Sermons on Invitations:

A Warning Against Enticement Series

Contributed by Sylvan Finger on Aug 12, 2025

Theme: How are the disciple’s missing the point of how Jesus desires his disciples to live?

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. P: Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, C: but righteousness delivers from death. Proverbs 10:2 What is enticement to you? Enticement is probably more of a concept that you know than a word you are familiar with. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-27, Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 1:8-19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Go, Stand, And Speak, Pt. 1 Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 8, 2004

Acts Series: 24th Sermon--"Go!" [The Consistency of Our Witness]--It’s "as you are going", a full-time ministry!

Go, Stand, and Speak, pt. 1 Acts 5:12-20 The early church is having a huge impact on Jerusalem/1,000s saved, healed, lives changed!/church is unified/magnified/multiplied [magnification in public eye happens when He is lifted up!...affects our public reputation!] The gospel is spreading like ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

"Waht It Means To Be Church"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 2, 2007

The meaning of relationship and community within the church.

Acts 2:42-47 “What It Means to be Church” by: Rev. Ken Sauer Grace United MEthodist Church, 9833 Hixson Pike, Soddy Daisy, TN www.gbgm-umc.org/grace-sdtn Have you ever felt lonely, even when you are surrounded by a large crowd of people? Have you ever moved to a new town or headed off to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: United Methodist

Operation Andrew Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2003

A sermon on the Apostle Andrew!

Operation Andrew The Story of the Apostle Andrew John 1, 6, 12- Selected passages Sermon for 3/5/2000 Introduction: A. The story of Edward Kimball. Many of us have never heard of Edward Kimball, a Sunday school teacher. B. He won a young fellow to the Lord, he was a Boston shoe salesman, and got ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-42, John 6:5-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life After Easter: Bewildered Or Bewondered?

Contributed by Ryan Sato on Apr 2, 2005

After the resurrection, the followers of Jesus were in a harried state. Some of them were on the run, others were simply trying to make sense of what had happened. In the midst of our life circumstances, how does the Resurrected Christ make himself real

Opener: I hope you had a bad Easter….I know you think I should be saying “I hope you had a good Easter”…but for today’s sermon, it might be better for you if you had a bad Easter. Because when you think back to the first Easter, the disciples weren’t gathering together early on Sunday, excited ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Life, A Cathedral

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011

How should one ’feel’ when rubbing shoulders with God? Can we be expected to feel something specific to the occasion? Maybe what I feel and how I behave has much to do with how I understand authority; how I respect or despise it; maybe my behaving and fee

Life, a Cathedral Scripture: Exodus 3:1-5 Glenys and I recently vacationed in Quebec. While there, two experiences stood out for me as the highlights of our vacation. These impressed me, not in the sense that it met my entertainment approval but these affected me and my sense of things. The ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-5

Denomination: Salvation Army

Wisdom's Noble Call Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 1, 2011

Wisdom leaves no doubt about the importance and meaning of her call. She comes near to mankind & seeks to win them by her noble & uplifting gifts. May we heed the call & follow heavenly wisdom's guidance.

PROVERBS 8: 1-11 WISDOM'S NOBLE CALL Speaking without wisdom is of little value and wisdom without a voice is of little use. So here we have wisdom taking voice and speaking. The Word of God and wisdom go hand-in-hand crying out to be heard. Wisdom's inviting call here in chapter eight ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Justin - Let Us Remember Series

Contributed by Phil Smith on Jan 19, 2009

Using the "Justin" story to illustrate simple Christianity. Christians forget where they came from. Evidence? I give three (there are more).

I. Introduction Last week I read a story to you in an attempt to clearly illustrate our position before God. In the next few weeks I will continue to use that story to illustrate in more detail how our relationship with God should work. This process is important because the gospel can become ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Go A Fishing

Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 21, 2007

This passage of scripture describes the motivation needed to follow Jesus.

We Go A Fishing - John 21:1-22 Introduction: 1. Ray O’Conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He loved to fish and he loved to teach others how to fish. Owned the home we lived in in Aurora Wisconsin when I was a boy. Ultimate Bullhead Fisherman - Knew where - Favorite sloughs (off the Menomenie ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Follow-Jesus Says Series

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Mar 6, 2017

We are to follow Jesus into a relationship to know God.

Title: Follow-Jesus Says Place: BLCC Date: 3/12/17 Text: Matthew 9.9-13 CT: We are to follow Jesus into a relationship to know God. [Screen 1] FAS: The following prayer has been attributed to a Muslim convert to Christ: "O God, I am Mustafah the tailor, and I work at the shop of Muhammad. The whole ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Growing Closer To God Through Experiences Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Apr 10, 2008

Part 2. Using Henry Blackaby’s "Experiencing God." We come to know God in a deeper way through experience as we step out in faith and follow his will.

What if the quality of your life is directly related to the quality of your relationship with God? Your satisfaction with life, your happiness, the quality of your relationships with other people, the ability to live a “good life,” a righteous or God honoring life, as well as intangible things ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Denomination: Methodist

Come Unto Me

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 14, 2018

That we would come as simple as a child to Jesus and receive the things He desires for us.

Come unto me Matthew 11:20-28 Introduction- This morning if you would turn to Matthew 11:20-28. We will dig into the passage that most have heard of. We read come to Jesus to find rest… Most have no clue what that means or what to do with it. We see what appears to harsh words from Jesus to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:20-28

Denomination: Nazarene

The Last Shall Be First Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Apr 9, 2018

The world teaches that those who finish first are always declared the winner. Much emphasis is placed on our perceived position and status in life. Jesus challenged this teaching, declaring the Last shall be First.

The Last shall be First Matthew 20:16 Much of life is guided by perceived standards and expectations. We are quite familiar with these standards, being exposed to them as long as we can remember. In order to be accepted and successful, one is taught to believe they must abide by these long held ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Fresh Start

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jan 2, 2022

New Years Sermon about being able to start over again when we encounter Jesus.

A Fresh Start Introduction Luke 7:36-50 NRSV A Sinful Woman Forgiven 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus [j] to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. 37 And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: An Unbiblical Term That Waters Down The Gospel

Contributed by Randy Crawford on Jun 10, 2025

We are living in a day when the gospel is under a full on assault—not just from outside the church, but from within. The language we use matters.

Asking Jesus Into Your heart: An Unbiblical Term That Waters Down The Gospel Text: Romans 10:9-13; Luke 9:23-24; Ezekiel 36:25-27 INTRODUCTION We are living in a day when the gospel is under a full on assault—not just from outside the church, but from within. The language we use matters. We ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:9-13, Luke 9:23-24, Ezekiel 36:25-27