Sermons on Root And Branches:

Complete In Christ - Our True Identity

Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 25, 2011

COMPLETE IN CHRIST. What does it mean to be ‘in Christ’? What is our true identity in Christ? What is it to be complete in HIM?

2011.10.09.OUR TRUE IDENTITY IN CHRIST William Akehurst HSWC Colossians 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: COMPLETE IN CHRIST. What does it mean to be ‘in Christ’? What is our true identity in Christ? What is it to be complete in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Do It Again: One Heartbeat Away.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 26, 2018

The question is not where is the God of Elijah! The question is where are the Elijah's of God. Hurt and disappointments seem to limit our spiritual vision. Look at Jeremiah C. Lanphier

GOD DO IT AGAIN --- ONE HEART BEAT AWAY… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com **The question is not where is the God of ELIJAH… the question is WHERE ARE THE ELIJAH’S OF GOD? Is there an Elijah in our midst? Is there a Deborah? Esther? Ruth? Arise David’s heart in our camp. **I AM ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:31, James 5:16, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Learning To Finish Well Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 19, 2024

Learning to Finish Well Series: Fan the Flame (2 Timothy) Brad Bailey – January 14, 2024

Learning to Finish Well Series: Fan the Flame (2 Timothy) Brad Bailey – January 14, 2024 PRAY Intro “It’s not how you start...it’s how you finish.” It’s a truth that many have said and heard. We might think of the fable about the tortoise and the hare and we would say the moral of that story is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7, Philippians 3:3-4, Philippians 3:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Exposing The Golden Calf Series

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Jul 12, 2022

God commands us to worship Him alone. Who or what are you worshipping?

Preparing for this series, like any message that I give or group that I teach, is something that I have taken incredibly seriously. Over the last couple of months I've dedicated a substantial amount of time to thinking, praying, and considering how can I in my current role and this series best ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leave The Weed

Contributed by G W Bill Elliott Jr on Feb 8, 2020

"Weeding the garden" is something we believe is a good thing, but many times doing this can destroy the good roots around them. Jesus helps us grasp why working to remove the 'weeds' from your life is not necessarily His way of leading you.

Right… at first glance you may quickly think I am going to try convincing you how wrong it is to smoke marijuana… or to do drugs of any kind. No… this is not that kind of ‘weed removal’ encouragement… although… wait… OK… I’ll refrain! Rather, this is an admonition to be careful about being SO ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 20:7, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 13:40-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Where Do You Stand?”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 3, 2021

Every day is a day full of choices.

Intro: Every day is a day full of choices. I. The hour of decision. 2Timothy 3:1 ¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:13-21

Believers That Don't Get Blown Away Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jul 6, 2019

Believers who are sitting with Christ, walking with the wise, and standing against sin will be planted firmly in Christ, rooted and established with him.

Believers that Won’t Be Blown Away (Psalm 1) Please turn in your Bibles to Psalm 1 as we begin a new sermon series. For the next eight weeks we are going to be in the book of Psalms. Some of you might already be checking out, or at least wondering, “what am I going to get out of this?” Because ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Message For Those Troubled By America's Founding And The Issue Of Slavery

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jul 4, 2025

As we reflect on the birth of the United States this Independence Day, many feel a tension between celebrating liberty and grieving the stain of slavery that existed at the nation’s founding. That grief is valid.

INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE — JULY 4 INTRODUCTION Today, as we celebrate the birth of the United States of America, we remember not only the courageous acts of our Founding Fathers, but the deep convictions that stirred their hearts and shaped this nation's founding. This was not a mere revolt ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Psalm 33:12, Isaiah 61:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discipleship In The Original Jewish Context: Elijah, Elisha, And Jesus

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 6, 2025

Today we are going to look at Elijah and Elisha and note their potential influence upon the life and ministry of Jesus.

Discipleship in the Original Jewish Context: Elijah, Elisha, and Jesus Parallels between Jesus’ ministry and that of Elijah/Elisha (I Kings 19:1-9, 15-16 compared with Matthew 4:1-11) When Protestants have visions, they usually have visions of Jesus. When Roman Catholics have visions, they often ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, 1 Kings 19:1-9, 1 Kings 19:15-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Total Commitment - Genesis 47:13-31 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Sep 24, 2021

Joseph managing Egypt as a type of Christ.

Today what I want to do is we're going to look at Genesis 47 from two different perspectives. If you're a young person here today, you should have a clipboard. Ten to fourteen years old, there's going to be a slide that will show up and when it does you're going to go out with Joan ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 47:13-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Wise Appeal - Genesis 47:1-12 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Sep 24, 2021

So they won't be embraced into the culture of the Egyptians, all the religious festivals, all the things that are going on there. They’ll be separate.

…is positioning his family well. Not only they'll have the best land, but they'll be kept separate from everything else that' s going on. So they won't be embraced into the culture of the Egyptians, all the religious festivals, all the things that are going on there. They’ll be ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 47:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Makes A Church Relevant? – Genesis 46: 26-31 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Sep 24, 2021

But we see God's providence at work in the life of a man who experienced all kinds of terrible things in his life.

I talked to a lady this week who said to me, “I love the teaching that we're doing through Genesis.” That's where we are in our book right now. She says, “I was listening to your sermon series that you did before in Genesis.” That must have been ten years ago. Okay. She says, “I was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 46:26-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why We Don't Observe Sabbath - Or Do We? - Genesis 2:1-3 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 23, 2021

On the seventh day God rested. So today we’re going to ask the question, what do we do with the Sabbath day?

If you’d open your Bibles with me to Genesis 2 today. We’re in Genesis 2. I entitled this series of messages that we’re working on “Understanding Your Roots.” It's this whole study in the book of Genesis. The reason I call it “Understanding Your Roots” is because if you understand the book of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Marriage Isn't Cure For Loneliness Genesis 2:4-20 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 23, 2021

We need to talk about this issue of loneliness.

Well today we’re going to talk about loneliness. The reason we’re going to talk about that is because we all experience the challenges of loneliness in our lives. We need to have a plan for dealing with that. So part of what that means is we need to know how to handle our own selves when it comes ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Never Have A Discussion With A Talking Snake! - Genesis 3:1-7 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 23, 2021

I’ll share with you things about temptation.

I’m really glad that you are here, either online or here, because it makes a statement about you that you are interested in growing spiritually. That’s something we have in common. That we want to grow spiritually. That’s what Calvary Chapel is about. You know the value of learning. We never stop ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible