Sermons on Ministering To Other:

How To Trade Your Sorrows For His Joy

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 3, 2011

How to Give Up Your Hang Ups in Exchange for His Loving, Liberating and Life Giving Inspiration

I’m Trading My Sorrows, I’m Trading My Shame, I’m Laying it Down for the Joy of the Lord Eph. 4:22-32; 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God’s Grace Greater Than Their Sin!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 7, 2011

Why should we forgive?

First time we are intruded to Paul is when he is at the stoning of Stephen. Second time is when he has warrants to arrest those of the Way in Damascus but on the road to Damascus ran into grace! Ananias comes and restores Paul’s sight, after he begins to preach, and gets death threats, goes ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Baptist

Complete Forgiveness Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 24, 2012

Do we have a heart of forgiveness or fault finding? How we answer this question reveals if our heart is fully committed to God.

A lawyer was reading the will of a rich man. All of the people who were mentioned in the will were required to attend: “To you, my loving wife Rose, who stood by me in rough times, as well as good, I leave her the house and $2 million.” “To my daughter Jessica, who looked after ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness: Choose To Forgive Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 13, 2012

Forgiveness is the gateway to freedom, from bitterness and resentment. Forgiveness is a choice we make. It chooses to see the good. It comes through the grace of God.

I believe most of us know the Story of the Prodigal Son by now – a father with two sons, and one decided to take his share of inheritance and left home. • The other stayed and worked hard in the field to please the father. • His younger brother eventually squandered everything ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:21-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Recognize And Respect God's Plan For Your Life

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 3, 2013

See how Joseph looked at his life and learn how to look at your own.

Genesis 45:3-8, 15 (Monday) Recognize and Respect God's plan for your Life. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:3-15

Denomination: Lutheran

The Urgency Of Godliness Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 19, 2012

Most of us would probably be quick to say that loving and serving God is very important, but often fail to view it as urgent. Paul brings a sense of urgency to our spiritual life in the text today. He wants to jar his readers out of their complacency and

The Urgency of Godliness Romans 13:8-14 Intro: What comes to mind when you hear the word, “Urgent?” It can be an unpleasant word that is associated with tragedy. Most of us would rather not receive an urgent phone call because it might mean that someone we love is hurt or in trouble. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Forgiving Our Family

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 28, 2013

Why is it that the hardest people to forgive are often those we love the most???

Forgiving Our Family Matt. 18:23-35 Today I want to address the first of the Giant issues in the family... Forgiveness. It seems ironic, crazy even, that we would ha ve to talk about forgiving our wife, our husband, or kids, our parents, our siblings. These are the people we love! You would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:23-35

Denomination: Baptist

As We Forgive Our Debtors Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 10, 2013

A discussion about "as we also have forgiven our debtors" in the Lord's Prayer

Intro We are continuing in our series entitled: Soul Matters: Shaping life around the Lord’s Prayer. As we’ve gone line by line through this prayer… we begin to grasp that Jesus reveals the power of prayer is not about getting God to serve our will….but about how we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hatred – A Path Of Self-Destruction.

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 11, 2013

Hate is a mental condition that harms the mind, body and spirit, which if allowed to remain will also destroy our relationship with God.

Introduction The Hatfield and McCoy feud was recently on TV; this is one of the saddest things I have ever watched. It is so wrong for people to hate people just because of their name or because of something they have done in the past. When Christians hate people they are in direct violation of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Up And Down The Ladder

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 15, 2013

To be a real success in life, we need to climb down the ladder of success, just as Jesus did when He humbled Himself. (this sermon uses a ladder on the stage)

Up and Down the Ladder Philippians 2:1-11 January 20, 2013 (this sermon uses a ladder on stage. This is not an original idea, but I can't recall where I heard of this.) We’re always trying to get ahead. There's always a ladder to climb (get ladder) and the higher up the ladder we go, the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Grace To Forgive Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 22, 2013

God gives us the grace to forgive others

A childhood accident caused poet Elizabeth Barrett to lead a life of semi-invalidism before she married Robert Browning in 1846. There's more to the story. In her youth, Elizabeth had been watched over by her tyrannical father. When she and Robert were married, their wedding was held in secret ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22

Denomination: Church Of God

Yield Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jul 24, 2012

Others, submission, consideration, unity

YIELD Phil 2:3-4 (p831) July 22, 2012 INTRODUCTION: I love this story…I believe I first heard it during a Wayne Smith sermon but I’m not sure…what I am sure of is if Wayne was using it he’d “borrowed” it from someone else…but it’s a great story ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Adultery Is Not Grounds For Divorce ..."

Contributed by Ken Harris on Oct 4, 2009

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to push past justification and reasoning for divorce to peek at God’s Grace and forgiveness through Hosea and the woman caught in the act of adultery.

Mark 10:2-4, 11-12 (ESV); Hosea 3:1 (ESV); John 8:10-11 (ESV); Matthew 18:15-16,21-22 (ESV) 04 October 2009 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris 504th Compound’s Multi-Purpose Facility C.O. B. Adder Tallill, Iraq Big Idea: Push past justification and reasoning for divorce to peek at God’s ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:2-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Joseph--He Got Up

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 17, 2009

THis sermon deals with Joseph’s willingness to rise up and forgive those who caused him pain and sorrow in life.

Joseph, He Got Up Genesis 37:12-36 Matthew 18:21-35 Genesis 44-46 October 20, 2009 How many of you have asked that question, “Lord how many times should I forgive? How many times should I put up with this? How many times is enough” One person that dealt with this question was ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unforgiveness Is The Cancer Of The Soul

Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010

Unforgiveness is the cancer of the soul. It’s a spiritual prison, enslaving the one who refuses to let go, to leave behind, to forgive.

Intro Unforgiveness is the cancer of the soul. It’s a spiritual prison, enslaving the one who refuses to let go, to leave behind, to forgive. We in stubborn blindness don’t see the good God is doing when He teaches us to forgive. Instead, we see ourselves as losing out in some way, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Lutheran