Sermons on Upon Us:

God’s Plans Are Catching Up With Us

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 10, 2023

The time has come for God’s plans to be fulfilled. God is looking for people to carry out His plans. As a result, God’s plans are catching up with His chosen people.

The time has come for God’s plans to be fulfilled. God is looking for people to carry out His plans. As a result, God’s plans are catching up with His chosen people. Human plans are being superseded by God’s designs. While Saul was searching for his sheep, God had already searched for him and ...read more

Keeping Us Face To Face With The Human Jesus

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 10, 2023

A question asked long ago, and often repeated is as to why we have four Gospels. The answer to that enquiry was given by Origen when he said, There are not four Gospels, but a four-fold Gospel.

A question asked long ago, and often repeated is as to why we have four Gospels. The answer to that enquiry was given by Origen when he said, There are not four Gospels, but a four-fold Gospel. This means that to an understanding of the Person and mission of our Lord, each evangelist, inspired of ...read more

Scripture: John 1:5

New Thoughts About Salt And Light And Us

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 11, 2023

The rulers of this world, from Caesar down to our day, would never have killed Jesus if . . .

Saturday of the 14th Week in Course 2023 The word “wisdom” appears over 300 times in the Sacred Scriptures. That’s one reason that my wife and I pray every morning for the wisdom to know God’s will, and the other virtues we need to carry it out. St. Paul writes the word a couple of dozen times in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-19, 1 Corinthians 2:6-13

Denomination: Catholic

Hooray! God Does Not Think Like Us!

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 20, 2023

He is, as Torah teaches, “slow to anger.” That’s very different from most of us.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Course 2023 All of Scripture is useful to those whose purpose in life is to attain union with the Blessed Trinity. But there are probably a hundred verses that stand out as critical in the most important pursuit of our existence on earth. Two of these, surely, come from ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-9, Philippians 1:20-27, Matthew 20:1-16, Luke 23:42

Denomination: Catholic

Faith To Use Spiritual Gifts Lesson 5 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 12, 2023

The Bible commands us to do all ministries. God wouldn’t give us a responsibility without the ability.

“But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 12:31 “For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.” 1 Corinthians 7:7 A. MANY PURPOSES FOR FAITH 1. Get more faith. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:31, 1 Corinthians 7:7

Denomination: Baptist

"the God Of Us And Them"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 17, 2024

A sermon about God Who shows no favoritism.

“The God of Us and Them” Jonah 3:1-5, 10 (inspired by a sermon by Chris Mathis) Our lesson for this morning starts in Chapter 1 with God saying to Jonah: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah was a prophet from the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5

Denomination: United Methodist

Christmas: Why Did Jesus Come To Us? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

I’m really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. But what did God have in mind when He created Christmas? What motivated Him to bring Christmas to us?

Christmas is really enjoyable on so many levels. But a widow names Stella has an unusual experience on Christmas. Stella’s first Christmas as a widow brought incredible loneliness. One day her doorbell rang and she was greeted by a messenger holding a box. “What’s in the box?” she asked. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:8-13, Genesis 12:1-3, Revelation 7:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

How Do I Use Words Well? Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jun 24, 2021

What type words produce healing and life in us and in others?

Proverbs How do I … Use Words Well? June 27, 2021 Proverbs 18:21 NIV “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” What type words produce healing and life in us and in others? 1. Wise words Proverbs 12:18 NIV “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 25:11, Proverbs 12:25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There’s More With Us, Than With Them

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 24, 2021

God people often look weak and vulnerable when compared to the great powers and institutions of the world, but that's not true! The greatest power lies with the Church! God has an invisible army around us.

THERE’S MORE WITH US, THAN WITH THEM 2 Kgs. 6:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: DOING A GOOD DEED 1. A young pastor (trying to live a holy life) was sitting in a restaurant eating lunch. He opened a letter he’d just received that morning from his mom. As he opened it a twenty-dollar bill fell out. He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:15-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Equips Us For Our Calls In Life

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jul 7, 2021

Jesus sends out the 12

July 11,2021 Mark 6:7-13 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. 8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:7-13

Denomination: Lutheran

"lord, Teach Us To Pray"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jul 10, 2021

This is a message in a series I preached on prayer.

Title: “Lord, Teach us to Pray” Script: Mt. 6:5-13 Type: Series on Prayers of the Bible Where: GNBC 7-11-21 Intro: I believe the great need in the American Post-Pandemic Church is prayer! Billy Graham once said, “Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask.” It’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Good Shepherd Takes Good Care Of Us

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 30, 2020

Jesus, the Good Shepherd gives us abundant life. What does that really mean for us?

5.3.20 John 10:1-10 1 “Amen, Amen, I tell you: Anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the door, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep listen to his ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Give Us Today Our Daily Bread Series

Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Aug 18, 2020

This is the third part of the Lord's Prayer (Matt 6:11)

Today we will continue our study on the Lord's Prayer. We have learned the first three petitions which relate to God. Jesus teaches us that prayer, first of all, is about God, about honoring His Name, His Kingdom, and His will. That is the essence of Christian prayer. We pray, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:2-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Sin Gets Us To Bite The Hook Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 1, 2020

Paul tells us that Satan can appear as an angel of light. That is a clear picture of the way that Satan and temptation works. What can we learn from it?

[Have a fishing pole with a hooked worm.] SATAN APPEARS AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT: Sin takes what is good and twists it just enough. - 2 Corinthians 11:14. - Genesis 3:1. - What does it mean that Satan appears as an angel of light? It means that Satan in tempting us often comes to us in the form of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel Makes Us Family: Intro To James Series

Contributed by Michael Larsen on Oct 20, 2020

Intro to the Book of James

Open your bibles to 1 Corinthians 15. We are going to spend our time today introducing you to James half-brother of Jesus. As we begin our new series from the Book of James entitled Faith That Works. In his commentary R. Kent Hughes says “one thing is clear about the book of James—the dominant ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed