Sermons on Fit For Service:

Another Counsellor / Love & Obedience

Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014

Accepting and not just giving lip service to the Holy Spirit. Just one of God's gift to us given out of an unconditional love.

Another Councellor John14 v15-31. Love & Obedience: Love is one of the most powerful emotions we have. The actress Joan Crawford once said “Love is a fire but whether it warms your heart or burns your house down, you can never tell!” Love can motivate, give pleasure, hurt even ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-31

Denomination: *other

Shifting The Atmosphere

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Apr 25, 2012

No business as usual services - There must be an atmosphere of unified Expectancy. Every time the doors open it should be a cant’ miss opportunity.

TITLE: SHIFTING THE ATMOSPHERE SCRIPTURE: II CHRONICLES 5:13-14 It was around the end of last year that a few great songs hit the airwaves and are still very popular and being sung in many of our churches. There is one in particular that I am sure most if not all of us have listened to and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 5:13-14, 2 Chronicles 5:5-14, Exodus 40:34-38, Acts 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Exuberant Praise

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jul 30, 2013

The Psalms are filled with Praise for God. This message was for an open-air worship service we had in a park this summer looking at Psalm 150

EXUBERANT PRAISE! Ps. 150 INTRODUCTION: 1.) Today is a great and wonderful day that we can come here in the beauty of this park to give praise and worship to Almighty God. 2.) Whatever may be going on in our lives, somehow becomes less intense when we are focussing our hearts and lives on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Going Home

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 21, 2014

This is a funeral service for an elderly gentleman who lived in another state at the time of his death. The family brought him "home" to be buried.

I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. John 11:25 1. The Funeral is a universal custom. It is our attempt to: a. Remember b. Honor c. Offer Comfort d. Prepare 2. Funerals remind us ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shout For Jot Before The Lord, The King

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 16, 2013

A short talk given at our early morning communion service encouraging the congregation to enter into the jubilant high praise of Psalm 98

‘Shout for joy before the Lord the King’ (98:6)! Have you ever been in a crowd of people where the cheers, the noise, the celebration has been overwhelming? If you close your eyes can you imagine that moment? For me it would be the old Wembley Stadium when my beloved Gillingham ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 98:1-9

Denomination: Anglican

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas?

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jan 2, 2009

A sermon outline written to demonstrate the importantce of Christmas. This outline was used for a mixed group of deployed military personnel for a Christmas Day service.

Introduction God is a just God. Justice requires punishment for crime A few days spent making creation… a few thousand years working to restore the relationship between Him and mankind. 1. God always had a plan. From the very beginning He chose to send us a savior: (Genesis 3:15) I will ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Lutheran

Starting Out Right

Contributed by David Quackenbush on Jan 3, 2009

A Communione service message emphasizing the need to continuously remember the effective work of the death of Christ to maintain a clear conscience with God and with man.

STARTING OUT RIGHT (Uses multiple scriptures) Introduction Today is the first Sunday of the New Year 2009 and in just a little while we will be taking communion together. Since this is the first Sunday I have entitled my message “Starting Out Right.” I’d like to start this new Year out the right ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Two Bowls Of Water

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 3, 2014

In the Gospels there are two bowls of water, one of which represents self interest and the other represents service Which bowl will you take?

The two bowls of water TSJ/TAS 28-09-2014 Often in life we have both of the two bowls of our readings offered to us in various situations of life. The two bowls recorded in our ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

The Holy Maker Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on May 30, 2014

Jesus prayed that God would form us into people set apart for active dedication and service by the reality of his communication with us.

We have been dissecting the prayer Jesus prayed for us. He prayed that we would have his joy, the kind of joy that comes with suffering. He prayed we would have his holiness, the kind that makes the world hate us. Last week we discovered He prayed we would be left behind to be salt, light, and the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Denomination: Foursquare

The Way Up Is Down Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 28, 2017

Paul pointed to the example of Jesus' humble service as a way for the Philippians to live in harmony with each other and receive a blessing from God.

Introduction: A. A tv show I enjoyed watching in the seventies and eighties was the sitcom called The Jeffersons. 1. The show featured an African American family who became wealthy and moved out of a run-down area in Queens to a luxury apartment in Manhattan. 2. The theme song for the show was a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Head Coverings Are Not Biblical (1 Corinthians 11:2-16) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Aug 20, 2022

Women are full partners with men in worship, prayer, and service. Verses 4-10 are a quotation of the Corinthian argument, which Paul refutes.

Today, we have the privilege of wrestling with 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. This passage has been called the most complicated, difficult passage in the NT (N.T Wright). Some of the most brilliant minds in NT studies have said that the key to the passage has not yet been unlocked (G. B. Caird). Almost ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Motives Guided By Love

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Sep 3, 2022

Whatever we do in the service of God and for the blessings of man, our motive has to be guided by love in order to be acceptable unto God

Motives Guided by Love Study Text: 1 Corinthians 16: 13 - 14 Introduction: - The command to love is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. Jesus preached that to love God and others are the greatest commands, and the call to live a life marked by love is a consistent message found ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Revival We Need

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022

Habakkuk prays this beautiful prayer, asking the Lord to REVIVE His work. I trust that before the service is over, this will be your prayer.

There is a lot of suffering in this life. We see it in many areas of our life. For example, we see it: (1) IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Illus: A young boy was watching his mother as she tried on her new fur coat. He said, "Mom, do you realize some poor dumb beast suffered so you could have that ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:2

Denomination: Baptist

Baptism In The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 30, 2025

The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a powerful experience available to every believer, empowering them for a life of victorious Christian service and effective witness.

Title: BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Supporting Texts: John 14:16-17, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, John 14:16-17, Acts 2:1-4, Luke 3:16, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Matthew 3:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Catching Sinners

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 19, 2023

The Mediterranean News Service interviews a Pharisee and Simon Peter to get their reactions to Jesus having called a tax collector to follow him.

RM Good morning. This is Rufus Milo of the Mediterranean News Service with a special report live from Judea. Over the past few weeks we’ve been closely following the growing controversy over Galilean rabbi Yeshua bar Joseph, whose revolutionary message continues to attract followers from all over ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed