Sermons on True Restoration:

Rejoice With Me Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

Salvation, restoration, joy

REFORCE WITH ME Luke 15: 1-10 (p740) July 10, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever communicated something to someone and you were really excited about it, but they miss the point ENTIRELY?!!! I thought of this story... On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first flight ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Warned Of Denial And Desertion Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Oct 24, 2018

Have you ever been cautioned - never say never? Peter and the disciples were told they would deny and desert the Lord, but they vehemently denied they would ever commit such an act. We must seek the Lord and His strength to endure.

Warned of Denial and Desertion Mark 14: 27-31 Our text reveals a critical moment in the lives of the disciples. They had just enjoyed the Last Supper with Jesus in the Upper Room. Having departed, they are making their way to the Garden of Gethsemane. While they are completely unaware, Jesus will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:27-31

Denomination: Baptist

Now Is The Time

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jul 23, 2017

Israel had wandered from God, even though He sought them to return. He wanted to bless them, but they had to meet God's conditions. The church has much potential, but we too must return to the Lord.

Now is the Time Hosea 10:12 Over the past few weeks we have considered the condition of Israel and her need for repentance. God loved His people and desired to have a fulfilling relationship with them. Unfortunately they sought the ways of the world and the desires of the flesh while neglecting ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Need For An Awakening - #2 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 5, 2013

This series of messages was part of the preparation for our SAW (Spiritual Awakening Weekend). May it be used by others.

The Need for an Awakening Aiming At an Awakening - #2 of 12 Jerry Watts Isaiah 6:1-9 * There is a story about Billy Graham when he was young in the ministry. He was in this unfamiliar city and was going to preach. He was there that day and wanted to mail a letter but he couldn't find the Post ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Coming Glory Of The Temple

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Sep 24, 2020

The Prophet Haggai’s message from the Lord was plain and simple: It’s time to get back to the Lord’s work.

In 520 BC, the prophet Haggai (Hag-eye) recorded four messages to the Jewish people of Jerusalem, eighteen years after their return from exile in Babylon (538 BC). Haggai 2:3 seems to indicate that the prophet had seen Jerusalem in all her glory, before the destruction of the temple, and the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

On Track, Getting Derailed, And Getting Back On Track

Contributed by Eric Wright on Jul 3, 2022

Being on track, getting off track, and getting back on track It is possible for Christians to sin so as to lose his soul It is possible to be forgiven regardless of how severe your sin is through the blood of Jesus Christ

On Track, Getting Derailed, and Getting Back on Track Good Morning, the God of heaven who is intimately concerned and intimately involved in our daily lives has seen fit for each and every one of us to be together in this place at this time, the Lord’s Day. And I do not take it lightly, for we are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:2-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

His Hair Began To Grow Again

Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 11, 2016

Samson was a type of the believer. He was 1). A Man Moved by the Spirit, 2). A Man who lost touch with God, and 3). A Man whose walk with God (hair) was Restored.

HIS HAIR BEGAN TO GROW AGAIN Jdg. 13,14,15,16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. The longest recorded hair belonged to a monk in a monastery in India. His hair in 1949 was 26 feet long. The longest beard belongs to a man in Norway, measuring 17 ½ feet long. The longest beard of a bearded lady, Janice ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Consider Your Lord Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 15, 2016

As we seek to serve the Lord, we must see Him as He is and stand in awe of Him.

Consider Your LORD Haggai 2: 1-9 In our text today we find a similar introduction to that of Chapter One. It has been about a month since the Lord stirred up the people and the work began in earnest on the Temple. The Lord speaks again to the people during the annual Feast of Tabernacles, a feast ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Turn The World Over To Mothers

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 15, 2008

Dated 1988. Part dialogue, part conversation, between the preacher and his wife. Pain is caused by absenting ourselves from those against whom we have a grievance. Mothers understand compassion and challenge the rest of us to reconcile.

It is very appropriate that Margaret join me in bringing the message today… appropriate not only because she is a mother, but also because today’s message was inspired by both of our mothers … both hers and mine. Several years ago my mother was sitting in her living room reading the newspaper with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 14:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Midian Well

Contributed by Ken Durham on Nov 4, 2008

A road To Recovery from Sin

The Midian Well EXODUS CHAPTER 2 :11-25 INTRODUCTION It’s strange some time how an obscure piece of scripture hidden away in an epic story such as this can come to the aid of a sad old sinner like me but I guess at that time, the most challenging time of my Christian walk, it helped me get back on ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-25

Life On The East-Side Of Eden

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Mar 17, 2020

The garden of Eden was a place of security, comfort, abundance and the awesome presence of God. Sadly, outside is sorrow, suffering and regrets. Just like Adam and Eve, we have the power to choose today.

LIFE ON THE EAST-SIDE OF EDEN "23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:23-24, John 10:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can Dry Bones Live?

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Feb 10, 2010

God wants to resurrect some dry bones...He wants to meet us where we are...whether that is in the midst of very difficult and trying circumstances, as some of you are facing...or even if you just realize that your direction in life is not the one God has

CAN DRY BONES LIVE? EZEKIEL 37:1 14 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.... According to those who know about such things, this piece of wisdom is a relic thousands of years old. Versions of this nursery rhyme have appeared in 8 European languages. But in it's early stages, Humpty Dumpty was a riddle. ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Redeeming Broken And Reclaiming The Least

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

All of us have fallen short of God’s expectations but that does not prevent us from being used by God in His work because all of us are justified freely by God’s grace through Jesus Christ when we repent and act. Grace is receiving from God what we can’t

Redeeming Broken and Reclaiming the Least Nehemiah 3: 12-14 John Wesley was the founder of the people called Methodists. Throughout his more than 50 years of ministry, he traveled more than 225,000 miles on horseback, wrote thousands of letters and preached more than 40,000 sermons. He was an ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:12-14

Denomination: Methodist

Peter's Easter

Contributed by Tim White on Apr 1, 2013

From the darkest moment, to the greatest victory and life. That is the power of the Resurrection.

Various Passages All of us either have, or will have at some time, what is defined as the lowest moment in our life. The lowest moment in Jesus’ life truly was when His shattered body was in the grave and He was dead. The joy of the resurrection is that Jesus’ lowest moment was followed ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Journey From Death To Life (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Mar 28, 2023

Peter’s brokenness taught him a great lesson about the Lord’s love, faithfulness, forgiveness, and acceptance. Peter had his own journey from death to life. He realized he could not follow Jesus in his own strength. This realization kept him humble and dependent on Jesus.

Last Sunday we spoke about Jesus in the Valley of Kidron, then in the Garden of Gethsemane, and how the whole time He was in God’s will in His journey from death to life. We are coming to the end of Jesus’ earthly journey in the book of John and can see that these last few hours would be the most ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational