Sermons on The Bible Plan:

02 Known By Our Delights

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 20, 2013

Meditation: What is it? How I respond to it according to the Word. Plus the promise results of meditation

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Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Of God Continues Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 29, 2013

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PASSAGES THEY MAKES YOU SCRATCH YOUR HEAD AND WONDER WHY IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR BIBLE. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO CONNECT WITH THE CONTEXT BEFORE IT OR AFTER IT. SIMPLY, IT STANDS ALONE AND AS SUCH GIVES IS CAUSE TO PONDER WHY IT IS HERE;

THE WORD OF GOD CONTINUES Acts 12:19-24 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there a while. 20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Return To The Word Of God Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Oct 16, 2009

God can only renew, refresh and transform your life if you will invest time in understanding and obeying the principles of his Word -- the Bible.

PATTERN: INDUCTIVE – Biblical Narrative Introduction: Today, I want to do something new for me. I will read a long text from the Bible, give a short explanation and then ask a few questions before asking you to make a commitment to God. Text: Now in [October], when the Israelites had settled in ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Rediscovering The Word

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

In this chapter, we are moving from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem to building the people of God.
How does that happen? Being guide by our compass, the word of God.

[Re]discovering the Word Nehemiah 8:1-8 Image of Frank Worsley and the ship Endurance Just before the outbreak of the First World War, a small ship named the Endurance set sail from Briton with a crew intent on being the first to cross the South Pole. The ship reached Antarctica, but became ice ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

A Love Song To The Law

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Mar 16, 2009

3d week in Lent Year B: Incorporate the Clear, Profound, and Life-Giving Word into your life

I love songs that tell me clear and profound things about life. I hate music that is nothing but unintelligible and repetitious rants against everything the musician can see. If you are going to complain and try to influence me, I would hope that as a songwriter, you’d at least be clear and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

God's Word Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 7, 2012

We need to thank God for His Word everyday!

INTRODUCTION • MACHINE GUN PREACHER CLIP PC VIDEO • SLIDE #1 • Another use for the Word of God. • A story from Religion News Service reports that if someone could gather up all the Bibles either being used or gathering dust in American homes, the stack would be 29 million ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Changing Lives By Studying Together Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 10, 2012

WE can change the life of another person by simply being willing to study god's Word together!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Think for a moment about some of the more exciting things in life. Watching your child being able to ride a bike without training wheels for the first time. Watching your daughter throw her first no-hitter. Oh, the joys of life. • How would it feel if you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lesson 3

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2011

Explaining and learning the background behind many hard to understand Bible verses.

A. INTRODUCTION: WHY PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS 1. Demands a response: How is a question different from other English sentences? a. Confusion. Why does the enemy ask questions? “Has God indeed said you shall not eat?” (Gen. 3:1). b. Conviction. Why does Jesus ask a question? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 4: 10 Reasons I Believe In The Authority Of The Bible

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011

10 Reasons why the Bible is Authoritative.

A. 10 REASONS WHY THE BIBLE IS AUTHORITATIVE 1. The Bible is the Word of God because of its unique revelation of the Person of Christ, i.e., He claimed to be God. a. He applied to Himself the statement of Jehovah, “I am” (John 8:24). b. Jesus claimed to be identical with the Father ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:20

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 1

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011

Gaining a better understanding of verses that are unclear.

A. INTRODUCTION: WHY SOME VERSES ARE HARD 1. Because God is truthful, He wrote a Bible that is truthful. Truth is consistent with its self, and correlates with reality (the laws of nature). 2. What appears to be a contradiction, has an explanation. 3. We won’t understand everything. Peter ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 2

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011

Why we don't understand.

A. INTRODUCTION: WHY WE DON’T UNDERSTAND 1. Because we are mentally limited. We don’t understand all things. “He that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth” (John 12:35, KJV). 2. Because we are spiritually blinded. “The god of this world hath blinded ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

When All Else Fails, Read The Instructions

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 9, 2009

The Bible gives us understanding of human life and relationships, it equips us for effectiveness, and it is the standard by which a church becomes great.

Why do we prefer to stumble along and do a job halfway, when, with just a little effort, we could do it well? Why is it that we will take a stab at something we don’t know how to do, .we will fool with it, we will mess with it, but, if it takes some study to learn to do it right, we’re not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Preservation Of The Holy Scriptures Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 15, 2009

The idea of preservation holds that God has faithfully superintended His Word down through the ages, so that even today, some 3,500 years after portions of the Bible were written down, we can say that what we possess, what we love and what we read are the

God’s Perfect Word The Preservation of the Holy Scriptures Psalm 12:6-7 Intro: The last time we meet, we examined evidence for the inspiration of the Word of God. We learned the blessed truth that God literally “breathed” His Word through man to give us an inerrant, infallible and inspired record ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 12:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Hidden Word

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 14, 2012

Knowing God's Word can make all the difference in our lives. A sermon delivered in preparation for Vacation Bible School.

The Hidden Word Psalm 119:9-16 July 11, 2004 As a child growing up in Chatham, Louisiana, summers were reserved for two things. Little League baseball and Vacation Bible School. Both were the extent of my summer activities because that was all there was to do. I went to church camp a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16

Denomination: Methodist

The Study Of “how We Got The Bible” Series

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 20, 2015

The Study Of “How We Got The Bible”

The Study Of “How We Got The Bible” We are so glad you want to learn about God! As you study this course of the Bible, we hope you will be thrilled with learning about God. As these lessons are designed for those who already believe that the Bible is the Word of God, we will not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:21

Denomination: Foursquare