Sermons on Financial Blessings:

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 17, 2008

The first in the series on the Beatitudes. 1. The Happy, 2. The Humble, and 3. The Heaven bound

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Matthew 5:3 Introduction The crowds had begun to follow Jesus. His miraculous works, teachings, and His name had spread throughout the regions. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. Now when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

Call And Blessing Of Consecration

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Jan 17, 2008

This sermon tells that obedience to the call of God to consecration brings blessings.

Consecration is the act of setting apart, or dedicating oneself to God. - It is the total dedication of all you are and all you have and all you will become to God without holding anything back. God has always been calling man to Consecration, He called Jacob in our text Jesus called his ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 19, 2008

What Jesus means when he calls the pure in heart blessed.

November 9, 2008 Matthew 5:3-8 Pure in Heart 3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

Multiply Your Blessings

Contributed by Diana Ball on Dec 1, 2008

Ephesians 1:3 says we have already been given every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms, yet we do not seem to have them. Could it be because we do not know how to reach out and take them?

JOHN 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." The Good News Bible translates that statement of Jesus as, "I have come in order that you might have life ---- life in all its fullness." That’s what our faith ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:11

Denomination: Nazarene

"Blessed And Highly Favored"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Dec 14, 2008

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that Mary magnified the Lord and her spirit rejoiced in God her Savior.

14 December 2008 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel F.O.B. Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: Mary, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, Magnified the Lord, and her spirit rejoiced in God her Savior. REFERENCES: Third Sunday of Advent; (JAG) Joy, Admiration, and Gratitude; ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:42-55

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Are You? Blessed?

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 25, 2007

A sermon that explores as Christians even during our tough times we are blessed.

Who are we? Who am I? People and organisations are constantly asking questions like these as they try to understand their identity. The answers to these questions are more than just a name like: Richard Schwedes Or Martin Luther Lutheran Church (Trinity Lutheran Church Devonport). And being a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 27, 2007

God is concerned with the condition of our heart. We are to seek purity of heart in two ways: (1) be right, and (2) be true. Our words and deeds must be in sync with our heart.

Noticed Jesus did not say “Blessed are the pure…” which is correct too. • But He said, “Blessed are the pure IN HEART.” The emphasis is right. • Man concerns the outward – we want to look good, to make an impression. • We need to place more emphasis on what is unseen – the attitudes of our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Leaning On Yesterday's Blessing

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007

You can’t depend on what happened yesterday. Must have a day to day experience with the Lord.

Title: Leaning on yesterday’s Blessings Theme: To show the importance of being prepared after revival Text: Matthew 3:15-4:1 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Dance In The Lord's Blessing

Contributed by Samuel Stone on Nov 15, 2007

First of the two part series on King David based on the lectionary Proper 10B.

If you look at the life of King David, he is pretty much like you and me. He has his strength and weaknesses like every human being. He was an artist, a poet, a musician, that he was often invited by the king to perform in the palace. He was also a warrior, even as a young man, he took down ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The True Blessing Of Christmas

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 21, 2007

Christmas

THE TRUE BLESSINGS OF CHRISTMAS (LUKE 1:26-45) There is supposedly a blessing for everything in Judaism, from food to drink, from people to nature, from illness to danger. If you have seen Fiddler on the Roof, you may remember that the rabbi of the tiny Jewish community in Russia was asked by a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-48

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Blessed Is The Coming Kingdom

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 17, 2008

Palm Sunday was a special day to Jesus for a couple of reasons.

Blessed is the Coming Kingdom Mark 11:7-10 Mar. 16, 2008 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A Palm Sunday was special to Jesus for at least two reasons: 1 He’s embracing His place as the Messiah, the Anointed. a Donkey, garments were ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Too Blessed To Be Stressed

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Mar 30, 2008

Christ followers realize that they are too blessed to be stressed. For the Christ follower, every Sunday is Easter and every day is a celebration of an empty tomb.

This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2008 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . Click to have messages emailed to you as they are made available. You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sacrifice And Blessing Of Worship

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Apr 1, 2008

What is worship? This sermon looks at four aspects of worship and how it affects the human heart (thoughts taken from "How God Evaluates Worship" by Jack Hayford).

Introduction What is worship? extravagant devotion to an object of esteem a form of religious practice with its creed/ritual reverence offered to a divine being Starting point in our efforts to understand worship … Jn 4:24 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and ...read more

Scripture: John 4:24

Denomination: Charismatic

The Blessings Of Last Place Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 3, 2007

We live in a society obsessed with being number one, while following Jesus who calls us to humble, faithful service. To meet the challenge of Jesus’ call, we must start at the foot of the cross.

Luke 14:1, 7-14 “The Blessings of Last Place” INTRODUCTION This week a 41 year-old father was indicted on drug charges. He was pumping steroids into his 13 year-old son, who was competing for a place on the Olympic staking team. The father wanted his son to be number 1. Controversy has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Too Blessed To Be Stressed

Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Sep 3, 2007

Helping others understand that with the Grace of God life’s situations can be more bareable.

To Blessed to Be Stressed I remember one day I was driving along minding my own business and be self absorbed with y own problems and all of a sudden I was in the midst of 5:00 traffic. Little Rock isn’t a big city, but unfortunately it has big city traffic. Well, I was waiting for the light to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25

Denomination: Methodist