Sermons on Falling Leaves:

Leaving Your Nets Behind Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 9, 2008

Your encounter with Jesus was life changing. He revealed Himself to you and then He called you to begin a new journey with Him.

Leaving Your Nets Behind Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11 Mark 1:16-20 (HCSB) As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen. “Follow Me,” Jesus told them, “and I will make you fish for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leave Your Stones At The Door

Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Nov 24, 2008

Stone/sin revealed to each of us by the Lord, while trying to point out the sins of others

Leave your Stone at the Door John 8:1-11 Introduction There is a theme of this text found here in John 8. And that theme is “forgiveness”. We will see in this chapter, when people will not, Jesus will. As we go through this passage today, let us remember the passage in Matthew 6:14-15, it says…. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Living Life To Leave A Legacy Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Learning to live in such a way to leave a legacy that is greater than yourself....

Living Life to the Full: Sermon Three (LTF-03) Living to Leave a Legacy 2 Timothy 4:6-7 This morning I want to start our message with one of the most profound questions you could consider in life - and that is this - What king of legacy do you want to leave behind for your family and friends when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-7

Denomination: *other

He Will Never Leave Me Series

Contributed by Vera Hughes on Oct 15, 2013

Today many fathers have children that they have abandoned due to divorce or other situations. We always talk about the fathers who left; however, we don't celebrate the fathers who stayed. They stayed in spite of the situation they were facng.

The biggest crisis we have today is that children are not being raised by Fathers. Globally, one-quarter to one-third of all families are headed by single mothers. The United States has the highest. Where are the fathers? Due to this trend, I believe we have many boys and girls growing up ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Will Not Leave You Alone Series

Contributed by Matthew Davaughn Cox on Feb 22, 2013

This is the second part of the Genesis survey

Have you ever felt like you were here alone? Well I am here to tell you that you are not here alone forever. God will never leave you alone, and he will send someone to you. All we have to do is be willing to wait on God. Are you willing to wait on God? When God created Adam it was just him ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:21-25

Denomination: *other

The Legacy We Will Leave Behind Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Oct 31, 2016

It is wise to realize that our years are limited in this earth and someday, God will call us home. And so, we must gain a heart of godly wisdom and leave behind a good memory or a good legacy for others to remember us by.

Billy Graham in his latest book, Nearing Home" wrote: I will soon celebrate my ninety-third birthday, (he is now 97) and I know it won't be long before God calls me home to heaven. More than ever I look forward to that day when the Lord calls me home because I know that finally all the burdens and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:1-25

Denomination: Nazarene

"How To Leave A Godly Legacy" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 14, 2016

What will you leave behind that will really matter?

PASSING THE BATON “How to leave a Godly Legacy” Deuteronomy 30:11-30 All of the children and parents in this video, all of the adults who helped Monday night….. all of you here today... Will be a part of the legacy of this church in the years to come. These children will become ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-30

Denomination: Baptist

"How To Leave A Godly Legacy"

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 19, 2016

Simply put, a legacy is what we pass along to the next generation. Our legacy is what we will be remembered for in the years to come. It is our gift to the future of this church.

PASSING THE BATON “How to leave a Godly Legacy” Deuteronomy 30:11-30 All of the children and parents in this video, all of the adults who helped Monday night….. all of you here today... Will be a part of the legacy of this church in the years to come. These children will become the future of this ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Eunice - Leaving A Lasting Legacy

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Aug 29, 2018

What legacy will you leave for your children? Eunice left a truly lasting legacy for her son Timothy that fully prepared him for all that he would face in this life, but most importantly what he would face at the end of life. Are we creating that same lasting legacy?

It’s that time of year again – the beginning of another school year. College campuses will soon be flooded with wide-eyed freshman and teary-eyed parents. High schools will be filled with the sounds of locker doors slamming, three-ring binders clicking, and the quiet hum of Google Chromebooks. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17, 2 Timothy 1:3-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Heal The Wound, Leave The Scar

Contributed by Shawn Andrews on Mar 14, 2019

Big Idea: Forgiveness is healing the wound, even if it leaves a scar. Forgiving others means choosing not to be imprisoned by the actions of our offender. Jesus will heal our wound, but the scar remains to remind us of God’s work of grace in our lives.

INTRO: STORY: Last year, you all know I had shoulder surgery. I didn’t want to have surgery. I avoided it as long as possible. But eventually, my shoulder hurt all the time. It became debilitating. It was only when I became aware of what my wound was keeping me from, was I willing to do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5, Isaiah 58:9-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Bearing Green Leaves In Drought!

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Jan 20, 2014

An exhortation to beware of spiritual drought which can creep up on the believer unawares effectively creating a barrier to productivity and fruitfulness.

Jeremiah 17:5-11 KJV Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Tragedy Of Leaving Jesus At The Door

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Jan 23, 2014

The church has become powerless organization because she has left Jesus standing outside of the door.

Introduction: (the text is based on the Laodecia Church) John is lock up. The church is lock in. Jesus is lock out. I. The Position of Christ. (Outside) I I. The Proximity of Christ. (At the door) III. The Persistence of Christ. (Standing there) I V. The Pursuit of Christ. (Knocking) V. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Denomination: Baptist

Leaving A Legacy: The Family Tree Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 13, 2017

To pass on our legacy of faith to and through our children, we must Know God and Make Him Known to them.

1. OK City Survivor Tree The most-sacred symbol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree: a sprawling, shade-bearing, an old American elm. Tourists drive from miles around to see her. People pose for pictures beneath her. Arborists carefully protect her. She adorns posters and letterhead. Other trees ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Leaves The Table Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 9, 2019

When God hides His face from a society, that society becomes more and more degraded.

When God Leaves the Table (Romans 1:24-32) 1. Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:24-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Leaving A Legacy And Making An Impact

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 10, 2020

I want the Lord to do a new thing! leaving a legacy and making an impact right where God has you is written throughout the pages of the book of Esther.

Leaving a legacy and making an impact Selected verses from Esther Introduction- If you would turn to the book of Esther- it is between Nehemiah and Job. I want to talk this morning about leaving a legacy and making an impact in people’s lives. Can you believe it! The first Sunday of 2020! I ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene