Sermons on Lying Pastors:

Simple Leadership: Elders Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 28, 2015

The New Testament pattern for church leadership is not personnel committees, democracy, influential families in the church, or hierarchies. It is simply a group of men known as elders who study and seek to follow God’s Word.

Simple Leadership: Elders ( I Timothy 5:17-25) 1. We usually think of authority issues when it comes to parents and teens. 2. One teen recently blogged, “Today, my mom screeched at me about my pillowcase being dirty and finished off one long rant with an irate "Who raised you to be such a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Minister Series

Contributed by Archie Norman on Nov 24, 2015

The minister

The Minister I Corinthians 4 1. His requirement - vs. 1-2 A. Minister = under rower B. Steward = manager C. Faithful = trustworthy 2. His Judgment - vs. 3-5 *judgment = exercising my right to be God A. Human judgment - Matthew 7:1 B. Self-judgment - Galatians 6:3-4 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

And Jesus Stood Still

Contributed by Tim Shockley on Feb 17, 2015

In one of the most stressful times of Jesus' life, He heard a single voice cry out for mercy. And He stood still.

There is a church in downtown Washington, DC, right in an area where there are a lot of street people. Almost every Sunday, a few of them would come into the church and sit in the back pews and watch the service. They are scary people, because they are toothless and dirty and they have not bathed ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: *other

23rd Anniversary "Our God Is An Awesome God"

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 13, 2012

This is the sermon we preached on our 23rd anniversary as pastors of the church. It chronicles God's blessings upon us.

Our God is an awesome God. God reigns from heaven above, with wisdom power and love our God is an awesome God. Today we celebrate 23 years of love and of ministry together as pastors and congregation. If someone were to ask us to sum up our experience together, it would have to be , ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:14-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Whole Church Equipped To Minister Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010

God has given the church certain people whose job it is to equip the members of the church so that the whole church functions properly.

Ephesians 4:7-16 The Whole Church Equipped to Minister This week Marcela my wife had a splitting earache. Last weekend it was so painful that she spent most of it in bed with painkillers unable to sleep from pain. Also unable to hear properly. All sounds were just ringing in her ears. First ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Baptist

Leadership Series

Contributed by Erik Estep on Jan 20, 2010

Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see Peter, who was a disciple of Jesus, writing to church leaders as to what their responsibilities were.

Intro: Bernard Brown is the president of Kennestone Regional Health Care System in Georgia. And he talked @ once working in a hospital where a patient knocked over a cup of water, which spilled on the floor by the patient’s bed. The patient was afraid he might slip on the water if he got ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

Your Calling

Contributed by Frank Edwards on Jan 25, 2010

This morning I want to talk about the calling of God on our lives.

Our Calling 2 Peter 1:3-11 Story: The St. Bernard Dogs in the Alps who seek out travelers lost in a storm take their mission very seriously. One of these dogs returned late one afternoon, wearied from fighting his way through the drifts. He went to his kennel, lay down in a corner, and acted ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Charting The Course For Biblical Ministry

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 22, 2013

Ordination: Both pastors and participants in the local church need to join hands for the sake of ministry in the Kingdom of God.

Charting the Course for Biblical Ministry (I Timothy 4:10-5:2) [Note: This was preached as part of an ordination service on a Sunday morning] 1. Last Easter, your board decided to get the most handsome preacher in Indiana to speak. He said no. 2. Then they thought they would get the most ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Good Servant Of Christ Jesus

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 27, 2013

The responsibility of the pulpit to promote godliness in the Community of Faith is explored

“If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.” [1] Godliness looms large in the thinking of the Apostle. The term “godliness” occurs fifteen ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6

Denomination: Baptist

Neither Male Nor Female

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 28, 2012

A study of gender and the role of pastor of the congregation.

“In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:26-29

Denomination: Baptist

Women Preachers And The Word Of God

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 4, 2012

Do women have a role to play in congregational oversight? What does the Word say?

“Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

Walk Worthy

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Mar 21, 2011

The Call of God is the greatest thing in this world.

Eph 4 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; The absolute greatest vocation in the world is preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. To ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Minister's List

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 31, 2010

What are God's expectations for His man? What are we supposed to do and to be? And what's this?...oh yeah, all God's people are to be ministers like this! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

The Minister's List 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MinistersList.html Here's a list God gave for ministers -- what is expected of us, physically, mentally, and spiritually. How we should behave and what we should do and not do. Now, before you get too excited to watch me go ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Misunderstood Mission Of Ministry

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 21, 2023

A message for Leadership about the roles of Pastor, Elder/Senior Citizens in the Church

When I heard the call of God to enter Ministry as a teenager, He asked me to go to a specific Bible School I had never heard of or knew anything about. After finding it, I immediately enrolled. Looking back over my years of continuous education, I learned much, and continue to learn. Still, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13, 1 Peter 5:1-3, 1 Corinthians 11:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"New Adventures"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 26, 2018

A sermon for the first Sunday of a new appointment for a pastor.

“New Adventures” Jeremiah 29:11-14a A young preacher had just finished seminary and had taken his first appointment in the hills of Kentucky. Wanting to be effective in his preaching ministry, he walked into the pulpit on his first Sunday and preached about—what he called--the evils of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Denomination: United Methodist