Sermons on Immediate Response:

When You Are Stuck On An Escalator

Contributed by David Nolte on Feb 9, 2021

Sometimes we feel stuck and we can't get moving

VIDEO CLIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq65aAYCHOw (copy / paste in address bar). Sometimes in life we just feel stuck. Stuck in debt, stuck in grief, stuck in failure, stuck in a job we hate, stuck in a bad relationship, stuck in sin, stuck, stuck, stuck! Sometimes we are stuck like the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:10-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Harmony In The Home Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Jun 10, 2019

God has a wonderful plan for every home!

Harmony In The Home Ephesians 5:22-6:4 Introduction: God has a wonderful plan for every home! That plan includes responsibilities for every member. If we will follow that plan, we will be well on our way to achieving harmony in our home. I. Some Wise Words For The Wife (5:22-24) A wife’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

From Why To What

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Feb 21, 2024

The normal human response, “Why did this happen?” calls God to account. On the other hand, “What do you want me to do?” is an invitation for God to call us to account.

Sixty years ago President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sent a group of military advisors to a little country in the Far East that most Americans had never heard of. Their government was having some trouble with rebels and turned to the U.S. for help. Who else should they turn to? The United States was ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Even So

Contributed by Larry Grant on Mar 2, 2024

Paul is teaching us that just as God did not call Elijah to live in a cave, He did not call you to live a defeated life but to stand up for the Lord. God did not save you for you to be discouraged and depressed, but to know that you are called and chosen.

Romans 11:2-5 (NKJV) “Even So” March 3, 2024 The Response – YOU ARE FOREKNOWN “God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew” – Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...” God does not make bad investments; God does not make mistakes! His ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

Safeguarding Sunday - Visionary View: "guardians Of The Shelter: A Corporate Responsibility" Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 13, 2023

On this Safeguarding Sunday, we embark on an expository journey into Psalm 91, not merely as a personal refuge but as a corporate prayer inviting us into collective responsibility.

Safeguarding Sunday - Visionary View: "Guardians of the Shelter: A Corporate Responsibility" Introduction: Today, we embark on a profound exploration of Psalm 91, not merely as a personal refuge but as a corporate prayer that beckons us into collective responsibility. In the poetic ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:8, James 5:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Each Doing Their Part

Contributed by Jeferson Tavares on Nov 8, 2020

Perhaps one of the great defects we have today is to blame others for failures in our personal lives, in our family, in our work environment or in our ecclesiastical community.

Each Doing Their Part Texts: I Chronicles 13: 1-14; Numbers 4: 15; 7: 9 Introduction: Perhaps one of the great defects we have today is to blame others for failures in our personal lives, in our family, in our work environment or in our ecclesiastical community. We hold the government responsible ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 13:1-14, Numbers 4:15

Choosing Freedom Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Aug 23, 2022

Do we believe that whatever God has called us to do, He will also supply the strength, the practical wisdom, and resources to accomplish it?

We are continuing in the Gospel according to John and are in the second half of chp 10 today. The setting is the feast of dedication and Jesus is coming to the end of His public ministry. This feast was to memorialize the cleansing and rededication of the temple in Jerusalem under Judas Maccabeus ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are Not Alone Series

Contributed by Larry Grant on Oct 9, 2021

Do you know that God’s plan for your salvation has never changed? You were never second best; you have always been the plan of God according to the election of grace. The Election of Grace teaches that, “He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world."

• The Response – YOU ARE FOREKNOWN “God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew” Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” God does not make bad investments; God does not make mistakes! His ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

Responding To The Gospel Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 15, 2024

Responding to the Gospel - Acts chapter 13 verses 42-52 - sermon by Gordon (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Initial Response: Excellent (vs 42-44) (2). The Subsequent Response: Jews = Negative (vs 45-47 & 50-52) (3). The Subsequent Response: Gentiles = Positive (vs 48-52) SERMON BODY: Ill: A few nicknames of prime ministers of the United Kingdom • Rishi Sunak: • ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:42-52

Denomination: Brethren

Responding To Rejection

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

When we are ignored or face rejection, how must we respond? Most of us may show our frustrations and react in an un-Christ-like manner.

Opening illustration: The anti-God bumper stickers covering the car seized the attention of a university professor. As a former atheist, himself, the professor thought perhaps the owner wanted to make believers angry. “The anger helps the atheist to justify his atheism,” he explained. Then he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-56

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Price Of Freedom

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jun 30, 2021

Freedom is never free. Whether we are talking about our spiritual freedom or our natural freedom, somebody had to pay for it.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 7:23 You were ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Rejection

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 1, 2021

A rule of polite society is don’t discuss religion. Jesus ignored that rule and was rejected in His hometown. Rejection is a true Christian experience. Let’s look at facing rejection in Mark 6:1-13.

Prelude A rule of polite society is don’t discuss religion. Jesus ignored that rule and was rejected in His hometown. Purpose: Rejection is a true Christian experience. Plan: Let’s look at facing rejection in Mark 6:1-13. Rejection (Mark 6:1-6) Mark 6:1 Then He went out from there and came to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Test Of Ought - My Legacy.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 9, 2025

There is an unpopular word: OUGHT. Ought suggest we have a duty and responsibility to our church, our family and this nation. What are our spiritual obligations? What ought we to be faithfully doing?

THE TEST OF OUGHT --- WHAT IS THE LEGACY I AM LEAVING? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) (This is a several part lesson.) When I was a child we sang a song, Everybody ought to read their Bible, the Bible. The men and women, the boys and the girls, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16, 1 John 4:10, Luke 18:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

My Brother's Keeper: Bearing Up For The Weak PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Understand and exercise our Christian liberty responsibly, using it to support the weak and build a harmonious community, as guided by Romans 15:1-3.

Good morning, beloved! Imagine a world where the weak are not overlooked but loved, where the strong are not arrogant but humble, and where all of us, despite our differences, live in harmony. This is the kind of world that we as Christians are called to build. And today, we're going to explore how ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-3

Topics: Responsibility, Christian Liberty

Living Worthy Of God's Call PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 27, 2023

This sermon explores the Christian responsibility to reflect God's character, radiate His love, and align our beliefs with our actions, as instructed in 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13.

Good morning, beloved family in Christ. I greet you with the warmth of God's love and the assurance of His grace. We are here today, not by accident, but by divine appointment. We are here to draw closer to God, to learn from His word, and to be transformed by His truth. Today, we're turning our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Topics: Responsibility, Share Christ