Sermons on Fellowship Meals:

Encourage One Another Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 9, 2010

To stay encouraged you need to stay focused, stay in fellowship and stay fresh.

ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, the bride was very nervous about the big occasion and so the Pastor chose one verse that he felt would be a great encouragement to them. The verse was 1 John 4:18 which says: There is no fear in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Are You Ready To Go Home?

Contributed by Joel Sumagaysay on Mar 22, 2016

This is the message of repentance and restoration. God is ready to forgive us and restores the broken fellowship.

Are you ready to go home? Luke 15:11-25 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-25

Denomination: Baptist

Be Steadfast

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022

At a church fellowship supper, some Christian men were talking about their jobs.

One of them spoke up and said, “I have a good job offer but it would require that I would have to move too far from the church.” The man he was talking to said, “Take the job, you can always find another church somewhere else!” This man’s answer is typical of many people in our age. That is, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58

Denomination: Baptist

The Day Of Atonement

Contributed by Terry Hovey on Mar 28, 2025

This annual event highlighted the holiness of God and the need for cleansing to maintain fellowship with Him.

The Day of Atonement (Forgiving and Removing Sin) Leviticus 16 You know, over the past few weeks, our Sunday School lessons have focused on becoming a kingdom of priests and a holy nation; the building of the tabernacle and how it became a place for God to dwell among His people; the creation and ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

The Empathetic Christian Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Apr 12, 2025

Let us strive to be empathetic Christians, enhancing our fellowship and usefulness to the Master.

As members of the Body of Christ, we are called to a deeper level of connection with one another. Empathy is a vital aspect of this connection, allowing us to understand and enter into each other's feelings. In 1 Corinthians 12:26, the apostle Paul writes, "If one member suffers, all the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:58, Acts 11:23

Contending Against Apostasy

Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Oct 10, 2006

To show that we must not allow apostasy to thrive in the church, but rather combat it in the power of God.

-Scripture has quite a bit of sport allusion to it -The next two Sunday nights we will be taking a look at the book of Jude -It is one of the shortest books of the Bible (only 1 chapter) -But it packs a great deal of truth in a limited number of verses -It is in our passage tonight that we see a ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Six Vivid Word Pictures Of False Teachers Series

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Oct 15, 2020

Jude waxes poetic in the verses we will study tonight. We get to see another side of his writing style from the hard-hitting declarative statements and references to historical events, now to six vivid word pictures describing these false teachers who have invaded the local church.

Jude waxes poetic in the verses we will study tonight. We get to see another side of his writing style from the hard-hitting declarative statements and references to historical events, now to six vivid word pictures describing these false teachers who have invaded the local church. 12These people ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Shemini Atzeret - The Day God Says, "stay A Little Longer" Series

Contributed by William Akehurst on Oct 12, 2025

GOD’s desire for intimate fellowship beyond the feast. After the celebration of Sukkot, GOD calls His people not to rush away but to linger in His presence - symbolizing the eternal fellowship we will share with HIM forever.

2025.10.13. Study Notes. SHEMINI ATZERET, Stay a Little Longer William Akehurst, HSWC SCRIPTURES: Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, Revelation 21:3, Zechariah 10:1 Shemini Atzeret – The Day GOD Says, “Stay a Little Longer” BIG IDEA: GOD’s desire for intimate fellowship beyond the feast. After the ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, Revelation 21:3, Zechariah 10:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The God Of All Comfort Series

Contributed by Joel Curry on Oct 29, 2001

Challenges and suffering are in God’s plan. They enable us to experience His care and pass His comfort on to others.

Today we begin our study of the book of 2nd Corinthians. During the last few months, as we have studied through the book of 1st Corinthians, the extent of the problems at the church in Corinth became apparent to us. The church was characterized by disunity, dissention, arguing, and immorality. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 4:15-19, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Consequential Dinner Conversation With Jesus Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Oct 6, 2025

As Jesus shares a meal with several religious leaders, He shares insights into how God's people should act with humility, express generous hospitality, and respond to the gospel call with honor.

Conversations over meals can be consequential in variety of ways. slow down and be together Share stories Get to know one another (Tell me something about you that will help me understand or truly know you better- Dobson) Teach and learn biblical truths Influence CG meals Family meals Wedding or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-24, Proverbs 25:6-7, Proverbs 29:23, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 6:32-36, Acts 24:15, Revelation 20:4-5, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Peter 5:4, James 1:12, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, Philippians 4:1, Revelation 4:10, Matthew 6:1-4, Deuteronomy 24:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

What's Driving Our Church

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 8, 2003

A fully functioning church is one driven by the five main functions – worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service.

Rick Warren tells the story of Westside Church’s yearly church council meeting whose sole agenda item was to determine the church program for the next year. Convened by the chairperson, Steve Johnson this is a summary what happened: “We’ve got a lot to cover tonight, folks, so we’d better get ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Church Of God

Have You Been With Jesus? Series

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Aug 3, 2011

Having a close and personal with Jesus in makes a great difference in your outlook and expectations and energizes you to expect the extraordinary things from an EXTRAORDINARY GOD!

In chapter 3 is the first recorded miracle in the Book of Acts Act 3:1-10 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. (2) And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Transformed By Truth: Communion On The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 28, 2024

The significance of Communion, its transformative power, and how it deepens our relationship with Christ and each other.

Transformed by Truth: Communion on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Introduction: Today, on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost, we gather to partake in Communion. The number 7 in the Bible is deeply intertwined with themes of divine perfection, completeness, and the fulfillment of God’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 11:26, Revelation 19:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Back To Church Sunday!

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 30, 2009

A sermon for National Back to Church Sunday adapted in part from the Purpose-Driven /Life. Alliterated and expository from Acts 2. PowerPoint is availble if you e-mail me.

BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY Scott Bayles, pastor First Christian Church, Rosiclare, IL It is so easy to hit the snooze button on Sunday morning when the alarm sounds at seven o'clock, roll over and go back to sleep. Maybe you had every intention of going to church, maybe Sunday School, too...even had ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Christian Church

Building A Church Of Thessalonica For The 21st Century | Part 5 | True Fellowship | Dr. Madana Kumar Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 11, 2024

Christianity is not a solitary religion. Church is Christ's body built on the unlimited liability principle. Dr. Madana Kumar, digs deep into the question of how we can build a community with unlimited liability mentality

Building a Church of Thessalonica for the 21st century | Part 5 | True Fellowship This is Part 5 of the Series of studies on 1 & 2 Thessalonians For an Audio/ video version of this please visit here https://youtu.be/DD6334VZSS0 Good morning. We will continue our study of the epistles to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-15, 1 Thessalonians 3:3-4, 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Thessalonians 1:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational