Sermons on Lessons From History:

Lessons From David Pt 4 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009

The only way a fugitive can become king is to have the qualities of patience and humility. These two character traits will always propel a fugitive into a leadership position for the Lord.

Lessons from David pt 4 “A Fugitive Becomes King” Opening Video Illustration: Blue Fish Tv – Church like an NBA game? Are you passionate about Jesus and God’s team? Thesis: The only way a fugitive can become king is to have the qualities of patience and humility. These two character traits will ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From David Pt 5 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009

David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then became a king and then forgot that he was accountable to God for all his actions!

Lessons from David pt 5 “A Fallen King pt a” Thesis: David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then became a king and then forgot that he was accountable to God for all his actions! Scripture Texts: II Samuel ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From David Pt 6 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009

David has had a spiritual heart attack caused by sin so he now needs to be confronted by God’s messenger so he can come back to life. Love motivated god to send Nathan no hatred so that David could be revived from the impact of sin.

Lessons from David pt 6 “A Fallen King pt b” David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing, because he did not listen to the warnings, he allowed sin into his home and he tried to cover sin up with more sin. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From The Rich Young Ruler Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 25, 2011

The power that controlled the rich young ruler kept him from experiencing Jesus' vision for his life.

A Luke 18.18-30 1 We know from Dr. Luke’s account (& from Matthew & Mark) that our man is 1) rich, 2) young and 3) ruler. a Young (24-40 years old) meant he probably came from a family with money. b Ruler meant he was in charge, authority, respect, possibly a member of the Sanhedrin. 2 This ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons Learned From The Grateful Leper

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 28, 2010

We can learn alot about ourselves through the 9 ungrateful lepers as well as the one grateful. We are one of them.

Lessons learned from a thankful leper Luke 17:1-19 Luke 17:1-19 Introduction- Anyone ever have a bad day? Somewhere everything goes wrong? One side of this coin is out of our control. Someone has wronged you. Someone has said some hurtful things. A ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-19

Denomination: Nazarene

Good Lessons From A Bad Example Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Oct 15, 2008

Let us use our present resources to influence, to make a great impact, to make a lasting difference for our future, for eternity.

This morning, as we are about to enter our Missions Month, we will look into investing in eternity. Let us read the parable of the shrewd steward at Luke 16:1-13.[1] We will look at what is dubbed as one the most difficult parables of the Lord. There are those who accuse the Lord of praising ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Yellow Brick Road

Contributed by Edwin Garvin on Sep 3, 2008

Discovering the Reality of Life from Dorothy and her friends

“Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From The Summit - Elders And Leaders

Contributed by Jamey Stuart on Sep 29, 2008

This message was given to teach the church on how a church functions and to teach the importance of leadership in the church.

Introduction: This week and next the national stage has been all about leadership, as we’ve endured, I mean, watched the convention of the Democrats and this week the Republicans. There is a problem with our political leaders, and I don’t care which side of the aisle that you are referring to, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons Learned From A Night Of Failure

Contributed by W. Alderman on Aug 2, 2008

This is a sermon that illustrates the way the Lord cares for his own.

“LESSONS LEARNED FROM A NIGHT OF FAILURE” TEXT: Luke 5:1-11 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: Some of your greatest lessons will be learned at “The University of Adversity”. I have heard people say that they received a degree in “knee-ology” at the “School of Hard-knocks”. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Life Of King Solomon

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

The story that we are most familiar with in Solomon’s life is that of his asking for wisdom from God. Not only did God grant Solomon’s request for wisdom but also gave him power, riches, fame, and prosperity. Solomon had all that a man could ask for in th

Intro: The story that we are most familiar with in Solomon’s life is that of his asking for wisdom from God (I Kgs. 3:5-11). Not only did God grant Solomon’s request for wisdom but also gave him power, riches, fame, and prosperity. Solomon had all that a man could ask for in this life. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:5-15, 1 Kings 11:1

Denomination: *other

Lessons From The Life Of John The Baptist

Contributed by David Cook on Feb 25, 2012

Key lessons we can learn from the life of John the Baptist

What’s in a name? Names are significant. Names have a purpose. John 1:6, “There came a man sent from God, whose name was John” Let’s discover some wonderful truths from the Bible about this man sent from God, whose name was John. 1. Understand God’s Delays are not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons In Evangelism From The Woman At The Well

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 2, 2013

A short talk for our Christmas Pensioners' Praise service but it works for all adult congregations. Some lessons about life and evangelism for all Christians

I’m going to pick out three snippets of conversation that caused shock in the 1st Century Land that Jesus walked; three bits of conversation that could change the course of the church in Billericay in our time. 1. The Samaritan woman said to Jesus, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-42

Denomination: Anglican

Lessons From The Four Views Of David

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 2, 2013

An exploration of how others viewed David before and after he killed Goliath and the lessons we can learn.

Perhaps the best know story from the life of David is the account of him slaying the giant Goliath found in 1 Samuel 17. There are many valuable lessons to be found in this great passage. However, I would like to focus on how David was viewed by the other characters in this passage and make some ...read more

Denomination: *other

Spiritual Lessons From The Lord's Temptation

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 5, 2014

The temptation of Jesus teaches us about: 1. The leadership of God's Spirit (vs. 1). 2. The righteousness of our Savior (vs. 1-4). 3. The power of Scripture (vs. 3-10). 4. The provision of new strength (vs. 11).

Spiritual Lessons from the Lord's Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 23, 2013 *How long has it been since you were tempted to sin? If it's been more than 24 hours, then maybe you haven't been paying attention. Or you are a very rare person, indeed. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Leadership Lessons From A Serpent's Siege Series

Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 3, 2013

Saul, discouraged after the sonsos of Belial reject his kingship, returns to life as a farmer, until the people of Jabesh Gilead need him. Then he demonstrates leadership Qualitites we can apply.

Grant Avenue Baptist Church 2215 Grant Avenue Redondo Beach, CA  90278 LESSONS FROM A SERPENT’s SIEGE TEXT: I Samuel 11 VERSES 1-3 The name, Nahash means Serpent.  It is related to the Hebrew Word which refers to the serpent in Genesis 3 which means something along the line of “The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Baptist