Sermons on Terrify:

Who Do You Trust?

Contributed by Richard A. Bradley on Mar 7, 2012

In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gave clear instructions to His followers to not worry about things God had already promised. Our worry betrays a lack of trust in God and distracts us from doing the work of the kingdom. Four times in the Gospel of Matth

WHO DO YOU TRUST? Matthew 6:25-30 25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Divine Mercy Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 15, 2012

As preached at 8 a.m. Mass April 15 2012--revised Divine Mercy homily with comment on the accusation that the early Church was communist.

Divine Mercy Sunday 2012 (As preached Sunday a.m.) Spirit of the Liturgy Before beginning I would like to respond to the folks who, in the past, have argued from today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles that the early Church practiced communism. It is true that Acts records all of them ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Catholic

Living A Legacy

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2014

We are called to leave a legacy for those behind us. My annual Memorial Day message

Living a Legacy Hebrews 12:1-3 Memorial Day Message May 26, 2013 Morning Service This past Friday, I was given the opportunity to assist the Braun family with the funeral of their son, Daniel. Daniel was a Staff Sgt. in the US Air Force. Daniel was celebrated as an American hero for his service to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Church Of God

Are You Acting In The Power Of The Spirit Or Just Acting? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 8, 2012

The Holy Spirit lives in everyone who believes and we are meant to act in the Power of the Spirit. We are meant to act in His Power and we have a purpose - We are to be witnesses.

Are you acting in the power of the Spirit or just acting? This is the seventh month in our Fresh Fire Series So far we have thought about: The Holy Spirit in the World Today The Spirit in the Pentateuch The Spirit in the History of Israel The Spirit in the Writing Prophets The Spirit in the Life ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lesson 1: Satan Wants You Blinded

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2012

Satan Wants You to Believe Lies about Hell

Series: Surprising Things About Hell Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 1 May 20, 2012 A. INTRODUCTION: DESCRIPTION OF HELL 1. Hell is the strongest expletive, i.e., curse word. 2. Wrong thinking, hell is at the center of the earth. 3. Ruled ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

God's Authority Always Wins Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 9, 2014

When Jesus encountered a man who needed compassion due to a demonic possession, He was there to provide it without asking for an offering or something, anything, in return. What has Jesus done for you and who've you told about it?

God’s Authority Always Wins Mark 5:1-20 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A New Vision Of Christ

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 26, 2017

A commitment to spiritual formation leads to a new vision of Christ, that allows us to say with absolute conviction, “I have seen the face of the pilot, and he smiled at me. He is at the helm. All is well.”

Robert Louis Stevenson tells of a ship, tossed by a violent storm, which threatened to drive it and its passengers to destruction along a rocky coast. In the midst of the terror, one daring man, contrary to orders, went to the main deck, making a dangerous passage to the pilothouse. He looked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Other

Adoption By The Spirit, Part 3 Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 7, 2017

The Holy Spirit: Learn, Unlearn, Relearn Adoption by the Spirit, part 3 Romans 8:14-17

The Holy Spirit: Learn, Unlearn, Relearn Adoption by the Spirit, part 3 Romans 8:14-17 David Taylor February 5, 2017 We are in our third week of our series, The Holy Spirit: Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn. My desire is that we gain a biblical understanding of life in the Spirit and our radical need ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resurrection Foundations

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Apr 4, 2017

Jesus said to Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." This is the foundation of the Christian faith and is full of hope for the future whateve

Resurrection foundations (John 11:17-44) The whole meaning of Easter is summed up in what Jesus said to Martha: I am ‘the resurrection and the life’ and because He is who He is, we pray that He will so raise us, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness’ When Jesus said that He was the ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-44, Romans 8:10-11, Job 19:25-27, Romans 8:35-39

Gospel Harmony Of The Resurrection

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 29, 2017

Gospel Harmony of the Resurrection

Gospel Harmony of the Resurrection Jesus is buried, as several women watch (Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42). The tomb is sealed and a guard is set (Matthew 27:62-66). At least 3 women, including Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, prepare ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:57

Denomination: Foursquare

Advent 2014 Part 4 - Christmas Sunday Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 1, 2015

The birth of Jesus is a tiny part of the plan of salvation and yet it is a gigantic step in that it accomplishes the incarnation. Have we gotten the priorities reversed in the church as well as in society?

John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. “Whoever believes in Him is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2

Denomination: Nazarene

The Breastplate Of Righteousness Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 19, 2014

We utilize what God has issued us for the conflict. We need protection. Which breastplate are we trusting? Our own, or Christ's righteousness? Don't go to war without the Breastplate of Righteousness.

In today’s military, a critical element of force protection is body armor. The Army issues Kevlar flak vests to soldiers to protect their upper body. DuPont, the manufacturer, claims they’re lightweight, but I’d disagree. It doesn’t take long to feel weighed down. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Denomination: Congregational

How To Recover From Personal Failure

Contributed by W F on Aug 19, 2013

God loves to help those who have no-one else to turn to. Here's his plan for surviving when our lives come crashing down.

We often think that plane crashes are catastrophic and unsurvivable events. Thanks to movies and 24/7 news channels, most of us think that all plane crashes end in a free fall from 30,000ft and a terrifying fireball. It might surprise you to learn that most plane crashes are actually survivable. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 38:1-22

Denomination: *other

Kept Safe Through Childbirth And Childbearing

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 24, 2013

To show that we need to continue in faith, love, holiness with propriety.

I. EXORDIUM: Are women kept safe thru childbirth and childbearing? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Women believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to continue in faith, love, holiness with propriety. IV. TEXT: 1 Timothy 2:15 (Amplified Bible) Nevertheless [the sentence put upon women of pain ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Wilderness Of Lent Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018

how should we spend the forty days of Lent?

Mark 1:9-15 Today is the first Sunday of Lent – the annual period of reflection leading to the joy and celebration of Easter. It is also the Sunday that we hear in the reading about of the baptism of Jesus and God’s affirmation that He is His well-beloved son. It surely helps to remind us of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Denomination: Episcopal