Sermons on Natural Abilities:

The God Of The Natural Series

Contributed by Ted Martens on May 14, 2015

How God uses the natural, as well as the supernatural.

“And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. . . . And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Nature Of Thankfulness

Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Nov 28, 2006

To show what true thankfulness for all of God’s blessings looks like.

INTRODUCTION -ILL: Thanksgiving Prayer One Thanksgiving season a family was seated around their table, looking at the annual holiday bird. From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the 5-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the turkey and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:1-36

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Walk On Water

Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008

Anything effective that we are going to do in God is like walking on water … anything of eternal significance. God gives God sized assignments. An effective ministry takes place above and beyond our natural ability

HOW TO WALK ON WATER Matt 14:22-33 Anything effective that we are going to do in God is like walking on water … anything of eternal significance. God gives God sized assignments. An effective ministry takes place above and beyond our natural ability. SIX LESSONS ON HOW TO WALK ON WATER Lesson ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Nature Of Love Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 13, 2010

How do we define love and how are we defined by love?

The Nature of Love And that is the sum of the New Testament teaching, All you need is love. Paul wrote exactly the same thing in Romans 13:8 without the catchy tune, Romans 13:8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbour, you will ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Nature And Worship Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

Nature is to be a source of constant messages that bring us out of self, work, and even play to worship the One who made it all. Day and night nature worships God as its Creator.

In our 5,536 mile trip to Santa Clara and back, we saw the incredible handiwork of God like we never saw it before. The Grand Canyon was so awesome and scary to me with my fear of heights. All of my pictures have the railing in them because I could not get close enough to lean over it. We saw the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

God’s Anointing For The Battles In 2010

Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 21, 2010

o I want to share with you a battle plan from God. God’s anointing in our life will give us the victories in 2010. o The anointing of God is a divine enabler. o It is God’s supernatural ability added to our natural ability, giving us supernatural abil

Introduction o I want to encourage you this morning. The Battle is the Lord’s. We can take great relief that God is on our side and we cannot fail. We have the victory. o I want to share with you a battle plan from God. God’s anointing in our life will give us the victories in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nature’s Fury—god's Faithfulness

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 12, 2018

. This got me thinking. Could “cleaning out the atmosphere” be part of the reason God allows storms in the first place? What about personal storms?

Scripture: Mark 6:45–52, especially verse 51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. Introduction: Hurricane Michael this year killed 17 people. Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in mid-October, 2005, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Nature Of Grace Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 16, 2010

A look at Grace demonstrated in the lives of Joseph, Moses, David and Peter

It seemed to make perfect sense: If the “Grace of God” was a good thing, and if the “Grace of God” was demonstrated through the forgiveness of sin, then the more we sinned than the more the Grace of God would be demonstrated. It seems to make perfect sense but it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Nature Of Man

Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009

What is the nature of man? 1) He is a marred being. 2) He is a dying being. 3) He is an eternal being.

THE NATURE OF MAN GENESIS 1: 26-27, 2: 7 1. Illus. of teenager • Went into room and slammed door, saying under breath, “people, people, PEOPLE!” • Mom went to door and said, “what’s wrong?” Girl replied, “people, that’s what’s wrong!” • “Let me in, and we’ll talk about it.” “No, you’re a people ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Nature Of Temptation Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 3, 2011

We need understand the truth concerning temptation.

INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP PC • SLIDE #1 • Dan Evans has made it all the way to the small town of Contention where he is being paid $200 to deliver outlaw Ben Wade to the 3:10 train. • Wade’s outlaw gang has been trailing them and Dan’s son William has snuck along and is now caught up in the deadly ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Observing Nature Series

Contributed by Tim White on Aug 30, 2009

In Jesus’ encounter with the Greek seekers, we see the Nature of the Savior, The Nature of Suffering and the Nature of the Servant.

20Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. * These are believed to be Jews living in Greece, visiting Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. * Philip is a Greek name. He probably spoke fluent Greek. 21 Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Offensive Nature Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 11, 2011

The culture has problems with all kinds of authority. They question when anyone finds authority in the Bible and are offended when anyone else does.

Offensive Nature Today we are going to examine another of the many problems our culture has with Christianity. There are a lot of intelligent and well educated people that have firm opinions about people/Christians that claim the Bible as the central truth of faith. Perhaps I need to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-25

Denomination: Congregational

New Nature

Contributed by Kerry Dunn on Feb 26, 2011

Are you in Christ

New nature scripture;2Cor.15:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ,he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. people justify their life by saying this is how i am, this is who God made me ,i should not have to change that's ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 15:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Nature Walk Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 15, 2010

A study of chapter 15 verses 1 through 8

Ezekiel 15: 1 – 8 ‘Nature walk’ “1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 “Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 15:1-8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Nature Of Character Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 9, 2010

A look at what Character is how it is formed and how it is lost.

Having Mother’s Day fall during Discover the Word can be a challenge because it is really expected that on Mother’s Day you will speak to Mothers. But when you are focusing on a specific book it can sometimes be hard to find the hook to work with a specific topic. If you were here a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan