Sermons on bless his name: showing 511-525 of 213,637

Discover The Name Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 13, 2011

Does simply claiming the name of Christ make you a Christian?

Do you like your name? And if you do now did you always like your name? As a teenager how did you feel about it? I heard two Jr. High girls talking in a mall once and one asked “Do you like your name?” To which the other replied, “No I hate my name” and the first girl ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-39

Denomination: Wesleyan

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Apr 30, 2009

Jesus is the ultimate name -- the only name through which there is salvation.

Well, as you’re aware by now my name is Brad. Although, that is not the whole truth. Brad is actually a shortened form of Bradley. That’s what my parents named me -- Bradley. Bradley is a name from the British Isles that means broad meadow -- perhaps a commentary on girth. Now, I wish that I could ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:5-12

Denomination: *other

Baptizing Into The Name... Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2001

The Great Commission is intriguing in what it says and what it doesn’t. Consider the mystery & the power of Christian baptism.

OPENING: A drunk stumbled along a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeded to walk down into the water and stood next to the Preacher. The minister turned and noticed the old drunk and said, "Mister, Are you ready to find Jesus?" The drunk looks back and says, "Yes, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's In A Name Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 29, 2005

The name Jesus means, "God Saves." The name declares who Jesus is and what Jesus was born to do. Jesus saves us from our sins, but also for an abundant life.

Luke 2:21-40 “What’s In A Name?” INTRODUCTION Names are very important to us. We are often admonished by parents to, “keep the family name,” which is translated, “don’t do anything stupid or illegal.” Some people go through life struggling with the name they were given, like the character in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Lutheran

There Is No Other Name Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Feb 5, 2010

We all have things that we are deeply embarrassed about, perhaps even ashamed of, things that we don’t want anyone else to know about. And sadly that embarrassment can all too often overflow into our spiritual life.

Embarrassing moments On my book shelf in my office I have a book called ‘Tall Tales of a Big God’ written by a man called Maurice Smith. Maurice is (or at least was) an international Christian Speaker travelling all over the UK, and Europe and particularly the USA. And his book is a compilation ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Name That Heals Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 27, 2006

Regarless of our history and past, there is a Name given by which changes can come and new future begun to take us from that history to hallelujah!

[Illustration] A little boy was standing by his father watching him trying to put a floppy disk into his computer. The father was having trouble getting the disk to go in all of the way. The little boy said to his father, “Maybe it has a penny in it?” Sure enough, when the father fished around ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:21

Denomination: Methodist

Names Of God

Contributed by Carl Finney on Nov 3, 2006

The Names of God reveled in Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd – Jehovah Ra’ah (shepherd) “The Lord my Sheperd” Ra’ah – To pasture, tend, graze, feed.To see, consider, discern, gaze look on. Jehovah Ro’I (Ro’I is not the correct translation): “The Lord my Shepherd.” Portrays the Lord as the Shepherd who cares for His people as a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Name Of Jesus

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 6, 2020

Jesus-we use the name all the time but do ever think about the name we're using? Why was he named Jesus? What significance does it have? How did the disciples use it? Let's find out and see what the takeaways are from looking at the name of Jesus.

THE NAME OF JESUS Jesus-we use the name all the time but do ever think about the name we're using? Why was he named Jesus? What significance does it have? How did the disciples use it? Let's find out. 1) The name of Jesus. The name Jesus is used nearly 1,200 times in the bible; all in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17, Philippians 2:9-11, Acts 19:13-20, Acts 3:16, Acts 3:1-8, Acts 19:1-5, Acts 2:38, Matthew 1:21, Acts 4:12, Colossians 4:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Is Power In That Name

Contributed by Craig Fenton on Feb 21, 2002

Peter and John, disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. The messiah, that was prophesied about, the God that became flesh and walked with them.

Peter and John, disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. The messiah, that was prophesied about, the God that became flesh and walked with them. The atonement of sins for the world. Peter and John were doing what they were commanded to do. They were spreading the good news of salvation and when they get ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

In The Name Of The Lord

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introductory Comments 1.

Introductory Comments 1. A strange dog came to a preacher's house, and his three sons soon became quite fond of it. It so happened that there were three white hairs in the animal's tail. One day an advertisement was seen in the newspaper about a lost dog which fitted that description perfectly. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What's In A Name?

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 13, 2004

This is an advent sermon.

When I was a kid, we used to play this game. When someone was wearing a stocking hat, we would run up to them and say, “Where was Mickey Mouse when the lights went out?” When the other person said, “I don’t know,” we would pull their stocking hat over their eyes and say, “In the dark!” The idea, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Name That Heresy

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 23, 2022

We are not called to allow false doctrines and prophets to flourish out of civility. In both Testaments, they were called out for the sake of the people and because it is the righteous thing to do.

"..Christians nowadays simply don't care about the prevalence of false doctrine, nor do they take seriously their duty to fight against apostasy. Instead they want a friendly atmosphere of open acceptance for everyone, tolerance of opposing ideas, and charitable dialogue with the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:24, Luke 22:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

Fornication As Was Not Named

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Jun 4, 2024

The ages old sin; fornication. The lust of the flesh tends to lead to fornication by two willing participants. But, this instance (in Corinth) spoken of is more revolting, disgusting, than common fornication.

The ages old sin; fornication. To illicit sexual intercourse is fornication. This sin has occurred since near the beginning of mankind upon the earth. One who participates in this filthy occupation is known as a prostitute; one who participates in this lewd act for money. However, it is not always ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, Leviticus 18:6-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Claim The Name

Contributed by John Bergh on Nov 22, 2010

This sermon is to help us know who Jesus is.

“Claim the Name” Have you ever had one of those moments when you have to question your own sanity? The other day I found myself in the garage and I didn’t have a clue as to why I was there. Does this sound familiar? I hope so because if it doesn’t, maybe I should check myself in someplace. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Methodist

A Good Name

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

Companies spend billions of dollars on commercials telling us how good their products are because they want us to trust them. If they are proven to be untrustworthy they lose business and billions of dollars because they have developed a bad name, they’ve

A Good Name; Proverbs 22:1 What do you think of when you here the names Adolph Hitler or Joseph Stalin or Saddam Hussein (evil dictators) what about the name Charles Manson (Brainwashing killer) what about Timothy McVeigh (OKC bomber) What about Osama Bin Laden (Terrorist). What about Judas ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:1