Sermons on Four Reasons For Obedience:

"Considering God's Claim On Your Life!"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Sep 16, 2004

In verse 5, God gives to young Jeremiah four reasons why he had a "claim" on his life. God has a claim on your life too!

“God has a claim on your Life!” Introduction: Jeremiah was only about twenty years old when God called him into the ministry. Most twenty year old people are trying to find enough money to put gas in the car for their next blind date. God told Jeremiah in this text that he was going to "Set ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Three Good Reasons To Say 'no" To God

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 16, 2019

Mary had many good reasons to say 'np' to the message from the angel. But she chose the wisest answer to say to God. She said 'yes.'

I love the quote that you’ll see printed on the front of your bulletin. Martin Luther was the one who said it about the Christmas story. "There are three wonders here: one, that God should become a man; another, that a virgin should bear a child; and third, that Mary believed. And the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

The Reason Most Christians Don't Become Great Christians

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Apr 4, 2006

To see the need of growing daily in the Lord.

PP0602 DATE THE REASON MOST CHRISTIANS DON’T BECOME GREAT CHRISTIANS! Joshua 14:6-11. Jos 14:6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Conduct Of A Follower Of Christ Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 26, 2015

LAST WEEK WE LOOKED AT THE BIBLICAL TRUTH CONCERNING THE WORK OF CHRIST ON OUR BEHALF. HE WAS OUR SOVEREIGN SAVIOR, OUR SERVANT SAVIOR, OUR SUFFERING SAVIOR AND OUR SOVEREIGN SAVIOR AGAIN. THIS MORNING, PAUL BRINGS US TO HOW THIS BIBLICAL TRUTH SHOULD B

PHILIPPIANS 2:12-13 (NIV) 12  THEREFORE, MY DEAR FRIENDS, AS YOU HAVE ALWAYS OBEYED--NOT ONLY IN MY PRESENCE, BUT NOW MUCH MORE IN MY ABSENCE--CONTINUE TO WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING, 13  FOR IT IS GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU TO WILL AND TO ACT ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PURPOSE. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Determining To Please Him In Every Way PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 14, 2023

Encourages believers to live in faith, understand obedience, and strive to please God in all circumstances, guided by His word and the Holy Spirit.

Good morning, brothers and sisters. It's a joy to be here with you today. We stand on the edge of a new day, ready to step into the light of God's word. We are here, not by chance, but by the grace and love of our Lord. Our passage today comes from 2 Corinthians 5:9. It says, "So we make it our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:9

Topics: Obedience

Four Great Freedoms In Christ Sermon Iii: Freedom Of Worship Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 11, 2019

A priceless gift - a blessing that we often take for granted and do not realize how much we would grieve if we lost it - is Freedom of Worship, as a nation and as an individual. Therefore, exercise it!

FOUR GREAT FREEDOMS IN CHRIST SERMON III: FREEDOM OF WORSHIP Did you ever lose something that meant a lot to you and you never really appreciated how much it meant to you until you lost it? I suppose every one of us at one time or another has lost, for example, a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:10

Gifts Are For Giving

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 12, 2008

Actions we can take to be faithful to God’s design for using spiritual gifts.

…no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3-13

Denomination: United Methodist

Win - Lose – Draw

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Nov 20, 2008

Earthly citizenship as defined by Paul

Win - Lose – Draw Romans 13:1-7 I don’t know about all of you, but I am looking forward to getting past Tuesday. I probably won’t be home until Wednesday morning because “ get to work” at the Floyd County Election office until all the paperwork is done. But, it is not the end of a long day I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Congregational

The Final Judgement(S) Series

Contributed by Kory Labbe on Aug 8, 2025

WE BELIEVE in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to judgment and everlasting damnation

INTRODUCTION Welcome back this morning as we start our 13th week of our foundations for faith series. Today we're going to talk about the final judgment or rather their final judgments. Judgment is not a popular subject today. So often we hear others yelling back that Christians shouldn't ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:7-15, 1 Corinthians 15:24-26, Matthew 25:46

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Four Dreams Of Maewyn Succat - St. Patrick's Day Sermon

Contributed by David Edward Ray on Nov 15, 2016

The life story of Maewyn Succat (St Patrick) takes us through the life of a young man who was captured and sold as a slave in Ireland. After escaping and returning to his homeland, God called him back to the land of his Captors to preach the gospel.

The four dreams of Maewyn Succat • Maewyn Succat was born in 387 AD in Roman Britain • His father was a deacon and his grandfather was a Presbyter, Maewyn himself was not a Christian • At the age of 16, Maewyn along with others was captured and taken prisoner by a band of Irish ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:2-4, Philippians 3:14, Matthew 15:8, Philippians 4:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"The Kind Of Church I Want To Be Part Of – Part Four” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 25, 2018

A look at the early church in Acts two to discover characteristics that should be true of a church we should want to be part of, a church that's headed the right direction.

We’re concluding our series on the kind of church I want to be part of. We’ve said while no church has achieved perfection, there is such a thing as a church heading the right direction; and the early church in Acts two was such a church. So we’ve looked to their example to learn what would be true ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-47

Denomination: Baptist

Four Tools We Need To Make It Through Times Of Trouble Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 25, 2016

This message deals with four tools we can use from the book of James to get us through times of trial and persecution.

FOUR TOOLS WE NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TIMES OF TRIAL JAMES 1:1-8 JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO THE TWELVE TRIBES SCATTERED AMONG THE NATIONS: GREETINGS. 2  CONSIDER IT PURE JOY, MY BROTHERS, WHENEVER YOU FACE TRIALS OF MANY KINDS, 3  BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE TESTING OF ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Four Ways To Better Love Those Away From God

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 16, 2018

Starting with Jesus hanging between two criminals, this sermon focuses on how Jesus was a "friend of sinners" and offers four ways we can improve in that endeavor.

WHICH IMAGE FITS BETTER: Black tuxedo or orange jumpsuit? - Mark 15:27. - Here we have the stark image of Jesus hanging between two criminals. These are orange jumpsuit kind of people. - On the other hand, we have the respectable crowd, perhaps wearing a black tuxedo to show their classiness. - ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

# 5~four –pt 1~ The Meaning Of Bible Numbers Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Oct 28, 2011

The number four is made up of three and one (3+1=4), and in this understanding it marks that which follows the revelation of God in the Trinity, (3) being the number of the TRINITY, (1) is the number of God.

# 5~FOUR –pt 1~ THE MEANING OF BIBLE NUMBERS 10-29-11 Today we’ll continue to look into the meaning of Bible Numbers if the Lord be willing and today we will say a few things about the number “four”. The number four always has reference to all that is created. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Day At The Beach, Because You Say So Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 19, 2014

This is message is about Peter going from an observer to a participant.

A Day at the Beach Because you say so Have you ever been tired? I mean, dead beat tired? They had fished all night and caught nothing, nada, zip and they were exhausted, but there was still work to do. The nets had to be washed to get the seaweed and guck out and everything had to be put away ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan