Sermons on Waywardness:

Avoid A "Lot” Of Trouble: Take God Seriously

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 1, 2009

If take warning signs posted by local authorities about thin ice, it’s even more important for us to take God seriously when he warns about the coming judgment.

Every year people require rescuing after falling through thin ice. Some don’t make it. They drown before help can arrive. That’s why provinces spend tens of thousands of dollars warning people to stay off thin ice. People could avoid a lot of trouble for themselves and others if they just took ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:15-29

Denomination: Lutheran

The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 11, 2015

We are baptized for action. We are baptized to go out into the world and be the hands, voice and presence of Christ. We are baptized for the sake of others and for the sake of the world.

If the reading we heard from Mark’s Gospel a few minutes ago sounds familiar, it’s because we heard part of the same reading a few weeks ago on the Second Sunday of Advent. On that Sunday, we heard John the Baptist talk about the coming of Jesus and the baptism that he would provide-the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: Anglican

#glory2christ Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 23, 2014

There is only one God and the only way to approach him is through faith in Jesus. Glory to Christ! We will want to insist on this truth in our dealings with one another.

“I even I am the Lord, and apart from me there is no…” Come on Sunday School children. This is the memory treasure you’ve been working on during the month of November. Help me recite it. “I even I am the Lord, and apart from me there is no…savior. I have revealed ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:22-25, Jude 1:1-25

Denomination: Lutheran

There Is Hope - Death Series

Contributed by Andy Moyle on Feb 24, 2016

There is hope for life after death

Death is the great leveller - we will all die! Rich and poor, black and white, young and old. Someone once said that nothing is certain in life except taxes and death. Trouble is a good accountant can always find a way round taxes, but we can't cheat death. George Bernard Shaw said "the statistics ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19

Denomination: Charismatic

A Black Man Is Coming

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 21, 2011

A black man is coming to cause us to revive our faith in God and to restore us into right relationship with God.

Sunday, November 2, 2008 “A Black Man is Coming” Text: Hosea 11: 1 – 11 Have you ever sat on the doorstep of expectancy waiting for a hope of a better tomorrow? It may have been as a child unable to sleep because your imagination is running wild as a holiday approaches with ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Married To Jesus (Part One)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 13, 2015

Throughout the bible God's relationship with his people is often referred to as a marriage relationship. He is our husband, we are his bride. So, what kind of husband is God? Let's find out.

1) Betrothed. The first part of a Jewish wedding ceremony is the betrothal. We would liken it to an engagement. However, unlike a modern-day engagement that can simply be broken off, a Jewish betrothal could not. In essence the man and woman were married-it’s just that there was a period of ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Choice's That Change Our Lives

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jun 8, 2014

A sermon that challenges believers to take a stand for the Scriptures, biblical separation and sacrificial service.

"CHOICE'S THAT CHANGE OUR LIVES" Joshua 24:15 Joshua 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Baptist

Toxic Living

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 1, 2010

Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from Grace.

Opening illustration: Picher, Oklahoma, is no more. In mid-2009, this once-bustling town of 20,000 went out of business. In the first quarter of the 1900s, Picher was a boomtown because of its abundant lead and zinc. Workers extracted the ore, which was used to help arm the US during both World ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Jesus Sought A Sinner

Contributed by John White on Jul 26, 2018

it should be informative to have a look at just one example of Jesus seeking a sinner. In doing so, we need to remember that this is just one example. The entire ministry of our Lord seems to be focused upon seeking those sinners who are lost.

How Jesus Sought A Sinner Luke 19:1-10 "And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Unfairness Of Grace

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Jan 7, 2019

A fresh look at an old story Jesus told in Matthew 20 to see how Amazing Grace really is

There’s a Mexican market in our city. My wife and I have shopped there. Not only is it a place to shop for food; it is also a meeting place for Mexican workers. So very early one morning about this time of the year the owner of the Grey Monk Winery sent his foreman to the Mexican market to pick up ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

The Compassion Of Jesus

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 27, 2018

This morning asking what would Jesus do WWJD can only be answered after we know what Jesus did and willing to do the same thing.

The compassion of Jesus Introduction- This morning we begin a series “WWJD” What would Jesus do. The series is designed to look at Jesus as our model of life and help us to be more like-Christ. The development of being a disciple of Jesus. We know we will not measure up, but we can be ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

"Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Apr 10, 2018

The question we are tackling this morning has been referred to as The Achilles Heel of Christianity – the question that often keeps people from becoming believers in Christ.

“Why do bad things Happen to Good People?” James 1:1-12 The question we are tackling this morning is asked perhaps more than any other question about God. It has been referred to as The Achilles Heel of Christianity – the question that often keeps people from becoming believers in Christ. George ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Attribute Eight | A Man Integrates Motive Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Apr 29, 2018

He is aware that his motives are easily swayed by internal and external, positive and negative forces, that attempt to satisfy his desires. Therefore, he must be cognizant of the battle by directing his desire toward God.

Well as we continue our path to discovering what it means to be a man of God, we are discussing the attributes of a man. And of course – we look at our model man, who is Jesus Christ. And as promised each time, we said we’d look at a – something that he told us to do, and something that he did as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4, Philippians 2:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Part 1 - Lost Grace Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 23, 2019

The Incredible story of Jonah and the Depth of God's Grace

Grace Community Church, Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Watch this message at https://youtu.be/NDlefgUVE-A Chuck Swindoll said, “The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3, 2 Kings 14:25, Matthew 12:40, Matthew 4:19, Psalm 139:7-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Affirmations - Sermon Viii: Belief In God's Forgiveness And Mine Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 19, 2019

How wonderful to be forgiven by God our Father, by family and by friends! How wonderful to forgive others - and to "forget" their trespasses against us! Amazing is God's grace - and ours!

INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH As time marches on and the aging process begins to cast a shadow on my short-term memory, my mind seems sharper now than ever regarding long-term memory. It is interesting to me that, at 85 years of age, I am ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14, Ephesians 1:7-8