Sermons on Restoration Of Home:

Homecoming

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Oct 19, 2012

So whether you’re coming, or going, or already there, I have this simple message, “Welcome home.”

Homecoming Shell Point Baptist Pastor Allan Kircher 14 oct 2012 ”Looking back to witnesses, up to Jesus, and forward to joy.” Hebrews 11:39-12:2 Today we celebrate our 24 year anniversary. Now this is a time when we reflect on the history of this church • When we think ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

True Wisdom Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 14, 2006

True wisdom involves understanding your position before God and turning to him in repentance, asking him to restore you.

Sermon by Camille Lang Are you wise? Who do you consider wise? What is wisdom? Here are some random wise sayings I found on the internet The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom - H.L. Mencken Men and nations behave wisely once they have ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 14:1-9

Denomination: Anglican

Pentecost, Holy Spirit - In You! Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 11, 2011

sermon on the Holy Spirit and our relationship to God through him. Includes a personal testamony and some back ground on the day of Pentecost.

This week we celebrate Pentecost, the time when the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples as they were gathered together in one place in Jerusalem. You may wonder why the dove in the power point, in Matthew 3;16 we read; “As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:14-41

Denomination: Salvation Army

Choose Your Altar

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 24, 2025

Sin disguises death, but the cross reveals truth. Choose Christ’s altar and guard your home from the silent discipleship of darkness.

Introduction — The Altars We Don’t Notice There was a time when altars were unmistakable. Stone. Fire. Blood. Devotion. Awe. Everyone knew the moment of worship. Everyone knew to whom they were offering themselves. Today, the altars have changed. They glow. They scroll. They entertain. They fit ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Ephesians 5:11, Leviticus 18:21, Matthew 6:21, John 14:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Do You Want To Get Well

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 3, 2012

Jesus encounters the man at the pool and seeks to empower him with more than what the man had had for the past 38 years. Jesus asks us as individuals and as a church, "Do We Want To Get Well"

Do You Want To Get Well Luke 19:28-40 John5:1-15 Palm Sunday Calvary 4/2/2012 Jesus Christ came into this world to give people another chance at life. Palm Sunday was his announcement to the world that he was the king they had been waiting for to turn their lives around. One of the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Admonition 101

Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Aug 27, 2011

Jesus sets forth a basic condition. Before admonishing someone practice self examination. If we do not see our own sins, we can not offer admonition to a fellow Christian. Without self examination our admonition can only deteriorate into judgment.

September 4, 2011 The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Year A Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. The sermon text for today is Ezekiel 33:7-9. This encounter between God and Ezekiel takes place in the neo- Babylonian Empire during the captivity of Israel by ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:7-9

Denomination: Lutheran

A Pregnant Atmosphere

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 26, 2009

A look at the pronouncement of the birth of John and what his birth entailed prophetically.

I. God spoke and proclaimed He had found the ones who would birth John the Baptist – the one sent to prepare the way A. You are to call him John which means “Jehovah is a gracious giver.” B. Many will rejoice because of him and return to the Lord their God. C. This age will be a great time in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:11-45

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Begin Dreaming Again"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 13, 2005

We can begin dreaming again in spite of tragedies in our life. It is possible to believe that God can restore our losses.

liff and Saltillo UM Churches September 18, 2005 Dr. Marilyn S. Murphree “Begin Dreaming Again” Nehemiah 1:1-11 Introduction: Although the Jews completed the temple in 516 B. C., the city walls remained in a shambles for the next 70 years. These walls represented power and protection to the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Freedom Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jul 2, 2001

This is the third in a series of three sermons dealing with the issue of Church Discipline, restoration, and the freedom we have through forgiveness in the process.

The Loving Act of Church Discipline, Part 3: The Freedom of Forgiveness I was talking with a friend of mine recently who was telling me of just an incredible run of adversity that he had been going through. He and his wife were arguing about a new house and not talking. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Ruleigion

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 13, 2026

Jesus confronts rule-based righteousness by restoring the heart of God’s law—mercy, life, and grace centered in Himself.

Before we turn to Matthew chapter 12, I want to share a new word with you. Are you ready? Here it is: Ruleigion. Not religion — rule-igion. I didn’t invent this word — it was coined by Joshua Harris from Covenant Reformed Church in Hagerstown, Maryland — but it names something Jesus confronts ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:6, Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A Widow, A Pot Of Oil, And God

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 13, 2002

God always takes care of His own!

2 KINGS 4:1-7 "A WIDOW, A POT OF OIL AND GOD" * In the days of Elijah and Elisha in Israel, the principle prophets of God gathered about them a group of God’s workers called "the sons of the prophets." * One of these "sons of the prophets" died leaving debts and the creditor harassed the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Security Of Man’s Reclamation-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 20, 2010

Part 1 of a 2-part sermon. The writer to the Hebrews disclosed that the security of man’s reclamation was in Jesus. Thus you can have, if you so choose, a sure reclamation. Man’s reclamation is secure thru...

The SECURITY of MAN’s RECLAMATION-I—Hebrews 2:10-18 The writer to the Hebrews disclosed the means/essence of man’s reclamation. Man’s reclamation is secured by specific means. You can have, if you so choose, a sure reclamation. How is man’s reclamation secured? Man’s reclamation is secure ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Hosea Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 30, 2022

Punishment for wrongdoing is essential, but according to Hosea, punishment is not to meet the demands of justice but rather to restore the ones who have done the wrong.

Hosea Hosea's first three children had very unusual names. His family story was a metaphor for God's relationship with Israel. The Book of Hosea is addressed to the people of the northern kingdom — Israel. It contains both a warning concerning future events and the meaning of these ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Reason Loses Its Power Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025

Reason regains strength when pride surrenders to grace—light returns, humility restores power, and truth warms the heart again.

(Finding Faith Beyond Logic) --- 1. The Rise of Certainty For centuries, humanity believed that knowledge could save us. The Enlightenment declared that reason, not revelation, would be our light. If only we could think clearly enough, observe accurately enough, experiment long enough, we would ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:21, Proverbs 3:5-6, John 1:4-5, Psalm 36:9, 2 Corinthians 4:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

What Happened During Offering? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014

A sermon to help us restore some of the joy in giving - by taking a careful look at what happens when we give

Introduction : (Play pollination video silently as I speak) Hummingbirds, bees, bats, even butterflies - They fly around. Maybe they annoy or scare us. Unless we’re paying attention to them, they’re doing something really important we don’t realize at the time – ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:14-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ