Sermons on Hireling:

A Biblical Approach To Worship

Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008

God is looking for and demanding true, sincere worship.

Originally to worship meant simply to “attribute worth”; worship could be directed to God or to a person to whom honor and respect should be given. In classical Christian writings it referred primarily to our chief goal in life, that is, rendering grateful homage and dedicating our lives to God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Serving God Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Apr 10, 2008

The Role, Responsibilities, and Reward for Pastors or anyone who has a sphere of spiritual influence.

Serving God – 1Peter 5:1-4 Intro: According to several confirmed sources across denominational lines: Today: in regards to: Pastors: - Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout or contention in their churches. - Four thousand new ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Question From A Lawyer

Contributed by James May on May 14, 2008

This sermon parallels the acts of the Good Samaritan to the provisions of Jesus Christ for the sin-sick soul, and then puts each us into that same position as well.

A Question from a Lawyer By Pastor Jim May Don’t you just love to deal with lawyers? They are just fun people to be around. No – not really! Many of our experiences with lawyers have been, how shall I say it: Less than positive. I rank them right up there with going to the dentist. Now I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Filthy Clothes

Contributed by James May on Sep 16, 2007

God wants to give us a robe of righteousness and mitre of holiness upon our heads in place of our filthy clothes and earthly thinking.

Filthy Clothes By Pastor Jim May We are going to have a very special guest in our service next Sunday. I hope all of you will put on your best suit of clothes. This guest is very well-liked by many, and hated by some. He is extremely wealthy and is considering making a huge donation to our ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Final Call

Contributed by James May on Nov 7, 2010

God is making his final call to his people, "Repent and prepare to meet your God". Too many of God's people live in a false sense of security, believing in lying words. Let's make our salvation sure and fully commit to serving the Lord!

God’s Final Call Sunday, November 07, 2010 – AM By Pastor James May Jeremiah was probably the most humble prophet of the Old Testament. His heart was broken because of the condition of Israel, and on more than one occasion he wept openly for his people. He was one of very few ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Characteristics Of A Transformed Life. Acts 9

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Feb 16, 2018

Characteristics of a transformed life. How is transformation possible? Transformation of Apostle Paul.

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured Introduction: Can anybody be really transformed? What do you think when you ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 2:22, Jeremiah 2:30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Countering Drip-By-Drip Change...

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Jun 10, 2016

Sometime change in our, and our churches, Christian perspective is so slow that we fail to recognize what is happening. It is like the drip-by-drip change, which Nazi ideology brought to Germany.

Countering Drip-by-Drip Change... Illustration We need to take the time to question how the German people could have allowed Nazi fanatics to turn their country into a Satanic tool that killed Jews by the millions? While it is true that early on some Germans openly adopted pagan and irreligious ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

I Am The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Aug 1, 2021

We come to know Christ in the same way that sheep came to know their shepherd: by experience, by following him year after year, by learning that we can love and trust him. We come to know that He will bring us to places of safety, and that He will be with us always.

Nobody enjoys feeling like they’re just a number. But this tends to happen when you deal with a big organization, like a bank or the government. It feels like to them, you’re just another account number, just another taxpayer. Sometimes the bank will send you a nice letter, “We really care about ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Be Involved For God - I Am Involved I Am Prepared For Eternity Series

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Oct 14, 2021

How do we get ourselves involved for God? It is a matter of knowing the level or our involvement. This sermon talks about our current level of involvement and how to be involved the way God wants us to be.

It is also our 1st week in this month of October with the theme “I Am Involved, I Am Prepared for Eternity”. Now some of us may not know that this is also the anniversary month of the whole JIL Church Worldwide. And for 43 years God has been faithful to this ministry because many people are also ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38, John 4:35-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Eve (B C P). Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 13, 2024

Sermons upon the Bible Readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

Psalm 24:1-10, Micah 5:2-5a, Titus 3:3-7, Luke 2:1-14. A). THE SONG OF THE ASCENSION. Psalm 24:1-10. David, the sweet Psalmist of Israel (2 Samuel 23:1) takes us on a journey from the Cross in Psalm 22, under the guidance of the Shepherd’s Crook in Psalm 23, to the Crown in Psalm 24. These ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10, Micah 5:2-5, Titus 3:3-7, Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Rewards Of A Servant Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 23, 2024

God knows that serving Him is not always easy or pleasant, so He encourages and motivates us to not give up by His promised rewards.

A. Allow me to begin today’s sermon with two brief stories. 1. The first story is about a woman who lost her purse in the chaos of Christmas shopping. a. Her purse was found by an honest young boy who returned to her. b. When the woman looked into her purse to see if everything was there, she ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58, Matthew 19:27-29, Mark 10:29-30, Matthew 6:19-21, Hebrews 11:6, 2 John 1:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Becoming Psychically Conscious Of Our State Of Surrender."

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 10, 2002

June 16, 2002 -- FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- Proper 6 Matthew 9:35--10:8 Color: Green Title: “Becoming psychically conscious of our state of surrender is a life-long challenge, a life-long discipline.”

June 16, 2002 -- FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- Proper 6 Matthew 9:35--10:8 Color: Green Title: “Becoming psychically conscious of our state of surrender is a life-long challenge, a life-long discipline.” The Harvest Is Great, the Laborers Few 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Purpose: Urging Each Member To Serve Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006

3rd in 5-part series on casting vision and clarity for the purpose of our church.

“OUR PURPOSE: URGING EACH MEMBER TO SERVE THE LORD WITHIN THE CHURCH” Ephesians 4:11-16 INTRODUCTION: The story is told of a very large woman who attended a banquet and absolutely gorged herself on the buffet and afterwards felt very, very guilty. She said to her husband, "I shouldn’t of done ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian Church

Potholes In The Road To Ephesus

Contributed by James May on Feb 13, 2013

This road of life often seems to have potholes that will throw us off course. We begin to go this way or that, and soon discover that we are off of the path that God desires us to use. That's when the warning of Jesus to the church at Ephesus is given;

Potholes in the Road to Ephesus Sunday, February 10, 2013 By Rev. James May The Holy Ghost led me to a passage of scripture this morning that I know He wants to use to speak to someone here this morning. As I read this passage, I could not help but feel the heart of God as it ached; and I could ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When The Good News Isn't Good News

Contributed by James May on Feb 27, 2013

Ahab and Jehoshaphat sat and listened to the good news from Ahab's prophets, but their good news was bad news because it came from deceitful lips. Let us have the Spirit of discernment to know the will of God in all things and not fail to uphold the trut

When the Good News isn’t Good News By Rev. James May Good news is hard to find in the media of this world. Sensationalism, bad news, murder and mayhem are what sells papers or keeps the public tuned in to their favorite news channel. I discovered a long time ago that if I listened to too ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible