Sermons on Instructs:

Learning To Boast In The Lord Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 29, 2019

Paul instructs the Corinthians to "boast in the Lord." This sermon shares the most important truth toward doing that better.

A GOOD BOAST: How do I learn to boast in the Lord? - 2 Corinthians 10:17. - We are given the command here to boast in the Lord. That’s not necessarily something that we’re particularly good at. - How do we do better at it? I want to look at a key truth that will help us to better boast in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Acts 10 - The Acts Of God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 30, 2013

God initiates, He is actively working. God instructs, He is constantly speaking. God empowers, His plan will be fulfilled.

GOD INITIATES… He is actively working We have literally been SEEING GOD AT WORK THROUGH THE CHURCH. God is actively working in reaching the lost back to Himself. • We’ve now come to the 10th chapter in Acts and it is undeniably clear that God has been initiating His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Worship

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 27, 2014

What is "Worship"? How do we see worship lived out in the life of Jehoshaphat? How are we instructed to worship?

O worship the King - All glorious above And gratefully sing - His wonderful love Our Shield and Defender the Ancient of Days Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise I will worship with all of my heart I will praise You with all of my strength I will seek You all of my days - I will follow ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Nazarene

Acting On Faith Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 21, 2012

Ruth acts on the faith she has in Naomi... Naomi instructs Ruth based on her faith in what God is doing!

TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: August 5, 2012 Date Taught: August 8, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series Title: A Study in the Book of Ruth Sermon Title: Acting On Faith Text: Ruth 3:1-18 NLT (read ALL passage here) Introduction: Now we have seen Naomi and Ruth come ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Gender Issue

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Jun 5, 2012

What a paradox: in the eyes of God we are neither male nor female, but Paul gave gender specific instructions to Timothy.

Bible – The Gender Issue We need to address a very serious issue in today’s church. Regardless of what the liberals, intellectuals, emergent and other people say, gender is relevant in the bible. The bible refers to God and the Holy Spirit as a male and thus we too should refer to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29

Denomination: Christian Church

Erasing Darkness Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 7, 2011

Erasing Darkness Involves: 1. An Impossibility 2. An Intervention 3. An Insult 4. An Invasion 5. An Intimidation 6. An Instruction

Underexposed 1. To expose (film) to light for too short a time to produce normal image contrast. 2. To provide with too little publicity. > > > -- 3x PICTURES –Boy, Castle - People like to drive at night - Can focus on just driving – No distractions - Miss out on their ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Baptist

Commentary On Deborah

Contributed by Narinder Choranji on Aug 22, 2017

Deborah’s life story encourages us to be courageous, valiant and to trust in God by inquiring of him and following His instructions.

**INTRODUCTION** The bible is full of characters who we can learn from. We can learn things we should and shouldn't do from their examples. All of us must have a hero in the bible someone that we would like to aspire to. Many boys these days like to pretend that they are spider man. Other than ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-18, Psalm 116:1-2, Matthew 7:7-8, John 16:23-24

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Caricature Or Reality (Part 2)

Contributed by John Telgren on Feb 23, 2017

God is holy, not a commodity. Even though Joy is appropriate and even instructed, God must be approached with reverence before joy

Last week we saw that the number one characteristic of God is that he is holy. We need to understand this about God so we can make sure we are worshipping him and not some caricature of him we have made up in our mind. Do you know what a caricature is? We usually think of it as a picture, such as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 6:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Praise God For His Steadfast Love Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 4, 2020

Psalm 118:1-29 gives us several practical instructions about praising God for his steadfast love.

Scripture This is our third Sunday of not having a corporate worship service in our sanctuary. While we are thankful for this means of connecting, I hope you agree that this form of meeting is a very poor substitute for meeting together in person to worship our great God. In the Christian ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Cutting Corners With Untempered Mortar

Contributed by Bob Phillips on May 29, 2014

Many are leaving out critical directions given in the Bible, and cutting corners as they say to avoid following the instructions given by God.

Jesus gave the directions we must follow, but few want to follow his directions to the letter. In out text passage he said if we hear him and follow the instructions given by his word we are wise builders and our (Spiritual) House will withstand the storms of this life. Today, many Christians are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Do The Right Thing (Exodus 23:1-9) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 9, 2022

Instructions on being a witness, and judge/jury. A broader point, about doing the right thing for rich and poor, citizens and aliens.

It's hard to be a good neighbor (Exodus 23:1-9) I'd like to start today by taking a step back, and helping us remember where we are in the book of Exodus. Let's turn to Exodus 19:1-9 (NRSV updated no reason). This passage is one of the keys to understanding Exodus as a whole. This ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:1-9, Exodus 19:1-9

The Church's Obligation To Its Elders Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 27, 2022

1 Timothy 5:17-25 gives us practical instruction for the church's obligation to its elders.

Scripture Paul understood that there was a crisis of leadership in Ephesus. In chapter 4:1-5, Paul pointed out some of the distinctive emphases of the false teachers. In chapter 5:11-16, he focused on the younger widows who seemed to have fallen under the influence of the false teachers. Then in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Is The Fulfillment Of Prophecy Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 1, 2023

Psalm 118:1-29 gives us four practical instructions about praising God for his steadfast love.

Introduction We are concluding our short series in the book of Psalms that I am calling “Jesus in the Psalms.” Today I would like to look at Psalm 118. Let me begin by asking you a question: What was Martin Luther’s favorite psalm? Perhaps you would say, as I did, that it was Psalm 46. After ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Joshua 20: The Cities Of Refuge Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 18, 2024

The LORD instructed Israel to designate six cities as "Cities of Refuge". This message explores the roles and functions of these cities.

Introduction: Accidents happen, and some of these accidents result in the death of another person. There was and is a difference between intentional murders—and there were numerous examples of this in the Bible—and accidental death, sometimes called manslaughter. To provide a safe place for the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 23, 2024

Psalm 118:1-29 gives us several practical instructions about praising God for his steadfast love.

Introduction What was Martin Luther’s favorite psalm? You may say, as I thought, that it was Psalm 46. After all, Martin Luther wrote the great hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” based on Psalm 46. But, if you said that Psalm 46 was Martin Luther’s favorite psalm, you and I would be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed