Sermons on council of ephesus: showing 436-450 of 12,267

The Dos And Don'ts Of Christian Ministry Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 13, 2022

1 Timothy 4:11-16 shows us the dos and don'ts of Christian ministry.

Scripture In his First Letter to Timothy, Paul wanted Timothy to stop the false teaching that was taking place in the churches in Ephesus (1:3-4), and also to teach believers how to behave in the household of God (3:14-15). In chapter 4, Paul set down the qualities of an excellent minister. In ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:11-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Not Abandoning Our First Love Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 17, 2012

Christ loves us too much to let us coast.

Monday of 33rd Week in Course 2012 Vatican II–Lumen Gentium Not Abandoning Our First Love One of the greatest temptations of life is to coast. We come to a point of satisfaction in some area of our living, and just want that to last forever. So we stop taking risks, we stop putting extra ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Catholic

His Presence Provides Hope Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Aug 15, 2010

A look at God's wrath... as seen in the Old Testament,... yet... not in the nromal manner

Concordia Lutheran Church Pentecost 13 August 15, 2010 His Presence Provides Hope Jeremiah 23:16-29 † IN JESUS NAME † 20 …may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— 21 ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:16-29

Denomination: Lutheran

How Shoud We Handle Theological Differences? Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 26, 2015

This sermon teaches why theology is important and how we should treat those who disagree with our understanding of the Truth.

There was once a man in San Francisco walking along the Golden Gate Bridge, and he saw a second man about to jump over the edge. He stopped him and said, "Surely it can't be that bad. You know God loves you." The man about to jump got a tear in his eye. He said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew or a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Shared Leadership Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 13, 2012

God's plan for the leadership of the local church is shared leadership by a group of godly elders.

The mission of our church is: To develop mature disciples who follow, serve and proclaim Jesus as Messiah. As the elders developed that mission statement at our retreat almost two years ago, we also began to develop a Biblical structure for the organization and leadership of our church that would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Would You Have Gone? Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Oct 29, 2023

God leads Paul to Jerusalem. It doesn't seem to make sense. It will be costly. Friends advise against. Would you have gone? We see God's priority is mission.

INTRODUCTION Have you ever been in a situation where you felt that God was asking you to do… Something that DIDN’T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE to you? Something that was COSTLY? Something that all your friends URGE YOU NOT TO DO? That was the situation the apostle Paul was in. Many years previously ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Impacting Our Community Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Sep 3, 2017

How can the church impact our communities for Christ. Luke explains how in Acts 19:21-41.

Impacting Our Community Series: Acts Chuck Sligh September 3, 2017 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Acts 19, starting at verse 21. INTRODUCTION Illus. – If you’re a student of church history, you’ve heard of the great Welsh revival or 1904, a revival in which some 100,000 people came to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:21-41

Denomination: Baptist

Causing A Commotion

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jan 10, 2003

Things are never the same when the Word of God is preached in the power of the Holy Spirit; believed in the heart of the Christian; and practiced in the life of the saint. Certain change is inevitable.

CAUSING A COMMOTION "And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way." Acts 19:.23 Hebrews 4:12 tells us that "the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12, Acts 19:23

Denomination: Baptist

Overpowering The Evil Prince

Contributed by Adeolu Akin-Abraham on Dec 2, 2009

God is not immediately and directly in charge of our lives! Surprised? Well, that’s the truth! There are constituted authorities in heavenly places assigned by God with the responsibility of overseeing our affairs. Unfortunately, these authorities and pow

“I’ve stopped praying, Pastor. I’ve prayed and prayed, had deliverance, and nothing has changed! What use are all these prayers? My husband is still bent on marrying his strange woman! I’m now ready to divorce him” A middle aged woman in my church, said to me on the phone. “Don’t give up now, my ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 82:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Titus – An Outstanding Apostle Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 10, 2006

Little is written or preached about Titus, however, here is ‘evidence that demands a verdict,’ that Titus indeed, by the very nature of his assignments and the way that he completed them, was an outstanding apostle.

Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5

Denomination: Charismatic

Paul’s Mars Hill Sermon Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Feb 23, 2022

What's going on here? Paul preaches a message without using Scripture? He quotes from an inscription on a pagan shrine? No follow up for the new believers in Athens? We better take a closer look at Paul's Mars Hill sermon.

The context of Paul’s Mars Hill Sermon When we look at Paul’s Mars Hill sermon given in Athens in Acts 17, he is well into his second missionary journey. His plans were changed early in the journey when the Holy Spirit kept him from preaching the word in Asia and then he received his Macedonian ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-33

Denomination: Baptist

Article 1: The Holy Scriptures. Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2009

WE ARE STARTING A SERIES THROUGH THE 32 ARTICLES OF THE BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH 1689. A CONFESSION OF FAITH IS SIMPLY A STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE OF WHAT WE BELIEVE AS BAPTISTS - IT SO HELPFUL BECAUSE WE CAN SO EASY SLIP ANCHOR AND DRIFT OUT OF DOCK.

WE ARE STARTING A SERIES THROUGH THE 32 ARTICLES OF THE BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH 1689. A CONFESSION OF FAITH IS SIMPLY A STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE OF WHAT WE BELIEVE AS BAPTISTS - IT SO HELPFUL BECAUSE WE CAN SO EASY SLIP ANCHOR AND DRIFT OUT OF DOCK. IT WAS CH SPURGEON IN 1855 WHO ORDERED ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Our Problems, And God's Solutions

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 7, 2006

Ministry will be full of problems. And as we walk with God and seek to do His will, our frailty will catch up with us. Let’s look to God for His solutions!

Passage: Acts 18:18-28 Intro: There are three ways of dealing with the real world. 1. one is to try and leave it, to pull out of it 2. another is to pretend it doesn’t exist; that it is an illusion. Il) Mary Baker Eddy, “matter man” 3. the third way is to deal with it with the tools that God ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:18-28

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God Gives His Spirit Series

Contributed by Ed Cheng on Jul 2, 2021

When God gave his Spirit to the believers, we see the church begins to expand and grow. God keeps adding new members to the church day by day until Jesus the promised saviour returns. Jesus is the beginning and the end.

Power: God Gives His Spirit After Jesus had gone back to heaven, his disciples stayed in Jerusalem waiting for God’s spirit. At this time, there was another religious holiday and Jewish people from all over the world had come to Jerusalem to celebrate. One day the disciples were gathered ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-24, Revelation 1:7-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Great Awakening Sermon Ii - Going Back To Square One Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Apr 29, 2020

In times of "doom and gloom", Christians don't have to get caught up in the spirit of negativism if we will do a life review and return to that spirit of true love which we experienced at the outset of our Christian pilgrimage.

GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE IN OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY Did you play hopscotch when you were a kid? In the version I played, we diagramed a pattern of 8 or 10 squares in the dirt or on the pavement, took turns tossing an object into square one; if it ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7