Sermons on Giving Drink To The Thirsty:

Learning To Relase Our Lives For The Glory Of God Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 11, 2011

What we do with our money is decison of the heart and not the head. We are challenged by God's word to live by God's principles not our preferences. God's ways lead to blessing our ways lead to burderns. Which do you follow.

Intro: Last week we learned that God is lavishly generous. We know that the goal of God is to place in us the character of Christ. God’s generosity is not without purpose. Remember God is generous toward us and gives us gifts so that the body of Christ can be built up and others can ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Mount: Treasure Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 20, 2011

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount about our treasure

Title: Treasure and the Heart Theme: Text: Matthew 6:19-24 Open: John 3:30 “He must increase, I must decrease” “He must become greater, I must become lesser” NIV Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Church Of God

Learning To Trust God's Principles And Promises Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 26, 2011

The principles of God's word point to God's person. So if we trust His principles it is because we trust Him. If we do not live by His principles we miss out on all there is found in His person.

Intro: Romans 15:4 “For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we may have hope.” What truths are found in the Old Testament that will instruct and encourage us to a deeper trust with ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Divine Difference In Life

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 17, 2012

1. God wants to give us a contented life (vs. 11-13). 2. God wants to give us a charitable life (vs. 10 & 13-18). 4. God wants to give us a confident life (vs. 13, 19 & 23).

The Divine Difference in Life Philippians 4:10-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Oct. 14, 2012 *One of the most famous trials in American history was the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925. A teacher in Tennessee was charged with the crime of teaching evolution. And the trial drew ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-23

Denomination: Baptist

Support Gbc Through Stewardship Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 13, 2013

The local church cannot function without the tithes and offerings of its members. This sermon, part 2 of a series on local church issues, deals with the blessings of giving both for a local church and for those who give.

Support GBC Through Stewardship Series: Get on the Ship Chuck Sligh January 13, 2013 TEXT: Turn with me to Matthew 6 INTRODUCTION This is the second sermon in a series titled, “Get on the Ship” that focuses on important local church issues and our responses to them. We’re ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-29

Denomination: Baptist

Godly Financial Management Part 5 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 19, 2013

This message focuses on the rich man who asked Jesus what must he do to inherit eternal life and the widow's mite.

Godly Financial Management Part 2 Paying God Part 4 Scriptures: Luke 18:18-25; 21:1-4; 2 Corinthians 9:7 Introduction: In my message last week I shared with you two situations Paul addressed as it related to the Gentiles and their relationship to the Law (which they did not have) and how ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Commanded Blessings

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 24, 2012

God has commanded blessings in the area of giving, unity, and upon His people (Numbers 6). "God, teach me to give to You, as You have given to me, lest You give to me, as I have given to You."

The Commanded Blessing Today we are going to speak on the subject of the commanded blessing. We will explain what a commanded blessing is, the areas God commands blessings, and I will break down the commanded blessing in Numbers chapter 6. As we look in the scriptures we see that God commands ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Being Smart With My Money Pt 3 What Cost Me The Most

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 15, 2012

This sermon involves tithing on one hand and on the pressures we put on ourselves to purchase things at a discount that actually cost us more in the long run. We need to count the full cost before making a decision.

Being Smart With My Money—What Costs Me The Most Glenville 10/14/2012 Haggai 1:2-11 Luke 14:25-35 We are in part 3 of our series, Being Smart With My Money. Pastor Kellie started us with What Do I Need, Pastor Toby preached last week on What To Avoid, Next Week Pastor Kellie will ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Treasuring God's Provisions Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 25, 2012

What do you do with all that God has givn you? How do you treasure God's provisions?

“Treasuring God’s Provisions” Acts 4:32-37; 2 Cor. 9:1-15 There’s little that is more deflating than giving someone a precious gift and having them say, “Oh, I was really hoping for…” and they mention something else. There is little that is more ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Taxing Faith

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Dec 6, 2011

A reminder to live as a people set apart by God, for God, and for the people; instead of being a people of, by, and for the world.

INTRO This morning, we’re going to dove-tail onto last week’s message. Okay, now if you remember from last week, the Pharisees asked Jesus by “what authority are you doing these things” — these things being the healing the crippled and the lame, feeding the poor and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

Denomination: Lutheran

The Gift Of Me.

Contributed by Eugene Morell on Dec 22, 2011

This is a Christmas Eve message that talk about giving the gift of ourselves to the Lord.

THE GIFT OF ME. LUKE 1:26-38. The scripture that I have read is not new to us. I would imagine that most of us could tell the story of the birth of Jesus from our hearts. We all know about Mary that she is the mother of the Lord Jesus and we all know about the angel Gabriel who came to Mary to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Because We Love And We Care

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 10, 2012

This is a message I preached when our church was facing a large deficit ending the year and we were going to have to let go of some staff. We had spent time in prayer the week before. We ended with our largest giving month in our history and wiped out ou

Because We Love & We Care, Ecclesiastes 5:1-16 Romans 12:9-21 Glenville 12/18/2011 Our theme at Glenville for the past two decades has been, “we love and we care. “ This is the underlying theme that holds all that we do together. We love God and we care about people. We ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

This Is A Test

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 18, 2012

Giving of tithe and offerings is a test of who we thank and worship.

I remember walking into class and the teacher saying it was time to take the test more than 1 time I said what test? Every time we get paid we take a test. The test is who do we thank who do we worship Mal 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Mal ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Concerning The Collection - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 29, 2012

In the previous message we looked at the first of eight principles "concerning the collection." In today's message we look at the next three of eight principles "concerning the collection."

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of finances. Last week I began a sermon Concerning the Collection. My intention is to preach four messages on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Honor Protocol Series

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on May 2, 2012

In God’s Kingdom there is a “Protocol of Honor”. If you expect God’s blessing you need to start by honoring God, respect his Word and behave accordingly. This includes respect by everything that is Holy, God himself, his Word, the Church and the men and w

Most things in life have to be learned. You can do things naturally but you’ve had to learn how to talk, behave, eat, dress, etc. Some people take all things for granted and have an attitude of knowing it all but in fact there are always new things that we have to learn in the area of our ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:7-10

Denomination: Baptist