Sermons on Bless This Mess:

Burst Forth And Come Down!

Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 9, 2012

How easy it is to become parched and dry. What we need are fresh showers of blessing to soften our hearts and bring fruitfulness to our lives. The Holy Spirit wants us to understand that we are helpless without Him. The Holy Spirit chose human vessels to

Burst Forth and Come Down! Isaiah 64:1-4NLT Over 100 years ago, Samuel Chadwick, a great methodist preacher and leader in England, summed it up concisely: “The Christian religion is hopeless without the Holy Ghost.” "If you have the Word without the Spirit, you'll dry up.  If you ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Keeping Sabbath

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 13, 2012

Keeping Sabbath has been called “the forgotten spiritual discipline.” It may be the most important discipline. It's about sanctifying time. We don't "keep" the Sabbath; the Sabbath keeps us, and is one of the most transformative blessings of the Christ

Keeping Sabbath has been called “the forgotten spiritual discipline.” It may be the most important discipline. In a way, it’s the easiest one to keep; there’s nothing to do…and yet most of us are so driven that we can’t possibly imagine doing nothing. We ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Congregational

The Significance Of The Resurrection Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 5, 2012

Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, so live your life with confidence. Be confident that your faith is useful, your witness is true, your sins are gone, your loved ones are safe, and you are truly blessed as a believer in Jesus Christ.

Some time ago, a cartoon appeared in Leadership Journal that shows a couple leaving church and shaking hands with the pastor. The man says to the pastor, “You're in a rut, Reverend. Every time I come here, you preach about the Resurrection.” (Wendell Simons, The Best Cartoons from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Practical Living Series Series

Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010

• This week I want to begin a series on practical living. This week I want to start off with avoiding offenses. • To many people, especially Christians, Believers in Christ Jesus; take offense and miss out on the blessing of God. • In order to avoid of

Introduction • This week I want to begin a series on practical living. This week I want to start off with avoiding offenses. • To many people, especially Christians, Believers in Christ Jesus; take offense and miss out on the blessing of God. • In order to avoid offenses, we must ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:165

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lord, Make Us A Strong Church

Contributed by Herman E. Wesley Iii on Sep 10, 2010

As the Lord has blessed each one of us to enter into a new year, 2010, I have been in prayer and have found myself very contemplative about the healthy and consistent spiritual growth of this congregation. Looking back over 2009, it is probably evident t

Evangelist Herman E. Wesley III LORD MAKE US A STRONG CHURCH Acts 4:23-31 (NIV) The Text On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

El Roi "The Strong One Who Sees" Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 27, 2011

What an amazing thing that God would pursue a poor slave girl. But, this is not the only time that God chose to bless the most unlikely of people. In the NT we read about another time that the Lord found a woman at a well who was also despised and rejecte

Purpose: To open our minds to God's total awareness of everything. Aim: I want the listener to live every moment aware of God's presence. INTRODUCTION: Abram and Sarai had been following the Lord for ten years now and they had learned a lot about living by faith. God promised that they would ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let Us Watch And Be Sober

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

The word “watch” is used 61X in the KJB. The word “watch” means to remain awake, be alert, and sober as opposed to being sound asleep and unaware of the surroundings. You see, the Rapture of the church (our blessed hope) could take place at any time. Beca

Intro: The word “watch” is used 61X in the KJB. The word “watch” means to remain awake, be alert, and sober as opposed to being sound asleep and unaware of the surroundings. You see, the Rapture of the church (our blessed hope) could take place at any time. Because of this, we should not be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:6

Denomination: *other

Genesis 25:1-6 - How To Leave A Lifechanging Legacy? Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 21, 2011

God said that nations would come from his family tree and Abraham is proving this to be right. But the promise God made to Abraham was that the blessing that would come to the human race would come through his son Isaac. (Genesis 12:3; 17:19)

Genesis 25:1-6 - HOW TO LEAVE A LIFECHANGING LEGACY? The artwork and design of my wife’s book on her family tree is magnificent. The storyline is clear and so interesting. Hours and hours of work, a labour of love. I am so proud of her. A legacy for generations to come. In the prologue of her ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:1-4, Genesis 25:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God’s Faithfulness Wins! Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on May 18, 2011

Being Jewish is a blessing, but we’ve all failed God and need a Savior. God wants us to know Him, He is completely fair, He can be trusted, and He is a holy God who requires holiness of us and is faithful to provide it.

God’s Faithfulness Wins! Intro: Well, it seems like we’ve taken a long break from our study in Romans. We took a month to go through the One-Month-to-Live series, then had Palm Sunday, Easter, heard from the Lead Pastor of the OMN, and celebrated Mother’s Day. Now, back to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Brokenness - What God Wants From Us Series

Contributed by Oyewole O. Sarumi on Mar 2, 2011

God does not see as man sees. He placed high premium on broken things. He prefers to deal and bless only things and people that are broken. However, when compared to man, the gap is huge. Man prefers things that are not broken and places value on such. On

BROKENNESS – WHAT GOD DESIRE IN HIS CHILDREN Text: Psa.34:18, 51:17, Introduction: God placed high value on broken things. He is not like men who placed no worth on broken things such as broken plates, mirrors, furniture, and are treated as trash or things meant for the dung hill. Some ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christian Growth Through Spiritual Diet

Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 15, 2011

Did you know that a Christian must have a spiritual diet? I was blessed to discover it in 1 Peter Chapter 2. I like peter. Peter is quite often pictured on the pages of scripture eating, or sitting at the table. Here, in chapter 2, he is not referring the

CHRISTIAN GROWTH THROUGH SPIRITUAL DIET 1 PETER 2:1-3 Introduction, Attention, Personal- Six years ago, my wife and I took our youngest son for a regular physical check-up and the doctor told us, “Everything is fine with him, except his growth. Last time he was doing fine, now he is thinner. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Goodness Of The Lord

Contributed by Laren Whaley on Jul 26, 2009

The 23rd Psalm reveals blessings, promises, and protection for those who walk in obedience in the goodness of Lord. As we yield ourselves to the Lord as our Shepherd, he guides us in every area of our lives. He becomes our source of strength: spiritually,

Walking In The Goodness of the Lord Psalms 23:1 - 6 (NKJV) 1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4Yea, though I walk through ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

What God Can Do With Small Things Series

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Aug 10, 2009

The little boy gave to Jesus his lunch and Jesus fed over 5,000 people. You have something that you can give to Jesus. It may appear to be small to you, but God can bless it and make it useful to thousands. Will you give it to Him?

(Play Chris Tomlins’s version of “Take my Life” (recorded from YouTube) during the offering) It is amazing sometimes what the brain remembers and why! I don’t know why but I can remember what I had for lunch on a Boy Scout hiking trip when I was in jr high. Our Scout troop was going to go to ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-9, John 6:6

Denomination: Baptist

Revealing The Unknown God Acts 17:16-34 We’ve Watched Paul And His Partners Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015

I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley and Pastor Tom Owen for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

Revealing the Unknown God Acts 17:16-34 We’ve watched Paul and his partners, as they left Jerusalem to begin the journey to the utter most parts of the world and everywhere they went people got saved and in each city a church was established, even though Paul and his team met resistance in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Dearest Friend I Ever Had

Contributed by David Radcliff on Jul 1, 2016

Man was not made for solitude. He has a craving for fellowship and sympathy which can be satisfied only in the conscious possession of the affection of another. A true friend therefore, is one of the best of blessings. I rejoice that in Jesus we have a friend that stays closer than a brother.

THE DEAREST FRIEND I EVER HAD Proverbs 18:24 INTRODUCTION: Man was not made for solitude. He has a craving for fellowship and sympathy which can be satisfied only in the conscious possession of the affection of another. A true friend therefore, is one of the best of blessings. I rejoice that in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist