Sermons on Thrive Time Test:

Proper Timing Is Crucial

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 7, 2018

Your confidence, language, tone of voice and body posture speaks a lot of yourself as well!

Proper timing is crucial Judges 3:16”Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.” God was not going to allow the enemy that tormented his people for 18 years escape! Are you listening? Be comforted today my friend, your ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Miracles In The Desert Times Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2018

A sermon using the Acts 8 account of Philip and the Ethiopian to show how God works miracles in the deert times

Acts 8:26-40 English Standard Version (ESV) Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

For Such A Time As This Part 1

Contributed by Greg Laurie on Feb 21, 2014

We learn that our lives belong to God. He created us, called us, gifted us, and now wants to use us.

A True Fairy Tale? Everybody seems to like a fairy tale (especially little girls). My granddaughters love for me to make up fairy tales, and they always want to be in them. They act out the parts as I tell the story and they always want there to be princesses, fairies, and of course a wicked ...read more

Scripture: Esther 1:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For Such A Time As This Part 2

Contributed by Greg Laurie on Feb 21, 2014

With every choice, we are either sowing to the flesh or to the Spirit!

Unchangeable Laws My wife came home from the market a while back and asked me to unload the car. We have an SUV, and when I opened it, one bag fell out to the ground. Now there were maybe ten bags inside which were full of cans, vegetables, boxes, etc. And in one bag, a carton of eggs. So which ...read more

Scripture: Esther 5:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Life And Times Of Isaiah Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Apr 24, 2016

All the prophets, to be sure, proclaim the salvation of the Lord, but none can match Isaiah for the sheer volume and grandeur of proclamation regarding God’s salvation.

Isaiah 1:1 The Life and Times of Isaiah 5/28/00e D. Marion Clark The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Introduction What draws me to Isaiah is the majestic nature of his writing. He is the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Timing On God

Contributed by David Ward Miller on Jan 15, 2015

Idolatry is Two-Timing on God

"Wild Worldly Christians" Series January 8 & 11, 2015 Two Timing on God 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 David Ward Miller Rocky Hill Community Church Exeter, California [Introduction:] When the late Charles Kuralt (of CBS’s popular “On the Road” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope In Times Of Despair

Contributed by William Hooper on Feb 16, 2015

How can we find hope when we despair of being rid of depression or guilt or besetting sin? How to find hope in Jesus.

Hope in Times of Despair Lamentations 3:1-6, 16-25 INTRODUCTI0N The year is 586 BCE. The nation Israel had already been taken into captivity. Now, the city of Jerusalem was under siege by the Babylonians. Soon, the walls of the city would be destroyed. The Babylonian army would plunder all the ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Part-Time Christians

Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on Sep 16, 2014

Many Christians today are running a part-time course in the Christian faith. As a matter of fact, they take their faith in Christ basically as an adjunct to their lives. They apply “wisdom” in serving the living God taking the Most High for a ride.

Part-time programme is a special package by an institution and it is designed particularly for the working class. This programme is designed in such a way that most of the institution’s rules and regulations that are binding on the regular students do not affect the part-time students. There ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Your Turn And Time

Contributed by Johnson Odesola on Sep 20, 2014

Everything you need to succeed has been incorporated into your life. God has an original intention for your life; He has something written about you. God has a specific blueprint for all the human beings he has created.

IT IS YOUR TURN AND TIME Acts 3:1-8 It is a wonderful story indeed to see someone that was carried in the morning but was able to walk by himself later in the day. A burden in the morning but a testimony in the afternoon A man expecting money but got what morning cannot buy, a liability a while ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Signs Of The End Times

Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 28, 2015

When we see natural disasters and conflicts, we can be sure that Christ’s return is near. We must be ready, because he could return at any time. The promise of his return offers us hope.

At first glance the reading we just heard from Luke 21:25-36 seems to be out of place during Advent. After all, most of us think of Advent as a time to prepare for Christmas. That is only partially true. Advent is also a time to remember and prepare for Christ’s Second Coming, and that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Anglican

Time To Celebrate With God

Contributed by Craig Condon on Dec 4, 2015

When Jesus returns the world will be purified so that he can set up his kingdom here on earth. He will begin the purification process by judging the people.

The passage we heard from Nehemiah a few minutes ago occurs after the completion of the wall around Jerusalem. The foundations were laid both physically and spiritually. The people celebrated because they had experienced a great revival, much like the revivals and crusades led by people such as ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 12:27-31

Denomination: Anglican

What A Time To Sing

Contributed by Joe W. Theus on Dec 30, 2015

It was the Passover and Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper and out of all that happened that Thursday evening at the table, they went out singing a hymn.

The scene is the last supper on Thursday evening; Calvary is next on the agenda; supper being over, Jesus said, "I will not drink henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my father's kingdom, verse 29: And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:30

Denomination: Baptist

A Wise Use Of Time

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2015

Three negatives negated, and three positives endorsed. Redeeming the time. The Holy Spirit and the word of Christ. An exhortation to praise and thanksgiving.

A WISE USE OF TIME. Ephesians 5:15-20. Despite popular opinion, the Christian “life” or Christian “walk” is not a style of living or a level of morality that we must first attain before we can ever be recognised as true Christians. On the contrary, the Christian “walk” or the Christian “life” ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wisdom For Critical Times

Contributed by Chibuihe.c. Newman on Jul 21, 2015

The message highlights the invaluable attribute of Christ centered living as the greatest security in this dark and evil times.

The scriptures clearly reveal that the days preceding the second coming of Jesus will be fraught with maladies and anomalies unprecedented in history. With prophetic audacity, the bible declares that life in the end times will not be all fun and fan fair especially for those who believe in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heavenly Signs Of The Times?

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 11, 2015

This past 2 years we have been introduced in a new way to signs in the Heavens by several books about the 4 Blood Moons as well as the cycle of Gods festivals and the Shemitah year and Jubilee year.

Message: This past 2 years we have been introduced in a new way to signs in the Heavens by several books about the 4 Blood Moons as well as the cycle of God’s festivals and the Shemitah year and Jubilee year. We have yet to see these things run their course and so we wait and watch before we draw ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:9-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed