Sermons on Nurture:

The Greenhouse Of Sin

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 11, 2004

We need to learn, like David did, the awful price of sin. But even greater than it’s power is the power of Jesus Christ to forgive.

Passage: 2 Samuel 11 Intro: The TV shows we watch laugh at sin 1. sin is the biggest joke in the American culture. 2. we are a strangely hypocritical society, on one hand decrying the promiscuity and drug addiction of our youth, while at the same time promoting these very things in the media. 3. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Feed The Children Of Church

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

Do you feed your children? We must feed our children in Christ you must have a part in it.

John 21 >>> Feeding time ILL I had a deformed calf once but he died because didn’t care for him well enough. I was to immature. Do you feed your children? We must feed our children in Christ you must have a part in it. It begins with I. A Call from God 1After these things Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Leaders' Spiritual Life - (Part 5 Of 7) Series

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004

Paul sets before us a worthy goal-which most of us will work on for a lifetime

1. Not a new convert 1 Timothy 3:6 The word for "new convert" is neofuton-from which we get the English word "neophyte." It literally means "new plant." Don’t put a "new plant" in a position of leadership. "New plants" need nurturing, they need fertilizer, they need someone to pull the weeds ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving--Steps Toward Generosity Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 18, 2006

Giving from our finances and material possessions is an important spiritual discipline. It breaks money’s hold upon us, enables us to experience the abundant life, and glorifies God.

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 “Steps Toward Generosity” INTRODUCTION Today, Palm Sunday, two roads merge. One road is the path of Christian discipleship and Spiritual discipline—the path that we have been walking along this Lenten season. The second is the walk toward Calvary, which was really begun ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Vine And Branches: Pruning Part 2

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jul 20, 2008

Lesson in Spiritual Pruning. When a branch is pruned, it must remember its roots, to draw its strength and life’s blood. It must push forth from a dormant bud, that it might bear more fruit in its next season of life.

7.20.2008 The Vine and the Branches Part 2:Pruning (Botany lesson 2) By William Akehurst, HSWC Key Verse: John 15:2 John 15:1-16 Jeremiah 23:5 Romans 11:16-24 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Romans 8:28 Ecclesiastes 3:1 Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seeds And Soils Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 23, 2008

Jesus teaches about the spiritual depth of people and their reception to the Word of God.

Seeds and Soils June 8, 2008 Me: I know nothing about farming. I can’t make anything but weeds grow in my lawn. But I get fascinated by people who do understand those things. Some people can make any plant grow. When I walk through the garden section at Home Depot the plants all lean over. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Desire

Contributed by John Vella on Feb 5, 2007

In our Scriptures today, we see that thirst really means desire. And we all know the power of desire in our lives. Desire moves us to work, to love, to even kill.

Seeds for Sowing, Vol. VI, Issue 2, No. 15 Third Sunday of Lent- Year A March 3, 2002 Readings: * Ex. 17:3-7 * Rom. 5:1-2, 5-8 * Jn. 4:5-42 Desire Thirst The overwhelming image that we are faced with today is one of thirst. Jesus’ meeting with the woman takes place around a well. Their ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: Catholic

Living A Life Of Sexual Purity

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 4, 2008

Surveys revealed that single young adults admitted to having ten sexual partners before marriage? What does this say to, ""Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which i

Living a Life of Sexual Purity (Col. 3:1-5) "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry." Recently, one of our students researching sexual issues at Pasco Community college asked single young ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Letters

Contributed by Brad Rigney on Nov 28, 2005

This sermon is about being an aroma and letter of Christ to others.

Living Letters 2Cor. 2:12-3:6 Intro.: In our NT reading Challenge last week we read this section of Scripture and when I read through our passage today, it really made me think. Here the Door was opened (presumably by the Lord) and yet Paul had no Peace because Titus was not there, so he said ...read more

Denomination: Adventist

God's Children (2) Series

Contributed by Gregory Neill on May 31, 2007

Lesson 6 in a series of expository lessons from 1 John

Children of God (2) I. Introduction A. Chosen not Had 1. Children playing at school began to tease an adopted child. a) “You don’t have real parents,” one boy stated. b) Another chimed in, “You don’t know who your parents are.” c) The adopted child simply stated, “Your parents had you, but mine ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Is A Commitment

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 24, 2007

Wedding sermon talking about the commitment that love is with a Shakepearean allusion.

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears. These lines spoken by Romeo in Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet, give us a very shallow view of love. Love, to Romeo, is really only infatuation. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7

Denomination: Lutheran

Blessed Hunger

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Mar 24, 2007

One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a believer is to lose their appetite for God.

Mt 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Hunger: 1a) to suffer want 1b) to be needy (. to crave ardently, to seek with eager desire) 2. A strong desire or craving Thirst: ) to suffer thirst, suffer from thirst 1a) to thirst is to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ministerial Resource No.5_child Dedication Series

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 17, 2006

A suggested format for the Dedication Of A Child.

E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you simply stating where in the world you are based; I do not need any other information, however, please feel free to communicate. This is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Charismatic

Imitators Of God Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 17, 2006

Transformed by God’s grace, we walk before others, including our families, exemplifying the fruits of the Spirit

Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-14 “Imitators of God” INTRODUCTION Is faith a verb or a noun? Most of us would identify “faith” as a noun. The Christian faith is a set of theological principles to which we give assent and adhere. For example, we believe in the truth that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Ten Steps Of Christian Maturity

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 18, 2006

Cultural, personal, or circumstantial obstacles are bound to stand in the way of anyone who wants to become mature in Christ. Yet, without maturity we cannot become all that God wants us to be. Neither can we know all that the Lord wants us to understan

Ten Steps of Christian Maturity Ephesians 4:15 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) "Speaking the truth in love let us grow up into all aspects of Christ." (Eph. 4:15) THE PROBLEM OF BECOMING MATURE IN MANY ASPECTS Cultural, personal, or circumstantial obstacles are bound to stand in the way of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational