Sermons on Stepping Up:

Build Your Self A Hedge

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 14, 2019

You need Jesus to back you up better still to take over.

BUILD YOUR SELF A HEDGE We can and must build a protection around us, our families, our possessions. James 4: 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Our Rollercoaster Ride

Contributed by Jeff Hatos on Jun 6, 2019

The book of Judges is full of ups and downs for the Israelites; are our lives mirrored in Judges?

Our Rollercoaster Ride Judges 2:11-16 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Is The Right Door? Series

Contributed by Steven Strickland on Apr 13, 2020

IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN UP THE DOORS .

WHERE IS THE RIGHT DOOR IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN UP THE DOORS HE WOULD HAVE ME TO GO THROUGH AND CLOSE THE DOORS THAT WOULD NOT BE IN LINE WITH HIS WILL. YET WE ARE ALL GEARED TO ASKING FOR A CERTAIN DOOR TO OPEN AND NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE FACT, OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life Principles From 7 Great Scriptures Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 12, 2019

Our enemy will use ordinary things to trip us up and destroy us.

Genesis 1:3 – “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 1. Our enemy will use ordinary things to trip us up and destroy us; i.e., a snake and a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Words

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 25, 2019

Words are powerful; we must use them to build each other up.

Words February 24, 2019 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Words are powerful; we must use them to build each other up. Focus Passage: Matthew 12:34-37 Supplemental Passage: for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Like A Tree Planted By The Water

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 25, 2018

We are like a well tended tree, not one that has just sprung up

Isaiah 46:4 Like a Tree planted by the Water “Old age ain’t no place for sissies” is a saying on my coffee mug. Advancing years brings a variety of aches and pains that would like to take over in our body and bring along a feeling of discouragement and depression if we let it. As birthdays come ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 46:4

Denomination: Methodist

Looking For What Divides Us

Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Oct 14, 2019

The world and the church can easily get caught up in the negative news of the day...

Current Events Are Meant to Divide Us TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2RCT6Li4UQ “We don’t want people to think, we want people to feel” - Eric Bischoff. Professional Wrestler - doesn’t matter if you are hated or loved as long as the people are passionate about it. WWF/E - Wrestle ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

#10 Wineskins Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Aug 30, 2021

Jesus came to make us spiritually whole, not just patch us up.

"Tell me a Story” is a simple and shorter way to reference Jesus' use of parables. A parable is a relatable way to share a moral or spiritual lesson. While some don’t like parables because they don’t get right to the point. Others love a good story because it forces us to think and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Defeating Depression And Suicidal Thoughts - Part 02 - Practical Ways To Overcome Depression

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Oct 11, 2020

In the current pandemic, so many people just feel like giving up.

So last week we began this short series on Defeating Depression and Suicidal Thoughts. We talked a lot about how prevalent depression is and how the pandemic has made that even worse. So many people just feel like giving up. Knowing the time we live in, and knowing it will only increase and get ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Proverbs 4:23, Matthew 27:5

Denomination: Charismatic

The Teaching Ministry Of The Holy Spirit.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 25, 2022

The Holy Spirit takes of the things of the Father and the Son, and opens them up to us.

THE TEACHING MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. John 16:12-15. Jesus had many things still to teach His disciples, but before His resurrection they were not ready to receive them (John 16:12). We grow up by stages, moving from milk to prepared foods, to fulsome meat. The Holy Spirit came to impart ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stony The Road We Trod:

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Apr 12, 2022

Jesus’ “going up” to Jerusalem is a public event, interpreted by Luke as a royal entry.

It is that “slash” day again—as in Palm/Passion Sunday—as in trying to capture two seemingly distinct moods and experiences in one act of worship. It is almost impossible to do, it seems. If we lean toward the Palm Sunday experience and emphasize the exuberance of the triumphal entry into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: United Methodist

Thankful For Jesus: Born In A Barn

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 7, 2022

I would like to challenge you this Christmas season to up your thankfulness!

THANKFUL FOR JESUS ‘Born in a Barn’ Luke 2:8-21 #Christmas2022 #Heresy READING OF SCRIPTURE We are going to begin this morning by reading Scripture, but I would like your help and participation as we do so. The passage will be on the screen, as we read, please read out the words in yellow and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Real Meaning Of Christmas

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 23, 2015

The real meaning of Christmas is tied up essentially in the events that we celebrate at Easter

WSG 24-12-2015 Sermon On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first successful flight in an aeroplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the USA It was their 5th attempt, with Orville being at the controls The flight only lasted 12 seconds – but it was man first flight in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Dress For Real Success Series

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jan 8, 2016

Christans are called to armor up so they can stand in our evil days.

SCRIPTURE: (Ephesians 6:10-20) INTRO: Imagine for a moment you're sitting in front of your TV screen. All ready to watch the NFL football game. You have tall glass of iced cold tea with little droplets of condensation running down the side and pooling on your coaster. A bowl of nacos with a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Neither A Slave Nor A Slave-Owner Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2016

We must stand up for the freedom of the Gospel and the rights of pre-born humans.

Thursday of First Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel I can’t imagine what it is to be a slave, or, for that matter, like Lincoln, a slave-owner. But all of us have sinned, and many have been addicted to one sin or the other. That’s the worst kind of slavery. The nation of Israel ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-11

Denomination: Catholic