Sermons on Empowered To Serve:

Resurrection Sunday 2018

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 3, 2018

Believing in the unbelievable is almost impossible unless you serve an unbelievably Great God!

Please open your Bibles to John 20:1-18 which we will read in a few minutes. Do you trust the Bible? Do you believe the Bible? When the Bible says that Jesus: - Was born of a virgin … do you believe it - Lived a sinless life … do you believe it - Performed miraculous signs pointing to His deity, ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Luke 23:55-56, John 19:38-42, Luke 1:1-4, 1 John 1:1-4, Romans 10:9-10, John 3:16-18, Matthew 22:37-38  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

The Church Is Proof That Christ Is Risen (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 7, 2013

A sermon examining how the Church serves as evidence of Christ's Resurrection.

Series: THE REALITY OF THE RESURRECTION THE CHURCH IS PROOF THAT JESUS IS RISEN - (Part 2) I Corinthians 15:1-2 Several years ago, a man named John was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. As a result of his condition, his complexion was pale, his body was weak, he was unable to breathe without ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom's Service Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 25, 2017

Through God's love serve one another, satisfy the law, and stop fighting.

A pastor in Kansas City, Kansas, was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ's love in the community. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats for permission to do specific services. In one call, the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

"The Meaning Of The Lord's Supper"

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 2, 2017

The 3 fold meaning of the Lord's supper. Good for use prior to serving communion.

The Lord’s Supper carries with it a three-fold meaning. It is a reminder of what Jesus has done for us in the past, a symbol of our present relationship with him and a promise of what he is going to do for us in the future. The Bible tells us in Luke 22:19 that “he took bread, gave thanks, broke ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Sweet Holy Spirit Of God

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Nov 15, 2014

Its a must in order to serve our we have to have that sweet spirit.

THE SWEET HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD John 14: 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; ...read more

Scripture: John 14:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

In Remembrance Of Me

Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018

This message explores the meaning and practice of memorials and remembering. It served a a memorial day message.

Chico Alliance Church “In Remembrance of Me” Introduction MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day is a legal holiday, observed annually on the last Monday in May in most of the U.S., in honor of the nation's armed services personnel killed in wartime. The holiday, originally called Decoration Day, is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13, Acts 10:1-4

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Agioi Deka: The Impact Of Undercover Mentoring On Crete Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 26, 2014

The long term impact of Titus ministry serves as inspiration for us to mentor others

The Impact of Undercover Mentoring on Crete Titus 1:5 Agioi Deka is a village on crete, with 796 inhabitants (2001 census). It is located in the 44th km of the Heraklion-Tympaki national road and it is the centre of the municipality of Gortyna . The village is built on the feet of a green ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:2-3

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Response To Suffering Pt 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Sep 12, 2018

Message 26 expands on the last message. It serves as an overview of Biblical teaching on suffering.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Faith’s Response to Suffering” Pt 2 REVIEW James issued some instructions to his readers regarding suffering and persecution. How would someone with strong trust in God respond to trials and suffering no matter the source? As we have observed throughout ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-13

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Psalms: Psalms Of Orientation 2 Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 21, 2021

Psalm 1 and 2 serve as an introduction to the Psalter. This is the third sermon in the Psalms series.

Psalms: Songs of Orientation 2 Psalm 1 is an introduction to the entire Psalter. It is placed over against Psalm 2 on purpose. Psalm 1 is a "Torah Psalm." The word "torah"' means "instruction." Here it most likely does not have reference to the law of Moses but to ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Even In The Deserts Of Our Life, Christ Is There Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 3, 2021

As weak and sinful as I am, He gives me the grace to serve Him.

Homily for Monday of 14th week in course There is an undeniable tension in the Gospels between two divine realities. On the one hand, the Lord, always kind and merciful, reveals Himself through signs and wonders–personal revelations like the angels on Jacob’s ladder, raising little girls from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:18-26, Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 90:13

Denomination: Catholic

My God Shall Supply

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 29, 2022

The lost world makes it known that they do not want to serve God in various ways.

They do not want anyone, not even God, telling them how they should live their lives! Something the lost world does not seem to know is this; EVERYONE SERVES A GOD OF SOME SORT! The lost world has many gods that have control of their lives. Remember when Paul came to Mars Hill, in the Book of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19

Denomination: Baptist

Honorable And Dishonorable Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 14, 2022

2 Timothy 2:20-26 shows us how to serve God.

Introduction Harry J. Heintz shared the following story: Recently I glimpsed the glory of finishing a task well. At Arlington National Cemetery, I saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. I had watched that ceremony several times before, always moved by its solemnity and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"but You" Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 28, 2022

2 Timothy 3:10-17 shows us how to serve God.

Introduction According to John MacArthur, “Paul had three overriding priorities in his life: to know Christ, to defend Christ’s truth (Scripture), and to minister in Christ’s name.” In Paul’s two letters to Timothy, defending Christ’s truth was dominant. In our study last time in 2 Timothy ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pressing On

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jul 2, 2024

Paul realized he had not arrived and needed to press on while serving Christ

Pressing On Philippians 3:12-16 Good morning. The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:10, by the grace of God I am what I am. NKJV John Newton was a captain of different slave ships and he also invested heavily in slave trading. Some years after his conversion to Christ, Newton renounced the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Demonstrate Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 26, 2023

Serve one another and your enemies, and so demonstrate that you follow Jesus.

Robert Holmes, in his book God’s Man, describes a man who went home with his friend for dinner. The man was impressed by the way his friend entered the house, asked his wife how her day went, and told her she looked pretty. Then, after they embraced, she served dinner. After they ate, the husband ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-35, Philippians 2:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical Free