Sermons on Mantel:

Kiss Your Ox Goodbye

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

What is holding your back from fulfilling your destiny in Christ? It is time to leave everything behind! This challenge to turn your back on every distraction will cause you to kiss your ox goodbye!

“Kiss Your Ox Goodbye” Text: I Kings 19:19-21 I. Introduction Elijah has been whining to God. He has claimed to be the only true prophet left. But God responds by telling Elijah that not only is he not the only one left there are 7000 men who have not bowed their knee to Baal. Then God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preparation Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 17, 2013

Message about being prepared to share our testimony and story with others.

Title: Preparation for Joining the Story Theme: How to be prepared to share our story with others. Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-5 Introduction Last Wednesday night we started a short series called Join the Story. It is important that we see this life as a journey and a story in history that is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Church Of God

Perseverance: A Key To Finishing Strong Series

Contributed by M. Keith Williams on Jan 13, 2015

It is not how you start but how you finish that counts the most

Perseverance: A Key to Finishing Strong Nehemiah 6:1-19 Rodeo Road Baptist Church October 5, 2014 Disclaimer: Each sermon in this series on Nehemiah was written with both commentary help and referencing from time to time information from sermons and illustration found on Sermon Central. In most ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-19

Denomination: *other

Worship And A Wedding

Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 19, 2009

A wedding homily.

Wedding Homily I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

People Of God

Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 27, 2010

The beatitudes describe the model of character to which followers of Jesus Christ may aspire.

People of God: The character and behavior that makes a person just like Jesus Christ. Rev. Sean Lester January 31, 2010 Text: Matthew 5:1-12 What makes a person a hero? A year ago, Chesley Sullenberger ditched his airplane into the Hudson River and saved the lives of all 150 of his passengers ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Place Of Service Part 2

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Oct 2, 2008

My Job as a Pastor is to serve others. God uses me a lot by giving me dreams. Some Pastors are afraid to talk about dreams that come from God. If a young lady would not have heard me talking about dreams her mom might have went to Hell.

A Place of Service Part 2 Jeremiah 23:28-29 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. 29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:28-29

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Testimony Time

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on May 3, 2014

In Enoch's walk with God, he modeled for us the Christian testimony.

Testimony Time Genesis 5: 18-24 Intro: Play song “Just a Closer Walk With Thee” . Just a closer walk with God. If you are a Christian this morning, that should be your goal, your plea as the song states. . You know more that anything else, that is our testimony. . How is our walk ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:18-24

Denomination: Baptist

Childhood Responsibilities

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 2, 2010

The Christian life is more than a list of do's and don't's; it is a relationship wherein we have responsibilities.

CHILDHOOD RESPONSIBILITIES GALATIANS 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION John Newton, author of the beloved hymn Amazing Grace, was an only child who lost his mother when he was seven. At the age of eleven, he went to sea as a sailor and became involved in the inhuman African slave trade. He was soon hardened by ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

No Longer Fearful

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 12, 2009

We are living in a day in which man has lost one of his most important senses – the sense of fear.

NO LONGER FEARFUL II CORINTHIANS 5:1-11 Introduction: Dean Martin once said, "Show me a man who doesn’t know the meaning of the word fear, and I’ll show you a dummy who gets beat up a lot." (Kent Crockett, The 911 Handbook, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2003, 118) We are living in a day in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Philippians 4:4-9 - How To Rejoice In The Lord Always

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2024

The Apostle Paul directs us to rejoice in the Lord always, but some days rejoicing is easier said than done. In this message we examine the framework to keep rejoicing regardless of your personal circumstances.

The Apostle Paul, a little background—he's in prison. At some point, he realizes he's probably going to be put to death. When you read his resume of catastrophe, it's pretty impressive: shipwrecks, bitten by a snake, whipped, beaten, left for dead, threatened constantly. And yet, in the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rahab Series

Contributed by Darren Rogers on May 18, 2008

How is your faith? Do you think that your past will stop you serving the Lord?

Rahab – 5th May 2008 am Hebrews 11:31, James 2:25 Rahab was a lost pagan woman who lived in the city of Jericho. Yet she became one of the most honoured women in the Bible. She is mentioned in Hebrews 11 and in the book of James. In Hebrews 11 she stands as an example of faith; in James, she is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:31

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven Deadly Sins: Covetousness Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 27, 2008

Covetousness is the spirit of greed and may bring about spiritual death apart from genuine repentance and faith in the forgiving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Covetousness --Deuteronomy 5:21; Philippians 4:11; Luke 12:13-21 Since 1991 Dr. Haddon W. Robinson has held the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching Chair at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In a poll taken by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Methodist

Here Comes The Judge!

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 20, 2013

When Christ returns He will return as our Lord and our Redeemer. But when Christ returns, He also will being returning as our Judge. You and I need to understand the reality, the reason, and the result of standing before Christ and His judgment seat.

Here Comes the Judge 2 Corinthians 5:6-12 Heaven is a free gift that cannot be earned or deserved. But when we get to heaven, we will be judged on the basis of the life we live after coming to Christ. Jesus Christ is returning to call His bride to be with Him in fulfillment of the promise that He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Jonadab Who? The Unfamiliar Backstory To Blessing Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 15, 2011

A look at the obscure Old Testament daddy Jonadab, and the blessing given to his descendents.

Introduction: A Opening Illustration B Jonadab lived in a period of Israel’s history that should ring familiar with modern America & Western Church. 1 King Ahab & his queen, Jezebel, had turned the nation of Israel away from the God of their fathers, steering it down a course of perversion, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 35:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Continuing The Journey

Contributed by Steve Wilson on May 10, 2012

We have an obligation to continue the Lord's mission on earth to reach our Jerusalem and beyond.

CONTINUING THE JOURNEY Luke 9:51 Introduction • This verse begins the last 6 months of Jesus ministry before He died on the cross for us. • From here through chapter 21 the emphasis shifts from miracles to parables, from deeds to words. • Everything about His life is centered on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51

Denomination: Baptist