Sermons on Reigns For 1000 Years:

2005 State Of The Church

Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2005

This message was presented to our church to share the vision for the coming year and to make sure that we all understand what our real mission is as a Local Body of Christ.

2005 State of the Church Pastor Jim May In a few days the TV, radio and newspaper networks across the nation will be broadcasting the State of Union address of President George W. Bush. I wanted to seize the moment and give you a “State of the Church” address as well. Today I would like to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Breaking The Cycle In A Land Misled-4

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 9, 2019

4 of 5. King Ahaz of Judah’s reign was marked/defined by political expediency, acquiescence, & compliance. A land defined by political expediency, acquiescence, & compliance is misled & to be pitied. The cycle must be broken in a misled land, due to it’s WASTED...

BREAKING The CYCLE In A LAND MISLED--IV— 2Kings 16:1-4(16:01-18; 18:01-07, 13-16; 19:1-7, 14-20, 35-37) Overcoming Political Compliance/Acquiescence Overcoming The Politics of Spiritual Acquiescence. Attention: President Ronald W. Reagan’s statement of concern for his country—"Without God ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 16:1-18, 2 Kings 18:1-7, 2 Kings 19:1-7, 2 Kings 19:14-20, 2 Kings 19:35-37, 2 Kings 18:13-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Reasoning For Creating Mankind Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 30, 2023

God had a clear purpose for creating mankind (to reign & worship). Even though He knew we would sin … He still chose to create us and even in our rebellion, He still provided a way for us to know Him.

Alpha and Omega, Part 5 God’s reasoning for creating mankind Genesis 1:26 Introduction - We’ve begun the year with “one purpose”: Knowing there is a God! -- Just as a building requires a builder, a creation must have a Creator - Continuing our series, “Alpha and Omega”; looking at the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26, Hebrews 1:3, John 1:1-3, John 1:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Independent Or Dependent On God?

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 22, 2007

Uzziah was a descendant of King David. Judah made Uzziah King in place of his father when he was 16 years of age, and Uzziah was king for 52 years! God’s word also indicates that Uzziah did what was right in God’s eyes; he sought to please God!

Independent or Dependent on God! Text: II Chronicles 26: 1- 5, 15 1 Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.3 Uzziah was sixteen years ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 26:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Okay, She Had A Baby - What’s So Special About That?

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 7, 2019

Here's a Christmas sermon that will preach! We look at His virgin birth, at His being foretold thousands of years in advance, at His mission to save the world, and at His second coming.

OKAY, SHE HAD A BABY - WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THAT? Matt. 1:18-25 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR A Dallas Newspaper printed these responses of children who answered the question, “Where do babies come from?” 1. Linda Staley, 5; “Mommies go and buy them at stores. Girls cost $5 and boys cost 50 cents.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

An Annoying, Discombobulating, Fuzzy-Toothed Inconvenience

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 10, 2010

At the end of a year, we can choose to let go of things that have weighed us down in the previous year. We can lose some of the baggage that we carry around and choose to replace it with the love of Christ.

How many times have you stood forsaken at the baggage carousel, watching the luggage track spit out piece after piece of luggage, but never yours? Why is it, when all chance of my suitcase ever showing up is gone, I feel compelled to stand there and watch the few remaining orphan bags circling ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Future With Focus Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The key to happiness and success in the new year is to have a dream, and a goal to pursue. Without a dream or goal to motivate us we will just drift through the new year, and whatever we achieve will be a matter of chance and not design.

Vanna White, the glamorous star who turns the letter on Wheel Of Fortune, was a leader in her church youth group at North Myrtle Beach, North Carolina. Her pastor wrote about how he asked her, when she was a senior, what she was going to do after graduation. She responded that her dream was to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Pandemic And Presidential Prophecy - Does God Give Ministry Mulligans When Prophecy Is Wrong?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 23, 2020

2020 was a year full of Prophecies about the ending of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the USA Presidential election, that can be added to the proliferation of so-called prophecies over the last 30+ years that were completely wrong.

2020 was a really bad year for self-proclaimed 'Prophets' of God (or should I say 'profits'?) . There was not one 'prophet' who prophesied a legitimate warning nor predicted that a worldwide pandemic was coming. However, there were numerous 'prophets' who ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:10-12, Acts 21:30, Deuteronomy 18:22, Jeremiah 28:9, Isaiah 44:24-26, Jeremiah 23:30-40, Ezekiel 12:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God In The Hands Of Angry Sinners

Contributed by Mark Wooley on Mar 24, 2023

There are all kinds of questions that come out around this time of year and that is, “If Jesus was on the earth in 2023 would we treat Jesus the same way the people treated Jesus almost 2000 years ago?

GOD IN THE HANDS OF ANGRY SINNERS MARK 14:41-46 In just two weeks we will be celebrating the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, Sunday, April 9th is Easter Sunday. Yes just in two weeks. There are all kinds of questions that come out around this time of year and that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:41-46

Denomination: Baptist

Thirty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time--32nd Sunday, Year A-- Byoo Bring Your Own Oil

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 6, 2020

You bring your own oil when you realize that you have no control over the moment of the groom's arrival and it may be a while, but when he arrives, it will be a surprise. Rev. 22:7 says, “I am coming back quickly.”

Thanks to Troy Borst for the phrase B.y.o.o. (Bring Your Own Oil) 1. You bring your own oil when you realize that you have no control over the moment of the groom's arrival and it may be a while, but when he arrives, it will be a surprise. Rev. 22:7 says, “I am coming back quickly.” It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Catholic

Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time , Year A; 14th Sunday, Cycle A-- Different Yokes For Different Folks

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 13, 2020

It is an act not of juggling balls on a stage, but of carrying eggs from a barn.

A yoke is a wooden frame fitted on working animals to evenly balance the load on each individual animal and allow them to work as a team. Jesus wears the yoke and we are yoked to him. A teacher read to her class the text, “My yoke is easy.” “Who can tell me what a yoke is?” she asked. A boy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Catholic

Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- Lamb Of God Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World. Version 2.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 7, 2022

The most effective way this is done is through self-disclosure, which is a very important part of mental and spiritual healing since we allow God to see and “behold us,” in our sin and neediness

Two cockroaches were munching on garbage in an alley when one engages in a discussion about a new restaurant. "I was in that new restaurant across the street," said one. "It's so clean! The kitchen is spotless, and the floors are gleaming white. There is no dirt ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-34

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time, Cycle A, 23rd Sunday, Year A --The Matthew 18 Process

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 17, 2020

Avoidance of conflict prevents persons from discovering God's will in their personal and institutional lives.

Palmer Chinchen tells of the time when he went whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. The guide gave them some very important instructions after they put on all their safety gear. He began with “When the raft flips.” Notice the guide didn’t say “if the raft flips.” “When the raft ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20, Ezekiel 33:7-9

Denomination: Catholic

Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: "I Climb Fences When I Got Fences To Climb."

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 17, 2024

“Our biggest challenge is to recognize those invisible fences “that ain’t ever strang up yet” and to ignore them."

John Steinbeck wrote about Jim Casy and Tom Joad traveling to California looking for a better life in a land they’ve never seen. When their ragged old car breaks down, Casy begins to pour out his doubts to Tom about this seemingly jinxed rush to California. Tom resists Casy’s pessimistic ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Catholic

The Day Of Atonement Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 23, 2025

The Day of Atonement was something like an Annual Spiritual Spring Cleaning and its sole purpose was to deal with the sins that had been transferred to the Sanctuary throughout the year.

May 17, 2025 Leviticus is the Chiastic Center of the Pentateuch. A Chiastic Structure, simply put, is a literary technique where themes or ideas are presented in a mirror-image pattern – emphasizing parallel ideas and highlighting the significance of the central point. The Chiastic Center of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Exodus 25:8-9, Hebrews 8:5, Leviticus 9:7, Hebrews 7:27, Romans 5:10, Hebrews 9:26-28, 1 Peter 4:17, Revelation 22:12, Ezekiel 18:24, Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 21:1-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist