Sermons on Godly Devotion:

Living First Things First Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jun 16, 2006

Part 6 of series Jesus, Post-Resurrection. In Colossians 3 and 4, the Apostle Paul shows how the supremacy of Christ should show through our personal purity; Christian fellowship; the home; our work; our witness to the world; and in the way we serve God.

Living First Things First Colossians 3 and 4 May 28, 2006 Some might say that in the third and fourth chapters of Colossians, Paul gets PRACTICAL, because that’s where he sets out to show us how the superiority of Christ over all things ought to be displayed in our daily lives. But I don’t want ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

Audience One Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Sep 13, 2005

You’re not the audience. God is. We are all players, performers who live and worship before Him.

Today, we are wrapping up our series “wired for worship.” But how do you worship God in a world of pain and suffering? The problem is huge. And on August 29, indescribable suffering showed up again as Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Some say that we can still worship God because this was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do We Take Communion Each Week? Series

Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 20, 2005

Every Sunday, we take a few minutes to partake of the Lord’s Supper and some don’t even know why. Why do we take the cracker and drink grape juice every Sunday.

Date Preached __________ Where Preached __________ Why Do We Do What We Do? Why Do We Take Communion Each Week? 1 Corinthians 11:17 -34 A little girl asked her mother one Sunday morning as she was preparing lunch, “Mommy, why do you cut off the ends of the ham before you cook it?” The girl’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon 1 - Your Purpose

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 21, 2005

First in a series of "Purpose-Driven" messages. This one talks about why we are here; our purpose; and our ultimate value as Christians.

All of us have questions about why we exist. I think the two most asked questions about our lives are: a) The question of reason - "Why am I here?" b) The question of value - "Do I really matter?" Now, if you go around asking different people these questions, you will get many different ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:5

Denomination: *other

From Ichabod To Ebenezer Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 27, 2005

Christians need to redevelop the practice of the presence of God

SERIES: “EXCERPTS FROM EZEKIEL” TEXT: EZEKIEL 8, 9, 10, & 11 **(8:6; 10:4, 18-19; 11:22-23) {Pew Bibles – p.825} TITLE: “FROM ICHABOD TO EBENEZER” INTRODUCTION: A. Paul Harvey told a story about an attractive female flight attendant who was being ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Make Disciples

Contributed by Mark Engler on Oct 12, 2005

This is a sermon on taking our orders from God seriously. It’s a call to stop living passively in a lost and dieing world and do our duty of making disciples of Jesus. When Christians, will we take our duties of being a Christian seriously.

Sermon By Mark Engler Sr. Minister Mt. Vernon Christian Church Mt. Vernon, MO Any familiarity with any other sermon on the site is totally coincidental. Make Disciples Mt. 28:16-20 INTRO: A man was in the hospital close to death. A minister came to see him and asked: “Have you made your peace ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Know If You've Been Chosen?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 21, 2005

This sermon looks at the faithfulness of the Thessalonians and how we can learn from it in our confidence with the Lord.

October 23, 2005 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 "We know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Cowboys & Christians

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 24, 2005

Evangelism sermon, showing similarities between cowboys and Christians. A very close take-off from the sermon of a friend of mine; Pastor Steve Shepherd of Jonesboro, AR.

Cowboy Joe was had just come back from going to church for the first time, and was in the bunkhouse telling the other cowhands about his experience. He said, “When I got there, I parked my pick-up in the corral. Charlie, a worldly cowboy said, “That would be the parking lot, Joe.” Joe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: *other

Developing A Faith That Really Works! Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 26, 2005

To help you determine the authenticity of your faith, James gives two spiritual litmus tests in James 2:14-26. James gives two very practical and challenging marks of genuine faith.

Scripture In research done by Darley and Batson at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1973, a group of theology students was told that they were to go across campus to deliver a sermon on the topic of the Good Samaritan. As part of the research, some of these students were told that they were late ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Table Talk Series

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 16, 2006

Holy Communion may be understood as communication of Christ to the Christian; thus table talk may be a more comprehensible way of expressing that Christ meets us at Eucharist than the popular understanding of transubstantiation.

2nd after Epiphany B Table Talk Psalm 139__1-17 Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Fasting As Taught By Jesus

Contributed by George Barton on Jan 22, 2006

CLARIFIES WHAT JESUS TAUGHT ABOUT FASTING

FASTING AS TAUGHT BY JESUS Study the following four points concerning fasting, and the texts which illustrate them. 1. Jewish people, including John the Baptist and Jesus, and Gentiles, strongly influenced by Jewish traditions, practiced fasting in New Testament times. (Mat 4:1 NIV) Then Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:29

Denomination: Baptist

Going Fishing

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 8, 2006

We can fish for fun, or we can fish for dinner. When we fish for dinner, we take it much more seriously and consequently have much better results.

What would you say is the one thing that hurts our society more than anything else? I would say it is us; the people. We are seeing more and more violence in the streets of America, and we are building more and more jails to put the criminals in, but the violence just keeps growing. And to make ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: *other

David's Psalm Shows Deliverance From Despair

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 3, 2006

In this sermon I walk through the emotions and words of David during a time of despair.

March 5, 2006 Psalm 6 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. 1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony. 3 My soul is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Keep Watch With Me For One Hour Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 8, 2006

This sermon examines the one hour of prayer that Jesus requested of his disciples - their failure and Jesus’ response.

March 8, 2006 Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Lutheran

Hallowed Or Hollow? Series

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005

Prayer is a delicate balance between his holiness and his closeness.

Title: “Hallowed or Hollow” Text: Matthew 6:7-10 FCF: Prayer is communication with Christ, and as his followers, we need it to be two-way. SO: Be Real! Prayer that is not genuine is only words. Intro: One of the disadvantages of being a person who learns words in context is that you get them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-10

Denomination: Baptist