on planet Earth. And if even one of these constants were adjusted, there would be no life on Earth. Let’s look at a few of those constants. First, oxygen. 21% of our atmosphere is oxygen. If it were 25% ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 1 Peter 1:13-16, Hebrews 10:14, Revelation 4:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Can You Hear Me Now? Series

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 29, 2021

Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Looking at Best Practices for Hearing God's Voice.

“Can You Hear Me Now?” Luke 6:12-16 A sermon for 5/2/21 Pastor John Bright Luke 6 “12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-3, Jeremiah 7:23-24, Psalm 1:1-3, John 10:4, James 1:5-7, Matthew 14:23, Mark 1:35, Mark 6:46, John 15:14, Luke 6:12-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Pleading The Blood

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 12, 2021

To “Plead the Blood” means to speak of the blood in prayer to God, to claim it as a protective shield against the enemy, or even as an offensive weapon against spiritual forces.

PLEADING THE BLOOD Rev. 5:9; 12:11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. “Now class,” she said, “if I stood on my head, the blood would run into it and I would turn red in the face, right?” “Yes ma’am,” the class murmured. 2. “Then why is it, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:9, Revelation 12:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Courageous Prayer: Words & Meditations Acceptable

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 22, 2021

David prayed asking God to help his words and thoughts come up to God's standard of perfection. David's ambition of striving to please God even in the most difficult areas should be our goal as well.

COURAGEOUS PRAYER: WORDS & MEDITATIONS ACCEPTABLE Ps. 19:14 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Jeannie Gibbs was trying to have her mother’s phone disconnected, but the customer-service rep told her that since the account was in her dad’s name, he’d have to be the one to put in the request. 2. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Being A Family Of God

Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 16, 2021

In the following sermon I am going to examine Apostle Paul’s thanksgiving prayer to the church of Philippi and suggest the foundation of a great church honors Christ through thanksgiving, mutual love, joy, unity of purpose, and steadfast devotion to carry on a good work until He returns!

Being a Family of God Philippians 1:3-5 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 While most people remember where they were when they got news of the twin towers falling, they are also unlikely to forgot where they were when they first heard of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Week 4: Rethinking A Quid Pro Quo Kind Of Faith (Sermon Adapted From Pete Metzger) Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 23, 2021

Do we think that goes owes us for what we do for him?

Quid pro quo. Do you know what that Latin phrase means? It translates literally as “this for that.” Conversationally, we might say, “I scratch your back, you scratch mine.” For example, if I head out on vacation and ask my neighbor to take my garbage to the curb while I’m away, it’s perfectly ...read more

Scripture: Job 21:7-9, Job 21:13-15, Job 21:17, Job 31:1-4, Job 31:7-8, Job 31:21-28, Job 13:19-25, Job 29:2-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

2 Sons And A Vineyard Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 6, 2021

The Context of This Story is Jesus' Final Visit to Jerusalem

January 16, 2021 The Context – Jesus’s last visit to Jerusalem before His death {Matthew 21-23}: Days before, Jesus had ridden into Jerusalem on a colt and the crowds had enthusiastically escorted Him into the city, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-31

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Widow Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 10, 2016

You can determine to pay the price no matter how high the cost seems to be. Far too often we cry out to the Lord to deliver us out of the test that He intends to walk us through it.

2 Zarephath was quite a distance from Cherith. • It was eight miles south of Zidon. • It was thirteen miles north of Tyre. • It was eighty miles north of Samaria. • All summed up it was about one hundred miles for Elijah to travel. a He had to walk it out. Twenty miles ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:10-16

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Contributed by Yury Gaudard on Oct 18, 2018

Beatitudes

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5:4 – Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. The Sermon on the Mount is taught in the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. Immediately after his baptism and temptation he had begun to announce the good news that the kingdom of God, long promised in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

John Series Part 11 Revelation 2: Jesus Is Supreme Over God’s House Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 7, 2021

Jesus Christ has supremacy over God’s house, that is, over the temple or church. He alone has the right to rule and reign over God’s house.

Revelation 2: Jesus Is Supreme Over God’s House, 2:12–22 (2:12–22) Introduction: Jesus Christ has supremacy over God’s house, that is, over the temple or church. He alone has the right to rule and reign over God’s house. 1. Jesus left Cana (vv.12–13). 2. His discovery of evil in the temple ...read more

Scripture: John 2:12-22

Denomination: Baptist

Armour For An Ambassador In Chains

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Aug 22, 2015

A new take on The "whole armour of God" with reference to Eddie Izzard's "Cake or death", Francis of Assisi preaching to the Sultan, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz kendell, Martin Luther King and Our Lady's bible learning habits.

“I am an ambassador in chains” [Eph6:20] writes St Paul “pray for me so that when I speak a message may be given to make known with BOLDNESS the mystery of the Gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains” Probably many of us- possibly most of us know this glorious ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Anglican