Sermons on Communication Speech:

Do Your Best To Be Your Best

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 29, 2022

Most young men and women that attend a Bible College are given six weeks to find a church that they will be working with. The colleges call this, “Christians service!”

• Those who are sincere about doing something for the Lord look for a church that will use them. They realized they are in training for the ministry and they want to be used by the Lord and get all the experience they can get. • Some students that are not sincere are very content to find a church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

Do We Need To Wake Up Our Spiritual Life?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 18, 2022

Have we fallen asleep spiritually? God is calling us to wake up, so what are we to do?

In verses 1-5: Despite the fact that God had spoken straightforwardly and perceptibly with Moses and Joshua, God’s Word had become uncommon during the three centuries of rule by judges. By the time Eli was High Priest, there were no prophets speaking God's messages to the children of Israel. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Devil In The Details

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 1, 2021

Often, when there is something wrong in us and in our world Satan is the cause of it. There are even many today who cannot be free because of how Satan has bound them.

Luke 13:10-17  Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.  (11)  And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.  (12)  When Jesus saw her, he called her over and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Becoming Backyard Christians Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Sep 8, 2020

The front yard is where we try to keep up appearances. The backyard is where we live. If we want people to get to know us, we have to open up the backyard.

*Note: This is an adaptation of the second sermon in the "I Love My Church" Sermon Prep Kit on Sermon Central. Thanks to whoever created the original outlines. This is a great kit. I Love My Church #2: Becoming Backyard Christians Hebrews 10:19-25 [Lots of different fences on ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing Your Relationships As An Opportunity Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 20, 2020

God wants you and I to see our relationships as an opportunity to - Experience Community, Develop The Attitude Of Jesus, Grow In The Fruit Of The Spirit, Show The World That We Are His Disciples

Seeing Relationships As An Opportunity 20/20 Vision OKAY – I want to start of with a passage from John 17… Jesus is in the garden praying. He know that in mere moments the Judas and the soldiers will come and the arrest, the beatings, the suffering and the march to the cross and His death will ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23, Genesis 2:18, Philippians 2:3-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rebuilding The Walls (Extended Edition)

Contributed by Chris Bartholomew on Jan 31, 2022

Find your place in rebuilding the broken walls around you.

This is a reworked version of Johnny Chase: Rebuilding the Walls. The original is great, but I needed more length and a more direct application. Thanks, Johnny for the inspiration. Rebuilding the Walls (Extended edition) Nehemiah 1:1-6:15 Summary: Working together to build the Kingdom of God ...read more

The Importance Of Explaining The Scripture. Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 13, 2021

(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info) Note: in case you are wondering: a mistake was made and the passage I was given to speak on does not truly match the title of the talk!

Reading: Acts chapter 26 verses 26-32. SERMON OUTLINE: Meet the Cast: (1). Festus, the Roman Governor. (2). King Agrippa. (3). The Apostle Paul. Meet the Need: (1). “It is the Bible that gives our message its content” (vs 26&27). (2). “It is the Bible that gives our message its ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:26-32

Denomination: Brethren

To See Beneath The Exterior Shell

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jun 20, 2022

A Sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year C, Lectionary 12

June 19, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 8:26-39; Galatians 3:23-29 To See Beneath the Exterior Shell Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Ubuntu” is a Zulu word with deep meaning in southern Africa. It’s one of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Because I Love Him

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 25, 2022

Love is a word that we begin to use at an early age.

But what is amazing about love, is this: • A young boy at a certain age despises young girls • He frowns like he swallowed a dose of castor oil when the teacher makes him sit next to a girl • But at a certain age, something very mysterious begins to happen to him. That same boy that despised ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15

Denomination: Baptist

Making A Difference 1 Of 2

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 28, 2022

Notice these words, “And of some have compassion MAKING A DIFFERENCE…”

Some can live their entire life and never make any difference in a positive way. For example, God can leave some people on this earth for 90 or 100 years, and when they die, their life has made very little DIFFERENCE! Illus: God let Methuselah live on this earth for 969 years, and the only thing ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Making A Difference 2 Of 2

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 28, 2022

Tonight we want to look again at HOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH OUR LIFE.

Notice again, these words, “And of some have compassion MAKING A DIFFERENCE…” There are some folks that have deep feelings for the things of God. That word “compassion” here has to do with WORDS and ACTIONS. You can tell some people love the Lord by the way they TALK and LIVE. • The Pastor can ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Reunited In God Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2022

Reunited in God Series: Roots: The Book of Acts September 18, 2022 - Brad Bailey

Intro In recent years…people exploring their ancestry… the massive exploration has come in part due to easier access to archived info… and DNA testing…but also because of the significant disconnection people feel with their families…and their roots. Fewer have those who pass along the stories… and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-8, Acts 2:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bush Still Burns

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 17, 2022

Moses was tending sheep and saw a bush burning that was not consumed by the fire.

In verses 1-4: Moses had everything accomplished for him for he was the child of an Egyptian princess. As a shepherd, he needed to thoroughly take care of himself. He was holding the vocation he was educated to loathe (Genesis 43:32; 46:32-34), and he lived as an obscure outsider. How humbling ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why We All Need A Church Family

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Sep 26, 2024

Jesus not only loves the church; He formed it. He created it. It was his idea. He launched it on the Day of Pentecost and calls us to join it.

Tony Evans said; “Don’t treat church like the Super bowl.” This is what He said: “Millions upon millions of spectators watch the Super bowl. People reorient their lives for three hours and with great intensity watch 21 men on the field go to battle. When the game is over and the winner has been ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:17-25

Denomination: Baptist

Money Causes A Riot Part 1 Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 18, 2024

People will be offended by the Gospel because it calls them to change, but, like Paul, we need to be agents of change.

Money Causes a Riot 1 Text: Acts 19:23-27 Introduction 1. Illustration: It might be just as offensive to be around a man who never changed his mind as one who never changed his clothes. 2. Our society is obsessed with being offended. They will go out of their way to not offend someone. So much so, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:23-27

Denomination: Methodist