Sermons on Time Is At Hand:

The Church - A Body

Contributed by Troy Harkey on Apr 16, 2003

We have a problem today. Our body is missing parts. We have hands and feet, eyes and ears, arms and legs that are missing from this body.

We have a problem today. Our body is missing parts. We have hands and feet, eyes and ears, arms and legs that are missing from this body. (Eph 5:25 NKJV) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, The Church is a BODY. It is a body that has parts ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Baptist

Security

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004

In this passage Paul asked and answered several questions in order to bring to us the truth that a believer’s eternal salvation is completely secure in God’s hands.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: F. B. Meyer wrote about two Germans who wanted to climb the Matterhorn. They hired three guides and began their ascent at the steepest and most slippery part. The men roped themselves together in this order: guide, traveler, guide, traveler, guide. They had gone only a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

Worthy To Be Called Mother

Contributed by Richard White on May 8, 2008

The title and idea comes from other contributors to this website. What does a mother really do? She prays persistently to move the Hand that made the world.

Worthy to be called Mother (Outline) Matthew 15:21-28 Mark 7:24-30 She is worthy of the title MOTHER, she cares so much for her daughter she was willing to go to great lengths to have her daughter healed. She must have heard of Jesus, she is a Gentile, yet she calls Jesus by a Jewish title. Son ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Servant Is Not Greater Than His Lord

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Feb 18, 2018

What Jesus faced in the hands of the world, we would face same but He will deliver us always. Put all yoir faith and trust in Him.

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: A SERVANT IS NOT GREATER THAN HIS LORD John 15:18-21 King James Version (KJV) 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-21

Denomination: Charismatic

The Establishment Of True Righteousness

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 24, 2013

It is not enough that we know the law of God. We must put our trust in Jesus, and receive with open hand the free gift of His love and forgiveness.

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS. Romans 3:9-26. I. The Universality of Sin. Every one of us thinks that we are better than criminals. We imagine that we are moral human beings. We are confident that we are law-abiding citizens. Yet the Scriptures teach us that we are no better than ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

#7 Things To Pray About

Contributed by Randy Trotter on Jun 4, 2013

Outline of A list of things to pray about for each day of the week for the whole year. It will preach as well as be good for a hand-out to put up at one's home.

#7 THINGS TO PRAY ABOUT I Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing." #1. WISDOM: Proverbs 4:7 “Wisdom is the principle thing.” Proverbs 16:16 “Better to get WISDOM than Gold James 1:5 “If any of you lacks WISDOM let him ask of God, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Reality Of The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 5, 2021

The very group of men Jesus hand picked to be the foundation on which He would build His church were the first body of skeptics in the Christian church.

Ministers frequently call at a home when the man alone is there, and he will respond in some such manner as this: "I'm sorry my wife isn't home. She takes care of the religious matters in our home." I have not just read about this, but have experienced it, and have wondered how ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-14

My God Has Full Control

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Nov 10, 2017

God is with us at all times.

MY GOD HAS FULL CONTROL Acts 12: 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A New Year Resolution Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 2, 2013

Paul’s writing to the Ephesians gives us some sound spiritual resolves for the next year. 1- Be more God-like 2- Shun the evil of this world 3- Use your time wisely

INTRO.- ILL.- Here’s what one guy wrote about a resolution he made: 1999: I will get my weight down below 180. 2000: I will watch my calories until I get below 190. 2001: I will follow my new diet religiously until I get below 200. 2002: I will try to develop a realistic attitude ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Anxious

Contributed by Jarrett Stephens on Jan 5, 2022

We all experience anxiety from time to time, some more so than others.

Intro – John 14 Oftentimes we will come to a service like this and maybe the topic we are dealing with or the subject that we are preaching on, doesn’t necessarily apply to you…well, this one applies to everyone! We all experience anxiety from time to time. Some are more serious than others, but ...read more

Clergy In Conflict

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 18, 2019

Honouring the Son of God who appoints to holy service may well bring the servant of God into conflict with those who are seeking an easy religion. The one who will serve God, must maintain perspective and remain focused on pleasing Him who appoints to His service.

“Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, ‘Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said, ‘“Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his ...read more

Scripture: Amos 7:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

God Rested Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 1, 2021

Many times, in life we will not take time to rest because we feel a sense of guilt if we slow down and take some time to rest

INTRODUCTION • Do you ever need a break? • According to the September 13, 2019, article from Yahoo News, American workers working at least 50 hours per week feel burned out. • The article states the following: › "Americans working long hours are burning out. › Their health is suffering, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Is The Reason For The Season (December 2001)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Oct 20, 2022

Christmas is more than just a holiday to celebrate the break we get from work or school. Christmas is a time to celebrate; a time to proclaim; a time to demonstrate.

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON Text: Luke 2:4-7 People have always searched for the meaning of life in order to fill some void that they feel. Some try to fill that void with material things. Others try to fill that void by trying to gain power so as to prove their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:4-7

Denomination: United Methodist

The World System's Utopian Fantasies & The Resistance Awaiting A Better World

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 5, 2021

One may browse through a hundred news articles a day or reflect on the situations facing humanity with great trembling. And one may reflect back upon history to consider how history repeats itself.

I'd like to arrange several elements which we'll reference during this reflection. We'll be referencing sources including Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the novels 1984 and Animal Farm by Orwell, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, an obscure Walt Disney film from 1979 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 6:13

Denomination: Salvation Army

Satisfying Spiritual Thirst Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015

Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s wellis perhaps one of the high points of John’s gospel, because included in this conversation is a priceless revelation about true worship and the message of salvation.

Text: John 4:3-30, 39-42 New Living Translation (NLT) 3 So Jesus left Judea and returned to Galilee. 4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired ...read more

Scripture: John 4:3-30

Denomination: Pentecostal