Sermons on Pious Ones:

Lesson 3: What Did Mary Know?

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2013

God wanted Mary to know her baby was the Son of God

Series: God’s Greatest Secrets Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 3: What Did Mary Know? December 16, 2012 A. WHAT DID MARY KNOW? LUKE 1:26-30 “Six months after Elizabeth got pregnant; the angel Gabriel visited the Virgin Mary who was living in Nazareth. She was engaged to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:26-37

Denomination: Baptist

Get The Best Results For Life

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 15, 2013

Making a Choice - The two ways of man.- The happiness of the righteous & The desperation of the wicked. - Blessed – Happy, Desirable

- Instruction Manual to get the most our of your product - You need to know the model Gen 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: …. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. - Register your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Total Absence Of An Exit

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 26, 2012

Listen, Paul was absolutely sure he was going to die for the gospel that he had pronounced the sentence upon himself. (The Lord took Paul to the point at which he could not fall back on any intellectual, physical, or emotional human resource.

Total Absence of an Exit 2 Corinthians 1:8-10NJK For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Agriculture Of Giving Series

Contributed by Tawanda Mushariwa on Sep 8, 2012

Our primary calling is to agriculture (Genesis 2:15) No wonder then that understanding agricultural principles is at the heart of Kingdom precepts

Topic: The Agriculture of Giving Text Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Introduction to Spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Never The Less, I Will At Thy Word!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 17, 2012

In this sermon outline we find that sometimes even if our head knowledge says no to the task before us, we take God at His Word and Promises. Romans 8:31 (KJV) What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? We then can sa

NEVER THE LESS, I WILL AT THY WORD! Luke 5:1-11 (KJV) 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-12

Waiting For Power

Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Oct 21, 2012

Just before Jesus took Him place in Heaven He told the disciples to wait. They were to wait for the Holy Spirit to give them power. Today, Jesus may still be telling us to wait for His power. We must take a position of prayer and patience until the Holy S

I. Background of Acts A. Written by Luke 1. Was a physician 2. Possibly cared for Paul when he was ill B. Written to Theophilus - vs. 1 1. His name means “Friend of God” or “lover of God” 2. Luke 1:3-4, Luke calls him “Most Excellent Theophilus” which is a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-14

Denomination: *other

Discovery Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 13, 2013

The women didn't expect an empty tomb. The empty tomb not only surprised them but it also transformed them.

Luke 24:1-16 “Discovery” INTRODUCTION Over two thousand years ago a group of women walked somberly and quietly from their homes to a burial site. Their purpose was to find Jesus and finish their hurried burial preparations, which they were unable to complete two days ago. When ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Anxiety

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 30, 2013

A sermon on stress, anxiety and worry (Seed thought from Todd Hunter's book, Our Favorite Sins, chapter 4 Anxious Annie; Outline and material adapted from Mark Copeland at: http://executableoutlines.com/top/anxiety.htm)

HoHum: A. In an issue of the AARP Bulletin, readers were asked to respond to the question: What’s your strategy for coping with stress? The answers ranged from "Eat a chocolate chip cookie" to "Have a stiff drink." But Don Betz of Oakdale, Minnesota, offered his own unique solution. Every ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:64-67

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother Naomi

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 3, 2013

How did Naomi do as a mother in the book of Ruth? What lessons can we learn from her example?

Mother’s day - taking a look at the book of Ruth with particular attention to Naomi The days of the Judges - Judges 17:6 - “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Pagan idol worship Famine in the land Elimelech took his wife ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:8-9

Denomination: Nazarene

How Much Does It Cost To Be A Christian?

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 7, 2013

Being a Christian is not a casual experience. Daily, we need to renounce our old life, dedicate ourselves anew to serve Jesus Christ, and live in such a way as to imitate the life of Jesus in ourselves.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BE A CHRISTIAN? (Remake of Feb. 10, 1991 Sermon at Lord’s Cove for Dorn Ridge April 29, 2012) Mark 8:34-38 INTRODUCTION: 1.) A common question asked today is “How much does it cost?” A.) More than ever, there is a price consciousness. aa.) There is a popularity of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Omission Of The Comission

Contributed by Craig Benner on May 15, 2013

It is not all about the bad things that someone does, but we also need to deal with the matter of the good things that we are not getting done.

Omission of the Comission Mat. 28:19, 20 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (KJV) 19 Por tanto, id, y doctrinad á todos los Gentiles, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Prayer Of Hezekiah

Contributed by Gregory Lilly on May 29, 2013

Although faced with both opposition and intimidation. Hezekiah prayed and the seemingly impossible happened, Jerusalem was delivered.

Isaiah 37:20 Introduction: Opposition and intimidation are oftentimes used by Satan to defeat the believer. These same two tools were used by the Assyrian armies as they laid siege to enemy cities and fortresses. Hezekiah was a good king, who ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 37:20

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Gift

Contributed by Juan J. Guerra on Jun 6, 2013

Christ meets the widow in Nain and doesn’t just look the other way like we are prone to do.

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL Announce and Read Text: Luke 7:12-15 Jesus had just come from Capernaum where he had seen great faith in the form of a centurion whose slave he healed. He walked into the town of Nain happy to see such faith and suddenly he is hit with compassion for a woman he didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:12-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Kingdom Is Near

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jul 6, 2013

God's Kingdom is already here and is soon to come! Our priority is living sanctified (holy) in preparation for the coming Kingdom of God.

WHEN IT COMES TO LONG AND EXHAUSTIVE WORK DAY, AN EXTENDED VACATION OR EVEN WEEKEND GET-AWAY, WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE END WHEN WE CAN FINALLY GO BACK TO THE COMFORT OF OUR OWN HOME. ANTICIPATION. DESPITE THE EXCITEMENT OF TIME AWAY, BREATH-TAKING ADVENTURES, AND THE JOYS OF SEEING FAMILY, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-20

Denomination: Free Methodist

Ye Are Complete In Him

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 13, 2013

An exhortation and three warnings frame what might be another Christ hymn.

YE ARE COMPLETE IN HIM. Colossians 2:6-19. I. The Apostle Paul is concerned that the Colossians should not be “beguiled with enticing words” - or “deluded with beguiling speech” (Colossians 2:4). Our enemy is subtle as a serpent, and would lure away even ‘the very elect, if that were possible’ ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational