Sermons about Motive Of A Pastor

Together We--24th Pastor's Anniversary

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 7, 2013

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This sermon emphasizes that the congregation and pastors worked together for 24 years to accomplish God's goals for the church.

Together We GNLCC 24th Anniversary 3/4/13 Nehemiah 2:11-18 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Today we celebrate having served here as your pastors for the past 24 years. We entitled our sermon “Together We”, because our journey has not been about us as pastors, but about what God has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Be A Community Who Cares Biblically, Spiritually And Pastorally Series

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Sep 22, 2012

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A sermon that encourages to have a broad view of Christian care.

As we think about what it means to be a caring community, it is important to think about how we reflect God in our caring. This means that foundational to all our caring is God. When God is foundational to our caring, we see how much God loves us and cares for us. And second to God being ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Walk By Faith By Pastor John Mateos Ong

Contributed by John Ong on Dec 5, 2017

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As the Bible said in Deuteronomy 7:9, He keeps His covenant of love to thousands of generation for those who love and keep his commandments. So if we strive to keep our faith to Him, if we walk by faith with Him, we will be more like Him each day.

Take a moment to imagine if God was like some of the world’s worst leaders, those who killed someone that doesn’t obey them or their program. Can we just imagine if God was like Hitler who killed almost all of the Jews, or like Mao Tse Tung who does not only manipulated and tricked his people just ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-11, 1 Kings 19:11-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Freedom By Pastor John Mateos Ong

Contributed by John Ong on Jan 15, 2018

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True freedom is when we realize that we are free because we are freed by the Lord.

There are two definitions of the word FREE, one means having no price and the other one means freedom. So if we think about it, what does being free really mean? What does true freedom really mean? There are times when some of us feels like we are not truly free, like we are still forbidden to do ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Asked Me To Be Your New Pastor

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 15, 2011

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A message from a pastor who has been hired to lead a church to a congregation, establishing the ground rules for their future relationship.

You had heard that due to my health, I had to temporarily retire from the ministry. You also heard that I was healed and contemplating planting our third church. That is when I received a phone call from the leaders of your church, asking me if I would consider being your new pastor. You said ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-50

Denomination: *other

Live By Faith, Not By Sight By Pastor Joseph Ondu

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Sep 3, 2025

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Life is filled with uncertainty. We make plans, but circumstances shift. We set goals, but obstacles rise. Sight shows us impossibilities, but faith shows us God’s promises. That’s why Paul declares, “We walk by faith, not by sight.”

Live by Faith, Not by Sight Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” Habakkuk 2:4 – “The just shall live by his faith.” Romans 1:17 – “The just shall live by faith.” Introduction: Life is filled with uncertainty. We make plans, but circumstances shift. We set goals, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7, Romans 1:7, Habakkuk 2:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Sin Of Ingratitude - Sermon By Pastor Joseph Ondu

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on May 4, 2023

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We are living in a generation of ingratitude. People take gratefulness for granted. Are we raising an ungrateful generation? Are we moving from a grateful generation to the entitled generation?

Phil 4:6 Introduction Gratitude is defined as a positive emotional reaction that serves a biological purpose. It’s the appreciation of the valuable and meaningful things in our lives There are sin that we do by action are know as the sin of commission while there are other sins we do by not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:17-18, James 4:17, 2 Timothy 3:1-4, Romans 1:21, Isaiah 42:8, Luke 12:13-21, Numbers 14:2-4 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Going Up Against "God's Man?"

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 6, 2015

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Can you ever challenge a preacher and can you ever righteously remove him?

I just read an article entitled, “Rejecting God-Ordained Leadership in the Church.” The writer was suggesting that we should not resist even ungodly leadership in the Church because God will deal with them. Having seen the abuse of pastors by congregations, I could easily amen this. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Dios Tiene Esto: Cuando Un Pastor Se Va

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 23, 2023

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Este sermón celebra una transición cuando un pastor deja una congregación y ambos tienen fe en su futuro como líder y como congregación.

Dios tiene esto: cuando un pastor se va Reverendo Toby Gillespie-Mobley Josué 1:1-9 1 1 Corintios 3:1-9 Se ha dicho que a la única persona que le gusta el cambio es a un bebé con el pañal sucio. Cambio significa que se está produciendo ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Misuse Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Oct 4, 2004

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How wrong motives and wrong attitude leads us to misuse prayer

THE MISUSE OF PRAYER Let me ask you a question: ‘Do you think it is possible to misuse prayer?’ I mean is it possible for us to pray in such a way that we are actually abusing the privilege which is ours through prayer? I think we misuse prayer far more often than we think or would like to think. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Watch Your Attitude

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jun 28, 2008

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Attitudes are so important. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference,” Winston Churchill once said.

TWO DISTINCT SPIRITUAL ATTITUDES John 21: 19-22 Attitudes are so important. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference,” Winston Churchill once said. Nothing affects the church more than attitude. It is attitude not aptitude that determines one’s altitude in life. Someone has ...read more

Scripture: John 21:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

Finish The Race Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jul 20, 2008

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The second in a three part series on 2 Timothy 4:7

Finish What You Begin “The Race” 2 Timothy 4:7b “I have finished the Race” * Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

How Can We Know If We Are Really Serving God?

Contributed by David Scudder on Jan 24, 2011

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How can we know if we are really working for God? We could be doing things that God really doesn’t want us to do, or we could be doing the right things with a wrong motive. How tragic it would be to spend a lot of effort serving God and still not be pleas

Purpose: To show the evidences of serving God. Aim: I want the listener to pursue serving God in order to glorify God. INTRODUCTION: It is easy to SAY we are serving God when we really aren’t. But, it is also possible to put a lot of effort into doing a lot of good religious things and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Give Me Liberty Series

Contributed by Doyle Hayes on Jul 7, 2009

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Paul’s defense against legalism.

Give Me Liberty(Outline from Matthew McKellar, used by permission) Gal 1:1-10 Peerless Jun 27, 2009 Introduction • “If we wish to be free we must fight!....I repeat it, sir we must fight! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us. It is vain, sir, to extenuate the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Questions

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 21, 2010

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A look at some of the questions which Jesus asks us.

Questions Matthew 20:20-34 * Being around a child that is almost 4 means hearing a myriad of questions every day. These little guys have very inquisitive minds and know, it seems, instinctively that the way to find out things is to ask questions. This is learned early and used throughout a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-33

Denomination: Baptist

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