Sermons on Topical Preaching:

Hidden Danger

Contributed by David Berthiaume on Nov 2, 2002

Music affects you more than you think, it affects your mind, your body and your spiritual life. Is the music you are listening to damaging your soul?

Music is a part of everyone¡¦s life. It is a language that is universal. It has the power to cheer us up, make us sad, make us laugh, and make us cry. Human emotions are a wonderful gift from God that can enhance the life of an individual. Unfortunately at times people in positions of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-19

Denomination: Adventist

God Is Spirit Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 9, 2008

God is 1) Eternal 2) Immortal 3) Invisible and 4) The only God—

Have you ever begun something and immediately, you realized that the scope was so grand that you were really in for it? I came to the realization this week when this was the first thing I saw when looking into the concept that God is Spirit: Quote: “So far we have seen that God is a real being who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17

Denomination: Other

Who Needs Grace?

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007

If we don’t know the sin problem we won’t want the Grace cure.

Who Needs GRACE? Amazing Grace Sunday February 18, 2007 Ephesians 2:1-10It is like you have an uncle you hated, mistreated, made fun of, never did a kind thing to, because someone told you lies about him, you never visited, you hung out with his mortal enemy. In your total poverty, as you 1 As ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Virtue": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 2 Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Sep 7, 2010

Let us make every effort to add to our faith moral excellence.

Have we ever said these words? “I know my life doesn’t look like a Christian’s life should look, but I do believe in God.”[1] People who say those words are what Pastor Craig Groeschel called Christian atheists or “people [who] believe in God but live as if he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

A Church For The Ages

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 24, 2009

What kind of church does God want us to be?

October 25, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Acts 2:42-47 Subject: The Early Church Title: A Church for the Ages I am in the process of taking a leadership class. The goal is to see if there are things in my ministry I need to change in order to take the church to the next level. What am I doing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Gifts, Our Calling But God’s Plan.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Aug 27, 2014

We all have been given certain gifts by god. We are all giving a calling by him, but ultimately we use these to complete his plan for himself, but where we also find and develop ourselves, to his glory. Read on!

Word Count: 2048 Sermon, 2520 Total. This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 10th August 2014 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: We all have been given certain gifts by god. We are all giving a calling by ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:29-32

Denomination: Episcopal

A Spirit Filled Church

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 19, 2024

Signs of a Spirit filled church from Acts 2

As a pastor and preacher, I often wonder if when I’m doing a series of sermons, if I continue the topic for too long, or not long enough. Now, I’m not looking for your answers. Because, you might say the topics are good, but don’t go on so long. With that in mind, I want to keep talking about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon # 34 - A Life That Pleases God Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jul 9, 2025

God the Father testified of Jesus saying, “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.” As children of God, it is good to constantly examine ourselves to see if our lives are pleasing to God and are in alignment with God and His word.

Today’s meditation is based on Matthew 3:17, “A voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him."” (ERV) God the Father testified about His Son Jesus, that He was pleased with Him. Jesus was thirty years old when He began His public ministry. At the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:17, 1 Corinthians 10:5, Deuteronomy 26:6-8, Galatians 1:4, Exodus 14:13, 1 Corinthians 10:2, Galatians 3:27, 1 Corinthians 10:3-6, Numbers 11:6, Isaiah 66:2, Psalm 119:11, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:165  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Dealing With Divorce

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

Biblical teaching on divorce: though divorce is not a good thing, it is sometimes permitted.

Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "I read where one wife plans to divorce her husband as soon as she can find a way to do so without making him happy." Friends, Arnold may have read that, but in real life, divorce is no joke. It seldom brings happiness to anyone. Most of us are aware of the devastating ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:10-16

Denomination: Baptist

Hope - "In The Pits"

Contributed by Dj Castilleja on May 5, 2008

A sermon about giving hope to the hopeless.

The last few weeks we have been on the topic of hope. It is my hope today to take in all these little bits on the topic we have been hearing about and compress it all together into a neat little package. The result being why this message of hope is so important to you and me. You do realize that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Fractured Fairy Tale

Contributed by John Sears on Jul 9, 2015

If there one passage that defines this culture, it is Matthew 7:1-5. Since the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage, this passage has been pushed to the forefront. This message examines what Jesus meant when he said, "Do not judge."

A Fractured Fairy Tale Introduction When I was growing up, there was an older cartoon show that I enjoyed watching. It was the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. And while I thought the conflict between the heroes and the villains (Boris and Natasha) was funny what I found really clever was the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Christian Church

Becoming Wise Guys And Wise Gals Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jun 14, 2021

In this section of James we learn that trials require wisdom, wisdom requires prayer, and prayer requires faith.

A. One day a man was driving down a country road when his car sputtered to a complete stop near a field with a few cows in it. 1. The driver got out of his car and lifted the hood to see what was the matter. 2. Then he noticed that one of the cows had come over to the fence nearby, and suddenly ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-8, Proverbs 9:10, Psalm 14:1, Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 2:6, Colossians 2:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Watch Out! - Mark 13:5-6 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 10, 2024

What the structure of the Olivet Discourse tells us about the way we should interpret it.

Mark 13:1 As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!" 2 "Do you see all these great buildings?" replied Je-sus. "Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:5-6, Matthew 24:4-5, Luke 21:8

Trust And Marriage Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 17, 2007

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST WAITING TO SEE FAITH MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHRIST’S FOLLOWERS.

Trust Busters Sermon #1: Trust and Marriage Mark 10:1-12 Sermon Series Introduction Some people are just waiting to see the People of God live their faith in a manner that establishes its validity. They want to see it work before they embrace it. And some issues go far in building or destroying ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

The Truth About Divorce Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Apr 27, 2023

Jesus sets the liberal view on divorce by the Pharisees straight.

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org I realize that this morning, we are approaching a culturally sensitive topic of divorce. There are some here this morning that have endured the pain of a failed marriage. I grew up in a home without a dad because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:31-32

Denomination: Brethren