Sermons, Outlines, Illustrations and Pastor Resources

Matthew: The Hinge of the Bible (3 of 29) by Roger Thomas
ntroduction: Matthew 1 is probably the most read chapter in the entire Bible. You read most books by starting at the beginning. So people start reading the New Testament in the same way. Unfortunately, a lot of folk open the New Testament to Matthew 1:1... ( read more )

Mark: Jesus Christ The Servant (2 of 32) by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: Mark's gospel, the shortest one, has as its purpose to present the Lord Jesus as the suffering servant. The key verse is Mark l10:45, "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."... ( read more )

John -- The Disciple Of Love (5 of 13) by Brad Whitt
INTRO: I want you to take God's Word now this morning and be finding your place at John chapter 13 if you would. We are continuing this morning in our series of studies on the 12 ordinary men who were called and commissioned by Jesus to accomplish some very extraordinary things... ( read more )

Introduction to the Book of Revelation" by Jesse Hendley
The Book of the Revelation is a tremendous book! It is a prophetic book. It claims to be on a par with the prophecies of the Old Testament, and it is. It is another prophetic book of the Bible, even as Daniel, Ezekiel and Isaiah are prophetic books. This book begins and ends insisting on this fact... ( read more )

The Book Of Ephesians, The Price Of Peace" by Jimmy Evans
We know from God's Word that Jesus is our Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9) We are told that Jesus leaves His peace with us. (John) and that we can have a peace that passes understanding. (Phil.4) In other words, peace is our birthright as Christians. However, we must understand it is not autamatically dispensed... ( read more )

The Most Neglected Truth In The Bible by Jerry Vines
I'm sure all of you have seen a picture which is an optical illusion. On the image mags they have put up an illusion that is familiar to many of you. If you are familiar with it you immediately recognize it and know what it is. Others of you may not be familiar with it and you don't know what it means... ( read more )

Five Ways To Understand The Bible by Adrian Rogers
Would you take God's holy word and turn to Psalm One hundred and nineteen. And in just a moment we're going to read verse one hundred and twenty-five. A dear precious lady, a member of this church came to me recently. She said, Pastor, I'm having difficulty living in victory. Well, as a good physician of the soul, I tried to make a diagnosis... ( read more )

The Book Of Esther (1 Of 6): Introduction And Chapter 1 by Harley Howard A historical book of the Old Testament that shows how God preserved His Chosen People. The book is named for its main personality, Queen Esther of Persia, whose courage and quick thinking saved the Jewish people from disaster... ( read more )

Bible Basics (4 of 6) by Steve Wagers
A teacher in New England quizzed a group of college-bound high school juniors and seniors on their knowledge of the Bible. The answers were astounding. Some of their responses to the questions showed that they believed that "Sodom and Gomorrah were lovers;" "Jezebel was Ahab's donkey;" and the New Testament gospels were written by Matthew, Mark, Luther and John."... ( read more )

Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover by James Merritt
I want to tell you the story of an Old Testament character by the name of Joab. Joab spent his entire life as the Commander in Chief of the armies of the Nation of Israel. He was David's handpicked general... ( read more )