Sermons on Torn Curtain:

Who's Yo' Daddy?

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 18, 2004

A look at God the Father

GOD ASKS, ’WHOSE YO’ DADDY?’ ISAIAH 64:1-12 INTRODUCTION... What Makes a Good Effective Father? [Ask Congregation and Reflect on their Answers]... Some suggestions just in case... * Listens to their kids * Shows them love * Active in their life * Spends time with kids * Provides food and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Good Friday Reflections On Mark's Gospel

Contributed by Michael Goodfellow on Feb 26, 2004

A series of reflections on Texts for Good Friday from Mark’s gospel.

Good Friday Reflections on Mark’s Gospel Reading: Mark 11:1-11 Reflection: “In lowly pomp ride on to die” When we spoke of this incredible entry into Jerusalem Palm Sunday, we spoke of it as a glimpse of something we knew was going to be greater. But today we see the detour through which that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living With Christ

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Nov 28, 2004

By following the commands of God, we are truly living with Christ.

Grace and mercy be unto you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In Old Testament times, Moses, the Patriarchs and the rest of the Jews looked toward a specific part of a tent as the living place for God. Blood was shed in this Tent of Meeting in the form sacrifices ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Power Encounter

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 15, 2008

There is a war yet to be fought, an enemy still capable of inflicting great harm...if we allow him to. We must equip ourselves by allowing the power of the Spirit to come into our lives and work through us to defeat the enemy.

POWER ENCOUNTER ACTS 1:8 The good news Jesus proclaimed was the gospel of the kingdom of God. Mark, in the first chapter of his gospel, summarized Jesus’ preaching at the beginning of his public ministry by quoting Jesus in vs. 15 "The time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

New Signs Of An Old Story

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 4, 2010

Our world is filled with all kinds of signs...the Bible tells of other signs.

New Signs of an old Story I guess I will share with you that I can sometimes be directionally challenged. I don’t really get worried about being lost…I am not sure that most to the times I take an original route to some place that I would ever say I was really lost. I have told ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Congregational

The Earthquake

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2010

A sermon on the earthquake at the cross of Calvary, Matthew 27:51

Sermon for 3/7/2010 The Earthquake- Matthew 27:41-54 Introduction: Story of me being in an earthquake. What is an earthquake? An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and movement of large sections of the earth's rocky outermost crust. WBTU: A. Darkness in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:41-54

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Message Of The Tent Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 6, 2009

What was God was trying to communicate to us by how He had the Tabernacle laid out? (This sermon gives an "overview" of the entire tabernacle).

OPEN: A couple of years ago, I visited a placed called “Colonial Williamsburg” in Virginia. It’s a famous town which has restored buildings from the 1700’s. There are shops there, a couple of restaurants, the governor’s mansion… and there is an Episcopalian Church building – constructed in 1715 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 40:16-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Wounds Of Christ Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 17, 2015

I would propose to you that Jesus means for the Communion service to be a lot more than just a religious observance, but to keep fresh in our minds the act of sacrificial love He has for us.

Title: The Wounds of Christ Theme: Remembering His Cost was Our Gain Introduction: When I first got started in the Arabian Horse business, my parents and I attended a special coronation celebration for a beautiful Arabian Stallion. On a Saturday night, in Lincoln, Nebraska we sat in a large ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:28-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Similarities In The Birth, Sacrifice And Return Of Jesus

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 31, 2015

Have you every noticed some of the similarities of the events that take place at Jesus' birth, death, resurrection and return? Not only are God's finger prints all over each event but it seems as if His power and majesty increases with each event!

Let's read a couple of Bible passages and see if we notice any similarities between the two. Luke 2:4-7 NIV (read from the Bible) “So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He ...read more

Scripture: John 2:4-7

Denomination: Nazarene

God's Answer For Troubled Times Series

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 22, 2015

This message was from the funeral of a Christian young person who died unexpectedly. It does not seek to answer all of the questions of their death, but point us to the one with the answers.

MESSAGE - God’s Answer For Troubled Times There are times that test the soul. This is one of those times. It is at times like this that we wonder if anyone has ever experienced pain and loneliness so intently. This is the moment that that one pivotal question swirls unanswered and ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:25-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seek And You Will Find…great Expectations

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 25, 2015

Jesus is the new covenant that God promised to his people in Jeremiah 31:31-34. In Jesus, God united us to him with bonds that can never be broken, and through this new covenant, we and Jesus can look death in the eye and see victory.

Today’s Gospel passage marks the beginning of a change in Jesus’ ministry. The coming of the Greeks is seen as anticipating the coming of the Gentiles into the community of believers. While it is true that before the events in our Gospel reading Jesus spoke to the woman at the well and ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33

Denomination: Anglican

How To Prepare For Easter

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Mar 27, 2013

Perhaps you have read this over and over again without noticing that this event was even part of this ride of triumph...

How to Prepare for Easter Luke 19:28-19:44 How to Prepare for Easter Scripture: Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11 I want to share with you this morning three ways you and I can most effectively and meaningfully prepare for Easter. The first of these three suggestions is found in the example of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10-44

Denomination: Baptist

We Have Hope Because Of Jesus

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 22, 2014

To show that we are full of hope, even the hopeless because of JESUS.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you a hopeless case? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are full of hope, even the hopeless because of JESUS. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 6:19 (Amplified Bible) 6:19 [Now] we have this [hope] as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul [it cannot slip ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Day Of Atonement

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2013

A taught this at a Wednesday night Bible study (Adapted from Dr. Leon Morris' book, The Atonement: It's Meaning and Significance, chapter 3 "The Day of Atonement))

HoHum: What or who was a common scapegoat in your family? I have always loved to see the spring come each year, with all that it brings, with one notable exception—spring cleaning. Israel’s annual Day of Atonement was something like a spiritual spring cleaning. In one sense, Israel ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:1-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Holy Means Wholly His Series

Contributed by Darian Catron on May 13, 2016

God says that we are to be holy even as He is Holy, but how? Doesn't holiness mean perfection? And none of us are perfect! In this sermon study we will learn that holiness means sacred and separated or dedicated to God.

INTRODUCTION: Illustration/Story/Quote/Statistic- Several years ago my wife and I volunteered along with some helpers from the church to go clean the house of a family in need. I'd never been in a house like this before. There was so much stuff, you could barely see the floor. Roaches filled ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Peter 1:14-16, Psalm 24:3-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ