Sermons on Opportunities To Grow:

How Do We Keep Hope Alive? Now!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 8, 2025

We need LIVING HOPE ALIVE AND WELL IN THE CHURCH . Do we realize the enemy desires to kill and destroy hope in the church? Be positive, stay focused on keeping hope alive and well.

HOW DO WE KEEP HOPE ALIVE? NOW! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) WHAT IS THE ENEMY OF BEST? I say good is the enemy of best. Often when we get good at something we will never improve? Me thinks God would like us to get better, then get BEST. NOW WE ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, Psalm 71:14, 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walking With God

Contributed by Chris Layton on Nov 6, 2025

In this chapter of genealogies, Enoch stood out because of his friendship with God. He walked with God so closely that he didn’t even experience death.

Title: Walking with God Text: Genesis 5:18–24 (NASB95) CIT: In this chapter of genealogies, Enoch stood out because of his friendship with God. Proposition: Enoch walked with God so closely that he didn’t even experience death. Unifying Word: Walk Major Objective: Devotional and Consecrative ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:18-24

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Grow Weary!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 29, 2023

A final message on finding rest in Christ.

Weary Workers Galatians 6:1-2, 9-10 October 1, 2023 Do you have some people in your lives whom you admire? Take a moment and think about those people. Consider why you admire them. The standard they’ve set for you and how you can attain that. There are some people you know can call at 2 AM and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

Does God Believe In You?

Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Feb 8, 2013

All Christians proclaim their belief in God, but does God have that same confidence in you. Job was a person God could have confidence in and even challenged Satan to try and shake his faith. Could God do the same for you?

Job 1:8-10 Introduction: If God was to write a biography of you, what would your character be like? Here in the book of Job, we see the biography of the man Job and there were four things that stuck out concerning his character. Let us also examine those four ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Grow Weary In Doing Good

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Apr 15, 2024

Right in the middle of warning the ones who were being lazy and taking advantage of others, Paul tells the church that it should not discourage them from doing what was right and good.

Alba 4-21-2024 DO NOT GROW WEARY IN DOING GOOD II Thessalonians 3:6-15 You may have heard the quote: “Do all the good you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as often as you can, and as long as you can.” I was looking up that quote and found that it has been attributed to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Now

Contributed by Ken Crow on Nov 12, 2009

Now is the time.

NOW 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 Pastor Ken Crow We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

Living To Grow, Serve, Worship And Share! Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

Teaching our our mission statement.

*Have different kids read the backs of the leaders t-shirts Tonight I want to talk to you guys about this simple yet powerful sentence. “Living to grow, serve, worship, and share!!” This sentence is the mission statement of Breakaway broken down into one sentence. If you have ever wondered what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dusty Bibles Grow Dirty Lives.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2020

Let us study the miracle of the Bible . 66 books, 39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament books. Written over a time period of 1,500 to 1,600 years by 35 to 40 authors. The Bible is worthless if we don't read and study it.

DUSTY BIBLES LEAD TO DIRTY LIVES By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. REGRETS, I HAVE A FEW? As I survey my life, we consider what are some of the biggest regrets we will have when we stand before our Creator, the MIGHTY, ETERNAL GOD. I can only imagine one of our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1, Matthew 22:29, 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Six Principles For Giving & Growing In Faith Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 27, 2006

I want to address those more this morning, but not without sharing my honest concern in addressing these things, concerns for what some of you may carry from the past; that THE CHURCH IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR MONEY THAN YOU

Last Sunday night as I met with our elders and home group leaders¡K great time of discussion, and as they began to impress upon me how positive these past couple of weeks of focusing on stewardship with God and giving have been, and at the same time, how many practical questions still seemed to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Growing In Christ Beyond Church Attendance Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 26, 2025

church attendance is essential for spiritual nourishment and community, it's possible to group up in church without truly growing in Christ.

As Christians, it's easy to get caught up in the routine of attending church services, participating in fellowship events, and engaging in spiritual discussions. However, attending church and growing in Christ are two distinct concepts. While church attendance is essential for spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 12:31

Are You Satisfied? Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 7, 2011

One of four solutions of feeding the 5,000. • Removal - Disciples (Mk 6:35-36) • Realistic – Philip (v.7) • Rational – Andrew (v. 8-9) • Regenerate - Jesus (v. 11)

Camera Gadget Bag Camera & zoom lens additional lenses, a flash, accessories and a laptop, personal items like a jacket, water bottle & snacks - Just being prepared - First an earthquake, now a hurricane and a potential tornado as well? While most people would admit they would not be ready for a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

God's Amazing Harvest

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jul 10, 2008

God is a generous seed sower.

Lectionary 15 A Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 This morning our Gospel reading presents to us one of the better known parables of Jesus that we have come to know as “The Parable of the Sower.” Now in Matthews Gospel, “The Parable of the Sower” actually stands as the first parable in a whole series of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Lutheran

A Short Story About Growing Up Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 14, 2023

This is an old sermon of mine that I have updated. This morning we have seen a situation where a stressed sinner put forth quite an effort to see Jesus and was successful in finding Him.

JUST JESUS: CHAPTER BY CHAPTER THRU LUKE A Short Story About Growing Up LUKE 19:1-10 #justJesus INTRODUCTION… https://www.snopes.com/top/ There is so much fake news and garbage out there that sometimes it is hard to know what is true or false or twisted or spun. I perused snopes this week to see ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Growing Up In All Aspects In To Christ

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 21, 2003

Without the macroscopic and microscopic vision of how we are to grow up in all aspects in to Christ, we will fall short of God’s plan for our lives.

The Problem of Becoming Mature in Many Aspects Ephesians 4:15 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 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Parable Of Ten Pounds Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 12, 2024

God gives everyone a responsibility to serve Him.

A. LUKE 19:12-26 1. God owns everything. He is the nobleman who owns the money, the servants, the farm, and the increase from the work of the servants. 2. God trusts us with things He gives us. “A certain nobleman . . . called his ten servants and delivered them ten pounds” (19:12-13). ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:12-26

Denomination: Baptist