Sermons on Followers:

God's Mri (Message Of Reconciliation & Imitation) Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 18, 2011

God invites us to follow him. He does not command us to do what he has not done. He sets himself as the example for our actions.

THE GODS we worship write their names on our faces, be sure of that. And a man will worship something —have no doubt about that, either. He may think that his tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of his heart—but it will out. That which dominates will determine his life and ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Quagmire Of Mankind’s Separation-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 26, 2012

2 of 3. Genesis concisely details a separation of nations following the Flood. What defines the quagmire of mankind’s separation? The quagmire in mankind’s separation is in his...

The QUAGMIRE Of MANKIND’s SEPARATION-II—Genesis 10:1-32 & 11:1-9 Mankind became separated into various nations following the Flood. Genesis details the origins of the nations following the Flood. Genesis concisely details the separation of the nations following the Flood. Genesis concisely ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Does God Hate Gays Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jan 4, 2012

Confronted with the cry for the universal tolerance of Gay lifestyles, followers of Jesus must be willing to enter the debate, with gentleness and respect, demonstrating what true tolerance looks like.

Does God Hate Gays June 12, 2011 INTRODUCTION This last week on Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow weighed in on the homosexuality debate. "A few months ago, in the heat of the tragic teen suicides that came about from intolerance of homosexuality, I saw a man on television who was apologizing for wishing ...read more

Scripture: John 8:2-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Will You Come?

Contributed by Pastor Steve Zimmerman on Jul 31, 2010

The beautiful old hymn "Will you come and follow Me" asks us all to consider our call from Christ, both as believers and as church families.

Will You Follow? Last week we sang a hymn that we have sang before. Will You Come and Follow Me was one of the opening songs and I found myself lost in it for the first time. I ‘felt’ the words as I made my feeble attempt to sing. The words to this hymn are comprised of an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Provision

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 4, 2010

The widiws giving is a link for every believer to discover and grow there by. God's provision is coded within every believer as he or she follows His plan for their lives.

Provision Text: I Kings 17:1-7 NLT  1 Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!” 2 Then the Lord ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Is Jesus Really The Prince Of Peace?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 23, 2010

While Jesus came to bring peace between God and sinners he wants us to know that our life in this world as his followers won't be peaceful.

A couple of years ago a number of Circuit City electronic stores in the States were going out of business and some of them hired a liquidator to sell off their remaining inventory. Customers lined up to purchase TVs that were supposedly discounted by as much as 75%. Some savvy shoppers, however, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-53

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Purpose And Plan For Gender Series

Contributed by J. D. Greear on Jul 12, 2013

Biblically, men and women are given specific, differing commands to follow. The two genders are a more complete view of the image of God than would one gender by itself.

The ancient view of marriage was that marriage is primarily functional. Established economic stability. Give you kids who could take care of you in old age. So choose a woman whose family was wealthy and had good birthing hips. The modern view of marriage is that marriage is about romantic ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whoa! Man Of The Night: A Dialogue Between Jesus And Nicodemus

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 2, 2013

Being born again is a far more demanding matter than a casual acceptance of Jesus Christ. The true Christian follows Him, bearing his/her cross.

Whoa! Man of the Night John 3:1-21 Rev. Mark A. Barber Most of us have heard the story of Nicodemus before and can quote John 3:16 from memory. We have heard about being born again. So we think we already know the story. Nicodemus came to Jesus that night thinking he knew the rules of how one ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21, John 3:1-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hearing His Voice! Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 11, 2013

If your heart desires to follow God and you are seeking His will, you can’t go wrong. He gives wisdom and direction abundantly.

Hearing His Voice! Genesis 22:2- Then the Lord said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." I’m truly excited to write on this topic: Hearing His ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Secret To Long Life

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 8, 2015

To show that serving and following the LORD will keep our life here on earth and even for eternity. Go for zoe life (higher life) and not for psuche life. (low life)

I. EXORDIUM: What kind of life do you have? Zoe life. John 17:3 (Amplified Bible) 17:3 And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed ...read more

Scripture: John 12:25-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Passionate Service

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 13, 2014

A special service to honor the local firefighters. I used a variety of passage to highlight how the firefighters demonstrated the level of passionate service that Christ's followers should show.

Well, good morning. Today, we continue on with our four core values of worship, discipleship, outreach, and community. Today, we swing back around to the value of outreach. Implied in the value of outreach is this idea of service. Service basically means just being available to serve to take ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19

Denomination: Christian Church

The Law Of The Lord Is Perfect

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 13, 2014

God has given us a perfect law. It still speaks God's will and word to us and if we will hear it, we will be called to follow God's perfect Son.

The Law of the Lord is Perfect I was thinking about our legal system in America. (slide 1) I looked up some information that I thought would set the stage for our sermon today. Here are some of the “Statutes at Large” 123 volumes, which make up all the laws passed by Congress. My ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3, Matthew 5:17-20, 2 Timothy 3:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cross Of Suffering... See Through It! Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 5, 2012

We are invited to willingly take up our crosses and follow Christ completely, fully aware that eternal gains far out weigh earthly suffering and loss.

Lenten Series: The Crosses of Lent Series Key Verse: I want to know Christ and experience the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His suffering, becoming like Him in His death, and so somehow, to attain the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11 Title: The Cross ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Studies In The Minor Prophets Zephaniah Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Jan 10, 2010

In our survey of "The Minor Prophets" we now come to the first of three prophets who preached to Judah alone, following the downfall of the northern kingdom of Israel

"STUDIES IN THE MINOR PROPHETS" Zephaniah - Through Judgment To Blessing (1:1-3:20) INTRODUCTION 1. In our survey of "The Minor Prophets" we now come to the first of three prophets who preached to Judah alone, following the downfall of the northern kingdom of Israel 2. The ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Patience Of The Prophet Jeremiah ! Series

Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010

James exhorts New Testatment Christians to observe and follow the example of the prophets, as examples of patience and we will first observe things about Jeremiah, who was treated horrible.

INTRODUCTION #28 1. Open your bibles to James 5:10. 2. In a previous lesson we discussed three things from James 5:7-9 that exhort Christians to be patient. Exhortation #1, v. 7a&8, We must be patient until the Lord comes! Exhortation #2, v. 7b, We must follow the example of patience ...read more

Scripture: James 5:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ