Sermons on Lay Along Side:

What Makes A Disciple Of Jesus? Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2011

Second of two-part series laying down our focus for 2011 - this message describing what marks a disciple.

What Marks a Disciple of Jesus? Various Scriptures January 2, 2011 Introduction This is one of those messages that would make my preaching teachers shiver in their boots and deny they had anything to do with me. Why? Well, because it won’t have the correct “form” that they all ...read more

Scripture: John 10:27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christ, Our Example: Love Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 29, 2011

Jesus calls us to lay down our lives for Him, as He laid down His life for us.

Christ, Our Example: Love August 28, 2011 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus calls us to lay down our lives for Him, as He laid down His life for us. Focus Passage: John 15:9-17 Supplemental Passage: If I speak with the tongues of men and of ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Foundation Of Faith

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 2, 2007

This sermon seeks to lay a solid foundation for faith in the lives of believers and encourages the development of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.

When a carpenter is erecting a building he must have a solid foundation. Likewise, we need a solid foundation for our faith. Also, a carpenter must have an accurate plumb line lest the structure could wind up being a new Leaning Tower of Pisa. In your home, have you ever tried to hang wallpaper ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

12 No More & No Less. --- There'll Be No More Apostles. Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 1, 2014

These 12 the Lord would use in laying the FOUNDATION of His True church, Jesus Himself being the Chief Cornerstone.

# 2 Intro. #2 APOSTLES STUDY 2-23-14 We begin talking last time talking about the Apostles, and pointed out what the qualifications to be an apostle were, we can't go over all that was said last time again today; however we did point out that the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:14

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be A Saint

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 23, 2019

THIS IS A NEW YEAR'S DAY MESSAGE AND A COMMUNION SERVICE MESSAGE. IT LAYS DOWN A CHALLENGE FOR THE NEW YEAR.

HOW TO BE A SAINT PHILIPPIANS 1:1-11 TODAY IS THE FIRST SERVICE FOR 2019 AND IT IS FITTING THAT IT INVOLVES A COMMUNION SERVICE. A QUESTION THAT IS OFTEN ASKED THOUGH IS WHO CAN TAKE PART IN IT? NOT ALL BAPTISTS HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS AS TO WHO MAY TAKE PART IN COMMUNION. SOME FOLLOW WHAT IS ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Love God And Love Your Neighbor : 6th Commandment Series

Contributed by Michael Larsen on Aug 2, 2019

Jesus showed how much He values human life by laying His life down to save us.

Intro Open your Bibles to 1 John 3 today as we continue our Summer Series entitled “Love God , Love your Neighbor” We are examining the 10 Commandments—God’s moral law—while focusing on Jesus is summary of the commandments found in the New Testament. Jesus tells us “You shall love the Lord your ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Just How Important Is Jesus Christ To Us? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 2, 2022

Is Jesus Christ so important to us that we would lay down everything to witness to His abiding love?

Thursday of 14th Week in Course (July 7 2022) Roger Dicconson “No gold or silver or money in your belt, no bag” basically the clothes on their back were all that the early disciple-missionaries had on their journeys. When we look at the histories of the witnesses to Christ in the sixteenth ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-9, Matthew 10:7-15

Denomination: Catholic

"Faithfulness--God's And Yours

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 17, 2004

We are in partnership with God. He is always faithful but the other side of the coin is that we need to be faithfulful to Him as well.

Iliff and Saltillo UM September 19, 2004 Faithfulness --God’s and Yours Joshua 23:1-16 INTRODUCTION: In chapter 23 the great leader of Israel had reached old age and this chapter records some of his last words to the people. To the very end of his life he remained full of faith and full ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 23:1-16

Denomination: Methodist

Runaway Prophet

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Oct 29, 2023

Reporters chase Elijah down to Judah to get his side of the story and find out what comes next.

Good morning. This is The News Hour with Azariah bar Jesse, bringing you a special report from Samaria in the kingdom of Israel on Thursday, September 23rd, in the 8th year of the reign of King Ahab Ben Omri. Today we have a newsmaker interview from Beersheba in Judah, where our special ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"anger (Part 1): Side Effects Of Anger And What The Bible Says About It" Series

Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Oct 13, 2021

Anger is a part of human emotions. Some anger is necessary for making things better, like what Jesus did. Anger becomes a problem when we have trouble controlling it, causing us to say or do things we regret.

Opening: A young mother and her little boy were driving down the street. The little boy asked, "Mommy, why do the idiots only come out when Daddy drives?" Do you get what the boy meant? His father liked to call other drivers' idiot' when he drove, but his mother never said that. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-13, John 2:17, Genesis 4:4-7, Proverbs 15:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You Pray

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 12, 2004

It’s better to err on the side of God’s awesomeness than to get too familiar.

When You Pray Montreal/Cornwall September 11, 2004 Keeping ourselves going is a major pursuit of our lives, and in the quest of that we eat, and drink. We sleep. We visit people. We do a number of activities. For us, as Christians, we pray. This is a fundamental activity for our keeping ourselves ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Not Always Easy!

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000

A sermon that looks at the hard side of discipleship by focusing on four character traits that a real disciple develops.

It's Not Always Easy! The Tough Side of Discipleship Luke 14:25-35 We all know about how messed up things are in our world. But do we know that they aren’t much better in the church. In the article "The American Witness" in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue of The Barna Report, George Barna examined 131 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Neutrality

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 10, 2004

There are no spiritual mugwumps. You are one one side or the other. Do you know which one?

No Neutrality As a retired soldier and a bit of a history buff I know a little about warfare. I also know that in every war there are people who do not want to get involved for various reasons. They may be theological or political pacifists or just folks too young or too old to participate. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:30

Denomination: Baptist

Perseverance Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 24, 2009

There is a process in our becoming all that God credated us to be. This is the human side of the divine change.

James 1:2-4, 22-25 “Perseverance” INTRODUCTION When it comes to travel, I think many of us are highway people. We want to go the fastest way possible in order to get to our destination as quickly as we can. We aren’t really interested in seeing the sights or stopping at the tourist ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-25

Denomination: Lutheran

The Choice: Life, Or Death

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011

Choose life in the Promised Land, and discover what waits for you on the other side of joyful reality

INTRO A number of weeks ago, I jokingly said that everyone in my family had a license for something in life. The one license my folks said was solely mine was the complaining license. Dad would say: “Stop your fussing;” and if I didn’t, he’d pick on me and saying: ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Lutheran