Sermons on Elderly Funeral:

Are We Faithful Or Just Successful

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 4, 2005

God doesn’t call us to be successful - but faithful! Leave success to God.

Now that Thanksgiving is over with, I’ve turned my attention – as many of you have probably done – toward Advent and Christmas. There is the decorating of the tree, the planning of parties and gatherings, and the writing of Christmas cards. Some of the people I send Christmas cards to are folks ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Would Have A Perfect Trust

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 27, 2003

how Jesus trusted God through birth and death

March 26, 2003 Psalm 22:9-11, 19-21 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast. 10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God. 11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. 19 But you, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:9-11, Psalm 22:19-21

Denomination: Lutheran

The Aged Woman: Her Family And Church

Contributed by Michael Reeves on Aug 20, 2002

A message that encourages the aged women in the local church to obey the commandments God has directed toward them.

Introduction: From the adult Sunday School booklet entitled Consistent Living which covered the studies of the books of Titus and Philemon there is a humorous quote which has to do with the subject matter of the message this AM. An older soman was overheard to say about her husband and their ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Cradle And Cross Of Christ

Contributed by Michael Uebergang on Apr 12, 2006

The Christian life can be summed up by the Cradle and the Cross of Christ.

Luke 2: 22-32 THE CRADLE AND CROSS OF CHRIST (The C m C of C) The Story of Concordia Memorial College is the Story of the Cradle and Cross of Christ! I wish to leave you with the clear imprint today that the heart of CMC is the Cradle and Cross of Christ! We are all growing older, CMC too...! ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Keeping A Sweet, Sweet Spirit In Our Church

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 11, 2009

God will give us a sweet, sweet spirit in our church when we let Him get our heart right and we rejoice in His love and mercy as God’s people.

KEEPING A SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT IN OUR CHURCH--Philippians 2:1-5 Proposition: God will give us a sweet, sweet spirit in our church when we let Him get our heart right and we rejoice in His love and mercy as God’s people. Objective: My objective is to challenge God’s people to keep a sweet, sweet ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-5, Philippians 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Band Of Brothers Series

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 18, 2007

Memorial Day Sunday message comparing military sacrifices on the battlefield and Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Leads into Lord’s Supper observance.

*ILL>The story is told of three elderly sisters who, in their last years, lived together in a shared home. One day sister #1 stopped midway on a staircase and asked one of her sisters, "Was I going up or coming down?" Sister #2 shook her head and told her, "You were going upstairs to go to bed." ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

Denomination: Baptist

Let’s Grow Up!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

The need to mature in our faith. (PowerPoint slides are available for this talk on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info

Let’s Grow Up! Reading: Hebrews chapter 5 verse 11 to chapter 6 verse 3. Ill: Children’s Wisdom • Patrick aged 10 • “Never trust a dog to watch your food” • Michael aged 14 • “When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don’t answer him” • Joel, aged 10 • “Don’t pick on ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

We Can Become Hardhearted With A Spirit Of Unbelief Or Know God Is In Contr

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 21, 2004

How to overcome knowing God is in control

WE CAN BECOME HARDHEARTED WITH A SPIRIT OF UNBELIEF OR KNOW GOD IS IN CONTROL JOB 1:1, 8, 21, 22, 42:5 Could Job have said in all that he was going through, “It does not pay to be holy or walk honestly? God treats the wicked and the pure the same. We both suffer. So why labor to be honest?” Job ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Welcomes All People Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 11, 2005

Part of a series on what the church is called t be.

“The Church You’ve Always Longed For: Welcomes all People” TEXT: Leviticus 19: 32-34 Throughout September, October and most of November, we will be talking about the church that God longs for. Last week I asked you to think about this phrase, “I like church, but....” Have ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:32-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Delight To Give Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Nov 11, 2004

Sermon #3 in a Stewarship series. When we become a giver in life, we find happiness and satisfaction that only God can give.

Delight to Give Pastor Glenn Newton Oct. 17, 2004 Text: Psalm 37:1-7 Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Introduction While reading the newspaper recently, I discovered there is a new field of scientific research. In an attempt to locate “a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-9

Denomination: Nazarene

You Need A Pusher

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

5 Relationships You Can’t Live Without! Each of these relationships are crucial for you to live a healthy and successful life!

“5” Part 4 – You Need A Pusher Perhaps it was a coach early on in your life. It might have been a math teacher. It could have been a parent or a friend with whom you had a healthy rivalry. We have all had someone in our past that would push us! That is a normal part of our childhood ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faithing

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 25, 2011

Have you ever wondered about faith, doubted that you had it, or wished you had more? Few things are more misunderstood than faith. Yet, few things are more important

Have you ever wondered about faith, ..... doubted that you had it, ......wished you had more? Few things are more misunderstood than faith. Yet, ..... few things ...... are more important. (Pause) One day, a young disciple of Christ desiring to fully receive all that God had for him ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Anglican

Sent, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

In Matthew 10, we have Jesus’ sermon commissioning the disciples for his mission in the world, sending them out to minister in His name. The word “apostle” and “sent” are the same in Greek. That means every Christian is a missionary, one who is sent-out i

James Emery White tells the story a college history professor who was a Christian. The professor would go down to a local nursing home and visit with the elderly men and women there on a weekly basis. Though some were lovingly visited every day by their families – having been sent there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:7

Denomination: Methodist

The Bright Side Of Growing Older

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 19, 2014

The reason for the luxuriant growth of believers is that they are planted in the house of the Lord and they flourish in the courts of our God. In other words, they live in daily fellowship with the Lord, drawing their strength and sustenance from Him.

February 23, 2014 Title: The Bright Side of Growing Older Scripture: Job 11:17 (KJV)—“Thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth.” Introduction Our devotion for today is about the brightside of growing old. If you don’t think there is a bright ...read more

Scripture: Job 11:17

Denomination: Baptist

God Values Human Life Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Sep 11, 2021

This message addresses the topic of abortion by looking at two key passages that reveal how God cherishes human life even before conception in the womb. It was written for "Sanctity of Life Sunday" back in 2003.

On National Sanctity of Life Day in 2002, President George W. Bush made “A Proclamation.” Based on our country’s Declaration of Independence, he declared that Sanctity of Life is the belief “that every human being is endowed by our Creator with certain ‘unalienable rights’.”(1) He said that the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13-16

Denomination: Baptist