Sermons on Hidden Gifts:

Can You Take A Message?

Contributed by Theresa Ratliff on Mar 25, 2013

God is trying to talk to all of us, but will we heed the still, small voice of God?

My boyfriend Brian and I spend a lot of time walking and hiking. We go all over the place – the woods, the beach, sometimes just around the block. Some of the trails are really flat and wide and easy to walk on. Others are rocky and steep. On almost every hike, we hit a stretch of trail ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: *other

Family Of God

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Apr 16, 2013

I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God. I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod; For I’m part of the family of God, the family of God!

Matthew 10:34-38-“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Unleashing Your Potential For Increase Series

Contributed by Bishop Emma Omon on Mar 29, 2014

God's plan for you is Increase! Drawing lessons from the Parable of Talents, this teaching will guide you on how to unleash your God-given talents and resources for increase.

UNLEASHING YOUR POTENTIAL FOR INCREASE “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain” – John 12:24. The potential of a grain of wheat to produce and multiply is released when the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:24, Matthew 25:14-29

Denomination: Charismatic

How Bethlehem Missed Christmas

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 28, 2012

Don’t be so distracted with life that you miss Christ this Christmas.

How Bethlehem Missed Christmas December 16, 2007 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Don’t be so distracted with life that you miss Christ this Christmas. Focus Passage: Luke 2:1-20 Introduction: In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:20

Denomination: Baptist

Is It Fair? Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 20, 2014

An interwoven set of stories reflecting on the parable of the eccentric employer

We are in the one hundredth anniversary of the first World War at the moment, so I would like to take you back to an event that happened in the middle of it. When Emperor Franz-Josef I of Austria died in 1916, his was the last of the extravagant imperial funerals. A processional of dignitaries and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

There Is Power In Jesus

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014

God is a giver. God gives to you all the time. God gives you grace. Mercy. Forgiveness. He has given you Jesus. His Holy Spirit. He provides for you. Now, His Holy expectation is that you will use what you've been given to bless others.

Paul concludes Romans 12 with this statement, "Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good" Has evil conquered you? During a day you will fight many battles. How many battles will you fight in a lifetime? The same author of Romans, also wrote this in Ephesians, "For we are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Community Is Unity Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 30, 2014

A sermon on what the Holy Spirit gives (or wants to give) to the church (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, Rediscovering Community, chapter 9 Spirit Empowered)

HoHum: Imagine Clark Kent living his whole life without knowing he was Superman. Can we picture Clark Kent on his deathbed, looking down and muttering, “What’s that big “S” on my T-shirt? Superman? What’s that?” How sad! Even sadder is the fact that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Give Them Something To Eat

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 2, 2014

“Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, ‘...send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’ But Jesus said, ‘they need not go away; you give them something to eat" (Matthew 14:15-16)

Theme: You give them something to eat Text: Is. 55:1-5; Romans 9:1-5; Matt. 14:13-21 God as Creator created every individual with unique characteristics and no two persons are the same. They have different gifts to use to glorify God but this does not always happen. Many people are not even ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Plan Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 21, 2014

God had a precise plan for us that began before the first pebble was placed on the earth. It was designed to have a direct personal impact.

Intro: Do you remember the Looney Tunes cartoon with Wile E Coyote aka Ralf E Wolf and Sam the Sheepdog. Wile E is always planning and scheming to capture and eat the sheep. Wile E seems to always have the best plans, like the time he lulled Sam to sleep with sleep dog sleep music. But int the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Believers' Resources Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 28, 2015

Paul encourages the Corinthians believers and reminds them of God's gifts and grace that He bestowed on them.

The name Jesus Christ is mentioned ten times in the first ten verses of 1 Corinthians. I think Paul did this because he wanted the minds of the Corinthian believers to be immediately centered upon Jesus Christ. He knew that the answer to the Corinthian problems didn’t lay in his ability ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Baptism In The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Nov 18, 2014

Summary: In the same way that Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit, He wants to fill us with the Spirit so we can transform people¡¦s lives today. Scripture: Acts 1:8-2:4

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit OPENING: DO YOU NEED FRESH FIRE FROM HEAVEN? “And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out.” (Lev. 6:12). INTRO TO TOPIC: The Bible tells us “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are You Pentecostal?

Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on May 27, 2015

Do you really comprehend what it means to be "Spirit-Filled?"

For many in the Body of Christ a “Pentecostal” is someone that likes lively praise and worship, or someone that speaks in tongues all the time, or a person that speaks of themselves being “holy and sanctified”, and of course there is the person that rolls on the floor and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Much Of God Do You Want? Series

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 1, 2012

Oh there a lot of people that have been around it and even marveled at it just like I did. * they’ve sensed it! * they’ve smelled it! * they’ve felt it! * they’ve seen it in action! But they’ve never tasted it, experienced it a

The Holy Spirit (part one) How much? Of God? Do you want? Acts 2:1-8, 12-18 NKJ. 1. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.  2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Empowered With The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 13, 2010

Pursue to build and have ‘unity in the body of Christ’ for the Holy Spirit to be work in and through our lives effectively by the operation of the ’Gifts of the Holy Spirit’ which have a profound impact on the lives of others around us.

Opening illustration: During our ministry in the Middle-East at one of the underground churches a gentleman used to walk around 5 miles to attend that worship and fellowship. He had a lowly job at a remote construction site in the wilderness and could not afford to buy a conveyance for himself. He ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Always Thank God For The Gospel's Growing Season

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 13, 2009

Pentecost 8(C) - Believers always thank God for the Gospel’s growing season. God’s gospel takes root in our hearts. God’s gospel bears fruit in our lives.

ALWAYS THANK GOD FOR THE GOSPEL’S GROWING SEASON (Outline) July 26, 2009 -- PENTECOST 8 -- Colossians 1:1-14 INTRO: Scripture often uses extreme adjectives. The Lord requests believers to live the Christian life “always”, “continually”, “without ceasing”. These are only a few of the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran