Sermons on Ordainer:

A Little Goes A Long Way

Contributed by C Vincent on Mar 22, 2010

Giving your all to God's service; he rewards those who give.

A Little Goes A Long Way JCC 07.02.10 pm John 6:1-13 The odds were 5,000+ to five ‘small’ loaves and two fish With Jesus the odds don’t count These people would not normally be in Galilee but on their way to Jerusalem because it was Passover time Why were they here? They had seen ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Outward Religion Is Not Acceptable To God

Contributed by David Mcnally on Jan 25, 2014

God demands true faith, true repentance, true worship, not the outward show of 'religiosity'

2 Timothy 3: 1-9 Outward religion Christmas has long gone and 2014 is no longer the 'New' year. Paul wrote his 2nd 'Pastoral' Letter to Timothy around AD66/67. The church was fairly 'new' as it was only 30 years or so after Pentecost, but it was not so 'new' that it was 'Pristine' or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rebuke, Reprove, Exhort

Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Oct 14, 2019

What's the difference between these 3 words?

Intro ? Wuest’s Word Studies in the Greek New Testament Chapter Four Paul’s final charge to the young pastor, Timothy, the one upon whose shoulders he is now placing the responsibility for the care of all the churches and the leadership in maintaining the Faith once for all delivered to the saints, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Recognizing Your Calling

Contributed by Margaret Olubiyi on Oct 30, 2018

What is your reason for being here? What do you believe is God's purpose for your life? I believe like me, that is the question most of us have asked ourselves at one time or the other.

I am here to inform you that you and I are on this earth to serve the Lord God, His church and the world at large. God created man in His image and for fellowship as we see in the book of Genesis 2 through 4 until the enemy came in and destroyed that beautiful fellowship God had with our first ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ministry Of The Laity

Contributed by Abitha Stalin on Dec 27, 2019

LAITY - The congregation - Role in Ministry

Let us pray. Loving Heavenly Father, We have come to worship you today. Lord, teach us the hidden wonders of your Holy Word. Help us to concentrate and focus on your voice without distractions. Put in us an open receiving heart. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen. Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-32

Denomination: Other

One Door Closes, Another Door Opens

Contributed by Greg Moller on Feb 6, 2020

What happens when a church closes doors for the last time but Jesus isn't done with them yet.

Our ministry has been holding services as part of a mainline denominational Church ( I won't name names) and for the last couple years I had been pastoring there. I was informed a few weeks ago that the church would be shutting down and closing the church. About a week later I was informed ...read more

Denomination: Bible Church

The Crisis And The Unplanned Changes Coming To The Church.

Contributed by Patrick Usifo on May 12, 2020

How man's plans and God's plan interact in a changing world.

The new year was greeted with fanfare worldwide. Everyone had hope for a better tomorrow despite the disappointment of the previous year. Church services were jammed with worshippers offering prayers of thanksgiving to the Lord. During that period it is quite normal for churches worldwide to have ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Amos 3:6-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peace, Through The Cross

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jul 22, 2018

Christians are united in the peace of Christ so that the church may be effective; we must therefore live in the peace God intended and made possible.

It took 125 years, but the infamous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys finally ended; sixty descendants of the original clans gathered on Saturday, June 14, 2003, in Pikefield, Kentucky, to sign a document declaring an official end to more than a century of hatred and bloodshed. Most think the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Other

Thy Will Be Done In This Election Season

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 13, 2024

Each of these commandments, when obeyed, restores part of the order given to us in the beginning. When disobeyed, the natural consequences of that disobedience punish us, and often that leads to grave consequences.

Pre-Election Sermon In the beginning of human history, or pre-history, to be precise, God created a man and a woman, and, like He did with all other animate creatures, He ordered them to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. But God gave us humans one more command, to subdue the earth and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:26-30, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Leviticus 18:20-25, 2 Kings 25:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Standing Firm In A World Of Threats - 1 Peter 5:8-9 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 31, 2024

We may not always think about the reality of spiritual warfare, but Scripture calls us to be vigilant, to resist, and to stand firm in our faith.

Standing Firm in a World of Threats 1 Peter 5:8-9 Introduction: Church, we live in a world that is constantly competing for our attention, drawing us into countless distractions. But 1 Peter 5:8-9 brings us a strong reminder of what’s at stake: our enemy, the devil, is prowling like a roaring ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9, Ephesians 6:11, James 4:7, 1 Peter 2:9, Ephesians 6:16, 1 Corinthians 12:26, Hebrews 10:25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Funeral Denver Pendergrass

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 15, 2024

Denver was a special person.

Denver Pendergrass Words of Grace & Greeting: Friends, we have gathered here to praise God and to witness to our faith as we celebrate the life of “Denver Pendergrass”. We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort, in sorrow ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-16

Denomination: Methodist

Love And Obedience.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 1, 2023

Loving your neighbour in these end times.

LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. Romans 13:8-14. I). LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR. Romans 13:8-10. The imperative, “To no one nothing owe you (all), but to love one another” (Romans 13:8a) follows on from the discussion of being subject to ‘the powers that be’ who - whether we voted for them or not - are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B--Spiritual Multiplication

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 24, 2024

“Gift” is only gift if we give all the pieces.

Percent means “parts per hundred,” from the Latin, per centum. Edward Denison, in 1060, thought of a neat phrase, “Three percent is greater than two percent by fifty percent. I have math anxiety but there are listed several ways to prove this, including that the reason that 3 is 50% bigger than 2 ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Denomination: Catholic

As Sheep In The Midst Of Wolves

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Nov 22, 2024

We are told many times over, we are to go and preach/teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but has anyone warned you of the possible situations you might be caught in trying to preach Christ and his crucifixion to a heathen world?

Mt. 28:19-20, we know Jesus ordained the ‘Great Commission’. He said, ‘19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do Everything Decent And In Order

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Dec 28, 2024

God’s Big Idea: “Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior” (2 Tim. 2:16, NLT).

Prayer: Father God, Lord Jesus, hallowed is your holy name. In times like these, Oh Lord, we recognize that we need decency and order. Consequently, as we move forward, we humble ourselves before your mighty throne and ask for Your strength to see us through these trying times. Lord Jesus, we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:16, 1 Corinthians 14:33, 1 Corinthians 14:40

Denomination: Other