Sermons on Yeast Of The Pharisees:

Great Gain - What Is That?

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 15, 2015

We know that Godliness with contentment is great gain but what is great gain in the life of a Christian?

Great gain. What IS great gain? The world attempts to define the meaning of great gain for us every day. What are some things that the world uses to influence people? (Use a whiteboard to write them down - divide the white board into two columns and write these in the left hand column) TV and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6

Denomination: Nazarene

A Big Misunderstanding Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Nov 29, 2017

There are times when we see and yet do not actually perceive; there are times when we hear, but fail to listen. Such was the case with the disciples. They thought Jesus was speaking of physical bread, but He was conveying spiritual truth.

A Big Misunderstanding Mark 8: 10-21 Our text today immediately follows the miraculous feeding of the 4,000. Jesus departed from their midst to another region near the Sea of Galilee, and is quickly met with more opposition and doubt. I am well aware that our Lord came to earth, being fully God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:10-21

Denomination: Baptist

Insulting The King

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 9, 2014

1. Never Insult the King 2. Palm Sunday Acclaim 3. Giving Him A Procession Of Honor 4. His Coronation 5. A New Acclaim 6. His Throne A Cross 7. Banquet In His Honor 8. The Last Insult

1. Never Insult the King > (Lèse-majesté) "Injured Majesty" Laws > Thailand - Thailand's constitution says: "The King shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship and shall not be violated." - A US citizen wrote a biography on the King "The King Never Smiles," - He got a 30 month ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-71

Denomination: Baptist

The Book Of Lamentations – Part 23 – Clouded Prayer – Refuse And Rejects – John Newton – Israel’s Enduring Enemy - Chapter 3:44-46 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 8, 2025

Prayer that does not get past the ceiling; Israel will be restored; the remarkable story of John Newton (Amazing Grace); the off-scouring and refuse of the world; enemies’ mouths are against God’s people – Moab and Islam and their hatred – all these are considered here in this study.

THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS – PART 23 – CLOUDED PRAYER – REFUSE AND REJECTS – JOHN NEWTON – ISRAEL’S ENDURING ENEMY - CHAPTER 3:44-46 In the last four verses we were thinking about the personal aspect of the people in realising what God had done to the nation and why that had to happen. The people ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:44, Isaiah 30:26, Isaiah 61:1, Luke 18:10-12, Luke 18:13, Lamentations 3:45, Jeremiah 30:24, Lamentations 3:46, Obadiah 1:10-11, Obadiah 1:12-14, Psalm 137:7, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Servant Enlightens Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 9, 2010

Jesus deals with spiritual blindness.

SERIES: WALKING WITH JESUS “THE SERVANT ENLIGHTENS” MARK 7:1-8:26 OPEN Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in a hospital in Ontario, Canada. In response to the effectiveness of the surgery as the doctor lifted the bandages from her eyes ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Is Jesus? (Mark 8)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 14, 2024

Who is Jesus? Let's discuss the Messianic riddle in Mark 8.

Who do we say that Jesus is? Are we willing to take up our cross, and follow Him, or are we chasing things of the world and losing our souls? Are we ashamed of Jesus? Let’s discuss this in Mark 8. Did a great crowd have anything to eat after three days with Jesus? Was Jesus concerned about their ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Things Of God Or The Things Of Men? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 20, 2005

What the most difficult problem that faces the church today? Its that we try to do God’s will by using human means. Learn how not the short-circuit God’s way of growing you.

For more Bible studies and an audio version of this study go to: http://www.livingwatersweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=101&TapeNumber=2004-010 One of the biggest problems in the church today is trying to accomplish God’s will using human methods. We are fooled into ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-38

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

# 34 The Hardhearted And The Thickheaded Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Nov 8, 2020

Some people are hardhearted, and some are thickheaded when it comes to spiritual matters. In Sunday’s text, Mark 8:10-21, we see both types of people.

# 34 The Hardhearted and the Thickheaded Series: Mark Chuck Sligh November 8, 2020 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Mark 8:10-21 – “And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:10-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Passover Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jun 2, 2025

Jesus is our Passover Lamb

The Story of Moses : Exodus 12 Passover Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 06-01–2025 In Christ Alone In 2013, the PCUSA (Presbyterian Church) was putting together a new hymnal and wanted to include “In Christ Alone.” But there was a problem. They didn’t like one of the lines ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

People Are Like Sheep? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 25, 2017

Like sheep, people have many needs.

Our Scripture of the week is Isaiah 53:6 … We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Why are people like sheep?? Sheep are dumb and people are like sheep. However, let us note that sheep are not so dumb that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like...

Contributed by David E. Watters on Aug 16, 2011

Jesus, during one day of preaching used six different parables describing what Heaven was like. This sermon examines the parable of the leaven and how it relates to our mission as followers of Christ.

Good morning. There was a pastor who was preaching on going to heaven. He said to his congregation, ‘How many of you would like to go to heaven tonight?’ Everybody raised their hands, except a little boy up in the balcony. The pastor tried again, ‘How many of you would like to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:33-35

Denomination: Methodist

Parable Of The Mustard Seed & The Leaven Series

Contributed by James Parker on Nov 16, 2007

A sermon considering the Growth of the church seen in both the mustard seed & the leaven.

Matthew 13:31-33 The Parable of the mustard seed & The Parable of the leaven 31" Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33

Denomination: Baptist

Whose Image? Whose Treasure? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 7, 2013

Who owns your money? What image shows who are money belongs to? And what image shows what belongs to God?

OPEN: Before the Civil War, about 15% of the US money in circulation was fake. At that time there were approximately 10,000 different currencies. One expert said “People had a hard enough time remembering what the different currencies were supposed to look like, let alone recognizing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Merit And Mercy Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2013

Why didn’t Jesus heal everybody at the pool of Bethesda? Why just one paralytic?

(I had the audience sing this hymn with me) “There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel’s veins And sinners plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains They lose all their guilty stains, Lose all their guilty stains And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Creating New Strongholds - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 2, 2019

Most teachings about “strongholds” tend to focus on how it hinders spiritual growth. But strongholds can also be the stabilizing force in spiritual maturity.

A number of years ago the founder of a well-known Christian organization responded to a question about tithing in his blog. The man asking the question was married with three young children. The family had no savings and about $75,000 in debt. They had been tithing, but said if they stopped ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23, Mark 1:14-15, Matthew 4:17, John 1:17, 2 Corinthians 2:12-13, 2 Corinthians 9:7, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 2:4-6, Romans 8:32, 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Philippians 4:19, 2 Corinthians 9:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational