Sermons on inadequacy: showing 601-615 of 1,462

Broken, Worn Out, Old Clay Pots

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008

I used this sermon as one of several in a series on Clay Pots (Earthen Vessels). This was the one I used on Father’s Day during that series.

I recently came across a Chinese parable that eludes to our thoughts for today’s text. It’s a tale about a water-bearer and his two pots of clay. An elderly peasant had two large clay pots. One of the pots had a crack down its side to a point about half way. The other pot, perfect! Each had been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, Leviticus 15:12, 2 Corinthians 4:7

Denomination: *other

The Dream Giver 1 Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 14, 2009

Exposition of Daniel 2:1-23 about the king’s dream and command to tell dream and interpret it.

Text: Daniel 2:1-23, Title: The Dream Giver 1, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/22/09, AM A. Opening illustration: the sickly man who dreamed about pushing the rock… B. Background to passage: remember that the theme of the entire book is God’s sovereignty in a foreign land, as the children of Israel have begun ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Past Series

Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008

Living a life of faith. What do I mean when I say living a life of faith? Living by faith is daily taking serious the reality that we are God’s children and He is in control.

Introduction: Living a life of faith. What do I mean when I say living a life of faith? Living by faith is daily taking serious the reality that we are God’s children and He is in control. It is daily taking seriously the reality that without Jesus I would be hopelessly lost. It is daily ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

"Breaking News"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 3, 2005

A sermon for the second Sunday in Advent.

Mark 1:1-8 “Breaking News” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org “We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this ‘Breaking News.’” These are the kinds of words that cause us to sit up, call our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

A Hardened Heart

Contributed by Robert Baldwin on Aug 2, 2004

God was teaching Pharoah that he was no match for God.

A Hardened Heart (Exodus 7:1-13) Intro. The first six chapters of Exodus tell us of Moses, his birth, his preparation, his faults and his arguments. He is the Deliverer, certainly a type of our Lord. The next six chapters will tell of the deliverance of the nation of Israel, the picture and the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon 4: Listening To Jesus Beside The Sea Series

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Feb 22, 2008

We can learn a lot about our relationship with God by studying the life of Peter. His journey with Jesus is a study in contradictions.

Listening to Jesus beside the Sea John 21:1–22 Sermon Series: Jesus: The Greatest Life of All From the Bible-Teaching Ministry of Charles R. Swindoll Introduction We can learn a lot about our relationship with God by studying the life of Peter. His journey with Jesus is a study in ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Coping With Depression

Contributed by Paul John on Nov 24, 2006

To help people understand a Christian perpective of depression and how we can help others

INTRODUCTION Following death of his wife, a well-known Southern Baptist preacher named Vance Havner published a diary of his experiences as he walked through the ’valley of the shadow of death’. He writes about 3 levels of experience in life and concluded that there are ’mountain top days’ when ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Have I Done My Best?

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 7, 2004

When you stand before God He isn’t going to ask you how you did compared to the person in the pew next to you...However, He is going to say: DID YOU DO THE VERY BEST YOU COULD WITH WHAT I GAVE YOU TO DO IT WITH WHERE YOU WERE?

TEXT: Matthew 25:14-30 TITLE: HAVE I DONE MY VERY BEST? After reading verse 18 make the following comment: The tragedy of the man with the one talent is not that he had only one talent but he didn’t use the one talent he had. How many of you know what it is like to feel inadequate. I do. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Show Jesus

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Apr 27, 2009

We can only share when we know the power of the Cross aqnd the Resurrection

CALL TO MISSION - PART 2 Well, here it is “Our part in God’s Mission”! Are you raring to go? And if you are, what will you meet, and how will you react? Well, today I want to tell you two stories: Here’s the first: Many years ago Jill and I were on holiday in the Lake District. One day we ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

You Are Not Alone 1 Series

Contributed by Troy Campbell on Oct 20, 2011

People all over the world have asked the question, “Who Am I?” Rick Warren wrote a book a few years ago that instantly became a best seller on the Purpose Driven Life. Churches all over North America did services and preaching wrapped around this subjec

Title: Who Am I – 1 “You’re Not Alone” Text: Exodus 3:11 I want to start a new series on knowing who I am in Christ. Once we know who we are in Christ we automatically become more confident in Christ and in ourselves. People all over the world have ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Fruit-Full Marriage: Peace-Full Love Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 3, 2011

The Fruit of the Spirit are most fully realized in relationships and no relationship is more basic than the marriage relationship.

A FRUIT-FULL MARRIAGE: PEACE-FULL LOVE * GALATIANS 5:13-26 Sermon Objective: The Fruit of the Spirit are most fully realized in relationships and no relationship is more basic than the marriage relationship. INTRO: I brought a picture with me this morning from the wall in my office. What I want ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Denomination: Nazarene

Holy Songs, Happy Saints Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 11, 2010

A good love song will give you goose bumps, especially if sung by a person who loves you. No matter what happens, Christians need to worship and praise God in song. (Based on a Charles Spurgeon sermon)

Sermon Notes Holy Songs, Happy Saints Isaiah 5:1-7 (Second in the series Glorifying God) Introduction: Why would someone as busy and serious-minded as Isaiah take time to sing a song? Time is never wasted when a child of God praises his creator. Charles Spurgeon said, “Though the winning of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Much Like Moses

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Oct 23, 2009

What about the call to obey the gospel of Christ? Are you making excuses for not responding as you know you should? If you know what you should do, the time to act is today!

MUCH LIKE MOSES 06/20/04 AM Text: Exodus 3:1-4:17 Reading: Exodus 3:1-10 INTRODUCTION This lesson is drawn from the life of a father as recorded in the Old Testament. We typically do not think of this character as a father but in fact he had at least two sons, Gershom and Eliezer (Exodus 18:3,4). ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Waqlking And Swimming"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 7, 2011

A sermon about the importance of keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.

Matthew 14:22-36 “Walking and Swimming” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org This morning we talked about the feeding of the 5,000 which happened right before our Gospel Lesson for this evening. And it is probably safe to say ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36

Denomination: United Methodist

Facing Your Fear Series

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 7, 2009

How do we live fearless lives as Christians? God’s heart is that we not just survive, but thrive (adapted from a series taught by Pastor Larry Osborne, North Coast Church).

Introduction Part 2- Fearless (adapted from a series by Pastor Larry Osborne/Chris Brown from North Coast Church). Review Last time-looked at Daniel/his captivity in Babylon- Babylon was a very dark culture Premise of what we discussed- based on this question- How do we survive and even ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Charismatic