Sermons on Walking In Spirit:

One Priest, One Sacrifice, Once For All Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Mar 14, 2021

Do we really need multiple mortal human priest to grant us access to God? What about those churches that claim we do? Hebrews 7:18-28 provides us with a definitive answer.

Have any of you gotten any unwanted phone calls this week? Yes, I assume all of you have! Have any of you gotten any scam calls this week? Yes, those things have become as daily an experience as most any other part of our lives. Have you gotten the one from someone who sounds like they’re ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:18-28, 1 Timothy 2:5-6

Denomination: Bible Church

The Greatest Prophet Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 15, 2021

The Prophets say such high and lofty things, for they are speaking for God. Jesus, however, did not speak for God, but as God. He was the very voice of God, and when people heard His Word, they were hearing God speak, and not just His spokesman.

F. F. Bruce in his commentary on Hebrews concludes (Jesus) "is the prophet through whom God has spoken His final word; He is the priest who has accomplished a perfect work of cleansing for his people's sin; He is the King who sits enthroned in the place of chief honor alongside the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:18

Differences Make A Difference Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

We do not have to like everything about Paul, for he didn't like everything about himself, but we do have to recognize that differences are not defects. They are the key to the churches having the diversity necessary to reach a very diverse world.

Sometimes a man can be so different that nobody can agree with him all the time. Such was the case with Roger Williams, who was the founder of the first Baptist Church in America. He came to America for religious freedom, and he expected to have more of it than anybody was willing to give him. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:1-11

Church And State Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021

What separation does mean is that all true religious faith is a matter of free choice, and so no state power can ever be rightly used to enforce faith or any religious conviction.

Until every knee bows and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, the abuse of power will be a major cause of human suffering. When the country of Chad in Africa became independent in 1960 the Christian missionaries were delighted that the first President was a Baptist. Tambolboye was ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15

Philemon - Forgiveness In Action

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Mar 26, 2021

At any time in life we can be Onesimus, Philemon, or Paul i.e., someone who has hurt another person, someone who has been hurt, or someone who is attempted to reconcile two people. Like Onesimus we are all part of the “fellowship of the forgiven”, and therefore must practice forgiveness.

SERMON OUTLINE: Philemon : Forgiveness in Action 1. Book Background Only one chapter – 25 verses Thin book, but rich in content Originally written as a simple letter 2. Historical Setting Philemon – friend of Paul Christian converted by Paul in Ephesus? Philemon now living in Colossae A ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Christian Church

How To Go From Bitter To Better Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 29, 2021

Bitterness is an emotion that can eat us from the inside out like poison or cancer. Like the biblical character Joseph, there are things we can do to keep bitterness from destroying us.

A. Abe Lemons was head basketball coach at the University of Texas for six years starting in 1976. 1. Lemons turned the Texas Longhorn basketball program around, but when DeLoss Dodds took over as the athletic director they soon were butting heads, and at the end of the 1982 season, Dodds fired ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:14-15, Ephesians 4:31-32, Matthew 6:12-15, Luke 6:27-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Respect In The Home Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

The very dignity you ascribe to your Lord you are to give to your mate. This does not mean we worship our wives, but it means we are to treasure them as one of our most precious gifts.

Waren Webster, missionary to Pakistan, tells of his first attempt to be friendly to the children who came to watch him as he tore a crate apart to rebuild it as a desk. He said, "Hello," and they frowned and ran. He felt disappointed, but later they came back and he said it again, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7-12

Clean Inside And Out

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 24, 2019

A study in Psalm 24: 1 - 10

Psalm 24: 1 – 10 Clean inside and out A Psalm of David. 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:4

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Sensing My Own Sinfulness Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 6, 2019

My love for Jesus will be in direct proportion to my sense of my own sinfulness

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Baptist

Loving With Truth And Grace Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 6, 2019

Jesus loves with the perfect balance of grace and truth and that is how He wants me to love others

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Making Jesus My Lord Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 6, 2019

Genuine salvation requires making Jesus “Lord” in both words and deeds

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Who Has Believed? Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Sep 15, 2021

Good Friday: Just as people doubt the resurrection, they also doubt the crucifixion. This message looks at a detailed report concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, written centuries before it ever happened.

Today is Easter Sunday, the day when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The resurrection was the most important event in salvation history, for it proved that Jesus truly is the Son of God, and that He has power over sin and death; giving Him the right to proclaim ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Main Thing Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 13, 2017

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing because only God is everything.

A week ago, after watching Wisconsin beat Nebraska in football, I was thrilled to hear that Michigan lost to Michigan State. During a commercial break, a promo for Michigan came on the screen. The voiceover described a wounded wolverine and then showed clips of players tackling, running, passing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

Real Change Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 5, 2017

If you want to make real change in your life, submit to God's discipline; then in dependence upon Christ, admit and quit your sin.

When Jack quit farming and moved, he discovered he was the only Baptist in his new town of all Catholics. That was okay, but the neighbors had a problem with his barbecuing beef every Friday. They were not allowed to eat red meat on Fridays, but the tempting aroma was getting the best of them, so ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 44:1-34

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Lessons On The Coming Kingdom Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Nov 15, 2017

The kingdom is more than a future reality. It is already present. The Pharisees did not have to wait for it. The disciples were already part of it. Even today the kingdom as Jesus established it is present wherever people acknowledge Jesus as King.

Samaria, Galilee Lessons on the Coming Kingdom (Gen. 6-9) Luke 17:20-37 Jesus Speaks on the Spiritual Nature of God’s Kingdom (Luke 17:20-21) And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-37

Denomination: Baptist