Sermons on Blue Jeans:

What Drives Your Life? Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Aug 31, 2003

Many things drive people’s lives, but does the right thing drive yours? In this sermon, given by Jean Leprohon, we are directed to what God wants to drive us.

What drives your life? – Purpose Driven Life #3- delivered by Jean Leprohon What is it that guides your life? What is the agent in your life, which has a certain control on your reactions? 1. Certain people are driven by guilt. Gen 4:12 the guilt of Cain has made him a wandering man... Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:15, Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Back To The Basics: The Church Series

Contributed by Brian William on Oct 25, 2007

Fourth in the "Back to the Basics" series, exploring the foundational beliefs of Christians. This sermon addresses the question, "What do Christians believe about the Body of Christ, the Church?"

This past week, someone brought to my attention a different kind of church. Travel a half-hour south of Dallas, Texas, and you’ll find the Cowboy Church of Ellis County. Based on the photographs they provide on their website, you’ve got a few choices if you want to lead worship at the Cowboy ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Methodist

Grace At The Table Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 1, 2015

There can be debates an disagreements over who should or shouldn't be permitted to receive communion, but let's go back to the Last Supper to see who took part.

Grace at the Table It was the summer of 1980. I had just completed my first year of university and for the summer I volunteered with an organization called the Shantymen Christian Association, now referred to simply as SCA. In an article written for the Toronto Star in the 1970s the author wrote: ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:17-26

Denomination: Wesleyan

Blending Into The Woodwork Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 13, 2004

A quiet, introverted people can still bear witness if they will first determine to be obedient, and then will affirm who they are, where they are, as an opportunity for witness.

One of the defining moments of my life the day I was the first to arrive for class. I sat for a couple of moments alone in a corner of the classroom, waiting for others to show up. A young woman came in the door, looked around, and then said to someone behind her in the hall, “There’s nobody ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Cherish Is The Word I Use To Describe

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 20, 2009

A sermon for husbands from Ephesians 5:28-33. (Outline taken from Gary Kusunoki on Blue Letter Bible)

Sermon for 6/14/2009 Ephesians 5:28-33 Introduction: A. A husband was told by the marriage counselor to try and be more considerate of his wife. So one day he came home from work. He looked real nice, he put on some cologne on, and he had a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy in his hands. He ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:28-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When The Grinch Steals Christmas Series

Contributed by John Sears on Dec 13, 2011

Sometimes Christmas can lead to the blues. What do we do when Christmas does not feel like Christmas.

Title: When The Grinch Steals Christmas Series: When God Breaks the Silence Text: Luke 1:39-56 (NIV) Plot Summary: His plot was diabolical; his plan was simple. He would stop Christmas from coming. He no longer wanted to hear the whos in whoville celebrating. So the Grinch dresses up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Christian Church

Flower Quickly Fading

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 20, 2020

Your life is a frail flower, not an oak tree. Be fragrant like a blue bonnet, not a stink weed or an irritant like ragweed.

Jas 1:10  But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.  11  For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

4th Sunday Of Advent

Contributed by Tim Walker on Dec 18, 2020

This sermon shows how miracles happen. This is a brief meditation that could also be used for a Blue Christmas service or for Christmas Eve.

Every year during the Advent season, advertisers and retailers will frequently used the expression, “The magic of Christmas.” Well, the kind of Christmas magic that they're talking about is a trick that retailers play on us that makes our money disappear. The true Christmas is not about magic. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Methodist

In The Spotlight

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 9, 2001

Funeral for Stephanie Parker, a jazz and blues singer and spiritual seeker, done at the request of her sister, a member of our church.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Henry David Thoreau, in Walden, wrote, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” He saw that most of us seem destined to live in frustration. Most of us will never be able to do what we would really want to do. Most of us will never truly fulfill what we believe God ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Words Alone Can Only Do So Much

Contributed by Mike Carmody on May 16, 2001

We can preach til we’re blue in the face but words alone can only do so much.

Words Alone Can Only Do So Much Jer. 17:19-23 (The word “hear” literally means “to understand”) How many times have you offered advice, made a suggestion or recommendation, or even told of your own past experience, only to feel as if you have been ignored completely? There are instances where ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Tells No Lies

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Oct 11, 2005

On the day that we stand and give an account of ourselves, our hearts will reveal whether we were true blue or not.

THE HEART TELLS NO LIES! TEXT Jer 17:9-10 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it ? 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. KJV Jer 17:9-10 9 ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"The Four Robes Of Christ"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jul 18, 2007

The four robes of Christ. Have you considered them? A Purple Robe. A Blue Robe. A Black Robe. A White Robe.

Title: "The Four Robes of Christ!" Who were "they" in verse thirty six? They were the Romans soldiers who were in charge of his death. Who were they watching? They didn’t know. But if they could only have understood the robes worn by Christ, they would have had a better understanding as to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:26-36

Denomination: Baptist

I Will Build My Church (Pt. 1) Series

Contributed by John Butler on Jul 14, 2009

The first mention of the "church" in scripture states that Christ would build it. This series explores His blue print for His church.

******SERMON OUTLINE******* I Will Build My Church – Part 1 I. Christ Will Build His Church... Praise the Lord! Turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew 16:18-19. Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18-19

The Message Sewn Into The Veil

Contributed by James Groce on Jul 20, 2001

And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

The Message Sewn Into The Veil ------------------------ Exod 26:31 And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: Matt 27:50-51 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 26:31, Matthew 27:50-51

Denomination: Pentecostal

Understanding Religious Fundamentalism

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 12, 2015

The United States has a very long history of unsuccessful conflicts with Islamic fundamentalists. The reason is that the only person who can really understand the dedication of a religious fundamentalist is another religious fundamentalist.

UNDERSTANDING RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM ILLUSTRATION THE GATHERS There was a very wise man who one day decided to journey to a neighboring city with three of his followers. They were not long into their journey when they came upon a man picking berries. In his quest to get the largest and best ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Christian Church