Sermons on True Surrender:

True Leadership

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 31, 2017

When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good?

Prelude When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good? Let’s look at Jesus’ blunt assessment of human religious leadership in Matthew 23:1-12 and see if we can learn a better ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

True Freedom Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 28, 2016

What Paul describes here definitely applies to us. Jesus has taken many captives, literally, He lead captivity captive.

7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” 9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-9

Denomination: *other

True Friends Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 30, 2016

How David and Jonathan lived for each other

Friendship I Sam 18:1-4 David and Jonathan By Rev. Andrew B Natarajan “Be a friend or an enemy and not a traitor” Friendship of David and Jonathan Jonathan: Born as Kings’ son( I Sam 14:1). A man of faith and courageous man(I Sam 14:7-13). ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

True Treasure

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 9, 2016

If we seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness – if we seek first to be in his kingdom, and if we seek first to live for his kingdom and as citizens of his kingdom, well, the rest works out.

Matthew 6:19-34 True Treasure 6/27/10e D. Marion Clark Introduction Earlier today we presented Phil and Lisa Ryken with an original painting by artist Makoto Fujimura. On that painting the artist wrote in gold lettering the very passage we are considering tonight, up to verse part of verse 26, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A True Love

Contributed by Norman Bernad on Sep 23, 2020

On Valentine's Day everybody may be talking about love but do most people really understand how important real love is-to a marriage-to a relationship-to the home-to the Christian life-even to the church!

A True Love (A True Valentina) 1. Exodus 32:30-33 2. Philemon: 1.8-20 3. Psalm : 136 On Valentine's Day everybody may be talking about love but do most people really understand how important real love is-to a marriage-to a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:30-33, Philemon 1:8-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

True Wealth Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 21, 2020

What are the true riches of life? What does it really mean to be a wealthy person?

What are the true riches of life? What does it really mean to be a wealthy person? In 2 Corinthians 6:10, Paul says, “I have nothing yet possess all things.” Clearly, true wealth in life is not financial wealth. In Proverbs, we are told that having a good name is of more value than great riches. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A True Worship

Contributed by Norman Bernad on Jul 29, 2024

True worship of God is when we love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. It's when we praise God above everything else and put Him first in our hearts.

True worship of God is when we love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. It's when we praise God above everything else and put Him first in our hearts. As it says in Deuteronomy 6:4-5, “The Lord our God, the Lord is one! True worship is any expression of obedience, praise, honor, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:1-4, Exodus 20:1-6, John 4:7-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

True Repentance Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 15, 2022

“Come, let us return to the Lord.” (Hosea 6:1) Jesus went to the house of many tax collectors and sinners. The Pharisees saw this and asked why Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners. In that context Jesus Quotes Hosea 6:6 (found in Matthew 9:13).

The story of the prodigal son gives us a great picture of repentance. The prodigal has messed up big time and ended up in a terrible situation, eating pig slop just to survive. That situation made him turn back to his father. But you don’t have to wind up on skid row to need repentance. A Christian ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:1-11, Hosea 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

True Worship

Contributed by Samuel M on Apr 6, 2024

True worship is not just about singing songs, but it's about seeing the face of God. Do the songs we sing help us to see the face of God? Do the songs we sing completely describe God and His Holiness?

And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. Revelation 5:14 True worship is not just about singing songs, but it's about seeing the face of God. Do the songs we sing help us to see the face of God? Do the songs we ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:14

The True Vine Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 16, 2021

Jesus the True Vine is the Only source of spiritual life. For us to know if we are a true disciple or a fake disciple we need recognise the difference between the Father bringing us through a difficult pruning process, or the Father cutting us off.

Message John 15:1 I Am The True Vine There are seven “I am” passages of Jesus … the last of which is found in John 15:1-6 (read) I suspect there are plenty of us who remember the “I am the vine; you are the branches” part. I wonder how many also remembered the “I am the vine, and my Father is ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1, John 15:5

Denomination: Baptist

The True Vine

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 17, 2021

We draw our spiritual life from the Lord Jesus Christ just as surely as the branch draws the sap from the root.

THE TRUE VINE. John 15:1-8. In Psalm 80:8-16 Israel is poignantly portrayed as a vine which has spread throughout the whole land, only to be torn down, devoured, and burnt at the time of the Exile. The vineyard motif is again taken up in Isaiah 5:1-7, where a moral reason is given for this ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The True Vine

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Apr 20, 2021

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

The True Vine Scripture: John 15:1-8. Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Other

The True Bread.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 19, 2025

Jesus said, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh unto me shall never hunger; and he that believes in me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).

THE TRUE BREAD. John 6:25-35. JOHN 6:25. When they had found Jesus on the other side of the sea, the people began the conversation with a question, “Rabbi, when camest thou hither?” JOHN 6:26. Our Lord understood these hardy Galilean folk. They were working day by day trying to scratch a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:25-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Repentance Series

Contributed by Norest Hoko on Sep 20, 2025

One day in my study I read and and pondered on the verse of Scripture, John 3:1-3 , Where a Pharisee Nicodemus went to Jesus to confirm that truly Jesus was sent from God.What surprised me was Jesus' reply that "no man unless he is born again will see the kingdom of God"

I’ve been reflecting on a powerful truth: two men can receive the same divine revelation, yet have completely different spiritual conditions. This is strikingly illustrated in the lives of two very different people: Peter, a simple fisherman, and Nicodemus, a highly educated teacher of the Jewish ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21, Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 3:11

True Satisfaction

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 31, 2026

Holy Communion, where we receive true food and drink true drink and remember that through Jesus, we are never spiritually hungry and never spiritually thirsty ... because of the sacrifice of His body and blood we have eternal life through Him.

What happens to food … like this piece of bread [eat piece of bread] … when you eat it? Well … it goes to our stomach where it is broken down by hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes so that it can be absorbed into my body. That piece of bread that I just ate will eventually become a part of ...read more

Scripture: John 6:48-56, John 12:49, Matthew 13:14-15

Denomination: United Methodist