Sermons on Showdown:

The Little Giant

Contributed by David Nolte on May 15, 2016

David's faith in the livingx God defeated Goliath

“The Little Giant” 1 Samuel 17:32-51 David P. Nolte There they stood, eyeball to kneecap, two opponents, two giants. One young, ruddy, handsome; the other burly, brutish, and so ugly his mother had to close her eyes to kiss him goodnight. One was small, the other over 9 feet ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Different Attitude Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on May 21, 2016

Caleb had a different attitude than the others. This opened the door for him to enter the Promised Land

One of my favorite stories is about a scrawny kid from West Texas who attended a small high school. They didn't have a wrestling program, but he read a book on wrestling and asked one of the assistant football coaches if he would enter him in some of the wrestling matches in that region. The coach ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Jesus King Of Angels Series

Contributed by E. True Neilson on Dec 16, 2014

The book of Hebrews is all about Jesus!

SIMPLY JESUS Jesus King of Angels Hebrews 1:4-14 INTRODUCTION -On December 2 there was a cross country race featuring runners from around the world. -The clear leader through the entire race was a Kenyan runner named Abel Mutai. -Just as he approached the finish line something strange happened. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:4-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith's Response To Weakness Pt 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Nov 19, 2018

Message 29 in our exposition of James. This is the second part of a teaching on how faith should respond to weakness or sickness.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Faith’s Response to Weakness” Pt 2 Today we continue our exploration of faith’s response to weakness. IX. Faith’s response to weakness 5:14-18 Ask for help and confess sins Here James instructs those in a state of weakness to ask for help and confess ...read more

Scripture: James 5:14-18

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Jealous For The Name

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 29, 2018

Jesus teaches to long for the name of God to be held in esteem.

I THINK I MUST HAVE BEEN in the fourth or fifth grade, and I’d come into the proud ownership of a brand new baseball. I mean, it was the real deal. The core was firm, the skin was tight, the threads were prominent and taut. It even had the word “Official” on it. It was a gem. So I got up a game ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:13-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Wept

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Feb 18, 2020

Have you ever stopped to wonder what could possibly bring tears to the eyes of God? Can you imagine the face of Jesus, moist with his own tears? Are they tears of weakness or of strength? Of fear or compassion?

TITLE: JESUS WEPT SCRIPTURE: ST. JOHN 11:35 This is the shortest verse in the Bible -- “JESUS WEPT.” But for all its grammatical simplicity, it’s packed with unfathomable complexity. No book has a higher Christology, the study of Christ, than the Gospel of John. His persistent focus on ...read more

Scripture: John 11:35

Denomination: Baptist

God's Voice

Contributed by Greg Yort on Apr 23, 2018

I often wonder how many times I’ve been distracted by the cares of this life and miss God’s voice? Do you hear His voice? Do you feel his presence? Are you on Mount Carmel or on Mount Horeb?

Introduction I’m from Shawnee, a fairly small town in Oklahoma. Your pastor’s wife, Angela is from there too. We graduated the same year from Shawnee High and were all members of Oak Park Church of God. She could probably tell you all sorts of funny stories about the place. One of Misty’s police ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-12

Denomination: Church Of God

Seed The Clouds Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Feb 22, 2025

Discover how persistent prayer, bold leaps of faith, and divine obedience can transform your life in "Seed the Clouds," a sermon that inspires you to sow seeds of righteousness and reap a harvest of God's blessings.

Seed the Clouds Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/sermons/ On November 13, 1946, a small aircraft took off from Schenectady County Airport carrying an unusual payload—six pounds of dry ice. Aboard was chemist Vincent Schaefer, a researcher at the General Electric Research ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:5, Isaiah 55:8-9, Isaiah 64:8, John 15:1-8, Romans 12:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 3:20-21, James 1:22, 1 Peter 3:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Taking Sides

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 6, 2023

In the battle between good and evil, God and Ba’al, the only safe place to be is squarely behind God.

Everybody loves a contest. Why else are people going to see the Buccaneers play the Vikings next Sunday? From Project Runway to the Kentucky Derby, from Jeopardy to the World Cup, we enjoy seeing experts duke it out. And we like seeing underdogs win, too. People still remember the “Miracle on Ice” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-21, 1 Kings 18:30-39

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Year Of The Lord’s Favor

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001

As we look at the life of Jesus we see that same thing happening over & over again. So consistently does it happen that we begin to wonder, "What is God trying to tell us?"

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. This is the first Sunday, the first day of a brand new year. I think that an appropriate scripture this morning would be Isaiah 61:1 3. In many of your bibles it is sub titled, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer, Power, And Personal Problems Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 2, 2003

Many of our interpersonal problems are actually personal, the resulting of feeling weak. Paul’s strategy was to pray for those with whom he had conflict, and that helped him become whole. The cross demonstrates the power of weakness. For Reformation Su

When we are in trouble, our first instinct is to pray. And that’s right. That’s as it should be. The only problem is that when we are in trouble, our first instinct is to pray for ourselves. And that’s where something goes wrong. That’s our mistake. Pray for someone else, and we will discover ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Psalm 46:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

God Lets His True Light Shine In The Transfiguration

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 23, 2006

This sermon describes the beauty of the glory of Christ and how God reveals His glory to us.

February 26, 2006 Mark 9:2-9 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Battle Of The Blankets

Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 27, 2004

One of the greatest battles of spiritual warfare - getting ourselves out of Bed!

One of the most important things a believer does is spend time with God. If we were to walk up to people on the street and ask them, ¡§Do you think that if someone called themselves a Christian that they should pray¡¨ The answer would be duh, of course. If we were to ask them do they think a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just Ordinary Men... But No Ordinary God!

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Dec 16, 2005

A sermon that encourages the listener to live a life empowered by our great God.

Just Ordinary Men... But no Ordinary God! Pastor Glenn Newton 10-16-05 AC 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since they could see the man who had ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13-31

Denomination: Nazarene

Goliath's Armor Bearer

Contributed by James May on Oct 14, 2003

Goliath’s armor bearer took the brunt of the battle for him. Satan does the same to those who work for him. But God fights for us.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:4-44

Denomination: Independent/Bible