Sermons on Full Stature:

Ruth And The Restorer Of Life

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 13, 2013

Boaz is the restorer of life, granting Naomi restoration and fullness. Thus does Jesus give life and hope to His own.

RUTH AND THE RESTORER OF LIFE. Ruth 4. It is beautiful to see the way that the LORD restored the broken line of the clan of Ephrathah. Naomi, whose name means Lovely, renames herself Mara, Bitterness. However, her new name never caught on: she is always called Naomi, and in the end must lift ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What The Love Of God Looks Like Series

Contributed by Billy Noel on Aug 18, 2009

There is a distinct difference between the way God loves and the way we love, His love is unconditional and full of grace and forgiveness.

We have over the last 5-6 weeks tried to illustrate what love is, and our need to display it through our daily living I have attempted to challenge us to love as God has prescribed Created to love. What love does. Loves evidence. What love looks like. I believe sincerely that we choose whether or ...read more

Scripture: John 8:3-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Have I Seen You Before?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 7, 2009

Easter comes and goes too fast...The culture moves on to the next celebration instead of experiencing Easter in a full way.

Have I seen you before? John 20:19-31 We are picking up the Easter story again this week. For us Easter is pretty much over. The stores have the clearance tables filled with chocolate bunnies, peeps, Easter baskets and stuffed animals. They are clearing off the shelves for new stuff; I guess ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Congregational

Hosanna

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 2, 2009

Do we take the events of Palm Sunday and Easter for granted and not fully understand or appreciate their full significance in our lives?

Mark 11: 1 – 11 / Hosanna Intro: “HOLD THE PICKLE, HOLD THE LETTUCE, SPECIAL ORDERS DON’T UPSET US – ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU LET US HAVE IT YOUR WAY.” Recognize this little jingle? --- People flocked to Burger King because they could have a burger the way THEY wanted it. We love customization, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Funeral For Don A

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008

Full funeral service for a spasmodic church attender who was a strong family man and accepted Christ at the end of his life.

Don A. Funeral Service March 2, 2000 Prelude Scriptural Sentence: 1 Cor. 16:13,14 Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong. And everything you do must be done with love. Hymn # 10 How Great Thou Art Invocation: We have gathered this morning to worship ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Malachi Wholly Committed Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 20, 2012

Malachi’s record of God’s oracles was from the heart of God, brutally honest, and full of hope.

The Oracle of God An oracle is a prophetic pronouncement. Malachi is a record of the oracle of God to the people of Judah. It was given about 400 years before the coming of Jesus at a time of rebuilding the nation. It was at a time when things were not going well for the people of Judah and they ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trading Communion For The Current Separation And Alienation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 17, 2020

By becoming united with Christ in Baptism, and growing in Christ through the sacraments and a godly life, we experience the fullness of human life.

Tuesday of the 29th Week in Course 2020 Plague Year Separated, alienated, strangers. Those are the words that begin St. Paul’s exhortation to the Ephesians and to us today. He continued, “having no hope and without God in the world.” Paul’s statement sounds very much like a diagnoses of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-38, Ephesians 2:12-22, Psalm 85:9-13

Denomination: Catholic

What’s Hell Like?

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Nov 10, 2020

Jesus shares a story that gives us a brief glimpse of Hell. This message is not a full sermon, but more than just an outline.

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen. He ate a feast every day. A beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate. Lazarus was covered in sores. He begged to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. As he lay at the gate, the dogs came and licked his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Revelation 20:14, Revelation 21:8, Matthew 25:41, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Romans 10:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Walking In Unity

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 19, 2022

Someone said, “The nearest thing to heaven on this earth is a church full of people who love the Lord, and each other.”

I believe we all would concur with that statement. The Psalmist must have also felt this way, because he said in Psalm 133:1, “How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Unity is a very important part of our life. It is important- • In the Home • In the Work ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

For God So…

Contributed by Jeff Poor on Jun 10, 2019

Jesus came so that we would not perish, but have eternal (full) life, but often we still choose the darkness.

INTRO Good morning… Kenya this past week. Drew asked me hey you want to speak on the 26th… I said sure before I realized that would be right after we got back form Kenya on a 7 hour time difference… Some piece about Kenya… So last week we started this series where we are going to be studying ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Following Jesus?

Contributed by Samuel Bass on Apr 23, 2018

A reminder that while the trend today is to follow various celebrities, your life is not completely full until you follow Jesus.

These days everyone is following someone else. It seems people are fascinated with the lives of others. Celebrities who only need one name like Oprah, Ellen, Beyoncé, Denzell, JayZ, Kanye and the Rock only need one name they’re so popular and have thousands- sometimes millions of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Faith Factor Series

Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012

As many of you know, the world is full of skeptics. They tend to study it all and still question everything there is to know about it.

The Faith Factor Part 3: "Getting Faith" As we continue on our journey into the world of faith . . . let’s take a brief look at what we have already gone over. THE FIRST AND FOREMOST important fact that we saw was that faith will ALWAYS tell you that JESUS is alive today! As many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Atonement Series

Contributed by John Stackhouse on Jun 22, 2016

The sixth Article of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene. Explains the OT version of atonement and the full and complete atonement provided by Jesus Christ.

Okay, let’s quickly remember the Articles of Faith that we have looked at so far. They are: I. The Triune God II. Jesus Christ III. The Holy Spirit IV. The Holy Scriptures V. Sin, Original and Personal This morning, we are going to move to our sixth Article of Faith, which is: VI. ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 17:11

Denomination: Nazarene

Why Worry?

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 2, 2019

It’s hard to be full of joy when everything is wrecking, But if you keep your JOY everything will work out

Why Worry YOU CAN Be Happy (PROVERBS 17:22) ILLUS: Alarm clock didn’t go off A case of the depressed blues is headed your way You’re late for work, have a flat tire, try to take wife’s car it wont start she left the lights on, Get the jumper cables jump it off, in a hurry, Blue light special ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Was Led Into The Wilderness By The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Robert Irvine on Apr 26, 2024

Jesus full of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit leads him into the wilderness. God also leads us into wilderness experiences.

“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist