Sermons on Strange History:

On Not Giving Up On The Family

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 3, 2011

Baptists have a distinctive history, with some soaring moments and yet with some dismal ones as well. There is much to correct, but the good news is that we remain committed to missions and evangelism.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 1996 They came out of nowhere. From small villages and obscure city streets, from backwoods farms and hard labor coal mines; from workingmen’s cottages, but not from the plantations, and from the ranks of domestics and cooks, but not ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Learning From Youth Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

The Bible honors both the old and the young. God sees great potential in both, and He has used both marvelously time and time again to accomplish His will in history.

A Sunday school teacher was telling her class of girls about how the children of Israel carried things out of Egypt, and of how the children of Israel carried the Tabernacle in the wilderness, and of how the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea, and of how the children of Israel built the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12

God's Pattern For All Churches

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 7, 2014

There’s no question—this passage covers one of the most significant events in history. It’s the founding of the first great Gentile church

MAR 24 2013PM God’s Pattern for All Churches Acts 11: 19-30 READ PASSAGE There’s no question—this passage covers one of the most significant events in history. It’s the founding of the first great Gentile church. The church was founded under God’s sovereignty, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30

Denomination: Baptist

John’s Ministry Begins Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 21, 2017

John the Baptist steps out on the stage of history. He is a New Testament personality, but I classify him as an Old Testament prophet, because of his character and his message.

-AD 7-8- Judean Wilderness John’s Ministry Begins (Malachi 3:1) Matthew 3:1, Mark 1:1-4, Luke 3:1-2, John 1:19-28 God planned the ministry of John the Baptist. We know this because we find him in prophecy. Malachi 3:1 says of him, “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-28, Luke 3:1-2, Mark 1:1-4, Matthew 3:1, Malachi 3:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Significance Of Christ’s Birth Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 28, 2020

The irony of the most important event in history taking place in a stable should not be lost. There are some significances worth noting because it reveals how God resides in the lowliest of hearts.

The Significance Of Christ’s Birth “While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born… She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in the manger…” (Luke 2:6-7) The irony of the most important event in history taking place in a stable should not be lost. There are some significances ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:6-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Parable Of The Tenant Farmers Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 26, 2014

In response to the questioning of His authority by the scribes & Pharisees after His cleansing of the Temple, Jesus tells a parable. This parable summaries the whole of biblical history including the gospel story.

LUKE 20: 9-18 [PARABLES IN LUKE] THE PARABLE OF THE TENANT FARMERS [Isaiah 5:1-7 / John 12:35-43] In response to the questioning of His authority by the scribes and Pharisees after His cleansing of the Temple, Jesus tells a parable. This parable summaries the whole of biblical history ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:9-18

Denomination: Baptist

Elijah The Prophet Of Fire Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 11, 2021

Elijah broke into the atmosphere of human history like a comet. We have no story of his birth or background. His coming was as sudden and mysterious as was his going in the flaming chariot.

Elijah was the Luther of the Old Testament. He was God's man of the hour to begin a reformation and lead the children of Israel back to God. For about 50 years devotion to God had been decreasing. Ahab was now king in Israel, and he was more wicked than all who had gone before him. He married ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-40

What A Legacy! Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 1, 2018

In this summary of the series on the life of Peter, we explore the end of Peter's life left to us through history and tradition, and we explore how to leave a legacy like Peter's.

Introduction: A. There’s a story told of a group of tourists who were on a sightseeing tour of the Holy Lands. 1. The group came to one of the historical areas and a local exhibit owner offered to take the group into his exhibit to see the bones of the apostle Peter, for a small fee, of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

David And His Ark Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

There’s only one object, however, from what I can tell, in all the history of the Bible, that God routinely attached his presence to – the Ark of the Covenant.

The Aim of This Series Today, we continue a series designed to show you what happens when God shows up. All of this series is devoted to what theologians call a theophany. A theophany literally means “to show God.” These encounters are called visitations and they are almost always following a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-15, Psalm 27:4

Denomination: Baptist

Light All The Way Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

God alone is the source of light that is beyond man's capacity to discover. In this prayer God is seen as the God of nature and history, but the strongest focus is on God as the source of revelation.

Abraham Lincoln was greatly disturbed during the Civil War because he was so often given advice or denounced by persons speaking out of a vacuum of information an a reservoir of ignorance. One of his favorite stories was concerning a backwoods traveler lost in a terrific thunderstorm. He ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:22

The Power Of The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

Never has a death sentence been reversed after it was already executed so that the condemned was restored to life. This was the most unique event in history, and the power of it was awesome, and it changes everything.

John Scott Harrison was the only man in the history of our nation who was the son of one president and the father of another. A man of such distinction you would think would be treated with great respect in his death, but the fact was, nobody was safe in 1878 when he died. Body snatching was at a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

In The Hands Of The Potter

Contributed by Grant Adams on Aug 3, 2021

Jeremiah saw these things when he went to the potter's house. Clay; symbol of the human life. Wheel; symbol of human history. Potter; represents God.

1. Here is a bible truth illustrated. A truth that every Christian needs to learn. 2. John 10:27-29; Romans 8:28, 35-39 3. There comes a time in the life of every person, family, and church, when you need to know where you are. 4. There will come a time when you must have a word from the Lord. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Pain That Was Forgotten

Contributed by Charles Payne on Mar 16, 2026

There was a time in human history when childbirth was one of the most dangerous moments in a woman’s life. Jesus uses this event to describe something important about his crucifixion

THE PAIN THAT WAS FORGOTTEN A message on the love of Christ TEXT: “A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.” — Gospel of John 16:21 “Who for ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23, John 16:21, Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Takes Over The Battle Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 17, 2025

When you truly hand over your battle to God, He takes full responsibility for the outcome. Hezekiah’s decision to pray, not panic, changed the course of history.

WHEN GOD TAKES OVER THE BATTLE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 19:14-37 Supporting Texts: Exodus 14:14; Psalm 46:10-11; 2 Chronicles 20:15-22; Isaiah 37:14-36; Romans 8:31 INTRODUCTION: King Hezekiah of Judah was facing a national crisis. The mighty Assyrian king, Sennacherib, had ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 19:14-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ruth And Naomi Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 24, 2023

Ruth became the great grandmother of King David. She was in the family genealogy of Mary and Jesus. She experienced personal redemption and was part of the greatest redemption story of all history.

You can’t make this story up. The story of Ruth is way too far-fetched to be manmade. The likely author of the book of Ruth is Samuel, who was a contemporary with Ruth as both lived in the days when judges ruled. There is just no way Samuel would come up with the idea on his own to include Ruth ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist