Sermons on Following Leaders:

"Stop Sitting On The Fence"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 31, 2013

A sermon about making a choice.

1 Kings 18:20-39 "Stop Sitting on the Fence" Ahab, son of Omri, ruled over the Northern Kingdom of Israel for 22 years, and he is described in 1 Kings Chapter 16 as being more evil than all the Kings who had come before him. We are also told that he worshiped Baal--the Canaanite agricultural ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39, James 4:1

Denomination: United Methodist

What Is A Disciple

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2010

what does it mean to follow Jesus? This sermon uses taking up our cross to explain what a disciple is.

What is a Disciple? Luke 9:23-27 What is a disciple... specifically, what is a disciple of Jesus Christ? Someone who believes in Jesus? One who joins the church? One who reaches some level of spirituality? Based on Jesus’ own words, found in our verses for today I will tell you a disciple ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Adventure Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010

Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

[2] You know, some people are more adventurous than others. For some people adventure means going mountain climbing or skydiving. For some people adventure means trying a new salad dressing. I’m somewhere in the middle. I like safe adventure. [Giant water slide story.] I firmly believe ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Circles Of The Believer’s Life

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

The degrees of Christian zeal, faithfulness, service, and love for Jesus are best studied and illustrated by circles. Today we are going to look at five circles of the Christian life and learn to which circle you belong.

Intro: The world population is now about 6.8 billion and still growing. Of these not even 10% are saved, Bible-believing Christians. Of the millions of true Christians there are degrees of closeness to the Lord Jesus. The degrees of Christian zeal, faithfulness, service, and love for Jesus are ...read more

Scripture: John 15:19

Denomination: *other

Discipleship Part 2: Jesus Process Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 5, 2011

This message focuses on the three steps Jesus took to develop His disciples.

Discipleship Part 2: Jesus’ Process Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27; 16:24; 9:37-38; 10:1-5; 16-20; 22; John 6:53-66 Introduction: Last week in part one of this series I gave you Webster’s definition of disciple which included the two key words pupil and follower. As a pupil, we are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Rich Young Ruler

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 10, 2009

What hinders us from being true disciples must go

Mk 10:17-21: The rich young ruler What counts most in your life? Story: The son of a wealthy man expected to receive a sports car for his graduation. Instead his Dad called him into his study, told him that he loved him and handed him a wrapped-up present. When he opened it, he found it to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Anglican

A Life Of Radical Obedience

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 28, 2011

A sermon exploring how, why, and what happened when the disciples--and we--say "yes" to the radical life of following Christ.

All right, turn in your Bibles to Luke Chapter 5, Luke Chapter 5. We’re continuing to look at the Book of Luke. And I really feel like--I was praying this week actually, I was talking to someone--we might be in the book of Luke until the Fall. We might just stay camped out here for a while ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"God Makes You"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 22, 2015

God can make you a disciple, make your name great, make you a great nation, make you a great name, God can make us spectacular if we follow the right person, if we make right preparation, and be in the right places.

God Makes You. Matthew 4:17-22 1. The Scripture says Follow Christ and He will Make you. 1. Matthew 4:19 Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." 2. Abraham Followed and God makes him a Great Nation .Genesis 12: 2"into a great nation and God says and I will make you blessed; I will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:17-22

Denomination: Methodist

Do You Love Me?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 29, 2022

To what extent are we willing to love Christ Jesus/

Do You Love Me? John 21: 1 - 19 Intro: It is believed that the gospel of John originally ended with Chapter 20. Scholars believe this because of differences in language and sentence structure. VSS 15 – 19 are viewed as an epilogue to the story. These verses bring everything to a close and ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Long?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 6, 2022

How long will we languish in our comfortable sanctuaries without seeking to follow Christ Jesus in affecting change?

How Long? – John 10: 22 - 30 Intro: A story is told of an encounter between a new young pastor and one of the members of his session. After only his 3rd Sunday as pastor of the little country church, a member of the current Session appeared at the office door asking to speak to the pastor. It ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Telling Haggar Goodbye

Contributed by J Richison on Aug 11, 2017

Parting ways with the things that pertain to our past.

“Goodbye, Haggar” Genesis 16: 1-6 Philippians 3:13-15 Genesis 21: 9-14 Galations 4: 22-31 Goodbye to a woman and a son that I love? In the text Father Abraham is dealing with trouble in the home, trouble in the camp, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Repent, Follow Me, Rejoice And Be Exceeding Glad - The Commands Of Jesus - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Mar 23, 2022

Learning how to Love God and Love Others.

REPENT, FOLLOW ME, REJOICE MATTHEW 28:18-20 INTRODUCTION Learning how to Love God and Love Others! I. REPENT – HUMILITY – MATTHEW 4:17 Jesus Preached Repentance therefore, repentance is part of the Gospel Message! A. What does “repent” mean? 1. Some say that repentance is sorrow. That cannot ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Church Of God

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

Do You Love Me? Week, 3.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2022

We can only imagine how Peter must have felt as the final days of Jesus’ life unfolded. Peter, devastated that his Master had been crucified, disappointed that Judas had turned his back, and heartbroken that Rome had seemingly won.

Resurrecting Hope: Do You Love Me? Week, 3. John 18:15-17,25-27TM We can only imagine how Peter must have felt as the final days of Jesus’ life unfolded. Peter, devastated that his Master had been crucified, disappointed that Judas had turned his back, and heartbroken that Rome had seemingly ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-17, John 18:25-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Believe & Know! Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Oct 25, 2021

Based on John 6:60-69 - Encourages hearers to believe in & know Jesus & live their lives as true followers of Him.

“BELIEVE & KNOW” John 6:60-69 FBCF – 10/17/21 Jon Daniels INTRO – Found out a couple of wks ago that we have nearly 1300 members at FBCF. Avg about 400 folks here each Sunday & way less than that on Wednesday, our other corporate worship time as a church. Why is this so? Most Christians ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-69

Denomination: Baptist