Sermons on Unhindered Forgiveness:

When A Prophet Goes Prodigal Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 12, 2008

This is a biographical message baed on the life of Jonah

When a Prophet Goes Prodigal Jonah Essential 100 Series May 11, 2008 Morning Service Introduction Merlin Carothers, author of the book Prison to Praise, had firsthand experience of what it is like to be declared righteous. During World War II, he joined the army. Anxious to get into some action, ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Let It Snow

Contributed by David Henderson on Aug 12, 2012

when Jesus came as a little baby, and was born in a stable and placed in a pig trough with strips of linen wrapped around Him, he was hardly what they expected. This has been a problem for ages. Many of us want Jesus to be something He is not. We want

“Let it Snow!” Luke 2:8-11 One of the reasons why the Jews and many others didn’t recognize Jesus as the coming Messiah was because he wasn’t what they were looking for. The Jews were sick of the Romans and the way they ruled the country and what they really wanted was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Bitterness

Contributed by Joe Farnella on Aug 31, 2012

This is a case study of Joseph and how he could have become bitter but trusted God and save a people and a nation.

Overcoming Bitterness Gen 37:18- 27 I. The effects of Bitterness and envy A. It will hinder your relationship with the Jesus. Heb 12:12-15 -Satan’s biggest tool to try to destroy us is bitterness. He knows he can’t defeat us so he tries to use his tools to make us in effective. - ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:18-27

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do When You Mess Up Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 21, 2013

Everybody messes up now and again. How you feel about it and what you do about it makes a huge difference. Find out how David handled sin in a wonderful way we can learn from.

It seems like in Psalm 31 David is receiving the consequences of a sin unknown to us. It has caused others around him to shun him and talk maliciously about him. In the psalm, though, David recommits his life to Yahweh and seeks God’s forgiveness and God’s answers to his plight. ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time -- 7th Sunday, Year A

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 27, 2020

Love your enemies

There is a sign in the Princeton University Store basement which cleverly suggests: "Love your enemies—it will drive them crazy." Jesus’ ethical teaching is higher than this example because love of enemies is not a consequentialist ethic, hoping that the other person will change. Love ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Catholic

Phantom Pain

Contributed by Sean Dees on Feb 7, 2020

God is all about progression and moving forward, He desires for us to keep moving forward, so that we could progress. All through scripture God was pushing man forward to reach to obtain their destiny, miracle, etc.

(12) And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: (13) For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:12-15

Looking Toward Healing

Contributed by Pablo Catala on Feb 18, 2020

Gods will to heal

Luke 9:51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, Forgiveness is a choice, it is something that we will decide to do when we come to the conclusion that the past doesn’t change, but how we process life right now ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Plea For Onesimus

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Feb 24, 2020

A short letter from a man in prison to a man betrayed.

A PLEA FOR ONESIMUS "8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:8-16, John 8:34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Self Grace Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 4, 2019

The final part of this series on grace. In Part 7, we look at extending grace to ourselves.

Self Grace Matthew 27:1-5 May 5, 2019 I want to start this morning by reading a passage. It’s from Matthew 27:1-5. Jesus has been betrayed and arrested. Judas, the betrayer went to the Jewish leaders to talk about what happened. This is the story – 1 When morning came, all the chief priests ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-5, John 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Deadly Exercise

Contributed by Imelda Mesa on May 21, 2019

Revenge and retaliation can be deadly exercise. It can potentially imprison us for the rest of our lives.

Some years ago a murderer was sentenced to death. He has a younger brother who had served the State so well in the past and to which the State was deeply indebted. This younger brother sought the governor of the State for his pardon. The pardon was granted and his brother was about to deliver the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Denomination: Foursquare

The Birth Of The Church And The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Stan Lobin on Jun 26, 2019

The birth of the Christian Church was ushered in by the promised gift of the Holy Spirit through whom our lives will transform and empower us to transform the world

The Gift of the Spirit and the Birth of the Church In the old traditional culture, the word of God was passed on to the next generation from parents to children through the telling of stories. These stories were told to ensure the important messages from God did not die with the older generations. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

A Father’s Love

Contributed by Timothy Lucas on Aug 27, 2018

A different perspective on the parable referred to as "The Prodigal Son."

Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:22

Terms And Conditions Of Relationships Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 20, 2018

This looks at how we make our relationships right so we can worship

Click here, accept this, check here. You’ve seen the words. And they all signify the same thing, that you have read and accepted the terms and conditions of something. This is week two of our Terms and Conditions series. Last week we defined Terms and Conditions this way: Terms and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Wesleyan

Convicted

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 22, 2018

David is a man after God’s own heart, yet he commits a terrible sin. God moves in David’s life—judging, punishing and forgiving him.

2 Samuel 12:1-9 “Convicted” INTRODUCTION When my dad retired, my mother decided to open a day care business. I remember one of the couples who left their child for my mother to care for instructed her never to say “No,” to their child. She was to divert his attention if he was doing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

The Trial Of Sin Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 31, 2018

If we admit our sin, and confess it to God, we will be forgiven.

THE TRIAL OF SIN Text: 1 Jn. 1:8-2:2 Introduction 1. Illustration: Kay Arthur, a Christian author, put it this way. If you tolerate sin in your life, that sin will not only take you farther than you wanted to go, it will keep you longer than you wanted to stay and it will cost you more than you ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10, 1 John 2:1-2

Denomination: Methodist