Sermons on Worthless Grapes:

Oh Be Ye Reconciled To God

Contributed by Robert Glass on Sep 17, 2011

Man was separated from God by sin. Now we are reconciled to God.

Oh Be Ye Reconciled to God Katallasso is the Greek word where we get our word English reconcile. It “shows that primarily reconciliation is what God accomplishes, exercising His grace toward sinful man on the ground of the death of Christ in propitiatory sacrifice under the judgment due ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fruit Inspectors (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 26, 2014

By their fruit you will recognize them-It may take some time, but we will eventually see whether the preacher is trying to benefit himself, or whether he is truly serving others.

Matthew 7:15-20-“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

Give Me A Week

Contributed by Thomas Miller on Feb 14, 2011

God wants us to stop doing what’s wrong; He gave us His Spirit to do it, but we still have a fallen nature that makes it tough. I don’t think God wants it to be easy, because He wants us to work hard to show Him how much we love Him. Sin is easy, just ask

Give Me a Week I’ve been Amazed by those that are so quick to criticize someone’s character often struggle the most with their own. One thing I’ve learned in my 29 year relationship with God is that I’m messed up, and ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Part 6 -- Overwhelmed With The Person Of God Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009

As we come to the conclusion of the book of Habakkuk, we see the prophet of God overwhelmed by His God. Habakkuk has moved from a selfishly motivated question request of God to a personal state of spiritual harmony. A position of trust in what will happ

OVERWHELMED WITH THE PERSON OF GOD Habakkuk 3:16-19 INTRODUCTION: As we come to the conclusion of the book of Habakkuk, we see the prophet of God overwhelmed by His God. Habakkuk has moved from a selfishly motivated question request of God to a personal state of spiritual harmony. A position of ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jun 23, 2009

How is the fruit of the Spirit developed in our lives?

[To receive free weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] How many of you bought some fruit this week? (Now we know who the unhealthy people are.) Why do we eat fruit? · Tastes good (but as good as junk food?) · Healthy (“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”) The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

One Thing Series

Contributed by Vance Elzinga on Aug 21, 2007

This message focuses on one particular aspect of this passage - that the Lord prunes us to make us more fruitful. Practical application in this message is to consider what the Lord may be calling me to prune from my busy life, in order to do the best thi

Hook/Opening Overcommitted? Many of us feel/are. But here’s a list of busy/committed: Billy Graham and ____. James Dobson and _____. Joni Earikson and _____. Jimmy Carter and _____. Bill Bright and ______. (RCA) Betty Voskuil and _____. Gary Smalley and ______. “Our world has been greatly ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"I Want That Mountain!" Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 6, 2016

Caleb was resolute in his faith and objectives. He shows us that life is a matter of perspective. Where others saw obstacles, he saw opportunities.

When I was in high school in New Jersey, I attended a church whose youth leader loved to sing an old-timey chorus: “I want that mountain, I want that mountain; where the milk and honey flow, where the grapes of Eschol grow. I want that mountain, I want that mountain, the mountain that the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:6-14

Denomination: Congregational

Love, Fear, Forgiveness And Forgetting Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 28, 2021

God fills you with love, and as you mature in Christ, that drives out the fear of eternal damnation, the only real fear worth mentioning.

5th Sunday of Easter We’ve grown so accustomed to seeing St. Paul as one of the good guys of history, especially of Catholic or Christian history that we might be shocked by today’s reading from the Acts. Paul comes to Jerusalem after a three-year retreat in the Arabian desert. He comes full of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:18, 1 John 3:18-24, John 15:1-8, Acts 9:26-31

Denomination: Catholic

Fully Following The Lord

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 5, 2020

Joshua and Caleb's intervention. Moses' intercession.

FULLY FOLLOWING THE LORD. Numbers 14:1-25. Israel had come through so much. The LORD had heard their cry on account of their taskmasters in Egypt (Exodus 3:7), and brought them out with a mighty hand and a stretched out arm (Deuteronomy 26:8), and had parted the Red Sea before them (Exodus ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Extravagant Giver

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 19, 2014

1. You can’t out-give God 2. God will be no one’s debtor 3. He invites us to trust his Word 4. He challenges us to put him to the test

Extravagant - Expressing celebration - Lavish, Unrestrained - Spending much more than necessary Example Psalm 103:1–5 (AV) — 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord’s Supper – Is It Still For Us Today?

Contributed by Greg Thompson on Apr 6, 2016

Is the Lord's Supper still for us today?

Introduction- Let me start this by saying Communion, the Lord’s Supper, is just as important today as it has ever been! The scripture we have just read was written before the earliest of the Gospels and the institution of communion in writing. In the time of Jesus it was not uncommon for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Doing Good Works This Holiday Season

Contributed by Arsenio Segismundo on Dec 10, 2021

Just because we are not saved according to our works doesn't mean that we shouldn't be concerned about pursuing a life of good works in full obedience to God's Word.

Topic: Doing Good Works This Holiday Season By Ptr Arsenio “Jack” Segismundo Text: Ephesians 2:8-9 “8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Introduction: Just because we are not saved according ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Christian Church

Section (3) Practical Lesson From Pictures Of Pain Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Feb 19, 2019

Sometimes God is teaching us through suffering.

VIII. PRACTICAL LESSON FROM PICTURES OF PAIN A. Not Comfortable -- Conformable B. The Battles of Life Are Not Easy. C. We Need Patience D. Times of Travail Can Be Times of Birth E. The Storms are Frightening F. Yield to the Pruning. IX. THE GOD WHO CARES Judges 6:13 -- Gideon -- ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:13, Ephesians 1:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Never Again

Contributed by Nkwor Sunday Sunny Azuka Onyekachukwu on Dec 7, 2023

There is always an end to the affliction of the chikdren of God.and this happens to show the mightiness of the Almighty God. At this point, God declares to the enemy, Never Again or Touch Not!

Jeremiah 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. One of the mandates of heaven for a child of God is to pu a ceasation and cause an end to evil occurrences. The Lord has come to bring to an end, patterns in ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:29, Colossians 1:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Spirit Of The Law Part 4

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 7, 2023

Let's discuss wrong judgment, right judgment and God's judgment in Matthew 7.

As we continue the Sermon on the Mount and the Spirit of the law, Jesus explains wrong judgment, right judgment and God’s judgment in Matthew 7. Wrong Judgment Should Christians severely judge others or unfairly find fault? Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. For with whatever judgment you ...read more

Denomination: Baptist