Sermons on Being Less:

"What's Wrong? Or Has The Word Of God Lost It's Potency?" Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 30, 2004

Why has modern American Christianity missed the mark by such a distance? Is the Gospel no longer as potent as it used to be? Has the potency of the Bible run low like antique prescription medicine?

"What’s Wrong? Or Has the Word of God Lost It’s Potency?" (Matt. 13:1-53, Mark 4:1-34, Luke 8:4-18) Intro 1. The evangelical world has lost confidence in the Word of God. ---TNIV is just one example¡Xchange in English usage is one thing 2. How Christians "do church" is reflective of what they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-53

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Faithful Soldier Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Sep 9, 2009

What we can learn from a Centurion about being people who ’amaze’ and please Jesus that we may commit to be like that ourselves to His pleasure and glory!

Series: Jesus’ Unexpected Heroes “THE FAITHFUL SOLDIER” Sunday, September 6, 2009 AM Perth Bible Church Rev. Todd G. Leupold INTRODUCTION: As we launch a new series, I would like us to consider what does it mean to be a hero? What does or doesn’t make someone a hero in your eyes? Would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of Jesus Marker # 3 - I Am Becoming Like Jesus In My Attitudes, Behaviour And Character Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 5, 2018

Following Jesus means that we change. We're transformed over time into looking like Jesus - being like Him in our ABC's - attitudes, behaviour and character.

The Way of Jesus # 3 - I Am Becoming Like Jesus in My Attitudes, Behaviours and Character These are sermon notes, rather than my usual full-text sermons. Always learning. Intro: I want to put this up here for us to think about. We’ll come back to it later: "Prayers are tools not for doing or ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Disappointed But Not Discouraged

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Dec 15, 2019

Disappointment refers to sadness or displeasure from failure to fulfill ones hopes or expectations. Discouragement means loss of hope or enthusiasm as a result. It is possible to be disappointed without being discouraged.

DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT DISCOURAGED Introduction Frequently, employers will ask prospective employees what their biggest disappointment in life has been. The question probably gives employers a hint about how these prospective employees handle times of stress and hardships in life. We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Our God: The Patron Of Lost Causes

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jun 6, 2002

It’s easy to identify others as "lost causes". It’s not nearly so easy for us to see ourselves this way. Nevertheless that’s exactly where we need to be, where we’ll want to be; for empty of all our righteousness we cling to Christ and find life.

Pentecost 3 A Matthew 9:9-13 Our God: The Patron of Lost Causes 06/09/02 Speaking of Lost Causes, take a listen to these stories. In New Orleans, a man broke into a home and stole, some jewelry and took the home owner’s season tickets to the New Orleans Saints. The police arrested him the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Lutheran

I Was Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I CAME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST? I AM NOT WHAT I WANNA BE. I AM NOT WHAT I AM GONNA BE! BUT PRAISE GOD I AM NOT WHAT I WAS! HERE ARE THE NT PASSAGES STATING WHO "I WAS" B.C.

I WAS... Romans ...still powerless ...God’s enemy ...a slave to sin ...in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness ...free from the control of righteousness ...controlled by the flesh ...bearing fruit for death ...serving the old way of the law ...bound by the law ...at one time, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:10

Denomination: Methodist

The Word Working Four Ways In Us!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 14, 2008

We are living in a day when good is evil spoken of and we that do well are being called evil. Christians not only being attacked spiritually, but all verbally and in some cases physically. We must do all we can so we can stand in this day. Romans 8:31 Wha

THE WORD WORKING FOUR WAYS IN US! We are living in a day when good is evil spoken of and we that do well are being called evil. Christians not only being attacked spiritually, but all verbally and in some cases physically. We must do all we can so we can stand in this day. Romans 8:31 What shall ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:20

Delighting In God

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 27, 2014

Jonathan Edwards wrote “God is glorified not only by His glory’s being seen, but by it being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it…” The question before you is "Do you truly delight in God?"

Delighting in God Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Have you ever asked yourself - "Why was I created? What is the purpose of life?" In 1 Peter 4:11 we read. "That God in all things may be glorified." The chief end of man is to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4

Denomination: Baptist

Just What Do You Think Eternal Life? (6) Series

Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 7, 2012

Just what do you think SAVED? Most of us BELIEVED that, being SAVED is going to Heaven when we die. Yes, it’s TRUE! But this is just a THEOLOGICAL definition of being SAVED. I just want to tell you that, “Just knowing about God and the Bible is not enough

“For God so LOVED [before] the world that He gave His ONLY Son, so that EVERYONE who BELIEVES in Him will NOT PERISH but have ETERNAL LIFE.” (John 3:16, NLT) This passage is commonly used during EVANGELISM. They say that this is the HEART of the Bible. Yes, everybody AGREE. But it is mistakenly ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: *other

Time To Engage: "Distant Discipleship”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 2, 2025

Last time we met I introduced what I called being a secret disciple. Today, I’d like to introduce another type of disciple, one seen in the life of Peter, which I am calling, being a distant disciple. A distant disciple is one who follows Jesus, but at a distance.

Time to Engage: The Journey to Discipleship “Distant Discipleship” Luke 22:54-62 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnO8Qw29I6w As you probably know, we’re on the third word in the vision I believe God gave to us last year. And this new series takes us into the issue of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:54-62, Luke 22:31-32

Denomination: Foursquare

While You're Waiting

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 10, 2005

Beyond salvation, we must be serving. Christians don’t know when He will return, but we know WHAT He expects! We know what to BE, and what to DO.....

A newspaper (Houston Chronicle, 11/3/92, p.11a), printed an article some years ago about the church known as Mission for the Coming Days. That “church” disbanded on Nov 2, 1992. The pastor had been put in jail...(for a very good reason)! It seems that his central message was the return of Christ ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Be Wise Series

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001

Part of a series on Matthew 24 & 25 - Because Jesus is returning, and we do not know when, how should we be living. "Be wise" is the focus of this message.

Because Jesus Is Returning . . . "Be Wise - Matthew 24:43-51" We have been studying through Matthew 24,25 - with this overall theme . . . Because Jesus is returning and we don’t know when, how should we be living? I remember reading a story a few years ago about a man who was visiting South ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:43-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The One Who Knows You

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Sep 12, 2006

They say as you go through life, it isn’t as important what you know as it is whom you know. Well, they’re close to being right...

They say that as you go through life it isn’t as important what you know as whom you know. This morning, I want to suggest this is true, but I’ll go even one better. It’s not even so much who you know, but the one who knows you. Even in a competitive, knowledge-based industry like computers – ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Happy Home

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Dec 27, 2015

A short message about the blessing of a happy home being found in psalms 128. I used it for Christmas but can be altered to fit any message about the family.

A Happy Home Introduction: This is the Christmas season and I notice year after year how the devil tries to ruin our celebration. It's obvious to the spiritual person that the Devil doesn't want to see people be reminded of the star that would lead wise men to the one who would be his ruin. He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On The Road With Jesus: Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Jamie Bogaard on Apr 15, 2019

This first person narrative is told by one of the disciples who was to get the colt for Jesus to ride on. His views of being a disciple and what transpired on Palm Sunday.

On the Road with Jesus: Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19 April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday For the past several weeks we have been on the road with Jesus. It all started when Lazarus became so very ill and Jesus was sent for. We know that Lazarus died and was in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19

Denomination: Friends