Sermons on Paul In Labor:

Being Christlike In Conflict Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Aug 5, 2019

Paul's example of dealing with conflict

Acts 15 - Godly Conflict - 6/11/18 Turn with me this morning to the book of Acts, chapter 15. We are going to look at a passage of scripture today that hits us all where we live. We looked in chapter 14 last week and saw Paul and Barnabas on on their first missionary trip - and some of you might ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unstoppable Prayer Series

Contributed by Matthew Botha on Nov 24, 2015

What does Paul pray for in Ephesians 1?

25 November 2015 UNSTOPPABLE PRAYERS Key Scripture: Eph 1:15-23 15. Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16. do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

No Fooling - Jesus Rose (Easter 2018)

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 6, 2018

Easter message focusing on Paul and Mary Magdelene

Easter 2018 April 1, 2018 No Fooling . . . Jesus Rose! Maybe you’re one of the people who struggle with believing it. Maybe this crazy kind of miracle is out of your realm of believing and thinking. I’m with you. It sounds totally crazy and implausible. There are tons of theories about the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, 1 Corinthians 15:32-34, John 20:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

"The Characteristics Of False Repentance” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on May 22, 2018

Paul helps us understand false repentance.

Last time, we defined repentance as a change of mind that results in a change of heart that results in a change of action. That is why real repentance is all about turning my life around. We focused on verse 10, where Paul says repentance leads to salvation. For the unbeliever, repentance leads ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Battle Within Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 7, 2017

Paul addresses the Christian's battle with indwelling sin.

Tommy Lasorda, the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager, once described his battle with bad habits: “I took a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, stared at it and said, “Who’s stronger, you or me?” The answer was me. I stopped smoking. Then I took a vodka martini and said to it, “Who’s stronger, you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

Struggles, Shipwrecks, And Satan

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 19, 2018

Paul issues three cautions of the Christian life

Text: 1 Tim 1:18-20, Title: Struggles, Shipwrecks, and Satan, Date/Place: WHBC, 2.11.18, AM A. Opening illustration: Job’s life and struggles B. Background to passage: Paul has dropped Timothy off at Ephesus to handle some problems with false teaching in the church there. Some were more serious ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Call No One Father.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 29, 2017

Yet Paul refers to himself as a spiritual father.

31A Best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs tells about a lady from Texas named Mae who confessed to doing something that was quite embarrassing. She says that a few years ago she and her husband invited a couple to their home for dinner. The couple brought a pot of tulips as a gift. She says the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Ambassador For Christ

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 30, 2022

Paul tells us we are ambassadors or Christ.

Ambassador For Christ 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 1. Paul has a message we are ambassadors for Christ • Apostle Paul says: “So we are ambassadors for Christ, (2 Cor. 5:20). • It’s not just Paul who is an ambassador, but This applies to all Christians • William Barclay observes that, in the Roman ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Denomination: Methodist

Timothy And Titus Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jan 7, 2022

Paul's instructions to young pastors

January 08, 2022 Now to the letters to Timothy and Titus. All three letters were likely written around 65/66 AD Paul was entrusting Timothy, in Ephesus, and Titus, in Crete, with the Gospel that he had sacrificed so much to proclaim. Which brings us to My Favorite Thing About 1st and 2nd ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-7, 1 Timothy 4:9-16, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, Titus 2:11-15

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Revelation And The Revealing Of God’s Church

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022

Paul told these Ephesians what the church was.

He told the Ephesian church they were as: • A NATION • A FAMILY • A BUILDING • AN ORGANISM • A CHURCH But as we move to chapter 3, he shows us the Lord’s church as a “Mystery”. WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THAT? When Paul is speaking of a “mystery”, he is speaking of something that had not been revealed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Reason For John's Martyrdom

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 25, 2025

Read carefully what Paul wrote to the Thessalonians

Friday of the 21st Week in Course: Memorial of Martyrdom of St. John Baptist Today’s Gospel is so widely known and so memorable that most preachers focus on that tale of the Herodian plot to murder John the Baptist, the Elijah-like saint who went before Our Lord Jesus Christ. But to do that would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, Psalm 97:5-6, Mark 6:17-29

Denomination: Catholic

And Felt No Harm

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Mar 17, 2024

We need to do what Paul did

And felt no harm. Acts 28:5 7000 to 8000 people are bitten by snakes each year. I. Recognize the source. The beast Rom 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:5

Denomination: Baptist

Running The Race

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Jan 21, 2023

Paul uses a race to illustrate the Christian life.

Running the Race Hebrews 12:1-2 Intro. I used to be a runner. - Cross Country - Not anymore Paul illustrates the Christian life as a race. Vs. 1 I. The participants A. Those watching 1. I don’t think I remember anyone watching me 2. However, in our Christian walk there is “a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Being Thankful And Productive In Troubled Times

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 24, 2023

Paul challenges the church to be a workmen that is not ashamed of the Gospel.

Being Thankful and productive in these troubled times 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Introduction- Good morning online listeners, we are glad that you have joined us. If you would turn to 2 Timothy, we are going to start there and use some other scriptures to launch what Apostle Paul calls his charge to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-17

Denomination: Nazarene

Encouraging A Son In The Faith

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jun 10, 2023

Father's Day, Paul and Timothy

Encouraging a Son in the Faith 1 Timothy 4:1-5, 12-16 Good Morning…Happy Father’s Day! Mark Twain once said, “When a boy turns 13, seal him in a barrel and feed him through a knot hole. When he turns 16, plug up the hole.” Mark Twain also said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:15, 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational