Sermons on Genuine Servants:

Servant Evangelism

Contributed by Larry Grant on May 8, 2022

Tabitha stands as the Biblical model of “servant evangelism." What makes this form of evangelism so authentic, is that it has the ability to touch people that nobody else can reach. Humble service. This is what draws people to you; that is what draws people to the Christ in you.

Acts 9:36-42 NKJV “Servant Evangelism” May 8, 2022 Tabitha stands as the Biblical model of “servant evangelism." What makes this form of evangelism so authentic, is that it has the ability to touch people that nobody else can reach. Humble service. This is what draws people to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:36-42

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming A Servant Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 5, 2021

An ongoing look at spiritual disciplines. Today we look at Servanthood

Spiritual Disciplines: Service June 6, 2021 It’s the night of the Passover celebration, you don’t realize this will be the last meal you eat with Jesus. You’re one of Jesus’ disciples and you walk into the room and you expect someone to wash your feet . . . You see water, a towel, but there’s ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-7, John 13:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Unforgiving Servant Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 6, 2021

Peter asked a question.... How many times must I forgive? Jesus responded by telling a story.

January 23, 2021 The Context: Peter asked Jesus a question: “How many times do I have to forgive the person who sins against me… 7 times?” Peter’s question was not intended to get Jesus’ opinion so much as it was to toot his own horn of grace and mercy --- Toot! Toot! You see, the Rabbis ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:3-35

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Spirit Of A Servant

Contributed by Gene Gregory on May 2, 2021

Next in series on John

John 13 (1) The spirit of a Servant Yesterday was a full day. We spent a good portion of the day, fixing things for Christmas in the Country. After slipping home for a late lunch, we retuned to the church and started working getting ready for last night. After we got back down here, Gladys told ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Servant Mother Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

She is the only mother of the twelve that is referred to in the New Testament, and she is the mother of two of the twelve that Jesus picked for his disciples, and these two were in the inner circle with Peter.

One of the paradoxes of life is the many famous people we don't even know, and many of them are mothers. F.W. Boreham, the great Australian preacher, tells of the English mother Mrs. Trollope who saw her husband and children dying of consumption under her very eyes. She nursed them and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:10-18

Servant Characteristics

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 26, 2022

The message of redemption has two essentials: First, that it is in Christ. Second, is that the message of redemption has to be told.

The message of redemption is based upon two things, two essential things. Two things God finds necessary in saving a lost and dying world. Salvation runs on two tracks, and each is just as important as the other. 1. The first is this: a. The redemption that is in Christ. b. The fact that Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Influence Of A Servant Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 2, 2024

After Jesus painted the portrait of a servant in the beatitudes, He illustrated the influence of a servant in the properties of salt and light. The world needs us to be salt and light and we can be that through our service.

Introduction: A. Let’s start with an interesting and poignant story. 1. One day Bill and Hillary Clinton were out for a drive while they were on vacation. 2. After driving along enjoying the beautiful countryside, they needed to stop for gas. 3. They pulled into a tiny gas station, and out walked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Qualities Of A Servant

Contributed by Rolando, Jr Pama on Sep 14, 2024

“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

1. FAITHFUL Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Matthew 24:13 ERV But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved. Matthew 25:21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:35

Servant Of All

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 19, 2024

Jesus lived out and taught us how to become great in the Kingdom of God. We not only deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow Jesus, but humble ourselves to become servant to all.

WHEN WE THINK OF SERVICE TO OTHERS AND ALL THE POSSIBLE WAYS TO ENGAGE OUR ABILITIES, I READ A RATHER HUMOROUS WAY OF LOOKING AT THIS WHICH SAID, ““IF YOU THINK YOU ARE TOO SMALL TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN IN BED WITH A MOSQUITO.” HOWEVER, ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, I LIKE THE WORDS OF JOHN ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, Matthew 16:25, Galatians 3:28, Matthew 23:11, John 15:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Rewards Of A Servant Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 23, 2024

God knows that serving Him is not always easy or pleasant, so He encourages and motivates us to not give up by His promised rewards.

A. Allow me to begin today’s sermon with two brief stories. 1. The first story is about a woman who lost her purse in the chaos of Christmas shopping. a. Her purse was found by an honest young boy who returned to her. b. When the woman looked into her purse to see if everything was there, she ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58, Matthew 19:27-29, Mark 10:29-30, Matthew 6:19-21, Hebrews 11:6, 2 John 1:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Gentle Servant Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 16, 2024

Embrace God’s Gentle Servant, depend on God’s great power, and believe in God’s sure and certain promises to find light in the midst of your darkness.

At the elementary school where Becky Barnes teaches in Arizona, they had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning students that anyone caught throwing rocks would be taken home by him personally. Later that day, during afternoon recess, a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 12:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Glorious Servant Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 17, 2024

Jesus came to speak—listen to Him. Jesus came to suffer—trust Him. Jesus came to save—tell the world. And Jesus came to rule--bow before Him for that’s what true success is all about.

Several years ago, the Tokyo Times carried a report about a 19-year-old man who was desperate to get to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. So he hopped a bus and demanded that the driver take him there. He was hijacking the bus, but few of the passengers were concerned. For one thing, the hijacker wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-7, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 23:15-33, John 6:66-68, Hebrews 4:12, Acts 3:13-18, 1 Peter 2:23, Acts 3:19-21, Romans 11:15, Acts 13:46-47, Philippians 2:5-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Obedient Servant Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 23, 2024

In the darkness, don’t trust yourself; trust the Lord. Rely on His unfailing love, His unlimited power, and His obedient Servant--Jesus Christ, who CHOSE to die for you.

Vance Havner was one of my favorite preachers when I was growing up, because had a wonderful, witty way of putting things that really made you think. He went home to be with the Lord several years ago, but I remember a story he told about two Indians who from a distance had been watching a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 50:1-11, Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 10:28, Hebrews 2:17-18, Hebrews 4:15-16, Hebrews 5:8-9, Acts 2:23-24, Acts 2:36, Luke 1:37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Suffering Servant Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 24, 2024

When your life crashes, bow before Jesus as your Sovereign Lord, believe in Jesus, who was scorned, bank on His substitutionary sacrifice; then benefit from His victory and success.

Marla Kiley, from Denver, Colorado, tells the story of an accounting department of a large insurance company. They were working on year-end reports when their computers crashed. So they put in an emergency call to a systems analyst, who arrived three hours later. He was late, because when he first ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12, John 1:14, John 12:37-38, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Matthew 27:12-14, Romans 5:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Shocking Servant Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 18, 2023

As we consider Jesus Christ in this passage (Isaiah 52:13-15) we see... (Title, outline and material adapted from Ray Pritchard at: https://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/the-shocking-servant/)

HoHum: As we head into the Lenten season, the Easter season, wanted to do a sermon on Isaiah 53. I thought I had never preached on this passage so I went into my files and there at the top was a sermon by Davon Huss. I preached on Isaiah 53 during the Lenten season heading into Easter in 1996. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-15, 1 Corinthians 2:8, John 3:14-15, Revelation 19:16, Romans 15:20-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ