Sermons on Meaningful Mission:

Counted Worthy To Suffer Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 5, 2020

We must adjust our AIM to the TARGET our Lord has set before us in order to fulfill the missions mandate.

Counted Worthy To Suffer Acts 5:12-42 We come back again to our series through the book of Acts which I’ve entitled, “The Church on Mission.” By God’s grace that is what we are seeking to be. But in order to be a church on mission, we must know what the mission is. If we don’t understand and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:12-42

Denomination: Baptist

Rise & Go Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 10, 2020

We must be faithful to do OUR PART, and trust God to do HIS PART.

Rise & Go! Acts 8:26-40 I heard about a barber once who was in church one Sunday, like you are here today, and the pastor preached a message about being a witness and sharing the gospel – like I’m going to do today. At the end of the service the barber felt convicted that he had not been a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Genuine Disciple Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 10, 2020

As we SUBMIT to God we can watch Him CHANGE the world around us.

Genuine Disciple Acts 9:36-43 Have you ever had a nickname? When I was growing up I had several nicknames: Child – Troy-Boy, Junior High – Wally; High School - Wal-man. On our mission trip last week Sarah Smith called me Roberto Budweiser, but that's another story. I’m sure at some point in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:36-43

Denomination: Baptist

Erasing Excuses For Being Exclusive Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 10, 2020

God shows no FAVORITISM in the invitation of the gospel.

Erasing Excuses For Being Exclusive Acts 10:1-11:18 The famed test pilot Chuck Yeager related a fascinating story in his autobiography. He was flying an F-86 Sabre over a lake in the Sierras when he decided to buzz a friend’s house near the edge of the lake. During a slow roll, he suddenly felt ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Our Message? Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Nov 28, 2019

What is the Good News? God loves you, wants to heal you and wants to use you to reach others.

WHAT IS OUR MESSAGE? In this award winning film called “The Mission,” Robert DeNiro plays a mercenary named Mendoza who has taken asylum in the local church after killing his brother in a fit of jealous rage. He eventually leaves the church and heads to a mission post located above the waterfalls ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What! Church! Series

Contributed by Karl Popke on Dec 19, 2019

What is the Church about? Why do we go to church? The Church has a mission, it has a goal. Jesus calls us to represent the kingdom of God. We are to be living messengers noted by Jesus prayer in Jn. 17: 23, "May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me."

Frances Chan is an amazing man. Loves Jesus, loves the Church, loves the lost, and has a powerful way of expressing it. I love it. So, some of what I will be sharing comes from his talks on the Mission of the Church. I. Why have Church? What is church? What’s church about? - ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Mission Of Love (Thursday Of The 7th Week Of Easter)

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Jun 19, 2020

Are we ready to venture into mission of love rather than our differences with others?

Reflection We read in the Acts (Acts 22:30; 23:6-11) that Paul came down and spoke as a Pharisee realising that there were two groups. They were: 1. Pharisees, & 2. Sadducees. Pharisee believed in resurrection, spirits and angels. Sadducee did not believe all three. The debate broke out ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26, Acts 22:30, Acts 23:6-11

Denomination: Other

Charge

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 7, 2020

Minister and congregation need to fulfill their ministries.

1. True Story Picabo Street, the well-known Olympic gold medalist in the Super G, is much more than a famous skier. In fact, between training on the slopes and traveling around the world to compete, she managed to get an education and earn a degree in nursing. Early in her nursing career, she was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Importance Of A Witness

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 24, 2021

Looks at the witness of the woman at the well.

The Importance of a Witness - Read John 4:39-42 This past week I got a call from some men I’ve worked with in Orlando, about some appliances they had available. They said, “Gene, we’re tempting a warehouse over here on Lee Road, and we have a number of appliances, some of just about everything. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:39-42

Denomination: Baptist

Fishing For Men

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Jan 26, 2021

How to win people to Jesus Christ

Fishing for Men Mark 1:14-20 Good morning, Church. I invite you to come with me to the northern reaches of the Great Riff Valley – the Riff Valley is an enormous fracture in the earth’s crust that runs all the way from Kenya in East Africa north through the Red Sea and on up into Israel past the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Anglican

Two By Two Series

Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 3, 2021

Why did Jesus send out his apostles in pairs? Why is this a good thing for us to do today? Watch video: https://youtu.be/ISE_w3JJARY

Scripture Reading: Mark 6:7-13 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:7-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leadership Conference

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 28, 2019

This message is addressed to our leaders as we attempt to recast a vision for our church.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH 1. Let’s develop a plan to use our building as an evangelism tool by making it available free for funerals to families who have suffered violence resulting in a death. We can also make the gym available for repasts for free to families who have been victims of violence. Let us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Ministry In Nigeria, 2019

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 8, 2019

God opened the door for Angela and I to go to Benin City, Nigeria from June 24-July 2, 2019. During that time, I preached in 5 services, including a youth service and a service dedicated to area ministers.

MINISTRY IN NIGERIA, 2019 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Giving to God 1. A third grade S.S. class teacher asked her seven 8 year-olds if they would give a $1,000,000 to the missionaries if they had it. “Yes!” they all screamed! 2. “If you had $1000 would you give it to the Lord?” Again, they shouted ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38, Acts 20:35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"am I Truly Jesus Focused"

Contributed by Brad King on Dec 28, 2020

It is easy to assert that it is all about Jesus. Sometimes we believe that our focus is sincerely upon the person and work of Christ. But, is it? John the Baptist was Jesus focused, but when are we? Matthew 3:1-17 provides five moments when we are Jesus focused.

1. We are focusing on Jesus when we call people to repentance. Mt. 3:1-2; Mt. 4:17 2. We are focusing on Jesus when we clarify his identity. Mt. 3:3; Is. 40:3; Mt. 16:13 3. We are focusing on Jesus when we complete our God given tasks. Mt. 3:4-6 4. We are focusing on Jesus when we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Evangelism 101 - Part 8 - Your Evangelistic Potential (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 31, 2020

Today we are going to talk about salt.

Today we are going to talk about salt. Salt is used in greater quantities and for more applications than any other mineral. It has more than 14,000 known uses. Everyone uses salt, directly and indirectly. It is estimated that each American uses more than 16 tons of salt during their lifetimes, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible