Sermons on Torches:

No Mas! No Mas! Achieve! Prevail!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 8, 2008

We can not throw in the towel and cry: NO MAS! NO MAS! God has a plan and purpose for us to ACHIEVE and PREVAIL!

NO MAS! NO MAS! THE TEN COUNT? VS ACHIEVE? PREVAIL? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. If you do this in one lesson, you must move quickly. I start with a towel, and throw the towel on the floor? What could this mean? I. CAN WE HEAR THE CRY OF THE FLEEING SPIRIT, I SHALL FLEE, NO MAS! NO MAS? GOD HELP ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:25-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Understanding Revelation #7 Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 25, 2008

In Revelation Chapter 7-9, we see Jesus’ sealing His people with the Holy Spirit’s protection, and we are introduced to the seven trumpets of God’s Judgment

SESSION #7: REVELATION #7 – THE 144,000 AND THE GREAT MULTITUDE: (Pastor Chris Jordan - 2011 - Beausejour Community Church) “After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, ...read more

Denomination: *other

In And Around Heaven

Contributed by David Moore on Dec 9, 2008

This is a mid-week Bible Study on Rev 4, showing some of the sight and sounds of glory as the believer anticipates heaven.

Studies in Revelation In and Around Heaven Text: Revelation 4:2-11 Introduction: Following the rapture in 4:1 John makes it very clear where he is now located – vs 2 – “in heaven,” and that is where we are in this book for the next two chapters. These are exciting verses because they give us a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:2-11

Denomination: Baptist

Genesis 22: When God Asks The Unthinkable - Which He Will.

Contributed by Tom Dixon on Sep 23, 2007

This amazing chapter brings insight into why God tests us and how God’s faithfulness always prevails.

Genesis 22: Sacrifice of Isaac When God Asks the Unthinkable – Which He Does! Review: • Abraham - 75 yrs old when he left Haran (Gen 12:4); • 11 years later: Still no son. Abe figures he has to take up the matter himself; fathers Ishmael at 86 yrs old (Gen 16:16); God says Ishmael is not the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sometimes I Feel Inadequate Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 9, 2007

1 of 5 messages on things I struggle with as a Pastor. This message is on the sense of inadequacy to the task of the ministry - feelings that all Christians have at times in their walk with God.

October 7, 2007 – Confessions of a Pastor Sometimes I feel Inadequate Ministry has changed a lot in 35 years Typewriters, IBM Selectrics, and bulletins printed on a Rex-Rotary mimeograph – think big metal rotating drum with lot’s of tiny holes filled with black sticky ink that you carefully ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fresh Starts And Living Hope

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on May 19, 2008

Using Peter as an example of how the Resurrection of Jesus gives us fresh starts and living hope

It had been the worst two and a half days of their lives. First the Master had brought them to the Garden of Gethsemane just outside of Jerusalem to pray, but instead they fell asleep, after all it was late. Perhaps if they had been awake and watchful they would have noticed the torches of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9, 1 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

Spiritual Drift

Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 22, 2008

See what happens when God’s people drift away from Him and worship other gods.

Several years ago a scary thing happened to two young beach goers. I read this in the newspaper. Two young ladies were at the beach, I think Pensacola beach, enjoying a summer vacation and enjoying the water. They got into a raft to relax and sun bath. While floating on the raft they did not pay ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Loving Christ Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 3, 2011

Last in our vision 2011 series: New Riverlutions regarding the fuel for it all: a love for Christ that compels us

Text: Psalm 71:15-24, Title: New Riverlutions: Love Christ, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/6/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Finish Strong video, Lyrics to Who is like You B. Background to passage: this is a psalm of old age. David (or whoever) was remembering and praying to God in their old age to again ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:15-24

Denomination: Baptist

Seeng Things Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 19, 2011

Things that go bump in the night stop being really scary if you (a) understand what's going on (b) know what do do and (c) have confidence in the expert - AKA God..

A couple of days after I got back from my vacation I was relaxing in my comfy chair, watching TV and doing needlework, when all of a sudden I heard a great banging and clattering, as if - I don’t know, as if a coal truck were dumping the winter’s load down a chute into the basement. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

To Be Blameless

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 29, 2012

hough I titled this message, ‘to be blameless,’ yet I would like to talk about His love in the beginning, because our commitment to live for Him and live holy for Him should be birthed from our knowledge of His love for you.

To be blameless! Genesis 17:1”When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” Though I titled this message, ‘to be blameless,’ yet I would like to talk about His love in the beginning, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

“thou Shall Tell The Truth (9) Series

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Apr 25, 2011

"Hello Sister Tabitha, this is Ananias and Sapphira calling you; are you going to be tomorrow for the church? Just asking… we sold the property and we will give ALL the money to the church. I thing you qualify to be helped… so don’t miss the opportunity.

ILL. The story is told of Joe the Butcher who had crafty ways of selling his chickens. He had one chicken left, and he didn’t want to keep it over the weekend. The priest of his church came into the store. He said: “my wife sent me to buy a good size chicken to roast for dinner. ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Titanic Thankfulness

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 8, 2011

This Thanksgiving we need to see that God has given us provision, protection and power and be thankful in Titanic proportion.

(All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) TITANIC THANKFULNESS Thanksgiving is a day set aside each year for us to give thanks, of course most of us know that scripture tells us we should be thankful always and at all times. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

“his Presence—our Only Hope” Part 2 Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 13, 2015

Pencil Principles are traditions/methods that help in our understanding/response to the Lord at a given moment in time. (Not doctrine . . . but a principle.)

Manifest Presence Series “His Presence—Our Only Hope” Part 2 (Inspired by Don Nori Sr.’s Manifest Presence: You Can Live Within The Veil) January 18, 2015 CFBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker E Pencil Principles are traditions/methods that help in our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Last Message Of Daniel, 2. Preparation For The Prophecy, Daniel 10 Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jun 1, 2015

Extensive preparation and angelic explanation precedes this most awesome of the Bible's prophecies.

II. TO THE TEXT. DANIEL 10-12 A. The Preparation of the Man of God : 10:1-19 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appo inted time was long; and he understood the message, and had ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 10:1-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Threefold Woe

Contributed by Victor Yap on Sep 19, 2022

Revelation 8

https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk (Chinese) THREEFOLD WOE (REVELATION 8) I lived in an environmentally friendly housing estate. We have recycling bins ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible