Sermons on missionaries: showing 1,171-1,185 of 16,399

Life Can Be Tough Series

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 18, 2014

life will be challenging but the Holy Spirit will guide you

Here's something you don't hear often in evangelistic invitations: God loves you and has a difficult plan for your life! That's exactly what Jesus says. John 15:18-19 - If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As ...read more

Scripture: John 15:20-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Character Trait 11: A Healthy Church Is Influential Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 9, 2013

Jesus Christ commanded His church to be influential. We have a commission to impact people, principles and culture for Christ and His kingdom. How do we do this. We respond to His call to follow Him and be salt and light.

Intro: The philosophies or ways of thinking of the world lead to a devaluing. The worldly philosophies of the 19th century led to the idea of a golden era with no more war or rumors of war. There were many that believed that a utopia would result from the right thinking of man. They really ...read more

Scripture: John 5:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

4 Calls Of Missions

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on May 12, 2009

Four good reasons we should be sharing our faith with others.

FOUR CALLS OF MISSIONS At age twelve, Robert Louis Stevenson (who later wrote Treasure Island) was looking out into the dark from his upstairs window watching a man light the streetlamps. Stevenson’s governess came into the room and asked what he was doing. He replied, "I am watching a man cut ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

"The Basis Of Our Thanksgiving"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 19, 2009

A sermon for the week of Thanksgiving.

PSALM 100 “The Basis of Our Thanksgiving” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN The 100th Psalm was written for the people of Israel. God had basically said to them, “When you come into the promised land, and settle down in your warm ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: United Methodist

Holy Spirit And The Sinner Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2012

A sermon on how the Holy Spirit works on the heart of an unforgiven sinner (Much material taken from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, Power From On High, Chapter 6 The Work of the Holy Spirit before Conversion, and the book, The Holy Spirit: A Biblical Study, c

HoHum: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! These famous words were said by President Ronald Reagan in a speech at the Brandenburg Gate near the Berlin Wall on June 12, 1987. 29 months later the wall was torn down. Interestingly, these famous words were originally written by Peter Robinson, a ...read more

Scripture: John 16:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Miracle Of The Message

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Dec 12, 2011

God loves us so much and wants to reveal Himself to us in ways that we can understand. He sent His Son to communicate His message in a way that we can understand. That is the miracle of Christmas.

Scriptures: Hebrews 1:1-3 Introduction God loves us so much and wants to reveal Himself to us in ways that we can understand. He sent His Son to communicate His message in a way that we can understand. That is the miracle of Christmas. That is the miracle of the message. Hebrews 1:1-2 records this ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Grace And Gratitude

Contributed by Clair Sauer on Nov 16, 2011

A thanksgiving sermon about living a life of thanksgiving as a way of generously sharing God's wonderful gift of grace!

In mathematics, there is a theory that some of you have probably heard of called “the butterfly effect.” Now, there’s plenty of complicated ways to describe this theory, but what it basically boils down to is the idea that a single, seemingly insignificant change or event can have ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: United Methodist

God Works Through Conflict

Contributed by Donald Jewell on Sep 23, 2011

The study of Paul and Barnabas' conflict

God work's through conflict Scripture … Ac 15:36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing." 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Lord Is My Light And My Salvation

Contributed by Thomas Gaskill on May 12, 2011

Light eliminates fear and empowers to live. Christ is our light.

THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION Psalm 27 Thomas A. Gaskill January 23, 2011 [I listed this sermon under full text but it is a mixture of full text and outline] Begin by reading Psalm 27 in its entirety. Summarize what is going on. Psalms 27:1,4,8,13,14 A Psalm of David. (1) The LORD is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessings Of Speaking In Tongues

Contributed by David Mende on Apr 29, 2019

Even many Spirit-filled Christians miss out on the spiritual blessings of speaking in tongues. In this sermon, discover the seven blessings of speaking in tongues. I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

Introduction: A few months ago, I read an article on a website of The Guardian, a British daily newspaper. The article mentions that the chief leader of the Church of England (which has about 85 million members), Justin Welby, speaks in tongues every day as part of his 5 am prayer. When I read that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:13-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Ox, The Donkey & Thanksgiving

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 22, 2022

In Isaiah 1:3 God compared the thankfulness of His people to that of the ox and donkey, and said the animals won the prize hands down. How can brute beasts, who have so little intelligence, be much more aware of their Creator?

THE OX, THE DONKEY & THANKSGIVING Isa. 1:3 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Growing up, we called one set of grandparents Big Mama & Big Daddy. No one thought much of it until one of the grandkids told them they were soon to be great-grandparents. 2. That’s when Big Mamma decided to change ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Becoming Humble Churches (1 Corinthians 4)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 15, 2021

Paul suggests that though we don’t look to men, we ought to be humble, love and respect the faulty ministers over us in the Lord as we look to what God is doing.

Paul suggests that though we don’t look to men, we ought to be humble, love and respect the faulty ministers over us in the Lord as we look to what God is doing. 1 Cor 4:1-5 Ministers of Christ 1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Personal Book Descriptions

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Book descriptions and articles for missions

1. Steps to Planting & Growing Churches - This guidebook is used as a textbook in many theological colleges around the world. It covers the Biblical basis for planting & growing churches in a contextualized manner. The book analyzes the principles, practices, & steps of planting & growing churches ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Multigenerational Church

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Sep 2, 2023

Uncracking the secret of the early church is at the heart of this message. It looks at several key elements that has led the church to grow exponentially.

A young lady working on her master's degree in social work asked to work with me on a research project related to multigenerational trauma. She plans to get her Ph.D. and continue our work internationally. I had learned how various traits are transmitted across generations. My 5th great ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Essentials For A Successful Missions Program

Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 6, 2007

Missions is an essential part of the Church, This message is key to having a successful mission programs

THE ESSENTIALS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS PROGRAM Proverbs 29:18 INTRO: I could stand up here this morning and preach out of Mark 16:15 on “The Great Commission” and try to relay to you the definitive points of that command. I could go through all three of Paul’s Missionary Journeys and tell you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational