Sermons on Be Fruitful:

Trail Life Sunday: Faith On The Rugged Trail Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 3, 2025

This is Trail Life Sunday, a day where we celebrate our Trail Life boys and American Heritage Girls, but also where we as the church remember that the Christian life itself is a rugged trail.

Trail Life Sunday: Faith on the Rugged Trail September 14, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Colossians 1:10; Numbers 13:25-33; Matthew 7:13; Joshua 4:6-7 Introduction: The Trailhead Church, today we lace up our boots for a different kind of trail. This is Trail Life Sunday, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:10, Numbers 13:25-33, Matthew 7:13, Joshua 4:6-7, Numbers 14:6-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Felix Was Alarmed (But He Wasn't Saved)

Contributed by Steve Klein on Oct 3, 2025

The Roman Governor Felix was alarmed when he heard Paul reason of righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment. But was he alarmed enough?

In Acts 23, Paul had been taken into custody in Jerusalem. After a plot to kill him was uncovered, the Romans whisked him away to Caesarea by night for safe keeping until a hearing before the Roman Governor Felix. Felix was Marcus Antonius Felix, a Roman procurator (governor) of Judea from ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:24-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thrive PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2023

Encourage discernment in choosing righteous paths and associations to grow more into the image of Christ.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this blessed gathering, where we come together in unity and love to open our hearts and minds to the wisdom of God's word. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. God, in his infinite wisdom and love, has called us together to learn, to ...read more

Topics: Righteous Path

Are We As Righteous As Daniel? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2023

This sermon explores the themes of righteousness, service to God, and divine deliverance, using Daniel's story as a guide for living a God-centered life.

Good morning, my brothers and sisters! It's wonderful to see all your smiling faces here today, ready to delve into the Word of God. As we gather here in His holy name, let's prepare our hearts and minds for a message that I believe will resonate with each one of us. Before we get into it, allow me ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:16

Topics: Service To God

Wake Up PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2023

Encourages spiritual awakening, active participation in God's kingdom, and the transformation that results from experiencing God's nearness and living out our faith.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this sacred gathering, this blessed assembly of God's children. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. Our lives, like streams flowing towards the ocean, have led us to this moment, to this place, where we can drink from the wellspring of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:2

Topics: Awakening

Repentance PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 2, 2024

This sermon emphasizes the importance of repentance as a profound realization of sin and a determined turning away from it, as a path to God's grace.

Good morning, beloved. It's a blessing to gather together once more in the house of our Lord, to find comfort in His presence and to be nourished by His word. Today, we find ourselves in the 13th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke, verses 1 through 9. In this passage, we are invited to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Topics: Repentance

What's In Your Box? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 16, 2024

This sermon explores the transformative role of the Holy Spirit in our lives and how to better align ourselves with His guidance and power.

Hello, dear friends, beloved family in Christ. It is such a joy to gather here today in the house of the Lord, bound together by our shared faith, our shared hope, and our shared love for our Savior. We are here, not because of our own merits, but because of the grace of God that has drawn us ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9

Topics: Jesus, Me

Genesis Time

Contributed by Keith Maynard on Mar 5, 2016

A New Beginning

GENESIS TIME PSALM 51:10-12 GENESIS 1:1 THE LORD DIDN’T BRING US THIS FAR TO LET US GO NOW WE ARE GOING TO REACH THIS CITY, NATION, AND WORLD FOR JESUS CHRIST ITS GENESIS TIME A TIME OF NEW BEGINNINGS ARE YOU READY THIS MORNING ARE YOU AWAKE ARE YOU EXCITED ARE YOU READY FOR A NEW ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

How The Holy Spirit Develops Essential Traits Within Leaders

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

The Holy Spirit furnishes leaders with problem-solving abilities without bogging them down in daily palavers. "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. We will give our attention to prayer and the

How the Holy Spirit Develops You Into a Leader (Acts 6:2-8) The Spirit of God led the disciples to avoid getting bogged down in micro-management when they were led to say, "It is not wise for us to devote our energies to waiting on tables, but we will devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:2-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

2 Advent A

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Dec 6, 2001

John the Baptist calls us to repentance which calls us to live differently, as the body of Christ

2 Advent A Matthew 3:1-12 9 December 2001 Rev. Roger Haugen Once there was a man who was a bit of a bum. Talented and successful, he neglected his wife and his children, his work and his friends, his community and his colleagues. He drank too much, lost his temper too often, was cruel too many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Assurance

Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Jun 28, 2003

Sermon on Romans 8:14-17 explaining the two witnesses of assurance.

INTRODUCTION: What are you sure of? 1. How do you know you are the child of your parents? a. How old you are? b. How tall you are? c. How much you weigh? 2. In each case you have definable witnesses that assure you of the answer to these questions. (ILL.: By the testimony of two or three ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17

Denomination: Methodist

Go With God

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 16, 2005

Christ is still speaking to us and we need to go with Him, as He leads.

Go with God Cornwall August 6, 2005 Six Soviet cosmonauts said they witnessed the most awe-inspiring spectacle ever encountered in space- a band of glowing angels with wings as big as jumbo jets. Cosmonauts Vladimir Solovev, Oleg Atkov, and Leonid Kizim said they first saw the celestial beings ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Voices In The Wilderness

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

are you a voice for God

Intro: a man had a hot dog business in a downtown area that had done very well for many years. His son came back from college with an economics degree and decided to help his dad with his business. First he said, your old cart with wheels needs to be up-graded, so they bought a very expensive new ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Let The Spirit Be Your Leader

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2004

The following are thirteen greater levels of blessing that we receive from the Spirit when we trust and obey the Lord Jesus to be our leader

Let the Spirit Be Your Leader John 16:13- "But when He the Spirit of Truth, the truth-giving Spirit, comes, He will guide you into all Truth (the whole, full truth). For He will not speak His own message (on His own authority) but He will tell whatever He hears from the Father; He will give the ...read more

Scripture: John 16:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Man's Relationship With The Environment

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Mar 26, 2007

There is alot of discussion, today, about Man’s proper relationship to the environment. This is a study of some truths found in God’s Word that might help us formulate a godly viewpoint on Man’s relationship to Nature.

Man and Nature Since the 1960s, there has been a lot of controversy as to Man’s relationship to the environment and nature. There has grown a movement that seeks to place the value of the environment above the needs of Man. This is a reaction on the part of some to those who exploit the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 115:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ