Sermons on Pastoral Letter:

These Things #3 Series

Contributed by David Singleton on Jun 21, 2007

A study of Paul’s comments on "these things" in the book of 1 Timothy.

THESE THINGS 1ST TIMOTHY SERMON #3 1ST TIMOTHY 4:7-11 INTRODUCTION: AS I READ THE LETTERS THAT PAUL WROTE TO TIMOTHY, I THINK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THESE TWO MEN HAD. PAUL, THE OLDER PASTOR, EXPERIENCED IN CHURCH STARTS, EXPERIENCED IN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS IN THE CHURCH, IS INSTRUCTING ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 7: Why Doesn't The Bible Make Sense?

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 1, 2014

What is revelation, Inspiration and Illumination?

Pastors Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Series: When God Is Silent Lesson 7: Why Doesn’t the Bible Make Sense? A. WHAT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO US? 1. A subject in school we hate. 2. Computer instructions too complicated. 3. A foreign language we flunked in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Back And Looking Ahead

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 23, 2014

Brief message for New Year's Eve Devotion: 1. Remember our helpers in the Lord (vs. 3). 2. Rededicate ourselves to the highest love (vs. 3-4). 3. Rejoice in the hope of our life (vs. 3).

Looking Back and Looking Ahead Romans 16:1-4 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Dec. 31, 2013 (Brief message for New Year's Eve Devotion) *I want to thank you all for being here tonight. I can't think of a better time or a better way for us to reflect on our past and our future as a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The True Steward

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 22, 2002

Learn to invest into God’s work God’s way

This morning, we will continue to study Paul’s letter to the Philippians, but rather than studying about Paul and his situation, we will study what the Christians at the Philippi Community Christian Church were like, based on Paul’s writing. If you want a title to organize your thoughts, the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:14-20

Denomination: *other

Live Like You Believe Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Apr 17, 2009

Philippians 1:27-30. Scripture calls us to live lives worthy of the gospel by standing firm in unity, striving together for the faith, and suffering willingly for Christ.

AGAIN I SAY REJOICE LIVE LIKE YOU BELIEVE PHILIPPIANS 1:27-30 INTRODUCTION - A famous actor was an after dinner speaker at a big fund raising function; and apparently he was well known for his voice because when he stood up to speak, he invited his audience to choose a poem for him to recite. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

How To Comfort Others Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Apr 15, 2005

What is God’s comfort, and how do we actually show it to others?

How to comfort others. 2 Cor 1:1-11. WBC 17/4/05am Intro clip: live 999 call of Eight-year-old Hope from Heybridge, Essex, kept her cool when mum Melissa Cook suddenly gave birth to a baby she did not know she was carrying. From this week’s news CONTEXT Letter written by Paul (ex Saul) about 57 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Mastering Communication

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 26, 2005

The late Johnny Carson said, “If love is a dream, marriage is the alarm clock! If marriages are made in heaven, so is thunder and lightning!” No matter who you are in this life, communications has its challenges!

Mastering Communication Proverbs 18:21 This sermon is dedicated to people who are married, those who want to get married and those who are sorry they ever got married! I’ve heard it said that marriages has 3 phases…lust rust and dust and you don’t need Dr. Phil to tell you which one you’re ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:21

Denomination: Baptist

Makings Of A Mature Church Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on May 9, 2008

A healthy church will have a deepening faith which produces wonderful works!

1. It’s sad to think of what Thessalonica was like without a church… without a light… without the hope of the gospel. • What would they do about their sin? What would be their standard for right behaviors, for spiritual things? • How would their homes stay strong? Their kids? • Where would they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marks Of A Mighty Church (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Nov 5, 2019

In this sereies on Thessalonians, we discover that the church in Thessalonica was an energetic church, an elect church, an evangelistic church, and expectant church. In other words, they were a mighty church!

Marks of A Mighty Church (Part 1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 8/9/2015 A man reportedly approached Charles Spurgeon one Sunday morning and said, “I’ve visited many church these past few years and all of them seem to have problems. So I keep going from church to church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Least Of The Apostles

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 17, 2025

Acts 9

THE LEAST OF THE APOSTLES (ACTS 9:1-9) Do you have zeal for religious, political and social causes? Here are some quotes on zeal: Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man does bad ones. Jewish Proverb Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. Thomas Fuller. Nothing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Empowering Confidence In Others Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001

Three reasons why God wants every follower of Jesus Christ to be empowered with the confidence to minister to others.

Do you know what a paradigm shift is? A paradigm shift occurs when our most fundamental assumptions are shaken, resulting in an entirely new way of looking at things. When people realized that the universe revolved around the sun instead of the earth, that was a paradigm shift. Everything we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Book Of Revelation (Revelation 2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 22, 2022

In Chapter one we saw where the Lord is walking among the seven golden candle sticks. The seven golden candlesticks represent the seven churches that we want to talk about.

Four of these churches are in Chapter two and three of them in chapter 3. The first church we are going to look at… I. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS Revelation 2:1-7 God chose these seven churches that were symbolic of the seven kinds of churches that were to exist in the future. One thing that ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Most Important Verse In The Bible Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 10, 2022

Genesis has a big beginning because God is a big God.

On Christmas Eve in 1968, in what was the most watched television broadcast at the time, the crew of Apollo 8 circled the dark side of the moon and headed toward home. As their tiny capsule raced through space, they saw the glistening blue and white hues of earth fill their window. In that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Mindset For A Ministry Of Love Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Mar 3, 2023

Pride & prejudice ruled in the Church at Corinth. Church members were using the wrong standards and motivated by pride in their relationships ot church leaders. What is the proper attitude toward spiritual leaders?

Most of you are likely familiar with the novel Pride and Prejudice and the movie that resulted from it. I don't know much about it other than that has been on my TV more than any other single movie; it's my wife's favorite movie and it probably qualifies as a chick flick. I believe ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:2-7, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Corinthians 10:1, 2 Corinthians 10:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

The Laodicean Church #1 Series

Contributed by Manuel De Jesus Vela on Sep 2, 2004

This is the first of a 6 part series on the church of Laodicea.

Our topic for the next few weeks will be a Love Letter from Jesus ¡V otherwise known as the letter to the church in Laodicea. How many have ever received a love letter or perhaps have dedicated a poetic piece to that special someone? Why do we write such things; because we care, because we love, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14

Denomination: Adventist