Sermons on Carry A Burden:

Stand Firm Series

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009

The sentence structure in the Greek proves that often we place the emphasis on the wrong thing in this passage. The emphasis is not on the armor, but on standing. The armor is simply a tool that we are to use to carry out God’s command, "STAND."

Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Title: Stand Firm INTRODUCTION: Archibald Naismith tells us that at the Battle of Waterloo, when the fight became its worst, an officer galloped up to the Commander, the Duke of Wellington and said, "my Captain says we are being destroyed, we need reinforcements quickly." ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-24

Denomination: Baptist

Blood And Water

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Apr 5, 2013

The blood and water represent two powers released upon the earth through the death of Jesus. Jesus carried two great treasures within His body which was only released when He died.

Blood and Water John 19:34 - But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. The blood and water represent two powers released upon the earth through the death of Jesus. Jesus carried two great treasures within His body which was only released ...read more

Scripture: John 9:34

Denomination: Charismatic

Good And Wonderful God

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 7, 2013

t is so with our Heavenly dad, we don’t have to worry and carry cart-load of materials for tomorrow, He would take care of us. Would He not? Relax!

Good and wonderful God! Psalm 57:2”…..God who performs all things for me.” During a train journey, my husband was carrying all the copies for identification details and all the other necessary stuff for travel, I immediately asked him about my daughter, ‘did she not carry ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 57:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Loves Makes A Choice

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 7, 2013

God has given each one of us a task to do. Our task is not the redemption of humankind; it is the carrying of the message of God's love and the truth of God's redemption, to hurting humanity in many personal and practical ways.

May 19, 2006 Title: When Loves Makes a Choice Scripture Reading: John 10:10-18 Introduction In 1949 when it became apparent that the Chinese Communists were going to take all of mainland China, Baker James Cauthen, who later became executive secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

An Earful Of Cheerful Givers Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 18, 2012

Giving is an important part of the Lord’s work, because spiritual ministry is carried out in the physical realm. We can give without loving God, but we cannot love God without giving.

An Earful of Cheerful Givers (2 Corinthians 8-9) 1. Churches have different ways of doing things. But bulletin bloopers and typos cross denominational lines. • Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Come tonight and hear Bertha ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Revolutionary Resolutions Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 7, 2021

Paul wrote to the Thessalonians and suggested some vital areas for spiritual progress that are as relevant today as they were then. In fact, if we resolved to carry them out, they would revolutionize our Christian witness in the world.

No one doubts that man has made a great deal of progress in the physical realm. In 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew their heavier than air machine, the whole distance of their first flight was less than the wing spread of a modern B 36. Progress has been obvious. The progress in medicine has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

Spread The Word Despite The Odds Sermon Vii: Faithfulness Epitomized By Philip Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 15, 2020

In anti-Christian environments, mature Christians are called upon to be faithful by continuing the work that Jesus began both to teach and to do - willing to cross all kinds of barriers to carry the gospel to any and every one.

PHILIP EPITOMIZED FAITHFULNESS . . . (Acts 8) Stephen was dead. He had been stoned to death due to his boldness in telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the sin of rejection and the absolute necessity for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:4-38

Keeping Good Company Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 10, 2020

Why should I be careful of the company I keep? Should I avoid the company of sinners, and mockers and the immoral? And if I do this (avoid sinners) how can I carry the message of Christ to the lost?

(Poem) “All the water in the world - however hard it tried, could never, never sink a ship… unless it got inside. All the temptations of this world might wear you pretty thin, but they won't hurt you, one least bit... unless you let them in.” (I could not find the author) It’s a repeated ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"I Am Leaving, But Before I Go I Need To Tell You Some Things"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 2, 2016

Jesus to tell the disciple before his departure they need to Keep Keeping the Faith, They need to know I am sending, they need to keep Carrying on, and They need to rejoice because he goes away.

John 14:23-29 " I am leaving but I need to tell you some things" ---Jesus in chapter 14, Jesus speaks directly about his impending absence from the disciples (vv. 1-14). 2. I am leaving so I need to tell you to be "Keeping" 23-My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-31

Denomination: Methodist

"Footprints In The Heart” Series

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Jun 30, 2018

"My precious child, I love you and will never leave you Never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you."

Ezekiel36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26-27, Romans 8:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walking On A Bridge Of Faith

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Aug 8, 2020

The bridge that God has constructed for us to move from the natural to the supernatural is called FAITH. God can only allow the supernatural to happen in your life if you carry yourself across the bridge of faith.

Walking on a Bridge of Faith Matthew 17:15-21 “For assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here there’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” - Matthew 17:20 All of us have traveled across bridges. When we travel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Challenge To Keep On Keeping On

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Sep 11, 2020

These Jews find themselves in unfamiliar territory. They were depressed, dismayed and dysfunctional. Life has a way of carrying us to our Babylon. Even in Babylon, there are something that we must not do, Don’t Quit!

Subject: Dare to Keep on Keeping on! Psalm 137:1-6 “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Welcome To The Family Sermon Vii: Communicating With The Father Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 13, 2020

As children of God and members of the Family of God, our unique privilege of communicating with our Father in Heaven keeps us from despair in times of trouble and gives us hope to carry on despite disease and death.

COMMUNICATING WITH THE FATHER OF OUR FAMILY – THE FAMILY OF GOD Again I say, “Welcome to the Family – the Family of God”! What a fellowship! What a joy divine! What a privilege! How wonderful it is to be a child of God with the gift of discernment . . . distinction ...read more

"Do Something"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 2, 2014

The sermon encourages the believers to do something based on video of Matthew West on utube. Take up a servant mentality, do something its whosoever will, do something by carrying, do something follow.

Do something take it up , Your Cross Mark 8 34 While at the WV annual conference our Bishop showed us a video of Matthew West singing his song “Do Something”. Her sermon encouraged the clergy in the WV conference to do something no matter ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34

Denomination: Methodist

What Is The Kingdom Like?

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 2, 2021

Beyond the self-denial of following Christ, beyond the daily discipline, beyond the cross to be carried, lies the most precious thing, a thing of supreme and unsurpassed beauty: life in the Kingdom, under God and for God and with God!

When you open the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and Luke, it seems that more often that not, Jesus is speaking in some parable. With colourful language, Jesus places things “side by side,” comparing and contrasting, and drawing out from the picture he paints some truth or teaching. Sometimes the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-52, Matthew 13:44-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed