Sermons on Sufficiency Of Christ:

Bitter Or Better

Contributed by Dean Meadows on May 17, 2022

This is a 2 part sermon that deals with our attitude when thing don't go as planed.

Bitter or Better How many of you have had someone that has done something to you at one time or another and you now don’t like them? Have you ever had a situation where you feel like you were treated unfair and you became bitter about it? Passed over for a promotion. You have a couple of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-19

Denomination: *other

Nehemiah Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 20, 2022

The book of Nehemiah opens in the Persian city of Susa in the year 444 BC. Later that year, Nehemiah traveled to Israel, leading the third of three returns by the Jewish people following their seventy years of exile in Babylon.

Nehemiah Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia. Born: 473 BC, Babylon Nationality: Israeli Parents: Hachaliah Most scholars believe ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Nehemiah…the Completion Of The Wall

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 1, 2022

Before we get started in these verses of scripture we need to back up and do a review on verses 1-10. Before we get started in these verses of scripture we need to back up and do a review on verses 1-10. What happened in these verses is very noteworthy.

After the completion of the wall the people of God had been summoned back into the city of Jerusalem. And you remember for an entire morning, perhaps four or five hours, they stood in a square in Jerusalem and heard Ezra read the scriptures. For many people the only time they deal with the Word ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Unjust Judge & The Friend At Night: Never Give Up Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 5, 2022

The question I want you considering as we discuss the scriptures today is: Am I persistent and determined in my walk with God? Do I pray and never give up?

“In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time, the satellite's primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter's magnetic field, radiation belts, and atmosphere. Pioneer 10 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Salvation Army

8 Questions To Ask Yourself In Regard To Worldview

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 15, 2022

Let us consider the basic aspects of a contemporary worldview.

Let us consider the basic aspects of a contemporary worldview. For this analysis we will consider eight questions carefully depicted by Professor James W. Sire in his work The Universe Next Door. There are other depictions of worldview that we might consider, but this form is direct and to the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Salvation Army

Are There Multiple Variations Of God's Will?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jun 27, 2022

Human beings have tried to answer the reason 'why' God seemingly allows bad things to happen

Thanks to Adam and Eve, human life is full of struggles, sorrow, tragedy, and toil. It is tough to reconcile them with a God who is love, saves by His grace, and sustains with His mercy. Good and bad things happen to good and bad people - that is for sure. Human beings have tried to answer the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 115:3, Matthew 7:17-20, John 4:34, John 5:30, Romans 8:27-28, Psalm 40:8, John 6:28-40, Romans 12:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Battle Of Depression

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Nov 4, 2022

All of us at some point have dealt with depression. How do we overcome it? How do we defeat it? Today, we'll look at Asaph's account battling depression and trouble in Psalms 77. And more importantly, how to overcome.

Introduction When you review the great names and personalities of the Scriptures, you become aware very quickly that almost all of them knew, at one time or another, great discouragement and deep depression. Job is singled out as a man of God. Blameless and upright, whose staggering losses and ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Never Enough Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

Can we recognize God's gifts for what they are?

Have you ever made a bargain with God? Have you ever said, “God, just get me out of this and I’ll never ask for anything again!” Or “God, if you help me pass this test I’ll come to church every Sunday for a year!” Or “God, if you get me this job I’ll never call in sick again!” If you have, you’re ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Work Of Waiting Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 28, 2022

We are to wait neither so eagerly that we lose our patience, not so patiently that we lose our expectation, but eagerly and patiently together.

Some of you know that Steve and Susan Forrester are expecting a baby. On the other hand, some of you might not even know who Steve and Susan Forrester are. Steve’s the pastor of the Methodist church up the street, and Susan is one of the counselors at their counseling center. Anyway they’re ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:15-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Brothers Go Together Series

Contributed by Mike Lewis on Dec 15, 2022

We, as the church, are truly better together.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION - Speak on the goodness of our being together this morning - This series called “We Are Better Together” - Intentional in pointing our minds to unity as a church family and as part of the churches of Christ. SAME-SIDE SQUABBLE Sometimes people within the same ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Following Jesus: Mark 5 Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 19, 2022

Part 5 of 16: In this series, we follow Jesus chapter-by-chapter through the Gospel of Mark. This is Mark 5.

Following Jesus (5) Scott Bayles, pastor Scripture: Mark 5:1-20 Blooming Grove Christian Church: 1/29/2017 For the past few weeks, we’ve been following in the footsteps of Jesus through the Gospel of Mark. Thus far, we’ve witnessed the baptism of Jesus. We’ve seen a man lowered through the ceiling ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Christian Church

Kairos – Hearing God’s Voice Through Scripture Series

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Mar 11, 2023

Central Idea: Are you paying attention to those moments (Kairos) when God is trying to get your attention?

When we lived in Michigan I woke up early in the morning and found myself in that place between wakefulness and dreams. I heard these babies crying and realized that I don't have babies anymore. They were grown up. What I heard was 2 cats fighting on the fence… Sounded like babies crying. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Agent Of The One & Only God Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 2, 2023

Jason Bourne. Dana Scully. Severus Snape. Natasha Romanova. What do these characters have in common?

Jason Bourne. Dana Scully. Severus Snape. Natasha Romanova. What do these characters have in common? Not sure? Well, what if I included this name: James Bond. That’s right. These fictional characters are all agents of one kind or another. Yes, even Severus Snape, who was a double agent for (spoiler ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 7:1-7, Exodus 7:14-24

Denomination: Lutheran

Like A Palm Tree

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Apr 2, 2023

[Palm Sunday.] Today we wave the palms as we come to this table … a sign that our sin has come to end. Today we wave the palms and come to this table as we profess our desire to serve God wholeheartedly.

Palm Sunday. A perfect example of the fact that Jesus’ Disciples and His followers get it … and don’t get it. They get that He is a king … a leader … a prophet and messiah sent by God … but … a king … a leader … a prophet … a messiah who rides into the Jerusalem on colt … not a great stallion or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11, Leviticus 23:40-43, Mark 10:35-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Breaking The Power Of Pride

Contributed by Brian Williams on Apr 6, 2023

Believers may not often realize it, we are either centered on man or centered on God. There is no alternative. Either God is the center and we have become rightly adjusted to him, or we are the center and everything revolves around us. How is power of pride broken?

There are basically two types of evil on this earth - natural evils which include earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, flash floods, etc. Things that take lives and bring devastation to humankind and the rest of creation. And then there are moral evils - evils that people commit, for example mental, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational