Sermons on Forsaking Fellowship:

Not Just Another Sunday Part 4: Word, Words, And The Word Series

Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007

How powerful is the Word and the words we use to explain it! We continue in our series as we examine the power of words in the life of our Sunday fellowship.

For the last few weeks we’ve been talking about how to breath life into the Sunday morning worship experience, so that it’s “not just another Sunday morning” that we feel like we just “have to” come to, but a place that we “want to” come attend. We’ve talked about prayer and its importance, but ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Intimacy Of The Divine/Human/Believer Series

Contributed by Harold Jenkerson on Feb 18, 2016

God is intimate with His creation. God is very intimate with the Believer. In the intimacy of the divine and the believer there is fellowship and dialogue. It is this intimacy with the living God that makes the believer unique in the world.

3. Intimacy of the Divine/Believer “… all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us … ” (Joh 17:21). Intimacy is closeness in a relationship. Intimacy opens the door of the heart, so that the other person feels accepted and ...read more

Scripture: John 17:21

Denomination: Baptist

The Order Of The Towel And The Basin

Contributed by James Hickman on Mar 19, 2016

Using the story of Jesus washing the disciples' feet, this is a call to simple, self-less service. The sermon also discusses Jesus' provision for our ongoing fellowship with him.

The Order of the Towel and the Basin John 13:1-17 Textual Introduction: Jesus’ public teaching has come to an end. In the next few chapters, he will teach some of his most profound lesson to his small band of disciples, those who had been with him from the beginning, teach them during the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Walk With God

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 25, 2016

How blessed it is to walk with God. What fellowship and joy we have as we walk with Him. But, there is a great price to pay if we desire to walk with Him.

HOW TO WALK WITH GOD TEXT: Ephesians 4:1-3 INTRODUCTION: How blessed it is to walk with God. What fellowship and joy we have as we walk with Him. But, there is a great price to pay if we desire to walk with Him. Athletes do a lot of trash talking. Can they walk it. Steven Curtis ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Three Keys To A Better Prayer Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

It seems as if God has designed prayer to be a promoter of unity, fellowship and brotherhood. He has promised to answer more effectively those prayers that come from a partnership.

Dietrich Bonhoffer was a leader in the church of Germany at the time of Hitler's rise to power. He opposed Hitler and was imprisoned in 1943. He did not cease to influence people, however, even in prison. He inspired others by his courage. The guards were supposed to be his enemies, but they ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3

The Real Meaning Of Christmas

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 26, 2017

CHRISTMAS IS GOD WANTING TO BE WITH YOU! To go with you to your work, to your house, to be a part of every aspect of our lives. God yearns for relationship, fellowship with us.

THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS INTRO HUMOR: CHRISTMAS FIREMAN 1. A man visited a small Mississippi town. There was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothered him. 2. The three wise men were wearing firemen's helmets. Totally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Loving God And Loving People

Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 3, 2013

Our highest calling is to love God and love people. By doing this, we will fulfill God’s purposes of worship, fellowship, ministry, evangelism and discipleship.

LOVING GOD AND LOVING PEOPLE (Sept. 2013 – Beausejour Church – Pastor Chris Jordan) INTRO TO TOPIC: What on Earth are we here for? A quote from a book called The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. He was on Piers Morgan with his wife this past week doing an interview about their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-28

Denomination: *other

Passing The Test Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 4, 2017

A single brush with temptation may lead to an act or decision that ruins families, devastates churches and incapacitates our fellowship with God. Prove yourself faithful in the midst of temptation.

One sagging electrical line near Cleveland, Ohio, connected with a tree branch at 3:32 p.m. on August 14, 2003, beginning a chain of events that led to the largest blackout in American history. According to a comprehensive study, the failure of this single transmission line caused a utility ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Other

The Father, The Son And The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Dec 14, 2024

God’s love is made known to us through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and continues to work among us in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, the church.

I wonder whether you could recall your experiences during the first few months or years when you started working and were a junior employee. Among those experiences, could you remember a few extra things you were expected to do outside your job description that people who had been around for some ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17, Romans 8:12-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A Most High Calling

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 10, 2025

No matter where we labor, the Most High himself has called each one of us to the highest calling of all: to be saints living in fellowship with Jesus Christ.

I know that most of you aren’t as addicted to news and talk shows as I am. But it may be that you’ve heard some of the talk about when we’re going to hear some calls for sacrifice from the administration, something on the order of the kind of sacrifice that was asked of the American people during ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Climb #1, Lessons From Mt. Horeb

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 13, 2015

From Exodus 20:18-21 we see how Moses and God planned out a worship experience for Israel on Mt. Horeb, and the outcome of that worship experience.

Climb #1: Lessons from Mt. Horeb Exodus 20:18-21 INTRODUCTION: We are beginning a new 6 week series called "Climb" dealing with various mountains in the Bible where significant things happened. Today we’ll talk about Mt. Horeb, also known as Mt. Sinai. This mountain plays an important ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:18-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Connecting With God In 2016 Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 5, 2016

We cannot survive in isolation. We cannot serve in isolation. We must be connected, first with God and then with others.

Faith Bible Church’s focus for 2015 was on “Discipleship.” This was part of the Mission emphasis as we formulated a mission statement based on Matthew 18:19-20. Today, I am introducing our 2016 theme. This is fitting because today is our first Sunday of the New Year!. The theme ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will You Let Just Anyone Eat At Your Table? Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 5, 2021

A discussion of the oversight of the Lord's Supper, focusing on the participants at the Meal and the attitude with which we are to partake of the Meal.

“When you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:20-22

Denomination: Baptist

Holy. Brothers. Servants.

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jan 28, 2022

This sermon examines three words used in the New Testament as designations of followers of Christ and how they define the believer even today.

HOLY ONES. BROTHERS. SERVANTS. - WORDS THAT DEFINE US It’s not unusual for a group of people who share somethings in common to be given some designation. People who live north of the Mason-Dixon line are “Yankees” In the 60’s and 70’s a subculture develop – long hair, tye dye, peace signs - we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1, Colossians 1:1-2, Luke 8:19-21, 1 Peter 2:16, Romans 6:22, 2 Corinthians 13:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Best For Our Lives Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 2, 2022

God's best for our lives includes: 1. God's grace (vs. 20, 24). 2. Godly greetings (vs. 21-23). 3. Giving glory to God (vs. 25-27).

God's Best for Our Lives The Book of Romans Romans 16:20-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared February 2, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Romans 16:20. Today we get the end of our verse-by-verse study of Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome. Paul was inspired by the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:20-27

Denomination: Baptist