Sermons on Carrying A Heavy Load:

Casting Your Cares And Fleeing From The Devil

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 23, 2025

Cast your cares on Him

Casting your cares and fleeing from the devil 1 Peter 5:1-8 Good morning everyone, Welcome. 1Peter Chapter 5:1-8. Peter speaking to a crowd of believers 1 Peter 5:1-4 Read from the bible- clearly and slowly. Peter has some history with the church and with Jesus. Peter is one who most look up too ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Excess Baggage

Contributed by Stephen Schwartz on Dec 17, 2001

Excess baggage of life can keep us from experiencing the joy and peace in our Christian walk.

Excess Baggage Luke 16:19:31 Introduction – Skit Pilgrims Progress The Journey The Load Releasing the Load Scene from Heaven and Hell Lazarus with Abraham in peace and serenity (vs. 22-23). We see Lazarus sitting with the saints in Heaven. The scene in Heaven is peace and serenity. Lazarus is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

Becoming A Carrier Of The Vision

Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008

Sermon to cultivate servanthood in the local church. God doesn’t want us just to sit on the sidelines, but He wants us to ’get in the game’ & participate - put our faith in action & contribute to the growth of the Body of Christ.

Becoming a Carrier of the Vision – Build God’s House through Servanthood Leadership = to influence the direction of other people’s lives – we are all called to be leaders. Leadership is not a title, but it’s an action - serving. Everyone is called into an area of leadership Aim: Vision is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Invitation

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007

Some call this the greatest invitation ever made. Like every invitation is contains three parts: the invited, the inviter, and the invitation itself. Let’s break our text down and consider it from three directions.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO The Invitation Mt 11:28-30 Introduction: Robert Kirkpatrick had some good news and some bad news. The good news: he had been extended a written invitation to a dinner with President Bush in Washington, DC. The invite ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Glory!

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Jul 23, 2021

What does this ubiquitous word really mean? And what does it mean for the follower of Jesus Christ?

I want to preach on one word this morning. At first you might be thinking to yourself: Oh great, a short sermon. Don’t get your hopes up because the word I have chosen is so large, so multifaceted, so majestic that one might write their Ph.D. dissertation on this single word. This one word is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:21, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Romans 8:17

Denomination: Anglican

All Creatures Great And Small

Contributed by Kristen Lowe on Jul 22, 2023

We know that we are saved through what Christ did for us. But, what about our pets? What about other living things? Does God have a plan for them too?

All creatures great and small 7.16.23 Kristen Lowe God created the mule and told him: "You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and you will lack intelligence. You will live for 50 ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-22

Engage In Groups Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 24, 2016

Spiritual growth is a group project.

Engage in Groups Galatians 6:1-5 Rev. Brian Bill September 24-25, 2016 How many of you enjoyed group projects when you were in school? My guess is that if you coasted in your classes (like I did), you liked them because you could get a better grade if you were in a group with some brainiacs. It ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Living Anxiety Free

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Aug 2, 2020

Tired of being kept up to 3 in the morning worrying about the past, present and future? To find out the causes and solutions of anxiety from a Biblical perspective please read and meditate on the Scripture found in this sermon.

Living Anxiety Free Proverbs 12:25; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Matthew 6:31-34; Philippians 4:6-7 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 My name is John, it is three o’clock in the morning and I cannot sleep. I went to bed early but as soon as my head hit the pillow the raging swells ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-7, Proverbs 12:25, Matthew 6:31-34, Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Easter Preparations - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Todd Blair on Apr 4, 2022

How not to be a Pharisee

Before I start my message this morning, I want to run something past y'all and see what you think. I'm thinking we could start a new type of ministry for our church. I'm thinking we could minister, as we do, to the poor, the addicted and the incarcerated but also add a new ministry to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life-Giving Words

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 26, 2013

The passage alludes to God resting on the 7th Day the first day of man's existence on earth was experiencing God's rest ... When you see a sinful man apart from God, he is restless ... now Christ is inviting us for a more permanent rest in Him.

Opening illustration: On November 19, 1863, two well-known men gave speeches at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The featured speaker, Edward Everett, was a former congressman, governor, and president of Harvard University. Considered one of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faithfulness - Resolved Or Reluctant?

Contributed by Jack Woodard on Jul 7, 2011

In a day when so many were reluctant to be faithful to their Lord, Daniel resolved that not matter what, he would be faithful. Why is it that so many who claim to be Christians lack the resolve that Daniel possessed? Why must we be resolved to never compr

TEXT: DANIEL 1:1-8 TITLE: FAITHFULNESS – RESOLVED or RELUCTANT? AUTHOR: JACK WOODARD Daniel Resolved To Be Faithful, Even Though He Knew He Would Be Thrown To The Lions For Doing So. INTRODUCTION: All of us are familiar with the story of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Mind Your Own Business

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 19, 2013

There are areas in each of our lives which remain private, between us and God.

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. John 21:20-22. 1. Peter had once boasted that even if all men were to forsake Jesus, yet he would not be amongst them (Matthew 26:33). However, of those disciples still living after the betrayal of Jesus (when most of His disciples fled at the first sign of trouble), ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20-22, Luke 13:23-24, Galatians 5:22-26, Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Leadership

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 31, 2017

When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good?

Prelude When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good? Let’s look at Jesus’ blunt assessment of human religious leadership in Matthew 23:1-12 and see if we can learn a better ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Self Defense Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 1, 2021

Job's friends were not just indifferent. They felt compelled to argue, scold, and reject him for his negative expressions of grief. Having no one else to defend him, Job comes to his own defense, and as his own lawyer, argues his case.

Some of you may have visited the famous Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico. I have not, but I have read about how the ranger guides the group to a place where they are seated on stone benches. Then all of the lights go out. Suddenly it is as black as black can be. You can hear water dripping you ...read more

Being Carefree In A Carefree World

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 24, 2006

From Careless Living to a Carefree live in Christ. Christ takes care of all our cares.

We live in a World today which dreams of being carefree. The teenagers dream of success in Hollywood to be carefree financially and have notoriety, and popularity. Married couples with children desire to have a month of carefree, trying to make ends meet, trying to keep the family together. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-7

Denomination: Holiness