Sermons on Ruin:

The Blessing Of Remembering - Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 13, 2024

It is a strange land when you try to whole on to joy and one another while your hearts are filled with grief. Yet be assured that God will not abandon us because we are in a strange land. There are some keys for thriving in a strange Land.

Subject: The Blessing of Remembering Text: Psalm 137:1-6 “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, John 14:1-6, Psalm 137:1-6, Psalm 118:5-9

Denomination: Methodist

When Someone Does (You) Wrong Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Sep 2, 2016

How do you deal with a believer who has sinned, especially one who has sinned against you? Jesus gave precise instructions about how a believer should deal with someone he feels has sinned against in His second & last reference to His Church.

Eyewitness to the Messiah When Someone Does (You) Wrong Matthew 18:15-20 Most of you are familiar with the Peanuts comic strip. In one of those comic strips Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. “What makes you think you can walk ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Bible Church

The Beast, His Armies And False Prophet (Land Beast) Are Defeated Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 3, 2018

The day of Jehovah has finally come. The Bible refers to this event as “that day,” and also as “the great day.” God is setting the stage and preparing for the Millennium, the glorious reign of peace on earth.

Tom Lowe 9/5/17 Book of Revelation Commentary Lesson: IV.D.2: The Beast, His Armies and False Prophet (Land Beast) are Defeated (Revelation 19:17-21) Revelation 19:17-21 17 And I saw ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Purifying Fire (Zephaniah) Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 27, 2025

If you want to be clean in the face of God’s purifying judgment, genuinely seek the Lord, patiently wait for the Lord, and joyfully sing to the Lord.

If you have a stainless-steel refrigerator, you know it’s very hard to keep clean. But what if you owned a stainless-steel car? That’s what worried Matt McClure even before he purchased his brand new $100,000 Tesla Cybertruck. He spent hours researching the internet for tips on keeping the ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 1:1-18, Zephaniah 2:1-15, Zephaniah 3:1-20, 2 Peter 3:10, James 5:7-8, 1 John 3:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Sermon: Veterans Day Message - A Call To Remember

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Nov 6, 2025

A celebration of freedon in a strange land. The Babylonians remembered Israel’s rich history and in celebration of their great victory over Israel, they mocked the people of God with a cruel request.

Sermon: A Call To Remember Scripture Lesson: Psalm 137:1-6 “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3, Nehemiah 8:10, Ephesians 6:10-18, Psalm 137:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

God's Plan For Restoration

Contributed by Terry Owens on Apr 11, 2001

The book of Nehemiah gives us insight into what it will take for the Power of God to be restored in your city.

The walls of the city of Jerusalem lay in ruins for more than a century. A city wall in ruins was a bad thing in those days. Not only did it leave the city open to attack, but it also prompted ridicule from neighboring powers. With Jerusalem, the un-repaired wall also gave foreigners a reason to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:6-18

Denomination: Church Of God

Seeing The Glory Of God

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000

People desire to see God’s glory, but what does it take for His glory to be seen?

Moses asked God in Exodus 33:18, "Now, show me your glory." God responded to the bold request of Moses in the next verses saying, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:18, Isaiah 6:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Refiner's Fire

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Dec 18, 2000

God refining God’s people to perfection.

The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Advent II December 10, 2000 Malachi 3:1-4, Lk. 3:1-6 “The Refiner’s Fire” God has something in store for you. God is not content with us as we are. This is one of Christianity’s basic assumptions – things need to change, and they are going ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Joy

Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2001

How one can expereince the same joy the disciples felt on the first Easter Sunday morning.

TITLE: “JOY! (Easter)” INTRODUCTION: ILLUS: A missionary had arrived in a small Chinese town. After she arrived, she soon noticed that a gang of bandits had just destroyed the little town and everything in it. Then a native Christian, showed the missionary the ruins of his home; a burnt roof and ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Holiness

The Message Of God's Love Found In Hosea

Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jul 9, 2001

Love costs something, sometimes it hurts to love, Jesus taught us that, Hosea discovered it, in this passage.

THE MESSAGE OF GOD’S LOVE FOUND IN HOSEA INTRODUCTION: Hosea was a contemporary of Amos in Israel, and of Isaiah and Micah in Judah. Hosea’s message is that Israel is Jehovah’s adulterous wife, repudiated, but ultimately to be purified and restored. But Hosea learned about God’s love ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Despair

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Nov 13, 2001

A sermon about trusting God even in terrible circumstances. Trusting God even when the present seems so inferior to the past.

The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Pentecost XXIII November 11, 2001 Haggai 1:13-2:9 “Don’t Despair” Just before midnight on the 12th of August, 2000, two US submarines and a Norwegian seismic research institute registered two powerful explosions in the Barents ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Manasseh: Wasted Years Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Sep 17, 2002

5th in the series "Revival in the Land." A look at the anti-revival of Manasseh and the tragedy of wasting opportunity to serve the Lord.

Introduction On Friday 14th April, 1999, Wall Street experienced its biggest one-day fall in history, ending a week in which US markets lost $2 trillion in value — the equivalent to Germany’s entire economy. Virtually all of the losses came in the Information Technology sector and what had been ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What It Takes To Be A Perfect Person Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 23, 2002

Sermon 5 of 6 from the book of James. The lion of adultery can certainly destroy a marriage. But the "little foxes" of snide remarks, sarcastic comments, cynical observations, angry blasts, and cool responses gut the inside of a relationship and leave i

What it takes to be a Perfect Person Last summer my wife and I visited NYC for our wedding anniversary. We stayed in Times Square which turned out to be both busy and safe. One of the most noticeable things to me in Times Square and in the whole of New York was that there were no dented Taxi ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beatitudes (Part I) Series

Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Oct 5, 2002

Being a Christian is more than just holding the title, but also walking the walk and talking the talk. And the Beatitudes are key is helping us understand what is expected. (First four)

Title: A series on the Beatitudes of Jesus Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction: [ILLUS: There he stood, in the midst of the Golden Corral restaurant, with Thousand Island dressing dripping from his hair, over his glasses, down his face, all over his jacket, pants, & shoes. And I’m not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

What Does God Say About Safe Sex?

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Apr 17, 2002

God has given us his word about "safe sex."

I Corinthians 7:1-7 What does God say about “Safe Sex?” There has been a campaign for our young people as well as for elderly people to practice safe sex. Some of this came about almost a decade ago when a famous basketball player named Ervin “Magic” Johnson had announced his retirement from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-2

Denomination: Baptist