Sermons on Get Close To The Shepherd:

Getting To The Heart Of The Matter Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 2, 2019

Jesus taught His followers to prove their love by purity of living that flows from the heart.

“If everyone else jumped off a cliff, would you do it, too?” If I heard it once, I heard it a thousand times growing up. The point is: Just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t make it right. However, Christian perspective on the subject of Christian distinctiveness presents to some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

People Get Ready Series

Contributed by Dr. Rich Denning on Nov 17, 2016

This is the first part of a series on the book of Joshua. Moses is dead and it is time to get ready because God is moving His people over Jordan. They has been in the wilderness for forty years and one might think they were ready. It's time... three days!

INTRODUCTION: The book of Joshua begins the second major division in the English Bible known as the “Historical Books.” Much has happened in the lives of the Israelites. They have spent 400 years in bondage. Led by Moses, they have crossed the Red Sea. They have spent forty years ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Gets The Glory?

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 31, 2016

There are great accounts of victory in the Bible. Some of the favorites are found in the opening chapters of the book of Daniel. We tend to see Daniel, Shadrach, Mechach and Abednego as heroes, but Who is the real hero in the Bible?

God IS Glorious! Just listen to these verses! Psalm 8:1 NIV “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory in the heavens.” Psalm 108:5 NIV “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.” 1 ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Nazarene

Getting Ready For Jesus

Contributed by Trey Harris on Aug 21, 2012

Zechariah' prophecy predicts the Messiah's coming and his own son's prophetic ministry.

Getting Ready for Jesus Luke 1:67-79 How many of you wind up at the end of the Christmas season feeling empty and unfulfilled? You’ve finished all the shopping and wrapping and gift giving and parties and you’re done with the church and family obligations, the preparation and cooking ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:67-79

Denomination: Methodist

Getting Hold Of Opportunities

Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Oct 3, 2014

USING THE OPPORTUNITIES GOD GIVES US

GETTING HOLD OF OPPORTUNITIES Luke 16:8,9 ““The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:8-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Getting A Handle On Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2014

Life is more than bowl of cherries, and God wants us to take life seriously. He gives us specific hands-on instructions about how to do this in his Word. Today, we will examine three principles that summarize how to get a handle on life as believers.

Getting A Handle on Life (Proverbs 22:1-5) 1. A middle school was faced with a unique problem. A number of girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirrors leaving dozens of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Getting Started Right Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 27, 2015

This is the 1st sermon in the series "Rebuilding". There are times when we have to start over and when we do, we need to get started right.

Series: Rebuilding [#1] GETTING STARTED RIGHT Nehemiah 1:1-11 Introduction: Life can deal you things that you never thought was possible. Your children get hurt, you experience divorce, you lose your job, you have an illness, etc… There are times when it seems that we have lost ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Ready For The Challenge Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 27, 2015

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Rebuilding". As you start fresh, be prepared for the challenges that come with the new beginning.

Series: Rebuilding [#2] GETTING READY FOR THE CHALLENGE Nehemiah 2:1-10 Introduction: Rebuilding has never been easy. One of the largest problems we face as we rebuild is we want everything to be rebuilt immediately and it doesn’t work that way. As we rebuild, you might as well get ready ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Getting The Facts Straight Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 26, 2016

download-for the people to understand all they need to know in order to help lead someone to Jesus for the people to feel confident that they can know all they need to know in order to share their faith; feel excited about sharing their faith;...

pass out handouts: This helped lead me to Jesus… or I helped lead someone to Jesus this way… Countdowns. We know what they are. It means there’s so much time between some future event and the present. There are 62 days until we take up the special offering for Rancho San ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:12-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Thrown Out

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 13, 2015

The Temple of God had a place for you and I called the Court of the Gentiles. It was a place for all the Non-Jewish people could gather. God provided a place for people just like us even though we are not Jewish.

Getting Thrown Out Mark 11:12-25 Have you ever been thrown out from somewhere? I mean really, here’s your hat get moving we want you out of here kind of thing? Maybe you got thrown out of your brother or sisters room or maybe you got thrown out of a car and lost your ride? But here we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Satan's Gonna Get It Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 6, 2016

The Bible would be a depressing book about sinful people... if it weren't for the "last chapter". God took the story of Adam and Eve and built His last chapter of the story around a man, a garden and a tree. What do these 3 tell us about God's plan?

OPEN: I read the true story of a little girl who was sick and home from school. She and her mother got to talking about what they’d learned in Sunday School the day before and the little girl said: “If it weren’t for Adam and Eve, I wouldn’t be sick.” Her mother was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Get Out Of That Pit!" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 14, 2016

This is a message on the life of Joseph and how we can learn to accept the challenges we face and how God protects us and moves us out of the terrible places we sometimes fall into.

FACING YOUR GIANTS “Get out of that Pit!” Genesis 37-50 There is a country song was played on the radio some time ago by a band named Ricochet. The song tells the story of a man who was sitting in church when he noticed a young woman he had grown up with—and she was looking at ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Getting Serious Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Aug 17, 2020

Based on Phil. 3:12-21, sermon challenges hearers to keep pressing on in their salvation.

“THE JOY OF GETTING SERIOUS” Phil. 3:12-21 FBCF – 8/16/20 Jon Daniels INTRO – Sometimes the word “serious” conjures up less-than-pleasant thoughts. Some of the synonyms for that word: - Grievous – Menacing - Grim – Threatening - Ugly – Unamusing - Unhumorous – Severe So, how can the title of my ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Our Attention

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 25, 2022

God uses hardships to get our attention.

I am sure you remember the story of the farmer with the exceptional mule. The mule was a hard worker and could do things that amazed other farmers. One day the farmer wanted to show off his mule to his friends. They watched in shock as the farmer hit the mule between the eyes with a 2 x 4 stud. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting The Gospel Right

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 18, 2019

The gospel is powerful to transform people.

A. THE CONTENT OF THE GOSPEL “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel . . . by which also you are saved . . . For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Denomination: Baptist