Sermons on Whack A Mole:

Essential Truths - The Pre-Existent Christ (The Logos)

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 3, 2019

This sermon explores the pre-existent Christ, in particular in the Logos (The Word made Flesh) in john 1.

Essential Truths - Jesus Christ, The Logos - February 3, 2019 Sermon for CATM We are about 1/3rd of the way into our current teaching series on Essential Truths: The Triune God. We have been exploring in some depth, over the past month or so, the nature of God, what the Trinity is, what the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, Proverbs 8:22-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remembering - The Key To Peace Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 27, 2018

You'd think that mature Christians wouldn't argue among each other... but they do. Why do they do that, how can we keep ourselves from hurting Jesus with that destructive habit?

OPEN: A preacher told of how his family would spend weekends at his grandparents when he was a boy. In winter, they’d slide down a grassy hill on an old car hood. In the spring, before the fields were plowed, they’d play football in those fields, and when the fields were plowed they’d have dirt ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Correcting Our Definitions Of Wealth

Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Feb 21, 2012

Paul wrote to the Corinthians saying that Jesus shed the the riches of His own glory and authority, impoverished Himself to make us rich. Is this wealth real or imagined?

Pastor Dan Little The Landmark Church February 19, 2012 email: adfontes.djl@gmail.com ............................................................................................................................................ Riches! Real or Imagined? 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:37-50

Denomination: *other

The Way Doors Get Opened Series

Contributed by Stu Hodges on Jun 11, 2013

Worship is how to open closed doors.

I have a door at my house, it’s the door to a closet in our bonus room. It’s where my kids' toys are all kept and so when I instruct them to clean up the bonus room, the toys just get tossed into the closet and then they shut the door real quick and hope for the best. So when you open ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hell Is Not In Control Of Your Destiny

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 28, 2019

Sometimes it looks like hell is in control of your life. Four Reasons Hell ISN'T in control. Four things to do to take back charge if your life has spiraled out of control.

HELL IS NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY Esther 9:20-25 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Kids Learn a lot watching us Pray! 1. A boy went to an old-line church and saw the way they prayed. When he got home, he prayed a prayer like theirs, “O Holy Father, I pray that you may grant me out of Your beneficence ...read more

Scripture: Esther 9:20-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Making A Course Correction Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Nov 16, 2021

Taken from the Sermon Central Series and heavily edited, Pastor John teaches on how to make course corrections when you veer of course in your spiritual walk.

Making a Course Correction The Path Series- CCCAG October 10, 2021 Scripture-Proverbs 27:12 Last week we started a new series called, “The Path,” It’s a study taken from the book of Proverbs. In it, we established an unbreakable principle in the universe that if you try to break this ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Fruit Of Gentleness Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

The Holy Spirit came upon Jesus, you recall, not as a vulture or a screeching hawk, but in the form of a dove, the symbol of gentleness. Jesus will be forever praised in heaven as the Lamb of God, the creature of gentleness.

Bill Hybels, the popular pastor of the Willow Creek Community Church, one of the fastest growing churches in America, admits that he is not a tender hearted person. By nature he is often cold, hardhearted, and indifferent to the hurting world around him. In his book Who Are You When No One's ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tolerating Tolerance

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 9, 2020

Last week's sermon was on acceptance. So with a follow-up sermon on tolerance you might be wondering if it's going to be redundant. Though it's common to use the words interchangeably, they are different for a reason.

TOLERATING TOLERANCE Last week's sermon was on acceptance. So with a follow-up sermon on tolerance you might be wondering if it's going to be redundant. Though the words accept and tolerate are often used interchangeably there are times when they're not. You've heard the phrase, ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:2-4, Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 2:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord Is My Shepherd (Part One)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 9, 2020

Psalm 23 is perhaps the most well-known Psalm. It's often quoted at funerals. Although you may be familiar with it, have you ever really studied it? That's what we're going to do today and next week. Let's see what we can learn David's 23rd Psalm.

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD (part one) Psalm 23:1-3 In his book, I Shall Not Want, Robert Ketchum tells about a Sunday school teacher who asked her group if any of them could quote the twenty-third psalm. A little four-year-old girl was among those who raised their hands. A bit skeptical, the teacher ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-3, John 10:11, Isaiah 40:11, John 10:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Warfare Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021

The Christian does not win in the war with evil by making the enemy suffer. He wins by suffering for the sake of the enemy. This is the new message of the cross.

William H. Taft, the 27th President of the United States, was a big man in more ways than one. When he was inaugurated in 1909 at age 51 he weighed 325 pounds. His goal was not to become President, however, but to be the chief justice of the Supreme Court. In 1921 he achieved his goal and became ...read more

Scripture: John 18:1-11

Cornerstone Or Stumbling Block? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

A look at Jesus as a Rock - transition into a Christmas series of OT snapshots of Jesus

Wherever you’re at in life this week, and this Thanksgiving, I hope you’re able to thank the Lord for some blessings He’s given to you. God must have thought rocks were important, because when He made the world, He made lots of them! Ask any farmer. There’s even a whole range of mountains, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Is Betrayed Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

The power of the cross is God’s power is focused like a laser here to save us sinners. You really cannot truly understand the cross until you understand how Jesus got there and what took place on the day He was crucified.

We are going to spend three weeks focusing on the cross of Jesus Christ – to prepare our hearts for His resurrection. We are marching with Christ down the Via Dolorosa, or the way of suffering. We are entering the very heart of Christianity. It is Thursday, less than twelve hours from Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:47-53, Luke 22:63-71, John 18:12-14, John 18:25

Denomination: Baptist

Seasons Of Grieving: When Grief Turns To Joy Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 31, 2024

Grief and joy are emotions that surround transitions. Anytime a change is happening, we experience grief.

Grief and joy, two intense extremes. What is grief? “Author Edgar Jackson poignantly describes grief: Grief is teaching yourself to go to bed without saying good night to the one who had died. Grief is the helpless wishing that things were different when you know they are not and never will be ...read more

Scripture: John 16:5-7, John 16:1-3, John 16:28-33

Denomination: Salvation Army

Unity In The Church: And The Boundaries Of Unity Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 6, 2024

We have a perfect example from Jesus about what it means to walk in unity. On Earth, Jesus sought to do the perfect will of God the Father.

You can tell when you walk into a church, and spend any amount of time there, whether that church is united or not. What is Christian unity? We know it when we see it. We can feel it. You can feel the peace around the table. You can sense the peace and unity in the service, the bible studies, the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5, John 17:13-19

Denomination: Salvation Army

Holding On To Hope Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 15, 2022

To get through your groaning, focus on the glory to come.

Some time ago, George Barna polled adults: “If you could ask God one question, what would you ask?” The top response was, “Why is there pain and suffering in the world?” I can’t think of anything more universal to the human experience than suffering. In fact, many people point to the problem of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Baptist