Sermons on Wisdom Begets Power:

Tareing Up The Church

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 20, 2017

We may not be able to get rid of all the weeds, but it does not help if we are planting them.

Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

I Refuse To Offer That Which Costs Me Nothing

Contributed by Matt Krachunis on Apr 20, 2017

Sermon about giving God your best and not your leftovers. Give that which is costly!

*Disclaimer- I apologize if I don’t have the correct citations, please contact me if I may have inadvertently quoted someone inappropriately. I give anyone anywhere full use of this sermon in any format for any application with or without citation of me. Its all God’s word. If it blesses you and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Perils Of Backsliding

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 22, 2017

JEREMIAH WAS CALLED TO BE A PROPHET TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT LISTEN. HE PROPHECIED FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND WITNESSED NO CHANGE IN SOCIETY AS DID MANY OF HIS COUNTERPARTS. THE END RESULT WOULD BE PUNISHMENT BY GOD BY EXILE TO THE BABYLONIAN NATION.

THE PERILS OF BACKSLIDING JEREMIAH 2-3 AS WE STUDY THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH, WE COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE REALITY THAT THE NATION THAT JEREMIAH PROPHECIED TO, IS REMARKABLY CLOSE TO OUR WORLD, AND OUR NATION TODAY. JEREMIAH WAS CALLED TO BE A PROPHET TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT LISTEN. HE PROPHECIED ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Happens When We Die

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 23, 2017

DEATH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A NEGATIVE MEANING IN THE WORLD. TO THE CHRISTIAN THOUGH, DEATH IS NOT THE END.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-58 A QUESTION THAT HAS PLAGUED HUMANITY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE. AS CHRISTIANS WE HAVE A CERTAIN HOPE THAT WE WILL SPEND ETERNITY WITH CHRIST, BUT WHAT IS THAT HOPE BASED ON. WHAT DO WE PUT OUR FAITH IN? DEATH IS NOT ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-58

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven-According To Genesis Series

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Apr 26, 2017

Heaven is revealed in the book of Genesis. What are some things we will get to do in heaven?

Title: Heaven- According To Genesis Place: BLCC Date: 5/7/17 Text: Genesis 1-3, Revelation 19-21 CT: Heaven is revealed in the Book of Genesis. [Screen 1] FAS: In fall 2014, Rolling Stone magazine interviewed Stephen King, who has spent his career writing about death. When the interviewer ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Hell-According To Jesus

Contributed by Jim Caswell on May 17, 2017

Jesus makes it clear Hell is real and is eternal.

Title: Hell- According To Jesus Place: BLCC Date: 5/28/17 Text: Matthew 5.22; John 5.29 CT: Jesus makes it clear Hell is real and is eternal. FAS: Will Willimon shared this story. Early in my ministry, I served a little church in rural Georgia. One Saturday we went to a funeral in a little ...read more

Scripture: John 5:29, Matthew 5:22

Denomination: Christian Church

Please Help America

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 30, 2017

America is in trouble and we who are in Christ need to do something about it.

PLEASE HELP AMERICA INTRO.- I am concerned about our country. I don’t believe America is as good as she once was. She is not as good politically, socially, morally, patriotically, and spiritually. And perhaps every generation feels the same. 1- POLITICALLY. America is politically divided. It’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Hope That Comes From Jesus Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 30, 2017

This is the 15th sermon in the series "3:16- Numbers That Bring Hope".

Series: 3:16- Numbers That Bring Hope [#15] THE HOPE THAT COMES FROM JESUS Nehemiah 3:16 Introduction: This morning, we are going to continue in our series from chapter 3 verse 16 of each Book of the Bible. The most familiar of these is John 3:16, which sums up this sermon very well. John ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Pass It On Down

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 1, 2017

A Sermon Examining The Importance Of Evangelism & Discipleship.

Pass It On Down II Timothy 2:1 -2 Most family dynasties don't last beyond the third generation in the business world. But the Ford family's fifth generation -- the great-great grandchildren of Ford Motor founder Henry Ford -- now are among the ranks of the company, according to The Wall Street ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Freedom We Have In Christ Jesus Series

Contributed by Bill Walker on Jul 10, 2017

The Apostle Paul cherished the fact that his spiritual liberty in Christ. For Christian unity it is necessary that Christian believers be united through their relationship to Christ. The Christian life is not about working as hard as we can.

THE FREEDOM WE HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS Galatians 2 Freedom is a word that Americans cherish. Slogans like this abound: “This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave ." The Apostle Paul cherished the fact that his spiritual liberty in Christ was worth far more ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grace Truimphs Over Every Sin, Every Time

Contributed by Michael Forsyth on Jul 10, 2017

Original sin does not rate highly on a Christians favourite doctrine. However, understanding that all have sinned in Adam, and therefore will die, is the starting point for God's solution, the second Adam, Jesus.

When Rachel and I first visited Ridley Hall, Cambridge. The institution where I am currently training to be a priest with the Church of England. Someone there told Rachel and I about a conversation they had been having with some friends prior to the day. His friends had dared him to come up with ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

The Wheat And The Tares; Hypocrisy And Strength Through Humility.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 23, 2017

The parable of the wheat and the tares is not all about hypocrisy; it is also a gospel reading of atonement, full of strength through humility.

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 20th July 2014 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). (This is a modification of a previous sermon for a larger congregation). Today's readings: Isaiah 44:6-8, Psalm 139: 1-11, 22-23, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Episcopal

Pass It On-Commitment

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Apr 20, 2018

May all who come behind us find us committed to God.

Title: Pass It On-Commitment Place: BLCC Date: 7/6/14 Text: Haggai 1:1-15 CT: May all who come behind us find us committed to God. A. In October of 1781, General Cornwallis marched his British troops into Yorktown. The patriots to the south had wreaked havoc on his redcoat army, ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Worthy Of Our Calling Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 27, 2018

Ephesians 4:1-3 shows us that God has called us to Christlike conduct.

Scripture Today we begin a new series of sermons in Ephesians 4:1-16 that I am calling, “Unity in the Body of Christ.” In the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul set forth a number of glorious doctrines dealing with “predestination and election, adoption and redemption, the work of the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

True Christianity Series

Contributed by David Welch on Apr 30, 2018

Message 9 in a series from Philippians. This message focus on the characteristics Paul considers evidence of true Christianity.

"True Christians” Paul’s letter to the Jesus followers living in a Greek city called Philippi contains the necessary ingredients of a life of “Maintaining the Joy of the Lord No Matter What”. The first ingredient is found in the first chapter where Paul calls us to adopt the I. ADOPT THE RIGHT ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-3

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance