Sermons on Trek:

Coming Off The Mountain

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jun 7, 2014

What happens when you descend from a mountaintop experience with Jesus.

Coming Off The Mountain Matthew 17:9-27 It is that time of year again… VACATION TIME! In the next couple of months our attendance will be a bit more sporadic that the rest of the year because the kids are out of school, it is warm outside and many of you have scheduled a trip to the beach. (So ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:9-27, Matthew 17:9

Denomination: Baptist

Dying To Live

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 18, 2013

Exposition of John

Text: John 12:23-26, Title: Dying to Live, Date/Place: NRBC, 2.17.13, AM A. Opening illustration: that song a couple years ago by Tim McGraw called Live Like You Were Dying B. Background to passage: I’m skipping over the triumphal entry passage for now, may come back on Palm Sunday, but not ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

Lent 2013 Week 6 Palm Sunday Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 24, 2013

Palm Sunday - How many in the crowd were seeing the "big picture?" Are we seeing the big picture personally or focused on just a small part?

This is the sixth week of the Lenten season and today we’ll be taking a look at the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Matthew 21:1-11 “As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Nazarene

Eyes That Are Open Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 2, 2015

In order to be successful in being able to make change in one's life, we must be able to have eyes that are open to seeing some basic truths.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • 2015! WELCOME! I am excited for the New Year! • With a New Year comes excitement; we have habits to break and weight to lose as well as bank accounts to fill. • The New Year brings new possibilities, this is one of the reasons we celebrate the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:17-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain.

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 8, 2015

What is godliness? What is contentment? Why is it great gain?

1 Timothy 6:6 “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Before we start taking a look at this verse let’s see what the surrounding verses have to say; 1 Timothy 6:1-10 “Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6

Denomination: Nazarene

A Good Measure Series

Contributed by John Sears on Jul 20, 2011

An inductive study that attempts to answer the question, "How much good is good enough?"

Introduction: How much good is good enough? Have you ever asked yourself that question? It’s often a question we ask when we begin to contemplate death. At the root of the question is this. When life ends are we okay? Do we have a good enough standing in the afterlife to reach heaven? ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-17

Denomination: Christian Church

The Commitment

Contributed by Nicky Evans on Jul 20, 2011

While the cost of discipleship is 100% commitment 100% of the time, the outworking of that commitment will differ from one person to the next.

Last week we spoke about the cost of discipleship, or the cost of following Jesus, or the cost of being a Christian. Whether you are the pastor or a missionary or just the guy who gives out the hymn books each meeting, the cost of following Jesus is the same for us all. And from the Scriptures we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Light Of Hope Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2018

Lights and Christmas go together like peas and carrots. This message series reflects on the four candles of the Advent wreath. We begin with the hope candle.

All the Pretty Lights: The Light of Hope Luke 2: 1 – 5 You just can’t do Christmas without lights! They’re my favorite Christmas tradition. There’s much I find about Christmas challenging—not the holiday itself, but all the surrounding ado. I’d just as soon we skip most of the Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

Help Mine Unbelief

Contributed by Jeff Hatos on May 29, 2019

The father of a child possessed by demon doubted Jesus could help. How many times have our doubts about God come to the surface?

Help Mine Unbelief Mark 9:17-26 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto Thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to Thy disciples that they should ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:17-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Secret Behind A Hundredfold Harvest

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Jan 2, 2021

Isaac sowed in a land and he was blessed with a hundredfold harvest What makes him receive this special blessing? From the Bible, let us meditate on some special characters of Isaac that helped him be a blessed man.

Genesis 26:12 - Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. This verse talks about a person called Isaac. Isaac sowed in a land and he was blessed with a hundredfold harvest What makes this blessing special? An agriculturist would definitely ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:6, Proverbs 16:7, Romans 12:18, Matthew 5:9, Psalm 34:14, Genesis 24:63, Genesis 25:21, Genesis 26:26-29, Genesis 26:12  (view more)  (view less)

What Will The New Universe Be Like?

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 27, 2021

What if I told you everything around you, every chair, every building, every blade of grass was destined for destruction

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:12, Revelation 21:1-7, 2 Peter 3:7

Denomination: Salvation Army

Isaiah's Prophecy Of The Coming Messiah

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 23, 2021

I start to think about how Christ changed my life, and how he changed my story. The mystery of Jesus Christ is the mystery of divine personality.

Now is right around the time of year when I start looking forward, and I start thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and of course Christmas. We center our lives on a 365 day year. And interspersed in that year are various celebrations and holidays that help us ground our lives. As Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-7, Isaiah 54:4-8

Denomination: Salvation Army

1 Kings 17:2-16

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 23, 2022

Elijah is perplexed but God provides his daily bread

1 Kings 17:2-16 We left Elijah last Sunday having given a weather report and then promptly disappearing. You could be left thinking is that it? An appearance, a disappearance and we sit back for the next three and half years and wonder if it is going to rain today? Well, the next three and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:2-16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Transitional Housing

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on May 13, 2023

It is the church as mother who makes this often uncomfortable tent city and refugee camp, stuck indefinitely between two worlds, into a home.

With all the controversy over our southern border and the wave of illegal immigrants, we hardly hear a word about legal immigration. But last year 136,000 people arrived here with the proper documentation from the State Department. Another 125,000 came here as refugees. And although there’s ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Reaching The Edge Of The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Cameron Conway on Aug 26, 2019

The years of grief, training, apprenticeship, seeming futility, small victories and painful growth are finally about to bloom into something wonderful. Something that you have hoped for and simultaneously expected to never actually happen.

For more information and teachings, podcasts, videos, books and study guides visit https://conwaychristianresources.com If you take the lessons and introspections of the wilderness seriously you will eventually find yourself at the edge of the wilderness. That place where you can finally see what ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare