Sermons on Sympathizer:

The Legacy

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 23, 2012

A Funeral Meditation: The death of Sarah motivated Abraham to seek the promises of God for his life.

The Legacy* Genesis 23:1-4 1 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her. 3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, 4 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

How To Treat People Right

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 3, 2012

Loving and accepting all is a good way to demonstrate love to people.

How to Treat People Right May 20, 2007 Immanuel So. Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Loving and accepting all is a good way to demonstrate love to people. Read: James 2:1-13 Define “Favoritism”. v. 1 "My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Coming To The Throne Of Grace

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 14, 2012

God is inviting us to come with boldness to the throne of grace, where no one will be rejected, but all will be attended to by mercy.

COMING TO THE THRONE OF GRACE STUDY TEXT: Hebrews 4:14-16 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Highs And Lows Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 10, 2008

The baptism and temptaions of Jesus give us principles for living the Chrisitna life.

“Breathless” A Study of the gospel of Mark “Spiritual Highs and Lows” March 9, 2008 Me: Last week was an awesome week here at LifeQuest. We had a great service and the baptism celebration. But on Monday, I was back into the routine of life. It is always hard to sustain a really spiritual high ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

How To Fight Rejection Spirit

Contributed by Nick Penders on Dec 17, 2008

Many times we didn’t realize that rejection is a result of lying spirit from the devil. I hope after reading this sermon, we would not be fooled by devil’s trick to put children of God down

Rejection is the worst pain the human spirit can suffer. Rejection is at the root of many emotional problems and many health issues. When we are rejected by others, we can also reject ourselves. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7) HOW REJECTION CAN COME IN ? MARRIAGE = ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Study In Contrasts And Comparisons Series

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Dec 27, 2008

In the stories of Jairus and the woman with the issue of blood, we see several differences and similarities.

A STUDY IN CONTRASTS AND COMPARISONS Text: Mark 5:21 – 43 Introduction:  This scripture is part of a larger narrative from 4:35 – 5:43 o 4:35 – 41 Jesus displays His power over danger o 5:1 – 20 Jesus displays His power over demons o 5:21 – 34 Jesus displays His power over ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Baptist

Embrace Today

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 15, 2010

Let us put our trust in the Lord, let us be obedient to His Word, and let us believe in His promises made possible through our belief in His Son.

Embrace Today 02/03/08 PM Reading: Psalm 95 Introduction The theme of the book of Hebrews is the superiority of Christ and thus of Christianity. The words “better,” “perfect,” and “heavenly” appear frequently. This letter was written to formerly Jewish believers who were under going persecution for ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Greater Is He Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009

First in a series of how Christ helps us to overcome

SNAKEBITES & STOMPING Part 1 Greater is He! Genesis 3:15 & Romans 16:19-20 Sunday, September 27, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Open with video from “The Passion of the Christ” Genesis 3:15, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:19-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Forgive - Means Letting Go

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 21, 2013

What does it mean to forgive? Learn by seeing how God forgives us.

Genesis 45 Friday FORGIVE Revised This past week we have been looking at the topic of forgiveness. I'd like to read to you one more time that section from Genesis chapter 45, where Joseph has that amazing moment of forgiving his brothers. Could you do what Joseph did? Listen again to this ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:3-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Saved, Being Saved, Shall Be Saved

Contributed by Kofi Boakye on May 28, 2018

Many have questioned why we say our salvation is not of works but by grace Eph 2:8 yet several other scriptures suggest that we have to workout our salvation with fear and trembling Philippians 2:12.

There has been so many questions as to why we say our salvation is not of works but by grace Eph2:8 yet there are several other Scriptures which suggest that we need to live a righteous and holy life so that we may be save on the judgment day. The question really is, "are we saved, if yes, then ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Will You Be Missed? Acts 20:36-38

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 9, 2016

Adapted from a message by Pastor Jerry Shirley.

Will you be missed when you are gone? I’m not talking about missing a Sunday or two. If you left here today and never came back would anyone notice? World EBC notice? The Apostle Paul spent 3 years with the believers’ in Ephesus, and he and the members there grew very close. Paul’s leaving was a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Be Perfect Series

Contributed by Duncan Hamilton on May 2, 2016

A sermon inspired by the book For the Glory by Duncan Hamilton.

Text: Matthew 5:48 INTRODUCTION Eric Liddell (1902–45) is best known to most people as the gold medalist in the quarter-mile run at the 1924 Olympics, as portrayed in the popular filmChariots of Fire. Later, though, he would go on to become a missionary in China during one of the most ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48-49

Denomination: *other

The Two Natures Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 4, 2013

The interactions between the human and divine nature of Jesus has its complexities, but it is best understood if we look at it in the realm of time.

The Two Natures of Jesus (Colossians 1:15-20) 1. Some people are good at manipulating others through guilt and rubbing it in when you do not give them as much attention as they want. David called his mother in Florida. He said to his mother, "Ma, how are you doing?" She said, "Oh, not too ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Certainties Related To Death

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 7, 2016

A funeral message for a 36 year old believer who died suddenly. The certainties that we have in a time of uncertainty.

Certainties Related to Death 1 Thessalonians 4:3-18 It is natural to have feelings of sorrow at death. In First Thessalonians, The apostle Paul sought comfort those who had been mourning the death of their loved ones. Part of the sorrow and agony that the Thessalonians were going through was due ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Stormy Weather Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 23, 2020

When Jesus sent his disciples across the lake into the storm he was aware, prayed for them, went to them, and took care of them. What a picture for us in the COVID-19 Crisis!

1. Pessimist: A farmer had a neighbor that was just absolutely negative, no matter what. If it was raining, the farmer would say to his neighbor, "Boy, look at it rain, we sure need it." The neighbor would say, "Yeah, but if it keeps up it’s gonna flood." Then the sun came out ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-21, Matthew 14:22-32, Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ