United Church of God Sermons

By Doug Harrison - Our trials and tribulations in life can be difficult, and can cause us to be separated from God. In this message, let’s take the time to see how we can better return to God with our whole heart.

By Thomas Sinclair - God's Holy Days provide for us many of the details of His incredible plan for mankind. Which of the seven is your favorite? They're all exciting and important. But Pentecost, which we'll observe tomorrow, makes our understanding of these days possible.

By Nathan Ekama - Christ spent 40 days with his disciples preparing them for the harvest that was to come. How did he help them prepare? A - He helped them see that they were God's field and his building B - Christ is the ultimate Shepherd C - Their individual roles were for the edifying of the body of Christ D -

By John Miller Jr - What do we do after Pentecost to propel us to the Kingdom. We look at the waypoints on the way from Pentecost to the Kingdom. (Handout attached)

By Ethan May - This message compares the relationship between God's Law and the Holy Spirit of God, specifically comparing the purposes and intended outcomes that God states for giving mankind His Law with the purposes and outcomes He desires us to have from His Holy Spirit.

By Jorge de Campos - Because of what Paul described in previous chapters, he commands the ministry to preach the Word, be ready, convince, rebuke and exhort sound doctrine. The time will come that some will deviate from the truth.

By William Bradford - The eleventh part in a series of mid-week Bible studies, covering the book of Hebrews. This session delves into a character study from the faith chapter - Noah.

By David Rains - In this message, we will be looking at the book of Jude and the warnings he gives about "false teachers" that have began to slip into the Church and what things we as Christians today can do as we "contend for the faith".

By Kenneth Vail - This message examines the instability and confusion of the world and shows that the real problem is human nature and human thinking apart from God. Using Christ’s teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, and Paul’s instruction about putting off the old man and putting on the new, he emphasizes the need to

By Andy Wagner - Using the metaphor of airplane turbulence, this sermonette teaches that storms and trials can strike even when we're faithfully following God's direction, just as the disciples faced a fierce storm while doing exactly what Christ instructed. As we count toward Pentecost, we're reminded that God hasn

By Kevin Costello - A comparison of the events of Babel and Pentecost and the role of language in both stories

By Howard E Marchbanks III - Becoming “born again” is a foundational concept in Christianity. The Lord Jesus Himself said that the Christian hope of the Kingdom of God is directly tied to being born again. He said, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again” (John 3:3). What does it mean to

By Jay Ledbetter - This sermon reminds Believers that true self-control is not achieved through human strength alone, but through the loving and transforming power of God’s Holy Spirit working within the heart. The wisdom of Galatians 5 encourages Christians that through daily surrender to God, they can grow in self

By Stephen Bouchette - Jesus spoke many times that He would return at an unexpected time. It is the servant who is ready at His return who is rewarded. We look at three attributes of the ready servant.

By Jon Davies - Trying to comprehend and digest the incredible vastness of God's creation is mind boggling. Do we take time in our daily activities to ponder how great God is? If we do, we'll develop a sense of awe that will help us keep our own self in perspective and focus on what really matters.

By Matthew Curry - In this sermon we look at the life of King Saul and how he allowed his emotions, lack of relationship with God, and the four enemies of faith to control his life, and ultimately lead to his downfall.

By Charles Melear - A number of lessons and principles applying to us can be derived from the story of Simon on Cyrene helping Christ carry His cross.

By Steven Holladay - The Plan that God is working out is a complete mystery to the world. They're oblivious to the fact that He is developing a spiritual family that will be His own. There are two harvests that are vital components of this plan with Pentecost being the first.

By James H Butler - The importance of culture which entails all aspects of life, whether in a country, business, church, family, and more. Culture significantly influences how people think, talk, dress, the entertainment, news, law, and again all aspects of life. Cultures can and do change; hopefully for the better.

By Dan Preston - Being united with others brings peace and prosperity and is one of God's ultimate goals for mankind. In the second part of this series, we’ll look at what we can actually do to build unity in the relationships of our lives.

By Gary Petty - Satan's deceit can be very subtle. Even the elect will be deceived.

By Paul Moody - Solomon was given all possible advantages as he assumed the throne of Israel. His reign started strong, as Solomon worshiped God and built the temple. As his reign progressed, he increasingly ignored the instructions God had commanded to those who would be kings over Israel. His life contains many

By Justin Massie - What does the scripture tell us about what God thinks is valuable and how should that impact us?

By Daniel Apartian - This is the second part of a message building on the analogy of us being diverse and unique parts of the one body of Christ with the key goal of unity. To have unity with others we have to become unified with God first and yield to his Holy Spirit. God needs all parts of the body to be under the

By Bart Bornhorst - A look into the churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, and Thyatira and the spiritual application to our lives today.