Sermons on Routine Confessions:

Saints Or Aint's Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 13, 2013

There is a time for the sheep and the goats to be divided. This happens when Jesus demands something of his followers.

Saints pr Aint's John 6:60-71 Introduction Last Week, we covered the conclusion of Jesus’ Bread of Life Sermon delivered at the synagogue at Capernaum. In it, the Jews were offended first by Jesus’ claim to have come down from heaven (God). They thought they knew where He came from. ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-71

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Heart Construction Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 26, 2015

Not only can God remove our hard hearts of stone and give us new ones, he can construct pure hearts within us.

1. Johnny and the Duck (1) A young boy who had just rec'd a slingshot for his birthday. He'd spend hours shooting rocks at various target/but he never seemed to be able to hit his target. One day he was in his Grandmother's house and he watched as her pet duck waddled by. On impulse he took aim ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12, Psalm 51:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be A Piece Of The Rock

Contributed by David Roth on Mar 2, 2015

Proper 16 (A). We are fashioned by Christ, who is the rock and cornerstone. Therefore we look to Him instead of to our effort, to be the living stones of His church.

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “Be a Piece of the Rock” “What!? Have you got rocks in your head?” You have heard that expression before. The implication is that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Getting Real Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 8, 2014

Don’t pretend to be better than you really are. You could end up worse than you were; and besides, you don’t have to fake it to make it with God.

A cowboy walked into a Texas bar, ordered three bottles of beer, and sat in the back room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finished them, he came back to the bar and ordered three more. The bartender told the cowboy, "You know, a bottle goes flat after I open it. It would taste ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Wanted: Dead And Alive Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014

A problem for a lot of people who name the name of Jesus as Christians is there hasn’t been a lot of growth in their Christian life. A lot of Christians don’t grow much beyond that point of conversion. There is no growth in grace, as the Bible calls it.

INTRODUCTION I’m too young to remember this, but I am told there used to be a television show in black and white entitled, “Wanted, Dead or Alive,” starring Steve McQueen. My wife says she remembers that show, but I don’t. It refers back to an old tradition among bounty ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Imagine Forgiveness

Contributed by Brian Harrell on Oct 18, 2018

Based on the I can only imagine series / campaign. Imagine what forgiveness looks and feels like. Mainly based on God's forgiveness toward us but does talk briefly about forgiving others. Forgiveness is resetting the relationship. This is what Jesus does! Includes 9 ways God forgives

We are in a four-week series called “I can only imagine” based off of the movie of the same name. Last week we talked about imagining a father… A perfect heavenly father who loves you a million times more than I could ever love anyone; a heavenly father who is perfect, gracious, loving and all of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:17-23, 1 John 1:7-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Burn Your Bridges And Kill Your Spiders! Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 27, 2017

God wants His people to burn their bridges and kill their spiders. This is how we deal with sin in our lives.

Burn Your Bridges and Kill Your Spiders! Series: Acts Chuck Sligh August 27, 2017 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Acts 19. INTRODUCTION I’m going to start off my message with what I’ll end it with, which is this statement: When you come to God’s truth, God wants you to do two things: Burn ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Cause I Showed Everybody How To Find Jesus

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2015

And on the way home Jana said, with great satisfaction "I had the main part in the play!" "You did?"wondering why she thought that. "Yes," she said, "'cause I showed everybody how to find Jesus!" Wouldn't that be a wonderful way to be remembered.

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there were three readings assigned for this day: Malachi 3:1-4; Philippians 1:3-11 and Luke 3:1-6 Having overnight guests.... Requires much preparation: ....clean, .....dust ...... vacuum....new sheets on the beds,.....fresh towels in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Anglican

Create In Me

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

A simple, but memorable sermon for Ash Wednesday.

INTRO Ash Wednesday — it’s kind of a solemn day. It’s the start of Lent —a word which means “spring” in German. But more than this, it’s the time each year when we intently focus on the path Christ Jesus laid out for us to follow — to be true to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12

Denomination: Lutheran

“getting Closer To God” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 1, 2014

How do we get closer to God?

In this series, we will be looking at seven key areas of life and how God can make a difference in each one. Today we’ll consider how we might grow in spiritual health and get closer to God. Now, one might not think we need a reason to understand why getting closer to God is crucial to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

Dangerious Deceit Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 18, 2016

Don't depend on a lie to get you out of trouble; depend on the Lord and trust Him to take you out of "Egypt" as well as take "Egypt" out of you.

A police officer pulled a man over for speeding and had the following exchange: Officer: May I see your driver's license? Driver: I don't have one. I had it suspended when I got my fifth DUI. Officer: May I see the owner's card for this vehicle? Driver: It's not my car. I stole it. Officer: ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A Change Of Clothing

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 13, 2019

This sermon is going to review Zechariah’s vision of Joshua the high priest and in doing so suggest if we want to boldly approach God’s throne then we must first put on the clothing that Christ has bought us so that our filthiest of rags might be acceptable in God’s sight!

Clean Garments for the Priests Zechariah 3:1-5 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 How difficult is it to boldly approach the throne of God? Even though Scripture states we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalms 139:14) as ambassador’s (2 Corinthians 5:20) and royal ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

It's Kingdom Time

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 20, 2024

What does it mean to repent and be a part of the Kingdom of God?

Scripture: Mark 1:14-15; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 3:1-3 Theme: Kingdom of God Title: It’s Kingdom Time! What does it mean to repent and be a part of the Kingdom of God? INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When we read the Gospel of Mark, we have to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-15, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Colossians 3:1-3

Denomination: Nazarene

A Civil War Among God's People Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 15, 2021

A friend of mine told me of the kings of the Old Testament this really good insight: “There’s never a period in your life where you cannot identify with some stage of one of the kings of Israel or Judah.”

A friend of mine told me of the kings of the Old Testament this really good insight: “There’s never a period in your life where you cannot identify with some stage of one of the kings of Israel or Judah.” I’m going to need some volunteers later this evening, volunteers with a neat handwriting. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Door To Hope Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 17, 2020

Sin can sometimes pounce upon you and destroy you in one fell swoop … or it can quietly, silently eat away at your heart and soul. Achan's story in Joshua 7 can show us what happens when we try to hide or bury our sin.

We’ve all heard the question: “How do you boil a frog?” And the answer is: “One degree at a time.” Now … scientifically, it turns out that that’s not true. When the water gets hot enough, the frog will jump out of the water. How do you destroy a person’s soul? Answer: One sin at a ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:22-26, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 7:7-26, Hosea 2:14-15

Denomination: United Methodist