Sermons on Being Served:

Living In Pain Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 30, 2001

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Life Challenges". This sermon is about being able to keep serving God even when you don’t feel like it.

Sunday Evening November 4, 2001 Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs, NM Series: Life’s Challenges [#2] LIVING IN PAIN Job 2 Introduction: For some of us, like myself, when we are sick or injured we carry on about for days and weeks and months; but there are people in this church that have to live ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Ministry Is A Stretch! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 3, 2009

Serving is about what is, not what should be. It involves giving and receiving, blooming where you are planted, and seeing both the individual trees and the forest. Ministry is a stretch!

Ministry is A Stretch! (Jeremiah 37-45) 1. Life has a way of socking us between the eyes. I remember my teen and young adult years and the feelings of broken relationships, disappointment, uncertainty about future direction, and all the stresses of that stage of life. 2. As I aged, I found out ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Majestic, Holy, And Eternal Lord

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jan 10, 2011

We serve an amazing LORD, and we see from Psalm 93 that He is majestic, holy, and eternal, and in response, we need to worship Him with our entire being.

Originally given at the Threefold Cord Cafe Preached by Pastor Sterling C. Franklin March 2008 Translation & Preaching Outline Translation from Hebrew (1) The LORD reigns – He is utterly clothed in majesty. He has girded Himself with strength. The world is also established – it will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 93:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Type Of Servant God Needs

Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Jan 5, 2013

Are you the type of servant God needs you to be? In this message let us see 7 servant types that Paul encouraged Timothy to be in order to serve God successfully.

II Timothy 2 Intro: Serving God is a great privilege for anyone. Timothy proved to be a great servant in so many ways and in our text, we learn just how great of a servant he had become. Through Paul's encouragement, Timothy saw 7 descriptive titles for a servant and it would be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Freedom And The Weak Brother Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 11, 2019

The Corinthians were divided over the question of whether it was permissible to eat meat that had been previously offered to an idol. Paul agreed with those who thought it was permissible, since idols were nothing as far as having any real power.

Christian Freedom and the Weak Brother - Part 1 (series: Lessons on 1 Corinthians) January 10, 2013 Lessons on First Corinthians By: Tom Lowe Lesson 7.2: Christian Freedom and the Weak Brother Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8.7-13 1 Cor 8.7-13 (KJV) 7 Howbeit there is not in every man that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Hey You Do Right! Series

Contributed by Harold Hansen on Jan 19, 2009

This is a message I preach to young people about doing right. Adults can use it too.

HEY YOU DO RIGHT! DANIEL 1: 1-8 BACKGROUND: ISREAL HAD BEEN DEFEATED FOR THEIR SINS AGAINST GOD. THEIR DIRTY GIRDLE SINS: PRIDE NOT SERVING GOD THE ONLY GOD ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

I Pledge Allegiance To… (July 4th Sermon)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 30, 2022

We live in a land of “creature worshippers”.

For example... Illus: A seventeen-year-old girl made Elvis Presley not just an entertainer, or a mortal. She made him an idol and she literally worshipped him. It is a matter of record that she has seen his movie: • “LOVE ME TENDER” 107 times. • “LOVING YOU” 110 times. • “KING CREOLE” 91 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:36-37

Denomination: Baptist

We Have A Purpose!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 19, 2009

We Have A Purpose! To serve others as we serve the Lord

What’s your purpose in life? You get up every morning to do what? Go to school perhaps. But for what purpose? You go to school to get good grades so you can get a good job…but for what purpose? To make lots of money? What if you don’t achieve that goal? Will your life be meaningless? To be sure, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:36-42

Denomination: Lutheran

The Towel And The Throne: Greatness Redefined Series

Contributed by Kory Labbe on Oct 25, 2025

True greatness in God’s Kingdom isn’t found in titles or positions, but in the humility of serving others. Jesus redefined leadership by trading the throne for the towel, showing us that to lead is to love through service.

Introduction: “The CEO with the Mop” Good morning, everyone. It’s great to see you here today. We’re continuing in our “Live” series, where we’ve been looking at what it really means to be different — to live in this world, but not be shaped by it. Each week we’ve seen that following Jesus isn’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Intercession Of The Spirit For Us And Its Meaning: "Being Transformed Into The Image Of The Lord”

Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 8, 2021

What I really hope is you and I come to know more the Holy Spirit and to have a more intimate relationship with Him

The Intercession of the Spirit for us and its meaning: “Being transformed into the image of the Lord” Romans 8:26-30 (What I really hope is you and I come to know more the Holy Spirit and to have a more intimate relationship with Him ) 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-30, 1 Corinthians 2:10-11, Romans 7:4-6, 2 Corinthians 3:18

Denomination: Baptist

My Month Of Service

Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 10, 2020

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the month of service. I pray God will give you grace to serve God by serving your generation as David served his generation. You certainly can become great by offering service.

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the month of April, the month of service. I pray God will give you grace to serve God by serving your generation as David served his generation. You certainly can become great by offering service. Show me the man that is willing to serve and I will ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:8, John 4:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Serve The Same Savior - What Has Jesus Done? (Pt 2) Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 22, 2014

We are ON the same team and led by our 'coach' Jesus Christ... He had delivered us, He created us and He is the cornerstone of our faith, but how did He do these things? What has He done?

Sermon Details: Series Title: We Serve the SAME God Sermon Title: We Serve the SAME Savior! (Pt.2) Sermon Text: Colossians 1:21-29 [ESV] Introduction: In our journey through this letter to the church in Colossae, we have learned how we are ALL on the same team and we have been called to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-29

Denomination: Baptist

Anointed To Witness And Serve - Week 3 - The Power To ‘convey’ Prophecy, Tongues, And Interpretation Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 20, 2019

These spiritual manifestation gifts are used to convey the heart of God and operate for His glory, as well as for the edification of the Christian, and to evoke change in the heart of the non-Christian to help bring about repentance and their surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

The English word “convey” is defined as: “to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance: to transfer or deliver to another” (Merriam-Webster). The meaning also includes the ability to give or transmit. These spiritual manifestation gifts are used to convey the heart of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:24-25, Matthew 7:21, Luke 4:4, 2 Timothy 1:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus In The House Of Mary

Contributed by Joao Cruz on May 28, 2007

Mary hosting Jesus

JESUS IN THE HOUSE DE MARY Introduction: MARY - HEBREW: LADY, SOVEREIGN. Filoxenia = Greek word for Friend of the foreigner. She loved a stranger in her home. Maria Jesus’ mother. She opened her heart to God and her house for His son. I. The Birth of Jesus (Mt 1:18-25) A. Maria was not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Ordinary Time, Ordinary People" Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 19, 2011

We know the newsworthy, the extraordinary and the flamboyant. But serving Christ is a day to day commitment in ordinary time, in our ordinary lives.

Peter, Peter’s Brother Andrew, John the Gospel writer, James – John’s brother, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the Gospel writer, the other James, Thaddeus, Simon & Judas. Ordinary men that God used in a very extraordinary way. 4 Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 28 chapters in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:50-53

Denomination: Christian Church