Sermons on Wheat And Tares:

Gather The Fragments And Fill Your Basket

Contributed by James May on Sep 5, 2012

We can't allow the blessings of God to go unclaimed. How much are we leaving on the ground? A look at the Miracle of the Feeding of the 5000.

Gather the Fragments and Fill Your Basket By Rev. James May In the Gospel of John, chapter 6, there is the story of one of the greatest miracles that Jesus performed while he ministered among the Jews. Jesus always looked upon the multitudes with compassion. Though he loved each person he ...read more

Scripture: John 6:12-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sleep On Peter, It’s Too Late To Pray!

Contributed by John Gaston on May 14, 2013

If we don't pray, trials may come that will overwhelm our faith. 3 times the Lord warned Peter to pray; 3 times Peter denied the Lord.There comes a time when it's too late to pray. We must get motivated to pray more in order to withstand the troublesome t

“SLEEP ON PETER, IT’S TOO LATE TO PRAY!” Mark 14:34-42 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A man, making a long driving trip, drove all night. By morning he was very tired; so he decided to stop at the next city, park somewhere, and catch an hour or two of sleep. 2. Unfortunately, the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:34-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Peter's Denials Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 18, 2016

Did Peter deny Christ three times, or did he deny Christ six times?

Introduction A. This is an unusual message this morning because it is stickily informational 1. At the end you will have to decide of what use this information is B. Let us read a few passages from the gospels 1. First is Matthew 26:34-35 2. Jesus told Peter that he would deny Jesus three ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75

Denomination: Baptist

The Feast Of Trumpets

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 3, 2016

Rosh Hashanah

The Feast of Trumpets - Leviticus 23 - 10/2/16 L’Shanah Tovah Tik-e-tay-voo!  That is a Jewish greeting that is especially significant for us today.  To find out why, I’d invite you to turn to the book of Leviticus, chapter 23.  That greeting - L’Shanah Tovah Tik-e-tay-voo - means ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Learning To Fail Forward

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 9, 2016

This sermon deals with how we can move forward despite our failures and failings.

Learning To Fail Forward Last week in our Sunday Night movie, “Facing the Giants,” the main character felt like a complete failure. Some of the parents were talking about firing him as head coach, and even one of his assistant coaches was a part of it. And to make matters worse he had ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12

Denomination: Foursquare

At The Redeemer's Feet Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jun 3, 2016

Ruth found it necessary to rest at the feet of Boaz to be redeemed. We should do the same at the feet of Jesus.

There is a story about a student at Cambridge University in England who entered the classroom on exam day and asked the proctor to bring him cakes and ale. The proctor refused, expressing astonishment at the young student’s audacity. At this point the student read from the ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

The Time Has Come Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 5, 2017

Turning to Christ involves repenting of sins, rejecting selfish living and all that is unjust, renouncing Satan and all evil. It’s living every day as a disciple of Christ, loving God with our whole heart, and our neighbour as our self, until life's end.

Sermon by Rev George Hemmings ‘1, 2, 4, 7, 9, Here we come.’ That’s how my sons, Micah and Joshua, like to count down when we play hide and seek. There’s usually not much time to get ready! Actually every time they count down differently. One moment they’re ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-50

Denomination: Anglican

The Promise Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 5, 2017

The Holy Spirit is given to all who love Jesus Christ, to empower us for his work, to teach us all things, and to give us a real and lasting peace in the knowledge that Jesus has overcome the world.

It seems to me that there are 2 issues that Christians face today that Jesus addresses here in this passage. The first is the question as to how we’re rating as a Christian. That is are we good enough for God to be happy with us? Are we good enough that God would listen to our prayers? How ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-31

Denomination: Anglican

Caricature Or Reality (Part 1)

Contributed by John Telgren on Feb 23, 2017

In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5, Isaiah 6:11-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three Loaves At Midnight

Contributed by Dr Matthew Taylor on May 29, 2016

Three Loaves at midnight

Three Loaves at Midnight By Dr. Matthew Taylor 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7 And he from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Listen!

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 13, 2014

The Word of God has maximum potential when heart and applied by receptive people.

Title: Listen! Text: Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23 Thesis: The Word of God has maximum potential when heard and applied by receptive people. Introduction Last week I read a blurb about a research group that was studying something they called “inattentional blindness.” They say ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making The Most Of Our Mistakes

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 3, 2009

Whatever mistakes you make in life, let them be a place of learning.

Making the Most of Our Mistakes • It seems sometimes that we have so many opportunities to mess up in life – • We do things we know we shouldn’t – and we make mistakes. Translation Mistakes • When industry tries to expand to other countries, there are plenty of opportunities for mistakes. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:19

Denomination: Christian Church

Cornerposts Of Our Faith 2 " Marks Of A Good Servant Of God" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 18, 2017

Cornerpost of our faith an on going series about the foundations and building blocks of our relationship with Christ

Corner posts Sermon 2 Marks of A Great Servant of God 1 Samuel 11:12-15, 1 Samuel 12:1-25 Periodically we are going to take a break from our sermon series And preach a series called corner posts As I have said many times in the past A fence is absolutely worthless without strong corners ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

More Than Conquerors Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 25, 2013

Providence, victory, overcoming

MORE THAN CONQUERORS Romans 8: 28-39 (p 800) February 24, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Some of our men are doing a Max Lucado Bible study called “Fearless”, it’s led by one of our elders David Kiser. I laugh sometimes at how God brings some things together…When we did our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christian's Battles Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 16, 2016

Message 14 in the life of Moses shows how the complaints on the way to Sinai and the attack by the Amalakites give us a picture of our warfare with Satan, our evil nature and the world

THE CHRISTIAN’S BATTLES Exodus 17:8-15 D. The Steps to Sinai 2. The Marauders The Church, and we ask individual Christian,s fight a war on two fronts, Satan attacks from the inside. That is what we have seen in the journey to Sinai thus far. But as he did with Pharaoh’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-15

Denomination: Baptist