Sermons on Mediocrity:

4. Gideon: Man Of Courage Series

Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Sep 5, 2021

4th in the series Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Gideon's great heroic attribute of courage.

INTRODUCTION During one of Napoleon’s battles, segments of his battle line were falling back in disorder and defeat. “Beat a retreat!” shouted Napoleon to a drummer boy. Saluting smartly, the heroic drummer boy said, “Sir, you never taught me to beat a retreat. I can only beat a charge!” The lad’s ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-16

Denomination: Methodist

Be Ready For Unexpected Challenges Series

Contributed by Cameron Conway on Feb 5, 2019

Those who have been given a call and purpose from God will inevitable find themselves facing decisive and unexpected challenges which will determine the course of their lives.

For more information and other teachings, podcasts, videos, books and study guides visit https://conwaychristianresources.com Those who have been given a call and purpose from God will inevitable find themselves facing a great decisive and unexpected challenges which will determine if they will ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Faith_it's A Verb!

Contributed by Larry Scott King on Mar 22, 2014

Exercising your Faith. Faith is a strong spiritual muscle but if it isn't exercised it becomes weak. Faith is not stagnate, It moves and shakes. Faith needs action to work to its fullest strength.

What is faith? Faith is a little word that is often taken for granted. The word faith is thrown around by a lot of different people in a lot of different ways. Everyone has faith to some degree or another. An atheist may not have faith in God but he or she has faith in something. If they drive a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-10, Galatians 5:13-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Three Simple Steps

Contributed by Don Emmitte on May 6, 2014

Parenting is one of the most difficult experiences of our lives. By understanding the early life of Timothy we can discover "Three Simple Steps" that will help lead our families toward Christ and His grace.

Three Simple Steps Acts 16:1-5 Mother’s Day Sermon, 2014 by Don Emmitte, Grace Restoration Ministries Take Your Bibles, Please… Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Ops Status: Ready! Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 9, 2014

Second in a series on the Armor of God

Last week, we studied Ephesians 6:10-13, and saw that--like it or not--we are at war. This war is not against flesh and blood, that is, people; instead it is a battle between the forces of Heaven and the demonic forces that are Hell bound. We are called to stand--to hold our ground--in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-17

Denomination: Bible Church

In Heaven's Eyes Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 9, 2013

Ready to grow up, to become who God desires?

Do carnivals still have fun house mirrors? When you gaze into one it makes you appear to be 3' wide and 3' tall. Another stretches you out, so that you look like a pro basketball player despite your real height of 5'2". The fun is found in the distortion. But, in life many people live with a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"It's Only Church"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 23, 2014

Does Church Matter?

Romans 10:5-15 "It's Only Church" On a Saturday evening, last summer, while on vacation with my family, we were trying to decide where to go to church the next morning. I wanted to visit one of the smaller churches in town, others wanted to worship at the bigger church in town. We tried ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:5-15

Denomination: United Methodist

Impacting Our City--On Mission With Jesus (Part Iii)

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 20, 2008

This sermon examines the process of impacting a city for Jesus Christ.

What an exciting concept, to be on mission with Jesus Christ. Jesus is the creator of the universe. It is exciting to think that I can join Him in His work. Jesus is on a mission. Jesus mission in life is to influence people to have a life changing encounter with God. He came to bring people into a ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-39

Denomination: Baptist

Two Stage Obedience

Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008

One of the pitfalls a guy who lives inside his head so much can encounter is not knowing when to leave.

I’m an idea guy. I love ideas. That’s why I love books; they’re full of ideas. I read a lot. I think about things; turning them over in my head like a bread-maker kneads dough. A lot of my life has been spent inside my own head. We live out in the country and we’re real do-it-yourselfers. We build ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Hard Truth Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 1, 2010

Repentance is the hard truth that sets us free to enjoy God forever through worship.

A Hard Truth, Luke 13:1-9 Scripture “Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Christian Church

Recipe For Growth

Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 16, 2017

Peace with yourself, peace with neighbors and peace with the world is what we need to live as Christians. We fail to grow when we live our lives for others and become afraid of losing the affection and approval of those we think are important in our lives

Imagine a Church with some problems, where some people are fighting to become leaders. Yet, despite their own problems, when they heard that the individual who helped to establish the church was in need, they all come together, contributed money to send to help the individual. The leader wrote back ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: United Methodist

The Name Of The Game Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Jan 17, 2022

The blessings of God will not carry you to where the grace of God cannot keep or sustain you.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH ENHANCERS REF NO: 021 COLUMNIST: Rudolf Nii Yemoh Mensah PRELATE: Oasis Potterlight Chapel International (OPCI) OPENING PASSAGE: Hebrews 13:5, NIV: "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said, 'Never will I leave ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5, 1 Timothy 6:10, Ecclesiastes 10:19

Denomination: Charismatic

The Armor Of God: The Belt Of Truth Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 25, 2022

For the Roman soldier, the belt was what held his entire armor together. So when Paul says that God’s truth is like a belt, he is saying that truth is foundational to your life.

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org To watch this sermon, go to: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/episodes/149276 We are in the closing section of what has been an amazing letter from the Apostle Paul to the Ephesian Church. This church lived in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14

Denomination: Brethren

Keys To Spiritual Renewal

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Make Jesus known where he is needed. Be his heralds and his ambassadors.

Opening illustration: Our country is in desperate need of a spiritual awakening, but we have a problem. When we consider that the last true, widespread, landscape changing spiritual awakening in this country was in the middle of the 19th century, it is safe to say that no one “alive today” has ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Crown - David Has Killed His Tens Of Thousands Series

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jun 17, 2023

David's success drives Saul into uncontrolled jealousy.

Today we will continue our series on the kings of Israel in 1 Samuel 18. The first king is Saul and he has not been doing well and this week we will see that things are just getting worse. Before that, here’s a little story: I was an average/mediocre athlete in high school. Good enough to make ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ