Sermons on Grin And Bear It:

Don't Lose Your Bearings

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 7, 2017

If we will maintain a direction of love by stepping up, join up, pay up, give up, and God up we will never lose our bearings.

Romans 13:8-14 “Don’t Lose Your Bearings?” Max Lucado visited Manhattan on 9/21/01, ten days after life was dramatically altered by planes tearing into the Pentagon and The World Trade Center Towers. While he was there a friend asked a taxi driver how he had been affected by the tragedy. He ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Methodist

Bear Fruit (Part 4 Of 4) Series

Contributed by Tim Melton on Mar 1, 2021

As one abides in Christ, only then can he or she bear fruit that will last. Like the vine in John 15, it is only as we stay connected to Christ that Christ will bring about fruit in us and through us for His glory.

As we look at John 15, we must remember the context. Jesus was talking with His disciples. It was the end of the Last Supper, right before they walked to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus would be arrested. Jesus had just told them that one of them would betray Him. He had talked of how He was ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

What Kind Of Fruit Are You Bearing?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 11, 2014

What kind of fruit do you bear? How much fruit do you bear? You will reap the harvest that you sow... SOW WISELY...

WHAT KIND OF FRUIT ARE YOU BEARING By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com INTRODUCTION: My first two years of high school my Dad pastored a church in Jellico, Tennessee. I loved Jellico so much. The Garden Club was offering a $50 prize to the prettiest yard in Jellico. My Dad decided the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:44-47

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2015

What does "take up your cross" mean and what does it not mean? (Material from: http://www.firstbaptistbuda.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/FBC-Buda-Bible-Study-3.7.12.Cross-Bearing.Dangerous-Followship-3.pdf; and Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is)

HoHum: Sing these verses: Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free? No, there’s a cross for everyone, and there’s a cross for me. The consecrated cross I’ll bear, Till death shall set me free, And then go home my crown to wear, for there’s a crown for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"John The Baptist: Bear Fruits Of Repentance” Series

Contributed by Charles Clemons on Feb 12, 2021

“John the Baptist was a prophet of God sent to call Israel to repent. His message was a command for the people to “bear fruit in keeping with repentance” (Luke 3:8). The people were called to produce real change in their lives and not to depend on their national-ethnic identity (Matthew 3:9).”

I. The Call of the Prophet (3:1,2) II. The Content of the Gospel He Preached (vv.3-9) III. The Response Caused By the Gospel Message (vv.10-14) IV. The Character of the Prophet (vv.15-17) V. The Commitment to Christ of the prophet And the Repentant (vv.18-20) ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-20, Luke 7:18-30

What Fruit Do I Bear?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 4, 2023

In this passage of Scripture, Jesus teaches about the fruit in people’s lives.

False prophets were recurrent in Old Testament times. They forecasted just what the king and the local people wanted to hear, asserting that it was God's message. False teachers are similarly as frequent today. Jesus says to be careful with those whose words sound religious however who are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20, Luke 6:43-45

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Michael Ghaly on Aug 26, 2015

Requirements of spiritual growth and fruitfulness

Spiritual growth, requirements of fruit-bearing(Luke 13:6-9): 1- Death of the old life John 12:24 2- Good soil Matt 13:23, 3-Opression Exodus 1:12, psalm 105:24 And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied and so they grew That is, in proportion to their afflictions was their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What To Do With Life's Burdens

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 4, 2017

Sooner or later every home, every person, every one of us, finds our self with burdens that seem too heavy to bear.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Galatians 6:5,2; Psalm 55:22 ILL. After hearing & reading all the health warnings in the media, someone wrote the following:. Brace yourself. Somewhere, they’re plotting the scare of the week. Air is polluted; water is too. Fish ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:5, Psalm 55:22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hard Knocks

Contributed by Ronald Fair on Apr 20, 2002

God has not promised skies always blue Flower strewn pathways all our lives through God has not promised sun without rain. Joy without sorrow, peace without pain But God has promised strength for the day Rest from the labor, light for the way

Hard Knocks Introduction: Many times I have watched a boy going along the street kicking a tin can. The can would fly through the air, bounce on the pavement, scrape along the curb, and before very long it became a battered object of ill treatment. His battered can reminds me of life. I. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:1-2

Denomination: Methodist

Three Discipleship Questions

Contributed by John Dobbs on Sep 2, 2014

Following Peter's confession that Jesus is the Messiah, the Lord gives sobering instructions on the challenges of discipleship.

Three Questions For Disciples Matthew 16:21-26 Introduction 1. We have just heard Peter make the greatest confession: Jesus is the Messiah. This has been the aim of Jesus all along. Now He entrusts to them the reality. 2. Matthew 16:21-26. This text asks some questions of us in regards to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fruit Is Success Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Fruit is what we give back to God for the gift of salvation. Salvation is what we accept from God, but fruit is what we achieve for God. Salvation is a gift from God, but fruit is a goal we reach for God.

Two young brothers, Nathaniel and John Chapman, entered the Black Bear Tavern, the largest building in Pittsburgh back in 1788. They were looking for a place to sleep in this little village on the Western Frontier. All of the rooms were filled, so they had to sleep on the floor in the corner of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:8

3 Ways To Get On Jesus' Nerves

Contributed by Sheryln Miller on Mar 24, 2017

Messages Notes Attitudes or Behaviors that Annoy Jesus.

There are a few attitudes or actions that appear to annoy Jesus, make him angry or grieve Him. Here are three ways that appear to get his goat. 1. Have a church and turn it into a den of thieves instead of a house of prayer. In Mark 11:14, Jesus said, “My house should be called a place of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Barren Fig Tree Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 24, 2017

"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Now, with this parable He reinforces the warning. It primarily refers to the nation of Israel and the Jewish people.

Judea Barren Fig Tree Luke 13:6-9 Our Lord also gave us this parable about a certain man that had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. This parable is found only in Luke, but both here and in the miraculous cursing of the fig tree in Matthew 21:18–21, the tree seems to stand for Israel. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Your Cross!

Contributed by David Radcliff on Nov 30, 2017

The meaning of the cross is often misunderstood. The physical cross is an emblem of suffering and shame. It is a symbol of disgrace. It was the worst possible way to die. It caused the most pain and suffering of any torture devised by man.

YOUR CROSS! Mark 8:34 The meaning of the cross is often misunderstood. The physical cross is an emblem of suffering and shame. It is a symbol of disgrace. It was the worst possible way to die. It caused the most pain and suffering of any torture devised by man. I. WHOSOEVER WILL John 3:16 A. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

We Shall See Jesus PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 8, 2024

This sermon explores Jesus' illustration of His mission and the nature of true discipleship, emphasizing the joy found in a life surrendered to Christ.

Good morning, dear friends. It is a joy to be with you in the house of the Lord today, a place where we come together as a family, united in our love for Christ and our desire to know Him more deeply. We gather here, not as strangers meeting by chance, but as brothers and sisters in Christ, bound ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33

Topics: Bearing Fruit, Dying