sermon blog

John’s sermon on “The folly of deceit” was aimed at exposing the foolishness of turning our backs on God. John used Israel’s attempt to evade the duty paid to the Assyrian king by soliciting the help of Egypt as an example. The scripture he used showed God’s contempt for Egypt and those that turned away from the Living God to them and others for help instead.

Notable quotes were: “Deceit never has a place in our relationship with God” and “It will always be true that deceit is a dead end”

John used the following scriptures: Isaiah 30:1-26, 2 Kings 17:1-6, Romans 2:4, Gal. 6:7, Acts 5:1-11, Ps.  32:2, 101:7, 139:23-24, 1 Pt. 2:22, Matt. 11:28-30

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> (27 min)  11-28-15

John is an Elder of the Conroe COG7 and was preaching by request.

John Crisp’s sermon on “This we proclaim…” revolved around 2 central points: That Jesus is real and eternal and that there is no fellowship outside of Jesus. Early attempts to prove this otherwise were explored. John used the Book of 1 John to initially to prove his points.

John used the following scriptures: 1 John 1:1, 2:20-12, 5:11-12, Matt. 28:14-15, 1 Cor. 3:11, Rom. 10:1, John 2:28, 3:19, 5:1-2, 8:12

Listen to audio of the sermon here ->  7-11-2015 sermon  (22 min)

John is an Elder of the Conroe COG7 and was preaching by request.

John Crisp’s sermon on “God and Moms” was given on Mother’s Day and naturally focused on the essential role of mothers in our lives. John started with humor and used scripture and other quotes and a poem to make his point. Some notable quotes that John used are: “ The moment a child is born, the mother is also born” and “A mother understands what a child cannot say”.

John used the following scriptures: Ps. 30:5, 32:1, 34:18, 36:5+7, 86:15, 89:33, 107:21, 130:3, Luke 2:16-19, Col. 1:27, John 3:3-8, 16.

Listen to audio of the sermon here ->  5-9-2015 sermon

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis

John Crisp’s sermon on “The Ten: Our Moral GPS” was a core beliefs sermon covering the Ten Commandments, their meaning in the New Testament era and how we should respect and obey them. A few quotes are: “It is Jesus that justifies, no question”, “They are not 10 suggestions, but 10 commandments” and “If we look to the world for moral guidance, we will become lost”.

John used the following scriptures: Gen. 26:10-11, Ex. 20:3-8, 32:15-16, Matt. 7:13-14, 15:1-9, 19:16-19, 22:36-39, Eph. 2:8-9, 6:1-2, Rom. 3:31, 7:7+12, 12:17, 13:8-9, 14:12, 1 Cor. 8:5-6, 10:1-7

Listen to audio of the sermon here ->  1-3-2015 sermon  (27 min)

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis

John Crisp’s sermon on “Brotherly Love” is a reminder and more of the ties that bind us together as Christians.  John said ” I consider brotherly love  something holy, something from God” and continued bringing many different scriptures to illustrate his points.

John used the following scriptures: Ps. 133.1-3, 1 Pt. 2:0, John 17:20-23, 2 Pt. 2:1, 1 Cor. 1:10, Prov. 6:16-19, James 2:1-4, Acts 6:1, 15:39, 2 Tim. 4:11, Gal. 2:14, 2 Pt. 3:15, Matt. 5:22-24, Rom. 14:19, 15:5-7, Phil. 2:1-4.

Listen to audio of the service here ->  10-18-2014 sermon  (23 min)

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis

John Crisp’s sermon on “Speaking Wholesome Words” was focused on the words Christians shouldn’t use and the attitudes that spawn them. John gave testimony of his upbringing and the training he received and he gave us steps on how to purify our minds.

John used the following scriptures: Matt 12:36-37, Ex 20:7, Phil 2:9-11, Eph 5:4, Matt 12:34-35, Prov 11:22, matt 5:37, Prov 4:23, 14:3, 15:28, Eph 4:29, Ps 141:3, 19:14

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 7-19-2014 sermon  (19 min)

John Crisp’s sermon on “The resurrection of Christ”  gave us the next step from the Passover observance sermon Dennis gave the week before.  The sermon focused on the power of the resurrection and the  meaning this has to us today. Some notable quotes were: “it gives us hope and the ability to live a victorious life in Christ” and “Jesus’ resurrection generates our resurrection.”

The audio for this sermon is not available.

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis.

John Crisp’s sermon on “Writing the middle chapters” centered on Nicodemus and his experience with Jesus.  John started with Nicodemus coming to see Jesus privately and ended with Nicodemus assisting Joseph of Arimathea with embalming the Lord’s body. John explored three scenarios about what happened in between these two events: the middle chapters. As the sermon developed, John challenged the listeners to be born again, comparing the middle chapters of Nicodemus to our own lives.  Some notable quotes were “The heart of the entire Bible message is found in John 3” and “do the middle chapters (in your life) include Jesus?”

John used the following scriptures:  John 3:3-18, John, 19:39-39, Mark 14:55, John 7:50-52, Mark 14:61-62.

Listen to audio of the sermon here ->  3-8-2014 sermon

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis.

John Crisp’s sermon on “The second coming of the Lord” is the third in a series of 5 sermons about the return of Jesus scheduled for the start of 2014. John started by describing the Great Day that was coming and continued describing the various markers the scripture gives us regarding when that great day will be.  Some of the central questions he asked and illuminated with scripture were “When will Jesus return” and “When will the end of the world be?”

John used the following scriptures: Matt 24:3, Hab 2:3, 1 Thes 5:1-4, 2 Pt 3: , 2 Tim 3:1-4, Amos 9:14-15, Zeph 3:19-20, Rev 16:12-20, Zach 12:3-6, 14:1-4, Luke 21:25-28, Rev 19:11-16, 1 Thes 4:16

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 1-18-2014 sermon

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis.

John Crisp’s sermon on “A Tour of the Temple” gave examples of God’s displeasure with the people of Israel using scriptures, primarily Ezekiel, because of their abominable sins they harbored in their hearts.  John compared the sins of Israel with the sins we can have within us. Using the temple to represent our bodies and minds, John challenged us to clean our temples daily.

John used the following scriptures: Ez. 8:1-18, 2 Chron. 26:16, 1 Cor. 6:19, 3:16, 2 Cor. 6:16, 10:12, Gal. 3: 5-10, rom. 6:12, col.3:13, Ez. 11:12, Ps. 85:8 and Jonah 2:8.

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 9-28-2013 sermon

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis.