Sermons on Pastors Have Many Duties:

Lord, Have Mercy!

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Sep 6, 2003

The secret of God’s blessings is to lie low at the feet of Jesus and cry our for mercy! If all you ask for is crumbs off the table, how can God refuse?

Friends if you listened carefully to the gospel story, it appears as though Jesus was not very inclined to heal the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman who came begging him for a miracle. It also seemed as though Jesus had enough and just wanted to get away because scripture tells us that he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Anglican

There You Have It! Series

Contributed by Tim White on May 12, 2014

Who is Jesus? What is He about? Did He ever say? Did He ever clear that up?

Last week, we left Jesus being betrayed by Judas and arrested by the Temple guards. The disciples were scattering, trying to escape arrest. A bystander was grabbed in the foray, but pulled away. We pick up the story today with Mark’s record of the second trial of Jesus. There were six trials; ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:53-64

Denomination: Baptist

Claiming To Have Faith Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 23, 2012

What God is telling us about true faith versus claiming to have faith. 1- Faith demonstrates good 2- Faith believes in God 3- Faith produces righteousness

INTRO.- ILL.- A guy was coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. (You know. The preacher’s job is to: shake them in, shake them up, and shake them out!) Well, he grabbed the guy by the hand and pulled him aside. The preacher ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have You Heard?

Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 12, 2006

Have you heard the voice of God in creation and in the Bible?

“Have You Heard?” Introduction Speaking of God in the Old Testament; Ezekiel 43:2 (ESV) says, “And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters.” Speaking of Jesus in the New Testament; Revelation 1:15 (ESV) ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:15

Denomination: Christian Church

Have The Correct Focus

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 13, 2011

To have a singular focus and an ’in view’ priority is to follow Christ in truth, with your testimony, and with your trust.

Have the Correct Focus Matthew 10:26-31 * Karl Wallenda was the patriarch of the Great Flying Wallendas. Their tightrope walking & aerialists feats amazed huge crowds for years. In his book “Why leaders can’t lead”, Warren Bennis writes; “I was struck with Karl’s capacity for concentration on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:26-31

Denomination: Baptist

Having Compassion For Souls

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jan 28, 2024

Jesus has called us to reach out to the lost souls with the gospel of peace, we need a compassionate heart to carry out the assignment willingly diligently and joyfully.

Having Compassion for Souls: Study Text: Matthew 9: 35 - 38 Introduction: - Our text describes the compassion of Jesus for lost souls. - When Jesus saw the people, He did not look past them, ignore them, or turn away from them, but Jesus took notice of their condition. - They were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Have A Testimony!

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 2, 2023

Each of us needs to KNOW that we have a testimony, that it's one of our greatest weapons against Hell. We need to know how to share it, and know how it will affect others.

YOU HAVE A TESTIMONY! 1 John 1:1 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: BIG BANGS 1. A woman was getting her hair cut the other day...and the beautician mentioned she had a degree in “Cosmology.” 2. So the woman asked her whether she thought the cosmic background radiation was the best evidence for the big ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1, Revelation 12:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Having The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 8, 2020

How do we come to a Christian mind?

Having the Mind of Christ 1 Corinthians 2:16-3:9 Paul had quite a challenge with the Corinthian church which he had founded. He had gone off to evangelize elsewhere, planting new churches. He had hoped that during his stay, he had instilled enough of the ABC’s of the faith for the church to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, 1 Corinthians 2:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Have An Example

Contributed by John Knight on May 2, 2002

Christ is our example for outreach.

We Have An Example "To The Jews I Am A Jew" I Corinthians 9:19-23 Introduction: Being called an alien, different Times of being different -feelings, experiences As Christians we are different: John 17: 14,16 "I have given them your word; and the world has hated them because they are not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Denomination: Holiness

Having The Eyes Of Jesus!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 11, 2020

IN THIS OUTLINE WE SEE THAT WHEN JESUS WOULD SEE THE NEED HE WOULD BE MOVED NOT WITH PITY BUT WITH COMPASSION. PITY IS NOT COMPASSION, PITY IS AN EMOTION BUT COMPASSION IS THAT PLUS COMPASSION DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THE SITUATION

HAVING THE EYES OF JESUS! (Mat 9:35 KJV) And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:15-21, Luke 10:33, Matthew 9:35

I Have A Dream

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Jan 7, 2006

Building the kingdom of God

Luke 14:28-30 I have a dream (vision) “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:28-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Having Faulty Tools

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 23, 2022

Elisha has succeeded Elijah as a prophet to the Northern Kingdom (2 Kings 2: I - I 8). He has by now already prophesied and God has performed a few miracles through him. But now we will see something peculiar, he makes an axe head float.

Elisha has succeeded Elijah as a prophet to the Northern Kingdom (2 Kings 2: I - I 8). He has by now already prophesied and God has performed a few miracles through him. But now we will see something peculiar, he makes an axe head float. This incident shows how God cares for His children and how He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Have To Pea! Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Nov 10, 2020

We are born with them. We are often driven by them. Our emotions can help us and hurt us. The real challenge? Can our emotions help us Make a Difference?

I'm Mad Pt. 2 - We Have to Pea! I. Introduction We started last week by talking about how we communicate anger. We could say, "I'm chapped. I'm hacked off. I'm ticked. I'm flashin'. I'm spittin' chips!" However, we discussed that how we say it isn't ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 22:1-2, 2 Samuel 23:13-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Have A Purpose Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 7, 2008

We Christians know who we are and why we are here and where we are going. God has given us both general purposes and specific purposes to live for.

A. One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotsman demonstrated the new game of golf to President Ulysses Grant. 1. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, the Scotsman took a mighty swing. 2. The club hit the ground and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard, while the ball sat waiting ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Have Overcome

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Sep 2, 2024

Tindley wrote, “I'll overcome some day”. Pete Seeger and Joan Baez sang, “We shall overcome”. And the apostle John wrote, “You... have overcome”. I like them all. But I am drawn most to the words in scripture that says the overcoming has already happened.

Alba 9-1-2024 WE HAVE OVERCOME I John 4:4-6 "We Shall Overcome" is a gospel song that is associated heavily with the U.S. civil rights movement. Wikipedia has an article that says the origins of the song are unclear. It was thought to have descended from "I'll Overcome Some ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ