Sermons on Stephen The First Martyr:

The Touchable Eternal God Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 12, 2015

First in a series of Message from 1 John with a focus on 1:1-5.

“The Touchable Eternal God” Introduction Is it possible to get to know someone without seeing them? Can you develop a relationship without a face to face encounter? People do it all the time through the internet. We develop some sort of affinity or feeling with characters in a movie or ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-5

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Coming Home To Reflect

Contributed by Larry Turner on Oct 22, 2015

Message for our first homecoming Sunday. This is a message to encourage a small church in decline.

We went with the theme this Sunday of a homecoming dinner. So I decided to take a break from our study on our spiritual armor and speak today about coming home. There is something within God’s creatures that drives them to go back to a place they call home. We see it in salmon, which spend ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Christmas According To Mark Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 17, 2014

Mark fled and folded but was not disqualified. That's the message of Christmas. A first-person narrative.

Christmas According to Mark Mark 1-2 Rev. Brian Bill December 13-14, 2014 Offering: “Under Bethlehem’s Skies” I understand you met my friend Matthew last Sunday – He would have really liked that song because he wrote about the birth of Jesus under Bethlehem’s skies. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:45

Denomination: Baptist

O God Our Help In Ages Past Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 29, 2014

This sermon follows the first verse of O God Our Help In ages Past

Isaac Watts 1674-1748 - Considered by many the best known of the 800 hymns written by Isaac Watts Isaac Watts is often called the "Father of English hymns" - Some of his hymns in our Hymn Book • O God Our Help • Joy To The World • Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed • When I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

"From Good To Great"

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 30, 2013

If you want to go up in life you must first come down.

“From Good to Great” John 3:22-36 Several years ago Jim Collins wrote a book titled “Good to Great.” It is the story of how effective leaders can take a business that is already doing well and take it to the next level. One of the quotes from his book is this: ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-36

Denomination: Baptist

Into The Unknown

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Nov 10, 2012

The beginning of missions before Paul even started on his first missionary trip.

Antioch 16 miles E of Mediterranean 300 miles N of Jerusalem Rome, Alexandria & Antioch in importance to Rome Called the First City of The East Antioch's modern name of Antakya, and is now a miserable, decaying Turkish town. Antakya's a hub for the Syrian rebellion. For many months, Turkish ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Deep Joy

Contributed by John Beukema on May 1, 2013

First John 1:1-4 teaches where deep joy is found.

My 13th birthday present was this Bible. That was when I started getting serious about reading the Bible. I went through Hebrews, Romans, and 1 John so many times I could picture where the verse was on the page. If you said “greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world,” I ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Brethren

God, Giants, And Grasshoppers

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 3, 2012

First Sunday with new media projection and spoke on defeating giants in your life.

God, Giants, and Grasshoppers Numbers chapter 13:1, 14:6-9 Introduction- Image- God, Giants, Grasshoppers Did I tell you how excited I am to see the great blessing that the Lord has given us and the tremendous amount of hard work by so many to make this happen. 5 years ago this was just a ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:6-9

Denomination: Nazarene

Paul's Pattern Of Preaching - Acts 26:20

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 2, 2011

Learn from the Apostle Paul his pattern of his first preaching in Damascus.

Paul's Pattern Of Preaching - Acts 26:20 Acts 26:20 First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds. I. Start From Where You Are II. Back To Your ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Investigating The Hero King - An Introduction Series

Contributed by Rob Woodrum on Oct 21, 2010

Introducing Luke's gospel, considering the background and purpose, as well as the first four verses.

Luke 1:1-4 “Investigating the Hero-King” What is significant about the date 9-11-01? Do you remember where you were when it happened? What kind of impact did that event have on the world? What changed because of it? It’s safe to say that the terrorist attack that destroyed the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cry Me A River Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 6, 2010

First of a three part series on the church discipline chapter of 1 Cor 5

Text: 1 Cor 5:1-5, Title: Cry Me A River, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/5/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Erika’s reaction to my engagement proposal – unexpected—laughter? B. Background to passage: However surprising it may seem in our more cerebral age, Paul appears more ready to tolerate “a mixed church” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Revealling His Glory

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 1, 2010

Jesus first miraculous sign whereby, He thus revealed His Glory!

John 2:1-11. Jesus changes water into wine: Key verse: v11 He thus revealed His Glory Here we have the 1st of the miraculous miracles of Jesus, the changing of water into wine, at a wedding in Cana. It was the third day from his time with Nathanial. His family had been invited to a wedding ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Mar 27, 2011

First message in a four part series that follows Jesus' movements to the cross and beyond.

AM Sermon preached at Central Christian Church March 2, 2008 Jesus At The “Cross”roads Sermon Series The Road to Jerusalem [START SLIDE SHOW—IT’LL ADVANCE AUTOMATICALLY TO SLIDE #4] Today, as you can see from the slides and the bulletin insert, we’re starting a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Following Christ

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 26, 2010

Following Christ means, among other things, putting God first and prayer

RG/KB 27-06-2010 This morning, I would like to look at one verse from our Gospel reading – verse 59 where Jesus said: "Follow me." In Mt 16, Jesus elaborates on what he means by following him when he said: If any one would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-62

Denomination: Anglican

What’s The Big Deal About Judging Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 12, 2011

First of two-part series on judging, focusing on Jesus’ words in Matthew 7.

What’s the Big Deal about Judging? Matthew 7:1-5 October 31, 2010 NOTE; THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMULA IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Audio of this can be heard at www.aberdeenwesleyan.org; click on "Media." Me: Judging is one of those things that you really don’t want ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan