Sermons, Outlines, Illustrations and Pastor Resources

Beginner Basics (1 of 6) by Steve Wagers
I have always loved the hymn "Saved, Saved" written by J. P. Schofield. Schofield wrote that song after one of Mordecai Ham's meetings in Gonzales, Texas. Ham was preaching on the subject, "Christ our Refuge." In the audience was a man that had killed 4 men. He listened to Ham explain that Christ is a refuge for sinners, of any and every stripe, and that… ( read more )

Why Jesus Is the Only Way to Salvation by Eddie Snipes
In our post modern culture, the question frequently arises, "Why do you say Jesus is the only way?" or "Who are you to say Jesus is the only way?" We can expect the culture to ask questions like this, but in the last few years the Christian church itself has begun to ask these same questions. I watched an interview on MSNBC with a very prominent ex-politician… ( read more )

The Promise of Forgiveness of Sins by David Cawston
The boy was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma's back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let it fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to look up and see his sister watching... ( read more )

The Plan of Salvation (2 of 8) by Steve Jones
INTRO: A teacher wrote on the sentence on her blackboard "I ain't had no fun all Summer". Then she faced her class and said "Class what can I do to correct this?" Jimmy raised his hand and said "Get a boyfriend?" I want to draw your attention to certain parts of speech in today's sermon. Walter Scott caught the imagination of the Western Reserve in… ( read more )

Faith and Salvation (1 of 6) by Dan Rodgers
INTRODUCTION: This evening, I want to begin a series of messages on faith. Faith is the essential element that connects us to God. We are saved by faith, we live by faith, and we receive the things necessary to life by our faith in God and His faithfulness to us. Matthew 21:22 says, "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall… ( read more )

The Judgement Seat Of Christ by Jesse M. Hendley
Friends, I want you to turn in your Bibles to Second Corinthians 5:10, and today we are studying one of the most important truths that come to the human mind, The Judgment Seat of Christ, when Christians shall stand before the Lord Jesus to give an account of their lives since they were saved. There is confusion in the thinking of people about this matter of… ( read more )

Why Turn Back Now? (8 of 17) by Jerry Vines
These verses hold together and you have to have the whole picture to really understand what is being said. We know that the chapter and verse divisions, although they are very helpful to us in locating passages of Scripture, were added much later than when these writers inspired by the Holy Spirit wrote them. Sometimes the chapter divisions are helpful and… ( read more )

Saved and Sure by Ernest L. Easley
For the last few Sundays .. we have been thinking about salvation .. and more particular the assurance of it! And yes .. I'm talking about the Bible doctrine of the Security of the Believer. That once you are saved .. you are saved forever! And that is a wonderful truth taught in the Bible. But just as there is the Security of the Believer .. there is also the Security of… ( read more )

A Study Of Salvation by Jesse M. Hendley
Friends, I want you to turn with me in the Word of God to Romans, the eighth chapter, and today we are going to take up the greatest word in the human language--- SALVATION. This word salvation is used many, many times by people who talk about their souls and the things of God and the things of the Bible. And certainly there is nothing more important,… ( read more )

The Security Of Your Salvation by Ronnie Floyd
1 Peter is a book about suffering. Through our first two messages in this book we have learned about, "The Trinity In Your Salvation." The entire first section of this book, 1 Peter 1:1-2:12, we are studying about "The Power Of Salvation." Peter instructs us about the power of salvation so we will prepare our hearts spiritually for suffering in life. How secure is your… ( read more )