Sermons on Unprofitable Servant:

The Way Doors Get Opened Series

Contributed by Stu Hodges on Jun 11, 2013

Worship is how to open closed doors.

I have a door at my house, it’s the door to a closet in our bonus room. It’s where my kids' toys are all kept and so when I instruct them to clean up the bonus room, the toys just get tossed into the closet and then they shut the door real quick and hope for the best. So when you open ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Kingdom Anointing

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 15, 2013

God anoints those that are submitted to His will and whatever they build in their lifetime, looks like God’s Kingdom. He always anoints His kings. We are His kings and represent His Kingdom on earth during our lifetime.

The Kingdom Anointing God has an agenda for the earth and it is a Kingdom agenda. God wants to take what is in heaven and release it on the earth and He does this through anointed men and women. God anoints those that are submitted to His will and whatever they build in their lifetime, looks like ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:38

Denomination: Charismatic

In The Beginning Series

Contributed by Bill Walker on Dec 4, 2016

The word in Genesis. The word in John. Jesus' encounter with Nicodemus.

IN THE BEGINNING John 1:1-4, 14; 43-51 Today, I want to begin a short series that will look at some interesting people and their encounters with Jesus. I’ll begin by asking a couple of questions: What are some of your memorable encounters with Jesus? What is your relationship with Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joy To The World - A Study Of Philippians- Part 3 "Joy In Believing" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Dec 12, 2016

Part 3 of our Philippians study

Joy to the world A study of Philippians Part 3 “Joy in Believing” Today we continue our study of the book of Philippians Paul’s letter of joy to the Church in the Macedonian in the city of Philippi Paul had spent time with the people there about 10 years before he wrote this ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16, Philippians 3:7

Denomination: Baptist

God With Us

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 18, 2016

Let’s look at Matthew 1:18-25, Joseph's dilemma, the meanings of Jesus' names and whether or not Mary remained a perpetual virgin.

The Savior's Next Step for Our Church Acts 1:12-26 (Initial reading: vs. 8-14) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 19, 2013 *This is last week's issue of "The Baptist Message," and the headline for this article is: "Hankins Delivers Sobering News to 2020 Commission." It tells us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

What We Can Learn From Mary And Joseph

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Dec 22, 2016

Christrmas is the time to learn new spiritual truths particulalry from the lives of Mary and Joseph.

WHAT WE CAN LEARN THIS CHRISTMAS This is a second on the series on the Christmas message. Last week, we talked about the three wise men who traveled from a far away place in search for the baby Jesus, the King of the Jews. They just followed the star for many years with great perseverance until ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

The Sound Of Cherub Wings Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 8, 2017

Ezekiel says the sound of Cherub wings was like the voice of the Almighty. Do you know the role Cherubim played in Scripture? And do you know the message they ultimately protected for God?

During the offering time we played this version of “Ezekiel Saw De Wheel” by The “Vocal Union Quartet” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDdAeKIo4E) OPEN: How many of you have ever heard that song before? It was written back in the 1940s by a popular folk singer named Woody Guthrie and has been ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 10:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Amnesia And Apostasy Series

Contributed by Mark Pritchard on Jan 24, 2017

A look at how Israel forgot God and how that led to apostasy.

Forgetting God It’s not hard to forget the things of God. When we choose to sin, we are forgetting God. When we choose to change or underreport our income for tax purposes, we do that after we’ve decided to forget what God says about his care and ability to provide for his children. When we engage ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

No. 01 . The New Year Is Aglow With Opportunities

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jan 26, 2017

How to start the New Year - 2016

The New Year is Aglow with Opportunities Daniel 1:1-7: 3:1-18; 6:1-22 We have now completed one month in the year 2016 and we are faced with many challenges and opportunities. As a Christian we are rowing upstream against a society that is basically anti-Christian. We are also living in a ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Heavenly Throne Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jan 27, 2017

John see the Ancient of Days on His throne. A door was opened. A voice commanded John to "come up here". John was then in the presence of God. John begins to describe his vision.

I. Introduction A. Turn to Revelation 4:1 Revelation 4:1-2 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." (2) At once I was in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessing That No One Wants: Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 19, 2011

This beatitude speaks of a blessing no one wants – the blessing that comes to those who are persecuted for righteousness sake.

“The Blessing No One Wants: Blessed Are The Persecuted.” Matthew 5:10-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for right-eousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

A Humble & Obedient Heart

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 21, 2011

A message about the necessity of humbling our hearts, as shown by Jesus in LUKE 14:1-14. It is an explanation of this passage.

MATTHEW 23:11 “But the greatest among you shall be your servant.” When I was a teenager, I remember telling my father that I wanted to be a successful businessman when I grew up. He asked me what type of business I wanted to work in, and I told him I didn’t know, I just wanted to be a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: *other

If This Is That Wheres That At?

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 27, 2011

It's time for the Church to take her rightful place in the world: Manifesting holiness, and truth, and integrity and the Power of almighty God. We must contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, and never settle for less than the full manifestati

Acts 1:1-16 1 ¶ And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-16, Acts 2:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

1 Corinthians 2:9 Heaven #2

Contributed by William D. Brown on May 7, 2011

When we think on beautiful things or objects we naturally can not help but think of the sites and beautiful things that we see here on this earth, and rightly so, because we have never been to heaven, there’s not any words that we can say that would

1 Corinthians 2:9 HEAVEN #2 5-7-11 Today I want to bring a few thoughts to do with HEAVEN, there’s a lot of people in the world that don’t believe there is a “God or a heaven or a hell”, they believe that when ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9

Denomination: Baptist

The Valley Of Decision

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 17, 2011

One of the most wonderful miracles in the Bible was the crossing of the Red Sea. One dimension to this wonderful miracle was that the Egyptians were so dumb as to follow the Israelites into the Red Sea. They felt that since the Israelites were their serva

One of the most wonderful miracles in the Bible was the crossing of the Red Sea. One dimension to this wonderful miracle was that the Egyptians were so dumb as to follow the Israelites into the Red Sea. They felt that since the Israelites were their servants they could still surpass them in ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:19-21

Denomination: Pentecostal