Sermons on The Protest:

The Praying Prophet Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 1, 2022

Jonah prays from inside the great fish. When we realize that God wants us to accomplish something, we ought not to run.

Fear the God – Respect 2:1-9 At the beginning of chapter 1, we see Jonah as The Protesting Prophet. He did not want to go to Nineveh as directed by God. It is noted in verse three that he “rose up to flee…from the Presence of the Lord.” Jonah had sinned by running from God. However, we can see ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Road Trip

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 23, 2025

a brief sermon on our vacation Bible School the previous week.

Road Trip Joshua 1:9 1. God is with us on the Journey • God told Abraham Sarah to leave their country • , "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2"I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:9

Denomination: Methodist

The Older We Get, The Less Do We Want Change

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 12, 2026

Are we in a culture that believes it doesn’t need the truth?

Friday of the First Week Integral 2026 Recently a well-known preacher wrote an essay addressing a situation that sounds unreal: “There is less missionary work carried out by the Church in our time, which places responsibility on all of us to be witnesses to Christ in a culture that believes it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 1 Samuel 8:10-22, Psalm 89:16-19, Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

The Enemy Within Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 30, 2025

The Enemy Within

Acts 15 v 1-11 The Enemy Within The Fake (to Antioch) Their Coming - 1 And certain men which came down from Judæa Their Coaching - taught the brethren, and said, Their Cunning - Except ye be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

Paul The Apostle Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 31, 2025

Paul the Apostle

Galatians 1 v 1 - 10 Paul the Apostle His Position - 1 Paul, an apostle, Acts 1: - NOT By His Direct - Presence - 21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us Persistence - all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us Preparation - 22 Beginning from the baptism ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-10

Denomination: Holiness

Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 31, 2025

Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus

Galatians 5 v 1 - 12 Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus The Stand A Stand in Liberty - 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty A Stand in Loyalty - wherewith Christ hath made us free, and A Stand in Legacy - be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Horatius Bonar On merit not my own I stand; ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-12

Denomination: Holiness

Why We Share Communion

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 2, 2002

Message discusses what this practice is about and who is invited to the Lord’s Table, particularly from a Weslyean perspective.

(Thanks to Bob Hostetler for ideas for this message. I’ve added a Methodist twist to the message. Powerpoint and audience outline available). A little girl asked her mother, “Mommy, why do you cut the ends off the meat before you cook it?” The girl’s mother told her that she thought it added ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, 1 Corinthians 11:1-52

Denomination: Methodist

Why America Must Stand By Israel!

Contributed by Jeremy Jarvi on Feb 27, 2007

I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you...(Gen 12:3)

Why America Must Stand By Israel! I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you...(Gen 12:3) He that touches [Israel] touches the apple of [My] eye (Zec 2:7-13). I will gather all nations and enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

Helpful Habits Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 3, 2006

A series exploring body life behaviors encouraged by Paul in I Timothy. This first message explores our lifestyle witness.

Today we are starting a new series entitled, “Behaving Like Believers.” The question we are asking in this series is, “Does life inside the church look any different than life outside the church?” Or another way to ask it might be, “Do Christian’s lives look any different than those who do not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jesus - The Suffering Servant

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Jesus - The Suffering Servant. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Isaiah chapter 53. • Isaiah chapter 53 is very much a picture of someone suffering and being crucified. • What makes this chapter unique is this; • Crucifixion would not be known in this part of the world for another 700 years. • It was the invasion of the ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

A Bittersweet Banquet Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 4, 2010

In bitter times we can be thankful, because Christ died for us.

Several years ago, in a small-town church in upstate New York, a well-loved pastor who had been there for 35 years retired. He was replaced by a young pastor just starting out in ministry. The young man had a great desire to do well, but after just a few weeks he began to perceive that the people ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Christians, Countries, And Kingdom

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 4, 2008

With the election coming up, we need a spiritual perspective about these things.

A. The story is told of a boy, who wanted $100 very badly, so he prayed for two weeks but nothing happened. 1. Then he decided to write GOD a letter requesting $100. 2. When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to GOD, U.S.A., they decided to send it to the President. 3. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your People Shall Be Delivered

Contributed by Charles Scott on Nov 20, 2006

Christ appears many times in Old Testament History to deliver his people even as he comes to day to rescue us from the world, the flesh and the devil.

(Proper 28B) Your people shall be delivered Daniel 12:1-4a, (5-13) Mark 13:14-23 The Lord spoke to Daniel in a vision and said, “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Seizing God’s Opportunities

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 22, 2017

This sermon is taken from the Latin expression, "Carpe Diem," or "Seize the Day." It's about seizing those opportunities God gives to us. It extracts nuggets of information about Jonathan's victory over the Philistines found in 1 Samuel 14. (This sermon has been updated)

Seizing God’s Opportunities 1 Samuel 14:1-15 John Wycliffe lived 200 years before the Protestant Reformation, which ushered in a belief system that moved the church away from Roman Catholicism, and towards a belief in God and the Scriptures as the source of divine revelation. Wycliffe, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-15, 1 Samuel 14:6

Denomination: Foursquare

The Suffering Servant

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2018

Servanthood

THE SUFFERING SERVANT (ISAIAH 53:1-12) Bill Hybels told about a particular Indian tribe who was suffering from the affects of a severe drought. Food was scarce and the members of the tribe were beginning to steal from each other in order to survive. The chief knew that that would be the death of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible