Sermons on The Big Picture:

Good Friday - Christ’s Words From The Cross

Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 22, 2011

On this Good Friday, we are going to meditate upon Christ’s Words from the Cross, with the prayer that they will reveal to us something of the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus.

GOOD FRIDAY - CHRIST’S WORDS FROM THE CROSS Note: This Good Friday, we had a special combined worship service with us (Beausejour Community Church), St. Ouen’s Country Church, and Elim Baptist Church. Pastor Jeff (Elim) and I taught on Christ’s Words from the Cross, and Pastor Darrell (St. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34-44

Denomination: *other

Kingdom Building God's Way Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2011

Jesus describes and defines the kingdom of God and how it is built. (Not so rough draft)

And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-34

Denomination: Baptist

Win From Within

Contributed by Don Schultz on Aug 2, 2013

Our culture heavily promotes physical training. This morning, you will be encouraged to get involved in spiritual training.

How do you "win from within"? 1 Timothy 4:7-8: 7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus In The Law Series

Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Dec 2, 2006

The Old Testament points toward the New. The Old Testament points toward Jesus. This week we look at the Pentateuch.

Intro.: I remember when I was a Boy Scout many years ago. 1.One of the skills that we had to learn was to follow tracking details left by our scout leader. 2.The three of us on our team got lost. 3.Actually we got set up – because the team that went before us had taken the clues and changed them ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Denomination: Methodist

In The Presence Of The Lord - Sermon I: No Want Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 31, 2019

In the presence of the LORD there is no want! Come into His presence with thanksgiving and praise God from whom all blessings flow.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD - SERMON I – NO WANT! Picture yourself walking along a winding dirt road from Jericho to Jerusalem; as you approach the city, you walk alongside a field, and you come upon a group of shepherds as they herd their ...read more

Jesus Is Risen -- No Foolin'!

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 27, 2018

The resurrection is not hoax or an April Fool's Day joke, Jesus is alive. There is power in an eyewitness. This is especially true with Mary Magdalene in what she saw and heard at Jesus' tomb.

1. No one knows the origin of April Fool’s Day but it has been around for centuries. Some of the most famous April Fool’s Day Pranks are: • The Great Moon Hoax is the first big media trick. The New York Sun prints an article in 1835 claiming that astronomers have discovered life on the moon. More ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Identify A Sinner

Contributed by David Zachrich on Mar 1, 2022

If you will, please tell me how you identify a … dog, a horse, a house, a car, a church, a baseball player, a circus clown, a judge, a ballerina, … a sinner?

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” Friends in Christ, If you will, please tell me how you identify a … dog, a horse, a house, a car, a church, a baseball player, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Listen And Reflect

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 12, 2024

A sermon for Transfiguration Sunday, Year B

February 11, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Mark 9:2-9 Listen and Reflect Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Today is Transfiguration Sunday. It’s the final Sunday in the season of Epiphany. The reading for this ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Foot Washing

Contributed by Grant Adams on Feb 19, 2024

One of the lowest things that a person could do in NT times was to wash feet. Jewish slaves were not allowed, only Gentile slaves. Jesus shares an important lesson for us all.

I want you to imagine for just a few minutes, you’re in a little upper room lighted only by candlelight in the city of Jerusalem, and the time is some 2000 years ago. Into that room came 13 men. They do not wear shoes as we wear shoes. They wear sandals and the dust and sand cover their feet as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, John 13:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

What Does It Mean That God Has Given Us An "inheritance"?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 29, 2025

It's an odd phrase: we have been given an "inheritance" in Christ? What does that mean? It's not like God is going to die! The phrase doesn't actually point us toward death but toward the Exodus. What can we learn from that reference?

WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES THAT MEAN? What does Paul mean when he speaks of us having an “inheritance” in the Lord? - Ephesians 1:14; Colossians 1:12; Colossians 3:24. - This is a phrase that has bothered me for a long time and I didn’t really have a great answer to it. There are a few places in his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Why Is There So Little Fear Of God’s Judgment Today? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 6, 2024

This passage gives us an example of people not ready for God's impending judgment. Why today are so many equally unready?

NOT CONCERNED: Why is there so little fear of God’s judgment today? - Ezekiel 21:7. - It’s without question that today there is little fear of God’s judgment. There’s little belief in Final Judgment but only a vague hope of a heavenly reunion. The idea that we are somehow accountable for the sin ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 21:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Paradox Of God's Kingdom Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 16, 2003

Four paradoxes of God’s kingdom from the parables of Jesus.

Life is filled with paradoxes. Now a paradox is simply a statement or idea that appears to be contradictory. One of the most famous ancient paradoxes was described by a Greek author named Epimenides. Epimenides tells us of a Cretan who utters the words, "All Cretans are liars." Can you see the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can I Trust Him?

Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Jun 13, 2008

We can trust God with everything. He is not a failure and is not wrong, no matter what is going on in our lives.

Christianity 101: Can I Trust Him? Romans 9:1-33 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday Morning, May, 2008 Not long ago, I took a walk in my neighborhood. It was early. As I turned a corner, there before me were two huge dogs. They were on the loose and they looked hungry. Immediately, I stopped in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Freeway Of Faith (Step Off The Bus, Gus!) Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014

A sermon to help us understand the purpose of the Law as a tutor to lead us to faith in Christ

Lot of strange things happening out there on the freeways these days… Joke - A man was driving along the freeway when he noticed a lady by the side of the road trying to change a flat tire on her car. He stopped and offered to help. It was hot and humid, and it was hard and dirty work, but ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hello, My Name Is El Shaddai (Series On The Names Of God #2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Oct 11, 2024

As we continue to study the names of God today, we will study the name El- Shaddai.

Speaking of names let me illustrate… Illus: Alexander the Great on one particular campaign, Alexander received word that one of his officers was continuously and seriously misbehaving. The soldier’s character was, in fact, becoming a stain on the reputation of the Grecian army. Alexander the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-5, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist