Sermons on Smile Now:

God's Amazing Grace

Contributed by Trae Durden on Jan 25, 2015

Re-discover grace as God intended. Grace was as much a part of God's charecter before creation and in the Old Testament as it is now under the Law of Christ.

God’s Amazing Grace Luke 17:10 Everyone who is saved will be saved by the grace of God. There will be no one saved without the grace of God. Grace is so constituted in God’s character that there is no way to know Him without knowing His grace. Like 1 John 4:8, when we are told God ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Peace Seems So Elusive Series

Contributed by David Simpson on Feb 4, 2021

It seems as if peace is so elusive for so many. In our nation and even here locally, so many are struggling to experience peace right now.

Sermon Lanier Christian Church January 24, 2021 David Simpson When Peace Seems So Elusive. Job 3:25-26 What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil. It seems as if peace is so elusive for so many. In our ...read more

Scripture: Job 3:25-26, Isaiah 26:3, Romans 15:13, Psalm 34:14, Isaiah 53:5, John 16:33, Romans 16:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

Post Easter Identity Crisis And Tarzan!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 27, 2019

Now what has Tarzan got to do with the Post Easter days the Saviour spent on Earth before His ascension? Well...read on...

POST EASTER “IDENTITY CRISIS” AND "TARZAN"!!! Let me begin with a Tarzan story! Well, this is as real as it is surreal. Johnny Weissmuller, the Champion Olympic swimmer who donned the role of Tarzan the ape man in the Silver screen with as much aplomb in 1930s & 40s’ as he dominated ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:10, Acts 1:6

Denomination: *other

Breakfast With Jesus

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Apr 24, 2020

This message digs into the conversation between Jesus and Peter. Peter denied the Lord 3 times. Now the Lord asks him a question 3 times.

John 21 – “Breakfast On The Beach” Big idea: Jesus believes in you! “We believe in God – because God believes in us!” Introduction: We all need someone to believe in us!!! Favourite breakfast.... My friend Pete and I met at Hanks Bakery every week for 12 years (Hi Donna!) Breakfast at home ? ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Conquering Power Of Love.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 2, 2020

In the now-famous “Love Chapter” of 1 Corinthians 13, Paul wrote about love that is put into practice. More than just a feeling or emotion.

The Conquering Power Of Love. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13NIV God’s love melts the hardest heart, The toughest of men and women’s heart melt like wax in the presence of the Lord. P.H The city of Corinth was a major commercial center of Southern Greece at the time of Paul’s writing. It was also a city ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35, 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Intercessor Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 16, 2021

Jesus prayed for all believers who would ever live in the future, and that is us. And now He ever lives to continue to intercede for all of us.

Abraham was the first great intercessor in the Bible. He had the audacity to plead with God to change His mind and not destroy the city of Sodom. It was the most successful prayer ever, for God agreed to his request 7 times as he talked God down from saving it for the sake of 50 righteous persons ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:24-25

God's Great Mystery Revealed

Contributed by Eddie Young on Oct 26, 2018

God's great mystery concealed for thousands of years is now proclaimed publicly, written down for all to know. God created the universe through and for Jesus.

God's Great Mystery Revealed Genesis 1; John 1:1-3 The identity, the witness, the purpose, and the way of the King have come. Jesus is the King that has stepped into human history to turn the world right-side up. Many people may understand that He came to the earth as the King, but do they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1, John 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Millennium? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 28, 2020

This sermon attempts to give an overview of the Millennium, the reasons why there needs to be a Millennium, and what impact the Millennium should have on our lives as Christians now.

WHAT IS THE MILLENNIUM? The thousand-year reign of Jesus on the earth after the Tribulation. - Revelation 20:1-6. - We don’t get a ton of information in this brief passage about it, but we want to unpack what we are told here as well as bring in the numerous Old Testament references to this ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Oh Ye Of Little Faith

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Mar 15, 2020

If there ever was a time that we need to be focused on God, now would be that time! Take the measure of faith you have been given and be a light in the darkness!

Oh ye of little faith! Where to begin? First of all to the church, what has happened to our faith? The endless news cycle, would have us once again believe it’s the end of the world. The crisis of the hour never gets wasted, or not taken advantage of. Is the the corona virus real? Yes. Is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:6, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Romans 10:11-13, Acts 4:10, 2 Corinthians 9:8-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do Born-Again Christians Still Have A Sinful Nature?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 25, 2020

There is a belief that the old sinful nature is eradicated the moment a person becomes a Born-Again Christian and that they now have only one wholly sanctified nature.

There is a belief that the old sinful nature is eradicated the moment a person becomes a Born-Again Christian and that they now have only one wholly sanctified nature. It is believed that one way to view "nature" is to understand it as a "capacity" within the Born-Again ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25, 1 Corinthians 15:53-55, Revelation 21:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

54. The Coming Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 9, 2018

Through Jesus’ incarnation and atonement, the gift of salvation has been graciously prepared, gift-wrapped and is now ready to be offered to a mainly ignorant humanity.

[IN GOD’S IMAGE 54 - THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT] This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:29-30, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Galatians 2:20, Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian Church

The Finished Work Of Jesus!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 12, 2021

FROM THE CROSS TO THE THRONE HIS WORK THEN ON EARTH, THEN HELL, SKY AND HEAVEN AND WHAT HIS WORK IS NOW FOR US AS HE DID IT ALL FOR US.

THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS! John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. . I. WHAT DID JESUS MEAN WHEN HE SAID "IT IS FINISHED”???? A. He did what He came to do. John 17:4 I have ...read more

Scripture: John 19:20, John 17:4, 1 Peter 3:18

Taking Up The Mantle Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 20, 2021

Elisha had proven himself faithful in being Elijah’s disciple. He was now ready for a new ministry, an expanded ministry, an anointed ministry.

2 KINGS 2: 8-14 TAKING UP THE MANTLE [2 Kings 2:1-7] Elijah has been called the grandest character that Israel ever produced. [Robert Young, Analytical Concordance to the Bible, New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1936, p 295.] But like all of us he needed a friend. Elisha had been Elijah’s servant, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Exodus 4:1-17 Equipped For The Call

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 21, 2024

God has called Moses to deliver His people. Now God equips Moses with everything he will need to fulfill the calling on his life.

To make the fourth chapter of Exodus more understandable, we need to backtrack and understand the backstory. In most great stories, there's a backstory, and once you're clear on that, everything else makes more sense. So, if you would turn with me to Exodus chapter 3, we're going to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Song Of Simeon Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 19, 2025

But Simeon’s song is sung in fulfillment—the song of a man who waited, watched, and finally whispered, “Lord, now I can rest.”

OPENING SLIDE INTRODUCTION • Imagine sitting in a doctor’s waiting room. • You checked in 20 minutes ago. • Then 40. • Then an hour. • Your name still hasn’t been called. • You try to read the same paragraph in the magazine three times, but your mind keeps drifting to the clock on the wall. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:29-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ