Sermons on Victory By Faith:

Matthew 1.18-25 The Surprising Birth Of The Messiah Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Nov 24, 2011

Matthew 1.18-25 The surprising birth of the Messiah

Matthew 1.18-25 The surprising birth of the Messiah Manuscript Last week I preached on Matthew 1.1-18 and today I would like to continue with the rest of this chapter. So we will spend some recapping vs 1-17 before we move on to vs 18-25. Please open Bibles Mt 1.1-17 – mostly genealogy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Pastor's Shoes

Contributed by Harold Hansen on Jan 7, 2009

helps for a church member for his or her pastor

WALKING IN THE PASTOR’S SHOES: II TIMOTHY 4:2 AS I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THE JOB OF EVANGELSIT THAT GOD HAS CALLED ME INTO. EVANGELIST THEY ARE A GIFT TO THE CHURCH! THEY ARE TO BE A SOULWINNERS & TEACH THE CHURCH TO BE SOULWINNERS! WE ARE TO PREACH AGAINST SIN! MAKE THE DEVIL MAD & THUS GET HIM TO ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Denomination: Baptist

The Wedding At Cana Series

Contributed by Sonny Thomas, Sr. on Jan 10, 2009

Understanding the Scriptures, one can see the wealth of evidence which would render strong drink and intoxicating beverages as inappropriate for use by believers – use for drunkenness or simple social consumption.

In this passage we can find that Mary evidently was a friend or even a relative of those in the wedding party and took a principle part in the preparation of the wedding feast. Jesus and the disciples were invited. Whether the family was poor and had not enough refreshments, or whether there was ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Giving Produces Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 9, 2016

Giving leads to praise, partnership and profit

WHAT GIVING PRODUCES I remember hearing Pastor Rick Warren once talk about a time years ago when people had bumper stickers that read “honk if you love Jesus.” He once saw a bumper sticker with this message, “Tithe if you love Jesus, any idiot can honk.” Imagine that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-17

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Peace On Earth Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 25, 2016

Jesus was born to bring us peace - that's what Isaiah declared and angels sang. But what does that mean? What kind of peace did Jesus come to give me, and how can I receive it?

The past few weeks we’ve been looking at the gifts Jesus was born to give us. This week, we’re focusing on the gift of “peace” and (because today is Christmas) I wanted to start the sermon with a Christmas Carol that had peace as part of its message. But as I searched ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Beginning Of The New Life – The New Life

Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 25, 2017

What is the New Life? Why the New Life? How to gain the New Life?

The Beginning of the New Life – the New Life (John 3:1-16) 1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-16, John 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Trials Of Jesus - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Feb 4, 2017

Jesus the true High Priest.

The trials of Jesus - Part 2 Jesus the New High Priest after the order of Melchizedek Jesus had become a grave threat to the priesthood and religious powers of the day. Here was a man who was forgiving people of sins, healing people, bringing people back to life. He challenged the strict ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:57-65

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Your Money Or Your Life?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 4, 2017

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YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE? (LUKE 18:18-27) When Abraham Liebowitz gets to school he discovers that he is the only Jewish kid in the class. But it’s a decent town and nobody really bothers him. One day the teacher asks the class Who was the greatest person who ever lived? and why? And to make it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

True Leadership Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 5, 2017

Jesus is a true leader. He’s got followers. He’s got a great vision of the future. He knows his hour has come, the hour for the Son of Man to be glorified. And Jesus is forward thinking

Sermon by Rev George Hemmings I wonder what you think a leader looks like? We asked that question at the CLAY small group on Friday night. Actually we asked people to draw a typical leader, and their qualities, and this is what we got. I wonder how that matches up to your ideas of a leader? I ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-30

Denomination: Anglican

The Source Of True Comfort Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 5, 2017

Jesus preparies the disciples for his imminent departure. The final betrayal has begun and the Cross is inevitable. ll that remains is to prepare the disciples for what’s coming.

Sermon by Rev George Hemmings Sarah & I have learnt that we need to give our boys Micah and Joshua plenty of warning before we leave somewhere, especially if they’re having a good time. If we try to just say, ‘OK, it’s time to go,’ without any warning, they’re ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Community-Church Responsibility

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Feb 9, 2017

The church is responsible for the physical and spiritual needs of its people

Title: Community-Church Responsibility Place: BLCC Date: 2/19/17 Text: Genesis 4.9; 1 Corinthians 5 CT: The church is responsible for the physical and spiritual needs of its people. [Screen 1] FAS: One of the most famous stories in baseball history is the story of Jackie Robinson. He was the first ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Reflections On The Love Of God

Contributed by John Telgren on Feb 11, 2017

The Love we share with one another in our marriage relationships is of God. It is God (not Hollywood) who defines, demonstrates, and instructs us on love, whether it is romantic love, or brotherly love.

You probably are acutely aware of all the pink and red decorating many of our stores in the month of February. I have been thinking a lot about what it represents, and what we can learn. It occurred to me that many of us preachers will preach timely messages on Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Caricature Or Reality (Part 1)

Contributed by John Telgren on Feb 23, 2017

In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5, Isaiah 6:11-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Solitudinal Intervention

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2017

We are talking about the spiritual discipline of solitude and Jesus is a wonderful example for us with this aspect of the Christian life.

SOLITUDINAL INTERVENTION MATTHEW 26:36-46 #SpiritualDisciplines JOURNEY THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES As we begin this morning, I want us to take a journey through the Scriptures in the life of Jesus. Jesus Christ demonstrates, by His own life and example, the spiritual discipline we will dig into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Piccadilly Disciples

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2017

Sermon focusing on discipleship

PICCADILLY DISCIPLES LUKE 14:25-33 ILLUSTRATION: PICCADILLY 1 Imagine if you will a place to eat where you can have almost anything under the sun and where you serve yourself. You walk in, grab a tray, and laid out before you are more options than you could eat at any one time. The point of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ