Sermons on Roll:

The Manna Ceased

Contributed by Ernest Canell on Jan 8, 2001

What do we do if something we have been use to is no longer there?

Illustration: “Mamma,” said a little girl, “ my Sunday school teacher tells me that this world is only a place in which God lets us live for a while, that we may prepare for a better world. But momma, I do not see anybody preparing. I see you preparing to go into the country, and Aunt Eliza is ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:6-12

Denomination: *other

Part 1: Affirmations For Life Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 31, 2001

Part 1 of "What does the Bible really say about the death penalty" series - To understand the Bible’s teaching on capital punishment we must understand God’s heart and affirmation regarding life.

What does the Bible really say about the death penalty? PART 1 Affirmations for LIFE from God by Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, PBC, Vancouver, BC TEXT: Exodus: 21:12-17 (NLT) 12 “Anyone who hits a person hard enough to cause death must be put to death. 13 But if it is an accident and God allows it ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 21:12-17, John 11:25-44

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Coping With Grief

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Feb 1, 2001

Guidance for coping with times of grief.

COPING WITH GRIEF  1999 by Mark Beaird Text: 2 Samuel 12:16-23 Few stories of someone’s grief are as touching as that of Horatio C. Spafford, who lived from 1828-1888.  Spafford had known peaceful and happy days as a successful attorney in Chicago. He was the father ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:16-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Empty Tomb Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 3 in series on Resurrection - what happened that morning chronologically, and what it all means to us.

Mark 16:1-8 – The Empty Tomb Milton Berle once told a story about hope. Four widows are playing cards in the retirement home they lived in. A good-looking older fellow walks in, bags under each arm. "What’s a good-looking man like you doing here?" one asks. "I’m moving in," he says. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

A Chip Off The Old Block Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 10, 2007

Peter was a little stone in the church built on the Rock, and by the Rock! The church’s Foundation, The church’s Function, and Future. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

A Chip off the Old Block Matthew 16:17-20 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ChipOffBlock.html Here we find the first mention of the church in the New Testament, coming from the Greek word  [ecclesia], which means “a called out assembly.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

What The Church Ought To Be Part 1

Contributed by John Johnson on Nov 10, 2008

We should not interested in finding the approval of men, but our spiritual life is determined by the approval of God.

From the time we are born until the time that we die, we want approval and attention. We often here little children say, “Watch me daddy,” “Look at me, mama.” Teenagers want more than anything else to be popular. They are careful to dress in an acceptable manner. They try to talk in an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Because He Lives

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007

Comfort we can gain through Easter.

BECAUSE JESUS LIVES - Read Matthew 28:1-10 A man was walking down a street when he noticed in a store window a beautiful painting of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He stood there gazing at the picture for the longest than realized that a little boy was standing beside him. He patted the little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Urgent News Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 24, 2008

In this message titled “Urgent News” from our 2008 Easter Morning service, we look at the resurrection from the perspective of the ladies who arrived at the tomb early on that first Easter morning. How did they feel? What did they see? More importantly

How many of you took a look at the newspaper this morning? If you can stomach it, I think it’s a good idea to keep up with what’s going on in the world. But here’s the thing about news. Whether you get your news from the paper or the TV, news comes in all different shapes and sizes. There’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Just After The Crucifixtion

Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 16, 2008

Some of the events just after His crucixition

JUST AFTER THE CRUCIFIXTION: PSALM 30:5b weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. The week before Jesus went to the cross and died in sinful mans place many things had taken place: Mary anointed the feet of Christ, the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Christ ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:5

Denomination: Baptist

Coming To Your Gilgal

Contributed by Charles Partney on Aug 21, 2008

Gilgal is coming to the place where we have gained the victory in an area in our life and God has lifted the reproach of it bringing His blessings.

Coming to Your Gilgal PM Service May 25, 2008 1st A/G Herculaneum Text: Joshua 5:1-12 Introduction: Would you take a moment with me and look at the 9 verse once again of this text tonight: Then the LORD said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christ's Final Week: Darkness Before The Dawning

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 15, 2006

With Christ crucified and laid in a tomb everything was dark and appeared hopeless. It’s always darkest before the dawn.

CHRIST’S FINAL WEEK: DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWNING PSALM 30:5b “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. Introduction: ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:5

Denomination: Baptist

God Speaks Through Circumstances Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006

Sermon ten in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

The Father loved the Son and showed Him everything He was doing. Jesus did not have to guess what to do. He did not have to dream up what He could do for the Father. He watched to see what the Father was doing around Him and Jesus put His life there. The Father could then accomplish His purposes ...read more

Scripture: John 5:17-20, John 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

Fanatical Devotion

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Dec 10, 2013

So are you fanatically devoted to Jesus because you love God? Here are two ways you can know the answer to this question.

fanatic: "marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion" Merriam-Websters Dictionary Does this word define how you follow Jesus? Last year we went through the "Not a Fan" Small Group experience. Kyle Idleman, the author of the series, defined the word "fan" as an ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 2, 2015

This Easter sermon focuses on the resurrection of Jesus and the potential resurrection of his followers which complete the story of Jesus. We often focus on his death, but the empty tomb is good news that requires a response.

1. The Rest of the Story was a Monday-through-Friday radio program originally hosted by Paul Harvey. Beginning as a part of his newscasts during the Second World War and then premiering as its own series on the ABC Radio Networks on May 10, 1976, The Rest of the Story consisted of stories presented ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope In Troubled Times

Contributed by David Hodgin on Sep 11, 2011

A call to trust God in times of trials

Hope in Troubled Times Today is the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. A lot has changed in the past 10 years yet some things have stayed the same. I. Seeds of Fear We now have heightened security at our airports, terminals and other major gathering places. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3