Sermons on Communication General:

12 Secrets To Living An Abundant Life: 7 Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 9, 2011

Working for an auto dealership as a master technician and making a lot more money than I do as a pastor didn’t bring true abundance. I was not happy, making money. God's Word show us ho to truly live the abundant life.

This story was related by Donald Grey Barnhouse. Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Worship As A Buffet Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 25, 2017

Part 3 in a series on worshiping the Lord.

Worship as a Buffet February 19, 2017 Genesis 18:1-8 I would like to read a passage of scripture. It comes from the first book in the Bible, the book of Genesis and is found in chapter 18. God has just established His covenant with Abraham and the people of Israel, and God told Abraham that at ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Worship And Tradition

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 6, 2017

Part 5 of a series on worship.

Tradition! Psalm 95 March 5, 2017 Have you ever noticed that sometimes we do things for a reason, but many times we really don’t know the reason? Sometimes we don’t recognize how our decisions are predicated on past events which we’re totally clueless about. For example, and I’ll tell you upfront ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Woman Who Got The King's Attention

Contributed by Larrin Robertson on Nov 15, 2014

A profile of courage in the person of Esther

Esther 4:16 - 5:2 The Woman Who Got the King’s Attention I began a new job on October 1, 2013. On that same day, many of my friends and any number of U.S. citizens were told to stay home. For sixteen days, my friends and any number of people unknown to me were told to stay home. Uncertainty ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Getting Our Attention Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 11, 2013

God speaks gently to us when we are in a daily relationship with Him, but sometimes He needs to us a spiritual 2 x 4 to get our attention.

I read the following story in a sermon online by Joseph Smith (http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/major-adjustments-joseph-smith-sermon-on-church-purpose-of-60305.asp?page=0) The old farmer claimed that he could command his mule with nothing more than a few soft words, no whips or prods ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

A Formula For Evangelism

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 17, 2013

Help in learning how to talk to others about Christ.

First Baptist Church A Formula for Evangelism Matthew 28:18-20 April 8, 2001 Have you ever been given a difficult job to do, but were not told how to do it? You were left to figure it out on your own. It is an overwhelming feeling. Before coming to Ashland, I worked in 2 churches and 2 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Bearing Burdens Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 24, 2020

But church can also be messy and we have to learn how to relate to our fellow family members with love and grace.

Dance Lessons: Bearing Burdens Galatians 6:1-5 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 6-21-2020 [Slide] Sitting on a Pillar Simeon the Stylite was a Syrian that was born around 390 AD, and died on September 2, 459 AD. Simeon lived near the city of Aleppo. At 16 years old, he ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Rublev's Trinity Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jun 6, 2020

A sermon for Trinity Sunday based on Rublev's Trinity

There is a Story in Genesis Chapter 18 where three angels appear to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre - three figures and yet later in the Story they are voice of the One God. Christians later took this as an Old Testament Image of the Trinity. The famous Russian artist Rublev painted an icon of the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:12-17, Matthew 28:16-20, Hebrews 4:14-16, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, John 17:21-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Reactions Of The Believers Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 26, 2020

‘One heart and one mind’ – was their motto and goal. Dr. Luke described the life of the community with the expression of the were together. Read further to know the life of first-century church life.

Acts 4: 32-37 Reactions of the Believers 4: 32-33 Graceful Community 4: 34-35 Sharing Community 4:36-37 Sacrificing Community Acts 4:32 Sharing Community The first-century believers had enjoyed the goodness of God. They had oneness of heart, and there was an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Methodist

Mature Language

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jan 27, 2022

A brief sermon on how to leverage our words for good.

Have you ever started a show on television and seen this warning? THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. We all know what “mature language” means, but I wonder why they call it “mature.” We have a way of sanitizing things, don’t we? Shouldn’t they just tell ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4, Matthew 12:36, Colossians 3:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Working Together Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 4, 2024

Continuing series on Nehemiah

Nehemiah 3 Please turn in your Bibles to Nehemiah 3. Nehemiah chapter 3 and verse 1. Nehemiah 3 and beginning in verse 1. This week Drew forwarded me a video whose headline said, “This is how I pronounce Bible names” and then it was a video of a baby going (make baby noises). If any of you feel ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Bottom Of The Totem Pole

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 21, 2021

A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 25

January 17, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 9:30-37 The Bottom of the Totem Pole Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There’s a phrase: the bottom of the totem pole. Totem poles are wooden monuments made by ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Belong (Part 2 Of 4) Series

Contributed by Tim Melton on Mar 1, 2021

In Christ, we find the place of belonging that we all long for, the place of perfect truth, endless grace, and unconditional love. In the body of Christ, we find the human belonging that we need. It is in the context of belonging that we grow in our faith and are made like Christ.

Take a moment and think of where you have felt the strongest sense of belonging? Was it because of the location. . . or the people. . . or about the memories. . . or maybe it was the safety. . . or the familiarity? Maybe it is at home in your country, with your people and your culture. Maybe it is ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:26-28, 1 Corinthians 12:26, Romans 8:1

But It’s Only Words

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 10, 2021

We often dismiss our words because actions are what really matter. This sermon looks at some of the warnings the Scripture gives us about the dangers of our words.

BUT IT'S ONLY WORDS: Often we think of actions as being serious but words as being insignificant. TAKING OUR WORDS SERIOUSLY: 1. Your words reveal who you are. - Matthew 12:34-35. - We deny this: “I said it but that’s not who I am.” Like when we lie or burst out in anger. 2. Your words ...read more

Scripture: James 3:2-6, James 1:26, Matthew 12:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Glow In The Dark: Keep The Light Burning (Part 4) Series

Contributed by James Chandler on Jul 30, 2024

The Lord keeps our light burning.

Following Jesus is a marathon, not a sprint. Parable of the sower: Rocky ground, Thorny ground. Too many Christians give up. "It's just too hard." Why? They truly do not trust God. Their own power fails. You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:2-4, Romans 8:17-18, Psalm 18:28, John 16:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ