Sermons on Exhorting:

It's Time To Wake Up

Contributed by Terry Denis on Mar 27, 2021

We are looking at the concluding verses of Chapter 13. Paul began his exhortation from Chapter 12 encouraging us to: Offer our bodies as living sacrifices and not to be conformed with the pattern of the world.

It's Time To Wake Up! (Romans 13:11-14) INTRODUCTION Aware of the imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ, Apostle Paul admonished those who were still asleep to wake up from their deep slumber. He warned that the time of their salvation was nearer than when they first believed. This ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Covenant Community Cares Faithfully Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Oct 22, 2024

As James concludes his letter to exiles, he does so with one final exhortation regarding how a Christian community should care for those who have fallen away from the faith.

Paul Confronts Peter approx. AD 40 Peter was eating with a group of Gentile believers - maybe a church picnic. He had shared the gospel with Gentiles and had received confirmation from the Holy Spirit that salvation is for them too. Some guys from James came to the same picnic - these guys where ...read more

Scripture: James 5:19-20, Psalm 119:11, Galatians 2:11-14, 2 Samuel 12:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Ordination Charge

Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 6, 2021

In light of eternity, always preach the weightiness of God's Word to everyone.

A church board received the following chain letter in the mail. “This chain letter is meant to bring you happiness. Simply sit down and make a list of five other churches that are tired of their ministers. Send a copy of this letter to all five churches on the list. Then send your pastor to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Ask And Seek The Right Thing! Knock At The Right Door! Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 22, 2013

I've heard the exhortations to Ask, Seek and Knock in isolation from the Golden Rule. They are irrevocably connected. One concept leads to the other. Jesus points to the way God treats us in order to show us how treat each other.

Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. The standard message on this passage is, we need to ask, and when we ask God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-29

Denomination: *other

Empowered For Spiritual Warfare Ephesians 6:10-11 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 22, 2024

In Ephesians 6:10-11 the apostle Paul exhorts us to be strong in the Lord and to put on the full armour of God. This is a call to spiritual warfare, reminding us that we are engaged in a battle against the spiritual forces of evil.

Empowered for Spiritual Warfare Ephesians 6:10-11 Introduction: Today, we delve into the powerful words of Ephesians 6:10-11, where the apostle Paul exhorts us to be strong in the Lord and to put on the full armour of God. This passage is a call to spiritual warfare, reminding us that we are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11, Psalm 18:32, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, 1 Corinthians 16:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Know Whom I Have Believed

Contributed by Bruce Allen on Sep 19, 2003

In this exhortation to Timothy, Paul is admonishing him and us (as believers) to confess our Lord, to be convicted of His gospel, and to be committed to serving Him. To be able to say, "I know in whom I have believed ..."

I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED II TIMOTHY 1:12 I know not why God’s wondrous grace to me He hath made known, Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love redeemed me for His own. I know not how this saving faith to me He did impart, Nor how believing in His Word wrought peace with in my heart. I know not how ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Hating Your Family For Jesus' Sake!?

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 26, 2008

How can we hate our parents, partners and children? It has to be the most offensive exhortation Jesus ever gave - telling us that we have to hate the ones we love th most...

As soon as I noticed that our Gospel reading today was the one that begins by telling us that we’ve got to ’hate our mothers and fathers’, I decided then and there to give my sermon today on Paul’s Letter to Philemon! No, as much as I’d like to do that, I feel I have to stick with "hate your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Hating Your Family For Jesus' Sake?! (A Sermon On Luke 14:25-33)

Contributed by David Smith on Oct 24, 2007

How can we hate our parents, partners and children? It has to be the most offensive exhortation Jesus ever gave - telling us that we have to hate the ones we love th most.

As soon as I noticed that our Gospel reading today was the one that begins by telling us that we’ve got to ’hate our mothers and fathers’, I decided then and there to give my sermon today on Paul’s Letter to Philemon! No, as much as I’d like to do that, I feel I have to stick with "hate your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Some Thoughts On Restoration Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 6, 2011

AS WE COME TO THE END OF THE BOOK OF HOSEA, WE END ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THAT OF GOD’S FINAL EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION. SO, IN THIS PASSAGE I FIND TEN SIGNIFICANT THOUGHTS ON REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION.

SOME THOUGHTS ON RESTORATION HOSEA 14: INTRODUCTION: AS WE COME TO THE END OF THE BOOK OF HOSEA, WE END ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THAT OF GOD’S FINAL EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION. SO, IN THIS PASSAGE I FIND TEN SIGNIFICANT THOUGHTS ON REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION. 1. IN ORDER TO RETURN ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 14:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Always For All Things-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 3, 2017

3 of 5. Paul exhorted the Ephesian church toward a telling/distinctive/indicative walk. God’s people have a telling walk. But What is telling about it? A thankful/telling walk is...

ALWAYS For ALL THINGS--III—Ephesians 5:15-21 OR--A Distinctive Walk Attention: Plants with a distinctive growth habit—Cotton versus Millet versus Wheat versus Soybeans versus Peanuts versus corn, etc... Plants with a distinctive growth habit—Carnivorous—I like to look for plants on any trip I go ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Always For All Things-4 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 7, 2017

4 of 5. Paul exhorted the Ephesian church toward a telling/distinctive/indicative walk. God’s people have a telling walk. But What is telling about it? A thankful/telling walk is...

ALWAYS For ALL THINGS--IV—Ephesians 5:15-21 OR--A Distinctive Walk Attention: Fire ants—Solenopsis invicta(spp.)—They build Huge High Mounds particularly in clay soils(to 3ft. in South Georgia!)— Stings—Ant workers(females only!) generally deliver around 0.66 nl of venom per sting, amounting to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Always For All Things-5

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 24, 2017

5 of 5. Paul exhorted the Ephesian church toward a telling/distinctive/indicative walk. God’s people have a telling walk. But What is telling about it? A thankful/telling walk is...

ALWAYS For ALL THINGS--V—Ephesians 5:15-21 OR--A Distinctive Walk Attention: A developing embryo is genetically different from the sperm & egg that created it. A human being has 46 chromosomes. A sperm & egg each have just 23 chromosomes. A geneticist can easily distinguish between the DNA of an ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Rebellion & Protecting The Innocent

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jun 9, 2019

These are two daily devotional readings based on Proverbs 1:8-19. The first is focused on honoring parents. The second exhorts us to stay away from those who take advantage of innocent people.

Listen, my son, to the instruction of your father and do not abandon the law of your mother, for they shall be a garland of favor on your head and necklaces around your neck. Proverbs 1:8-9 The Rebellion Why do we rebel? Establishing Independent Identity Part of it is we want to grow up. We ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:8-19

Denomination: *other

Chosen By God - I Am Chosen I Am Prepared For Eternity

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Dec 16, 2021

What was the reason why God chose us, for what purpose? On this exhortation, we will find out the real reason why God chose us to show us His plans and purpose over us.

Chosen By God Intro: This is the last day of our 7-Day Dawn Watch in December and we have heard many exhortations pertaining to our theme this month “I Am Chosen, I Am Prepared for Eternity. However, I was asking God what is His intention in choosing us? Among all the creations He created, why ...read more

Scripture: John 15:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Prepared For Our Eternity - I Am Chosen I Am Prepared For Eternity

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Dec 19, 2021

Christmas is just around the corner and for 2 years of being in a pandemic world, how can we celebrate this Yuletide season? This exhortation would take us back to the true essence and reason why there is Christmas.

Intro: Merry Christmas to all! Good morning and I’m glad to see all of you after almost 2 years of pandemic, we still see each other again. Few days from now and Christmas is here. Though there were less festivities and less fellowships, let us all hope and pray that the true essence of the season ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible