Sermons on Best Seat:

Going The Right Way In The New Year Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 6, 2008

We’re blessed when we avoid certain things and embrace others. Our beliefs lead to behavior which can lead to belonging.

Going the Right Way in the New Year Psalm 1 Rev. Brian Bill 1/6/08 I heard about a son who called his parents on New Year’s Day. His dad answered the phone so he decided to ask him a question, “Dad, what’s your New Year’s Resolution?” He said, “My New Year’s resolution is to treat your mom like ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Winning At Work Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 19, 2012

Do you want to win at work? Then obey your earthly boss, but work for your heavenly Boss. Put Christ at the center of your work, then you will find purpose and peace at the center of your life.

One of my favorite cartoons in the Sunday paper is Dilbert. It’s a spoof on the contemporary office scene, created by Scott Adams. Some time ago, he wrote a book, called The Dilbert Principle, which contains “Dilbert’s Laws of Work”: Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Mother's Day 2014

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 22, 2014

This Mother's Day sermon spotlights Hannah--her problems, her prayer, and her promise. It also includes a baby dedication ceremony built into the sermon.

Mother’s Day 2014: Hannah Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 5/11/2014 Have you found the perfect Mother’s Day present yet? If not, let me make a recommendation. In the Bible, in the book of Exodus, God gave us commandments for how we should live, how we should act ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

2020 Vision For The New Year

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 6, 2020

New Year is a good time to refocus ourselves. In this new year's sermon, I suggest seven priorities for the new year that will give us 20/20 vision.

Introduction: A. Happy New Year! This is 2020!! And today is the first Sunday of 2020! 1. It is hard to believe we are beginning the third decade of the 21st Century! 2. For many people the first week in January is the most depressing week of the year. 3. The holidays are over, the family and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pray With Persistence. Or Impudence. Or Shameless Audacity. Whatever. Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 13, 2020

In two parables with the same storyline, Jesus taught us to keep praying and never give up.

Good morning. As we continue our series on the power of prayer, we are going to look at two of Jesus’ parables on prayer. They are both in Luke, and they are separated by just a few chapters. So please turn to Luke 11, but be ready to flip to Luke 18. There’s a supposedly true story of a country ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13, Luke 18:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Therefore, Lead A Godly Life Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 4, 2023

We are told that we are given everything we need to lead a godly life, but what does that mean?

Therefore 2 Peter 1 When I was at university, one of the courses I had to take was homiletics, which is simply defined as the art of preaching or writing sermons. The goal of the class was to teach us to do both things: how to write sermons and how to preach sermons. My professor was a former ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Doing Good Series

Contributed by Daniel Villa on Mar 9, 2003

Wise people know when to, whom to, and how to do good.

DOING GOOD Wise Living Series #4 Big Idea: Wise people know when to or when not to, whom to or whom not to, and how to or how not to do good. Proverbs 3:26; 11:17-31 Welcome back to our series – Wise Living Series. We’re discovering principles for wise living. We started this series by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:17-31, Proverbs 3:26

Denomination: Church Of God

Bread And Light Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 28, 2024

If you want God to feel at home with you, eat the bread that He offers and bask in His light. In other words, receive Jesus into the core of your being, because Jesus is that bread and Jesus is that light.

One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt, and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn-out old hat and an equally worn-out Bible. The ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 25:23-40, Leviticus 24:5-9, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 3:20, John 6:48, John 6:51, 1 Peter 2:2, Revelation 21:22-24, John 1:4-5, John 1:9-12, John 3:19-20, John 8:12, Isaiah 53:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

When You Go In The Famine Goes Out

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jul 30, 2010

Doing God's Work Brings Blessing and Breakthrough.

When you go in the famine goes out. 2Ki 7:3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? 2Ki 7:4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:3-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Happens When A Christian Dies? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 21, 2010

God’s Word pulls back the curtain and let’s us look over to the other side of death. What happens when a Christian dies?

What Happens When a Christian Dies? Series: The Other Side of Death 2 Corinthians 5:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Feb. 21, 2010 *Let’s talk about Heaven. Billy Sunday once said, “If we could get a real appreciation of what heaven is, we would all be so ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Judgement Day Surprises Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005

Jesus’ story of the Sheep and the Goats surprises us with a view of life from heaven’s perspective.

Judgment Day Surprises Matthew 25:31-46 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: A drunken man flagged down a bus late one night. He staggered up the aisle, and flopped down right next to an older woman who was clutching a Bible. She looked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Springing Forth With Life

Contributed by Chip Monck on Apr 10, 2008

This message emphasizes the importance of a passion for God’s Word in the heart of the believer for growth and maturity.

Matthew 13:1-9 (reader 1), 18-23 (reader 2) – (While the readers read the scripture, I was handing out a small packet of flower seeds to each person in the congregation) - Seeds suffer different fates - Open packets - Tie to seeds in their hands - Describe their likely fate But what is the seed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Coming Evaluation

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 5, 2011

One of the worst pieces of mail you can receive comes with three little letters in the return address: IRS. Getting audited is like going to the dentist without the novocaine. As troubling as it may seem, an even more important audit is coming for all of

In the first part of Chapter 5 I have some good news and some not so good news depending on how you look at it. The good news is that you’re due for an upgrade. The bad news: you’re being audited. First, the upgrade. We talked last time about the fact that to God we are ordinary clay ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Becoming A Community Of Acceptance Series

Contributed by Charles Mims on Jan 17, 2011

Becoming a Community Church by builing a community of acceptance.

Building a Community of Acceptance Colossians 3:12-14 Colossians 3:12-14 (New American Standard Bible) 12So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; 13bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Who's In Charge Here?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 22, 2015

Daniel's vision gives us clarity regarding our present and the future.

Take a look at this picture. It’s an illustration of the scene from our Gospel lesson this morning where Jesus was standing before the Roman governor Pilate. Now let me ask you this question. Who’s in charge here? Is it Pilate who sits on his throne with expensive clothes and the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran