Sermons on The Net Of The Enemy:

Who Does This Jesus Think He Is?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 31, 2024

He was acting like a rabbi, but everyone knew His training, at His dad’s side, was in carpentry.

Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Course 2024 What Gospel do we sin-weakened, morally compromised people want to hear? It’s the Gospel of self-advancement, pleasure, total control over our lives and destiny, and unending wealth. It’s a Gospel unconcerned with other people, maybe the Gospel of Adam ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 26:1-9, Matthew 13:54-58

Denomination: Catholic

Free Refills From God’s Word Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 1, 2010

Peter doubted Jesus when he was asked to put his nets into the deep water. It made no sense. It shouldn’t have worked. But in spite of his doubt, Jesus rewarded Peter. Why?

INTRO: As I was preparing for this month’s sermons on “Free Refills” I remembered an old Gospel hymn. If you know it, sing along if you want to: “Fill my cup Lord, I lift it up Lord Come and quench the thirsting of my soul Bread of heaven fill me til I want no more Fill my cup, fill it up and make ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Voice From The Beach

Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Dec 29, 2014

A perspective on John 21: 1-14. Like the disciples in the boat who listened to the voice of a ‘stranger’ from the beach, somehow you too will know at the right time where to ‘cast the net.’ At that time, you too will say with joy, “It is the Lord.”

John 21: 1-14 A Voice From The Beach The Gospel according to John closes with one more miracle given by Jesus. Although it is the final miracle recorded in the Gospel, it is the first of his resurrected life. It happened this way: Some of the disciples of Jesus were sitting about on the shore by ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

"Though He Slay Me..." By Dr. Winson Butler (Drbutler2@bellsouth.net)

Contributed by Winson Butler on Feb 16, 2005

When you can’t change the direction of the wind...adjust your sails. Job couldn’t avoid the landslide coming his way, he did however do the next best thing. Let’s examine it together!

Introduction What do you do when you look up and everything above you is coming towards you? i.e. an Avalanche of hurt, heartache and horror! Running won’t help! illus. Alaska Bear Encounter "All I’ve got to do is out run you...all I’ve got to do is shoot you in the leg!" Job knew the feeling ...read more

Scripture: Job 13:15

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Let The Good Become The Enemy Of The Best; Let It Go!

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 21, 2002

We do many good things. When we let them get in the way of the best things the good becomes the enemy of the best.

February 24, 2002 1I don¡¦t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, what happened to our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. God guided all of them by sending a cloud that moved along ahead of them, and he brought them all safely through the waters of the sea on dry ground. 2As followers ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Pulling Up Weeds

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 30, 2002

How to discover make-believers in the church, and make-believing attitudes in ourselves.

Nobody likes weeds. Weeds are the bane of our existence. We do nothing, and weeds come up. We spray like crazy, and weeds come back. There’s one weed in particular that I dislike more than any other. I don’t know what they are called – but I have my own name for them: “Explode-a-weeds.” I’m sure ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Origin Of Satan Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009

We have an enemy who will do everything he can to keep us from getting saved and when we do; he does every thing he can to keep us from being used by God.

The origin of Satan Ezekiel 28:1-19 A young man went to the drugstore and he told the man behind the counter that he wanted three boxes of chocolates and he said he needed to have them all wrapped up and he’d be back to pick them up in about an hour. So, when he came ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Loving The Lord, Part 1 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on May 17, 2008

Focusing on Loving your Enemies

Loving the Lord, Part 1 (Loving your Enemies) Matthew 5:43-48 Introduction For some of us, the title of this message could be “Mission Impossible”. Ask yourself tonight -- How can we love our enemies? How can we look at people who have done us wrong and honestly look at them with a heart of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Three Fold Victory Series

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009

If we can get these 3 principles applied to our daily lives – we will see God differently and experience grace more dynamically!

If Satan can get you and me to doubt God then we will always doubt life! If he can get us to think negative about God then we will always think negative about life. Why is this fact so true – because if he can get you to go negative and doubting then Satan can do almost anything with you and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:5-6, Psalm 23:6

Denomination: Baptist

Sinners Forgiving Sinners

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 1, 2013

The Parable of the Prodigal Son has a happy ending only because the prodigal remembered the kindness and love of his Father.

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Course 2013 Sinners Forgiving Sinners Of all the parables of Jesus, this one of St. Luke’s is the favorite among God’s people, because we are a Church of prodigals, an assembly of sinners redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. It is His Precious Blood and Body ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Catholic

The Lord Laughs

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 12, 2016

To show that JESUS CHRIST is the Object of our Faith and He only laughs at people, at unbelievers and the LORD JESUS CHRIST only draws them deeper to confusion.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have faith in JESUS? Yes. this faith has saved me. Romans 10:9-10 (Amplified Bible) Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 59:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Judgement Is Coming Part Two

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 7, 2016

Continuing the series through Zephaniah

Zephaniah part 2. Chapter 2. Judgement on Judah’s enemies The year is 620BC God is speaking to Judah through the prophet Zephaniah a lone voice in a cacophony of competing voices, a minority voice, when others were speaking peace , Zephaniah tells them all to be silent before the ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 2:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Of The Weeds Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 25, 2013

In our lives we allow weeds and stuff to choke out the things that God is trying to accomplish in our lives.

Sowing Seed; Life, Faith, and Service Parable of the weeds- Sermon #2 Matthew 13:24-29 Introduction- We continue in our series Sowing Seeds; Life, Faith, and Service. If you remember, we looked at the parable of the sower. We saw that the Word of God can be planted into 4 different soils. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-29

Denomination: Nazarene

Moving In The Opposite Spirit— 6th Sunday In Ordinary Time

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 27, 2019

A “Manual” for Escaping Our Vicious Cycles through non-violence is what the Sermon on the Mount has been called; to transform the adversary - and, in the process, to be transformed ourselves.

1). Mary Lou Kownacki relates the following tale: It seems that in a certain village a snake had bitten so many people that few dared to go into the fields. Finally, it was taken to a wise person who tamed the snake and persuaded it to practice the discipline of nonviolence. When the villagers ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-38, 1 Samuel 26:1-23

Denomination: Catholic

The Shield Of Faith Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 5, 2019

Ephesians 6:10-16

GEARING UP FOR WAR - The Shield of Faith October 2, 2022 Ephesians 6:10-16 Introduction: My weird sense of humor always lets me enjoy Gary Larsen’s cartoons…He was the artist of little one scene drawings called, “The Far Side.” And my favorite Far Side cartoon by far was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ