Sermons on Abiding Means To Follow:

Three Reasons To Give Thanks

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Nov 20, 2009

What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

November 22, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Philippians 4:4-7 Subject: Thanksgiving Title: Thanksgiving – Really? Three Reasons to Give Thanks The holiday season is right around the corner. Time to begin preparing for the New Year’s diet. On Thursday we will celebrate Thanksgiving – a day set ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walking In Obedience Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 29, 2007

To walk in obedience means to walk in love.

Introduction: A. The story is told about a groom, whom during the wedding rehearsal, approached the minister with an unusual offer. 1. “Look, I’ll give you $100 if you’ll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I’m to promise to ’love, honor and obey’ and ’forsaking all others, be ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Adulterous People Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 14, 2012

What does spiritual adultery mean? Several things according to this text. 1- Spiritual adultery means friendship with the world 2- Spiritual adultery means opposition to God 3- Spiritual adultery means giving in to the devil

INTRO.- People commit adultery in various ways. Our world is notorious for committing adultery. It seems to happens in Hollywood often. ILL.- Remember actress Sandra Bullock in the award winning movie, “The Blind Side”? And do you remember to whom she was married? She was married from 2005 to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If I’m Following God’s Voice, Why Do I Keep Running Into These Obstacles? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 27, 2010

Facing the struggles that so often following our step of faith.

THE WAY IT SHOULD BE: Following God’s voice leads to feelings of peace. - Judges 6:23-24. - In both v. 23 and v. 24, we see peace emphasized. When we follow God, this is what we expect: that our hearts would be filled with peace. - We may be expect a warm fuzzy glow from our conversation with ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Hanukah

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 26, 2012

Hanukah speaks of persecution followed by the victory of righteousness over evil and the joy that follows.

Hanukah (Daniel 8:9-14, John 10:22) 1. Jewish humorists compare Christmas to Hanukah: Christmas is one day, same day every year. December 25. Jews love Dec. 25th. It's another paid day off work. We go to movies and out for Chinese food, and Israeli dancing. Chanukah is eight days. It starts the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 8:9-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Evangelism According To Zechariah Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 26, 2022

What is needed for effective evangelism? In this exposition of Zechariah 8:14-23, we are given abiding principles for reaching the lost. Message interprets the passage in its historical context, then discusses the application for today.

Intro Our text today begins in Zechariah 8:14. There are ten oracles in this chapter. Last week we examined oracle #6 in verses 9-13. There God encouraged His people to take heart. During their 16 years of disobedience, times were hard for them. But under Haggai’s and Zechariah’s preaching, they ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 8:14-23, Romans 8:30-31, Psalm 23:4, Romans 6:1-2, Hebrews 1:9, Psalm 119:71, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Isaiah 2:1-4, Exodus 19:5-6, Romans 10:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Divine Guidance

Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Aug 20, 2014

The shadow of the Almighty speaks of His protection, guidance and security. When you pray and continuously abide in the Lord’s presence, He promised you His power and guidance

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God; in Him will I trust” (Psalms 91:1-2) “ Fear thou not; for I am with thee;be not dismayed for I am thy God: I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-2

Denomination: Anglican

Christians And Sin And Forgiveness Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 30, 2017

As we image Christ more and more, so does the nature of God abide in us. Let’s strive daily to attain that blessedness, and pray for all Christians to aspire to that state.

Thursday in Christmas Season: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Reformation-Revolution John the Baptist’s witness to Jesus was like the little snowflake that hits the snowbank and causes an avalanche. “Behold the Lamb of God” was a sentence that to a Jew tuned to the prophets would evoke images of Isaiah’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:7-10

Denomination: Catholic

Blessed Are The Cheesemakers

Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007

What does it mean to be blessed? What does it mean to be favored by God? And what does it mean to be among those who are cursed with troubles and woes.

In the Monty Python movie "The Life of Brian" (I am not advocating seeing this movie) Jesus goes up on the mountain side to teach the people. There is a huge crowd gathered around him. In fact, the crowd is so vast that the people who are on the outer edge of the gathering cannot hear what is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Baptist

Perfecting The Saints

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Jul 4, 2022

God demands holiness and perfection from his children. As saints of God, believers must strive to constantly abide in God's presence and depend wholly on him to attain perfection.

TEXT: 1 Peter 5:10 "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." GOD DEMANDS PERFECTION No matter how close you are to God, you must strive for perfection ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:10, Psalm 138:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Part 1 - Genesis 13:1-13 - Forgiveness Doesn't Mean Exemption From Problems Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 13, 2010

Abram knew that things went haywire in Egypt and that he got it wrong. At this altar there is real indication of REPENTANCE as he CALLS UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD. We don't have any recorded words of this prayer, but we see it his WORDS AND ACTIONS towards

Part 1 - Genesis 13:1-13 - FORGIVENESS DOESN'T MEAN EXEMPTION FROM PROBLEMS WE HAVE JUST MOVED TO SYDNEY NSW from the Whitsundays in Queensland, Australia. I didn't come seeking a better position, certainly not better scenery or more money. We don't even have our own house to live in at present. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does It Mean For Us To Read "where The Body Is, There Also The Vultures Will Gather"?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 9, 2025

Worshipers of false gods, to the Hebrew mind, were idiots. But that is not the whole story.

Friday of the Thirty-second Week Integral Our Introit antiphon today is a prayer that both our Hebrew forefathers and we would recognize as one we are at least tempted to use daily: Let my prayer come into your presence; incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord. It is from psalm 88, one of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:26-37, Psalm 19:2-5, Mark 13:14-19, Matthew 24:16-21, Romans 1:18-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A: What Loving Your Enemies And Being ‘perfect’ Mean

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 8, 2023

“Now raise your hands if you have only one or two enemies.” And even fewer people raised their hands. “See,” says the priest, “most of us feel like we have enemies.”

A priest is giving a homily like I am right now on “What loving your enemies and being ‘perfect’ mean.” “Now,” says the priest, “I’ll bet that many of us feel as if we have enemies in our lives. So, raise your hands if you have a few enemies.” And several people raise their hands.” “Now raise ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Catholic

My Redeemer Lives

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 29, 2013

Easter means that our redeemer lives. A simple sermon about the meaning of Easter.

My Redeemer Lives Romans 3:23, 6:23 Job 19:25-27 Intro: What does Easter mean to you this morning. Yesterday, we had our annual Easter egg hunt for the children. We had a great time. Is that what Easter means to you? In our world today, it seems that egg hunts and bunny rabbits are what Easter is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Helpless But Not Hopeless

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 6, 2006

God gives meaning to our life by changing the meaning of our death

Has anyone ever suffered like he did? Sure, others have lost all earthly possessions. Many have outlived their children. And countless have been afflicted with sickness that keep one up all night. Job, however, endured all of those things and unsympathetic friends at the same time! And you thought ...read more

Scripture: Job 7:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran