Sermons on The Belhar Confession:

Revive Us Again

Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 16, 2007

The Need of Hour is Revival--America is bankrupt & decaying. Our Prayer should be Revive Us Again It is Time for our Generation to have Revival

REVIVE US AGAIN--PSALM 85:6, ISA. 6, HOSEA 14 Introduction: 1. The Need of Hour is Revival--America is Bankrupt, decaying 2. Revive Us Again--History of Ups and Downs a. Time for our Generation to have Revival b. God used George Whitefield in 1730, Charles Finney in 1810, D.L. Moody in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6

Denomination: Baptist

Transformation Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 3, 2009

Our relationship with Jesus transforms us from being in love with ourselves to loving ourselves and others.

Hebrews 12:1-3 “Transformation” INTRODUCTION Transformation happens all around us. A caterpillar morphs into a butterfly. Dieting and exercise can transform out-of-shape flab into a lean, mean muscle machine. A shy, gangly teenager grows up to be a competent professional, an astronaut, or ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Prayer + Faith = Healing Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009

When should we pray for health? When should we confess our sins? James compels his readers to think about their relationship to one another as a cause of their discomfort.

JAMES 5:13-16a PRAYER + FAITH = HEALING “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

God's Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on May 28, 2008

We need so desperately, the forgiveness of God daily. It is cleansing and vital to our walk with Him.

God’s Forgiveness Griffith Baptist Church – 6/1/08 P.M. Service Text: Psalm 32 Main Verse: Psalms 32:5 - I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. The Introduction In A ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Digesting The Golden Veal - Golden Calf Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 16, 2008

We today fool ourselves. There is sin in our lives and we may stop the sin, we may see to it that the sin is eliminated from our lives – but that is not the same as being repentant and turning away from our sin.

Mark Twain was a man who became quite hostel towards the Bible and towards the Christian faith. He was so persistent in his attacks upon Christianity, that his wife, who was a devote Christian, became so discouraged, she eventually turned her back on Jesus Christ – something Mark Twain regretted ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:17-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying For America

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jul 5, 2008

This sermon examines some of the problems facing America and the Church in America and calls on the Christian Community to confess, repent, and pray for our nation.

Title: Praying for America Text: Amos 7:1-9, Date: July 6, 2008 a.m. Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Introduction: Friday was the fourth of July, the day we as Americans celebrate our Independance. I don’t think anyone would argue that God has richly blessed the United States of ...read more

Scripture: Amos 7:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Consternation Created Conversion Series

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jul 22, 2008

Once the sailors decided to rid their ship of Jonah, a type of sin, they saw first hand the awesome power of God. This awarness of His majesty led them to become believers in Him.

JONAH 1:16 CONSTERNATION CREATED CONVERSION I. CONSTERNATION: (They Feared Excessively) A. Cessation. B. Certainty. C. Convicted. II. CELEBRATION: (They Offered a Sacrifice) A. Collectively. B. Cleansing. C. Conversion. III. COVENANTED: ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:16

Denomination: Methodist

Empty And Broken

Contributed by David Robb on Aug 7, 2008

...he who has been forgiven much, loves much! Only the broken are useful for His purposes.

Empty and Broken The road of my life is pocked with “empty and broken” moments, as I’m sure many of your lives have been. Growing up in a broken family afforded me ‘the opportunity to travel.” “See the world! …traveling back and forth between mom and dad, Chicago and Tulsa on a greyhound bus.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:4-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

Old Is New Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 28, 2009

John shows us another way we can analyze if we or others in the church are doing well in our Christian walk - love.

This is a true story. Paul and William decided that they really wanted to become godly men. So they started meeting with one another to pray and encourage one another; they even set goals for themselves and their behavior, and were accountable to each other. At one point Paul decided that he ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Feast Of Unleavened Bread Series

Contributed by David Moore on Jul 26, 2010

This sermon highlights the feast of unleavened bread showing how it relates to the burial of Christ, and how believers should seek to remove the leaven of sin from our lives.

Unleavened Bread Aim: To expound on the Passover and show how Christ is our Passover Text: Leviticus 23:6; Exodus 12:15-17 Introduction: We come now to the second of Israel’s seven feasts. You will recall that the first four, Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits and Pentecost are ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:6, Exodus 13:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

A National Repentance! Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010

Sermon 18 of the series. Influenced by leaders of this new community, the priests and Levites, along with others in Jerusalem, had intermarried with the pagan population they had found living in the land. When Ezra learned this, he ripped his garments and

The Book of Ezra Study #18 (Ezra 10:9-44) A National Repentance! • The marriage problems in Ezra 9-10 began in this way. • In the seventh year of Artaxerxes (458 b.c.), Ezra led a second group of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem, only to learn that a serious problem existed ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 10:9-44

Denomination: Baptist

The Gentle Whisper - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 27, 2016

As we see Elijah in the cave on Mount Horeb we also witness the hand of God in the wind, earthquake and fire but we only hear the LORD speaking in the still, small voice or the gentle whisper. Why did the LORD not speak loudly but only whisper?

Elijah Refresher from last week: Major characters - Elijah, Ahab and Jezebel Spiritual condition of Israel at that time 1 Kings 18:18b NIV “You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.” Last week we saw that Elijah: - Faceoff with Ahab - no rain ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Rahab's Declarations

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 28, 2016

To show that our declaration is the same as the declaration of the bible, and we are accepted in the Beloved just like Rahab was.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you accepted in the Beloved? Yes. Ephesians 1:6 (King James Version) To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that our declaration is the same as the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:9-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dealing With Sin Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 2, 2015

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "Are You Real?" How do you deal with sin in your life?

Series: Are You Real? [#3] DEALING WITH SIN 1 John 1:5-2:6 Introduction: Last week’s attendance was pretty rough and what made it the toughest was I wasn’t expecting bad attendance until today. Now, I know that’s a bad attitude; but I fight those sorts of things just like ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Our Attitude Toward Sin

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jun 9, 2015

A warning for the lukewarm, backslidden, half hearted, person or church to take a hard look into being honest about our sins and the need to bring them before the Lord in confession to receive forgiveness.

Our Attitude toward Sin Introduction: What is Sin? You might name some sins or others might name synonyms of sins. But in layman’s terms: Sin is anything that transgresses God's law. Our attitude toward sin says everything about our Christian witness. Some might think that I am speaking ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational