Sermons on Follow Him:

Fulfilling God's Mission For Your Life

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 24, 2004

God the Father sent His Son, Jesus on a mission to our world. Jesus called 12 men to follow Him. For three plus years Jesus poured his life into his disciples and then he was arrested, crucified, rose again and then ascended into heaven. Prior to his a

-Fulfilling God’s Mission for Your Life- Acts 1:8 “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” The story is told about God in heaven and an angel comes up and God says: “My plan is to give the Good News to My children on earth and ask them ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Free Methodist

Shepherd To Lost Sheep-Do You Read Me? Over

Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 11, 2015

Jesus is our shepherd. We must distinguish his voice from all the other voices we hear in our daily lives and follow Him in faith. No forces other than our own can snatch us out of His good care and keeping.

I want you to think back for a moment to the time when you were preparing for Confirmation, especially all the hard work and studying that were involved. You probably felt like the little girl who was attending a confirmation service with her mother. She was fascinated as each person who was being ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus Gives Us Three Assurances!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 7, 2012

In this outline we list three wonderful assurances from the Lord for our walk of faith. God has given us many assurances or certainties for our life in following Him, but we have chosen only three wonderful assurances to encourage us in our walk.

JESUS GIVES US THREE ASSURANCES! Matthew 24:12-14 King James Version (KJV) 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:12-14

The Reality, Rise, And Ruin Of Satan

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Oct 30, 2021

The devil is a real, malevolent, evil fallen angel, the sworn enemy of God and His people. He is active but limited in his schemes, destined along with the demons and all who follow him to be judged by the Lord Jesus and cast into hell for eternity. Heed what the Scriptures teach.

This is a sermon about a personality who has been incredibly successful in convincing people that he does not exist, and has done such a good job with this deception that it is estimated that 65 % of professing "Christians" do not believe in his literal existence or that he is merely ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:39, Luke 10:18, Luke 11:18, Ezekiel 28:14, Isaiah 14:12-17, Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

He Is Risen

Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 23, 2015

“Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself” John 20:6-7.

! Theme: He is risen Text: Acts 10:14-43; 1 Cor. 15:1-11; Jn. 20:1-18 Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! The resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the Christian faith as it proved that He was exactly who He claimed to be and had accomplished what He came to accomplish. When the price for a ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Last Things Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 11, 2017

John's gospel ends, leaving us reassured in our faith, so we can pray for leaders at all levels in church – that they humbly serve their flocks, and we can all re-fix our eyes on Jesus in love, and follow him, relieved of distracting comparisons.

Sermon by Rev Ruth Newmarch You know how in some movies, the music tells you the end has come, but sometimes the ending has been so dramatic, that you are still taking it in...the implications and emotions are swirling around the audience. Then credits start to roll, but the director has added in ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-25

Denomination: Anglican

Can You Have Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 5, 2023

A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year A, Lectionary 22

September 3, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 16:21-28 Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing? Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Adding salt to a baking recipe enhances the final flavor in complex ways. When ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

The Desire To See Jesus - O I Want To See Him

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 23, 2022

Now, the signs are over, the parables are finish and Jesus begins speaking in plain language. The shouts of the Triumph entry are quiet, and a banquet has been prepared. The setting of the text is a beautiful banquet prepared in Jesus’ honor.

Sermon - The Desire To See Jesus John 12:20-28 Joh 12:20 20 Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration 21 paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.” 22 Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus. ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-28

Denomination: Methodist

Take Up My Cross And Follow Me

Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 16, 2015

Though we fall again and again, it is the getting up that marks the true child of God. So, we offer our lives in surrender to Christ’s purpose. The waters of our baptism renew in us the willing spirit that says, “Yes” to our own taking up the cross.

In the famous words of the late American news commentator Paul Harvey, Matthew 16:21-28 is “the rest of the story”. It is a continuation from Matthew 16:13-20, in which Peter acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God. Now Jesus is telling his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Anglican

Assumptions Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Apr 1, 2022

What we assume about any given situation can either help or hurt us.

April 02, 2022 We are beginning a new series today on Discipleship entitled: Following in the Footsteps of Jesus. A Disciple is a person who becomes the student of a specific teacher – in our case Jesus: • Matthew 4:18-20 - As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Matthew 4:18-20, Matthew 9:9, John 8:30-32, John 1:43-45, Luke 10:1-2, Matthew 28:18-20, Psalm 103:1-22, Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 31:3, 1 John 4:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Precepts Of Discipleship

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Jun 1, 2024

"Deny yourself, take up your Cross, and follow Me." (Jesus Christ circa 30 AD)

PRECEPTS OF DISCIPLESHIP MT 16:24-27 Dietrich Bonhoeffer- From childhood, I only have 2 modern day heroes. One is Br. Andrew that smuggled Bibles behind the Iron Curtain and the other is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer was a great German theologian during the time of Hitler. He preached ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27, 2 Corinthians 5:10, John 15:16

Denomination: Baptist

To Live Is Christ

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 18, 2011

How do we balance our own pursuit of meaning and happiness with the call to live as Kingdom people? What role does suffering have in the Christian life and why in the world are we called not only to believe in Jesus but to suffer for him? A little bait an

This dates me, I know, but I can sometimes relate to Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons. Like the one where Lucy is philosophizing and Charlie is listening. As usual, Lucy has the floor, delivering one of her lectures. She says, "Charlie Brown, life is a lot like a deck chair. Some place it so ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Good News

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 1, 2025

There is no benefit to the Good News if it doesn't change you....

May 03, 2025 In 1st Corinthians 15 we have the entire Gospel. Verse 3 tells us that Christ died for our sins. Verse 4 tells us that he was buried and rose on the 3rd day. So important is the resurrection to the Good News that Paul talks about it for almost the entire chapter. He tells his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, Matthew 7:21-28, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 5:8-10, Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, Matthew 4:19, John 14:15, Hebrews 11:8, James 1:23-25, Amos 3:3, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 3:16-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jesus Ain't Where I Left Him

Contributed by James Owens on Apr 4, 2010

This sermon deals with the empty tomb and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

“JESUS AIN’T WHERE I LEFT HIM!” TEXT: John 20:1-13 (NKJV) “On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

"God Will Expose Our Enemies If We Obey Him”

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Sep 24, 2001

America has waged war on terrorism, but the difficult thing is identifying and locating our enemy. Learn how God is willing to expose and defeat our enemies if we obey Him.

Intro: We as Americans have declared war on terrorism. The most difficult aspect of this war is identifying and locating our enemies. Fighting the war on terrorism is not as simple as finding one man and bringing him to justice. Terrorism is not a person or a people for that matter; it’s a state ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational