Sermons on River Of Grace:

Freed By Grace! Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Aug 29, 2011

Once we’ve been immersed in God’s grace, our spiritual DNA has been changed in such a way that sin becomes contrary to who we are in Christ and who Christ is in us! Our addiction to sin and self-centered living is broken and we are free to be who we were

Freed by Grace! Intro: The first 3 chapters of Romans show us how all people, Jews and Gentiles, are sinful and have failed to be who they were created to be. We’ve all sinned and we’ve all gone our own way. We are not capable of approaching God’s glory or coming close to Him. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Graceful Waiting Series

Contributed by Mac Hammond on Sep 9, 2011

If you’re waiting on the promise of God, don’t feel condemned thinking you missed it somewhere. There is, however, a time to examine your heart.

A. The Bible teaches that we are to be overcomers in every arena of life. That means that we are in a fight. The Bible’s says you’re going to have to fight the good fight in order to lay hold on eternal life. B. The term “eternal life” means more than the “timelessness of eternity” when we go to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Avenues Of Grace

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

Praying down the bountiful grace of God upon others

"AVENUES OF GRACE" From the beginning of the Hebrews recorded history there has always been a priest unto God. From Melchizedec, who ministered during the first years of Hebrew history, to the priesthood of the Christian believer at the present time, God has always had His representatives on ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Amazing Grace Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 6, 2009

Boaz 1) Took the Initiative, 2) Encouraged Ruth 3) Protected & Provided

On Tuesday, Bahia Bakari was left as the only known survivor among the 153 people on the Yemenia Airbus A310 jet which crashed off the Comoros. The obstacles she faced to survive were staggering. She had to overcome: A plane disintegrating at hundreds of kilometres an hour as it hit the water; ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:8-16

Denomination: Other

Celebration Of Grace Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 14, 2009

God pours out his grace upon us. Because of this, we have much to celebrate.

Ephesians 1:3-14 “Celebration of Grace” INTRODUCTION Imagine what it would be like to uncover priceless treasures and riches beyond your wildest dreams. What would it feel like? What would a person be thinking? How would a person react? In February 1923, Howard Carter made one of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Abounding Grace

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 21, 2009

How is the Grace in your life?

ABOUNDING GRACE Text: 2nd Cor: 8 : 9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 1. Abounding Grace Rom: 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Denomination: Baptist

Gripped By Grace Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 30, 2009

The supernatural work of God in changing Saul’s life tells us of God’s grace and hope for the lost.

In the last few chapters we saw 2 Spirit-filled deacons - Stephen and Philip who became pioneers in bringing the Gospel beyond Jerusalem. • In chapters 9 and 10, Luke tells us of 2 extraordinary conversions – Saul and Cornelius, which eventually set the mission going. Saul’s conversion marks ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Surprised By Grace Series

Contributed by Robert Walderman on Aug 4, 2009

Like a real, jaw-dropping surprise birthday party, Paul writes about the loving, behind-the-scenes preparations of God in foreordaining that, one day, we would be ’surprised by His grace!"

Preface: Today, I will be starting a sermon series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. I’ve entitled it, Highlights from Ephesians, and it is what I term a “broad-stroke” series. As the implies it is not verse-by verse but rather a look a some of the most significant verses from each chapter. One ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Amazing Grace

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Aug 19, 2009

Grace required, grace recieved and grace returned as seen in from the life of Mephibosheth.

AMAZING GRACE I remember Tony Campolo telling the story of a time he was travelling and saw a little girl all dressed up at the airport who kept saying “I’m going to see my daddy”. She was so happy until motion sickness caught up with her and she got sick all over herself. Campolo waited around ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:3-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Grace Of Salvation Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Aug 19, 2009

This is sermon #1 on the GRACE of GOD. It focuses on the SAVING GRACE of GOD.

Sermon for August 23, 2009 Sermon Series: Sermons about Grace: Sermon #1: Saving Grace: Scripture Ref: Psalm 145: 8 ‘The Lord is gracious & full of compassion, slow to anger & of great mercy.’ Introduction: Complete these common American phrases for me. • If it sounds too good to be true…it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 145:8

Amazing Grace Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 25, 2011

After 4 weeks talking about anger, we will dive into what forgiveness means.

Amazing Grace January 31, 2010 Eight people entered a glass enclosed biosphere in September 1991, in Tucson, Arizona. Four men and 4 women volunteered for a 2 year experiment of isolation. All were scientists and had undergone intense psychological evaluations. Yet, within months, the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1

Denomination: Baptist

Grace Is Superior Series

Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Jan 28, 2011

Paul is frustrated by the Galatians and asks five pointed questions about their salvation.

Everyone gets frustrated at one time or another. When was the last time you were frustrated? I get frustrated with those non-human telephone answering machines. Do you? I really get frustrated with Cox cable’s answering service. I would always rather speak to a human being than a machine - ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Reaching For Grace

Contributed by Paul Norwood on Oct 11, 2010

Describes three aspects of God's grace - saving, sustaining and securing.

“Reaching for Grace” Text: Philippians 3:12-14 I. Welcome II. Introduction A little over a year ago, I preached a sermon by request on “God’s Amazing Grace.” After some conversations with different folks, I see a need to talk a little more about grace & I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Of Grace And Envy

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 17, 2010

How is the Kingdom of heaven to be understood in light of laboring for Christ while the world enjoys the pleasures of sin? The parable of Jesus in Matthew 20 is helpful here.

Matthew 20:1-16 Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Jesus introduces this parable saying that the kingdom of heaven is like this. That's an impressive, if not disturbing introduction to this particular parable for many reasons. I believe that the kingdom of heaven in Matthew's gospel applies ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Embracing Grace Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 24, 2010

God’s Grace is something that is kinda simple but kinda hard to really understand. What does it mean to embrace God’s grace?

At the beginning of our current series on the book of Romans, I mentioned that one of the reasons that Paul wrote the book in the first place was to speak to some misunderstandings that had been circulating in the early church about his teachings in general. Nowhere was Paul more misunderstood ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational