Sermons on The Fourth Cup:

Mother's Day: A Day To Honor

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 12, 2006

A Mother’s Day sermon explaining how the command to honor is just that - a command. There are no parameters given on qualifications. (From a sermon by Melvin Newland)

Today is Mother’s Day. It is the one day each year that we men put aside to honor our mothers and the mothers of our children. And they happen to be the one person we will generally buy a gift for, and we will still anguish over what to buy. If you have not yet purchased a gift for your mother ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12, Exodus 20:13

Denomination: *other

Another Chance

Contributed by Michael Luke on Aug 28, 2005

We all need another chance. God graciously offers it if we’ll just accept it.

TEXT: JOHN 21:15-19 TITLE: “ANOTHER CHANCE” INTRODUCTION: A. I read about a fellow who definitely needs another chance in the employment scene. This fellow described his plight this way: 1. My first job was ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Focus In Matthew: Magi Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 17, 2015

As we look at Matthew 2 and the people known as the Magi, three phrases caught my attention this year as I was reading the Christmas story. "King of the Jews" "Overjoyed" "Presented Him with Gifts"

CHRISTMAS FOCUS IN MATTHEW: MAGI MATTHEW 2:1-12 READ Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Day Jesus Lost His Crowd

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 27, 2013

Churches put a lot of emphasis on drawing a crowd. Jesus did not. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

The Day Jesus Lost His Crowd John 6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DayJesusLostCrowd.html Churches put a lot of emphasis on drawing a crowd. Jesus did not. I’ve never known a preacher whose church was in decline who wasn’t insecure about it, no matter the reason for it. Usually a pastor ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-71

Denomination: Baptist

Help I Need Encouragement

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jan 23, 2011

A sermon on how to encourage others. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, also known as Barnabas is the kind of guy that everyone wants to be around.

“Help I Need Encouragement” "But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness." Hebrews 3:13 (NIV) Intro: Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus…, was the kind of guy that everyone wanted to be around. When someone felt ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Key To Peace Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 15, 2011

In the midst of all our worries and fears, how can we calm our troubled hearts?

“Setting Troubled Hearts at Rest: The Key to Peace” John 14:1 It’s time to take a little inventory. I’m going to ask you several questions. For each question answer, silently, whether your response is NEVER, SELDOM, FREQUENTLY, OR CONSISTENTLY. Here we go. First question: ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Happy Are The Clean Minded Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

As Paul was well aware, the Christian life is an unrelenting conflict between our sinful nature and this spirit or heart that God puts in us at our conversion. So the questions are not which church should I attend, am I doing the right religious things? B

If you have read the Gospels you have heard Jesus rebuke the Pharisees, the upstanding religious leaders and lawmakers in Ancient Israel. Well, we don’t know the half of it. They weren’t just talking about the 10 Commandments when they spoke of the laws. Here are some of the over 600 man made rules ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Lesson 1: A Church To Change The World

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 21, 2009

A Challenge to churches to be a church that changes the world by both salt and light.

“A CHURCH TO CHANGE THE WORLD” By Jerry Falwell “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Is My Shepherd Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 22, 2020

Psalm 23:1-6 shows us the Lord's provision for his people.

Scripture On Sunday, March 22, 2020, we started having Virtual Fellowship Services using Zoom videoconferencing. On that Sunday, I said that I was going to suspend my series on “The Life of David” and begin a series of meditations that I called, “Hope in Troubled Times.” This is the last in that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Give Jesus My Hurt, He'll Give Me His Love Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022

Jesus gives me love in exchange for my hurt when I choose to fear Him rather than those who hurt me

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Church At Thyatira Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Nov 7, 2016

The church at Thyatira had two characteristics: One was like Lydia, a woman who was a servant of Christ, ministering to the saints; the other was like Jezebel, a woman who supported the priest of Baal and hated God's servant.

I. Introduction A. Thyatira 1. The names means continual sacrifice 2. The city of Thyatira is about 35 Miles East of Pergamum a. Coastal cities (1) Ephesus (2) Smyrna (3) Pergamum b. The rest of the seven churches were inland 3. The city of Thyatira once was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

He Justly Chastises The Insolence Of The Men Of Succoth And Penuel Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 11, 2019

And he came unto the men of Succoth…Entered the city, and announced to the inhabitants of it that he remembered their insult and cruel actions toward him and his men.

Chapter 30 He Justly Chastises the Insolence of the Men of Succoth and Penuel [8.13-8.17] Scripture 13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 8:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

If Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 19, 2020

In Part 4 of this series we examine IF situations that pertains to our being obedient to God.

IF Part 4 Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17; 3:17; Exodus 19:5-6; 23:21-22 This the fourth message in my series on the importance of paying attention to the word “IF” when we read it in the Bible. Although a small word, as we’ve seen in the first three messages, for a person who says he or she is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17, Exodus 19:5-6, Exodus 23:21-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Commandment Of Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 17, 2018

Sometimes we are so busy we simply do not find the time to slow down, pause, or stop long enough to rest and listen to God. Yet, since time began, God has offered us all the opportunity to rest.

We continue in our series on Hope Found Here and this month we are thinking about ‘Hope in the calming presence of God’ or to put it another way, knowing how to rest and relax in God. The question I want to address this evening is "Do we understand what it means to rest in God?" We live in a fast ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Matthew 11:28-29, Hebrews 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's The End Of The World As We Know It Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 12, 2024

God , through Obadiah, makes it clear that there is a day coming when those who oppose him will be judged

Postcards: Obadiah (Part 2) It’s the End of the World as We Know It Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 02- 11-2024 It’s the End of the World Radio evangelist Harold Camping predicted the rapture of the church would happen on May 21, 2011, with the end of the world happening ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:15-21

Denomination: Baptist