Sermons on The Ark:

Constraints Of Restoration-6

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 4, 2020

6 of 7. God blessed Noah’s family with a restoration based on relationship. Man’s restoration is to be constrained/determined thru relationships. How do relationships constrain or determine our restoration? Restoration is constrained thru relationship with...

Series: SUPPLANTING The LEGACY Of WICKEDNESS—Genesis 6:9—10:32 A—GOD’s REMOVAL STRATEGY—Genesis 6:9-22 Toward Removing the Legacy of Wickedness B—GOD’s DESIGNED DESTRUCTION(& Salvation)—Genesis 7:1-24 C—SALVATION REALIZED(Getting to Normal)—Genesis 8:1-19 D—EXPERIENCING The VICTORY(Man’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From Joshua

Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009

Sermon on the occasion of the induction of our new Senior Pastor. Looking at Joshua and his leadership.

Lessons from Joshua – Joshua 1-8 Gladstone Baptist Church – 15/4/07 am Well we’ve been anticipating this morning for a long time now haven’t we. It has been 10 months since Pastor Roger informed the Board that he was leaving. He’s been gone now for 4 months. So I want to thank you all for ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 16:1

Denomination: Baptist

Anticipating The Return Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Oct 25, 2010

Jesus returns to earth at the seventh trumpet to establish his eternal reign, judge the ungodly and reward His followers.

This morning, we reach a milestone in our study of the Book of Revelation as we reach the halfway point. And as I’ve pondered the passage that we’ll look at this morning over the past couple of weeks, I’m convinced that there is a sense in which this particular passage is a pretty ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:15-19

Denomination: Baptist

When Will The Kingdom Of God Come?

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010

The Coming Kingdom of God

Reading: Luke chapter 17 verses 20-37. Questions:….do you ever wonder why….: • Superman could stop bullets with his chest, but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him? • Or if a jogger runs at the speed of sound can he still hear his walkman? • If the cops ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-37

Denomination: Brethren

Life Isn't Fair Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 28, 2016

Life Isn’t Fair. What are we as believers supposed to do about it?

LIFE ISN’T FAIR 1 PETER 2:11-25 INTRODUCTION Life Isn’t Fair. * In the very first family, Adam and Eve had one son kill another over worshipping God (of all things) and that son was banished out of the family. That isn’t fair. (Genesis 4) * Abraham had a son born to him by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Whole Lotta Achan Goin' On!"

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Nov 18, 2014

Rahab trusts in the God of Heaven and Earth and as a Canaanite is set free and rescued while Achan a member of the Covenant Community with a relationship with God displeases God, acts like a Canaanite and is judged!

Cornerstone Church November 16, 2014 “Whole Lotta Achan Goin' On!” Joshua 7 “How’s That Again? The following ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Our Great High Priest Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 9, 2018

When life gets hard, persevere in your confession, because Jesus is the Son of God; pray with confidence, because Jesus suffers with you; and obey with conviction, because you truly believe that Jesus is your complete Savior.

Some time ago, when I was looking up job descriptions for various positions in the church, I cam across these: PASTOR: Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. More powerful than a locomotive. Faster than a speeding bullet. Walks on water. Makes policy with God. ELDER: Able to leap short ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 5:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Coming Of The Kingdom

Contributed by Michael Luke on Aug 7, 2011

Many have mistakenly claimed to know the date and time for Judgment Day and Christ's Second Coming. This message looks at some things Jesus said about this issue.

“THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM” (adapted from messages by Darrel Land, Bob Russell, and Mark Driscoll) LUKE 17:20-37 OPEN The world was supposed to end the day before I came back to Martinsville from vacation. At the time I thought I had scheduled my vacation at the perfect time ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cain, Noah & Babel – From Bad To Worse Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Nov 13, 2011

Cain, Noah & Babel – from bad to worse

Genesis 4-11 Manuscript From Bad to Worse I remember when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. The world was under the threat of nuclear war. America and Soviet Union were threatening to blow each other up. In the midst of this, in 1983, there was a movie called “The Day After.” The movie was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why We Need Each Other Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 2, 2013

Why every believer needs to be an active participant in a local church

As a pastor, I’m constantly amazed at the excuses people have for not going to church. So I read with interest this week how someone parodied many of those excuses by coming up with a similar list of excuses that people could give for not washing their hands: 1) I was forced to wash as a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 9, 2014

Why did Jesus say, "touch me not?" A harmony of the resurrection appearances of Christ with the women, and a discussion of the need to put the blood on the Mercy Seat.

Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) PPT 1 Message Title Noli Me Tangere is the the Latin form of touch me not. Most modern versions translate the verse, stop clinging to me, it should be noted that same versions translate the word as touch the other 32 times it is used in Scripture (Strongs ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

What To Do When You Have To Fight A Giant Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 11, 2020

This message looks at the story of David and Goliath and what the best steps are when we are facing a giant in our lives.

Through my ministry, when I’ve been planning and dreaming and dreaming and scheming, I often ask myself, what’s the worst that could happen? Basically, I’m asking myself “What’s the worst-case scenario?” Now, some people seem to only gravitate to the worst-case scenario in their lives, and it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Levi (Matthew) Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 2, 2022

Once settled back in Canaan, Jacob's sons, including Levi, "conspired against Joseph] to kill him." Joseph was the first son of Rachel and was Jacob's favored son. Eventually, the brothers decided to sell him for twenty shekels of silver to Midianite traders on their way to Egypt.

Levi Levi (Hebrew: Modern: Levi, Tiberian: Lewi) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 34:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Repent, Change Your Allegiance Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 15, 2022

In this passage we see Jesus' baptism and John the Baptist preaching and we learn an extremely powerful and vital message about what repentance really is all about.

Repent, Change Your Allegiance! Matthew 3:1-17 DISMISS GROVE KIDZ OKAY – welcome to week 5 of our series in ‘The King and His Kingdom.” IT’S – an in depth study of the Gospel of Matthew. AND TODAY – we are going to unpack Matthew 3:1-17, in a conversation that I am calling, “Repent, Change Your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Letter To The Church In Philadelphia

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jul 4, 2020

The church with the "open doors"

The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia Rev. 3:7-13 Ancient Philadelphia is now called Alesihir in modern day Turkey. Philadelphia was the youngest of all the seven cities. It was founded by colonists from Pergamum under the reign of Attalus the Second, who ruled in Pergamum from 159 to 138 B.C. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God