Sermons on Revival Renewal Repentance:

Swing The Sickle Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Feb 17, 2019

God's judgement is fearful. God will call to account those who reject him. Don't say you weren't warned. Return to the Lord.

The great and terrible day of the Lord. Are you afraid of God? Do you secretly harbour a fear of him? Maybe in your upbringing you were introduced to a god who scared you and this was reinforced as you read those violent stories in the OT. Does a fear of God turn you away him? The language that ...read more

Scripture: Joel 3:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Message Cannot Be Stopped: An Exposition Of Mark 1:14-20

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 10, 2021

There is only one Gospel message, and we need to proclaim it.

The Message Cannot be Silenced: An Exposition of Mark 1:14-20 The Gospel of Mark begins with the words: “The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark introduces this message as being grounded in the prophets and initiated by the preaching of John the Baptist in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Call (Part 2)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 18, 2021

What is our call to? What does the call of some early disciples teach us about our call from God? We will learn that our call is first and foremost to a change of heart, to believe. We will look at the call of Simon, Andrew, James and John in Mark 1:14-20.

Prelude: What is our call to? What does the call of some early disciples teach us about our call from God? Purpose: We will learn that our call is first and foremost to a change of heart, to believe. Plan: We will look at the call of Simon, Andrew, James and John in Mark 1:14-20. The Gospel Mark ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Valley Of Troubled Hearts Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Jan 28, 2021

We all are familiar with the Valley of Troubled Hearts. It may be a dad that was not there for you when you were growing up. It may be a marriage relationship which started out so wonderfully but ended in a bitter divorce.

Introduction If my calculations are correct Moses went to the mountaintop to be with God a total of eight times that we know of. He may have been to the mountain top more times then was recorded in the Scriptures; but at least 8 times. We know that on one of those occasions in Exodus 34:28, Moses ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Ash Wednesday

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Feb 16, 2021

What does the journey of Lent mean to us, and why is Ash Wednesday such an important beginning point for us as Christians.

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Remember thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return, turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ. Words which we recognise to be as central today to our worship, as our act of communion. They signal the beginning of the Holy season of Lent ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11, Joel 2:1-2

Denomination: Anglican

Return To The Lord Series

Contributed by Kamalanathan Francis on Feb 20, 2021

Many mainline churches follow Lent prayers, as they were led by the Lord. These forty days prayers are gifts for those who want to grow spiritually.

This is a call to everyone who is searching for God and those who are offended in unexpected ways. In OT people return to God with fasting and weeping, wearing sack clothes and dust on their heads. They do this often as it was required, and some of them took to the streets to show that they were ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-14, 2 Samuel 12:20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Water, Worship, Work (Part One) Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jun 9, 2019

This is the 13th sermon in a series we are doing on the Gospel of John. In this sermon we look at the woman at the well and how the things of this world can never bring lasting fulfillment.

Water, Worship, Work – Part One (Gospel of John Part 13) Text: John 4:1 – 26 Just to remind everyone, before the Easter Holidays, we were going through the Gospel of John. We took a break from that, over the last two weeks and had our Palm Sunday Sermons and Resurrection Sunday Sermon. So that ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Return To The Lord

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Jun 20, 2019

We are right to emphasize that God loves us, but we too easily forget that because he loves us he wants us to be the best we can be and calls us to a deep repentance.

Return to the Lord Isaiah 1:12-20 Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Rev. Stephen Aram We live in a time when the church really emphasizes the mercy and grace of God. How many times have you heard it said that God loves us just the way we are and that he will be there any time we call? And ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:12-20

God's Promise Of A Messiah, Offered And Rejected

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Jun 20, 2019

As the prophet Isaiah sought to know God's heart, the Lord revealed to him hints of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.

The Gospel According to Isaiah, Part 6: God’s Promise of a Messiah, Offered and Rejected Isaiah 9:2-7 Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012 Rev. Stephen Aram Bethel United Methodist Church On that day when Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem he presented the crowds with a bit of street ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 42:1-4

First Two Woes (Revelation 9)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 6, 2020

Let’s now take a look at the fifth and sixth trumpets, also known as the first two of three woes, in Revelation 9.

Let’s now take a look at the fifth and sixth trumpets, also known as the first two of three woes, in Revelation 9. 5th Trumpet 1st Woe - The Abyss Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. A ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel. Part 2: The Solution

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Oct 25, 2020

Jesus deals with our debt and with God's anger. He makes it possible for our relationship with God to be restored. But there is something we have to do. We have to repent.

Two weeks ago, I gave the first of four talks titled ‘the gospel.’ I said that the word ‘gospel’ means ‘good news.’ What is this good news? We looked at a passage in John 6 in which Jesus said, absolutely clearly, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes HAS ETERNAL LIFE.’ Jesus then ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Righteousness Exalts A Nation Series

Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Oct 26, 2020

What criterion should be used in selecting government leaders? What does God say? “Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).

What criterion should be used in selecting government leaders? What does God say? “Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34). Do right by God and He will do right by you. Honor the Lord God Almighty. Stay true to His standard of Righteousness—the Word of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:34, Romans 13:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Guilty As Sin Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 30, 2020

This first beatitude is the foundation for the other eight. Once we learn that we can not hop high enough for God’s holiness, we can never be good enough, then the fact that God has extended us grace and mercy become reasons for worship and thankfulness.

The Jesus Manifesto: Guilty as Sin? Matthew 5:4, Psalm 51 Rev. Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 07-08-18 Do You Know How Fast You Were Going? I was cruising along on Route 17 and was about a mile from Dwight when I saw him. But as you know, if you have seen them, they’ve already ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Baptist

Beware Of The Error Of Rehoboam

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Dec 31, 2019

Rehoboam would be the last King to sit under a 'united tribes of Israel'. What brought about this division?

BEWARE OF THE ERROR OF REHOBOAM "And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), 3 that they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 12:1-8, Romans 15:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have Mercy

Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018

First in a series on Psalm 51

2 Samuel 11:1-16, 26; 12:1-13; Psalm 51:1 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #1) Have Mercy Just so that I don’t have to ignore the elephant in the room… Today we have an odd combination to put before you: Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day. A day full of bitterness and ashes meets a day full of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1

Denomination: Lutheran