Sermons on Francis Chan:

Walk With A Limp, Hands Up Who's Perfect?

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009

When you encounter God do not expect to walk away the same, pray to walk with a limp as Jacob did and live in the promise and purpose God has for your life

What is it with God? It never ceases to amaze me the type of people God uses for great purpose I would have expected the most gifted, handsome, athletic, warrior, intellectual and generally those that reflected his perfection to project that “Look at me I’m right with God” persona to make us all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kiss Of Heaven

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2008

Revival is not a just country wide type outpouring, it starts with us with our hearts with turning to Jesus and asking and allowing him and him alone to be Lord over our all, then we will recive the kiss of heaven as rightness with God and faithfullness m

Life: Some times life can just be a grind a dullness Boredom or even something beyond that a sort of slow death while still breathing as we lose sensitivities to others, to ourselves and just start losing the point of it all, want to be alone apart separate. To me this is deeply depressing and it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Breakfast With Jesus

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 18, 2007

If you have turned from Jesus, feel far from him, he is closer than you think ready to met with you prepared to forgive and restore, all you need to do is ask and recive his unconditional and never ending love, are you ready?

This is an amazing message for us and the Church Why, it tells of God and his heart for all of us brings us hope eternal and true Why, well its tells of forgiveness and love beyond belief Why, through this we see the foundation of the universe it self here is Gods fingerprint his blue print for ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gods Glory Whats The Story - Haggai?

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007

Teaching of Gods covanent, Gods promise and the glory of his temple, the silver and gold are Gods and Gods alone, the blessings he brings to those who seek and love him and him alone

Intro - History Haggai means festival, feast, festive, I get the impression from reading this book that Haggai was the least scary of the OT prophets, a man with a heart of love, not condemning but trying to help the people truly find God and all his blessings for them. The prophet was most likely ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Yeast And The Narrow Way

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007

This is about the yeast of the Holy Spirit working in us, making us more like Jesus, helping us to walk the narrow way between the kingdom of this earth and the kingdom of God as we strive to serve Jesus.

The woman and the yeast, the Kingdom of God is… Luke 13: verse 20 - 21 Again he asked, "What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.“ Yeast is also referred to as Leaven Leaven was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:21-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Bodly Go

Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007

To bodly go in Jesus name is our commission, we first must pray, know God is soverign and ask for his mighty hand to clear the path for us. Then nothing can stop us.

Are we there yet? Have you ever longed for something only for it to turn out to not really meeting your expectations? Have you ever wanted or recently perhaps got excited about something or maybe someone only for the reality to turn the expectations and excitement cold, disappointment again? Have ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith, Seeds And Life

Contributed by Richard Francis on Feb 29, 2008

God plants the seed of faith in our hearts, if we turn to Jesus it germinates and starts to grow. We need to surrender to mature to reach the fullness of what God wants us to be, to reach the lost, to change our communities to save nation, are your ready

Matthew 17:20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ’Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.“ Faith – what is it? According to the Bible, "faith is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Open The Wells

Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 29, 2008

Our hearts can be wells of salvation, open by faith in Jesus Christ and allowing the waters of life to flow into the lives or all those we meet and know as we walk our lives on this earth, no better reason for being than that.

Wells We don’t tend to think much of wells these days do we We just turn a tap and there’s the water, who needs a well? Holes in the ground with a puddle of muddy water at the bottom, taking effort to draw the water up and potentially having a serious health risk if not looked after properly. But ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 12:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

En Chemin Vers L'eglise

Contributed by Francis Novert on Apr 11, 2007

en chemin vers l’Eglise nous pouvons vivre dans le surnaturel divin

Actes 3/1 à 10 Titre : en chemin vers l’Eglise Nous avons là un des premiers miracles de l’ap Pierre avec Jean du livre des actes (2/43 nous montre qu’il y en avait eu d’autres) mais celui ci aura des répercutions dans la ville : 2ième discours de Pierre Le miracle une « ouverture » pour ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Les Bienfaits De La Communion Fraternelle

Contributed by Francis Novert on Apr 14, 2007

les riches bénedictions de vivre la communion fraternelle

LA COMMNION FRATERNELLE Actes 2/41 A 47 L’exercice spirituel est indispensable pour la croissance de notre âme Où trouver le modèle de l’exercice de cette piété ? dans le livre des actes A la naissance de l’Eglise alors qu’aucune tradition humaine n’avait pris le pied sur la vraie piété ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

L'unité Garantit La Présence De Jésus

Contributed by Francis Novert on Apr 14, 2007

Jésus manifetse sa présence dans l’unité mais que signifie réellement l’unité

L’UNITE ASSURE LA PRESENCE DE JESUS Matt 18/14-20 Rappel : c’est dans l’unité, dans la communion fraternelle que Dieu envoie la bénédiction (psa 133) CONTEXTE Il est question dans ce passage des relations entre chrétiens, Jésus emploie le terme de frères Des relations par rapport au péché 15 Si ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:14-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

La Sainte Cene

Contributed by Francis Novert on Apr 14, 2007

la signification de la sainte cène : faites ceci en mémoire de moi

LA SAINTE CENE : LA FRACTION DU PAIN Luc 22/ 1 à 22 et actes 2/42 Ils persévéraient dans l’enseignement des apôtres, dans la communion fraternelle, dans la fraction du pain, et dans les prières. Nous allons parler ce matin de la fraction du pain appelé aussi la sainte cène C’est un acte ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Never Give In, Never Surrender

Contributed by Richard Francis on Nov 5, 2007

Never give in, was a speach by winston Churchill, never surrender is a command from the Holy spirit, though we are at war we never give in we never surrender for the sake of our love ones for the sake of our Lord, stand firm God himself stands with you.

Winston Churchill "Never Surrender“ "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Imitators Of God?

Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 2, 2007

When we give our lives to Jesus Christ we are given the permission to imitate God, how by loving one another as God loves all so should we if we are to be like Jesus and advance his kingdom

Imitation They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, well I suppose if someone would rather be you than themselves that sort of makes you better, then that most likely would puff up the ego, till it dawned on you that most likely they need help desperately in my case. Who would ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On The Road To Emmaus

Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 12, 2011

Are your hearts on fire for Jesus, do you know he walks with you on the road of your life, he does so lets find him anew.

Two travellers: This is a great short story in the gospels and shows the value of the gospels, each picking up part of the multi faceted story and illuminating that part In Mark 16 this story is reduced to: 12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational