Sermons on Johns Mission:

The Church As A Caring Community Series

Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 7, 2003

This is the 3rd in a series based on Acts 2:42-47 looking at the core characteristics of the church. This sermone deals with community.

The Church as a Caring Community Acts 2:45-46 Acts 4:32 – 5:11 (Third in the series “The Core Characteristics of the Church) I have just read the most riveting story in the Book of Acts. The traumatic and sudden death of Ananias and Sapphira has caused both the casual reader of the Bible and the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Brethren

Ministers Or Morticians?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Nov 29, 2006

Are we ministers of life unto life experiencing the power of God to win souls and edify the saints? Or are we morticians just dressing the corpse and polishing the casket?

I am off to another funeral in a bit but I was pondering while I was getting ready on a thing that I typically hear at viewings/funerals. "They look so good!" "They look like they should get up and walk out of here." "They look better than when I last saw ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Abused And Used But Not Used Up

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 3, 2010

We must determine that the children with whom we are surrounded are God’s gift and God’s assignment for us, no matter how difficult or inconvenient they are.

I received a letter the other day from someone very close to me. His letter was written hurriedly, because I had written him asking some questions. He felt he needed to answer those right away. He had a conviction he wanted me to hear immediately. I had asked him if he was going to leave his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:17-22

Denomination: Baptist

Living Courageously Or Cowardly? Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

Because Christ courageously died for you, you must courageously live for Him.

I. Respond to your circumstances correctly! Ch 11-13 A. Complaining People 1. The people despised God’s provision (11:1-15). 2. God displayed mercy but judges (11:16-20). B. Faithless Leaders 1. Sent to help Moses accomplish the will of God (13:21-25). 2. Returned to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Luke 6:48 Enabled Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 18, 2011

We are enabled to do mission. The foundation we ahve in Christ is firm we will stand, using what he has given us to do his will.

Luke 6:48 Enabled I’m starting this wee spiel with a definition Stewardship: Historically, stewardship was the responsibility given to household servants to bring food and drinks to a castle dining hall. The term was then expanded to indicate a household employee’s responsibility for managing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:48

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Least Of These Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 5, 2012

A sermon on charity and missions designed to allow time to introduce a missionary to give a short presentation.

An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head." Suspecting that the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Baptist

Ministering To Hispanic Catholics Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 7, 2010

Xenophobia destroyed the Jews in Nazi Germany; we must not let it stand in the way of our mission.

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross–August 9, 2010 You Shall Be My Witnesses Here at the beginning of August, the Church gives us feasts that are pointed reminders that Jesus, who predicted His own assassination, was not the last Christian martyr, only the first. I’ve often commented at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:22-28

Denomination: Catholic

Pray: Prayer, Relationships, And Acts Of Kindness For Yahweh’s Kingdom

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 5, 2010

Jesus sent them out in teams for a purpose. From this outreach mission we can adopt principles of Prayer, Relationships and Acts of Kindness for Yahweh’s Kingdom. Conveniently that forms an acronym: PRAY.

Have you ever wished that you could live your life in a protective bubble – a life full of everything good, with all of the bad stuff removed? I know that I certainly have – and I look forward to, and long for, the Day when God will transform forever the world as we know it. The wonderful future ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-9

Denomination: Anglican

Be A Messenger Of God

Contributed by Carl Palatino on Aug 9, 2011

We as God’s missionaries He wants us to go where God is neglected and our part as His mouthpiece is to introduce Him as God.

“Be a messenger of God” Jonah 1:2 He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it; I am aware of how wicked its people are." Introduction: The Assyrian history, as far as it has yet been discovered, is very bare of events in regard to this period. We have as yet the names of ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:2

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming The Stuck Places Series

Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Sep 13, 2010

How the occurance of stopped or stuck places can shape your life.

Overcoming the Stuck Places Acts 20:22-27, 21:27-33 We all encounter “stopping places”, places where the obstacles are so huge that they stop our forward progress in life. Often these become “stuck places”, places where we never get moving again. In today’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Ipray Series

Contributed by Matthew Hylton on Sep 13, 2010

The iMission is for all of us to carry out. We are all to Pray, Give, & Go.

iMission - (Part 1) “iPray” TEXT: Multiple INTRO: This morning we start a new 3 week series called the iMission. Why iMission? “I” is not for the internet as some of you are thinking…. because the church is made up of who? People… the “I” is for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pass The Baton

Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009

Running the race of faith

Illustration: Children’s Talk: Running a race. Share what you have in life with others. Pass the baton to the next person. God started this race and was at the beginning, He will be at the end also to give you a trophy Heb 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

¡estoy Involucrado! ¿estás Involucrado?

Contributed by J Spurling on Feb 18, 2009

Un Sermon sobre las misiones. Hay una explicación de la importancía de misiones. Hay una explicación de nuestro papel en misiones. Y hay un desafio de ser parte de misiones.

Como ustedes pueden imaginarse, soy apasionado por misiones. Estudié y trabajé por 10 años para estar acá como un misionero. Entonces esta mañana voy a hablar con ustedes acerca de una de las pasiones más grandes de mi corazón—misiones. Pero no solamente haré eso, voy a intentar convencerles de ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Creating A Shared Vision: "Putting Faith Into Action" Series

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 19, 2009

Sermon #4 on creating a shared vision.

Revelation 3:14-22 “Putting Faith Into Action” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org In February 2007, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz sent a memo to his CEO, Jim Donald, that somehow found its way onto the internet and then onto the computer ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: United Methodist

Memory Strings And Purse Strings

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 21, 2009

We remember what matters to us. God asks us to remember what He has done for us, but our attachment to money competes with that memory. We need to remember what God has done among us and that His mission is for all to experience it. That will loosen ou

Memory is a very tricky thing. You never know what you will remember and what you will forget. The other day one of my friends told me if he is in a group and he is asked to introduce the members of the group, by the time he gets halfway around the room he is forgetting the names of people he ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 46:3-11

Denomination: Baptist