Sermons on Chosen Servant:

Unworthy Servants

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 22, 2014

A sermon examining our service to The Lord.

Unworthy Servants Luke 17:7-10 Prior to entering the pastorate, I worked in management in the road construction industry. The work was hard, the hours were long, and for most, the pay was minimal. Quite often we would hire new employees and they would not make it through their first week on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Servant In The Barn Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 8, 2013

What can the story of a baby born in a manger tell us about being a servant like Jesus would want us to be?

OPEN: There’s a story about church whose Sunday School decided to allow the children to stage their own impromptu Christmas pageant. The teachers read the story and provided some props; then they just stood off to the side and let the kids dramatize it on their own. One girl grabbed the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Servant's Heart

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 29, 2013

Christians must have an attitude of service, following the example of Christ.

A Servant’s Heart January 27, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Christians must have an attitude of service, following the example of Christ. Focus Passage: Matthew 20:20-28 Supplemental Passage: Sitting down, He called the twelve and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Servant's Power Series

Contributed by Joel Preston on Mar 22, 2012

As we come to the rest of Mark 1, we are confronted with the amazing power & authority of God’s servant – Jesus Christ. Today, let’s look at the amazing power of God’s Servant!

The Gospel of Mark # 3 – “The Servant’s Power” Mark 1:16-45 Intro – 1. Have you ever known someone who abused their power or authority? 2. ILL - In Cuba, nothing was bigger than baseball, except for Fidel Castro. When he was 74, he grabbed an aluminum bat & walked to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-45

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Mark Of A Servant Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 5, 2012

The servant in Deuteronomy 15 accepted a special mark in order to belong to the master he loved. Is that true for us as well? How can we be marked for Jesus? And how does that mark change who we are as servants of the most high God?

OPEN One night a teenage girl brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents, and they were appalled by his appearance: leather jacket, motorcycle boots, tattoos and pierced nose. Later, the parents pulled their daughter aside and confessed their concern. "Dear," said the mother ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 15:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Task Of The Servant Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 13, 2012

Jesus tells of 3 servants who were given valuable "talents". Why was the Master in this parable pleased with the first two servants, but angry with the 3rd? And how did the "value" of those talents effect the decisions of each of those three men?

OPEN: Does anybody know what is the highest mountain on earth is? (Mt. Everest) This mountain is located in the Himalayas on the borders of Nepal and China. And because it is the highest mountain on earth, it is a popular destination for mountain climbers. But you need to have a lot of money to do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Profitable Servant Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 20, 2012

I want to be a good servant for Jesus, but in this passage Jesus says I can do all kind of great ministry and still be an "unprofitable servant." What two things does Jesus say can stop me from being the profitable servant for Chris that I want to be?

OPEN: The KJV translates Luke 17:10 this way: “So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.’” I don’t want to be an “unprofitable servant”. I want to be a profitable servant for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:3-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Servants In The Church

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 29, 2010

Deacons are called to serve the church.

Servants in the Church Acts 6:1-7 THE SETTING: The church is experiencing “growing pains” THE PROBLEM: Pastors taking on secondary tasks In other words, the pastors (apostles) needed to delegate acts of ministry to other people. In those days, as the number of the disciples was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Servants Authority Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 14, 2011

The Authority of Jesus

Reading: Mark chapter 1 verses 12-28. Ill: The British PM David Cameron took his cabinet out for a meal; • The waiter asked him; “Sir, what would you like to eat?” • David Cameron replied; “I’ll have the roast beef please”, • The waiter then said; “And what about the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-28

Denomination: Brethren

Being A Servant

Contributed by Paul Norwood on Jan 24, 2011

To encourage audience to be servants.

“Being a Servant” Text: John 13:1-5 I. Welcome II. Introduction Our special theme for the Walter Hill church this year is “Being the Leaven in 2011!” Of course, as Jesus taught with this very short parable in Matthew 13:33, this is what disciples in our Lord’s kingdom ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Servant's Response!

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Nov 8, 2011

As Christians in the radically self promoting age we need to remind ourselves that we are not lords over God's heritage but His servants, and servants to our brethren in our ministry to glorify Christ.

"If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Servants Death Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 4, 2011

The death of Jesus. (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info )

SERMON BODY: (1). The Place (vs 22-24). (2). The Question (vs 33-39) (3). The Tomb (vs 42-47). SERMON OUTLINE: ill: About an hour away from where I used to live in Coventry (England): • There is a little village called Bredwardine • It is in the county of Herefordshire. • A lady who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21-47

Denomination: Brethren

Unlikely Servants

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Apr 2, 2013

God uses the unlikely of this world to accomplish great things.

ME Easter Sunday is resurrection Sunday, but the truth is that every Sunday is resurrection Sunday – if it weren’t for the resurrection of Jesus Christ we’d have no reason to be here today and all of this that we do is in vain. But He did rise from the dead. Jesus said He had the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Servant Of The Lord

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 14, 2014

As we consider at Christmas the reasons Jesus came, service is near the top of the list, a self-giving service that led all the way to the cross.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem to serve, and servant-hood is the theme of this messianic prophecy. It has been called Isaiah’s “Servant Song.” The Servant is the anointed Messiah, the Lord Jesus, “Who being in very nature God...made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9

Denomination: Congregational

Being A Servant

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 23, 2013

What are the characteristics of being a servant.

September 23, 2012 Matthew 25:14-30 For the past 4-5 weeks, we’ve been talking about what it means to be a servant, to be what Christians like to say ~ to be a good steward with what God has given us. So, what does that mean to be a good steward? Some definitions are ~ 1) a person who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Baptist