Sermons on Stephen Stoned:

We Are The Church

Contributed by Carla Powell on Apr 20, 2002

Explores the four images of church/Christians in 1 Peter 2: infants, living stones, priests, chosen people.

Lectionary Texts for 5th Sunday of Easter - April 21, 2002 "We Are The Church" - 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 [Okay-say it with me…]"Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors, and see all the people." That little kids’ rhyme and fingerplay holds some truth to it. The church is your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:2-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Living For Jesus

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 13, 2005

Living for Jesus involves being a living epistle, a living sacrifice and a living stone in the "spiritual house" that is His Church.

LIVING FOR JESUS “And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15 LET US TAKE NOTE OF THE TRUTHS TAUGHT IN THIS VERSE 1. Christ died for all. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:15

Denomination: Baptist

Fleeing The Tomb

Contributed by Donna Muise on Apr 18, 2007

God will roll away the stones in our lives just as he did for the women; we just have to ask.

FLEEING THE TOMB Mark 16:1-8 If we walked into what the women walked into that early Sunday morning, my guess is that we all would have been tempted to flee the tomb, too. But when you hang around with Jesus, you must be prepared to be seized by fear and amazement, because that’s just who he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

Twin Nations Of Prophetic Destiny Series

Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 30, 2008

Part 2 that explores the spiritual connection between America and Israel. (Adapted from teachings by Dr. Perry Stone)

America and Israel: Spiritually Connected Part 2 – Twin Nations of Prophetic Destiny Last week we began a new study entitled America and Israel: Spiritually Connected. And we specifically looked at the question Is America found anywhere in Bible Prophecy? This is a question that spiritually ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:21

Denomination: Baptist

Milk For Adults

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014

We are a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, and we offer spiritual sacrifices to God.

MILK FOR ADULTS. 1 Peter 2:2-10. Whether we are new in the faith or have been following Jesus for many years, we are encouraged to get back to basics, to return to our first love (Revelation 2:4-5), to long after sound Word-based teaching. Peter speaks of “the pure milk of the word” (1 Peter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

5 Upon This Rock Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Mar 25, 2020

As the church was closed, we had to go to printed meditations, so this is a much shorter version of what was originally planned.

Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It Is Time To Repair All The Broken Altars In Your Life

Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 9, 2020

I continue messages on our trip to Israel. Last time we looked at Jeremiah who suffered for preaching the Word. Today the Hebrews crossed the Jordan and erected an altar in Gilgal about 3 miles from Jericho. Elijah did the same at Mt. Carmel where we visited. What makes an altar important?

IT IS TIME TO REPAIR ALL BROKEN ALTARS 1. Joshua 4:1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-7, 1 Kings 18:30-32

Denomination: Charismatic

When Foundations Crumble

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 26, 2018

This sermon looks at our lives when the spiritual earthquakes of life hit, and our spiritual foundations begin to crumble, and then how do we rebuild. We look at Jesus as our chief cornerstone, how we are built as living stones one upon another, and how to find that new normal for life.

When Foundations Crumble There’s a saying among seismologists: “Earthquakes don’t kill people. Buildings kill people.” It’s not the enormous shock waves that cause most injuries and fatalities. It’s how the structures in which people live, work, and congregate react to those shock waves that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:5, Isaiah 28:16-17, 1 Corinthians 3:11, 1 Peter 2:5, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, 2 Corinthians 5:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

The Privileges Of God's People Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 1, 2014

When we know what have in Christ, we'll live what we love.

The Privileges of God’s People 1 Peter 2:4-12 Rev. Brian Bill November 1-2, 2014 An oxymoron is a rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect. Here are some examples. An Actual Reenactment Excruciatingly Joyful – that’s how I felt ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: Baptist

Architecture Of The Church

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Aug 24, 2023

Jesus establishes Peter as the first building block of the Church upon his confession that Jesus is the Son of God. We, too, have that same opportunity to become a building stone in the Church.

CHURCH! THAT WORD, ALONE, BRINGS ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS AND UNDERSTANDINGS. I HAVE HEARD IT DESCRIBED AS JUST A BUILDING OR AS A PLACE CHRISTIANS GO ON SUNDAY. PERHAPS, THOSE DEEPER IN FAITH WOULD CALL IT A GROUP OF BELIEVERS. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF WHAT “CHURCH” MEANS TO US. IF WE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20, Ephesians 2:19-21, 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 2 Samuel 22:2-3, John 20:30-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Our Memorials

Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Jul 17, 2020

Jacob made a vow that if God would bring him back home safely, that the stone which he set up as a pillar, and its place would be called God's house. By setting up this stone Jacob erected a monument to memorialize this significant event in his life.

OUR MEMORIALS TEXT: GENESIS 28:16-22 INTRODUCTION: The background for this scripture is that Jacob had stolen his brother Esau’s blessing, and for fear of Esau, he fled to the land of Padanaram. He stopped for the night and went to sleep and had a dream where God revealed His glory to him. God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

Supernatural #7: Why Sometimes People Don’t Get Healed Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 22, 2009

In the midst of the glorious, powerful church of Acts, where signs and wonders were frequent, not all of the people were healed all of the time. Why? Let’s consider that question as we look at the story of Stephen.

SUPERNATURAL #7: WHY SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON’T GET HEALED INTRO TO THEME: • The theme of the Book of Acts is found in Acts 1:8: “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me.” • That word power comes from a Greek word, dunamis, which refers ...read more

Denomination: *other

Mighty Wall Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 1, 2013

God looks at us as ‘living stones’ but not many of us live up to the expectation of God, do we?

Mighty Wall! 1 Peter 2:5 “you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” I would like to share an illustration I read somewhere: “There’s a story about a king of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Laying A Sure Foundation For Ministry!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 1, 2017

Paul address several elements that we need to build a sure ministerial foundation. Make sure to includes these building stones.

HOW CAN I LAY A FOUNDATION FOR MINISTRY?? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com LAY A SURE FOUNDATION... PAUL WAS A GREAT MAN OF GOD... BUT HE KNEW EACH MAN OF GOD NEEDED A SUPPORT STRUCTURE AS A FOUNDATION... WE WILL ALL FACE THE RAIN, THE FLOODS, AND THE WIND. 1. RAIN--- small ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27, Matthew 4:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Overcoming Obstacles

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2014

Are you a conformer or a transformer? Life can become frustrating? This obstacle can be a stumbling block or a stepping stone, this is up to you.

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this as a 3 part series. INTRODUCTION: A. Every person is one of two things: 1. CONFORMER: you are fashioned by pressure from without 2. TRANSFORMER: you are changed by powers from within... B. THE WAY WE PRAISE AND ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God