Sermons on Elder Qualification:

God Looks Within Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 5, 2025

While man is impressed by stature, beauty, charisma, or eloquence, God looks deeper—He examines the heart.

GOD LOOKS WITHIN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Supporting Texts: Psalm 78:70-72, Jeremiah 17:10, Luke 16:15, Acts 13:22, Proverbs 4:23 INTRODUCTION: In human society, people are often judged by appearance, status, or outward accomplishments. But God’s standards are entirely ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Scholars And Apostasy

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 13, 2024

You can be highly educated and still spiritually ignorant.

Scholars and Apostasy Question: MY FIRST QUESTION IS ABOUT YOU ACTUALLY. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU ARE CONSIDERED A BIBLE SCHOLAR. I SEEN YOU HAVE A DOCTORS DEGREE IN BIBLE OR THEOLOGY, ARE YOU A SCHOLAR? MY NEXT QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DR. ______ LEAVING THE FAITH. HE WAS ONE OF THE TOP ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:3, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Philippians 3:8

Denomination: Baptist

Faith To Follow PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Explore the themes of God's call to follow, His promise of unwavering presence, and the challenge of faithful obedience.

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dig deep into the book of Joshua, specifically Joshua 1, exploring three key themes: God's call to follow, the promise of God's presence, and the challenge of faithful obedience. As we delve into the Word, we are reminded of Charles Spurgeon's ...read more

Topics: Pastoral Anniversary

Increase Your Harvest PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2023

To explore the nature and power of God's love, emphasizing its importance as the first fruit of the Spirit and the source of all virtues, and encouraging us to understand and live out this love in our daily lives.

Good morning, family. I feel blessed to be here today and I'm sure you do too. Today, we're going to dive into a beautiful topic that's not just at the heart of our faith, but also at the center of our Creator's nature - Love. As we unpack this subject, we'll explore the nature of God's Love, the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Topics: Love

Keep Preaching PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2023

To inspire and encourage believers to answer God's call to preach His Word with courage, commitment, and wisdom, even in the face of a world that may not always want to hear the truth.

Good morning, family of God! Today, we're going to dig into a rich passage from 2 Timothy, one that speaks to the heart of every believer, but especially to those who've felt that call to preach and share God's Word. We're talking about the call to preach, the courage to preach, and the commitment ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-4

Topics: Preaching

Understanding The Red Heifer

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 30, 2008

The Red Heifer was a foreshadowing of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Understanding the Red Heifer “Parah Adumah” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Numbers 19. The Talmud (a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history) claims that the red heifer sacrifice was the only one of God’s commands that King Solomon, the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 19:1-22

Denomination: Apostolic

The Canadian Government Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 28, 2007

Christian submission to authority: 1) the command for submission, 2) the motive for submission, 3) the extent of submission, 4) the reason for submission, 5) the attitude of submission, and the 6) application of submission.

The Motto of the Dominion of Canada is from: Ps 72:8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! And we sing this every time we sing our National Anthem when we say: "God keep our land, Glorious and free". For the majority of Canadians today, the calling ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Other

The Conversion Of Lazarus Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 14, 2020

Salvation is free and it's free to anyone

Luke 7:1-10 There was an old man on his deathbed and he knew the end was near. His nurse, his wife, his daughter and his two sons were with him. He asked for two witnesses to be present and a camcorder be in place so he could record his last wishes, and when all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Ministry Of The Angels In Daniel And The Revelation Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 8, 2009

A survey of the Angel’s activities in the prophecy of Daniel and Revelation

The Angels The Angels are key players in God’s overall end times plan. He uses them mightily throughout the book of Daniel, the Old Testament parallel to the book of the Revelation. And, even though almost 2600 years have passed since the time Daniel’s book was written, the angels continue to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:20-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Work Of A Leader Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 5, 2007

What are church leaders called to do?

INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  When you think about people you would like to see as a possible Elder and Deacon candidates in this church, what exactly are these men supposed to do?  Are church leaders supposed to run a church like a corporation? Do they sit in the ivory tower and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Snake On The Pole

Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 8, 2010

Let nothing--nothing!--turn your attention from your snake on the pole--let nothing distract you from your Savior on the cross. Through such seemingly silly ways, God gives to you--not a snake on the pole--but His Son on the cross.

Introduction That whole snake-on-a-pole thing must have sounded insane to some of the Israelites. Stare at a bronze serpent and you’ll be healed? That sounds ridiculous. It must’ve sounded just silly enough that some Israelites started looking for more reasonable solutions to the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Church Growth

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 27, 2001

More ideas on what it will take to make a church grow.

CHURCH GROWTH Acts 18:7-8 INTRO.- ILL.- Top 10 Ways You Know You’re In A Bad Church 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9 . The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prodigal Who Stayed Home

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 16, 2005

How do you know if you are inching away from a relationship with God? The story of the Prodigal Son features two sons - this is the one who don’t often hear about. Yet he usually bears the closest resemblance to those in the church.

The Prodigal Who Stayed Home Luke 15:1, 2, and 25-32 "Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such despicable people - even eating with them!" These two verses from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:25-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prodigal Who Stayed Home Series

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 22, 2015

This message speaks of the son of interest to Jesus in his most well-known story - not on the prodigal who left home, but the prodigal who stayed home. Of particular interest is the difference in this son's response and the Fathers to the other.

The Prodigal Who Stayed Home Luke 15:1, 2, and 25-32 "Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such despicable people - even eating with them!" These two verses from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:25-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

1 Peter 5:1-14 Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 21, 2023

In today's study, Peter exhorts Pastors to carry out their God-given responsibilities faithfully and sincerely. He goes on to encourage submission and humility in the church, and to be aware of the wiles of the enemy, and finally reminding us that God will see us through any suffering we face.

For the Audio Version on YouTube, click here – https://youtu.be/CpKqfExuYbY For the Audio Version on Spotify, click here – https://open.spotify.com/episode/32bqojNlaSd5pTNHf2gfL9?si=a5a5d23b31a743d4 1 Peter 5:1-4 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-14, Romans 8:18, James 1:12, Ephesians 6:12, 1 Kings 19:14, 1 Kings 19:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible