Sermons on The Purpose Of Johns Gospel:

Voice Crying In The Wilderness

Contributed by Samuel Young on May 16, 2014

John the Baptist and Jesus' baptism from the eyes of a Roman centurion. This is a call to repentance and the realization that we are in need of God's grace.

-- Intro of Petronius the Centurion -- My name is Petronius. I am a Centurion responsible for the garrisons in Jericho and Jerusalem. Tiberius Caesar has been reigning for fifteen years. Pontius Pilate is governor of Judea. Herod is king of Galilee. Annas and Caiaphas are high priests for the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:2-3

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Faith, Born Of An Encounter With The Living God Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 24, 2013

Faith gave John the Baptist both perseverance and effectiveness.

Today Mark introduces us to one of the most corrupt men of his day, King Herod. This Herod, Herod Antipas, was one of the surviving sons of Herod the Great, the Idomenean who had tried to kill the infant Jesus three decades earlier. We could call him “Herod the Lesser,” because he was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:17-29

Denomination: Catholic

Story Of Three Ministries

Contributed by Frank Jackson on Aug 5, 2014

This is a sermon about "YOUR" ministry and how "YOU" play a role in God's plan.

STORY OF THREE MINISTRIES Text: Mark 1:2-11 Mark 1:2-11 shows us about three ministries, how God works with ministers. First, God had a plan. I don't say 'God has a plan', because God had it planned long ago. God has a big plan and a bunch of smaller plans. We see here, for example, that Isaiah ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:2-11

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Are We Our Brothers’ Keepers?

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on May 25, 2025

Jesus at the cross introduced his mother to John, from that we can infer that we are our brothers’ keepers.

John 19: 25-27 Standing close to Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there; so, he said to his mother, “He is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “She is your mother.” From that ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-27

Denomination: Episcopal

Following Christ In A World Of Opposition

Contributed by Ronald Moore on Sep 15, 2024

We live in a world that often challenges our faith. As Christians, we are called to be the light in the midst of darkness

Brothers and sisters, we live in a world that often challenges our faith. As Christians, we are called to be the light in the midst of darkness, but the reality is that darkness does not always welcome the light. This is nothing new—Jesus Himself warned us about it in John 15:18. He said, "If ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18

Denomination: Anglican

Second Sunday Of Advent, Year C: A Straight, Immovable Section.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 17, 2024

That dangerous S-curve was removed in 1981 and replaced by a straight, immovable section.

A man named John Hakel says his three-year-old daughter looked at a calendar and asked him, "Daddy, how many BE GOOD days until Christmas?"1 On the Second Sunday of Advent, we meet John the Baptist in the Desert: Luke 3:2: “the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Decisions, Decisions

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 21, 2023

Why leave John the Baptizer and go follow the Galillean Rabbi Jesus instead?

Sam was confused. He had been following John for - how long had it been? Almost a year, he thought, it was just before the grape harvest and his parents had been really upset that he hadn’t stayed until the work was finished. But Sam just had to go. The Messiah was due soon, everybody knew it, and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-36, Matthew 3:7-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Wow! Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 1, 2023

When is the last time you stopped to think about the WOW moments God has placed in your life? Consider these thoughts as our Family Minister walks us through several WOW moments in the life of the apostle John.

Our current sermon series is entitled “Words to Live By.” Last week, we talked about “Help.” Today, we’re going to look at the word, “Wow.” We’re going to look at how God acts in our lives and leaves us saying, “Wow!” I was once told a story about a boy that was drawing a picture. When his father ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:4-7, Luke 8:40-42, Luke 8:49-56, Luke 9:28-36, Matthew 20:20-28, Luke 9:49-50, Luke 9:52-55, Mark 13:1-3, Mark 14:32-42, John 19:25-27, Revelation 4:1-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Second Sunday Of Advent C, Advent 2-- Crying Out In The Desert

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 2, 2021

Can we say to John the Baptist this Advent, “The Wind Brought Your Voice To Me?”

We don’t sing the Gloria in Advent until the angels sing the "Gloria in excelsis Deo" at Christmas but we do hear a prophetic voice, crying out in the desert, which are often windy places. The voice is from John the Baptist, carried on the whistling wind, that says, “Prepare the way of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Let Me Introduce You To Jesus Series

Contributed by Ray Geide on Dec 22, 2021

With the help of two Johns, John the Apostle and John the Baptist, I would like to introduce Jesus to you.

May I Introduce You to Jesus? John 1:14-34 I would like to share with you one of the big mistakes that I made after we first got married. Gerlie and I were visiting a church. I knew the pastor. After the service I went up and talked with the pastor. We had a good conversation and then we left. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Person God Uses

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Jan 16, 2010

One man lost a valuable watch wile working in an icehouse. He searched diligently for it, carefully raking through the sawdust, but did not find it. His fellow workers also looked, but their efforts, too, proved futile. A small boy who heard about the fr

Acts 4:1-35 The Person God Uses In Directions, James Hamilton writes; Before refrigerators, people used icehouses to preserve their food. Icehouses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If God Is Good, Why Is There Suffering?

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 3, 2022

This message probes the question of theodicy. How are we to understand suffering? How do we develop a healthy and Biblical Theology of Suffering?

April 3, 2022 Sermon - Hard Questions Series; “If God is Good, Why is There Suffering?” Where IS God when things go wrong? If God is good, why is there suffering? Today is the last in our short series where we have been exploring hard questions of the Bible, of God. I hope you’ve enjoyed this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19, Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Activator - James 2:14-19 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Sep 6, 2021

How can you have assurance of your salvation? And how can a deceived person avoid having false assurance? James makes the answers clear by giving a clear definition of the one aspect of the gospel that is all too often left vague: exactly what you have to do to be saved.

James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-19

The Greater Works Of Those Who Believe

Contributed by Todd Wagner on May 1, 2013

God wants you to jump on with him, follow the King, find your lover, and be the person he intended you to be, and have the privilege of offering yourself to God's purposes and enjoying God the same way Christ offered himself for God's purposes and enjoyed

Welcome! We are in the middle of a little section of John. We are naming the whole thing Take Heart, because it's a phrase we'll hear numerous times throughout this little section of Scripture, where Christ is addressing the men who are going to lay the foundation for the future of the church, the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love Language

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 3, 2025

Telling others about Jesus

“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” ??Mark? ?16?:?15? ?NASB1995?? Love Language (how do we communicate the gospel) 1. Greatest nation on earth 2. Have you heard the Gospel? Do you understand the Gospel? Have you received the Gospel? Why? Because ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15

Denomination: *other