Sermons on Child Care:

Lessons From The Hospital

Contributed by Robin Steele on Oct 21, 2004

After spending weeks in the hospital with my sick child, I preached this sermon to the congregation.

Lessons from the hospital 10/3/04 Hospitals are for the sick. Churches are for the needy. There are some great parallels from the halls and rooms of the hospital that directly correspond with the church and Christian life. The ICU waiting room and the maternity waiting room are always ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reasons We Congregate Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 20, 2007

David expresses joy that is in the heart of the child of God who is offered a personal invitation to go to the house of public worship. This announcement meets the desire of the heart that is in the child of God who is in love with Christ and the invitat

Turn Your Bibles to Psalm 122:1 Title: Reasons We Congregate Theme: Reasons for Congregational Worship Services Series: Girding up the Local Church Introduction: Our key text today is written by King David (The Treasury of David; The Pulpit Commentary; Matthew Henry Commentary) and is part of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ready Or Not He Will Come

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 29, 2011

As a child I really enjoyed playing hide and go seek. Little did I realize as a child how much this game of hide and seek paralleled the Return - The Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

As a child I really enjoyed playing... hide and go seek. I loved it ...no matter if ...I was the one hiding ... trying not to get caught, ... or if I was the one seeking; ......who was trying to catch those hiding... unexpectedly. Although I have not played in quite some time, ......I do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 20:26-28

Denomination: Anglican

The Faithful Steward Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 19, 2019

Do you know who you are? If you are a child of God you are a steward!

THE FAITHFUL STEWARD I CORINTHIANS 4:2 INTRODUCTION: In the work Death of a Salesman Willie Lohman dies. His family looks down into the open grave and his son says, “He never knew who he was.” Do you know who you are? If you are a child of God you are a steward! Look at some words in this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:2

Denomination: Baptist

We Know

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 25, 2019

Know Jesus and know that you are the forever protected, listened to and loved child of God.

It’s hard to believe. It’s the end of July and before you know it football season will be upon us. We get to watch the Chiefs play, and hopefully they’ll make it to the Superbowl this time. They have a very promising young quarterback, who uses the same word to start each play, he and all the other ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Less Respect Than A Dog Gets Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 5, 2017

The abortion supporter treats the unborn child with less respect than they would demand for a puppy.

Thursday of Fifth Week in Course Joy of the Gospel This Gospel is one for the thoughtless atheist to seize and wring out for every drop of abuse of the Catholic truth. It looks on the surface like Jesus sinning. He is verbally abusing this poor pagan woman, whose only offense is to ask for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Catholic

Experiencing The Joy Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 18, 2013

The joy of the Lord comes from choosing to follow the Christ child like the shepherds did.

Experiencing the Joy of Christmas Luke 2:15-20 Introduction- In keeping with the Advent season; We have looked at the good news We have looked at the hope we have in Christ And this week we will look at Joy. Again, I want to use Luke account in Luke 2 with the shepherds and the angels having ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:15-20

Denomination: Nazarene

Daring The Risk Of Reach

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 26, 2014

Reach carries risks; but the child of God must always reach for the beautiful and the glorious.

“When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, ‘What are you arguing about with them?’ And someone ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Baptist

5 Recommendations For The Christian

Contributed by Jonathan Meade on Nov 7, 2023

(A word to you pastor) A caring under-shepherd cares about the condition of God's sheep. This message is designed to help you (a caring under-shepherd), to carry strays and sick sheep back to the good shepherd.

“5 Recommendations for the Christian” (Story) A young boy when into a drug store and asked to use the telephone. The druggist said, fine, so the boy dialed the grocery store on the other side of town. When the grocer answered, he said, do you need a stock clerk, somebody who can come in and stock ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5, Mark 10:17-27, 1 John 2:15-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"What's Love" Got To Do With It?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 29, 2015

If you're Christian this morning… You're a child of the king... you're a child of the most high God... you're an heir to the throne... you are fearfully and wonderfully made... God loves you…

What's love got to do with it? There have been a lot of songs written about love.. All you need is love...Beatles Love lift you where you belong...joe Cocker The greatest love of all...Whitney Houston And there's this one Oh...what's love got to do, got to do with it What's love but a second ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Journey Back To The Father's House

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 4, 2015

Examining the reunion and celebration that will take place when the wayward child returns to the Heavenly Father.

The Journey Back To The Father's House Luke 15:11-24 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ American novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel that proclaimed You Can’t Go Home Again. The novel was about a an author named George Webber. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

Joy In Relationships Series

Contributed by Steve Pearman on Jul 21, 2025

We had a family in for an infant child presentation. The sermon was written for that even within the series

Intro: Life is Full of Joyful Interruptions This morning feels a little different — in the best possible way. We're in the middle of our series called “Enjoy Life”, and today we get to celebrate something that brings joy to life in a • very real, • very wriggly, • very wide-eyed way: ? the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Mark 10:13-16

I Am The Good Shepherd

Contributed by Robert Tomas on Apr 24, 2002

If the Shepherd died, who would care for the sheep?

MAY 19, 2000 WORSHIP SERVICE SCRIPTURES ·First Reading Acts 4:8-12 ·Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 29 ·Second Reading 1 John 3:1-2 ·Gospel John 10:11-18 REFLECTION There was once a great actor, who graced the theatres reciting popular literary passages. In one of his performances, an old man ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-18

Denomination: Catholic

Watch Your Step

Contributed by James May on Oct 7, 2007

We must be careful to walk according to obedience.

Watch Your Step By Pastor Jim May One of the most terrifying weapons that man has ever created is the land mine. It can come in all shapes and sizes. Some require the weight of a truck or tank to set them off, others only require about 3 pounds of pressure. And then there are some that are set ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Give It To God!!

Contributed by Robert Coats on Mar 4, 2008

Cast your worries and cares upon God

Give it to God!! 1 Peter 5:6-7 Introduction: Once there was a man laying down with his ear pressed against the sidewalk, he was there a long time and many people walked by him…they would stop for a moment and stare and then move on….then a crowd started to gather…wondering what he was doing. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-7

Denomination: Church Of God