Sermons on called community:

Community-Membership Has It's Privileges

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Aug 5, 2007

being part of the community of faith has it’s built in privileges

Intro: years ago a credit card company had as it’s motto, membership has it’s privileges. If you used this card, you were in for some special privileges. Becoming a member of Christ’s community, gives us privileges, or blessings. It is so exciting to think that our church, this community, by being ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Building The Ultimate Community Requires Acceptance

Contributed by W F on Jun 4, 2008

Building the ultimate community requires more than just lush parks, modern facilities and nice homes. Building the ultimate community starts at the heart of who we are.

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God (Romans 15:7). Right at the heart of the ultimate community is a culture of acceptance. 1. WHO IS ACCEPTED IN THE UTLIMATE COMMUNITY? “Accept one another” (Romans 15:7a) Everyone is acceptable in the ultimate ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-7

Denomination: *other

Thank God For Multi-Channel Communications

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 12, 2005

The Holy Spirit may choose to use you in communicating Christ’s messages through large group, small group, TV, radio, family, institutional, literary, drama, music, interpersonal or private channels.

How The Holy Spirit Uses Various Channels to Communicate Christ’s Message Acts 2:1-2:38 1. The Holy Spirit is not limited to any channel in communicating Christ’s messages. Dr. Luke wrote, "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Alien Communication - Aliens - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 1, 2012

Odd . . . different . . . we believe They are among us! Learn to spot them!Communicate with them!

Aliens Pt. 3 – Alien Communication Aliens. Extraterrestrials. Green skinned, one eyed, antenna adorned, space hopping creatures spying on us! We are intrigued by the question, "Are we alone in this universe." We established in week 1 that we believe in Aliens. In fact, the truth be told, we are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:24-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

True Love Practiced In Christian Community

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 6, 2023

You then image Christ in your world today, and spread His blessed healing in our crippled society.

Twenty-third Sunday in Course 2023 If you have paid attention, over the years you have heard many times from preachers that with your Christian identity, your baptismal covenant, you were made, like Jesus, prophet, priest and king/ruler. Those are your missions in life, to pray for yourself and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20, Romans 13:8-10, Psalm 95:1-9, Ezekiel 33:7-9

Denomination: Catholic

Organizing A Community As Jesus Would Have It

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 4, 2023

Paul is telling us what every community needs to order itself around in order to give effective witness, both to itself and to the world.

Homily Col 3 (Found in the Office of readings, Wednesday 2nd week of Christmas) Reading the clear command: “Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” gives us the opportunity to take a short cut. Make the sign of the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17-25, Mark 12:30-31

Denomination: Catholic

The Power Of Everyday Prayer And Communicating With God Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 24, 2025

In this sermon, we'll explore the importance of everyday prayer, its biblical foundations, and provide practical examples to enhance your prayer life.

Prayer is a vital component of the Christian faith, allowing us to communicate with God and deepen our relationship with Him. It's not just a ritual or a word, but an intimate conversation with our Heavenly Father. In this sermon, we'll explore the importance of everyday prayer, its ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18

God’s Calling Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

The sermon will explore the concept of God's call to every individual for salvation and service, emphasizing the need to discern this call amidst life's distractions.

Welcome church family! I’m very excited today as we begin a powerful 3-week series together. Called & Anointed draws upon the testimonies of Samuel the prophet and David, the king of Israel. A.W. Tozer once said, "God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 1 Corinthians 12:7

Topics: God's Calling, Salvation, Apostolic Power

Sermon Series: Called & Anointed

A Church’s Mission: The Purpose Of Church At The Mission

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 15, 2011

Jesus was sent by the Father and Jesus then sent His disciples. How does Jesus’ calling connect with the church’s calling? How does God use the unique character of a local church to impact its community for the gospel?

Let’s consider the purpose of Church at the Mission today? Why are we here? What is the mission of Church at the Mission? Our mission, why we are here and what we should be doing, is not something that we come up with ourselves. Who is the head of this church. It’s not me. It’s not Rick Tobias. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Encountering God Face To Face Series

Contributed by Bob Lentz on Sep 13, 2006

Giving answers for what to do when you hear God’s voice.

Moses: Encountering God Face-To-Face 8-6-06 Exodus 3:1-4:14 Video Clip – Close Encounters Intro. In 1977 everybody was talking about “Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind”. Spielberg’s movie was a run-a-way hit because it seemed to answer a question that we all ask sooner or later. The ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

See The Need Sunday

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 2, 2016

A message we used to get our congregation to be more mission mindful of our community needs.

See the Need Sunday Introduction- This morning is very special day in the life of our church. We are calling it see the Need Sunday We have for well over a year been taking a hard look at what we do as a church and why we do it. We have looked at what we have done in the past to see if ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:31

Denomination: Nazarene

Do You Have Your Ears On?

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 25, 2006

Our day is filled with voices that clamor to be heard. This sermon deals with becoming discriminate listeners.

If ever there was “a word from the Lord” that relates to the subject at hand, it would be that found in John 10:27. Jesus is speaking, or rather, teaching, and He says, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” Beepers and pagers are everywhere! From physicians to ...read more

Scripture: John 10:27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Words

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 14, 2005

Sermon on the words of men and the Word of God.

Words Prov. 25:11 INTRO.: Language is a great gift from God that sets us apart from every other creature. We hear and use many words each day. If you read a newspaper, it may contain hundreds of thousands of words. Words are an important part of life. We ask, "What’s the good word?" "What’s the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Generation That Doesn't Know God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 1, 2024

Explores our lifelong duty to share God's love and wisdom with future generations.

Welcome, dear friends, to this gathering of hearts and souls, united in the name of our Lord. It's a joy to come together, to share in the love and wisdom that radiates from the Holy Scripture. Today, we're turning the pages of our Bibles to Psalm 71:18, a verse that speaks volumes about our duty ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:18

Topics: Communication, Responsibility

Defiled By The Tongue

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 30, 2006

Things we hear can defile us and make us unfit for Divine service, even as the Jews were not able to enter the promsed land because of the fear the words of others brought.

Defiled by the tongue Text: Matthew 15:10,11 Proverbs 15:4, "A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit." In the OT there were many rules and instructions that if one broke one of them, they didn’t lose their salvation but they would be in a state ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-11

Denomination: Pentecostal