Sermons on Elder Qualifications:

The Apostolic Foundation Of The Church

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 26, 2013

We may not all be Apostles, but we all have a role to play.

THE APOSTOLIC FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH. Acts 1:15-26. When Jesus appeared to “the eleven” and the rest of the Upper Room assembly after His resurrection, He demonstrated the need for His death and resurrection from the Scriptures of the Old Testament, viz. “the Law of Moses and the Prophets and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:15-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sexual Morality (Leviticus 18)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 17, 2024

Is sexual morality still imperative for Christians? Let's look at Leviticus 18.

How serious is God about sexual immorality? Were sexual perversions one reason why the previous inhabitants lost their land? Did they also practice child sacrifice? Are we also to avoid sexual sins? Let’s look at Leviticus 18. Whose law was Israel to follow, that of surrounding nations or ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God At Work. Philippians 2:13

Contributed by David Cramer on May 1, 2025

God is always at work providing us what we need to fulfill His purpose for our lives.

Stand with me now and hold up your Bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The indestructible, never ending, living word Of God. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Women And Christianity Pt. 2

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Nov 24, 2013

In this concluding article of this title series, I want to focus on the ministries that are prohibited and the ministries that women can and should pursue.

In my previous article on this topic, I focused on how Christianity elevated the status and opportunities of women. I wrote about how Christian women, in the New Testament, have had (and, thus, still have) opportunities to labor for the Lord’s Church. However, I did mention in passing that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Salient Stewards

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Aug 28, 2002

Titus 1:7

SALIENT STEWARDS TITUS 1:7 There was once a pastor who was frustrated because of one man who always seemed to fall asleep during the sermon. So the pastor devised a trick, a way he though he could embarrass the man so as to get him to break this habit of nodding off during the sermon. Near ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:7

Denomination: Bible Church

Who Do You Listen To? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 22, 2005

Who do you let speak into your life? Is it someone who sees what God has done and worships him or is it someone who is an enemy of God like Amalek? Also - the difference between approaching God at Mt Sinai and at Mt Zion.

There are some strong connections between chapter 17 and 18. They both tell us of encounters with non-Israelites. The Amalekites "greeted" Moses with warfare - and Moses had to respond by appointing men to a task (fight) while he administrated the battle and receiving help from his assistants. In ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Growing

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 1, 2013

God designed the church to grow. We need to look again at what the Bible says about that and begin to do what God blesses with increase.

Jesus once said that the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. Though it is smaller than other seeds, when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. Matt. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Preparing To Recieve The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 8, 2000

How the disciples prepared to recieve the promised coming of the Holy Spirit.

“Preparing to Receive the Holy Spirit.” Acts 1:12-26 Last week we began a study of the Book of Acts by noting five foundational principles on which Christ wanted to build his church. 1.) The Believers Message – Christ is Risen, 2.) The Believers Might – the power of the Holy Spirit, 3.) The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

Why I Prefer Expository Preaching

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 22, 2001

A plea for expository preaching.

Why I Prefer Expository Preaching To say that there is a great division in the church today over styles of preaching may be somewhat of an understatement. Among Fundamentalists, there is almost an all out war. The battle tends to lie mainly in the heat of the emotions rather than facts. ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Rewards Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 14, 2012

Though saved by grace through faith, our work does matter.

Introduction Do you want to know what scares me? You have seen scenarios in a movie or TV show where someone is causing mischief, not knowing that he is being observed by others about to administer retribution. You want to yell out, “Look behind you!” knowing the terrible punishment hanging over ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:14-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Mystery Of Godliness Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 1, 2022

1 Timothy 3:14-16 shows us the nature of the church.

Scripture In the third chapter of his First Letter to Timothy, Paul set down the qualifications for church officers. He described the qualifications for overseers, also known as elders, in verses 1-7 and then the qualifications for deacons in verses 8-13. Paul then turned his attention to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Leadership Living

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Aug 28, 2002

Titus 1:5

LEADERSHIP LIVING TITUS 1:5 During the 1944 presidential elections Franklin Roosevelt had to work very hard to persuade Harry Truman to be his running mate. Truman’s desire was to go to the senate, not to be vice-president of the United States. The incumbent vice-president Henry Wallace was ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5

Denomination: Bible Church

Leadership- Having A Perfect Church Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 20, 2024

This is the 207th sermon in the series "Action". This is the 5th sermon from 1 Timothy.

Series: Action [#207] LEADERSHIP- HAVING A PERFECT CHURCH 1 Timothy 3:1-16 Introduction: As we continue to study about Paul’s letter to the young Pastor Timothy, I want to look at how God wants the local Church to be administrated. Now more than ever, the local Church needs to be lifting God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Asking According To Jesus' Direction Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 22, 2019

Prayer acknowledges our limitations to help ourselves.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Prayer acknowledges our limitations to help ourselves. 2. Our many needs motivate us to pray. 3. We don’t need to be told to pray, Jesus directed us to proper prayer by His example and directions. 4. The Greek word used of Jesus’ prayer is proseuchomai (pros toward, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:2-3, John 16:24

Denomination: Baptist

The Making Of A Deacon Part 1 Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 7, 2019

We are all called to serve, but Deacons are called by the church to be the Servants of the Church.

This week and next we will look at the office of Deacon. Starting next week, you, the body of Christ gathered here at Rosemont will nominated men from our congregation to fill the open slots we have on our deacon team. The Bible calls for two offices in the church, the office of Pastor and of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist