Sermons on The Mercy Seat:

Everyon Needs An Ark Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Oct 22, 2011

There is much that we can say about the importance of the flood, but we should not miss the lesson about salvation that we see in the story of Noah.

Disaster movies ominously predict the end of the world. Whether it be asteroids or aliens, nuclear war or epidemic, our poor old planet is constantly being wiped out by some larger than life disaster. These movies sell because we seem to thrive on FEAR. One of the biggest disaster movies ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Message Of The Easter Angel

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Apr 30, 2014

THE MESSAGE OF THE EASTER ANGEL

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Easter 20 April 2014 Mark 16:1-8 THE MESSAGE OF THE EASTER ANGEL Intro: Throughout the Bible, God used angels to make special announcements to humans. For instance, He used an angel to: • Send a message of destruction to Lot/Sodom – ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

4 Things Jesus Took Back To Heaven

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 26, 2016

Almost nothing can come with us from this world to the next. But the Bible records four things from this world that Jesus took back with Him to heaven. To this list you can always add souls!

4 THINGS JESUS TOOK BACK TO HEAVEN Jn. 20:27-28 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WORDS FROM THE WISE 1. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. 2. If it weren’t for STRESS I’d have no energy at all. 3. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all ...read more

Scripture: John 20:27-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Awake And Keep Watch For His Coming Series

Contributed by William Baeta on Nov 28, 2019

“Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come…so you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him”. (Matt. 24:42, 44)

Introduction: Today is the 1st Sunday of Advent and also the day we celebrate senior citizens. Advent means the coming of Christ and refers to both His first coming and to His second coming. The first coming of Christ, His birth, was prophesied long before the appointed time and every prophetic ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1-9, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Sentence With No Appeal" Pt 2 By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jul 20, 2004

No excuses. No appeals. No mercy. Judgment has arrived. At the Great White Throne Judgment, the Bible reveals the time for mercy has come to an end, it’s time to give an account.

Introduction In our second examination of the Great White Throne Judgment, one thing is evident, the absence of the saved and the judgment of the lost begins. The tragedy of it all is, it can be avoided. The time to correct this is NOW, waiting can be fatal and final! Note with me that not only ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Miracle Of Grace

Contributed by Jim Keegan on Aug 15, 2020

Grace is the kind, merciful, generous love of God for us, and the essence of our witness in the world.

During a conference on World Religions, scholars were debating what belief, if any, was unique to the Christian faith. They agreed that it wasn’t morality, or compassion, or a belief in judgement and an afterlife. Other great religions included those same teachings. So the question was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

"What Will You Do In 2018 ?"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 29, 2017

Based on the three I wills in the text I will rejoice, I will not keep silent, and I will not rest.

“What will you do in 2018?” Isaiah 61:10-62:3 What Does the Text Say? New Years Eve Carr Memorial 2018 1. The Text tells us of the Anointed One who will preach and bring “Good News” • The Anointed One will be a Preacher of Good Tidings Good News to the meek, to the repentant, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:10-11

Denomination: Methodist

Lest We Forget Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

Sin. Does the word make you squirm in your seat a little? What is the first thought that goes through your mind when I stand up here and start talking about it?

Sin. Does the word make you squirm in your seat a little? What is the first thought that goes through your mind when I stand up here and start talking about it? “Oh no, here comes a fire and brimstone sermon.” Is anyone offended if I stand up here and call you all a bunch of sinners? Of course I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-28

Faith Answered Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 15, 2012

Ruth and Naomi had seen the desperate side of life and now they were beginning to not only see God's hand in their lives but they were beginning to experience God's deliverance and mercy.

TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: August 15, 2012 Date Taught: August 15, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series Title: A Study in the Book of Ruth Sermon Title: Faith Answered Text: Ruth 4:1-22 NLT (read ALL passage here) Introduction: How many times have we come to ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is This King Of Glory?

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Sep 4, 2024

The promise of the King of Glory arriving

Who is this King of Glory? Psalm 24 Good morning. In Medieval times, a King had total dominion, and giving an order to kill a subject was completely at a king’s discretion. Paying homage to a king involves a subject, publicly declaring their total allegiance to a monarch, and the king had the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Transforming Water Into Wine

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 3, 2021

Jesus, takes the waters of our difficulties and transforms them into the wine of His grace and mercy.

TRANSFORMING WATER INTO WINE Text: John 2:1-11 John 2:1-12  On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  (2)  Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.  (3)  When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Rethinking Love

Contributed by Dave Workman on Apr 26, 2011

Jesus love is raging, it’s extravagant, it’s illogical, it’s over-the-top, it’s revolutionary, it pushes the boundaries of how we define love.

A while back there was a news story on the BBC about a teenage girl in England who had her boyfriend’s nickname tattooed in Chinese on her stomach, symbolic of her “undying love” for him. A tattoo on your stomach?—that’s got to hurt. A little later—and who would ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-35

Denomination: Vineyard

Buried: A Secret Message

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 20, 2015

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Buried: A Secret Message John 19:30-42 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Buried.html A man who died received a telephone bill from Sprint at his new address -- the Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, Mass. "Our clients here don’t usually get mail," said superintendent Wayne Bloomquist. "I wondered if ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30-42

Denomination: Baptist

Power Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Danny Williams on Dec 7, 2000

How we as believers are forgiven

Power of Forgiveness Psm 32:1-5 This morning we’re talking about the forgiveness of God. Admitting we are in need of God’s forgiveness implies that we have in some way failed. That’s why we need God’s forgiveness, because we’ve all sinned or failed God in one way or ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Margin Of Grace

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Dec 23, 2023

The reason God has given us a margin of grace is so that we might reconsider and draw near to him, not to remove the consequences of staying at arms length.

Nearly a quarter-century after most of the world signed a convention outlawing the use of antipersonnel landmines, the number of people being killed or maimed by these insidious and lethal weapons remains high—and rising. The Landmine Monitor for 2021, released on November 10, reported 7,073 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 30:1-20, 2 Samuel 6:6-9, 2 Kings 17:24-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed