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It's Good To Be Home - A Homecoming Service Sermon

Contributed by Duane Wente on Aug 28, 2023

If you’ve ever been traveling for a long time, one of the first things we say when we get home is “it’s good to be home!” The same is true about our spiritual home on earth, the church. By studying the story of the lost boy, we can see why “it’s good to be home!”

Introduction Video Ill.: The Prodigal (Abridged) - The Skit Guys The Dream Home Is Dead Source: Adapted from Julie Kilcur, “The Dream Home Is Dead,” CT magazine (September, 2020), pp. 33-40 https://www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/2022/november/dream-home-is-dead.html Copied from Preaching ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, Galatians 6:1-3, Ephesians 4:11-13, Ephesians 4:15-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Second Coming Of Christ - Part 1: Sure Truths From The Savior's Prophecy Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 21, 2023

Sure truths we can know from the Savior's prophecy: 1. The cross of Jesus Christ is the hinge of History (vs. 1-2). 2. We must stand on the truth of God's Word (vs. 3-5). 3. We have the sure blessings of salvation (vs. 6-13). 4. God wants us to help share His gospel (vs. 14).

The Second Coming of Christ - Part 1 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 24:1-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared February 21, 2023) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 24. For the last 12 sermons we have been focused on a single day in the life of Jesus Christ. One of my Bibles tells us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Time Of Our Salvation Is Nearer PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2025

God’s grace awakens us from spiritual slumber, inviting us to embrace Christ’s love, leave behind darkness, and live each day clothed in His light.

Some mornings feel like mercy. The light slips under the blinds, the scent of coffee drifts through the house, and you think, “I can do today.” Other mornings feel heavy. The alarm sounds like a siren, the covers cling like chains, and your mind measures all the miles ahead. We’ve all known both ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Topics: Awake, Spiritual Alertness

No Bread?

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 13, 2010

What happens when there is no bread in the "house of bread? What happens when the bread is brought back?

“NO BREAD?” (freely adapted from Tommy Tenney, The God Chasers) RUTH 1:1-7 OPEN Do you like fresh baked bread? It’s one of my favorite things in the whole world. Nothing smells and tastes like fresh baked bread. Imagine passing a bakery and thinking, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Oct 6, 2014

the good shepherd

Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: *other

Rejecting Jesus Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 1, 2023

It is a big deal to reject Jesus.

JUST JESUS: CHAPTER BY CHAPTER THRU LUKE REJECTING JESUS LUKE 4:14-30 #JustJesus INTRODUCTION … Rejection Imagination Exercise (p) I would like you to imagine a situation as we begin this morning. Call it a thought exercise if you want. It is a normal run-of-the-mill situation that you or I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is My Purpose Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Mar 26, 2021

Taken from Sermon Central's "Created for Significance" Series and heavily edited, we look at why we were created.

What’s My Purpose? Created for Significance- Week 1 March 7th, 2021 Scripture-Luke 14:1–24 Today we're going to start a journey in discovering one of the most important things you need to know for your life. One of the reasons we have so much disfunction in our culture is because most ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Wonderfully And Fearfully Made PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025

This sermon affirms that every person is intentionally created by God, valued beyond comparison, and called to embrace their unique purpose and daily acts of care.

Friend, pull up a chair and take a deep breath. If your week felt like spilled cereal, missing socks, and schedules that didn’t stick, you’re in good company. If you’re a mom who has whispered prayers in the pantry, a grandmother who still carries names in a worn-out prayer journal, a woman whose ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:14

Topics: God's Handiwork, Amazing Creation

Lessons From The Empty Tomb Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 27, 2008

We are invited by the angel of heaven and Jesus to look inside the empty tomb and to behold the lessons of this empty tomb and the fact of Jesus resurrection. His resurrection is what sets Christianity apart from all other religions and it verifies that J

“ Lessons from the Empty Tomb! Easter Sermon 2008 Opening Illustration: Video clip from Bluefishtv.com - “The Elements of Easter” Thesis: We are invited by the angel of heaven and Jesus to look inside the empty tomb and to behold the lessons of this empty tomb and the fact of Jesus resurrection. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding God In Narnia: In A Land Far-Far Away Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Nov 3, 2005

#2 of 8 Narnia teachings. Geared to help you draw out and apply the powerful scriptural truths found in C.S. Lewis’ classic: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

This sermon uses a “tour guide” to take your listeners through the Land of Narnia. My wife, Sandy, dressed as a typical tour guide with a winter coat & hat. I began the teaching with a review of the 3 major points shared in our first week’s teachings…only to be ‘interrupted’ by the Narnia tour ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Lord's Supper Service

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 28, 2011

This meditation is designed to come just before the regular morning message.

Lord’s Supper Service (before message) As we prepare to come to the Lord’s table, we should recognize it as a time of celebration. We celebrate what Jesus has done for us in dying for our sins. So we give thanks to Christ for His gift to us. It’s a time for the church body to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:26-29

Denomination: Baptist

I Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Aug 13, 2005

This sermon is on the story of the woman who "outwits" Jesus. It emphasizes the generousity of God with we human beggars.

Sermon on Matthew 15:21-28 Ordinary 20-A / Pentecost +13-A August 14, 2005 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, OSL The famous one-time Catholic monk, Martin Luther, was legendary not just for nailing a piece of paper to the door of his home church citing 95 things that needed to be changed about it. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: United Methodist

The Adoption That Changed The World

Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Dec 24, 2007

An adaptation of another contributor, with personal applications and illustations

The Adoption that Changed the World Matthew 1:18-25 Christmas changed in a hurry for Mike and Tiffany Bailey from one year to the next. In 2001, their neat house with the white picket fence was fairly quiet. Like all of their past Christmas seasons, Mike and Tiffany had gone to parties, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

No More Crumbs

Contributed by Richard Cook on Jul 30, 2010

This message explains that we do not have to live beneath our priviledges, when we are in Christ.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many sources ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rightly Obsrving The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 23, 2008

When we celebrate communion, it must be done with the right attitudes and purposes if it is to honor Jesus.

. Illus of footwashing in Alabama town • Several churches got together once a year to do it • Got out of hand- carnival, drunkenness, sex, rowdiness • Have to hire extra policemen each year • Started good, degenerated into something sinful. 2. Same thing had happened in Corinth. Lord’s supper was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: Baptist