Sermons on God Accomplishing His Purposes:

Did God Step Out Of His Comfort Zone?

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Mar 15, 2013

I have called you to step out of your comfort zone and get involved with serving God, but is this something God is calling us to do that He himself is not willing to do? Let's look at Phil 2 and see...

Sermon Brief Date Written: March 15, 2013 Date Preached: March 17, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Easter Series Sermon Title: Did God Step Out of His Comfort Zone? Sermon Text: Philippians 2:4-8 [ESV] Introduction: For the past several weeks… well ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Make His Praise Glorious

Contributed by Jim Grinnell on Dec 10, 2002

Praise is all about proclaiming God’s glory - it’s not about us.

Make His Praise Glorious March 5, 2000 (Jim Grinnell) I’m going to speak today again on the area of praise and worship. Laura was telling me she thought this would be the third time on this subject since the first of the year. I’m not sure. I know I have spoken once this year already, but God has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 66:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Let Christ Shine Through You

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 25, 2013

God's purpose for our lives in Christ is clearly for His glory and our good. That begins NOW as we fulfill His purposes and let Christ shine through us to others.

How to let Christ Shine in You We’ve looked at Jesus as the door into God’s presence. We’ve talked about how to get “into Christ” and be “into Christ” in our lives. Last week we saw that what we are to get out of church is Christ. Today, let’s turn ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God’s Kind Of Church Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 14, 2010

what kind of church would God design? How does it match up with the 21st Century, Americanized church? Give it some thought.

God’s Kind of Church 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 * If you have ever built a house for your family, then you know a little about decisions, frustrations, and more. In the process, you may well discover that ‘what you want is beyond your ability to provide. We lived in Yazoo City, Mississippi, for a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Can God Really Use Your Life?

Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Nov 24, 2017

Do you feel like God cant use you? Your feelings are deceiving. Take a look at some of the individuals God has used to accomplish His will.

CAN GOD REALLY USE YOUR LIFE? Acts 9:1-6 (keep your bibles open here) 9 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-6, Acts 9:10-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

His Crucifixion At Golgotha Series

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 27, 2017

Fourth part of The Echoes of Easter.

The Echoes of Easter Pt 4 "His Crucifixion on Golgotha" Luke 23:26-49 Luke 23:26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great company of people, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:26-49

Denomination: Baptist

My Daddy Keeps His Promises Series

Contributed by K. Simms on Jan 6, 2010

How can we allow ourselves to move under the anointing of God and yet not be transformed by His Spirit? The question is not “how can we allow such a devastating and detestable act to occur”; the question goes out “why do we allow it to happen”?

My Daddy Keeps His Promises Exodus 34:29-35 The one thing that church folk often miss in their visitation to the sanctuary on the Sabbath is seeing the presence of God. How do we know this? Well all you have to do is look upon the faces of the men and women who claim that they have been to the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:29-35

Denomination: Methodist

No Servant Is Greater Than His Master

Contributed by Paul Estabrooks on Oct 24, 2012

There are severe forms of persecution, and less severe; but there is no such thing as a non-persecuted Christian!

Introduction Jesus promised his disciples the night before he was crucified that their lot was to be no different than His. Jesus said: “No servant is greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also!” Persecution Is on the Rise The Pew Research ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-21

Denomination: *other

Knowing Jesus And The Power Of His Resurrection

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jun 1, 2021

A message about the source of the Resurrection

When I became a Born-Again Christian, my family was attending a traditional orthodox church. I really wanted to understand the power of the resurrection. Fifty plus years later, I continue longing to "know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10, John 3:16, Luke 21:33, Colossians 1:17, Matthew 22:37-38, Matthew 22:38-40, Galatians 3:27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

His Incarnation-Our Salvation

Contributed by Andrew Papson Iii on Oct 27, 2007

God made flesh

His Incarnation-Our Salvation Incarnation—God made flesh I God made flesh was the one who bruised the serpents’ head. Gen 3:15 Heb. 2:14-15 Gal. 4:4 II God made flesh was the prophet of whom Moses wrote. Deut. 18:15-18 Acts 3:22-23 John 5:46 III God made flesh was the virgin born one ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Saved And Secure By His Grace

Contributed by Dr. Michael Pope on May 11, 2015

God's Marvelous Grace

SAVED AND SECURE BY HIS GRACE EPH 2:8 3 MAY 15 DR. M POPE When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Denomination: Baptist

Is The Church Keeping You From God? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013

to help my audience to recognize the Church realistically, change what can be changed, and to accept it as a group that will also always have flaws

Early in the morning of Sunday, August 13, 1961, the East German government began to block off East Berlin and the GDR from West Berlin with barbed wire and antitank obstacles. Most Berliners were asleep while it was done. Streets were torn up, and barricades of paving stones were erected. Tanks ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ordinary Acts Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 3, 2014

Ruth and Boaz are married. Ruth gives birth to Obed, who is the grandfather of David. Ordinary actions are used by God to accomplish God’s purpose.

Ruth 4:1-22 “Ordinary Actions” INTRODUCTION We are coming to the end of the story. We have walked with Naomi, Ruth and Boaz through normal family life, periods of grief, and times of poverty and struggling to survive. We have seen the loyalty of Ruth, the hopelessness of Naomi ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-22

Denomination: Lutheran

His Final Words, Our First Work Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 2, 2023

For twelve weeks we have been studying the life of Moses, the greatest Old Testament prophet. A prophet, by definition, is one who speaks just as a preacher does today.

For twelve weeks we have been studying the life of Moses, the greatest Old Testament prophet. A prophet, by definition, is one who speaks just as a preacher does today. Do you remember one of the first things we heard Moses say during this series? After God appeared in the burning bush to an ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Purposeful Praise: Blessing The Lord Always SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 12, 2023

No one should dictate when we Praise and Bless God. We must cultivate the habit of Blessing the Lord intentionally. This can be referred to as a Premeditated Praise.

Title: I Will Praise the Lord Scripture: Psalm 34:1-3 (NIV) "I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together." This psalm, like many others, has its roots ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-3

Topics: Worship, Purposeful Praise