Sermons on The Expectant One:

Shine On! Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 7, 2010

A study of chapter 4 verses 1 through 14

Zechariah 4: 1 – 14 Shine On! 1 Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” So I said, “I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:1-14

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Unity In Oneness

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 15, 2010

A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Eastertide on acceptance and unity.

Unity in Oneness – John 17: 20 – 26 Intro: I don’t believe Jesus was naïve enough to think that people in his church are going to agree on how many candles to put on the communion table, whether a wooden cross or metal is more appropriate or whether to use styrofoam, paper, ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

One Another Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009

I studied the 30 places in the New Testament that we are commanded to love “each” or “one another”. I found three common themes to these love verses.

WHAT THE BOOK SAYS ABOUT LOVE Part 2 One Another Sunday, February 15, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Last Wednesday night in Awana Pam Belk was leading the large group time for the younger kids & she was talking to them about how Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me.” She asked the kids ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12

Denomination: Wesleyan

The One And Only Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 4, 2009

Part 1 discusses the relevancy of God being our only God.

April 19, 2009 The One and Only Exodus 20:1-3 Slide 1 And God spoke all these words:  2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 You shall have no other gods before me.” Blank A while ago there was a list of the 100 best novels written over the past ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Day One Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 24, 2009

We do not only need to know the story of creation, but we need to see how we are part of it and how it all becomes relevant for our lives today.

The entire story of the Bible from the Israelites as God’s chosen people, to the Christian church, is about not being the same as the rest of the culture. God has always asked us to be different from the majority culture that we live in. Toward the end of the 20th century and into the 21st century ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Not One Of Us

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 25, 2009

What would Jesus have us do with people who are not like us?

Not One of Us Mark 9: 38-50 Intro: Years ago a boy had a crush on a girl, Laura Mae. Everyone in that community planted gardens and protected them with scarecrows made as lifelike and original as possible. Riding the school bus one afternoon, they rounded the curve near Laura Mae’s house, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-50

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Called To Be One Series

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Aug 6, 2009

What is the most important thing we should do as a church to exhibit what it truly means to be a follower of Christ? What is church supposed to look like?

Date: June 14th, 2009 Title: Called To Be One Text: Eph. 4:1-6 Subject: Complement: Main Idea: Intro: What would you say is the most important thing that church is to be about? One author wrote a book, “The Purpose Driven Church”, that uses the premise that there are five purposes of the church ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Oneness Of God

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 12, 2009

There is one God, but three personal expressions of the one undivided, infinite, and eternal nature of God.

The Oneness of God John 17:20-26 In Deuteronomy 6:4-5 we read a verse that every Jew has cherished the Shema Israel - (Shema Israel, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad) "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Anointed Ones

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 6, 2013

Anointing often comes out of pain

Zec 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Being One

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 8, 2013

Sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter, the Festival of the Christian Home (Mother's Day), Year C, 2013

John 17: 20 - 26 / Being One Intro: I begin this morning with 4 questions. I want you to raise your hand if you know the answers: 1) What is my full name? 2) Can you name any school that I have attended? 3) What is my favorite color? 4) What is my favorite book of the Bible? Now, I ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Evil One

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 17, 2013

Many do not believe in the devil any more. Many choose not to believe. What does the Bible have to say about him and the destruction he wishes to bring to each of our souls?

This week a friend of mine posted a video on facebook that showed the results of four teens texting while driving. Three of them died and the last one will never be the same again; mentally or physically. Did they know of the dangers of texting while driving? Did they just ignore the danger ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Nazarene

One Another

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Aug 1, 2012

The Word is full of "one anotherisms" leading to a spirit of unity and a bond of peace, but these must be rooted and grounded in the gospel lest they become mere moralism

One Another TCF Sermon June 24, 2012 You occasionally read about churches or church members in various places who have battles over various things, some of which are important and worth debating, others clearly not. Unfortunately, Church feuds are not uncommon. They are bad enough when a few ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Chosen One

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 27, 2013

Jesus rides into a town claiming He is the Chosen One.

The Chosen One Luke 19:26-40 ." Jesus chooses to enter Jerusalem this time mounted on a donkey to claim publicly that he was the chosen Son of David to sit on David's throne (1Ki 1:33,44), Solomon who would be King also rode in on the Kings Donkey Jesus is the Chosen One , the one of whom the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:26-40

Denomination: Methodist

One Name Series

Contributed by Rob Jansons on Sep 14, 2010

Third Sermon in the series, often called Limited Atonement by Calvinists. That sounds so wrong-- how can the incredible sacrifice of Jesus be limited in any way? There is nothing limited about Jesus, but there is no other name under heaven by which we are

This winter we are lingering on the topic of our salvation–learning about it, celebrating it. We began by talking about the human condition of sin–you can’t appreciate the cure until you know the disease. Our disease is sin, and it’s fatal. It has left us for dead. Last week ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The One Foundation

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 4, 2011

Christ the only true foundation.

“The One Foundation” 1 Corinthians 3:11 “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” I. The Other Foundations a. The foundation of fleshly descent John 8:33 “They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11

Denomination: Baptist