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  • Ordination Sermon

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 35 ratings
     | 33,691 views

    Includes vows taken by the men being ordained, vows by their wives, by the Elders and by the congregation in attendance.

    OPEN: Back in 1957 the 1st Brethren Church of Sarasota, Florida had a groundbreaking service. Ordinarily, a church will get a few shovels and certain people will turn over a few chunks of dirt. But recalling the words of Jesus, "Take my yoke upon you," this church decided to borrow an old one-horse ...read more

  • What Do You Really Need?

    Contributed by Paul Johnson on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,025 views

    Encouragement to congregation to examine and realign their wants and needs to the glory of God and the furtherance of His Kingdom.

    What do you really need? Sermon Title – What do you really need? Sermonic Text - John 19:28-29 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfil the scripture), ’I am thirsty.’ 29A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on ...read more

  • Care For The Poor

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Oct 23, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,470 views

    A message delivered to our congregation by John Mohan, director of Siloam Mission in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    Dear friends, <note - this is more of an article than a sermon outline - to go along with the audio file> In January of this year, the Lord spoke this Scripture to my heart for a vision for our church ministry for 2007: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To ...read more

  • Women Preachers And The Word Of God

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 4, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,924 views

    Do women have a role to play in congregational oversight? What does the Word say?

    “Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved ...read more

  • Jesus Gives Us Hope Series

    Contributed by Jesse Alexander on Mar 30, 2013
     | 7,530 views

    Encouragement to a congregation of reluctant inviters to take invite cards and invite friends and neighbors to worship.

    We’re continuing with the E100 series, and we have two weeks left. We’re actually extending the series one week due to Ash Wednesday and the 25th anniversary. But I’ll be preaching three sermons from the last two weeks of the E100 series. You can still grab a book mark it ...read more

  • Reaching More-We Have A Dream

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,576 views

    This is a sermon on why two churches should merge and come together as one new congregation.

    Reaching More- We Have A Dream Glenville/Calvary Joshua 3:1-7 Luke 4:14-21 How many of you have had the experience of wanting something really badly but you couldn’t get it right then because there were a few things you had to have in place that were not yet quite in place. ...read more

  • Good Tidings Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 31, 2018
     | 3,953 views

    Christmas is beyond all but Christ is exalted, worshiped and congregation has assembled for Christ. F

    Luke 2:1-20 Christmas: During Christmas some go to their mother church, some others go to their mother-in-law church. For some Christmas means lots eatables and going to good restaurants. Some Christmas means bonus, means New Dress. Christmas is beyond all but Christ is exalted, worshiped and ...read more

  • Is An Altar Call Biblical

    Contributed by Preston Stewart on Oct 6, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,765 views

    This is a sermon to create a powerful altar call and teach your congregation the importance of coming to the altar.

    Last week was very cool. So many people coming to the altar to pray for our church, some giving their life to Jesus, it was just an amazing moment for our church. But I must say, I was a bit discouraged as well. The reason for my discouragement was that it had never happened before, no one ...read more

  • A.n.c.h.o.r.e.d In Jesus

    Contributed by Brian Barrett on Nov 16, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,388 views

    A simple and very open outline that will encourage and strengthen your congregations hope and faith in Jesus.

    A.N.C.H.O.R.E.D. IN JESUS Heb 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; INTRO: We live in a time that Paul in 2 Tim. 3:1 described as being dangerous saying, "In the last days perilous times shall come". We live in ...read more

  • Keeping Sabbath Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 27, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,275 views

    Are Christians required to keep the Sabbath? Should we be holding our congregational meetings on Saturdays?

    Dakota Community Church July 27, 2014 Sabbath Keeping Summer Series at Dakota: The 10 Commandments Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, ...read more

  • Radical Reliance

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
     | 2,427 views

    Challenging the congregation to live a life of radical reliance, in the model of the Acts 242-47 church

    INTRO I am a typical Westernized American. I am the third of three children, the baby in the family so to speak in a typical, American middle-class family. From my earliest memory my parents spoiled me – not rotten to the core (at least I would like to believe), but I never went ...read more

  • The Mystery Revealed Pt2

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 19, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,319 views

    Verse by verse teaching from the prison Epistle Ephesians-Deep and rich for any congregation.

    The Mystery Revealed Text: Ephesians 2: 1-13 Paul writes this letter from a prison somewhere in Rome, so many call this the prison Epistle. The theme of this letter is the mystery unveiled, and the mystery is that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the promises of Christ Jesus. Another ...read more

  • Deacons? Who Needs Them:

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 14, 2013
     | 4,120 views

    Discovering the process for appointing deacons through reviewing the account of the appointment of the seven in the first congregation.

    “Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, ‘It is not right that we ...read more

  • Family SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 13, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,474 views

    Help my congregation to know and see that God desires for us to have a perfect home.

    Good morning, dear members of our church family. We are gathered here today, not by chance, but by divine appointment. We are here to engage in a conversation, a dialogue if you will, about a topic that is near and dear to all our hearts - the concept of family. Family, as we all know, is not just ...read more

  • Share The Gospel Like Paul And Luther SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 25, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 666 views

    Help my congregation see that they should proclaim the gospel like Paul and Martin Luther.

    Good morning, dear family in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves in the presence of God and each other, united in our shared faith and love for our Savior. We are here to worship, to learn, to grow, and to be challenged in our walk with Christ. Today, we are going to focus on a theme ...read more