Sermons on Surface Level:

Is Your Faith For Real? Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 16, 2009

The difference between a superficial believeism and a transforming faith in Jesus Christ is examined.

Is Your Faith For Real? James 2:14-26 6-8-08 Intro Text: James 2:14-26 James opens this discussion with two rhetorical questions in verse 14, “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?” or more accurately the NIV asks, “Can SUCH ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Charismatic

Putting On Christ Series

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009

Put on Christ is so that people can see Christ in us and give glory to him and his saving work on the cross.

INTRODUCTION Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians 3:1-11. Last week we examined verses 1-11 of this chapter which have to do with putting away or putting to death sin in our lives. This is something that we’ll want to do and that we’re called to do if we’ve really been raised to life with ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: *other

"Diving In"

Contributed by Roger Thompson on Jun 18, 2002

A Confirmation sermon about diving in to discipleship.

TOPIC: ?Diving In? TEXT: Acts 2:47 The view from the bottom of the ladder was bad enough. As I stared up to the top, the ladder seemed to stretch a mile into the air ? up and up and up. The platform for the high dive looked a mile away. Then again, I was only 10, and small for my age. My ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:47

Denomination: Methodist

An Active God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 28, 2004

God is very active in the moment to moment lives of those Who know Him in ways in which we are rarely conscious.

An Active God (Romans 8:26-28) 1. God’s providence and planet earth. Our Earth, for instance, is perfectly designed for life. It’s the "just right" size for the atmosphere we need. Its size and corresponding gravity hold a thin, but not too thin, layer of gases to protect us and allow us to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Another Kind Of Grief

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 13, 2005

Why Christians can face the grief of death differently than those who have no hope.

Another Way to Grieve 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Note how this little verse tells us something we already know, something we all ought to know, and something we all can know. First, we all know grief. If we haven’t, we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord Of The Storm

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 23, 2009

Jesus expects faith from us, the unwavering faith in God that can help us overcome the storms of life.

We all face storms in life. No one sail through life without any difficulties. • What is important is not how bad the storm is but how you are going to respond in it. • You can either respond with fear, just like the disciples. Or with faith, like Jesus. • You can either respond with your own ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Following Jesus

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 16, 2013

To be good disciples, we must be prepard. Jesus highlighted the need to count the cost (commitment), to consider the priority (value) and to clear the distractions (focus) of life.

[RECAP] Jesus calls us to FOLLOW HIM. What is the cost of following Jesus? [Read Luke 9:57-62] • Jesus was travelling on the road when the talk of FOLLOWING ME arises again. Three men here were considering about following Jesus. • Two of them declared that they wanted to, and one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Recover The Cutting Edge

Contributed by Greg Irby on Jan 30, 2009

Most of what we do in the church can be done without the agency or the power of the Holy Spirit!

Text: 2 Kings 6:5 2 Kings 6:5 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. Introduction: The school of the prophets had grown to the point that they needed to provide new facilities. As they are in the process ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:5

Denomination: Baptist

When The Chips Are Down

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Feb 8, 2009

Epiphany 5: People in extraordinary situations have demonstrated that responding properly saves lives. Christians also have that privilege - to be all things to all people in order that some might be saved.

Our oldest son is in the Navy. Last year my son’s submarine, the USS Santa Fe finished a major overhaul and returned to its homeport in Hawaii. When a ship or submarine goes through a major overhaul, it undergoes a series of sea trials and exercises before it deploys. The purpose of those is to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Denomination: Lutheran

The Way, The Truth, And The Life Series

Contributed by Kory Labbe on Jun 19, 2020

This week we continue our series into Discovery who Jesus says He is through the I Am statements in the book of John. This week looks at The way, the truth, and the life

Welcome back to our 7th week in our Discovering who Jesus says He is series, studying the I am statements made by Jesus in the Gospel of John. Last week we talked about how Jesus is the resurrection and the life. We looked at how we have the victory through Jesus, because Jesus as the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Heavens And Earth Series

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 25, 2023

The Bible says that God reveals Himself in His creation, and that is so true when we really look carefully at Bible Science. Here we take a look at the heavens and earth

Bible Science Before I was a Christian, I banked my life on science, and would scoff at anyone foolish enough to believe in that book written by man. I thought I had all the answers I needed in my technical books, and the Bible was not one of them. But like many people who scoff at the Bible, have ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:22, Job 26:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Strength To Comprehend God’s Love

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Oct 9, 2025

This sermon idea came from a sermon preached by my dear friend Eric Henderson.

The Strength to Comprehend God’s Love Text: Ephesians 3:14–21 Introduction: Trying to Measure the Immeasurable You know, we humans like to measure things. It’s in our nature. We want to know how much, how far, how deep, how high. We measure how deep the ocean is. We measure how high the sky ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Root Of Our Spiritual Problems

Contributed by Mark Stevens on Jan 8, 2017

Bitterness can cause the most devout Christian to become ineffective, don't be bitter,,,,be BETTER

Bitterness is known in the Bible as spiritual poison and a means by which many are defiled (Hebrews 12:15). It is the source of countless spiritual and physical problems in millions of lives today. The Bible tells us that MANY are defiled by the means of bitterness. Bitterness can be tricky to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love Is Kind Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

Moody learned from experience that kindness was no minor value, but was the key to evangelism, and one of the reasons we do not win many to Christ is because we are not kind to those outside of Christ.

Clovis Chappell, the great Southern preacher, told this story of a Christian man who bought a lovely home in the suburbs in one of the big cities of the South. He had his furniture moved in one day, and the next day he arrived and was out walking over the wide lawn of his new property. His next ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4

Strength Through Weakness (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 14, 2024

Message 14 in an expositional series through Paul's "second" letter to the church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth where he defends his apostleship and corrects serious doctrinal errors within this young church.

Some of you may not know this about me, but I am in fact bi-lingual. I am fluent in English and sarcasm. And because that is true, I love the verses in 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, if you want to turn with me there this morning. We have been studying the book of 2 Corinthians together for a few months ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational