Sermons on Thief In The Night:

How To Destroy Your Enemies Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2023

One of the most difficult and most powerful teaching in the sermon on the mount is to love our enemies. I used several quote from MLK's powerful sermon on forgiveness.

How To Destroy Your Enemies Matthew 5:43-48 OKAY – let’s do this… NOW - I want to start off with a couple of passages of Scripture, as we begin our time in His Living and Active Word this morning. The first passage is found in Luke 23 beginning at verse 27… It’s approaching 9 am on a Friday ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shepherd Well Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Feb 23, 2023

God will keep you CLOSE as you keep close to His WORD.

Shepherd Well Acts 20:25-38 In his book, “They Smell Like Sheep,” Dr. Lynn Anderson relates an event that happened when he was in Palestine on a Holy Land tour with his wife. He said as the bus stopped alongside the road and looked into the countryside where many sheep were gathered, the tour ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:25-38

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Discouragement

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Mar 2, 2023

Did you not know that Faith under attack gives an opportunity for our character to grow and mature? This message deals with the many trials we face in life and gives a biblical answer on how to meet them head on and become an overcomer with a peace that transcends them all.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (1 Peter 4:12-14) (12) “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you;" (13)" But rejoice, insomuch as ye are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Isaiah 40:31, Romans 8:28, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 120:1, Philippians 4:19, 1 Peter 4:12-14, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Mark 10:27, Luke 12:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Near - Mark 13:28-31 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 23, 2024

What good is it to know that his coming is near? Would you live differently if you knew for sure it would be in your lifetime? Shouldn’t you live that way all the time? And if we can’t know when it will happen, what does “near” even mean?

Mark 13:28 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. 30 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:28-31, Matthew 24:32-35, Luke 21:29-33

Grace Awakening Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 29, 2021

1) The Penalty (Titus 2:11), 2) The Power (Titus 2:12), 3) The Presence (Titus 2:13), and 4) The Possession (Titus 2:14) of sin.

Titus 2:11-14. [11] For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, [12] training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, [13] waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Other

The Two Components (Lesson 2) Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on May 19, 2025

This second lesson in this series will describe the two components that enable one to be born anew.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 2. The two components Introductory Remarks. 1. This is the second sermon discussing the “exception of Jesus” in being born “anew.” This lesson will address the process of being “born again.” It is often referred to as the “new birth.” In some sense, it is that, but it entails ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-7, 1 Peter 1:22-23, Titus 3:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joy Busters And Joy Builders

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 6, 2025

When you look at various churches you will see that there is a vast difference between them

• Denominational differences • Architex ally differences • Spiritually differences However, one thing you will find common in many churches that you should not find, there is one basic thing missing. WHAT IS MISSING? Let me illustrate… Illus: Let me explain what is missing by telling you a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Do The Jewish Festivals Reveal A Timeline For The Return Of Jesus?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 2, 2025

Some say that there is no understanding of Bible prophecy without understanding the Festivals and their typology and patterns.

Since the early 1800s, when replacement theology found a foothold in the Church, some believe that once a person ‘grasps’ the meaning of the ‘festivals in the Bible,’ they will begin to understand the prophetic future of Jesus’ return with perfect clarity, and specifically a Pre-Tribulation ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:9-14, Leviticus 23:33-36, Titus 2:11-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have A Good Day - 1 Peter 3:8-11a Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jan 7, 2025

What to do when someone destroys harmony within the church.

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For, "Whoever would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-11

Exodus Part 8 (Nasb)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jan 12, 2025

Israel's obedience of Yahweh's instructions; the offering of the materials and the recognition of the artisans (c/o Word Biblical Commentary)

The Tabernacle Underwritten 36 “Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every [a]skillful person in whom the Lord has put [b]skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work [c]in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the Lord has commanded.” 2 Then Moses ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

James 5:1-6 Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jan 20, 2025

Money makes a great servant but a terrible master

James: Practical Faith  James 5:1-6 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church  01-12-2025 Intro In 1923 a group of the world’s most successful financiers met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. One was the president of the largest independent steel company; the greatest ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Worst Sermon Title Ever - (The Submissive Church) - 1 Peter 5:5a Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 15, 2025

God requires us to submit to authorities. But what about when they make foolish decisions?

1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5

Husband, Love Your Wife-Body (Ephesians 5:15-33) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 9, 2025

Husband, you love your body. Your wife is your body. Love your wife. We focus on the head; Paul's interested in the head-body metaphor. Love by sacrificing, cherishing, providing.

Today, we continue our series on Ephesians, and we continue to talk about husbands and wives, Christ and the church. Last week, I focused on wives, because that's where Paul starts. We saw that what it means for a wife to submit to her husband primarily revolves around the idea of treating ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-33

What God Has Permitted Me To See Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 21, 2025

Simeon entered the Temple just as Mary brought the Christ into the sacred precincts. Taking the Christ child into his arms, he prophesied of the reason the Christ was born.

“When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, ‘Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord’) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

Using Your Work To Draw Near To God - Luke 10:38-42 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Dec 25, 2025

Can you really choose Mary’s path when the dishes still need to be done? Why does serving God sometimes feel exhausting instead of life-giving?

Luke 10:38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42