Sermons on The Inner Court:

Ultimately Love Is Salvation

Contributed by Colin Mcgeer on Aug 6, 2023

His love endures forever. God loves all people created by Him. God feeds and sustains us with the Bread of Life. Jesus is the demonstration of the Father's extravagant love. God is love.

Psalm 100 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:34-37, Philippians 2:9-11, Revelation 7:9-10, Luke 15:1-7, 1 John 4:16  (view more)  (view less)

Andrew The Ordinary Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 18, 2021

Nobody but Jesus can know just how a great an impact this ordinary man has had in history, and in the kingdom of God. All we know for sure is that he is one of history's most famous ordinary men.

Colonel Bottomly was rising to the level of general in the United States Air Force. He was a proud self-sufficient man who needed nobody. He felt that if you could succeed without God you didn't need Him. As he rose in power he began to feel he could do as he pleased, and he did. He bombed ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-42

Watfaring Strangers , A Study Of 1 Peter- Part 11- " Wives" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 15, 2018

Part 11 of our 1 Peter study

Thanks to Jeff Strite for thje illustration and Bill Glass for the outline Wayfaring Strangers a study of 1 Peter part 11 and “In the same way, you wives” Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6 1 Peter 3:1-6 Let me read you a letter to a wife sent to tech support Dear Tech Support, last year I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

If Christ Has Me Covered, Why Do I Need To Confess & Repent?

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 17, 2004

When we become a Christian, there is a regime change in our lives, but there is still a lot of mopping up to do.

Hebrews 10:14 January 25, 2004 If Christ Has Me Covered, Why Do I Need to Confess & Repent? Last week I started a series in The Purpose Driven Life. And it seems that immediately we are going to take a break. Last week left some questions unanswered, and I felt the need to deal with ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:14

Denomination: *other

The Spirit In The Temple Part 5 Holy Spirit Series Series

Contributed by C Vincent on May 19, 2010

This explores the Spirit and the tabernacle and how it is relevant to us today.

The Spirit in the Temple Part 5 The Holy Spirit series JCC 09.05.10 pm Read 1 Cor 3:16-17 The temple Here Paul’s emphasis is on the church as a whole Later in 1 Cor 6:19-20 Paul speak about individual Christians being temples This is not a metaphor that Paul is using We are actual ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Expelling Anger Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 28, 2009

Anger, unchecked and uncorrected, affects: 1) Our View of Ourselves, 2) Our Worship of God, and 3) Our Relation to Others.

One of the most shocking crimes a society deals with is when a child kills. Sometimes it is a swarming of a child by a group of kids (Rena Verk), sometimes it is the killing of parents by children (Menendez brothers) and more recently the killing of a girl directed by a rival girl M.J. (Mellissa ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Other

Expelling Anger Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 12, 2021

Anger, unchecked and uncorrected, affects 3 things: 1) Our view of ourselves (Matthew 5:21-22), 2) Our worship of God (Matthew 5:23-24), and 3) Our relation to others (Matthew 5:25-26).

Matthew 5:21-26 [21]"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' [22] But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Other

Wait!

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jan 13, 2003

How to wait on God

Sermon: WAIT! Luke 2:21-40 December 29, 2002 I. Introduction A. I think the second most hated word in my household, after no, is wait! Wait you can open your present tomorrow. Wait a minute, you have to have dinner before you eat your candy. Wait, you have to play with that outside. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: United Methodist

Experiencing Hope Expressing Hope

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 16, 2005

This text is troubling because it doesn’t seem to connect, but when you dig in it has a beautiful message of praying for the nations.

Experiencing Hope/Expressing Hope (Mark 11:1-24) Sometimes we have a conception that people who approach life in a lighthearted manner don’t take things seriously enough. We often believe that they don’t care about things, that they have a kind of laize faire approach toward life, that they have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting The Freedom Of The Glory

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 29, 2008

As Christians, we are free if we are in the will of God.

The Freedom of the Glory Romans 8 Part I Introduction: A We celebrate this holiday because of what happened in 1776. 13 colonies and 56 representatives met with congress and declared that no longer was America adjoined to Mother Europe, and no longer did we need to answer to her. 1 Thus the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Justice And Mercy Of God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 4, 2017

God's justice is sure. God's mercy is great.

We read last week in 1 Kings 21 of a great injustice and cruelty. • An innocent man Naboth, who owns a vineyard, was framed and murdered. And according to 2 Kings 9:26 all his sons were killed too. • Queen Jezebel wanted to prevent any future claimants for the land. King Ahab coveted his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:17-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The World Will Leave You Hanging

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Jul 12, 2020

Judas traded Jesus for the world. As a result, he was so overcome with guilt he took his own life. We'll examine the life of Judas and learn not to follow same FIVE mistakes he made.

The World Will Leave You Hanging Scripture Reference: Matthew 27:1-8 Preached at Mount Zion Baptist Church on July 12, 2020 Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson If I had to make an estimated guess, I would guess that 100% of you have a television in your house. Our family tries to watch a TV ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-8, Deuteronomy 21:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Travesty To Majesty Part One - Before Dawn On Friday: "no Witnesses?" Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 21, 2019

And so it begins - the travesty of injustice due to hypocrisy wrought by jealousy . . . Jesus had gone about doing good for three years, but a fake system of justice allowed no witnesses to tell the truth.

GOOD NEWS PRESENTED BY MARK Study of the Gospel According to Mark As you read Mark, be aware that you are reading the very first written account of the ministry of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-65

Lesson #14: As Children Of God, Blameless And Harmless Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 3, 2018

These verses give specific instructions on how to work out God’s “good purpose” in relation to daily Christian living.

Date: 8/24/18 Lesson #14 Title: As Children of God, Blameless and Harmless Scripture: (Philippians 2:14-16, NIV) (14) Do everything without grumbling or arguing, (15) so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Redeeming Your Time - Eliminate All Hurry Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of time management in accordance with Jesus's example, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing tasks without hurry and understanding that our worth is not determined by our productivity.

Today is the last day of a series called, Redeeming Your Time. A quick recap: In Ephesians 5:15-17, God commands us to “redeem the time.” Why? So that we can do “the will of the Lord.” Over the past few weeks, we have explored six timeless time management principles from the life of Christ as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, Luke 14:28-30

Topics: Time Management, Divine Mission, Productivity

Sermon Series: Redeeming Your Time