Sermons on Following Jesus Together:

Satan's War Against God's Followers Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 8, 2009

The American church has been mostly exempt from persecution for more than 200 years. Could it be that we too have become lazy along the way? The fifth seal talks about those who have died for the Lord rather than live for the world. If you were given th

Revelation 6:9-11; 12:10-17 Purpose: To describe how and why martyrs die. Aim: I want the listener to accept persecution as a privilege. INTRODUCTION: The early church suffered much persecution. But from the death of Severus in 211 until the reign of Decius in 240, about 30 years, the church ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:9-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Bartimaeus! Are You In The Way?

Contributed by Marge Kryzanowski Abram on Jan 26, 2014

Story of Bartimaeus sitting by the wayside and what he did to receive from the Lord and what he did afterwards.

BARTIMAEUS! Mark 10:46-52 (KJV) 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Is The One Who Casts Evil Out

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 29, 2022

Job is able to put the words “good,” “afflicted,” “learning” and “law” together in one sentence. And we could add the word "joy," too.

Saturday of the 26th week in course Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the OT, has the prayer of somebody in the midst of a crisis: “It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.” It may very well be a prayer of Job, whose life and response we have been studying over the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:17-24, Job 42:1-17

Denomination: Catholic

I Am...the Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 24, 2007

To demonstrate Jesus’ care for us and desire that we follow him.

With the DaVinci Code book and now the movie coming out soon, there have been people, even Christians, calling into question, who the real Jesus is? Two weeks ago, we began looking at the Jesus’ self declarations in the book of John, Jesus’ “I AM” statements. Jesus telling us who he claimed ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Where He Leads, I Will Follow Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 18, 2003

The Life of Abraham, Part 1 of 10.

WHERE HE LEADS, I WILL FOLLOW (GENESIS 12:1-13:4) About 1,800 years before the birth of Jesus Christ - after the chaos at Babel but before there were Jews - a seventy-five year old man by the former name of Abram received a call from God to settle in a new land, to build a great nation and to be a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Where He Leads, I Will Follow Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 1

WHERE HE LEADS, I WILL FOLLOW (GENESIS 12:1-13:4) About 1,800 years before the birth of Jesus Christ - after the chaos at Babel but before there were Jews - a seventy-five year old man by the former name of Abram received a call from God to settle in a new land, to build a great nation and to be a ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Does Jesus Expect From Us If We Claim To Truly Follow Him?

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 2, 2015

God's offer to us is that we can experience a happy, meaningful life forever in His Kingdom! • And This is an experience you certainly don't want to miss!

We have talked a lot about how when we become Christians that we are called to do things • We talked last week about the church • Its importance (Unity, Meeting together, The Importance of coming each week, The importance of putting Church First) • But is this all that we as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:46-49

Denomination: Christian Church

Serious Satisfaction

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 25, 2002

When we follow Jesus, we find satisfaction.

SERIOUS SATISFACTION John 6:22-40 S: Jesus Th: “I am the bread of life.” Pr: When we follow Jesus, we find satisfaction. ?: How? KW: Lessons TS: We will find in John 6:22-40 four lessons that must be learned to find satisfaction in following Jesus. The _____ lesson is… I. Motivation ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-40

Denomination: Baptist

Debate In The Temple

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

Thw Question of Jesus Authority following the cleansing of the temple

The story is told of a ship’s captain during the war who was sailing along on a dark night and saw a light on a collision course. So he got his signaller to flash a message: "Alter your course 10 degrees south." The reply came back "Alter your course 10 degrees north." The captain then signalled ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:27-33

Denomination: Anglican

The Cross Part 3: The Cost Series

Contributed by Rob Culler on May 1, 2007

There is no free ride in following Jesus. The journey will cost us.

The Cost of the Cross I. Introduction Play a game with grocery items. Each ‘contestant’ will have a designated amount of money to spend. They will need to spend as much money as possible without going over their allotted amount. The illustration is that the game is tough when you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Never-Ending Adventure Sermon Iv: Jesus Heals Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 29, 2020

Folks who follow Jesus and go on to become mature disciples have learned to be content no matter what due to our Lord's continuing presence and power to heal whether now or later so that we can say, "It is well with my soul."

THE CHRISTIAN’S NEVER-ENDING ADVENTURE Jesus Heals – No Matter Who, What, When – Mark 5:21-43 As we come ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Aug 18, 2024

Jesus said 'I am the Good Shepherd.' This is one of Jesus' most famous descriptions of himself. It gives us a lot of encouragement. But there are some things he calls us to do: follow, listen and flee.

INTRODUCTION A couple of weeks ago, we started a new series for the afternoon services, looking at WHO JESUS IS. In the Bible, God the Father and Jesus have many titles and descriptions. They tell us something about God the Father or Jesus. When Jesus was crucified, Pilate had a notice prepared ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

First Fruits From Faithful Followers

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Jun 1, 2001

Generosity & celebration go hand in hand

Date: 04-8-01 Title: First fruits From Faithful Followers Bible Text: 2Chron. 31:1-12 Subject: How can we say Thank you to God? Complement: By being generous and celebrating all He has done! Main Idea: Generosity and celebration go hand in hand. Proverbs 3:9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 31:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Gone Fishing

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Jan 23, 2015

A sermon about Jesus calling four fisherman to follow him and how we also are called and equipped to be Fishers of People.

When I was a little boy I used to slip off and go fishing in a little clear pond in a gravel pit behind my uncle Leon’s house, it was a nice little pond with sand and pea gravel around the bank and this gravel pit had long been abandoned so it was peaceful and quite. What I liked about it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does Jesus Think About "I Have To Find Myself"? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 8, 2013

An examination of what it means to "deny yourself and take up your cross."

JESUS' OPINION: Jesus says the path to life is not in “finding yourself” but in “denying yourself.” - Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34. - I’m thinking of the stereotypical statement that is so common that it’s almost a cliché: “I’ve got to go find ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24

Denomination: Baptist