Sermons on Vindication:

The Good Fight

Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Oct 13, 2001

Good news for weary soldiers of the faith. (19th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C)

It is war—not a war fought with conventional weapons, but one that can only be fought by sound teaching and godly living. The early church was in a for its life against those who were trying to combine God’s truth with popular human ideas. (This deadly mix that would later result in something ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Praying In Times Of Crisis

Contributed by John Gaither on Feb 1, 2003

This sermon is re-edited from Timothy Peck’s sermon about 9-11-01 to the Space shuttle Columbia explosion on 2-1-03. It has meaning to any tragedy.

Praying in Times of Crisis This sermon is re-edited from Timothy Peck’s sermon about 9-11-01 to the Space shuttle Columbia explosion on 2-1-03. It has meaning to any tragedy. TEXT: Matthew 6:11 - 5 "And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:11, Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thirsty Souls

Contributed by Alan Hughes on Oct 22, 2004

Have you ever been homesick? As the deer thirsts for flowing streams in times of drought, so the psalmist longed for the living God, who never fails to satisfy. While these two psalms are separate, they make up a single poem.

Thirsty Souls Psalms 42:1-43:5 October 20, 2004 PM Introduction: Have you ever been homesick? While these two psalms are separate, they make up a single poem. The poet was a person of deep faith who was living in exile at the headwaters of the Jordan River near snow capped Mount Hermon, north of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Beatitudes (Part I)

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on May 25, 2002

A verse-by-verse treatise on part of Matthew, chapter five.

We have read, many times, the passage labeled “The Beatitudes”. A. They have been cited in preaching and used in teaching. 1. I do not believe, however, that we have seen the tremendous importance of these verses.... nor has it been impressed upon us, just how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Neither Do I Condemn You

Contributed by Sigurd Grindheim on Feb 4, 2006

Sermon on Forgiveness by Jesus.

The apostle Paul says: But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment (1 Cor 11:31). They came before the son of God and asked him to pass judgment. I am not sure they knew what they were doing. This was the son of God, the creator of heaven and earth, the omnipotent, the one with ...read more

Scripture: John 8:2-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remember, Remember Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jan 10, 2005

Peter calls the beleivers to remember the truth which they know and are established in, and which has been attested to by eyewitnesses, the transfiguration and the scriptures.

2 PETER 1 V12-21 What is your memory like? Do you forget things very easily? Are you better with faces or with names? Although that seems a silly question with me, because if you don’t remember faces how what good is a name? Apparently we never actually forget, it is all stored in brains. We ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The King Is Coming

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 6, 2005

When Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem on the Sunday prior to His crucifixion He was fulfilling the words of the prophet Zechariah. The passage announces two comings of the King – the first on Palm Sunday, the second yet in the future but drawing near.

THE KING IS COMING ZECHARIAH 9:9-10 INTRODUCTION: When Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem on the Sunday prior to His crucifixion He was fulfilling the words of the prophet Zechariah. The passage actually announces two comings of the King – the first on Palm Sunday, the second yet in the future but ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Habits Of The Holy Series

Contributed by Frederic Whittier on May 16, 2007

Sermon #5 Final sermon in Holiness series. This sermon looks at the question "What does a holy person look like"?

Habits of the Holy Various Scriptures It’s May again. Time for our annual reports. Every year, we are asked by our denomination to report the “number of people sanctified this year through local church ministries.” What does that mean? For instance, shall we count how many prayed, or how ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Nazarene

A Memorial Day Moment

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 25, 2007

A moment that was made forever a memorial

Once there were three old sisters who lived together. One sister got up to go to bed and half way up the stairs she stopped and asked, "Was I going up or was I coming down?" One sister replied with a hint of aggravation, "You were going up to bed." A second sister headed into the kitchen to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Heaven Like? Part 2 - Not Just Spiritual Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 18, 2008

Is heaven strictly spiritual with no physical manifestation? No, the Bible speaks of heaven as both a spiritual and earthly kingdom. This has huge implications as to how we live our lives by following Jesus right now.

The Burning Question What Is Heaven Like? Part 2 February 17, 2008 Various Scriptures Alright, we are looking at some burning questions and have begun with “What is heaven Like?” First of all, we noted that there is a key to these questions and all burning questions. Humility is that key. We are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:3

Denomination: Church Of God

Enemies Of The Cross

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 11, 2008

DEALS WITH SELF-DENIAL; ALSO BRINGS SOME UNDERSTANDING TO "WORKS"

ENEMIES OF THE CROSS 7/22/2007 Gal 5:24 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (KJV) Gal 5:24-25 24 Those who belong to Christ have nailed their natural evil desires to his cross and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:24-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are The Cheesemakers

Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007

What does it mean to be blessed? What does it mean to be favored by God? And what does it mean to be among those who are cursed with troubles and woes.

In the Monty Python movie "The Life of Brian" (I am not advocating seeing this movie) Jesus goes up on the mountain side to teach the people. There is a huge crowd gathered around him. In fact, the crowd is so vast that the people who are on the outer edge of the gathering cannot hear what is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Out Of God's Way Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 23, 2007

I preach expository messages, and this is the twentieth in my series on the Book of Acts.

“Getting Out of God’s Way” Acts 11:1-18 September 23, 2007 What happens when God thoroughly and completely messes up the paradigm? When God acts in a way utterly differently than you expected Him to act? According to Wikipedia (and if it’s in Wikipedia, then it must be true), “Angst is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Shaking Philippi Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 1, 2008

Exposition of Acts 16:25-40 regarding the Philippian Jail events

Text: Acts 16:25-40, Title: Shaking Philippi, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/5/08, AM A. Opening illustration: One sunny Sunday morning, Henry Jones awoke to find his wife standing over him, shaking him by the shoulder. "You have to get up," she urged. "We have to get ready for church.” "I don’t want to go ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-40

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness: For Others And For Ourselves

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 8, 2008

Seek forgivness and grant forgiveness to others.

Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 Our Gospel message today has a clear message for us. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Don’t forgive, and expect your debts to come back to you. The slave had amassed an unprecedented debt. In today’s standards, it would be the equivalent of $15 million. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Lutheran