Sermons on Truth That Makes You Free:

Your Past May Explain You, But It Does Not Excuse You - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 26, 2024

Each one of us carries a story shaped by experiences, choices, and circumstances that often explain who we are. However, while our past may provide context, it cannot serve as an excuse for how we live today.

Your Past May Explain You, But It Does Not Excuse You - 2 Corinthians 5:17 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT) – “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” Introduction As we gather today, we must confront a powerful truth about our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 3:23, 1 Timothy 1:15, Colossians 3:2, Romans 12:2, Galatians 6:5, Luke 15:11-32, 1 John 1:9, Philippians 3:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Crossing The Line

Contributed by Jackie Hill on May 3, 2011

There are three types of people that respond to the truth, which kind are you and are you willing to take the next step in your journey with Christ?

“Crossing the Line” John 6:60-71 Introduction… Have any of you seen the old Disney film, “Davy Crocket”? It is one of my all-time favorites. There is a scene in that movie, at the Alamo, when Col. Travis draws a line of the ground and asks the men that want to ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-71

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 2: Thanksgiving For Their Faith, Hope, And Love Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 21, 2018

Paul’s thanksgiving becomes unconventional because of his insertion of “God”: he is giving a genuine thanks to the one true God, not making a casual reference to whatever the gods were in Thessalonica, at the time.

4/8/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 2: THANKSGIVING FOR THEIR FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE (1Th 1:2-4) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 (NIV) 2 We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. 3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

But I Say To You...

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 14, 2011

1. Jesus reinterprets the law and makes it a more difficult way (not less). 2. Jesus’ way had to wait until the human family was able to hear it and follow it. 3. We cannot live the way Jesus taught us without each other.

• Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, tells this story from his childhood: “I remember to this day exactly where I was when it hit me: riding north on Haledon Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets in Paterson, New Jersey after Sunday morning church with my parents. Isn’t it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

Denomination: Methodist

You Have A Soul

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 22, 2022

New research findings in Science and Medicine now support the Bible's statement that we have a soul, not just a body. People must know this so they can make correct decisions about where they will spend eternity.

YOU HAVE A SOUL OPENING ILLUSTRATION Get 4 kids to front. Turn off lights. Shine flashlights thru hands. You can see the bones inside the skin. “WE HAVE SOMETHING INSIDE!” We know this also because of Xrays and ultrasounds. But today I want to talk about something else we have inside: a SOUL & ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Matthew 15:26, Mark 8:36

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You People Are Awesome! Series

Contributed by Michael Mays on Sep 11, 2021

Most everyone likes looking at pictures in family photo albums, because there are always a couple that make us smile every time we look at them. Paul has similar feelings as he begins this letter to the church at Philippi.

I. Intro A. Who likes to look at pictures in family photo albums? Are there some photos that make you smile every time you look at them? What about every time you think about them? B. We enjoy singing here so much—whenever people ask us what we do, we tell them—but among all the things we’re part ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

You Can Stand Out!

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Jul 12, 2004

The bottom is getting crowded every second. How can a man make his way through to the top? This message shows you how.

From our text, we see a man with many limitations trying to get the attention of Jesus Christ. As usual, Jesus was going about doing good and went through the territory of this man who had long been awaiting the day Christ would come into his life. Zacchaeus was a man of small stature, so cannot ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Places You'll Go Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 9, 2009

The businessmen in James 4 don’t seem to be boastful and proud to me... and yet God says they were. What makes a person proud?

OPEN: Dr. Seuss once wrote a poem entitled: “The Places You’ll Go” And part of it goes like this: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Have You Done This To Us? Series

Contributed by Keith Shuler on Aug 12, 2005

Leaders who fail to tithe should not be permitted to make decisions governing the body of Christ.

Why Have You Done This To Us? Joshua 7 Robbery in any nation is a serious crime. It can result in various forms of punishment. Some people loose a hand while others spend time in prison. Stealing is also a crime in the Kingdom of God, as we shall see in our lesson today. Historically, the children ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Declares You Untouchable Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 21, 2025

God has the power to shield His children and make them untouchable by the schemes of the enemy.

THE GOD WHO DECLARES YOU UNTOUCHABLE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 91:7-10 (KJV) “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:7-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Thirteen Attributes Of Mercy

Contributed by Lee Houston on Oct 3, 2025

Maybe you feel the need for God’s compassion today. Indeed, any time I am in the pulpit, I know that in my audience there is at least one person whose sin he or she thinks God will not forgive. If you feel that way or if you know someone does, this sermon is for you.

The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy Maybe you feel the need for God’s compassion today. Indeed, any time I am in the pulpit, I know that in my audience there is at least one person whose sin he or she thinks God will not forgive. If you feel that way or if you know someone does, this sermon is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Exodus 3:14

Do You Hear What He Heard?

Contributed by Jason Zahn on Dec 27, 2001

The truth about the meaning and joy of Christmas rings out loud and clear in Paul’s opening remarks to the Roman Christians.

It brought an out of control party animal named Augustine to faith in Christ, and Augustine went on to become one of the most prolific and influential Christian thinkers of his generation. It sparked the Reformation, as a monk named Martin Luther discovered in it that the righteousness God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

The Beauty Of The Ascension Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jun 28, 2021

So, JESUS, our SAVIOR went to heaven, and then...

There is a brief but beautiful description of how our SAVIOR went to heaven. Luke 24:50-51. He led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, note that this is where HIS friends lived, HE lifted up HIS hands and was blessing them, and then HE left them and was taken to heaven. In Acts, it is recorded ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:7-11, Luke 24:50-52

24.9 The Truth About Lying Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 26, 2007

We continue in our look at a day in the life of Christ, looking at his comments on lying in the Sermon on the Mount

Jesus hasn’t even gotten to coffee break yet and already he has shaken people’s worlds in what their conception of happiness and righteousness are. He has talked about how not killing was part of the moral fabric of society, respecting life from conception to natural death kept society from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Quit Living A Lie Series

Contributed by Herbert Cooper on Sep 20, 2011

As adults we live lies that create stress in our lives. I want to talk to you about the lies we live.

This first lie is: 1. I have to meet everybody’s needs A. Many people struggle with trying to meet everybody’s needs. It’s this superman or superwoman complex that says I have to be there for everybody. I have to help all my relatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th cousins. I know ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational