Sermons on Renewing Our Minds:

Our God Is Majesty! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 9, 2020

Our God is personal and loving, but we should see HIM in His Highest Majesty. He is in royalty and greatness, in all of His beauty and glory.

The word 'majesty' is often misundrstood as well as under-rated in the Bible. It is used in the Bible 44 times referring to God's nature. Isaiah the prophet was in the temple and said these words, "The Lord sitting on the throne, high and lifted up , and His train filled the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is New! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 11, 2020

God created us to be persons who are to be good as NEW! A new creation has a new spirit, a new heart, a new song, a new strength!

Solomon said, "There is nothing new underneath the sun . . . "(Ecc.1:9) However with the believer/Christian there is as the scriptures tell us. 2 Corinthians 5:17 "We are a new creation, the old has passed away." Eph. 4:24 says "Putting off the old self and putting ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is Precious! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 13, 2020

Precious is defined as something or someone who is of great value and highly esteemed, or even delicate, which is our God in our daily lives.

How we describe our GOD? Alphabetically, HE is Able, He is Beautiful, He is Caring, He is Delightful, He is Eternal, He is our Father, He is Great, He is our Hallelujah, He is our Inheritance, He is our Judge and Joy, He is our Keeper, He is our Love, He is our Mercy-Full, He is our Majesty, He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is Quick! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 15, 2020

The word "quick" in the Bible is used to describe God as appointing his Son as judging the "quick and dead" (Act's 10:42) but also in the last chapter of the Bible (Revelation 22) He asked to "Come Quickly."

Years ago, (1960's) we remember the TV commercial for Nestle's Quik, where the actor asks for a Chocolate mix, Nestles, with a glass of milk and 2 tablespoons and stir it. Then the person is starting to feel much better! And the dog watching with the loud mouth says ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is Sweet! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 22, 2020

Our God is sweet? YES! He provided sweetness to Moses and Israel. Jesus in the same manner provided sweetness!

There are 27 different definitions/meanings of "sweet/sweetness." Specifically, it could be the tastiness of honey or sugar. Or, it could something pleasing to the ear, such as a sweet sound. Or to the eye, beautiful, awesome. Or a very special person, you call "Sweet heart"! ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is Victorious! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Jan 1, 2021

From beginning of scriptures to Revelation, our God has demonstrated why He brings Victory in the lives of His people.

Psalms 98:1 encourages to sing because Our God is Victorious, "O sing the Lord a new song; for He hath done marvelous things, His right hand, and His holy arm, hath gotten Him the 'victory." It's time to celebrate for the miracles He given to His people. And it all started with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 98:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is Yoke! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Jan 8, 2021

Many of us have heavy burdens, but Jesus encourages us to take "his yoke and learn of him, and He will make the burden to be light.

The word "yoke is used 50 times in the Old Testament and 8 times in the New Testament. We are not speaking about a part of an egg! I have a friend who will not eat the yokes of the eggs, Some people love the yokes runny. But we know it was a wooden harness for two oxen or cattle, for a pair ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God Is Zealous! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Jan 9, 2021

Do we have a Zeal for God as much as He has Zeal for us?

God has so many ways to describe Him in the Word of God, and we did this alphabetically, now the last one! He is Zealous! 2 Kings 19:31 says, "For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and they that escape out of Mt. Zion: the zeal of the Lord shall do this." And Isaiah 9:7 says ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 19:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Eternal Reward Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

It is the reward of heaven, however, that motivates us to add these values to life, and to apply them so that we bare fruit, and become profitable servants of Christ.

Among the Kamba people of East Africa there persists an ancient legend. The story goes that the people of that region long ago were very embittered by death's merciless destruction. They sent messengers to all countries of the world to seek a place where death did not reign so they could all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:11

The Mission Of Our Lord

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 24, 2022

The mission of Jesus was to save that which is lost and it is still His mission and it should be ours also.

Luke 4:14-21 The Mission of Our Lord 1. Jesus returns to Galilee After The Temptation and returns in the Power of the Spirit • He returned from the time of testing (The Temptation) led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Methodist

Presenting Our Vessels

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 8, 2022

God can provide the ability to complete any task, but sometimes sacrifice is required. Whenever we make ourselves and our resources available to God, then His power and grace will flow through our lives and pour into our situation.

Have you ever experienced a time in your life in which you were going through trials and hard times? Probably everybody has. Perhaps during this time you felt distant from God and spiritually dry. Dwight L. Moody used to say, “The only way to keep a broken vessel full is to keep it always under ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Shooting Our Wounded

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 18, 2022

We cringe when we hear about shooting the wounded; but how many times have we seen a brother or sister in Christ who was suffering spiritually, and then we shot him or her down with our words of judgment and condemnation?

I want to open with an illustration. On May 21, 2004, Captain Rogelio Maynulet of the United States Army shot an unnamed Iraqi who was wounded in a chase.(1) What was his reasoning? He reported, “He was in a state that I didn’t think was dignified – I had to put him out of his misery.” He ...read more

Scripture: John 18:12-17, John 18:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Sacrificing Our Rights

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 27, 2021

What rights do we have? What rights was Paul willing to give up for the gospel? What freedoms are we willing to sacrifice in love of God and neighbor?

What rights do we have? What rights was Paul willing to give up for the gospel? What freedoms are we willing to sacrifice in love of God and neighbor? 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 Rights 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Our Daily Bread Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

“Our daily bread” isn’t a prayer just for boring old bread. Instead, “Our daily bread” is a prayer for the basic physical needs of life.

Series Introduction The Lord’s Prayer is but 38 words (in its original form in Luke’s gospel) that change the very way we understand God, ourselves, and the world. It’s the richest single source in the entire Bible of information on how to pray. It’s not the only place where prayer is taught ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4, Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Evidence Of Our Adoption

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 5, 2021

This is from a series I preached in the book of Romans.

Title: Evidence of our Adoption Script: Romans 8:14-17 Type: Expos/series Where: GNBC 6-6-21 Intro: When our children were young would often play board or card games in the evenings. One of their favorite games was the perennial favorite, “Clue”. Colonel Mustard, Prof Plum, Mrs. Peacock, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible