Sermon Series Season of Lent
New Sermon Series Now Available
Everything you need for your next series
AI Sermon Generator
Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.
Biblical Sermon Calendar
Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching
Sermon Research Assistant
Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!
Topical Sermon Calendar
Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year
I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
A leader is a person with a magnet in his heart and a compass in his ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1
Tags: Leadership General
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
While Secretary of State during the Regan presidency, George Shultz kept a large globe in his office. When newly appointed ambassadors had an interview with him and when ambassadors returning from their posts for their first visit with him were leaving his office, Shultz would test them. He would ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20, Daniel 1:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20
Tags: Kingdom Of God
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
LUCADO ON ALCOHOLISM Max Lucado, one of America's great Christian leaders, found that out earlier in his ministry. He once said, "I come from a family of alcoholism. If there's anything about this DNA stuff, I've got it." For more than 20 years, drinking was not a major issue for Lucado, but about ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-5
Tags: Alcohol
WHO CHURCHILL WANTS TO BE Winston Churchill once attended a formal banquet in London, where the dignitaries were asked the question, "If you could not be who you are, who would you like to be?" Naturally everyone was curious as to what Churchill, who was seated next to his beloved Clemmie, would ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-3
Tags: Marriage Commitment
Denomination: Baptist
A. W. Tozer said, "A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of the external situation." He continued to elaborate, "I think there was hardly a great leader from Paul to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13
David Wheeler tells of a funeral procession that illustrates a leader’s influence. David officiated at a funeral. In accordance with custom, after the funeral, the attenders filed out of the funeral home and into their waiting cars to form a processional to the cemetery. The hearse led the ...read more
Tags: Funeral, Role Model, Spiritual Leadership, Outhouse
1 Peter 5:1-3 warns against dishonest gain - "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care...not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve." In January 2024 a USA pastor and his wife were charged after hundreds of Christians invested in their cryptocurrency scheme. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-3, 1 Timothy 3:1-10, Titus 1:5-9
Tags: Money, Deception, Greed, Pastor, Integrity, Service (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Pentecostal
Timothy was perhaps 35 years old, yet he was above and appointing elders. In the context of first century Israel, the term elder was not connected to age: "During the mishnaic period the name zaken ('elder') was reserved for scholars, and particularly members of the Sanhedrin... ...read more
Tags: Youth, Leadership, Young Leaders, Elders, Qualifications For Elder, Elders And Age (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Sermon Central