Sermons on Mary Blessed:

Blessed Assurance

Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 14, 2006

Many Christians today sing "Blessed Assurance" but do not have it in their hearts. This sermon explores false ideas concerning the assurance of salvation and then looks at what the Bible say concerning how we can come to know that we are saved.

Blessed Assurance I John 3:23-24 We sing “Blessed Assurance” but do we really mean it? We see Christians today that apparently do not have any assurance that if they died tonight they would go to heaven. As a result, they have no joy; their lives are filled with worry; they serve God grudgingly, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:23-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Is The Man

Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 14, 2006

The Psalmist describes the character and behavior of a person who is blessed by God.

Blessed is the Man Psalm 1 I. A man is blessed when he does not (vs. 1) A. Listen to the counsel of the wicked. 1. Character of the wicked. (Ps. 10:7-11) 2. Nature of their counsel. a. Unreliable (Ps. 5:9) b. Unwise (Ps. 36:3) B. Walk with the sinners (Wicked) 1. They ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jacob And The Blessing Series

Contributed by Rik Wadge on Dec 2, 2006

Part IV of a six week series demonstrating how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

Story: The phrase “God Bless you” is said to have been originated by St. Gregory the Great, in the year 594 AD. +He appointed a formal prayer to be said to people who sneezed. At that time it was believed that the air was filled with dangerous impurities and that those who sneezed violently were ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31

Denomination: Bible Church

Blessings Of Security Series

Contributed by Robert Cote on Dec 10, 2006

The blessing of eternal security through the power of God.

THE BLESSING OF SECURITY 1 PETER 1:5 I. Faith is not conditional. A. Wesleyan Theology does not support eternal security, and relegates the perseverence of the saints to man’s efforts. B. Some forms of Baptist and Presbyterian theology have been influenced by Wesleyan doctrines. Albert Barnes ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:5

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Blessing Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 9, 2006

Jesus sustains us through the hardships of life to give us the greatest blessing - eternity

The Greatest Blessing James 1:9-12 August 20, 2006 Evening Service Introduction A group of girls on a picnic in Washington State’s Cascade Range had taken a wrong trail. After spending a terrifying night in the high country, they were wandering hopelessly-cold, wet, and hungry, and convinced they ...read more

Scripture: James 1:9-12

Denomination: Church Of God

Divine Blessings

Contributed by David Welch on Nov 17, 2006

Message touching the multiple blessings of God recorded in Eph 1

Divine Blessings Introduction Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty… Psalm 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Stewardship Of Blessings

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Nov 21, 2006

Three principles I can learn from Jesus - the ultimate model of stewardship: (1) He didn’t abuse what He had; (2) He didn’t squander what He had; and (3) He didn’t keep what He had.

I. THREE INTERESTING PASSAGES (Dan 7:14) “Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom…” . (Matt 28:18) “Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me…’” (1 Cor 15:24-26) “Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father…” 1. A forever ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-26

Denomination: Church Of God

Blessed Is The Man

Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 6, 2007

How to be a blessed follower of God

BLESSED IS THE MAN Psalms 1 Intro: In thinking on this evening’s message I thought of the times the Lord has blessed me in my life. I meditated on the fact that I am saved from hell. I have a good place to live and food in my refrigerator. But I also realize that I personally have been in a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

#15 -- Blessings Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Jan 16, 2007

God blesses us by coming down to us, by ’kneeling’in a gesture of grace and salvation. In response we are to bless Him with praise and worship, commitment and service.

“Songs for the Road #15: Blessing” Psalm 134 This is our last song for the road—we’ve reached the end of the journey. What does the end look like? The end looks like Psalm 134. And this Psalm really sums up what the Christian is all about in some ways. It summarizes God’s grace and our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 134:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph's Blessing

Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 18, 2007

I submit to you this morning, that the same blessing belongs to all of you who call upon Christ as Savior. In fact, all who posses a genuine faith will experience the fulfillment of this promise on their lives. “We are heirs along with Abraham the promi

Genuine Spiritual Living (Joseph’s Blessing) Text: GE 37:1 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. GE 37:2 This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Blessing Of Endurance

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 28, 2007

James gives his church a message of hope in hopeless times. He encourages people to endure to the end, to be blessed through tribulation

Intro: as I read the New Testament, and realize what the early church faced, and look at today’s prosperity preaching, hyper-faith preaching, happily ever after preaching, never have a bad day preaching, I wonder how early Christians would have fared under this soft, fluffy, easy listening ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessing In Disguise

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Feb 11, 2007

Often it is difficult for us to see too far past our circumstances. In doing so we forget that God is always up to something good, if we will just put our faith in Him. There are many blessings in life that don’t look like blessings at first...

I was speaking with my mother the other day and she said that when she woke up she asked God to be involved in every part of her day. As she was about to sit down for a nice lunch with her sisters she got a call to rush a family member to the hospital. She then had to wait in the hospital waiting ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:3-5

The Blessing Of Discipline Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Oct 4, 2006

This message addresses the blessing that comes to those who as disciples of Christ embrace personal discipline.

Introduction: Bill Cowher took over as the head football coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992. He quickly showed himself to be a man with a future. In fact, he currently enjoys the longest tenure in the NFL as a head coach with the same team -- which now stands at 14 seasons. Under his guidance ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Blessings

Contributed by Charles Scott on Oct 17, 2006

In Christ we have obtained an inheritance and a responsibility to unite heaven and earth: we also believed in him and were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until heaven and are are united.

Ephesians 1__1-14 Proper 10 B SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS Amos 7:7-15 This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Blessed Is The Death Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007

Moments like this make us, like it or not, think about life and death, the future, our loved ones and our own. We ponder whether life is really worth all of the struggles and hardships that can come our way. This verse is God’s Word about all that. I t

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO The Blessing--Revelation 14:13 I offer you one single verse of Scripture to think about today. “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ