Sermons on Hands To The Wheel:

Open Hands Of God Series

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Dec 11, 2006

Human beings cling tightly on what belongs to us, and yet God showed us, through His Son, that there is a better way to walk through life – not with clenched fists, but with open hands of love.

Open Hands of God II Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 2:5-11 Human beings cling tightly on what belongs to us, and yet God showed us, through His Son, that there is a better way to walk through life – not with clenched fists, but with open hands of love. I. The Generosity of God God gives and gives ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Denomination: Holiness

Be At Peace, The Lord Is At Hand Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Dec 26, 2006

leading into advent

† In Jesus Name † May Grace, mercy and peace be yours, true gifts from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. The signs of Christmas are upon us! You see it as life begins to slow down, at least the traffic, as you approach a mall, or a target or a walmart. It also slows down as you stand ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Giving With An Open Hand Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jan 17, 2009

The first in a series of three messages on money and giving.

Keys to Unlocking God’s Blessing in Your Life, Part 1 Giving With An OPEN HAND” By Pastor Ralph Juthman Matthew 6: 19-24 ‘No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Hand In Haiti

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 16, 2010

This message is a response to the crisis in Haiti. May God bless and provide for those who are suffering there and may we be His hands and feet!

God’s Hand in Haiti What happened in Haiti this week has shaken the entire world. As the scenes and stories of destruction keep coming in from the news media and the faces of these poor hurting people splash across our computer and TV screens into our comfortable homes; who is not shaken by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discouragement - Talk To The Hand Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 16, 2010

Our discouragement over our apparent lack of success reveals our lack of faith.

Our discouragement over our apparent lack of success in telling others about Jesus Christ, or in living our Christian life reveals our lack of faith. We must remain obedient to Jesus and continue to share who Jesus is, even in the face of no success. In our Scripture this morning, Paul, Silas and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Without The Hand Of God Series

Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009

Without the Hand of God in our lives, we cannot believe God, will hate His Messenger, and will be gullible to any and every opinion.

• Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills." • It sounds exactly like our family vacation. • Family life is difficult for all of ...read more

Scripture: John 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

"Dad's Right Hand"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Jun 21, 2009

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that faith – in relationship reconciliation - recognizes that God’s ways are not man’s ways.

21 June 2009 Father’s Day U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: God’s plan is something people would have never dreamed of when it comes to relationship reconciliation. REFERENCES: Ephraim (The younger son means ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 48:8-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hand-Me-Downs Series

Contributed by David Brockhouse on Apr 3, 2008

1st in a series of messages to call attention to the blessed gifts we have received from God and

“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. (1 Peter 1:18) Fellow believers in the Risen Christ, this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Eating With Dirty Hands

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 28, 2009

There is a huge difference between being and saying we are a disciple of Christ Jesus.

Mark 7: 1 – 8, 14 – 15, 21 – 23 / Eating With Dirty Hands Intro: I would like everyone to look at your hands for a moment. Think for a moment about where those hands have been today. Are they clean? How do you know if they are clean or not? They might be covered with germs! --- Just in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I See That Hand

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

We all try to put our best foot or hand forward. What happens when Jesus exposes our brokeness? What is hidden can’t be healed.

“I See That Hand” Mark 3:1-5 Adam and Eve started the cover up. They sin against God and hide. Out of fellowship. Broken. Marred by sin. So now they try to cover up. Moses tries to cover up his insecurity by refusing to speak. Saul tries to hide his low self-esteem by hiding in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Is That In Your Hand?

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2008

It was only with a shepherd’s staff that Moses parted the waters of a great sea, that he commanded natural disasters and demanded water from a rock. It was in the great lesson of a simple stick that when anything is given to God it wields mighty power!

“What is that in Your Hand?” Exodus 3:16-4:2a It happened several times a week, almost without fail. Whether they lined up against the wall of the gymnasium, the local ice rink or the snow bank for the back-roads hockey, it was always the same. The leaders picked him last. Last for basketball ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

The First Hand Witnesses

Contributed by Samuel Stone on Nov 15, 2007

Learning from the first hand witnesses

2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Holding Your Hand

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 4, 2008

We all face a variety of issues that threaten to make us stumble. Seeing the prosperity of the wicked caused the psalmist to question the goodness of God. But God squeezed his hand and reassured him that, given the judgment of God, the wicked do not reall

Opening illustration: One of the joys of being with kids is holding their hands. We do it to keep them safe while crossing the street, or to keep them from getting lost in a crowd. And whenever they stumble and lose their footing, we grab their little hands tighter to keep them from falling. That’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:23-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Man With The Withered Hand

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 5, 2008

Besides that withered hand being a physical handicap, that old withered, shriveled up hand is a type of mankind. Man, in spite of our education, ability, talents, all our 6,000 years of development...we’re still a withered creation because of the fall.

THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND MARK 3:1 6 Read Mark 3:1 6 then Read Matthew 12:11 12 As we look at this story of the man with the shriveled hand, Jesus had just entered the city of Capernaum. He’d been run out of His hometown of Nazareth. The great religious leaders of that town had ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Being The Hands Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 22, 2009

A message about impacting the world like Jesus did.

Being The Hands of Christ Romans 12:9-21 * There is a story told about this picture on the screen. During World War II when the Nazis were bombing London, there was an Anglican Church that had a statue of Jesus on their lawn with his arms outstretched. The caption below the statue read, “Come unto ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: Baptist