Sermons on Christian Friends:

Your Home Of Shared Tastes: Hospitality Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

THE FINAL IN THE SERIES: Your Home of Shared Taste: A Regular Mystery Time for You & Your Friends. here are five challenges for you to consider as you seek to obey God’s word of pursuing hospitality.

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME Your Home of Shared Taste A Regular Mystery Time for You & Your Friends Romans 12:13 Five Challenges of Hospitality Mysteries. I love a good mystery! I enjoy a good “who done it?” story. I like watching stories like that, I enjoy telling my kids stories like that and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:13

Denomination: Methodist

Are You An Encourager Or A Discourager?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 3, 2006

Encouragement has a two-fold emphasis: to comfort or reassure and to challenge or admonish. Discouragement tears down; Encouragement builds up. The question is "Are you an encourager or a discourager?"

ARE YOU AN ENCOURAGER OR A DISCOURAGER? HEBREWS 10:24-25 "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting (encouraging) one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25

Denomination: Baptist

Love Never Ends Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 30, 2025

Loving better can transform “ordinary” days into “extraordinary” days if we resolve to be extraordinary friends who use extraordinary force while having extraordinary faith.

(NOTE: I WANT TO THANK ARRON CHAMBERS AND SHAN WOOD FOR THEIR INSPIRATION FOR THIS SERIES. Please purchase Arron's book, Love Better.) INTRODUCTION • Today our journey through loving better comes to an end. SLIDE- LOVE NEVER ENDS WITH HANDS • My prayer is that even though this series is coming ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8, Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

People Need The Lord And Each Other!

Contributed by Rita Sims on Mar 11, 2001

God is here to bring healing through relationships with God and each other.

Retell the story of the man who was paralyzed. I wonder: What conversation did they have that day? Did they get up that morning planning to see this Jesus they’d heard about? Was it a spontaneous action? Had he and his friends tried other ways for him to be healed that had failed? Had his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26, Luke 5:17-20

Denomination: United Methodist

The Christian And The Occult Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 24, 2017

The occult is all around us. It invades our homes via entertainment, lures power-seekers, the superstitious, escapists, and thrill seekers. A solid Biblical foundation is the best inoculation against this lure.

The Christian and the Occult (intro) (topical) 1. I do a lot of review for Amazon.com, so I am flooded with requests to review books, products, etc., often in exchange for a free copy/product. 2. But I like to set my own agenda as to what I read; my time is precious, and doing one thing means not ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Suffering In Christianity

Contributed by Martyn Baxter on Jun 29, 2001

Our purpose and Gods purpose suffering in Christianity, questioining God

Call to worship Psalm 143 v 1&2 Old Testament Lesson Job Ch 42 vs 1 to 6 New Testament lesson Galatians Ch 5 v 16 to Ch 6 v 10 Often in our world today we see many organisations, charities and governments who seem to be in pursuit of charitable acts and good works based on Humanitarian grounds, ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Earmarks Of The Christian

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 19, 2005

Earmarks or distinguishing marks of the Christian.

INTRO.- The apostle Paul bore the marks of Jesus on his body. What did he mean? Many commentators suggest that those “marks” were scars from being beaten as a Christian. Do you have any distinguishing marks that you are a Christian? ILL. - I heard it said years ago that if you were sent to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:17, 2 Chronicles 6:17, Galatians 5:15-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christian And The Bible.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 25, 2014

The Christian and the Bible. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (A). What the Bible Is: (1). Water for cleansing (vs 9). (2). Wealth and treasure (vs 14, 72, 127, 162). (3). A companion and friend (vs 24). (4). A song to sing (vs 54). (5). Honey (vs 103). (B). What the Bible Does: (1). It blesses (vs 1-2). (2). It gives life (vs 25, 37, 40, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-176

Denomination: Brethren

How People Grow Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 23, 2004

how people grow through right relationships

HOW PEOPLE GROW . . . RIGHT RELATIONSHIP ROMANS 3 If you go into any bookshop today you will find a large section on personal growth. It is a big industry. You will find books on popular psychology. Books on how to be successful in every area of your life. Books on being assertive, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Is A Broken Relationship Hurting You?

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 4, 2003

Your need will be for the most part be met through people and if a relationship is severed then we cut off our supply.

Recently, I heard a man say words along the following lines:- " Very often God will meet your needs in a way which you may not understand because you are commanded to walk by faith. Your need will be for the most part be met through people. For instance, God will put people together through ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of Agreement

Contributed by Olayinka Alamu on Jun 4, 2003

What it means to agree in the presence of God

The Power of Agreement Matthew 18:19-20 "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Definition of agreement It means to come into or be in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:19-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Christian Marriage

Contributed by Lee Houston on Nov 10, 2025

I read an interesting article saying the younger generation is looking more positively at marriage than those even a decade ago. So, I believe there is a need to revisit what God has ordained.

A Christian Marriage I read an interesting article saying the younger generation is looking more positively at marriage than those even a decade ago. That is good, and it reminded me that two-thirds of you are married and at least some of the rest of you have thoughts about marriage so I believe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:3-6

Christian Superheros

Contributed by Matthew Eyerman on Oct 3, 2004

Drink deadly poisons, handle serpents, leap tall building: Christian superheros

Matthew Eyerman September 14, 2003 Corpus Christi Revival I. Introduction 1. you did it & I did it 2. at some point in our lives 3. we wanted to be super heroes 4. able to a. leap tall buildings b. run fast c. stamp out evil d. swing from buildings like a spider e. and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:16-17

Denomination: Catholic

Christians Together

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 8, 2023

How was life in the early church? Let's find out in Romans 15 and 16.

Paul concludes his topic of patience over non-essentials with a glimpse of the early church. If our faith is strong, we should be patient with the Lord's followers whose faith is weak. We should try to please them instead of ourselves. 2 We should think of their good and try to help them by ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Restoration In Progress Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 28, 2003

Change and confrontation are most effective in the context of Relationship! If you really want to influence people for the Kingdom of God, you must connect to them relationally. As the old saying goes, "nobody cares how much you know until they know ho

Restoration in Progress (John 21:1-25) Here is the bulletin insert I wrote to accompany the sermon (it has useful info); sermon outline follows it. (Note: the Greek letters will probably not come through properly): Peter’s Restoration (John 21:1-25) When Jesus confronted Peter with the question, ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible