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Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Mar 1, 2012

What kind of salvation did people get that is supposed to take them to heaven when they die but doesn’t take them to church while they are alive?

Psalm 27:4-One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. ************************************************************************ After attending church one ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:4

Denomination: Baptist

Why Silver Can Never Satisfy

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 16, 2018

Why silver can never satisfy, and why true satisfaction is in Jesus Christ alone.

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Ecclesiastes 5:10 "He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase..." PROPOSITION: To use this text and others to show why silver can never satisfy, and also to show that true satisfaction is in Jesus Christ alone, we were ...read more

Blessed By The Blood

Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 22, 2014

The innocent, powerful, sin-cleansing, divine, ever-powerful, crimson blood of Jesus Christ is worth talking about and singing about. His blood has never lost its power. It is the only thing that can save the soul of man.

BLESSED BY MEANS OF THE BLOOD The RED blood applied to a BLACK heart, will make it WHITE as snow. Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 1 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Christian's Checkbook- Security Deposit Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 10, 2023

This is the 166th sermon in the series Action". This is the 3rd sermon from Ephesians.

Series: Action [#166] A CHRISTIAN’S CHECKBOOK- SECURITY DEPOSIT Ephesians 1:13-14 Introduction: As I have discussed over the last couple of weeks, Ephesians tells us how spiritually rich we are in Christ. I have talked about the fact that many young people do not know what a checkbook is; but ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Acts 19

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Dec 16, 2020

Hanky, anyone?

Paul in Ephesus (v.1-10) Baptized with the Spirit and with fire - John the Baptist said this about Christ in Luke 3. Miracles at Ephesus (v.11-41) The Acts apron (or handkerchief) - God sometimes does unusual miracles. Head vs. heart knowledge - Evil knows if we really believe in ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

The Man At The Well

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Aug 12, 2008

The Samaritan woman found water from Jesus, the man at the well. She told all the people in town to come to see Jesus. If we have received water from the man at the well, we need to tell others.

The Man At The Well From our Sunday School days, many of us can remember the familiar story of the woman at the well. Some of us can remember the bare facts of her story. We can remember that she was a woman of Samaria, and that the Jews had nothing to do ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-29, John 4:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dreams, Visions And What-Knots!

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Aug 9, 2018

This sermon focuses on how God uses Dreams and Visions in our lives.

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 (cf. verse 5); Acts 2:17 - 21 Title: Dreams, Visions and Whatnot Theme: Dreams and Visions This sermon focuses on how God uses Dreams and Visions in our lives. INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:17-21, 1 Kings 3:3-14

Denomination: Nazarene

Unshackled Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010

This is from my expository series through the book of Romans.

“Unshackled” Romans 3:24 November 2, 2008 Undoubtedly, it ranks as one of the strangest things that Scripture records God asking a person to do; it’s found in the second verse of the book of Hosea; allow me to paraphrase: God’s first word to the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:24

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Receiving The Blessing Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001

Jabez’s prayer may very well have been based on promises he’d heard about in his youth - the blessing given Abraham

OPEN: It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Avoiding Self-Deception Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 27, 2005

Self-Deception is rooted in our thinking, and visible in our activities. Or, if we look at it in reverse – what we do, or how we act is in reality a product of our belief system – ie: what we believe. So, if our believing is wrong then our acting will b

AVOIDING SELF-DECEPTION 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 INTRODUCTION: Just recently, our area has been exposed to an unusual sight – a beluga whale. He has been meandering up and down the river, between Burlington and Trenton. Lots of people have gone to the river’s edge in hopes of catching a glimpse of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Charge It To Me

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 13, 2002

Paul’s plea for Onesimus shows his willingness to redeem his friend before his master. A Christ-like example of redemption and justification.

„h Abraham Lincoln, when an attorney, was approached by a wealthy man who passionately insisted on bringing a suit for $2.50 against an impoverished debtor. „h Lincoln tried to discourage him, but the man was bent on restitution. „h When he saw that the man would not change his mind, Lincoln ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Other

Bigger Ain't Always Better

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 14, 2004

This sermon helps us realize that God’s way is not always the way we think it should be.

Turn with me to II Kings 5. This is a familiar story to many. It is one of those stories I remember from Sunday school when I was a kid. I always thought this was a story of healing, and it is to a degree, but it is more a story of faith and obedience. It’s a story about relying on God and his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

Resurrection Sunday 2019 - The Main Thing

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 20, 2019

Sometimes even on Resurrection Sunday we can become distracted and drawn into something beside the main focus of the day; the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

Resurrection Sunday 2019 – The Main Thing Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “The time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12, John 1:12, Proverbs 3:5-7, Philippians 4:6-7, Romans 6:22, 1 John 1:9, John 3:16-18, John 14:6, 1 Samuel 2:2, Revelation 7:10, John 20:4, Luke 24:19, John 20:26, John 20:19, Luke 24:1, John 19:39, 2 Corinthians 5:15-20, Galatians 5:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

God's Got This Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 18, 2023

In the troubles we have in life, God is there making a way when there seems to be no way.

God’s Got This Text: Acts 7:9-16 Introduction 1. Illustration: God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is oversaw his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmaelites only saw Joseph as a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:9-16

Denomination: Methodist

The Proof Of Zacchaeus' Salvation

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 21, 2022

A Christian man was making plans to leave the country. He went to apply for a passport, and he was told that before he could receive a passport he had to produce evidence of his birth.

He was stunned when the woman looked at him and asked him to do such a thing. He asked, "My standing before you is not evidence that I have been born?" She said, "No, you will have to bring your birth certificate or something comparable to a birth certificate to show proof of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist