Sermons on Father Knows Best:

Does The Devil Know Your Name? Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015

I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing his series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

Does The Devil Know Your Name? Acts 19:11-16 In our Sunday night Bible study about dealing with doubt, called “WHY DOESN’T GOD ANSWER ME!?” we are going through the section titled “Through the Deep Waters.” We are looking at a man named Asaph and his time of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:11-16

Denomination: Baptist

A God Who Makes Concessions

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 18, 2000

God often caters to human nature. He will not bend in some areas, but He is more flexible than many Christians I know! Sometimes He gives us what we ask for, even if it is not the ideal

1. Most of us start out adulthood as idealists. As we grow older, it is natural to surrender that idealism for a more pragmatic idealism...but we need to hang on to some of it. 2. God is sometimes an idealist, other times a pragmatist; He is an idealist in that He has a perfect plan, and He will ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do We Know What The Demons Know Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005

Examining what the Demons knew about Jesus - that he was the Son of God. Do we know this also?

Luke 4:31 - 37 – Do we know what the demons know? Australians are commonly cynical about talk of Satan, demons and evil spirits. Yet in many parts of the world the spiritual dimension is a reality very much believed in and experienced. For example, in 2001 Simala National High School in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37

Denomination: Baptist

If You Know Jesus You Will Know God Series

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Oct 9, 2017

You can't know God without knowing Jesus and you can't know Jesus without knowing God

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: IF YOU KNOW JESUS YOU WILL KNOW GOD John 8:18-19King James Version (KJV) 18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know ...read more

Scripture: John 8:18-19

Denomination: Charismatic

Nothing To Fear (Know God, Know Courage)

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Apr 12, 2018

Life needs to have courage, and we need to know our God who is the true source of courage. There are promises of God that assures us that there is nothing to fear, nothing to worry.

Introduction: Today is our 2nd Sunday of the month of April with a theme “Know God, Know Courage” and we have our theme verse found in Isaiah 41:10. Allow me to give a short exhortation of this verse that will give us encouragement and upliftment that we need. This is the 1st Sunday after we ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"I Know My Sheep And They Know Me” Series

Contributed by Jim Moynihan on Mar 17, 2022

All of us can and need to have and nurture a personal relationship with God through Jesus.

Our focus today is that we all can and need to have and nurture a personal relationship with God through Jesus. This is more than just having a salvation experience with Jesus. We can actually know God personally. A. God DESIRES an Intimate Relationship with Us - Verses 1-11 In verses 1-5 ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Seventh Day

Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Jan 10, 2008

I know that we all have heard that God rested on the 7th day and blessed the day He on which He rested. God rested and God blessed it.

Genesis 2:1 – 3 I know that we all have heard that God rested on the 7th day and blessed the day He on which He rested. God rested and God blessed it. Exodus 31:12 – 17 God said that they must keep His Sabbath because it is a sign. Then the Bible says that God was refreshed. Refreshed = ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Know... 10 Things We Know

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 9, 2009

What’s the first thing you know... the are 10 things we should know as Christians...

WE KNOW... I KNOW... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 2 Tim. 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Know Yourself That You May Know God Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 12, 2011

Part 2 in series Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. Christianity has historically claimed that we cannot know God unless we know ourselves. Dave talks about the characteristics of the false self, and how we come to really know ourselves.

Know Yourself That You May Know God Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, prt. 2 Wildwind Community Church October 17, 2010 Week 2 of our Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Initiative. Did you do your Daily Offices this past week? If not, how come? When will you begin? I know it’s a change, I know ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-24

Denomination: Free Methodist

No God - No Peace / Know God - Know Peace Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Dec 10, 2012

The angels proclaimed it, Jesus promised it, and we earnestly seek it but the world doesn't know it - peace - the promise of Christmas.

No God, No Peace; Know God, Know Peace “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6-13

Denomination: *other

Encouragement For Hurting Fathers On Father's Day

Contributed by Noel Schreuder on Jun 19, 2021

On Father's Day, fathers are honored for being great dads to their children. But what about the hurting dads, whose children broke their hearts because they lost the plot? To these hurting dads, who often suffer in silence, I want to bring a message of encouragement today.

THE HURTING FATHER WHO CONTINUES TO BELIEVE IN GOD AND FINDS REST IN HIM Having good memories of your father is a great blessing. Many times at family gatherings, the conversation with my father turned in the direction of: “Remember Dad, the time when we ...”, and then there was a good laugh about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:6-7, Psalm 4:1, Habakkuk 3:17-18, Psalm 147:2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Know Your Mission? Know The Enemy's Mission? Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 29, 2004

Are we teaching and preparing people for a Divine mission? Do we know our enemy’s mission? Let’s learn and prepare for God’s mission!

KNOW YOUR MISSION? KNOW THE SATANIC MISSION? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this in a two part series, 1 --- 5, in one service; 6 --- 12 in the next service. TEXT: John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but to STEAL, KILL, AND TO DESTROY: I am come that they might have life and ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Luke 12:39

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Be A Godly Father / Father's Day

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jun 19, 2017

Dr. James Dobson, states, "Good fathers are made, not born." Then he goes on to suggest three specific things that a father should incorporate into their lives. Let us look to our Heavenly Father, the perfect Father. Updated June 2022.

A young woman ... brought her fiancé home ... to meet her parents. After dinner, .... her mother asked the father to find out about the young man, ...... so, ... the father invited the fiancée into his study ... for a drink. "So, ... what are your plans?" ... the father ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25, Romans 5:8, Romans 8:38-39, Joshua 1:9, Ephesians 4:29, Deuteronomy 8:5, Hebrews 12:10-11, Deuteronomy 11:19-21, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

No God, No Peace. Know God, Know Peace!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 29, 2023

Hate can never drive out hatred. Darkness can never bring light. Peacekeeper can not force peace.We need dreamers to be peacemakers, then there will be real growth.

NO GOD, NO PEACE! KNOW GOD KNOW PEACE… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Martin Luther King said: DARKNESS CAN NEVER DRIVE OUT DARKNESS: ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT. HATE CANNOT DRIVE OUT HATE: ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT. Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:7, Matthew 22:37-39, Matthew 9:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

No Jesus, No Peace! Know Jesus, Know Peace! Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007

This is the final sermon in a series for Adven, Christmas, and Ephphany based on the Names of Jesus from Isaiah 9:6. As our Messiah, He is the source and giver of both personal and of world peace.

What’s in a Name?: No Jesus, No Peace; Know Jesus, Know Peace! --Isaiah 9:6-7 They are homonyms, words that sound alike but are spelled differently. You understand their meaning by the way I use them in these sentences. “No, Sheila, you can not hide those tacos, bagels, and chocolates under ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Methodist