Sermons on Loving Him First:

The Church Under Pressure - Symrna Series

Contributed by Graham Kettle on Dec 4, 2010

Afflicated and poor yet incredibly rich. The church would do well to look at what God calls rich and not hold to the world's opinion of riches. Even in the face of persecution, these Believers hold steadfast.

THE CHURCH UNDER PRESSURE – SMYRNA READING Rev 2:8-11 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Church Of God

The First Person To Die In The Faith Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 5, 2006

With His Advent, Christ the Lord changed everything. Have we forgotten?

LUKE 2:25 32 THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE IN THE FAITH “There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

Numbness Not Dumbness

Contributed by Rodney Rapp on Apr 13, 2025

The Book of Hebrews 1. the superiority of Christ 2. to warn the Christian not to abandon their faith or simply put backsliding. A plant can remain dormant for a season but sooner or later it is either going to : 1) Bloom and grow 2) Die 3) Cannot remain dormant for ever.

Title RCF 04/11/2025 Numbness in the Kingdom Introduction: The author of the book of Hebrews is not certain. There are two main themes in the book 1. the superiority of Christ 2. to warn the Christian not to abandon their faith or simply put backsliding. A plant can remain dormant ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:9-11

Denomination: Other

Twenty-First Century Demons Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018

we must fight the demons of the 21st century

Mark 1:21-28 Dear Lord, may we listen with our ears, hear with our hearts, and be willing to carry out your mission. Amen. In the passage from Mark that was read today, Jesus was teaching at the synagogue in Capernaum. It was the first time his newly chosen disciples had heard Jesus teach, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28, Matthew 25:35-46

Denomination: Episcopal

Glass Houses: The First Christian Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 18, 2019

Faith is a response to the evidence of and the relationship with Jesus

We are in the middle of our Glass Houses Lenten series. We have been sharing a lot of information about our faith and trying in this season of repentance not to judge. It has been an incredible learning time for all of us. The title of the series comes from the old saying about judgment; “People in ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, John 1:38, John 14:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Challenging "Me First" Christianity

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 27, 2006

A look at a couple of the sayings of Jesus that go against the grain of our natural human desire to “look out for number one”.

August 27, 2006 Dakota Community Church Challenging “Me First” Christianity Mark 9:33-35 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the road?" But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Sitting down, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-35

Denomination: Mennonite

The First Palm Sunday And The Purge

Contributed by Kelly Durant on Mar 20, 2016

After praises from the Jerusalemites, Jesus curses the fig tree, which is symbolic of Israel, and then He cleans out the money changers in the Temple. Palm Sunday has a lot to do with purging out dead, fruitless people, and hypocrisy!

The First Palm Sunday and The Purge Kelly Durant Mark 11:1-25 2. How many of you like crime stories? It usually begins with a piece of the evidence in front of you, but all the pieces you have to put together so you understand all of what happened. What led up to the incident? Who are the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-25

Denomination: Salvation Army

First Church Of The Couch Potato

Contributed by James May on Apr 13, 2005

God wants Christians off of the couch and into the trenches, working in the Kingdom of God. This sermon is a little different from most that I preach but it does make the point.

FIRST CHURCH OF THE COUCH POTATO by Pastor Jim May 1 Peter 2:2-3, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." Nothing is more precious in the eyes of a young couple than a newborn baby. It is the same ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Will Be The First To Stop Fighting Series

Contributed by Alan Tison on May 26, 2008

The Seventh beatitude calls us to be peacemakers. Jesus has called us to a special mission to help make peace or restore people back to a sound relationships, first with one another and ultimately with God himself. The peace Jesus speaks of has nothing

Introduction: A henpecked husband was tired of being nagged by his abusive wife so he decided to take a course in being self-assertive. After a few weeks, he felt he had regained his confidence and decided to lay the law down at his home. At the dinner table he announced, “Woman from now on there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Humility - The First Step To Happiness Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 8, 2008

This sermon looks at the first "Be" Attitude. Three benefits of humility. 1. Humility reduces STRESS. 2. Humility improves RELATIONSHIPS. 3. Humility releases Gods POWER.

Humility - The First Step To Happiness What would it take to make you happy? This question was asked of 52,000 Americans in Psychology Today. These were the answers: Friends and social life Having a good job Being in love Recognition and success Sex Personal growth Good financial ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jeremiah’s First Sermon Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 29, 2023

Can you imagine the crowd that Jeremiah was preaching to as a 19-year-old. He is giving this message of harsh judgement to his dad and his dad’s priestly peers, not to mention the king.

Jeremiah was called as a prophet. We read this in Chapter one. He is told to fasten his belt around his garment, that is to say, roll up your sleeves and buckle your seatbelt for a turbulent ride. He is to stand up and speak up for God. As we look at Jeremiah’s first sermon there are a couple of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The First Six Seals Are Opened Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 7, 2023

Humanity’s sin and depravity only continues to get worse by the day, and we must heed the warning of Jesus in this critical Revelation of what is ahead for mankind. The four horsemen and God's wrath are coming, and we must be prepared to share it to all.

Alpha and Omega, Part 30, Revelation Part 7 The First Six Seals are Opened Revelation 6:1-17 Introduction - Taking this a part, chapter by chapter, to understand God’s ultimate plan - Last week, we saw the appearance of the Lamb before God’s throne -- We also saw the reaction of those in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:1-17, Isaiah 34:4, Job 3:17, Daniel 9:27, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, John 12:44-50  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Upgrade To First Class I Series

Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 1, 2008

The thought that occurred to me this week is that we as believers are often satisfied flying “coach” when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died and rose again to offer us a “first class” ticket.

Introduction: Today we are continuing our series of messages on the importance of love and unity in the Church. When we began two weeks ago we saw that the key to unity within the Body of Christ is love. That is why Paul said in Colossians 3:14—“Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity.” ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

And First Place Goes To... Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 19, 2012

How greatness in the Kingdom of God is determined by our level of service to others.

INTRODUCTION I admit my humor is a little corny sometimes, but bear with me for a moment. See if you can answer these questions: (1) What do you call a chicken crossing the road? Poultry in motion. (2) What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A stick. (3) What do you call four ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28

Denomination: Baptist

Amazing Grace: First Verse Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 27, 2009

This is the first in a 4 part series adapted from David Jeremiah’s book, Captured by Grace. Each main point is alliterated and derived from the lyrics of Amazing Grace. PowerPoint is avaible, jsut e-mail me.

AMAZING GRACE: FIRST VERSE Scott R. Bayles, pastor Adapted from Capture by Grace by David Jeremiah First Christian Church, Rosiclare, Illinois St. Augustine once wrapped a powerful thought in vivid imagery when he said, “God always pours His grace into empty hands.” No ones hands could have been ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Denomination: Christian Church