Sermons on Pauls Training:

Cultivating Our Spiritual Passions Crucifying Our Fleshly Passions Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 22, 2018

Message 6 in our exposition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians continuing a discussion of what it means to live by the power and enlightenment of the Holy Spirit.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Cultivating our Spiritual Passions -- Crucifying our fleshly passions” I Corinthians 2:6-3:4 Every one of us has witnessed the war between two opposite views. Lies, brainwashing, fear, intimidation, bribery, power and control are a way of life. We find ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3, James 1:14-15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Effective Teaching Begins On Your Knees Part One

Contributed by Timothy Bartee on May 15, 2003

Remind the teacher of the necessity of prayerasapartof their preparation. Excellent for teacher training sessions.

Effective Teaching Begins on Your Knees Mark 4:15 Someone once defined a “rut” as a grave with both ends knocked out. Most teachers, in the church setting, have been teaching for many years. As a pastor I am truly thankful to those who have served faithfully week after week. But there is a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:15

Denomination: Church Of God

Intellectual Development Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 1, 2025

Intellectual development means sharpening our minds, acquiring knowledge, and applying wisdom rightly.

INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Proverbs 4:7 Supporting Texts: Daniel 1:17, 2 Timothy 2:15, Hosea 4:6, Luke 2:46-47, Colossians 3:16 INTRODUCTION: God designed man as a complete being — spirit, soul, and body. To live a balanced life, believers must pay attention to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Matters Of The Heart. Matthew 5:17-48 Series

Contributed by William Akehurst on Feb 18, 2025

It’s a Heart Matter. JESUS is teaching what it means to be a disciple in GOD’s Kingdom in understanding and applying the law and true Righteousness, by dealing with our sin nature through the matters of the heart.

2025.02.16. Sermon Notes. MATTERS OF THE HEART. Matthew 5:17-48 THE Law and True Righteousness. William Akehurst HSWC BIG IDEA: It’s a Heart Matter. JESUS is teaching what it means to be a disciple in GOD’s Kingdom in understanding and applying the law and true Righteousness, by dealing with our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-48, Romans 10:4, Matthew 24:35, Romans 8:4, Galatians 2:21, Romans 3:23, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Psalm 14:1, Romans 12:18, Ephesians 4:26-27, James 1:14-15, 2 Samuel 11:2-4, Matthew 6:33, Deuteronomy 24:1, Exodus 20:7, Romans 12:21, Deuteronomy 32:35, Romans 3:21-22, 1 Peter 1:15-16, Leviticus 11:45, Philippians 3:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bid The Children Come! Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 31, 2001

Sermon for pre-Vacation Bible School on the importance of training children

The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: ¡§Don¡¦t push these children away. Don¡¦t ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Denomination: United Methodist

Available Disciples

Contributed by Andy Taylor on Feb 1, 2001

Jesus wants to train you as a fisher of men, are you willing?

ARE YOU AVAILABLE? 1/14/01 EP  The Devil fishes for men with lures and hooks, but Jesus wanted to train men to fish for men. Matthew 4:18 through Matthew 4:22 18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Help, I'm A Parent!

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 10, 2006

Keys to parenting: 1. Prayer 2. Modeling 3. Training

Morgan Freeman narrates the documentary film The March of the Penguins. It follows the epic journey of the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica 70 miles inland to their breeding grounds. It is an arduous walk as they tilt side to side through the ice, snow and natural barriers. The film captures the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:2-4

Denomination: Methodist

Available Men

Contributed by Jeff Ecklund on Mar 7, 2011

A message that is designed to encourage a congregation to be "available" or appropriate for a leadership training.

Exodus 3:1-3 (NASB95) 1 Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he ...read more

Denomination: *other

Prayer Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010

This sermon is meant to give some training disciplines for the regimen of prayer

The Amazing Race: Prayer Mark 5:1-13 The call of Jesus is to be a disciple. Disciple and the word discipline are closely associated. To make a commitment to be a disciple is to make a commitment to follow Jesus in the discipline of his life practices. When I say yes to Jesus, I am not just saying ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

Hearing The Shepherd Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Mar 19, 2024

Sheep do not instinctively follow a shepherd; they need constant training.

John 10 – Hearing the Shepherd March 24, 2024 How does God speak to us? This is one of the most asked questions I get as a Pastor. ‘That God speaks is the basic reality of biblical Faith.’ - Eugene Peterson Genesis 1 – God creates the world by speaking. Revelation 22 – God reminds us, “I am ...read more

Scripture: John 10:3-5, John 10:27, John 16:12-15, Psalm 119:105, Hebrews 4:12, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 15:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Does The Bible Contradict Itself And Did Paul Invent Christianity?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 24, 2021

For over 2000 years, people have claimed that both the Old and New Testaments are plagued with numerous contradictions. Dr. Bart D. Ehrman, The King of Contradiction is discussed.

Christianity continues to grow and thrive throughout the world and remains the largest of all religions on Earth. The life of Jesus is the fundamental event of Scripture and is told from different perspectives. The central theme of the Bible is that God has provided redemption and forgiveness ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12, 2 Peter 2:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, Mark 12:24, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:14-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Women Matter Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 14, 2023

This is the 149th sermon in the series "Action".

Series: Action [#149] WOMEN MATTER Acts 22:1-30 Introduction: We are living in a time when women say they are men; and men say they are women. We are living in a time when men compete as women against real women. Let me remind you that God created male and female. So why would I bring this up ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

A Faithful Saying-4

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 19, 2012

What we invest in, in this life, we should make sure it has eternal dividends!!

Faithful Saying-Paul is going to be giving his young preacher boys some topics that they should preach on, these topics had been and should be preached on time and time again, so much they had become sayings, just like we have sayings. 1 Timothy 4:8-9-For bodily exercise profits a little, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

Saul's Conversion Experience Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jan 25, 2021

The Church had murderous threats from Saul. Then how Saul became a great missionary in the early church has been unfolded in this chapter as the conversion experience of Saul. Read further to the development.

Acts 9:1-31 Saul’s Conversion Experience 9:01-02 Saul threats the Church 9:03-09 Saul repents through Vision 9:10-19 Ananias Misunderstanding and understandings on Saul 9:20-31 Barnabas Disciples Saul Acts 9:1-2 Saul threatens the Church. After narrating the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-31

Denomination: Methodist

The Perfect Leader

Contributed by James May on Jul 22, 2009

God is our perfect Leader, and He is doing all that He can to train us to take on positions of leadership in His church.

The Perfect Leader Wednesday, July 22, 2009 By Pastor Jim May There is no one that I would rather follow than the Lord Jesus Christ. I have been led by a lot of people throughout my life; some in the military, some in the job market and some in the church. Some have been good leaders and some ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible