Sermons on The Truth Shall Set You Free:

Part 17 - Matthew 12:46-50 - Jesus Celebrates My Birthday! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Nov 21, 2010

I wonder if Jesus and His family celebrated His birthday. We will celebrate the BIRTH of Christ this Christmas as a family. He celebrates my NEW BIRTH (John 3:3) into His family. Luke 15:10 (NLT) says "...there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when

Part 17 – Matthew 12:46-50 – JESUS CELEBRATES MY BIRTHDAY! My daughter, Rachel, is pregnant! Woo Hoo! Another little boy will soon be born into our family. What a gift! Christmas of course celebrates the gift God gave in the birth of a baby boy, our Saviour, Jesus. We gather around the manger or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:46-50, Matthew 12:46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Characteristics Of A Covenant Keeper. Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 6, 2011

This message focuses on what a follower of Christ looks like as they sincerely sek to live as God would have them live.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A COVENANT KEEPER. HOSEA 8:1-14 INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF HOSEA, AS WE HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT THIS SERIES THUS FAR, IS A BOOK OF JUDGMENT. JUDGMENT BOOKS ARE FILLED WITH “NEGATIVES”. WHAT GOD WILL DO AS A RESULT OF UNFAITHFULNESS, SIN, ETC. THIS MORNING, I WOULD ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 8:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Abounding Grace

Contributed by Don Baggett on Jul 9, 2010

We have all been recipients of grace. We are to exercise grace. Joseph gives us a great example of a man who did just that.

Outside the Lord Himself, Joseph is one of the best examples of the Bible characters for acting right and having the right kind of attitudes in bad situations. Joseph had some bad things happen to him, but he just kept on doing right and thinking right. His brothers were jealous of him, and they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Early Church

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 13, 2010

The world today is full of people playing Christian, but the Lord is no friend of hypocrisy. The Lord is looking for a few good Christians.

The Game is Over Acts 5:1-11 Introduction As children many of us played a game called let’s pretend. My favorite was pretending to be a soldier, like my Dad. I would dress up like a soldier and me and my friends would go out into the fields around our house and go on secret missions to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Sower Went Forth To Sow

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Jan 12, 2009

PROPOSITION: To motivate the hearer to evaluate his/her seed, where he/she is planting, and the harvest he/she is reaping.

Luke 8:4-8 (NKJV) And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: 5.“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6Some fell on rock; and as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Heaven & Earth 2- Mission, Maintenance Or Monument? Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 14, 2008

The second sermon in a series on ’Heaven and Earth’ (bringing God’s reign on earth) addressing the issue of how Christians and Churches so often lose their call, power, and settle into ’maintenance mode’- and how this can be avoided.

Heaven & earth 2: Mission, maintenance or monument? ("they occupied and settled" Josh 13:1-5, 24:31) 1 Collapse 1.1 last week: Adam and Eve, humankind 1.1.1 planted into enemy occupied territory 1.1.2 given commission to ’claim it for the king’ 1.1.3 call is still the same- take territory ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:31

Denomination: Baptist

Three "C's" Which Lead To Happiness

Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Feb 14, 2008

Condition of the Demonically Possessed man - before and after Jesus came to town

Three “C’s” Which Lead to Happiness Mark 5:1-20 January 13, 2008 AM 2008 has already seen its share of trouble. In Alabama alone, churches have been torched and a family of children has been thrown off of one of the state’s tallest bridges – as a motive of revenge. Sin will encompass each one of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Reminds Us

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Dec 2, 2007

Christmas is a time to remember. During this time of the year we are reminded that God came into our world to make a difference in our life. Christmas also reminds us that Christ is coming again. Understanding the present time we are reminded to spirit

This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2007 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are hungry for God’s Word. Christmas Reminds Us By Rev. Greg ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finish Strong

Contributed by John Mccurry on Dec 17, 2007

The importance of finishing this race for Christ strong in faith, at year end the importance of finishing strong so that we begin with a great impact on the new year

Saturday, December 30, 2006 Finish Strong NIV 1Co 9:24 ¶ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 2Tim. 4 I have heard a lot about the retail stores hoping to finish the year out with Strong Sales to make the year a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer That Packs A Punch

Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 23, 2007

Jesus in his prayer in John 17 shows the heart of prayer and power that can come when we allow our prayers to pack a punch.

Prayer that packs a punch…John 17 1. Prayer that packs a punch comes from a pure heart From the temptation in the desert…all through his ministry Jesus kept himself right with the Lord. When we are not living for God we cannot expect God to listen to our ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Gift Of Encouragement Series

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2007

Spiritual Gifts Series - 10 of 13.

THE GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT Romans 12:8 INTRO: Two old Texas cowboys were riding across the range one day when they came upon a herd of buffalo. They paused for a moment to look at those great animals. Then one cowboy said to the other, "Have you ever seen an uglier varmint than that?" The other ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Denomination: Baptist

A Case Of Mistaken Identity

Contributed by Jeremy Morford on Jul 27, 2006

Recently there was a tragic situation in which two girls involved in a crash were misidentified. I believe the World has misidentified Christ, Church, and the Conditions of Heaven.

A Case of Mistaken Identity Text: 1 Peter 2:9-10 Intro: In a case of mistaken identity, a Caledonia college student believed to have survived a bus crash on April 26th actually died in the accident, and a Gaylord woman presumed to be dead is in a Grand Rapids hospital being treated for head ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Holiness

How To Survive A Crisis Series

Contributed by Thomas Ward, Sr. on Dec 11, 2002

This sermon deals with how God worked through the life of Joseph a spirit-filled man in order to deliver Egypt and his own family from a serious crisis--starvation. The way Joseph survived the crisis is the same today.

Introduction: “A study of 300 highly successful people like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi, and Albert Einstein revealed that one-fourth had handicaps such as blindness, deafness, or crippled limbs. Three-fourths had either been born in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abigail- A Woman Of Strength And Courage Series

Contributed by Neil Partington on Jun 28, 2007

Men do dumb things from time to time. Nabal was drunk and refused to help David out. Thanks to Abigail, Nabal’s life was spared. Abigail acted is a model that we all need to follow.

This morning, we are going to begin a new series on women in the Bible. This is a series that I would like to preach on for the rest of the summer I did this series several years ago and received a lot of good feedback So often, we focus on the men in the Bible and we forget about the other ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:12-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jephthah's Daughter- A Woman Of Faith And Grace Series

Contributed by Neil Partington on Jul 5, 2007

We all make dumb mistakes. Jephthah certainly did when he made a vow to the Lord that could affect someone else. That someone was his daughter. This sermon looks at the story as it lifts Jephthah’s daughter up as a woman of grace and faith.

How many of us have ever done something that was really dumb. How many of us have promised something that we can’t fulfill Or we have put our foot in our mouth. This morning we are going to continue our series on women in the Bible by looking at a woman who has no name We know her as ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:29-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ