Sermons on Refining Place:

Why Church? Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 12, 2010

Today we must have a correct perspective of the church. God designed the church and placed Jesus as its head and they gave us a mission to fulfill.

Why Church? Recognize new Church members: During the service! Video Illustration: From Blue Fish TV.com David Nasser: “How I escaped religion” I want to be clear on this the church of the New Testament is not a religion! Thesis: Today we must have a correct perspective of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:15-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What You Need To Know About The Holy Spirit, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 14, 2011

There is much confusion today about the Holy Spirit. Part 1 answers who the Holy Spirit Is and when the baptism of the Holy Spirit takes place.

What You Need To Know About the Holy Spirit Chuck Sligh (Part 1) TEXT: Acts 1:4-8 – “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Church This Christmas, Why Not?

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 3, 2009

A short sermon on Jesus place in our lives and a challange to a group of young mainly non-believers from a SA programme to attend church this Christmas.

Read Luke 2: 8-12 As we enter the season of advent, we think of Jesus this cute baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, in a stable in a place with a nice name, visited by the shepherds and the wise men and angels. The Christmas cards we have been brought up with show that it may have been snowing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-12

Denomination: Salvation Army

Welcoming The King

Contributed by Lyndon Marcotte on Jun 16, 2011

Palm Sunday text that teaches that we must expect to encounter the risen Christ this day and even find Him in the most unlikely of places and faces.

“Welcoming the King” – Matthew 21:1-11 There is a lot of buzz surrounding the upcoming Royal Wedding. I realized that there are many people only a few years younger than myself who have no memory of the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. We Americans have always had an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Hell And Destruction

Contributed by Martin Holland on Jan 31, 2014

The Bible speaks of two distant places one (heaven) is talked of by men often, but the other (hell) is rarely mentioned and the reality of it goes ignored by man.

Hell and Destruction Proverbs 15:8-11 Mention: Isaiah 5:14 Hell hath enlarged herself and opened her mouth without measure Proverbs 15:11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord The Bible speaks of two distant places the one heaven is imaginable by all of mankind, but few even entertain that ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Your Set Back May Be A Set Up

Contributed by Patricia Tuaweri on Feb 8, 2014

What we sometimes consider or call challenges may be God's way of moving us away from our present predicament to a higher place

TEXT : 1 Samuel 9:1-27 A set back according to dictionary.com is a problem, difficulty, mishap, challenge or misfortune. The truth is, everybody on earth is going through one form of challenge or the other. Our text is a continuation of the previous chapter. Which ended with its own challenges.The ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Great Open Door!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 25, 2014

Why did God do that? What was His purpose? And why did He place such an emphasis on the subject of being a "blessing"?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A GREAT OPEN DOOR! Genesis 12:1-3; 1 Corinthians 16:5 9 A. One day, almost 4,000 years ago, God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From The Prison To The Palace Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Apr 30, 2014

He knows where we are, and in His time, He knows how to bring us out of our prisons and place us in the palace.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 26 Jan 2014 Genesis 41:1-44 FROM THE PRISON TO THE PALACE Intro: • We last saw Joseph; he was languishing/Egyptian prison. • he had broken no laws In prison because he had: • Done the right thing and honored God in his life. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

The Wedding Garment

Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Oct 30, 2014

A perspective on Matthew 22: 1-14. The cloak of righteousness shows us that we have been placed in a position of honour in the family, in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 22: 1-14 The Wedding Garment At times Jesus spoke in parables. Parables begin as earthly stories, speaking about things we are familiar with, like a wedding banquet. There is a twist to the story that can turn up side down our familiar understanding and reveal something new. They end with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

What To Do When We're Not Certain What To Do

Contributed by Greg Irby on Jun 15, 2013

When we find ourselves in a place of uncertainty we find in God's Word "What To Do When We're Not Certain What To Do."

WHAT TO DO WHEN WE'RE NOT CERTAIN WHAT TO DO PROVERBS 3:5-6 Text: Introduction: Whatever goals and accomplishments we have set in our lives we will only realize them when we trust in God's guidance. In our text we find some very practical and simple truths that give us guidance and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:6

Denomination: Baptist

“jesus: Lifted Up!” Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jun 2, 2014

Jesus goes to a very familiar place in His Ministry in order to be launched back to His Heavenly Home, reminding us of the importance of His Ascension.

“Jesus: Lifted Up!” Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:19-20, Acts 1:1-11 Were you ever at an outdoor gathering speaking with a group of friends, when one of them suddenly began to lift off of the ground and slowly ascend into the sky until they disappeared into the skies? I’m not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:50-53

Denomination: Baptist

Masada Mystery Part 1

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 14, 2013

If you go to Israel, wilderness, near lowest place on earth, Dead Sea. There is a plateau mountain, that in Biblical times served as a royal palace, Masada

The Masada Mystery Pt. 1 May 19th 2013 Dr. Mike Fogerson 24 "Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel In The Seven Sayings Of The Cross—pt. 8 (Rest, Peace, & Comfort) Series

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Nov 6, 2013

By placing His spirit into God's hands, Jesus demonstrated that we have promise of rest, peace, and comfort when our time on earth is done.

1. Introduction a. This morning we finish our series The Gospel in the Seven Sayings of the Cross by focusing on Christ’s seventh and final statement made from the cross. 2. A place of rest, peace, and comfort. a. Read Luke 23:46—Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:46

"An Interview With An Invalid” John 5:1-17 Series

Contributed by Paris Lee Smith, Sr. Mdiv on Jan 5, 2013

"This is a fresh approach to this remarkable encounter between a brother trying to get in a place where Jesus is telling him to quickly get away from!"

In the Gospel of John, there is perhaps one of the most interesting miracles to have ever taken place in the holy writ. In chapter five of his Gospel is the main miracle of the man who had been sitting at the Pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight long years. Allow our creative imagination the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Thy Kingdom Come Series

Contributed by Martin Holland on Jan 22, 2013

All the events of this world is working toward one thing and that is the day when Jesus Himself will come and take His place upon the throne of David.

Thy Kingdom Come Revelation 11:15-19 We saw read last week in the first few verses of this chapter the Lord telling John to measure the Temple and all that was therein. Through all the events of this world the question that is often asked is “What is God doing?” The answer to that ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:15-19

Denomination: Baptist