Sermons on Salt Covenant:

The Sacred Chest (1 Chronicles 13)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 14, 2025

Do we really trust God?

Do we ever get angry with God? Do we eventually conclude that God knows best even when we don’t understand? Let’s look at 1 Chronicles 13. Was it time for the sacred chest, the ark of the covenant, to be brought to Jerusalem? Some time later, David talked with his army commanders, and then ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God, The Good Shepherd, Will Bring You Home (Isaiah 49:7-14) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Nov 7, 2024

God promises his exiled people He will bring them from shame to honor, from exile to home, from being prisoners to freedom.

The last few weeks, we've spent a fair bit of time studying, and circling around, Isaiah 49:1-6. These verses (I've argued) are the words of the exilic prophet, who feels like his ministry to Israel has been a waste. He's accomplished nothing. He's poured out his strength for ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:7-14, Genesis 29:26-29

A Stubborn People (Deuteronomy 9)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 27, 2024

Are we just as stubborn as ancient Israel? Let's explore Deuteronomy 9.

Is it good for us to be reminded of our sins? Is it easy to become self-righteous? Is there a law that gives us freedom from sin? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 9. What was about to happen to the people of Israel? Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

To See The Face Of God

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 12, 2025

What a great gift the Transfiguration is for us, glorifying God in our second full week of Holy Lent!

Second Sunday of Lent 2025 If there is a fundamental difficulty with religion, it may be that God, and every attribute of God, does not belong to us. All is naturally out of our human comprehension. We say God is transcendent. As Bp. Barron teaches, we are like two-dimensional stick figures on a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36, Genesis 15:5-18

Denomination: Catholic

Philistines Punished (1 Samuel 5)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 30, 2025

Do people have an excuse for ignoring God? Let's look at 1 Samuel 5.

Does God provide evidence of His existence? Do idols actually do anything for people? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 5. Where was the stolen ark of the covenant placed by the Philistines? Dagon was a half man half fish idol. After the Philistines took God’s chest, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Makes Us An Heir Of God? A Sermon For The Second Sunday In Lent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 21, 2024

How does the life and faith of Abraham inform our faith and walk?

What Makes Us an Heir of God? A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent Romans 4:13–25 NKJV For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-25, Genesis 17:1-7, Psalm 22:23-31, Mark 8:31-38, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:6, Genesis 3:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Asking With Confidence For Whom We Need Most

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 22, 2025

We are part of a new covenant, sealed with a circumcision of our hearts, always empowered by freely-given grace from the Father, grace earned by the outpouring of water and blood from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Seventeenth Sunday in Course 2025 This is a Jubilee Year, and today we have what we might call “jubilee readings.” Traditionally the Holy Father declares a Jubilee Year on the quarter century, so 2025 is pretty automatic. There have also been special Jubilees. In the OT, the year of Jubilee ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138:1-8, Colossians 2:12-14, Luke 11:1-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Difference Makers

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jul 18, 2004

We are called to make a difference in the world we live in. Jesus called us to be the salt and light of the world. We are to be difference makers.

The Difference Makers Matthew 5:13-16 I. You Are Valuable (v. 13a) A. Because of the Price Paid (I Cor. 6:20a) - You were not bought or created cheaply, but rather it cost something to get you to the point for God to accept you and use you. - We were a slave to sin and darkness and God paid our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Christian's Influence Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Aug 28, 2007

Jesus, using Salt and Light as an illustration, taught his disciples that we must be a different influence to others. Not as the world has seen, but a difference!

INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION: A Peanuts cartoon showed Peppermint Patty talking to Charlie Brown in which she said, “Guess what, Chuck? The first day of school, and I got sent to the principal’s office. It was your fault, Chuck.” Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How could it be my fault? Why do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Sandpaper Christians

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008

If Christians are to make a difference in society, we must be salt and light. This sermon adds sandpaper... sometimes we have to rub against the grain.

Sand Paper Christians Romans 12:2, John 15:18-19 Intro: These words were scribbled on the tomb of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey... "When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

The Empowering Spirit Within And Confronting The External World Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 5, 2023

To Christians, power is the means to fulfil a divine mission. We are meant to be salt and light, agents of change in the world, guided by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Empowering Spirit Within and Confronting the External World Introduction What is the essence of power? Is it the relentless force of a river, at once life-giving and potentially destructive? Or the formidable energy of atoms, capable of both creation and devastation? Power may manifest in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, 1 John 4:4, 1 John 3:23-24, 1 John 4:2, 1 John 4:3, 1 John 4:1, 1 John 5:4-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Light The Way Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023

As followers of Jesus, we are called to be the salt and light of the world, guiding others towards God's love and salvation through our words and actions.

Hey everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something super important, and I've got a cool object lesson to help us understand it better. But first, let me ask you a question: Have you ever been lost? Like, really lost? Maybe you were at the mall, or on a hike, or just wandering around a new ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20

Topics: Spiritual Influence, Moral Guidance, Divine Purpose, Faithful Living

New Testament Legalism Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Aug 17, 2020

Message expounds Philippians 3:1-7 explaining the problem of Legalism as defined by the New Testament. The ceremonial law in the Old Covenant was fulfilled in Christ and is not required of believers. The moral law is reiterated in the New Covenant.

We are in a study of Philippians. Our text today is Philippians 3:1-7. Last week we talked from that text about the value of warnings. God warns us because He loves us. Like a loving parent He guides us away from danger into a meaningful life of blessings. To despise God’s warnings is one of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:16-17, 1 Kings 18:28, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Revelation 21:1-8, Colossians 2:16-17, Acts 18:21, Romans 10:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Promise Keeper Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jun 25, 2001

GOD GUIDES HIS COVENANT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THEIR PILGRIMAGE TO POSSESS HIS PROMISES

BIG IDEA: GOD GUIDES HIS COVENANT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THEIR PILGRIMAGE TO POSSESS HIS PROMISES I. (:1-7) THE HEART SONG OF GOD’S COVENANT PEOPLE Who is addressed here as God’s covenant people? "seed of Abraham" = "His servant" "O sons of Jacob" = "His chosen ones" What should be their Heart ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 105:1-45

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Renewing Your Vows Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 18, 2002

Before beginning the battle for the promised land, God’s people recommit to the covenant

Renewing Your Vows Joshua 5:1-12 Intro: It has been a wonderful weekend of celebrating our Lord and all He is doing among us. We also want to celebrate fathers today, and I’d like to do that in prayer. Kids, we are very glad to have you as part of this whole service. We wanted ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist