Sermons on Disciple Or Apostle:

You Are The Salt Of The Earth (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 7, 2013

A sermon examining Jesus' declaration that His followers are the salt of the earth.

YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH (Part 1) Matthew 5:13 According to the Cambridge dictionary, the phrase “salt of the earth” is an idiom that refers to someone who is “very good, honest, and reasonable; one who does not think that they are special in any way”. The examples given are statements such ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want The Church To Grow?

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Jan 20, 2020

This is a sermon on evangelism that is tied to Jesus's call to the apostle Andrew. Andrew 1) grows in discipleship and 2) grows the church. The sermon tells people that they can be excited and happy about their faith, and share it with other people.

Do you want the church to grow? Andrew wasn’t the popular kid in class. His name is only mentioned in twelve verses in the Bible, and eight of those describe him as "Peter's little brother." Even though he was one of the first two or three followers of Jesus, Peter was still the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-32

Denomination: Episcopal

How To Build Mentoring Relationships

Contributed by Vince Miller on Apr 25, 2018

While we often aspire to be better men, aspiration will not be enough. We have to build a better plan to become a better man. The following are six clear steps to consider that will help you develop an effective plan.

How a man can build a mentoring relationship a forge a plan for a better future. (Hint: Consider utilizing the questions for developing your plan.) First | Take A Personal Inventory As a man, there are some things that only we can define. We need to take inventory and identify your goals, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of Jesus #6 - Being And Making Disciples

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 19, 2017

Central to the Way of Jesus platform is the essential concept of being a disciple through Whom God makes more disciples. This sermon unpacks this concept.

February 12 Sermon - The Way of Jesus # 6 ‘I am helping someone and someone is helping me to be a reproducing follower of Jesus. We’ve been walking through the markers of the Way of Jesus as a general introduction to some of the concepts within the Way of Jesus. This past Wednesday many of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 3:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peter Preaches Christ

Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 15, 2002

EASTER 7(B) - May 12, 2002 - On Pentecost Peter preaches Christ--telling people who Jesus is, what Jesus does and how Jesus blesses us.

PETER PREACHES CHRIST Acts 2:22-36 - May 12, 2002 22"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by mira-cles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:22-36

Denomination: Lutheran

Oh, How I Love Jesus Series

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Jan 20, 2007

John loved Jesus, but not as much as Jesus loved him. Jesus had plenty of reasons to love John. Let’s look at three.

SCRIPTURE: JOHN 13:21-25 SUBJECT: “OH, HOW I LOVE JESUS” HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? NO I MEAN REALLY, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? IF YOU ARE OR HAVE BEEN, THEN YOU KNOW IT’S A WONDERFUL FEELING . . . TROOP – ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU, DAY AND NIGHT . . . THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME” DEBARGE – I ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Within, Without Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 11, 2008

Paul and John Mark, a study in maturing relationships. John Mark starts out young and conflicted; he is insecure around the powerful Paul; but Paul grows to accept him and think of him as useful.

The Scripture texts I will be using today are scattered through several chapters in the Book of Acts, plus other locations in the New Testament. And so instead of simply reading passage after passage, let me put together a vignette, a character sketch, in order to make the life of John Mark ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Titus: Paul's Partner And Fellow Worker In The Faith

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Sep 4, 2013

An in depth look at Titus, Paul's partner and fellow worker in the faith.

When we survey the later part of the book of Acts we find a faithful band of men and women who traveled the ancient world preaching and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. At the center of this sojourners and pilgrims was the apostle Paul, the tireless workhorse of the early church. But Paul ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1

Denomination: *other

Saint Paul Is Coming To Town!

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 16, 2010

God has many good gifts for His children, and His way is to pass them along using His ordained chain of command. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Saint Paul is Coming to Town! 2 Corinthians 12:13-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SaintPaulComingTown.html Paul is ready to return and face the folks at Corinth. But will they be ready for him? He represented spiritual authority, but would they accept his God-given authority? God has many ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Starting Off Well Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 31, 2008

The Lord slowly moved Saul from enemy of the gospel to Paul, a full-fledged missionary with a message to the Gentiles. How does God move us out into ministry for Him? Learn some lessons from Paul and Barnabas.

As we’ve talked about through our study in the book of Acts, this is the story of the resurrected Jesus, working through his body to bring the gospel into the world. As the effort grows, so the attacks of Satan to thwart it morph and change. It’s like the enemy is trying to find a loophole that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-52

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Keep Driving Until You Can't Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 7, 2008

When faced with adversity, our tendency is to panic, take our hands off the wheel, and just let it happen to us. We see in the example of Paul and Barnabas that God is in control no matter what happens and that as long as you can share the gospel you can

Introduction I took a course on defensive driving some time ago. The instructor said the most important concept to remember is to keep driving until you can’t any more. What he meant is that when faced with a crisis on the road we have a natural tendency to freak out and take our hands off the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-28

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Story- Chapter 30 Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 29, 2014

In the 30th chapter of The Story, we will see the end of the great ministry of Paul. He finished strong!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • As we are closing in on the end of our series, “The Story,” I pray that we are starting to be aware that as we live in the lower story, a story at times filled with chaos, confusion, struggles, sickness, and injustice, there is an UPPER ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:23-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Letter Paul Wrote To Titus Lesson 49 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 19, 2018

Letter Paul wrote to Titus

A. INTRODUCTION 1. What were the conditions of Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome? a. Hired house. b. Visitors. c. Limited freedom. d. No apparent needs. 2. What were the conditions of Paul’s second imprisonment in Rome? a. Damp prison. b. Expected death. c. Deserted by friends. “For Demas has ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:15

Denomination: Baptist

. A Living Authority Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021

It is Paul's goal to see that Christians put Jesus where He belongs, and that is in the place of supreme authority.

A Christian school teacher offered a dollar to the one who could give her the name of the most famous man in history. She wanted them to say Jesus, of course. They all began to shout out names like Washington, Lincoln, Edison, and Columbus, and finally a little Jewish boy said Jesus. When he came ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-9

An Apostolic Attitude Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Success never went to Paul’s head. He could have stood on his dignity as an Apostle, and from a pedestal of superiority thrown his weight around, but he never did. Here again we see Paul’s absolute sincerity, for he knew he only had the position he did by the grace of God.

We have all heard it said that is doesn’t make any difference what you believe as long as you are sincere. This is true only if what you are talking about doesn’t make any difference. If you sincerely believe that white potatoes are better for you than red potatoes it will not make any great ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:5-6