Sermons on Subtraction:

Why Worship God? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 3, 2022

Trees and plants worship God; what about us?

Last Week we started a study of the 1st Book of the Bible, which is appropriately titled Genesis, meaning, the beginning. Please open your Bibles to the beginning and let us learn more about God. Before we read, let us prepare our hearts to be fertile ground to receive God’s Word. Pray with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Worship (Deuteronomy 12)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 31, 2024

How has worship changed since the old covenant? Let's review Deuteronomy 12.

What did God detest about pagan worship? Does the Bible teach us how we now worship God if special places are no longer necessary? Let’s look in Deuteronomy 12. What was Israel to do with the idols left behind by the nations they were to drive out of the land? These are the statutes and the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And See The Scapegoat: Christ Our Substitute - Leviticus 16:7–8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 27, 2025

Hidden among the laws, rituals, and sacrifices of Leviticus, we discover some of the clearest pictures of Jesus Christ in all of Scripture.

Go! And See the Scapegoat: Christ Our Substitute - Leviticus 16:7–8 Leviticus 16:7–8 (NLT): “Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle. He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:7-8, Hebrews 9:12, Psalm 103:12, Isaiah 53:6, John 1:29, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

"When We Die, Don't We Just Come Back As Something Else?" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 21, 2004

What happens after I die?

This question relates to the idea of reincarnation. This notion has become popular today because of the rise of New Age thought in our culture, but its origins go back to eastern mysticism. Reincarnation is the belief that the individual soul survives and is reincarnated into another body upon ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Abc's Of Faith

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 30, 2006

Basics of Faith

The A – B- C’s, of Faith John Hamby - True faith is confident obedience to God’s word in spite of circumstances or consequences. Faith is described in a two-fold way. It is the “substance of things hoped for,” and “the evidence of things not seen.” Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Holiness

The Armor Of God

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 27, 2009

A look at what the armor of God provides for us.

THE ARMOR OF GOD Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fire In The Soul Series

Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008

The zeal of the Lord can abound in your heart!

Fire in Your Soul 2 Kings 10:15-16 When the Spirit of Christ is filling a person’s heart, light and heat are present. Zeal alone does not make a Christian! Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 10:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Love

Contributed by Todd Kornahrens on Oct 20, 2005

As the Church,it is high time that we stopped being distractedby things that really do not matter that have no bearing upon salvation and that Jesus Christ never even mentioned And start focusing in on that commandment on that emotion that Christ to

I was driving up to Pittsburgh the other day for a meeting with Pastor Bish When all of the sudden the car in front of me, the car that I had been following for about 10 to 15 miles dropped to about 15 mph slower than they were going Not only that, but the car started to weave from side to side ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46

Denomination: Lutheran

Beauty And The Beast Pt.5 Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 18, 2008

The last lie we are going to look at is "Money has nothing to do with spirituality."

INTRO: A little girl was given two dollars by her father. He told her that she could do anything she wanted with one and the other was to be given to God on Sunday at church. The girl nodded in agreement and asked if she could go to the candy store. With visions of all that she could buy with her ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Word Of God Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 21, 2015

All Scripture is the inspired word of God and is profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. it is everything we need to come into a relationship with God.

Thinking, Acting, Being like Jesus Word of God Introduction- We are in the third week of our series thinking, Acting, Being like Jesus. We have looked at knowing God, and the salvation of God. If you are to think like Jesus you need to know God and you need to understand the plan of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Nazarene

The Peace Of God Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 14, 2012

There is a great misunderstanding of true peace. Peace is not the absence of problems. It is instead God's power to live through and above those problems. God gives us wholeness when He indwells believers with His Holy Spirit.

Intro: A therapist told their patient the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what they start. So far today, they finished 2 bags of chips and a chocolate cake. They said, “I feel better already.” There are lots of people giving advice and writing books about peace today. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Teach The Gospel

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 16, 2012

Christians aren't called to teach to the world, because the world is essentially unteachable. However, we can reach the world through our witness, the authentic living of a Christ-like life.

Who here is a teacher? St. James tells us, “Not many of you should presume to be teachers…because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly” (Jas. 3:1). Who presumes to be one? Anyone want to be judged? Nodody? Well, I guess that, to escape any additional judgment ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Dealing With Disputes Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 14, 2008

Whether your dispute is with another believer or with a whole church, there are vital lessons to handling conflict contained in Acts 15. Learn how to find God’s will, keep your integrity, and still be a family.

Raise your hand if you have ever had a dispute with another Christian. Hopefully we all raised our hands because if we have never had a dispute then we are not really actively plugged into the body life in Jesus. Disputes occur for a number of reasons, some good, some bad. Often disputes come from ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-41

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Thanks-Giving

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Dec 3, 2013

Everyone has something to be thankful for and as Christians we should be Thanks-Givers!

Quotes: "The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest." ~ William Blake "We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in us patience, humility." ~C. S. Lewis "Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Storms: Not If But When

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 12, 2021

Let us consider storms. There are 3 kinds of storms: rain, floods, wind... storms will test your foundation. Be prepared.

STORMS --- NOT IF BUT WHEN... FEAR VS HOPE… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27, Colossians 2:6, Matthew 6:20-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God