Sermons on Not Of Works:

Work It Out Series

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Mar 12, 2007

Part of a series in Phil., we’re exhorted to work out our salvation.

(Guy Glass, SC.com) One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

Working On Sunday? Series

Contributed by Drew Mills on Mar 16, 2007

Our legalism vs. God’s graciousness

Theme: Book of Luke Purpose: legalism vs. God’s graciousness Almost every state in our nation still has laws on their books that would surprise most people. For instance, In Florida, a woman may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. In Indiana, citizens are not allowed to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Get To Work Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Nov 29, 2006

The work of the church is found in confidence in it’s leadership, and setting an example for others to follow.

Introduction I. As a church, we believe in what is called the “imminent return of Christ.” A. The imminent return of Christ, means that we believe that Jesus Christ could return at any time, even before this church service is completed, to take His bride, the church back to heaven. B. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:3-18

Denomination: Methodist

Faith At Work

Contributed by James Tetley on Jul 2, 2007

An overview of the Christian history of attitudes to work, the need for a renewed sense of call at work, and a renewed sense of mission

Introduction This is above all meant to be a time of encouragement – in my time as a Christian I have heard very few talks on How God sees our work. Mark Green in his book ‘Thank God it’s Monday’ did a survey and found that “over 50% of Christians have never heard a sermon on work, and over 70% ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Work Ethic Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jul 11, 2007

God’s wisdom for our work ethic

Do you realize you’re going to spend (or have spent) about 150,000 hours of your life working, which is about 40% of your waking hours. Unless you’re retired, you are probably groaning inside. A Harris survey found out in 1973 the average American spent 40 hours a week at work, but by 1987 the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:5-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Work Or The Worker Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 17, 2007

Which matters most to you - doing the job or getting the credit? That’s what Barak faces in a battle against Israel’s enemies. He makes the right choice - do we? Also - letting God do a complete work of healing in our lives.

Chapters 4 and 5 of Judges are a real bright spot in a book that is mostly bleak and depressing. Not only do we see a great victory but it also features some real role reversals. This time it’s not the guys who shine, but the gals. We have a woman, Deborah, who is both a judge and a prophetess. I ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Call To Work Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Nov 6, 2008

As Haggai called Judah to work on the Temple, so we are called to work on our Temple, the Temple that is comprised of God’s people.

A call to work Haggai 1 The symptom Zerubbabel the governor was facing an economic crisis. He was watching the decline as surely as politicians and leaders are watching it today. The reasons were different. Today we have a crisis in banking and high financial institutions. Zerubbabel’s crisis ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

Get To Work!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 1, 2008

Get to Work! 1) Anticipating Jesus’ return 2) Focusing on your God-given tasks

How do you stir a sleeping giant? I suppose it depends on who or what that giant is. If the giant is a grizzly bear, the answer is: you don’t. It’s best to let such sleeping giants lie. But what if the giant is the Christian church? The author of a religious article recently commented that the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:32-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Work And Weapons

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

In Nehemiah 4 we see this struggle between Satan and God’s people On Satan’s side are Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites On God’s side are Nehemiah and the Jewish people who are trying so hard to rebuild the wall of Jerusa

Since the beginning of time people have fought with each other A group of historians has compiled the following info. In the last 5600 years the world has seen only 292 years of peace During this same period there have been 14,351 wars In which 3.64 billion people have been killed The property ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:12-23

Denomination: Baptist

Work It On Out Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 29, 2008

Live the life that is in you.

WORK IT ON OUT Philippians 2.12-30 S: Christian Living Th: Toward the Goal Pr: LIVE THE LIFE THAT IS IN YOU. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Instructions TS: We will find in our study of Philippians three instructions of how to live the life that is in us followers of Jesus. CV: “We will ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-30

Denomination: Baptist

Works Of The Flesh

Contributed by Willie Fagg on Nov 19, 2007

Inspirational

A. Text: Galatians 5:19-21 1. Paul said the works of the flesh are “manifest” which means “apparent, evident, or known” (v. 19). 2. He then concludes teaching that these known works will keep anyone partaking in them out of the kingdom of Heaven (v.21). 3. Thus, we can see the importance of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Faith That Works Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 4, 2009

We need a faith that works! Evidence of genuine transformation.

“A Faith That Works!” James 2:14-26 Introduction As a Marine Sergeant there were many times when I helped out the young troops in my charge with various sorts of favors. Sometimes I was the local financial aid officer, assisting a young Marine in between pay days with the money necessary for a ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Christian Church

Works Of Faith Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 21, 2009

For James, talk is cheap. If God has truly given us new life, then we should live it out.

James 1:17-27 “Works of Faith” INTRODUCTION My understanding of what it means to be a baptized follower of Jesus Christ and member of Christ’s body has changed drastically over the (increasingly numerous) years of my life. As a child, life with Christ meant being pushed to Sunday school by my ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Lutheran

A Work In Progress Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Sep 22, 2009

What God has in mind for us ahead is far greater than that which we have already experienced.

A Work in Progress: The Beginning of the Acts September 20, 2009 Acts 1:1-11 Intro: Many of you know that during my June Sabbatical I began some courses at the University of Alberta, working on a Masters of Education degree. Among many other things, one of the implications is that during this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Work Continues Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 24, 2009

God created this world for us. And everything about it, including us was good.

A little boy opened the big old family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the pages. Suddenly something fell out. It was an old leaf that had been pressed between the pages. He yelled out to his mum, "Mum, come hear quick, I think I’ve found Adam’s underwear!" To close each day’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:6-13