Sermons on Decorating Trees:

Original Christmas Missionaries Series

Contributed by John Baggett on Nov 26, 2005

Original Christmas Missionaries-The Shepherds. They received a DECLARATION- Good News from Heaven. They got busy with DECORATION decorating lives with the message of Gods Love(Jesus). Showed DEDICATION to praising & glorifying God. #1 in series Christm

This is sermon #1 in a series I am doing called Christmas originals. The sermon can certainly stand alone or be preached in series. There are powerpoint slides available at the end of this sermon. Christmas Missionaries LK 2:8-16 The Christmas narrative from LK chapter 2 introduces us to some ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Who Remembered Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 25, 2008

Aaron was a man who lifted up Moses as his brother and lifted up the people of Israel as their High Priest. But that there was a day when Aaron failed to do that. Do you know what happened?

We opened with the congregation singing the first verse of “My Country Tis of Thee” What is this weekend? It’s Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a time that we’ve set aside to honor those who have given their lives in service of this country to protect us and secure our freedoms. Memorial Day has been ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Plastic Fruit Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 4, 2009

Be careful who you listen to when it comes who you chose to listen to

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Silly warning labels illustration. http://www.rinkworks.com/said/warnings.shtml • Some things we are told are not worth listening to. • We looked at the two possible paths we can take in life. As we are trying to choose which path in life to take we will have many people ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godly Generations Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 8, 2024

The family tree is described as vine plant, olive trees in the Psalm 128. Humanity is compared with plants, trees, including the palm trees. This house looks like a green house with peace and prosperity.

Psalm 128 Greetings: The Lord is good and His love endures forever. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!   Introduction: Psalm 127 and 128 has a focus on God’s work in and through a holy family. A family tree is a list of all the people in your family: grandparents, parents, husband and wife, children and ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Not So The Wicked

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 21, 2013

A sermonette that brings a message of hope, an understanding of what God does for us through Jesus Christ. Psalm One.

The Psalm’s these ancient songs of praise and lament, joy, love, celebration and sometimes misery are great to reflect upon, great to read as prayers and they contain much wisdom, God given wisdom. In reality we live in the collected knowledge of those who have gone before and we have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Salvation Army

Where Are You?

Contributed by James Ledbetter on Sep 12, 2015

Do you know where you are?

WHERE ARE YOU?? And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? ~Genesis 3:9 After Adam and Eve ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they instantly knew they were naked because they fell from God's grace. They sinned. They knew they were naked because they were ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

A Sober Warning

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 20, 2014

From the 'fig tree' we can glean four warnings which are sobering!!

A Sober Warning Mark 11:12-14, 20-21 * As I read this text I am reminded once again of why I love to preach through books the Bible and why I believe God leads me to preach through books of the Bible. It is because messages like this get overlooked if you just preach on subjects. In this message ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessed Man Prospers

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 24, 2012

The first Psalm introduces us to the blessings of the righteous man.

August 26, 2012 Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Arrogant Branches? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 4, 2010

If we believe in Jesus Christ and His church, then we are to continue to depend and be spiritually nourished by Jesus Christ and nothing else.

Let me start with a question. Can a person become a citizen of the United States then ignore, even hate, the founding fathers of this country?? It’s happening now isn’t it? Because of secular humanism, which started with Darwin in the early 1900s, and because the word “God” can not be found in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:13-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Choices In Life

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Jul 7, 2020

Life is full of choices and the decision you make decides your destiny. We, as children of God, must learn to make wise choices.

Judges 9:7-15 7 Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them: “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, That God may listen to you! 8 “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 9:7-15, Genesis 13:10-11

Mountain-Moving Faith

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 9, 2019

Our Lord Jesus told us to "Speak to our Mountain!" Muslims once commanded Egyptian Christians to move a mountain with prayer or face death or conversion to Islam. The Christians prayed and God moved the Mountain! He'll do it for you!

MOUNTAIN-MOVING FAITH Mt. 21:18-22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Little Tommy attended first grade Sunday School faithfully. He loved his teacher, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith told great Bible stories, and she would always end the story by saying, “And, boys and girls, the MORAL of the story is …” 2. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:18-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

One More Year

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 24, 2021

Great New Year's message. The parable of the fruitless fig tree being given one more year to produce fruit probably parallels many Christians, who's lives are fruitless. Will we respond to God's reprieve by changing how we're living?

ONE MORE YEAR Luke 13:6-9 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Russian couple was walking down a Moscow street one night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. “I think it’s raining,” he said to his wife. 2. “No, I think that would be snow,” she replied. “Look, I’m sure it was rain,” he said. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Bearing Much Fruits

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 21, 2021

THE bent branches are proof of abundant fruits!

PLENTY OF FRUITS Thursday, May 20, 2021 Bearing much fruits John 15:8”My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.” The tree was erect and stiff around March, but I watched the branch of the mango trees in our garden almost touch the ground by the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You Listening?

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 1, 2021

The psalmist distinguishes between the life of the righteous compared to the ungodly.

Are You Listening? Psalm 1:1-6 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3And he shall be like a tree ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Reflection C.5 / Does God Have A Purpose In Coronavirus? Israel Is An Important Indicator

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 23, 2020

When Jesus refers to a fig tree in Matthew 24, he is thinking of Israel. Israel is relevant to 'End Times'.

Today, we’re on to our last Reflection on Matthew 24! This Reflection contains some relatively complex arguments. I just can’t make it shorter. Sorry. If you’re in the mood for something stretching, read on! As Jesus starts to wind up his answer to his disciples’ question, he says this: 32 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:32-34

Denomination: Baptist