Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas

SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on ordinance: showing 136-150 of 4,591

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Sermon Kits for Preaching

I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice

Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives

Ready & Faithful

Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future

Why Suffering?

Help your church understand God's plan in pain

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Naveen Balakrishnan avatar

    Get Ready For The Lord's Table

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 30, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,867 views

    Looking at the reasons as to why we are commanded to celebrate the ordinance of the LORD’s Supper

    “GET READY FOR THE LORD’S TABLE” 1 Corinthians 11:23-31 1. A Time of REMEMBRANCE. (vv. 23-26) Deuteronomy 4:5; Matthew 28:20; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Galatians 1:11-12; Exodus 12:14; Joshua 4:7; Psalm 111:4 a. His BETRAYAL. (v. 23) Matthew 17:22; 20:18; 26:2, 46; Mark 14:18; Luke 22:21; John ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    The Lord's Supper

    Contributed by James May on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,539 views

    This is a teaching of the meaning of the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper as well as the consequences of partaking of it unworthily.

    The Lord’s Supper By Pastor Jim May The Apostle Paul had spent nearly two years in the city of Corinth during one of his missionary journeys. For two years he preached daily, and ministered to as many who would listen. During that time there were many people converted to Christ, both Jews and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "The Last Passover"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,335 views

    As the Lord instituted the ordinance of Communion, He and the disciples celebrated the last legitimate Passover

    1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. 2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Orthodox

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Communion Confusion

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 2, 2018
     | 5,027 views

    Is communion a sacrament, ordinance or memorial? Are bread and wine mere symbols or is there something deeper?

    Is Communion a sacrament, an ordinance, or a memorial? Are bread and wine mere symbols or is there something deeper? Let’s look at what Jesus said in Luke 22:14-27. Passover Luke 22:14 “When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him.” The appointed hour that the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Communion, Symbol Or Sacrament

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 5, 2022
     | 1,750 views

    Is communion symbolic, an ordinance, a sacrament, a memorial or all of the above? Does it even matter?

    Is communion symbolic, an ordinance, a sacrament, a memorial or all of the above? Does it even matter? Symbol The argument begins with a simple word, “is.” Those who remember the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal may remember that famous line, “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” What did ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • J Bernard Taylor avatar

    Against All Odds

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Oct 10, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 39,954 views

    God sent a letter through Jeremiah to the captives in Babylon telling them that he still had plans and a welfare for them.He would still bring them out. When God has plans for you he can overcome all odds against us in life.

    Against All Odds Have you ever experienced the odds against you? It’s not easy when the odds are against you in any field of endeavor. When I graduated from college in 1949 with a major in accounting the odds of me finding a job in the accounting field were against me. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Emphasize A Biblically-Functioning Eldership Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 31, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 11,141 views

    The importance and function of the eldership in the church. Includes ordination service of a newly-elected elder at the end of the message.

    SERIES: ‘THE CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCH IN 2005” TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 3:1-7; TITUS 1:6-9; 1 PETER 5:1-3; ACTS 20:28-31 TITLE: “EMPHASIZE A BIBLICALLY-FUNCTIONING ELDERSHIP” INTRODUCTION: A. Two police officers respond to a call from the dispatcher concerning a bad traffic accident. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Sterling Franklin avatar

    Send Others! Series

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 25, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,112 views

    The local church is an agency of commissioning and sending. Are we deliberately training those called to ministry and affirming them via sending at the Holy Spirit's prompting?

    Series Review (Midweek): Week 1: An Encounter with the King - Have the willingness to be sent! Isaiah 6 – Having the willingness to be sent & commissioned Isaiah 6:8 – “Here am I, send me!” Week 2: The Great Commission - In obedience to the Lord, be sent and make ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • scott Delashaw avatar

    What A Baptism Says

    Contributed by Scott Delashaw on Mar 31, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,700 views

    A 3 point sermon on the subject of baptism and what it says about those who are being baptized.

    What a Baptism Says * The example- Jn. 1:29-34 * The explanation- 1st Cor 15:1-4 & Rom 6:1-4 * The expectation- Matt 28:19 & Acts 2:38,47 & Acts 9:18 I. Someone has been saved * “saved” = approx 50 times in N.T. in relation to being rescued. * rescued from what? Sins power, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “using The Office Of Deacon Well”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,210 views

    What are the qualities a church should look for in a Deacon?

    We read here about the election of the first Deacons. In verse 1 we are told of a situation that demanded attention. Part of the congregation was being neglected. The Greek speaking Jews in the early church believed that the Aramaic speaking Jews were receiving all of the attention of the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodelio Mallari avatar

    The Lord's Supper

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,885 views

    We celebrate a 2,000 year old Christian custom as old as Christianity. Jesus gave the church only two ordinances: Baptism and Lord’s Supper. The Lord's Supper originated with Jesus on the eve of His crucifixion. Paul taught truths to help us understand th

    Intro: We celebrate a 2,000 year old Christian custom as old as Christianity. Jesus gave the church only two ordinances: Baptism and Lord’s Supper. The Lord's Supper originated with Jesus on the eve of His crucifixion (Matt. 26:26-28). Paul taught truths to help us understand the Lord's ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Isaac Butterworth avatar

    You Gotta Come In Through The Door

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,867 views

    The way to life with God is through the door, and Jesus Christ is the door. There are two groups of people that ‘gotta come in through the door.’ First, there is the shepherd, and then there are the sheep.

    First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas May 15, 2011 YOU GOTTA COME IN THROUGH THE DOOR Isaac Butterworth John 10:1-10 (ESV) 1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    How To Support Your Pastor

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on May 2, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 33,331 views

    How can members of a congregation best support their pastor?

    Pastoring isn’t for sissies. That’s why it’s important to a have a sense of call. If one doesn’t have a sense of God’s call to anchor them to the task, they will go adrift when the storms come. Part of the reason for those storms is that all hell is against the pastor. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Elders, Deacons, And The Congregation Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 20, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,614 views

    This message highlights a few comments about elders, deacons, and the congregation.

    Scripture It is our great joy today to ordain and install Doug Knox, who has been duly elected by the communicant members of this congregation, into the office of Ruling Elder; and to ordain and install Garry Gawrych, who also has been duly elected by the communicant members of this congregation, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Taking The Plunge 2.0 Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 25, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,548 views

    The order is always belief, followed by baptism. A sermon that pulls together verses on baptism so that beleivers will take the plunge and obey the Lord.

    Taking the Plunge 2.0 Selected Scriptures Rev. Brian Bill 10/25/09 Note: This manuscript provides a more in-depth treatment of baptism than previous sermons called, “Proclaiming God’s Purposes in Baptism,” and “Taking the Plunge.” I’m grateful to Ray Pritchard, John MacArthur and John Piper for ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • …
  • 306
  • 307
  • Next