Sermons on Church Growth Evangelism:

Embracing The Cinderella Within Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Mar 4, 2008

Become who you were meant to be: try on the slipper and proclaim the transformation Christ has made in you.

EMBRACING THE “CINDERELLA” WITHIN The Cinderella story resonates strongly with most young girls. My daughter loves that genre or story type and enjoys the variations of it like Ella Enchanted or Ever After. For many young girls the fantasy builds to include their wedding day and visions of what ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:1-12

Denomination: Mennonite

Who Gets In?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

Making sure we are ready to enter heaven is probably as important as anything in life

A man was stranded in the desert. As he crawled across the burning sand, dying of thirst, he encountered a necktie salesman. "Can I interest you in a nice new tie?" the salesman asked. "Are you crazy?" the man gasped. "I'm dying of thirst and you want to sell me a necktie?" The salesman shrugged ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

From Persecuting To Preaching Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 24, 2002

This sermon illustrates the necessity of personal evangelism and our atttitudes towards it.

From Persecuting to Preaching Acts 9:1-22 May 26, 2002 Intro: A. [Transformed by an Elevator, Citation: Owen Bourgaize, Castel, Guernsey, United Kingdom] A family from a remote area was making their first visit to a big city. They checked in to a grand hotel and stood in amazement at the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Setting The People Free

Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 2, 2002

God’s Heart for Lost People

READ: Exodus 3:7-10 [Have entire chapter read earlier]. It would serve us well, by way of introduction this morning, to just quickly recap Israel’s history from the end of Genesis (chapter 50), to this point in Exodus chapter 3. You’ll remember, I’m sure, the story of how Joseph was sold into ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope For The Hopeless

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 29, 2003

Jesus said he would make us fishers of men, yet we are like Jonah who was called to preach to the people of Ninevah -- we run away as fast as we can!

Jonah 3:1-10 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days. On the first day, Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Come And See

Contributed by Michael Deaton on Feb 1, 2003

Remembering the excitement of becoming a Christian

Come and See John 1:43-51 Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. I was reminded this week about age. I now say things that I heard my grandparents say. Things like, "I remember 40 years ago this month," or, "I remember the lines ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Methodist

We Fall Down

Contributed by E.t. Cummings on Aug 21, 2001

This sermon is to let christians know that when they fall down, they can get back up.

This sermon deals letting christians know that once they have faller, they can get back up. Donnie McClurkin lets us know in more than one way, "We Fall Down, but we get back up. The significance in getting back up is that fact that the believer realizes that God is standing right there saying, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-5, Psalm 51:1-2, Psalm 37:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Three Different Reactions To God's Word Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 5, 2001

Three different presentations of the gospel and three different receptions.

A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 30 “Three Different Reactions to God’s Word” Acts 17:1-34 In the last chapter we examined three different salvation stories and tonight we are going to look at three different presentations of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-34

Denomination: Baptist

Rescue The Perishing : Win The Lost At Any Cost

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 10, 2007

THIS SERMON CALLS US TO RESCUE THE PERISHING AND WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST AND STRESSES HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THE HEART OF GOD

RESCUE THE PERISHING : WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST ************************************************************ OUTLINE 1. WE MUST SAVE THE LOST WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH 2. WE MUST SAVE THE LOST WHO ARE INSIDE THE CHURCH 3. WE MUST HAVE THE HEART OF GOD WHO IS LONGING FOR THE RETURN OF THE ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sharing Your Faith Series

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 12, 2007

We can all sense the opportunity to share Jesus

Sharing Your Faith John 4:27-42 When someone wants to introduce their faith to someone, there are generally two different approaches. The first approach is the “invitation” approach. This is the type of approach that someone uses when they invite someone to see Billy Graham. There is a ministry ...read more

Scripture: John 4:27-42

Denomination: Baptist

Serve Like Christ

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Oct 7, 2007

To serve like Christ is love, serve and seek out people.

What’s our mission statement in Makati Gospel Church? “Glorify God by Multiplying Biblical, Committed and Loving Followers of Jesus Christ.” This morning we will look into the “committed” aspect of our mission statement through John 13:1-5, where Jesus washed the feet of His disciples.[1] I once ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Commission

Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 25, 2007

The message explores the mandate and mission process of the carring out the Great Commission.

The Great Commission Matthew 28:18-20 Introduction When he was the pastor of the Methodist church in Scarborough, William Sangster had an eccentric member who tried to be a zealous Christian. Unfortunately, the man was mentally deficient and usually did the wrong thing. While working as a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15

Denomination: Baptist

Making It Work@work

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 10, 2007

Many of us work, but our souls are starving.

Making It Work @ Work Key Thoughts from Rick Duncan’s sermon, "Truth @Work" Col. 3:22-4:1 Sept. 9, 2007 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A Let’s talk about a four-letter word that makes some of us cringe every time we hear it. 1 It’s a nasty ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Itell: Telling People Of The Love Of Christ

Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Sep 26, 2007

We know absolute truth will drive us to love others with the love of Christ, and it will naturally make us want to TELL others about that same truth.

iTruths: Life Lessons for the iPod Generation iTell: Telling People of the Love of Christ Today we continue in our iTruths series. Over the past two weeks, we have focused on iKnow (that we stand on absolute truth, standing on the word of God) and iLove (that we love others with God’s definition ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15

Denomination: Baptist

"Fishing For People"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 2, 2007

If we heed Christ’s call on our lives there will be a great catch.

Luke 5:1-11 “Fishing for People” When I was a young boy, my dad and I would take off on a Saturday morning to a nearby lake. It looked more like a brown stagnant swamp than a lake, but I suppose it was a lake. We’d rent a small fishing boat, buy some crickets for bait and go out fishing for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist