Sermons on What Now:

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 13, 2004

This is an advent sermon.

When I was a kid, we used to play this game. When someone was wearing a stocking hat, we would run up to them and say, “Where was Mickey Mouse when the lights went out?” When the other person said, “I don’t know,” we would pull their stocking hat over their eyes and say, “In the dark!” The idea, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Is A Deacon?

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jul 27, 2006

Join us in examining the Biblical role of a deacon.

Today we elect four men to serve our church in the office of deacon. Before we participate in this election, I want to lead you in examining the question, what is a deacon? That is an important question for a church to answer. However, it is difficult to get a comprehensive answer because the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

What A Friend!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 23, 2018

On the occasion of the "Global Friendship Day" Yours Truly has endeavoured to come up with a Biblical perspective on Friendship!!!

WHAT A FRIEND!!! It has been said that the World today courtesy Globalization resembles a spider’s web. Well…the unique thing about the spider’s web is that you touch any part of it, the whole web starts ...read more

Scripture: John 15:15

Denomination: *other

Beat The Bushes

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 30, 2009

This study considers the command to go into the highways and hedges and compel people to God.

Have you ever heard or used the phrase “beat the bushes?” Beat the bushes refers to searching diligently for someone or something. The word etymology is based on the hunting practice of having someone hit bushes with a stick in order to force birds to fly up into the air to be shot. We have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Baptist

What The Bible Says About The Trinity Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 30, 2012

The doctrine of the Trinity is a distinctive mark of Christianity. Though there are “triads” (a set of 3) of divinities in many of the world’s religions and philosophies, none of these carries any similarities to the Christian teaching concerning the Tri

Title: What the Bible Says About the Trinity Text: For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one (1 John 5:7) Scripture Reading: 1 John 5:7 The doctrine of the Trinity is a distinctive mark of Christianity. Though there ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

What Is A Disciple?

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 25, 2003

What does Jesus expect of His disciples?

The dictionary defines a “DISCIPLE” as “one who accepts and follows a teacher or a doctrine.” A disciple of Jesus Christ is one who accepts Him and follows His teachings. EVERY TRUE CHRISTIAN IS A DISCIPLE. Acts 11:26—“The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” A disciple is a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:32-39

Denomination: Baptist

What's In A Name? Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 11, 2005

The word vanity, used often in the Old Testament, means “to empty of con-tent, to make irrelevant.” That’s what the The third commandment is about emptying God’s name of significance; making it irrelevant; identifying God as something He is not.

“WHAT’S IN A NAME?” (Exodus 20:7) I played in a golf tournament the other day. I was in a foursome with three men whom I had never met. (The tournament format required that we be paired together because we all had similar handicaps. I didn’t know these guys because I make it a practice to never ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

What Is Worship?

Contributed by Travis Johnson on Feb 15, 2005

In this message we will try to grasp what true worship is.

What is Worship? Psalm 95 Intro: Two young boys are walking down the street in downtown Indy. Out from an alley runs a Rottweiler and attacks one of the boys. The other boy grabs a 2x4 lying near the alley and beats the dog to death and saves his friend’s life. A reporter ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 96:1-9

Denomination: Holiness

What Is Salvation?

Contributed by William D. Brown on Jan 12, 2013

The first step in understanding salvation is for people to realize that we are all sinners, and how we become sinners in the first place? Until a person realizes that he is lost and why, he'll see no need to be saved, they naturally want to know,

WHAT IS SALVATION? Today I want to talk about salvation, who needs it and why. The first step in understanding salvation is for people to realize that we are all sinners, and how we become sinners in the first place? Until a person realizes that he is lost and why, he'll ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

What's In It For Me?

Contributed by Kelly Benton on May 10, 2010

To invite people to see the importance of church membership.

What’s in it For Me? Scripture: Acts 2: 36-47 Date: 7 February 2010 Purpose: To invite people to see the importance of church membership. In our text for this morning we read of Peter who stood before the people of Jerusalem and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-47

Denomination: Other

What If There Was No Christmas?

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Dec 13, 2020

In this sermon I am going to talk about what would happen if Christmas had not occurred to show how greatly we have been blessed even if the government shuts large gatherings down this year.

What if there was no Christmas? Matthew 1:18-25 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Government officials all over the world have been discussing the possibility of severely limiting gatherings at Christmas time. This scares many people for we have many traditions we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

What's In A Name

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Oct 4, 2014

There are many names that Christians are known by. John tells us that we are overcomers and we can see how to recognize an overcomer through what John writes to us.

What’s In A Name 1 John 5:1-5 (KJV) Intro: How do we identify people? I don’t know about you but the first thing I ask and want to know from a person is their name. Granted I may not remember what you tell me but that is a problem that I deal with. Your name though, is how I and the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

What The Cost?

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Sep 5, 2022

what is the cost of becoming a disciple and are we willing to make those

Luke 14:25-33 Let us pray: O God of love and glory, on this day, we come to you asking that your Spirit might be with us as we consider the critical decisions in life that we all must make. Lord, in these moments, may we feel your presence among us. In Jesus' name, we pray, Amen. I have to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Episcopal

Worship: What? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 5, 2003

Worship will not satisfy unless it has both the elements of "spirit" and "truth". To worship without knowing the Bible is to fall for "feel-good" religion. And to worship without connecting with Christ is to go through the motions.

I am one of those who does not consider a meal complete unless it includes dessert. No matter how sumptuous the meal may be, until I have had my bowl of ice cream or my slice of pie, it just isn’t complete. And my wife is saying, under her breath, what you mean is a bowl of ice cream AND a slice ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 146:1-10, John 4:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Church? Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 8, 2009

Jesus said He would build His church. What did he say about it’s foundation, function, fruit and future?

WHAT IS THE CHURCH? A man bought a new hunting dog. Eager to see how he would perform, he took him out to track a bear. No sooner had they gotten into the woods than the dog picked up the trail. Suddenly he stopped, sniffed the ground, and headed in a new direction. The inexperienced dag had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance