Sermons on Officiate:

A Promise To The Shepherds

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Dec 17, 2020

A simple outline that reminds us of the Promises made to the Shepherds.

Discovering God’s Precious Promises A Promise To the Shepherds Luke 2:1-20 12-20-2020 As we celebrate this season together we are drawn to this text. There are several points that I am sure you are familiar with that I would like to point out none the less. We complete this series with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Lesson In Faith By Way Of The Sea

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jun 1, 2021

The Disciples learn about their faith on the sea. The sea is a metaphor for life's events. How strong is your faith when your "sea" gets turbulent.

Jesus's disciples were sent out to the next city that He wanted to visit. They ran into trouble. A weather event took place, and that made it difficult to continue their voyage. They were scared about what was about to happen to them. In the narrative, they did not call out to the LORD or to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: United Methodist

Get Jesus Into The Boat

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 30, 2022

Get Jesus back to the center of attention of the leaders and people, so that the chaos may be calmed and we can get to the task at hand.

Today we are encouraged by the Scriptures to reflect on the Church, and how the Holy Spirit has, over twenty centuries, kept Christ’s church alive, witnessing to His Resurrection, and growing. We are also reminded that human beings, in our weakness, can impede that life, growth and ministry, but ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-21, Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Catholic

Door (Nasb)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jul 21, 2022

Old and New Testament

I wonder if The Doors "Fire on the Mountain" song was inspired by the Bible. Hosea 2:15 "Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. The Lord wants to give us hope while we are in here and when we leave. Acts 14:27 - When they had ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:15

Denomination: Vineyard

The Blessing Of Communion

Contributed by Sheryln Miller on Apr 5, 2017

The messages notes the covenantal blessings one invokes or ratifies when taking communion.

Renowned commentator, Matthew Henry said, when we take communion “we feast on the sacrificed body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And to eat of the feast is to partake of the sacrifice, and so to be his guests to whom the sacrifice was offered, and this in token of friendship with him. To ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Raise And Build The Kingdom Values Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 15, 2017

Nehemiah was led by the Lord to do self-examination, then examined the ground realities of the Field, then he build up the team before rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 2 Nehemiah(God Comforts) 2:1-5 Self –examination The first chapter narrated about a great personality known as Nehemiah. He was a cup bearer- advisor, servant, trust worthy official, privilege to choose the food and drinks for the Royal. His self examination lead to see his own heart ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Integrity

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 30, 2021

God is present in the good and the bad of life.

Integrity – Job 2: 1 – 10 Intro: I want you to listen carefully as I begin this message with a list of questions: 1) What is the relationship between blessing and faith? 2) Do we believe in order to be blessed? 3) Is faith an expression of gratitude because ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Closing Of The Age.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 12, 2021

We do not know the day and the hour when Jesus will return, so we also need to keep awake and be watchful.

THE CLOSING OF THE AGE. Mark 13:24-37. The original “abomination of desolation” (Mark 13:14) prophesied in Daniel 11:31, was an idol set up in the Temple precincts in 168 B.C. (Daniel 12:11). However, Jesus here hints that there are other levels of fulfilment to this prophecy (Mark 13:14). The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:24-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grand Dream Or Magnificent Reality? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 30, 2023

Here was the man who showed by His mighty works that He could perhaps make the prophecies of Ezekiel and Jeremiah and all the other prophets happen.

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Lent 2023 Let’s start off our reflection with a few facts that need to be remembered if we are to understand why the Church gives us these rich Scripture passages to consider today: First, the prophecy of Ezekiel the priest was given to the Babylonian exiles about six ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-56, Jeremiah 31:10-13, Ezekiel 37:21-28

Denomination: Catholic

Visionary View: The Heart Of A Servant Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 12, 2023

Jesus makes a profound statement about leadership that turns the world's view of power upside down.

"Visionary View: The Heart of a Servant" Today, let's explore the words of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as found in Matthew 20:25-28 in the New Living Translation of the Bible: "But Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that the rulers in this world lord it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:25-28, Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gods Voting Guide Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 1, 2024

It is that time when Americans are given the opportunity (and responsibility) to vote for those who hold public offices.

God’s Voting Guide It is that time when Americans are given the opportunity (and responsibility) to vote for those who hold public offices. This privilege is given to us by God for it is He who raised this form of government in our country through our Founding Fathers. Many of them had a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Mission On Earth

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 13, 2025

Take heart from the Scriptures today and know that as we break and share the Bread of Life and take and drink the Cup of Blessing, we are surrounded by each other and a huge throng of witnesses, thousands of years old.

Twentieth Sunday in Course 2025 Cisterns, which date back thousands of years, are holes in the ground meant to collect and store water. Often they are lined on the sides with rocks to slow down leakage into the surrounding soil. At our house we have no cisterns, but we do have rain barrels that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-53, Hebrews 12:1-4, Psalm 40:2-4, Jeremiah 38:4-10, Psalm 40:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Let Your Light Shine

Contributed by Michael Cansler on Oct 29, 2025

Let your light shine

16) So many of us are scared to use the light that is inside We have allowed Satan to trick us into believing that we are not good enough to spread the word of God One of his best tactics is, he will convince you that you do not know enough about the Bible We are not smart enough, we are not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

A Defense (Job 29)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 30, 2025

Did Job's good works save him?

Did Job prove his faithfulness to God by his good works, a light in his community? Do we? Let’s look at Job 29. Did Job wish for the months of old when God watched over him and blessed him? And Job again took up his discourse, and said: “Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Restoring The Lord's Church In Every City

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Jun 13, 2008

This booklet covers some matters of radically biblical church polity and leadership. This is good for training or retraining leaders who have a heart to serve.

RESTORING THE LORD’S CHURCH IN EACH CITY Pastor Eric J. Hanson INTRODUCTION God has been dealing with many people over the course of many years with the theme of New Testament Order for the Church. In the Bible we see clearly that the first ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational