Sermons on Christain Leadership:

Taking Life & God Seriously

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Jan 2, 2021

The nation of Israel watched God provide care for them and release from slavery yet God has to exhort them not to forget Him. How could they forget God after all He'd done? Well, in the same ways we forget Him too.

Taking Life & God Seriously Steele Creek Church Eastfield Dr. Tom Bartlett, 1-03-21 OUTLINE Deuteronomy 6:12 (NIV) “Be careful that you do not forget the LORD…” IN WHAT WAYS DID ISRAEL FORGET THE LORD? THEY FORGOT WHAT HE HAD ALREADY DONE Often, we fail to remember what God has already ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:12, Nehemiah 9:16-17, Jeremiah 23:27

Denomination: Other

David's War With The Philistines Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 8, 2021

Second Samuel 21:15-22 shows us the power of God in destroying enemies.

Scripture We are in a section that some call the epilogue to “The Life of David.” This section gives us information about a few themes in David’s life. Upon first reading, it may appear unimportant, but the epilogue teaches us a lot about David and his kingdom. The section that we are going to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:15-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spiritual Gifts - Get On The Bus

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 21, 2020

Continuing our look at our purpose in life. Looking at Spiritual gifts and how we can better understand our SHAPE.

Get on the Bus 1 Corinthians 12 September 20, 2020 A man was walking through the forest and saw a fox that had lost its legs, and he wondered how it lived. Then he saw a tiger come up with game in its mouth. The tiger ate its fill and left the rest of the meat for the fox. The next day God fed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

I Am A Disciple Of Jesus! Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 28, 2020

We are called to be disciples of Jesus which means we are to follow Him and obey Him as Savior and Lord. We must not allow the idea of discipleship to morph into membership, and Christianity to be replaced by "churchianity."

A. Today’s sermon begins a new sermon series on discipleship that I am calling “I Am A Disciple Of Jesus!” 1. I spent some time wrestling with what to call the series. 2. I thought about naming the series “The Discipleship Adventure” or “The Discipleship Journey” – those titles sound inspiring and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23, Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Key Stages In A Christian's Life

Contributed by Suzan Aturo Mugabi on Oct 2, 2020

Understanding seasons and times you are in, helps you manage your life situation well without panic

to cut their lives short to escape certain events like sickness and death. So as depicted in the movie “Pilgrim’s Progress”, our life journey is full of uncertainties and bends but we have to keep on moving to reach our destination. I would say, Jesus was the only man who lived on earth and knew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Joshua's Conquering Faith (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Oct 14, 2020

The story of Joshua places before us the principles of victory!

Topic: Sunday Sermon Series – Living by Faith Title: Joshua’s Conquering Faith (Part 2) Text: Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days. – NIV Proposition: The event referred to in Hebrews 11:30 points us to the principles by which we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:30

David Saved By Hushai Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 23, 2020

Second Samuel 17:1-29 shows us how God's plan prevailed as he preserved his anointed king.

Scripture King David was on the run from his son, Absalom, who was staging a coup to overthrow his father as king over all Israel. One of David’s closest advisors, Ahithophel, had betrayed David and was now giving advice to Absalom. But God had wonderfully provided Hushai, another friend of David, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 17:1-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Real Social Security Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 4, 2020

When you get in trouble, trust in the Lord, not in a lie.

Several years ago (July, 2008), Newsweek magazine printed a story about the most amazing exploit of tight-rope walker, Philippe Petit. They titled the story Man on Wire¸ and it described Petit’s secret plan in 1974 to extend a steel wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:1-11, Numbers 32:23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Castaway Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 8, 2018

The castaway theme, from Robinson Crusoe up to Tom Hanks in Cast Away, is an of enduring theme in our culture. Acts 28:1-10 is a real-life castaway story, except instead of pirates and treasure maps, it involves superstitious natives and venomous snakes.

Castaway Acts Series Chuck Sligh July 8, 2018 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Acts 28. INTRODUCTION Illus. – Stories of island castaways are a recurring theme for novels and movies. The idea ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

One Abomination Too Many Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 8, 2018

Sodom was guilty of "an abomination" - and when God saw it "He removed them." What was this abomination and what can that tell us about God's attitude toward this sin? Also, can this "abomination" be forgiven?

OPEN: A man went to see a psychiatrist, and told him, "I’ve been doing some bad things, Doc, and my conscience is troubling me." The psychiatrist thought about that and then said: "And you want something that will STRENGTHEN your will power?" But the man replied, "Well, no. I was thinking of ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:44-54, Leviticus 18:6-30, Deuteronomy 32:32-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Church: The Body Of Christ

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 28, 2018

This sermon is from a sermon series entitled, "What We Believe." In this study we look at how the church is the body of Christ, and exactly what that means, looks like, and entails.

What We Believe The Church: The Body of Christ As we continue through our series on what we as Christians say we believe in, we’ll be looking at a number of different doctrines, or teachings, of the church. And it is my hope that everyone will not only grow in their understanding, but also in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25, Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Foursquare

Gifted (Part Ten) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 30, 2018

First we looked at the motivational gifts in Rom. 12:6-8. Then the manifestation gifts in 1 Cor. 12:7-11. Now we'll go to Eph. 4:11, "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers."

GIFTED (part ten) We've looked at the motivational gifts in Rom. 12:6-8. Then we went to 1st Cor. 12:7-11 and looked at the manifestation gifts. Now we see another set of gifts in Eph. 4:11, "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:2-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Got The Wrong Ebenezer

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 1, 2018

A study in the book of 1 Samuel 7: 1 – 17

1 Samuel 7: 1 – 17 You got the wrong Ebenezer 7 Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. 2 So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Advantages Of A Strong Small Church Pt 1

Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018

This message shares some of my thinking from a brief exploration of the character and place of the small church. I credit a large measure of my thinking to the author of the "Grasshopper Myth" by Karl Vater. I include and credit a number of quotes to him

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Advantages of the Small Church” Introduction I have wrestled most of my ministry career with the subject of church growth and health; what constitutes success. Numerous movements and strategies have come and gone. Nearly all the conferences for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Aug 12, 2018

Exploring the Relationship between Jesus as shepherd and humanity as sheep

The Good Shepherd CCCAG August 12th, 2018 Gospel of John Series Scripture- John 10:1-21 Intro: Back when I first went into the reserves, I went out looking for a job. Unfortunately, my military job being an infantryman did not translate well into civilian culture. The only jobs I could find or ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God