Sermons on Be A Child Of God:

God's Messengers Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 25, 2013

Hosea brings an important message to the people of God through his life and his preaching. God put Hosea in a difficult position where he was living out his message while he was preaching it to God’s people. This was extremely difficult, but also showed

GOD’S MESSENGERS CHAPTER 15, “THE STORY” Hosea 1-14 INTRODUCTION… “The Story” so far by the numbers This morning as we begin to think about this chapter in the story, I want to share some numbers with you: 15 is the number of weeks we have been going through ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The God Of Sex Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 5, 2018

In this sermon, we discuss the fact that sex is good, but when sex is used outside of God's intended ways, the god of sex twists it into something destructive.

A. As you know, children often do “say the darndest things.” 1. A precocious 7 year-old once asked her mother for a baby brother. a. Her mother was taken aback by the request, but explained in a soothing tone, “I’m afraid that just isn’t possible, darling. Babies cost a great deal of money, and ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14, Romans 1:22-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Like... Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 21, 2013

A sermon on why is it necessary that we study God. (Much material taken from J.B. Phillips book, Your God Is Too Small, and outline taken from God Most High by Dr. Jack Cottrell, pg. 16-17)

HoHum: God is like Bayer Aspirin- Expect Him to do wonders. God is like Coke- He’s the real thing. God is like Hallmark Cards- He cared enough to send His very best. WBTU: Beginning a series on God today. There are some who say that there is no God. Even the most primitive of cultures ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 18, 2015

Knowing God loves us changes everything. We are secure in His love and able to love others. God's love is infinite, individual, initiative, and involved. The Cross is the proof of God's love.

Esteemed theologian Karl Barth was asked by a student at the University of Chicago, “What is the essence of the biblical message?” Everyone breathlessly awaited a profound, scholarly answer. Barth replied: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” The love ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-19

Denomination: Congregational

Complete Salvation – The Secure Promise Of God

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 30, 2020

What a person believes about God is the most important thing contained in their mind. It affects everything about them. Specifically, what they believe about God shapes them spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

Far too many people feel God is remote, impersonal, and unknowable. Because of that, many Born-Again Christians suffer from an inability to feel forgiven, and live with nagging doubts and fear about their relationship with God. Failure to love and trust God often comes from picturing Him as ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39, Ephesians 1:13, Revelation 12:11, 1 Corinthians 10:13, John 11:26, Psalm 119:165, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13, Philippians 2:12-13, Romans 8:28-31, Ephesians 2:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is God Just?

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 21, 2002

There is a difference between how the world responds to life’s darker moments and how God’s best servants react. It is the difference between desiring and deserving.

OPENING: A magician working a cruise ship had recently purchased a parrot to be part of his act. However, the bird was not only clever but also annoying. It was constantly telling the audience how the magician accomplished each trick. For example, the bird would say to the audience, "He has the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Loving God & Loving Each Other Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Feb 21, 2010

This is sermon # 7 from 1st JOHN. It deals with how GOD LOVED US & how we are to apply that same LOVE to one another.

Sermons from 1 John: 02-21-2010 Sermon #07: Loving God & Loving Each Other Scripture Ref: 1 John 4:7-11 Introduction: Several years ago BILL GAITHER wrote a song entitled, Loving God & Loving Each Other. That song title is what I would like to use for the subject of this morning’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11

Seeing God Through The Window Of Motherhood

Contributed by Michael Pahls on Apr 10, 2001

Uses the maternal images of God in Scripture both to explore how the feminine enhances our apprehension of the person and nature of God, and to present a picture of redeemed motherhood.

Seeing God Through the Window of Motherhood Isaiah 49:14-18 Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me." 15"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! 16 See, I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:14-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God With Us

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 15, 2009

God became one of us so that we might know Him, so that He might know us and so that we might be saved.

GOD WITH US Paul Harvey once told this story; This is about a modern man, one of us, he was not a scrooge, he was a kind, decent, mostly good man, generous to his family, upright in his dealings with others. But he did not believe in all that incarnation stuff that the Churches proclaim at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Lamb Of God Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 26, 2009

How does Jesus serve as the lamb of God? We often talk about Him taking away the sins of the world but what does that mean and how does He do it?

John 1:29-34 July 15 2007 The Lamb of God During feudal times royal families would have what were called ‘whipping boys’. A whipping boy was a boy of the same age but not the same class in society as the prince or nobleman. For when a child was of high enough class he was too important to be ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-34

Denomination: *other

Caring God

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 4, 2013

When we touch upon the love of GOD, we plunge ourselves into an ocean whose depths have never been fathomed. It is all-embracing, all-inviting, all-supporting, and all-supplying.

Opening illustration: For thousands of families in Kenya, seven cows are more valuable than a girl’s future. Those cows, a typical bridal dowry in Maasai culture, prove so tempting that most fathers in rural areas decide their daughter’s education will end and marriage begin by age 13. ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mothers Called To Look Like God

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 9, 2003

Mother’s Day message on how mothers look a lot like God in what they experience.

Mothers Called To Look Like God by Rick Gillespie-Mobley Proverbs 31:10-31 Called To Look Like God GNLCC 5/11/2003 Proverbs 31:29-32 2 Timothy 1:1-6* One picture that Pastor Toby and I use to enjoy watching on TV was Quantum Leap. The show was about a man who had been trying to invent ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bounce Back

Contributed by Jamie Wright on Jul 3, 2004

All of us at one time or another have fallen, had a setback or an emotional battle. It can either make you bitter or better, the choice is yours. I say it is time to bounce back. The team may have suffered some minor setbacks but we are going to bounce

It’s Time to Back Bounce Pastor Jamie Wright * Maranatha Fellowship Church If you have ever played sports you know what it means to bounce back. You have suffered a defeat and you need to come back with a win. In the business world if you have suffered a set back you need to bounce back with a ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

His Wondrous Name Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

This most important child ever born on this planet was named by his true Father in heaven. Gabriel came to Mary and said to her in Luke 1:31, "you will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus."

Corrie Ten Boom is one of the best known names in the 20th century. But many do not know that Corrie had more than one name. In 1977 a group of several hundred Christian Indians honored her in Flagstaff, Arizona, by giving her an Indian name. Tom Claus, a Mohawk and president of the group, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Obstacles To Miracles Series

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Nov 1, 2008

Jairus encountered several obstacles prior to the miracle of his child’s life.With the help of Jesus, one by one, those hindrances had been remove out of his way. The Jesus Way. See and hear its significance in your life.

Jairus encountered several obstacles prior to the miracle of his child’s life.With the help of Jesus, one by one, those hindrances had been remove out of his way. Only the Jesus Way. See and hear its significance in your life, and experience your own version of miracle! I-THE PRESSING PEOPLE: ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Pentecostal