Sermons on Pastoral Leadership:

Encouragement To Be Faithful

Contributed by Timothy Hearsey on Oct 3, 2001

A encouragement from Paul to Timothy

Encouragement to be Faithful 2 Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13 Introduction 2 Timothy contains Paul’s parting words to his younger associate, Timothy. By “listening in”, we can gain wise and godly counsel that is as relevant to us today as it was to Timothy in the first century. This is a powerful manual for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Happy Churchgoers

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 1, 2005

Most people attend church with about as much enthusiasm as going to the dentist to have a tooth pulled. David said he looked forward with eager anticipation to being in God’s house. We need that same attitude that of being happy churchgoers.

HAPPY CHURCHGOERS PSALM 122:1 Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. Introduction: Most people attend church with about as much enthusiasm as going to the dentist to have a tooth ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1

Denomination: Baptist

Encouragement To Be Faithful

Contributed by Timothy Hearsey on Jun 24, 2001

An encouragement to be faithful from the book of 2 Timothy

Encouragement to be Faithful 2 Timothy 2:1-6, 11-13 Introduction 2 Timothy contains Paul’s parting words to his younger associate, Timothy. By “listening in”, we can gain wise and godly counsel that is as relevant to us today as it was to Timothy in the first century. This is a powerful manual for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

"It's Not About Moving On Up"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 18, 2003

The call, responsibilities and blessings of discipleship.

Mark 10:35-45 “It’s Not About Moving On Up” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org I was talking with a colleague of mine this past week about the United Methodist appointive system. We both agreed that, in our opinions, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: United Methodist

Dirty Jobs

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Aug 14, 2007

There are many people who work hard so that you and i can have the luxuries that we do. We never see these people but without them we would suffer. The same can be said in the church. Many of us don’t realize that if we don’t use our gifts for God even if

Dirty Jobs Pastor Ryan Akers Me- I Corinthians 12:12-26 Have you ever wondered how things were made? Have you ever walked up and down the aisle while your shopping and thought, “I wonder how many people this item went through before it ended up in my shopping cart?” We don’t think about things ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Missionary Heart Of God Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 4, 2010

From the beginning God was a missionary God. Creating and man and coming down to walk with Adam and Eve in the Garden. In this message there is God's intiative in missions, God invitation in missions. Finally there is a prayer included to ask God to gi

Intro: What is the one thing missing in most churches today? Is it lively soul moving worship music? Is it powerful spirit filled and led preaching? Is it wise council and wonderful leadership? Is it conferences and confession? Can I make a suggestion to you today? It is the Missionary ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

"The Body Of Christ” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 28, 2010

Paul tells us how we can function as the body of Christ and thus, present the likeness of Christ to a lost world.

Once again, the Apostle Paul discusses the unity of the local church. Here he uses the picture of a body to speak about how we are to function in unity. From Paul’s discussion of how God sees His church as being like a body, we learn four things about how the body (the local church) is to function. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Echo

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jun 23, 2009

This sermon was preached after our youth group returned from a week at Falls Creek. It also ties in with Fathers Day, and it hopefully encourages parents to pass their faith on to the younger generations

ECHO (Fathers Day / Falls Creek Message 2009) By: Ken McKinley Text: Psalm 145:4 (Read Text) Well as you all know, we spent last week at Falls Creek. There were 5300 students and adults registered from 116 churches, and the theme this year is the idea of echoing your faith, from one generation to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 145:4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Up Against City Hall

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 12, 2009

The problem in America is greed. Things haven’t changed!

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: United Methodist

Spiritual Economics Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 23, 2008

Exposition of Mark 12:41-44 about the giving and the widow

Text: Mark 12:41-44, Title: Spiritual Economics, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/28/08, PM A. Opening illustration: W. A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Baptist

Grace At Work 6 Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 30, 2012

The diversity of the gifts of the Spirit is proof that God desires unity, not uniformity. How does that look in a marriage, a family, or a congregation? What about cessationism? Are the gifts still operating in the church today?

Dakota Community Church September 30, 2012 Grace at Work - 6 Ephesians 4:1-13 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-13

Denomination: Mennonite

"Our Ministry" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Sep 14, 2015

Making disciples is the ministry that every Child of god is to be part of.

At first, it seems obvious that Jesus is speaking about evangelism. But as I’ve grown in my understanding of discipleship, I have come to see that discipleship isn’t a separate thing from evangelism. I used to think evangelism came before discipleship. But I now understand the biblical ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38

Denomination: Baptist

Encouragement: Making Others Strong

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 12, 2015

As long as the church of Jesus Christ has the potential to improve, we need to be serious about encouraging others.

Encouragement: Making Others Strong (2015 Revision of an earlier sermon already posted) 1. We are often discuouraged. 2. There is an old story about a pastor leaving a church. At his farewell dinner, he tried to encourage one of the pillar members, “Don’t be so sad. The next pastor ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Church Of Christ 4

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Mar 8, 2016

Jesus' parable of the sower taught the truth of receiving the word of God, from the beginning to everlasting life wherein the will of man is challenged to meet the rigorous standard coming out of the word of God---to live with us for ever..

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST 4 by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (March 8, 2016) “And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:...” (St. Luke 8:4-21, King James Version [The parable of the sower]). Greetings In The Holy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-21

Denomination: Friends

The State Of The Church Adress 2021

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Jan 30, 2021

What it will take in 2021 to excell as a church duing a pandemic

2021 STATE OF THE CHURCH ADDRESS Pastor Timothy Porter Text: Acts 2:41-47 INTRODUCTION: Current State of The Church In America 1. 1,700 pastors in America leave the ministry monthly. 2. Only 8% of churches in the United States are growing and just 2% of those are growing by ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational