Sermons on Under Grace:

"Jesus' Rules Of Order"

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 3, 2017

Contrasting the transformation following the descent of the Spirit with life before His presence among the saints.

“A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:24-27, Acts 2:37-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Missing God Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 18, 2015

The Holy Spirit takes an active role in the life of the Spirit filled believer to help care for their soul. He does this in many ways and His names reflect how He works in the life of the church, the believer and the unbeliever.

Video Illustration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIzHb9YNEOY Sermon Series: Soul Care and the Holy Spirit Thesis: The Holy Spirit takes an active role in the life of the Spirit filled believer to help care for their soul. He does this in many ways and His names reflect how He works in the life ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are What You Think

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 18, 2022

The Master calls us to ensure that our heart is pure rather than focusing exclusively on our external practises.

“[Jesus] called the people to him and said to them, ‘Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.’ Then the disciples came and said to him, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

"god Told Me!" Really?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 24, 2022

God's Word, the Bible, is a perfect revelation of the mind and the will of God. We sin against Him when we attempt to usurp His place by trying to put words in His mouth.

“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” If you have been a follower of Christ for more than a few months, you have almost assuredly heard some dear soul assert, “God told me…” This assertion was possibly ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Baptist

Smart Love - Philippians 1:9-11 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Dec 29, 2021

Are you ready for the Day of Christ?

Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

The Road To Heaven - Philippians 3:12-14 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 10, 2022

After speaking against legalism in the first half of the chapter, Paul now warns against the opposite error: quietism. Not even Paul has gotten to a place where he can coast. The race goes until you die.

Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

The Battle Is On! Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 24, 2022

A message about the temptations of Jesus.

The Battle Is On! Matthew 4:1-11 Good morning MGCC… OKAY – we are in week six of our study of Matthew’s Gospel, “The King and His Kingdom” our text in Matthew 4:1-11 LET’S – get to it. Matthew 4:1ff Then (after His baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist) Jesus was led by the Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Can Anything That Feels So Right Be So Wrong?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 12, 2021

A Valentine's Day message emphasising the sacred nature of marriage.

“God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in his own image, in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Denomination: Baptist

Living Hope! - 1 Peter 1:3 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Nov 25, 2024

How would a half billion dollar inheritance affect the way you feel, think, and act? We have been given a far greater inheritance than that.

1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3

Thicker Than Blood - 1 Peter 2:5 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Dec 9, 2024

Most Christians fail to appreciate the value of what Jesus promised us in the Church.

1 Peter 2:4 As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:5

The Advent Call: Love Through Preparation Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 4, 2025

John the Baptist’s message to prepare for the arrival of Christ is put in three ways to first 1) Prepare (Mark 1:1-3), 2) Purify (Mark 1:4-5), and finally to 3) Proclaim (Mark 1:6-8).

Mark 1:1-8. [1:1] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, [3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Other

To The Church Of The Namby Pamby

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Jul 19, 2025

If John could have seen the Church today when writing the Revelation, I think he wouldn't have been quite so biblically polite in the Letter he would send to it.

To the Church of the Namby-Pamby I’ve been somewhat bothered with something lately and can’t seem to get it off of my mind. A feeling that God is pushing us to get things sorted quickly because His return is VERY SOON. Anyone else felt this? Felt the urgency of the church’s mission? Felt like ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: *other

When You Feel Unclean - Psalm 51:1-7 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 17, 2025

Learn how David tore his heart, not his garments over his sin.

Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-7

Soul Care 104 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 3, 2023

To achieve the “Abundant Life” Jesus promised, will require our souls to be healthy and whole.

Soul Care: Soul Care 104 Thesis for series: To achieve the “Abundant Life” Jesus promised, will require our souls to be healthy and whole. So to experience a healthy soul will require soul evaluation on our part as well as intentional soul care! Soul care is our responsibility, so we need to make ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 22:37, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:13-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope In The Darkness Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 25, 2022

The birth of John, known as the Baptist, is the appropriate beginning of the story of the coming of the Christ to present His life as a sacrifice for sinful man.

“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist