Tag: spiritual renewal

Colossians: Dead or Alive

This is the fifth sermon in a series of messages through the New Testament book of Colossians. This message covered verses 1-11 of chapter three. In these verses the Apostle speaks about the kind of transformation that takes place in a person who has spiritually died with Christ and has been raised with Christ. The…


When Does the Church Need to Repent?

This is a sermon that was based on portions of Revelation chapters two and three. It answers the question posed in the sermon title by looking at the churches Jesus told to repent in these Scriptures. Five out of the seven churches addressed were commanded to repent. The reasons they needed to repent can be…


Revival Prayer and Promise

This message was given at a worship service that was conducted in our church parking lot because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on public gatherings. Attendees were able to hear the speaking and music via FM radio in their individual vehicles. The sermon was based on 2 Chronicles 7:14 regarding the Lord’s promise to…


What Does a Church Need?

This sermon is the sixth and final message in a series of sermons on the church of Jesus. Two messages spoke about “What a Church Is;” three messages were on the topic, “What a Church Does;” and this final message speaks about “What a Church Needs.” The sermon focuses on two needs of any church:…


A Prayer from Prison

This is a sermon based on Ephesians 1:17-19, which is a prayer that the Apostle Paul had prayed for the believers in Ephesus. This letter was written while Paul was in prison, thus it is a “prayer from prison.” The message takes the different aspects of Paul’s petitions and applies them to believers living today….


The Divine Distinctive

This is a message based on Exodus 33:16 where Moses asks the Lord, “What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” He asks this question to support his request for God’s special divine presence to accompany them as they travel toward Canaan. It is…


Hope in Times of Trouble

This is a sermon that was given for the first Sunday of Advent on the theme of “hope.” It is based on a passage from Lamentations chapter three, and it speaks about a message of hope that Jeremiah receives from the Lord even after a description of the judgment the people have suffered for their…


A Prophetic Prayer for a Wayward People

This is a sermon based on the account in 1 Kings 18, which records the contest on Mount Carmel between the prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal. It emphasizes the specific things Elijah asks God to do in the prayer he prayed over the sacrifice before the fire fell on the altar. These specific…


Bone Dry and Empty

This is a sermon based on Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones (Ez. 37:1-14) and Paul’s warning to Timothy that in the “last days” people would have a form of godliness but no power (2 Tim. 3:5). The message emphasizes the need for the Holy Spirit’s presence and how to obtain it. To…


Thriving All the Way to Glory

This is the fifth sermon in a series of messages on the book of 2 Peter. This sermon discusses verses 8-11 of the first chapter in which the Apostle Peter stresses that the lives of the readers should be thriving and growing if they take advantage of the privileges God has provided to them. To…