Sermons on Easter Gifts:

God's Great Gift Of Grace

Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003

A full understanding of God’s grace is the cure for our sometimes overwhelming guilt.

God’s Great Gift of Grace by Rick Labate In his book, My Tortured Conscience, Martin Weber writes, “He was a deeply committed Christian evangelist. Even in retirement he won many converts throughout the conference. Everyone spoke well of the gentle man. One cold and gray morning he put his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-24

Denomination: Adventist

God's Gifts To Peter, And To Us.

Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 4, 2003

God gave Peter position, power, passion, and perseverance. He wants to give us the same gifts.

Strength, Wisdom, Strategy, Endurance, Focus, Courage, Toughness... These sound like the description of someone on the television show “Survivor.” But actually they pretty well describe a man we read about in the New Testament. Peter. God worked in Peter’s life in powerful ways. The great news is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sharing Christ: The Gift Of Evangelism Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 27, 2003

We need to understand: 1. People are eternally lost withhout Jesus Christ. 2. Lost people matter to God. 3. Lost people should matter to us.

Calvin Coolidge was vice president of the United States between 1921-1923, under President Warren Harding. He was not a very active vice president, but he took great pleasure in presiding over the Senate. One day, as he was presiding, one senator angrily told another to go “straight to hell.” ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

The Gift Of God On Your Life

Contributed by Michael Murphy on Apr 28, 2003

God’s gift and your life makes provision.

THE GIFT OF GOD ON YOUR LIFE NEW LIFE CHURCH Pro 18:16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Romans 8 tells us that we were chosen by God before we ever had the opportunity to choose. What a great blessing to know that God set it up for us. We were chosen for the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making Disciples: The Gift Of Teaching Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 5, 2003

1. Teaching imparts truth. 2. Truth brings about maturity. 3. Maturity brings about usefulness.

We are emphasizing spiritual gifts in our church because we believe that every Christian’s life should be used by God for kingdom purposes. God’s plan is that his people, first of all, take on his character and likeness, and then be a part of the divine conspiracy — the transformation of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Methodist

Mothers - God's Precious Gift

Contributed by James Westervelt on May 6, 2003

She is gracious to her household, she is gracious to her family, she is gracious to the needy, she is a woman of GRACE! A precious gift from God!

MOTHERS...GOD’S PRECIOUS GIFT Mothers are a precious gift from God. The book of Wisdom (Proverbs) says there is a woman whose “children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praises her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all.” (Prov. 31:29) ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-30, Proverbs 31:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Purity, Unity, And Spiritual Gifts Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 23, 2006

In this final message in the series titled "Keys to Spiritual Growth" we examine three more keys that will help us grow spiritually. These keys are purity, unity, and spiritual gifts.

Scripture Today we conclude my sermon series on “Keys to Spiritual Growth.” My foundational text for this series is 2 Peter 3:18: "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen" (2 Peter 3:18). Introduction In his book, By ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christ Gifted His Church

Contributed by Paul Gauntt on Jun 1, 2006

As children of God and members of the Body of Christ, we are basically clueless as to the awesome power which has been vested in Christ’s New Testament Church, through His gifts working through us.

Virtually every cardinal doctrine in the Holy Scripture is covered in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Ephesians consists of two basic truths - positional truth and practical truth. In studying this blessed book, I counted thirty nine different benefits which are ours as members of Christ’s Body ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Receiving The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jun 6, 2006

Wouldn’t it be great to sit in on one of the first conversations of the early church? We can. Check it out...

Receiving the Gift of the Spirit Acts 1:1-7 Jesus died, buried, rose again, and for 40 days appeared to his disciples. Wouldn’t it be intriguing to sit in on those conversations of the early church? We can! However . . . Like the disciples, we often focus on the details of Christ return ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gift That Takes A Lifetime To Unwrap

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 1, 2007

Looks at the real gift of Christmas and how wonderful it is to unwrap it every day of our lives.

THE GIFT THAT TAKES A LIFETIME TO UNWRAP Luke 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION This is one of the most wonderful times of the year…today it’s Christmas Eve and many are waiting with anticipation to see what gifts we get Many are wrapped in beautiful wrapping paper, and then decorated with bows, and tensil, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, Luke 2:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift And Infilling Of The Holy Ghost

Contributed by James May on Nov 4, 2007

There is the gift of the Holy Ghost that is eternall life and resurrection power, and there is the infilling of the Holy Ghost to have the power to live a victorious life in Christ.

The Gift and Infilling of the Holy Ghost By Pastor Jim May I want to begin this morning by asking two questions: First, Have you received the gift of the Holy Ghost? And secondly, have you been filled with the Holy Ghost? There is a difference between receiving the Holy Ghost and being filled ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Long Walk Part Of The Gift

Contributed by Mark Tonkery on Nov 8, 2007

Christ’s long walk to redeem people

An African boy listened carefully as his teacher explained why Christians were such giving people. The teacher said, “Jesus taught us that giving gifts is an expression of our love and friendship for Him and each other.” Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive’" (Acts 20:35). A ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:20-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's Time To Open The Gift Series

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007

God gives each of us gifts by His Holy Spirit. Some gifts are special blessings while others may be special talents. These gifts are different for each of us, but they all have one thing in common. They must be unwrapped and opened or they have no valu

My sermon today is the first of two sermons I’ve planned and entitled, “Serving Up God’s Miracles.” On the last day of school, children were bringing gifts to their teacher. The florist’s son brought the teacher a bouquet. The candy store-owner’s son brought the teacher a box of candy. Then the ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Women God's Gift To The World

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 11, 2007

This sermon was used on Mother’s Day, but it challenges us to see women as the gift God created them to be which is on an equal level with men.

Women-God’s Gift To The World 5/13/2007 Genesis 1:26-28 2:15-25 Galatians 3:26-29 Today we celebrate Mother’s Day, in honor of all the women who have played an important role in our lives helping us to move beyond where we were to where we are today. We say thank God for the women who taught ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Get Your Gift In Gear Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007

A true life of love is a life of interdependence. A life where we gladly know we need one another, where we give and receive love and help and guidance, and we do so in community.

Get Your Gift In Gear 1 Cor 12:1, 4-7, 12-27 Oct 1, 2006 Review: Being truly, completely, wholly, alive – having the life that Jesus promised would be “to the full”, begins by getting on Jesus’ “narrow road” which leads to life, then walking that road “in step with the Holy Spirit”, and then ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-27

Denomination: Baptist