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How To Avoid The Worst Woes In Life - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 3, 2023

1. Don't just care how you look. Care how you live (vs. 25-28). 2. Don't compare yourself to other people. Compare yourself to God (vs. 29-32). 3. Don't be condemned. Become a child of God (vs. 33). 4. Don't reject God's Word. Receive it! (vs. 34-36).

How to Avoid the Worst Woes in Life - Part 2 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 23:25-36 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared February 3, 2023) BACKGROUND: *In 1 John 4 the Bible tells us twice that "God is love." And thank God that's true! Our God is full of love, grace, and tender mercy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:25-36

Denomination: Baptist

Know, Serve, Impact Series

Contributed by Josh Brown on Feb 4, 2023

The Good Shepherd had come to find His lost sheep. And so this morning I want to talk to you about our mission is. This was His mission, this was His purpose…

Sermon: Know, Serve, Impact Series: Slide Introduction If you have your Bibles open to Luke 19 and I want you to see this interaction between a man name Zacchaeus and Jesus Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Samuel 12:24, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Can You Truly Know An Invisible God? (Exodus 33:18-23) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 19, 2023

Moses doesn't know God, the way God knows him, because God hasn't fully revealed himself. And so he asks to see God's glory, to fix that. But what is God's glory?

Last week, we left off in the middle of our story. We pushed right up against arguably the most famous, well-known verses in all of Exodus. And I just wanted to stop before I got to them, and give them the time they deserve. At the same time, this is a really complicated passage. I could ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, Psalm 49:16-17, Exodus 33:18-23

Marks Of The Messenger (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Feb 23, 2023

We must resolve today, as a church, as a people, as individual Christians, that we will boldly proclaim the gospel, regardless of the response, regardless of the division it brings - we will boldly proclaim it.

Marks Of The Messenger Acts 14:1-28 Have you ever walked into a movie after it’s already started? Or perhaps you started watching a television series halfway into the season and you’ve missed a lot of the character development and plot lines that preceded that particular episode? I know for some of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Why Thanks God, Give Back To God And Give To Others? Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 12, 2023

We should want to give back to God and others because of what Jesus has done for us. In appreciation of His blessings and having experienced

Series: Thanksgiving to God and Giving Back – Why Give Back? Video Illustration: Psalm 118 Thesis: We should want to give back to God and others because of what Jesus has done for us. In appreciation of His blessings and having experienced His love in our struggles. We should want to pass on His ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pets In Paradise?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 29, 2025

Will Pets Be Raptured and With Us in Heaven? A look at what the Bible has to say about it.

What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” —the things God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV - see also Isaiah 64:4) The Bible clearly proclaims that the Triune God is love, good, and kind, and His faithfulness and mercies are new ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Peter 5:1, Isaiah 11:6-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fear Not

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Sep 5, 2025

7 PROMISES TO OVERCOME OUR FEARS

FEAR NOT 1. The Lord delivered me from all my fears. 2. The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me 3. Do not fear, When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; 4. Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jars Of Clay - By Design

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Sep 7, 2025

When we think we aren’t enough, we’re right! We’re not supposed to be.

Recently, something very strange happened to me. Something that I always knew was theoretically possible, but which still came as a shock. A couple of weeks ago, I woke up one morning and realized that I was now — wait for it — a “Grandpa”. Now, the event which brought about this transformation ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Prayer For Spirit-Empowerment (Ephesians 3:14-21) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Sep 22, 2025

God will help his people live faithfully, by empowering them through his Holy Spirit, if they ask. So ask, for yourselves, and for your church. Empowerment isn't just about "charismatic" things. It's empowerment for faithfulness also-- and probably faithfulness first.

Over the past few weeks, we've read about how God is now revealing to his church something that was a closely guarded secret for centuries. God had this hidden, master plan to bring all things together, in heaven and on earth. And what that looks like on earth, is that God is making one ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

The Plagues Continue Part 4 Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jun 2, 2025

Locust and Darkness and there is one more plague promised.

The Story of Moses : Exodus 10 The Plagues Continue (Part 4) Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 05-25–2025 Intro Over the past month, we have been studying God’s response to Pharaoh’s taunt: “Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Paul Was A Motivational Speaker

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 11, 2025

Vince Lombardi, the football coach, goes down in the history books as one of the all-time greats, if not the greatest, coach ever.

Today we have a lot of MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS in the pulpit. The reason they are motivational speakers they do not know enough of the Word of God to be a Bible preacher. But the apostle Paul was a MOTIVATIONAL PREACHER, and we can see that clearly in his writing to the THESSALONIANS. Illus: Vince ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Power In The Blood Of Jesus - 2 Series

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Jun 15, 2025

We are still on the power that is in the blood of Jesus, the blood of Jesus is not an ordinary subject to talk about. it's quite a vast subject.

When we talk about the power in the blood of Jesus. We are not in any way going to be able to finish this extra ordinary subject with just a few pages. The power in the blood is not something we can take lightly; there is actual power in the blood of Jesus that we can never stop talking about it. I ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Genesis 3:21, Genesis 8:20-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Choices Make A Difference PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2025

Wholehearted obedience to God, not partial or conditional surrender, is the true expression of faith and trust, bringing us into deeper relationship with Him.

Some of us know the tug-of-war inside the heart: the whisper of God on Sunday and the noise of everything else on Monday. We mean well. We sing loud. We even start strong. But somewhere between the amen and the alarm clock, our obedience gets edited, trimmed, negotiated. Can you relate? I can. We ...read more

Topics: Starting, Staying

God Of Wonders PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2025

Remembering God’s past faithfulness fuels our present hope and prayer, empowering us to trust Him and expect His power in today’s challenges.

Some nights feel noisier than others. The worries keep whispering, the clock keeps ticking, and our hearts keep wondering if morning will ever come. Have you been there? You grab your phone, scroll a few old photos, and a smile slips in where sighs used to sit. Memory does that. Memory can be a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:11

Topics: God, Wonders

¿por Qué No Te Levantas Y Andas? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2025

Jesus meets us in our stuck places, inviting us to trust Him, refuse despair, and step forward in faith toward healing and new life.

Some of us walked in today smiling on the outside and stuck on the inside. We know how to look fine, but deep down we feel like that man by the pool—stalled, sidelined, and silently counting the years. We carry mats of memory—old disappointments, long habits, lingering hurts—and we wonder, Will ...read more

Topics: Sanidad, Fe