Sermons on Under Law:

When You Think You're Going Under

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jun 22, 2002

Don’t despair, Christ is there. And He desires to lift you up when you think you’re going under.

We have all had that “sinking feeling,” haven’t we? We’ve all had our share of storms. There are various types of storms in life. 1. Situational storms. This is when circumstances seem to plot against you and everything seems to go wrong. Murphy’s law is in full force. Everything seems to go ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Pentecostal

Persecuted Series

Contributed by Mike Lewis on Nov 28, 2023

This morning, we come to our last beatitude in Jesus’ Great Sermon on the Mount. Though this is the last one, we are going to split it up into 2 Sundays.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION IT’S A POP STAR CONSPIRACY We live in a world filled with conspiracies about what is real and what isn’t. Everything from Elvis still being alive in a gas station in Minnesota to the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot. Musicians cannot escape their own conspiracies it seems ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10, John 15:18-23, Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Old Testament Law To New Testament Love

Contributed by Jeremy Long on Mar 3, 2025

A brief walk through the scripture to prove God's Law ultimately showed us God's Love.

Old Testament Law to New Testament Love Well, how about we cover the entire bible today? You know, … cover to cover. We’ve got the time don’t we? We have the attention span for that right?? Genesis to Revelation. “In the beginning” to “Amen”. How about it. No? Ok. But we are gonna get to that, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20, Genesis 1:1, Revelation 22:20

Denomination: *other

Eating Blood?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 19, 2012

Blood pudding or Kosher?

Scripture: Acts 15:19-20, Leviticus 17:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Righteousness Plus

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011

Righteousness greater than that of the Pharisees isn't about behavior: it's about bone-deep transformation.

We’ve been shocked and horrified once again this week at the shooting of children by children, from Santee CA to next door in Pennsylvania. And the commentators and pundits are asking once again what kinds of laws we should pass to keep this from happening. Most are honest enough to admit ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sacred Statements Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 22, 2016

Duties to God and to others, a summary of God's will for us.

The Ten Commandments…a Sermon Series…Pastor Bob Leroe, D.Min...Cliftondale Congregational Church Introduction to the Ten Commandments Matthew 5:17-20, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. I tell ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Congregational

The Key To Righteous Living

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 15, 2014

Jesus came not to destroy the law, but to keep and fulfill it. We also are required to be obedient to the law - not indeed as a means of salvation (which it could never be) - but as an expression of our love and service.

THE KEY TO RIGHTEOUS LIVING. Matthew 5:17-20. 1. Jesus’ statement is emphatic:- “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17). The righteousness of God is the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the end of the law, the one to whom ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Beseeching Of Grace (Romans 12:1)

Contributed by C. Clay Carlisle on Sep 13, 2011

Grace does not command obedience to a new law but beseeches us by the mercies of God to present our lives to God as living sacrifices by faith.

Passage: Romans 12:1—I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. (NKJV) Outline: Grace Beseeches Us Rather Than Commanding Us. Grace Beseeches Us By The Mercies Of God. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Baptist

Oh How I Love Thy Law! Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jun 30, 2001

LOVE FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS THE PATHWAY TO SUPERIOR WISDOM

BIG IDEA: LOVE FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS THE PATHWAY TO SUPERIOR WISDOM I. (:97) THE KEY TO SUPERIOR WISDOM = LOVE FOR THE WORD OF GOD "O how I love Thy law! It is my meditation all the day." Those that love the world, spend their time consumed with the things of the world. Those that love the Word, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:97-104

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Jesus Heals Peter's Mother–in–law” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 20, 2004

Fifth in a series on the miracles of Christ, here Jesus heals Peter’s mother in law.

The Miracles of Jesus Miracle # 5 “Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother–In–Law” Mark 1:29-34, Matthew 8:14-17, Luke 4:38-41 After casting out a demon of the possessed man in the synagogue at Capernaum, Jesus went directly to house of Simon Peter and his brother ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:38-41

Denomination: Baptist

Against Such There Is No Law-Yearn To Know, Yearning To Be Filled Series

Contributed by Ainemukama Rogers on Jun 29, 2011

THE FRUIT AND GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNREAVELED AREA OF CONCERN AS PERTAINS CHRISTIAN DESTINY, HERE COMES A FEW INSIGHTS AS ONE VENTURES INTO THIS AWESOME AND WIDE SUBJECT.

AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW. Yearn to Know, Yearning to be Filled. Key Text: Galatians 5:19-22 STUDY ON: THE FRUIT AND THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST.   Question: 1.HOW CAN I KNOW THIS FRUIT OF THE EVIL UNLESS THEY KNOW THE TRUE FRUIT? 2.HOW CAN I KNOW THE GIFTS OF GOD'S ENDOWMENT UNLESS AM ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Virtue Supports The Law Written In Our Hearts

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 25, 2009

Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance are for building up the individual and the Church

Tuesday of 3rd week in Easter “You call yourselves Catholics, baptized in warmed-over lemon juice, not by the Holy Spirit. You are just like your faithless ancestors. They didn’t listen to their preachers and neither do you. You reject and murder everyone God sends you, and even reject Jesus, ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

The Word Of God, Secular Society And The Natural Law Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2011

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and the natural moral law.

Monday of 33rd Week in Course Verbum Domini “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” This is one of what the Egyptian hermits used to call “javelin prayers” that the Church has held dear from the beginning. The story we hear in today’s Gospel, which originated in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-43

Denomination: Catholic

Amazing Grace, Burdensome Law Or Foolish Mixture

Contributed by Alex Galsim on Mar 2, 2012

There are 3 basis of how Man relates to God by grace, by law and by mixture of law and grace. Proper understanding of walking by God's grace will liberate and help us enjoy life to the fullest.

GOD'S AMAZING GRACE I. .DEFINITION OF GRACE 1. God's undeserved, unmerited, unearned favor to man (Eph 2:8-9) II. THE BASIS OF GOD'S ACCEPTANCE TO MAN 1. By law God to Israel (Deut 28) 2. By grace By receiving what we don't deserve (Ephesians 2:8) 3. By mixture of law and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:17

Denomination: Christian Church

The Internal Law Of The Kingdom Of God - Sermon On The Mount

Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 21, 2012

A Christian goes beyond what is required by the Law. He is not only righteous in appearance, in action, but in character, obedient to God on the inside.

The Internal Law of the Kingdom of God (the Law of the Heart) A soldier in the time of war got a letter from his fiancé, saying he has met someone else and wants to call off the marriage. So she asked for the engagement ring and her picture, so that she might have use for it in the future. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-48

Denomination: *other