Sermons on Leather Belt: showing 676-690 of 5,830

Strapped To God (Teffilin/Phylacteries)

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011

Jewish people wore/wear the tefillin (or phylacteries) to remind them of their relationship to God. There are lessons from the tefillin for Christians as well.

1. Mendel’s Tefillin As the Nazis forced Jews into the death camps in WWII, they stripped their captives of even their most meager possessions. The Tefillin were rare ans precious commodities in the camps. Mendel’s Tefillin were confiscated as soon as he arrived at Auschwitz. Even in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Serving

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 22, 2013

The sermon teaches us to serve family, serve friends, serve neighbors, serve community, and in so doing we serve Jesus.

Acts 3:1-10 Serving D.L. Moody, 'Every Bible should be bound in leather, shoe leather'. What is it to serve God and to do His will? Nothing else than to show mercy to our neighbor. For it is our neighbor who needs ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Five Anti-Growth Attributes To Avoid

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jul 17, 2011

Peter urges us as believers (especially new ones) to be nourished and grow closer to Jesus, and he highlights five anti-growth attributes that will keep us from doing so! Avoid the evil, cling to what is good!

Text: 1 Peter 2:1-3 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Opening Prayer Paul wrote about the 'fruit' of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Four Jewels Of Easter

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 23, 2001

Precious jewels are often deceptive. You have to grow in your appreciation of their quality before you really begin to see their value.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED IN 2021) TEXT: Acts 2:22 36 ILL. You probably don’t remember the name Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, nor should you. But during his day he was the 2nd most powerful man in the Soviet Union. A ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:22-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ's Words From The Cross Series

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2010

On this Good Friday, we are going to meditate upon Christ’s Words from the Cross, with the prayer that they will reveal to us something of the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus.

GOOD FRIDAY - CHRIST’S WORDS FROM THE CROSS (April 2010 – Beausejour Church – Pastor Chris Jordan) BACKGROUND TO THE CRUCIFIXION: “26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when Pilate had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:26-33

Denomination: *other

Appearances Can Be Deceiving Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 25, 2017

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. We sometimes base our opinion of someone on the way they look. This is risky, because a person’s appearance has nothing to do with their character.

I buried a friend of mine twelve years ago this June (6/4/09); it was a funeral unlike any I’d ever attended. My friend was a biker. He rode a big loud Harley Davidson motorcycle, wore leathers, a bandana on his head, and had a beard that covered his entire chest. His arms were covered with ...read more

Denomination: Other

The Armour Of God, Part 1.of 4. Series

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Dec 20, 2003

Learning about the Armour of God, what it is and for, along with the explanation of spiritual Gifts.

The Armour of God.p1. A series of descovery, on putting on the armour of God and useing spiritual gifts. We will be useing Ephesians 6:11-17 to start. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let It Shine Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Oct 16, 2015

The body armor of God's righteousness is both a offensive and defensive weapon. This sermon points out the benefits of both.

In 2003, a class action lawsuit was filed against Second Chance Body Armor. Second Chance manufactures bulletproof vests for police officers and security personnel. Hundreds of police departments throughout the country use their products. Apparently, several police officers had been killed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14

Denomination: Foursquare

Talk The Talk And Walk The Walk Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on May 7, 2002

In the Beginning, Part 5 of 7.

TALK THE TALK AND WALK THE WALK I asked my good friend Rev. Michael Wu on an internet chat: “I am working on Enoch, do you have anything to say about him to my congregation??After an awkward pause, these words appeared on my monitor: “Enoch is one of the two youngest board members of our church. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:20-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living Like Treasure Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 19, 2015

We must not forget that God is the one who has done the choosing. Chosen-ness depends on the opinion of the chooser not the chosen. God says to us, ‘You have value because you are valuable to Me.’ The value of the treasure depends on the One who consid

Living Like Treasure Malachi 3:13-18 INTRODUCTION… Trophy Husband Shirt Conversation (p) This past week I was going through some of my clothes and I found this t-shirt that I am wearing. It is a t-shirt that Kelly bought me some time ago. It says “Trophy Husband.” I have ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"I Am New" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 12, 2014

Why not use this Lenten season to work on your relationship with Christ, to invest as much in this most important relationship, as you do in other relationships in your life, so that you can feel like the new you is rising with Him at Easter.

“I Am New” (Ephesians 4:17-24) How many of you have a hard time throwing old things, especially clothes, away? Maybe you hold on to them thinking some day I’ll lose some weight and be able to fit into that again. Or maybe its gone out of style but you know that like most things, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Encountering The Resurrected Jesus Series

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 9, 2015

Because Jesus Christ rose from the dead, we can experience Him through the living hope of His resurrection today.

ENCOUNTERING THE RESURRECTED JESUS OPEN: The Lord’s Prayer INTRO TO TOPIC: HOW IMPORTANT IS THE RESURRECTION? “Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: *other

Feet Of Peace Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on May 5, 2024

Because of the cross, we can have peace with God, the peace of God, and peace with others.

The Feet of Peace Ephesians 6:10-17 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson M. Willams 05-05–2024 Caitlin’s Shoes I’m going to show you a few examples of shoes and ask that you tell me what they are for: Bowling Shoe Ballet Shoe Cowboy Boot Golf Shoe Moonstar shoes - 20 million dollars Ruby ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Talk The Talk And Walk The Walk Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Creation, Pt. 5

TALK THE TALK AND WALK THE WALK (GENESIS 5:20-23) I asked my good friend Rev. Michael Wu on an internet chat: “I am working on Enoch, do you have anything to say about him to my congregation?” After an awkward pause, these words appeared on my monitor: “Enoch is one of the two youngest board ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:20-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Seven Ways To Lose A (Spiritual) Fight

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 22, 2005

What exactly is Paul getting at with each of these things that God has given us? This message tries to dig out the importance of each.

- This passage is often preached, yet I never felt like I understood what exactly Paul was getting at with each piece that’s mentioned. What are the specific needs? What are the specific dangers? What specifically has God given us? - In preparing, I tried to dig deeper. For instance: “having ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-18

Denomination: Baptist