Sermons on Understanding:

Vessels Of Mercy

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 9, 2012

We cannot understand God's dealings with people apart from His mercy

Vessels of Mercy TCF Sermon May 6, 2012 “Drink tonight. Feel better tomorrow. That would be a miracle. Well, meet a miracle.” That’s the advertising message for a drink which is marketed as a hangover preventative - it’s supposed to enable you to consume alcoholic ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Filled With The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Cameron Bottema on May 28, 2012

A Biblical understanding of being filled with the Holy Spirit, as observed from the Text of Scripture.

FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 2:1-21 Text: Acts 2:4a “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” Being filled with the Holy Spirit, or being full of the Holy Spirit, or being baptized by or in the Holy Spirit are phrases that mean different things to different people in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Friends

The Ultimate Deviled Ham Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 9, 2014

God wants us to understand the implications of demonization and the battle in which we are engaged.

The Ultimate Deviled Ham (Mark 5:1-20) 1. Our new current series, “Jesus’ Amazing Ministry Up North” covers Mark 5-9, and focuses on Jesus’ ministry in the region of Galilee, the northern province of Israel. 2. Today’s sermon is about thousands of demons inhabiting ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Is Jesus Really? Part 2 Series

Contributed by Miles Mc Pherson on Dec 12, 2013

This series is designed to help you identify and understand who Christ is as the Bible says.

Let’s turn to Exodus 3, Exodus 3. Let’s do a little quiz. How many books in the bible? How many books in the bible? Everyone say 66. How many in the Old Testament? Everyone say 39. What’s 3x9? So therefore how many books in the New Testament? Very good. So if ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is True Faith? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 3, 2015

If people are saved through faith, we must understand God's definition of faith!

If you look at the front of the Bulletin, our Scripture of the Week is Ephesians 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. God of course is talking about Christians saved ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Journey!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 22, 2015

People who do not know your journey would never understand you!

Journey that they do not know! 2 Samuel 6:16”As the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.” I realized, I realized, I realized that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:10-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Treasure The Keys Of The Kingdom

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 25, 2015

Treasure the Keys of the Kingdom 1) Understand what they are 2) Use them faithfully

I bet every adult here carries around a handful of keys. Which of those many keys is the most important to you? Which key would you hate most to lose? The key to your garden shed? The key to your bicycle lock? The key to a suitcase? No, I don’t think you would count any of those keys as the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Your Enemies Need You Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jul 22, 2015

A new understanding of enemies and our response to them must be attained by Christ-followers

“Your Enemies Need You!” (Matthew 5:43-48) (SLIDE) INTRODUCTION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0HhHLHLHaA A truck driver was sitting in a crowded roadside diner ready to eat his lunch. It wasn’t just any diner and any lunch. It was his favorite diner on the road and his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Baptist

God's Answers To Suffering Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 26, 2016

God asserts God's divine wisdom and talks about the limits of Jobs understanding.

Job 31:35-37; 38:1-11 “God’s Answer’s to Suffering” INTRODUCTION When we encounter a speed bump on the road of life, we often find ourselves asking, “How did that get there?” or “Why did I hit that speed bump?” It is our human nature to want to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Person Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 7, 2016

Understanding who the Holy Spirit is and what role he plays in our lives.

Title: Embracing the Holy Spirit - Person of Theme: To get into the lives of people the importance of seeing the Holy Spirit as the comforter. Text: John 14:15-17 Offering (Malachi 3:8-11) Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings, ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Church Of God

What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?

Contributed by Dan Bauder on Jan 20, 2017

It is of vital importance for all of us to understand what being a christian is all about

BACK TO BASICS #1 “WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CHRISTIAN?” Ephesians 1:3-6 January 8th, 2016 Solid Rock Baptist Church Rev Dan Bauder INTRODUCTION I’ve been preaching the Gospel since December 1999. One of the things I’ve noticed is the way we assume all those who have attended for a while ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Rapture: The Gathering Of The Bride

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 2, 2017

Most Christians do not have proper understanding of what the rapture is all about.

Solomon gives to us some very wonderful and unique ideas concerning the bride of Christ. It is possible Solomon did not understand the full extent of what he is saying about the bride of Christ. In poetry, however, there are many levels of understanding. The Song of Solomon is not the kind of book ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 8:4-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Christ Alone Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 29, 2017

We shall examine three words that are important to understand what the cross is about.

Scripture During this fall, we are focusing our attention on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The Reformation began when an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther nailed Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. His propositions sparked a debate that ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

4 Christmas Questions. #2 Series

Contributed by Robert Walderman on Dec 18, 2014

Do we really understand the 'Who' of Christmas? Who exactly is this Christ child?

This is our second Sunday of the series, “Jesus is the reason for the season” and our 4 Christmas questions. If you remember last week’s message we answered the first question; “WHERE did the idea of Christmas originate?” That answer took us on a journey back before ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The History Of Israel In Prophecy…jesus Is Coming…

Contributed by Ricky Taylor on Dec 13, 2014

When we understand the history of Israel, we realize we are in the last days...

THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL IN PROPHECY…JESUS IS COMING… Israel is a nation built on a promise God gave to Abraham 4,000 years ago. God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham. His promise was both physical and spiritual. Physical, because God promised Abraham he would have children, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 132:13-17

Denomination: Pentecostal