Sermons on Piety At Home:

Joy: Don't Leave Home Without It

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 16, 2001

How joy in the Lord provides internal protection to keep us safe, and is really close at hand and is the way of the Kingdom of God.

Joy: Don’t Leave Home Without it “Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a safeguard.” Philippians 3:1 (NRSV) Rejoice in the Lord - as a safeguard - illus. safety belt. A. Internal Protection 1. No ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Don't Leave Home Without Him

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jul 9, 2001

A deductive message using biblical exposition calling God’s people in my care to seek and then to follow the Spirit’s guidance.

Intro:  McDonald’s commercial – “Can you tell me hoe to get to…?” And they end up eating Big Mac’s together.  Blackaby’s farmer story – verbal directions vs. a passenger/guide  Moses Cartoon (www.reverendfun.com – 10-1999)  ACTS 13 [1] In the church at Antioch ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

4 Epiphany C Jesus Comes Home

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 4, 2001

It is hard to come home, but why did Jesus come looking for a fight?

4 Epiphany C Luke 4:21-30 28 January 2001 Rev. Roger Haugen If you grew up in a small town, you know about small town rivalries. The hockey teams that play just a little tougher when playing a certain town. The anger at the boys because the girls want to date boys from the other town. Won’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Be Your Own Worst Enemy At Home Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 23, 2002

First sermon in series on encouragement for the home.

Once upon a time a rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap. Retreating to the farmyard the rat proclaimed the warning; "There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Wait Until Your Daddy Gets Home!

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 8, 2003

The wrath of mom compaired to wrath of God, how they are simular how it is different.

Wait until your Daddy gets Home! My mom put up with a lot - having 3 kids. She has survived the ordeal but not without some scars, and a few gray hairs. I don’t know how many times I was sent to my room and told to stay there until I was 18. I believe I got a few bruises myself. When my mom ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-23

Denomination: Congregational

Don't Leave Home Without Him

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 5, 2004

DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT HIM

TRAVELING WITH JESUS DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT HIM MARK 4:35-41 INTRODUCTION:ON A CERTAIN DAY OF PREACHING AND TEACHING ON TOPICS AUCH AS THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER, THE CANDLE UNDER A BUSHEL, RHE COMING HARVEST, THE MUSTARD SEED.JESUS PULLED DOWN THE CURTIAN (ON A LONG DAY) WHEN THE CROWD HAD BEEN ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:34-41

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Ever Come Home? 2

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 1, 2004

Part 2 of 2, Jesus comes home after the wilderness - he is changes and the home town folks don’t like his message -- Do we?

Last week we started with the question Can we really go home again and I reminded you how Jesus ministry was just starting, he returns home after his time in the wilderness. He has been visiting synagogues for the past couple of months. Preaching and performing a few miracles on the way, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Congregational

I Can't Go Home Like This

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jul 10, 2003

I Can’t Go Home Like This

I Can’t Go Home Like This Gen. 32:24,26 Who is your favorite wrestler? Today’s television wrestlers are professional entertainers -- athletes who have captured the imagination of Americans of all generations. Though their names change from generation to generation television wrestlers, complete ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

"When The Doorbell Rings, Am I Home?" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Dec 23, 2004

Jesus has made salvation available to all people. Why are not all people saved? When the Doorbell to our heart rings, am I home???

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches December 26, 2004 “When the Doorbell Rings, Am I Home?” Titus 2:11-15 INTRODUCTION: How many of you have already had someone stop by your house at this Christmas season or will sometime before the end of December? How did you know they were at your door? You might ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Hope - Don't Leave Home Without It

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 11, 2002

Hope is vital to our life

What things do you hope in? We are animated by hope. But things that don’t always go as planned - Sunrise, seed, toy, child, marriage Let go of the branch Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Things that go against God’s plans - maybe ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:12, John 21:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Does Jesus Feel At Home In Your Heart?

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005

Jesus dwells in every Christian’s heart, but is He at home there?

PAUL’S SECOND PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIANS: Ephesians 3:14-21 FIRST PETITION (v. 16): "THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY, TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT BY HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN." 1. EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS AN "INNER MAN." 2. OUR INNER MAN NEEDS TO BE "STRENGTHENED WITH ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:17

Denomination: Baptist

Building Your Home On The Wrong Side Of The River

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 3, 2006

Encouraging families to life in the will of God

PP0654 BUILDING YOUR HOME ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVER! Numbers 32:1-4. Nu 32:1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; 2 The children ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 32:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Does God's Love Make A Difference In The Home

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 27, 2006

The family and home are under attack today. All families experience stress and distress due to work schedules and various activities at school, at work and at church. We need to ask the question. Does the love of God make a difference in the home?

The Difference God’s Love Makes in the Home Romans 16:3-5 I Corinthians 13 The family and home are under attack today. All families experience stress and distress due to work schedules and various activities at school, at work and at church. We need to ask the question. Does the love of God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-14

Denomination: Free Methodist

Jacob: Finding Your Way Back Home

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 4, 2007

Why is it that makes it difficult to find our way back home? Because: 1. The rebellion of the human heart. 2. We don’t know the way. 3. We have to decide what is important.

CNN’s website featured an article about Frank Warren, editor of the book The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book. After a troubling period in his own life, he handed out 3000 self-addressed stamped postcards to people on the street, asking them to anonymously mail him their secrets. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-15, Ephesians 4:32

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Returns Home One Last Time Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 15, 2007

They say, “You can never go back.” “They” are right for the most part – and there really is no need to, except to allow where and who we have been to give us a proper perspective on who we have become. I cannot help but wonder how much of that Jesus felt

Philip Yancey, in his book, The Jesus I Never Knew, gives this illustration: "George Buttrick, former chaplain at Harvard, recalls that students would come into his office, plop down on a chair and declare, ’I don’t believe in God.’ Buttrick would give this disarming reply: ’Sit down and tell me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational