Sermons on Honestly:

Mother’s Day: When Mothering Gets Hard

Contributed by Ken Pell on May 12, 2013

A sermon designed to encourage mothers

WHEN MOTHERING GETS HARD Matthew 15:21-28 INTRO An article in Forbes asks, "Think you can put a price on motherhood?" A yearly survey by Salary.com called the annual Mom Salary Survey attempts to put a salary on the work of American mothers. First, they broke down motherly duties into the ten ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Nazarene

System Of Faith

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 16, 2013

Faith has a system

Pro 20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide.” Science and religion aren’t enemies. They are allies. One way to get to know the Creator is by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Vision Of The Possible Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jun 4, 2013

Constructing a people not a building, vision, life evangelism.

A VISION OF THE POSSIBLE Matt 4: 19 (p677), 28: 18-20 (p698) June 2, 2013 “Come follow me Jesus said, and I will send you out to fish for people” INTRODUCTION: I want you to close your eyes for just a moment and imagine the church….Please don’t picture buildings or ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Two Words Every Family Member Needs Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 9, 2013

Message dealing with two words for each family member: husband, wife, & children. If we follow these we will have a nurturing family.

Title: A Nurturing Family Theme: To show that each person in the family has a role to play and if we fulfill that then we will have a great family. Text: Ephesians 5:22 – 6:4 Ephesians 5:22-33 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. (23) For the husband is head of the wife, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-23, Genesis 1:26

Denomination: Church Of God

A Father's Walk

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 12, 2013

What kind of walk should a father have? 1- A father’s walk should include God’s fellowship 2- A father’s walk should influence his children 3- A father’s walk should incorporate a witness

INTRO.- Have you ever watched a father walk? Sure you have. You watch fathers walk all the time. Have you ever watched father Jeremy Frakes walk? He walks fast. He walks like a man on a mission! And I’m not sure if he does anything slow. It seems like he has only one gear. And ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:21-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Listening And Relying - Genesis 22:1-18

Contributed by Philip Foster on Jan 26, 2013

Listening and relying on the Lord in every day life.

In my life I have shared in the past that I was an infantry soldier. If there is one thing I have not forgotten is the sound of my first squad leader’s voice from active duty. He was from the Philippines and he had an accent to match that background. He would say Fosta… what you doing Fosta… get ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

God Is To Be Feared Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 30, 2013

The Psalmist tells us why we must fear God. 1- We fear because God can be angered 2- We fear because God will judge everyone

INTRO.- His name is great. Not many people think of themselves of being great or their name as being great, but then there is 76 year old Silvio Berlusconi who was the 50th Prime Minister of Italy from 2008-2011. He actually served as Prime Minister three times. And he’s a very wealthy ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 76:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ethical Living Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 2, 2013

Christ has called us to treat others the way He treats us.

Ethical Living Text: 1 Peter 3:8-12 Introduction 1. A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world. Albert Camus 2. Ethics are the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group. 3. To put it in relatable terms, Christian ethics deals with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-12

Denomination: Methodist

Deborah

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Aug 27, 2013

When we choose our ways over His ways when we choose to follow other gods instead of Him We can expect His displeasure.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Aug. 25, 2013 Judges 4:1-24 DEBORAH: A WOMAN OF CONVICTION AND COURAGE Intro: The book of Judges is a gritty, dirty book. • Filled/sin, violence/judgment of God. • Action book/appeals more/men than women. • A modern ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Upgrade Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jul 22, 2015

God’s 2nd greatest gift to humans is sex

2/9 Upgrade 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 A robust and healthy sex life is one of the best indicators of a healthy marriage A growing infrequency in love-making adversely affects intimacy at every level. There is no safe sex outside of marriage. God gives us 3 guidelines for married couples to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Reboot Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jul 22, 2015

God can use our past failures to establish bright futures

2/23 The Reboot Romans 8:28 Four steps to reboot: 1. Accept your failure: There is no such thing as a perfect person, perfect marriage, or perfect family. Romans 3:23 Imperfect people fail. sinned/sin (amartia): to miss the mark. 2. Receive God’s grace: His glorious ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

Civil Wars - Pt. 1 - Skirmishes Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 8, 2015

Brother against brother. Father against son. Son against father. It was a war that was anything but “civil”. Wars are inevitable.What if we could learn to fight fair? What if we could wage civil wars?

Civil Wars Pt. 1 - Skirmishes I. Introduction 4 years, 6 weeks and 3 days. By declaration it began in April of 1861 and the last shot was fired on June of 1865. It did not live up to its name. There was nothing civil about it. In fact, it remains the the most costly war in our history in regards ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Recovering From Resentment

Contributed by Chris Beam on Aug 29, 2015

In this final chapter, we will see that Jonah struggled with resentment Sometimes we may find ourselves in a similar situation. And so the question that I want God’s Word to answer for us today is, how do we recover from resentment?

Recovering from Resentment Jonah 4:1-11 This morning we’re going to look at the conclusion of the book of Jonah. Now I have to admit, I was tempted to stop where we left off last week…where we saw the outpouring of God’s Spirit through the revival in Nineveh. That seems like a ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Unquenchable Series

Contributed by David Ward on Jun 22, 2016

Big Idea: God don't want no worthless worship, so let's make our worship worth His while. Points: Worship is worthless to God when it isn't reverent, repentant, or real.

INTRODUCTION: Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who died in 2004 at the age of 82, made a living making fun of himself and the difficulty of getting what we all desire: a little respect, please. Some of his best lines: • "I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Need God To Love Others; You Need To Display That Love With Strength

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 25, 2016

Loving others is so much under stood. The world walks over Christians, and we simply let them. Jesus didn’t, so neither should we. Note: This is a revised version of an earlier sermon aim at a larger congregation.

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 24th July 2016 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Note: This is a revised version of an earlier sermon aim at a larger congregation. Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Episcopal