Sermons on Self Fulfilling Prophecy:

Parables Of Judgment (Matthew 25)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 5, 2024

In light of the Olivet Prophecy, what did Jesus have to say about the judgment? Let's look in Matthew 25.

In light of the Olivet prophecy, the three parables of virgins, talents, and sheep and goats are very relevant. Let’s examine these important lessons in Matthew 25. Bridesmaids Were the ten virgins bridesmaids? Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Secrets To God's Blessings

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 12, 2005

Many people needlessly spend too much effort worrying, working and wrestling with things without the blessings of God. In nine points Haggai’s message to the people taught them how to get their priorities straight. He gave them a word from God that rever

Secrets to God’s Blessings (Haggai 1:1-3:23) Many people needlessly spend too much effort worrying, working and wrestling with things without the blessings of God. Haggai’s message to the people taught them how to get their priorities straight. He gave them a word from God that reversed their ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 3:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Deal With Regret Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006

This is one sermon in a series that deals with destructive behavior.

How to Deal with Regret As he hung up the phone he knew it was not what he wanted. But it had happened anyway. The voice on the other end had been the attorney, notifying him that his wife had filed for divorce. He knew that the marriage had not been going well. The weekend before she had ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Wrestles With Family Tensions

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 16, 2009

We use avoidance, anger, anxiety, and aloneness to manage family tensions. We even use self-centered prayer. But when we let God wrestle with us, we are changed and we accept vulnerability in family life.

The most critical issue in family life is not anger or argument. It is avoidance. What plagues most families is not that they are embroiled in fighting or torn by argument. What destroys families is that people drift apart from one another; they avoid one another. You see, if you fight with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Turns Sour Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 15, 2009

When life turns sour, tell yourself the truth, complain to God, and He will deliver. Message focuses on Dylan Thomas’ poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light."

On a warm spring evening in 1952, at his home in Swansea in Wales, David John Thomas lay on his deathbed. Once a soldier who had fought in the Second World War, later an English teacher, Thomas had become very frail in his later years. There was no doubt that he would die soon. There was no ...read more

Scripture: Job 10:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Recipe I've Ever Read

Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009

Godliness is not a matter of something you need to do, but someone you need to be. Because if you are the person you need to be you will do the things you need to do.

One advantage I have in traveling is tasting the good cooking of others. Along with that good cooking comes some great recipes that either my wife or I have been given over the past 32 years. In fact, unless the Lord allows us to take these recipes along to heaven, we’ll never be able to try them ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

pequeñas Cosas Que Ilustran El Poder De La Lengua! Series

Contributed by John Wright on Feb 1, 2010

James teaches the importance of controling the tongue and this sermon is in Spanish, but this whole series can be converted to Spanish by going to James #0.

INTRODUCCIÓN 1. Abre tu Biblia James 3:2-6. 2. El título de la lección: "Las cosas pequeñas que ilustran el poder de la lengua"! 3. Santiago 3:2-6 está lleno de imágenes visuales. 4. Las tres imágenes que ilustran los usos James punto que, desde que son pequeños y, sin embargo, controlar ...read more

Scripture: James 3:2-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"A Woman's Place"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 14, 2010

God is Love, Grace, and Forgiveness. We need not worry about coming into God’s Presence. Love, Grace, Forgiveness. That is what it boils down to--not rules, regulations, punishments and anger!!!

Luke 10:38-42 “A Woman’s Place” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East ridged United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN A friend from seminary once told me a story about her call to the ordained ministry. It came when she was feeling small. She was just fifteen. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: United Methodist

Overwhelmed By Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 19, 2010

Forgiveness is a powerful force in our lives and in the lives of others. When the woman understood that she was truly and completely forgiven, she was overwhelmed. Her response was a radical demonstration of extravagant love.

Luke 7:36-8:3 “Overwhelmed by Forgiveness” INTRODUCTION Video presentation “Forgiveness” I often wonder what I would say if I were approached by someone and asked these questions and others like them. What would you say? The responses of the people on the video ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Mission Impossible!

Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Dec 31, 2009

What is impossible with men is possible with God! Start your first step into your miracle!

Introduction: Many Hollywood enthusiasts and aficionados watched the series of the movie, "Mission Impossible!" Count me one of them. I love the scenes where Tom Cruise would accomplish a seemingly impossible mission. Incredible feat! Those TV and movie series made millions, I believe. There ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Image And Reality Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 4, 2010

The Mass is offered in union with the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus, his free self-offering, on Calvary. It is not a repetition, but a re-presentation of the one sacrifice, and carries forward into our work on earth.

December 6, 2010 St. Nicholas The Spirit of the Liturgy Today’s reading from Isaiah makes most sense if it was written at the time of the Babylonian exile. Because Israel had rebelled against the Lord, the covenant was voided and all the curses specified in Leviticus and Deuteronomy were ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Don't Be A Grinch This Christmas

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Dec 23, 2010

Christmas is a time of joy, at least it should be. But sadly, many will have a Bah, Humbug attitude. A heart two sizes too small for this season. You don’t have to be green & have bad teeth to mess up Christmas, and you don’t have to live in Whoville t

It’s true, one of my favorite Christmas shows is the Dr. Seuss classic, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ (1966). The wiry villain plans to dress up like Santa and sneak into houses to steal stockings and presents and trees… that is, until he meets little Cindy Lou Who from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

In And For The World

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 15, 2011

God calls us to follow the example He set in loving the world, not simply reproaching it; and it loving it with self-giving and the intent to redeem.

Initially preached at Central Baptist Church, Lexington, KY, June 9, 1968; subsequently, with minor variations, at Capton Baptist Church, Campton, KY, August 18, 1968; Reid Village Baptist Church, Mt. Sterling, KY, March 1, 1970; Campbellsville BSU Retreat, Sept. 1970; Berea BSU Missions Banquet, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

Who Am I Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 16, 2009

Who are we as Christians?

Topical March 22nd, 2009 Who Am I? A wise man once told me: there are two kinds of people in this world; the people who liked high school and the people who hated it, and generally the people who hated it did so because of the people who liked it. This statement resonated with my life because I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: *other

Big Specks And Little Logs

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 3, 2013

At the very heart of hypocrisy is the abiity to spot a speck in another person's eye while being blind to the log in one's own eye.

This is an amazing passage of scripture… it is most often quoted by those who do not follow Christ and directed at those who do follow Christ. Hypocrisy is the number one sin Christians are accused of doing. Title: Big Specks and Little Logs (The idea is that we tend to play up the sins of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational