Sermons on posture for blessing: showing 871-885 of 99,102

Blessed Be Your Name

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2007

A sermon on Job centered around the praise song by Matt Redman called "Blessed Be Your Name." (Outline adapted from Rich Warren article called "How to Worship When You are Wounded" and an article by Michael Card)

Sermon for 3/11/2007 Blessed Be Your Name Job Introduction: C.S. Lewis once wrote, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains- it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” WBTU: A. Everybody goes through wounding experiences in life. B. So what do we ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The True Blessing Of Christmas

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 21, 2007

Christmas

THE TRUE BLESSINGS OF CHRISTMAS (LUKE 1:26-45) There is supposedly a blessing for everything in Judaism, from food to drink, from people to nature, from illness to danger. If you have seen Fiddler on the Roof, you may remember that the rabbi of the tiny Jewish community in Russia was asked by a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-48

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Blessed Hope

Contributed by Ted Palaroan on Sep 15, 2010

Our Hope is Laid Up in A PLACE

OUR BLESSED HOPE By Pastor Ted Palaroan Early this year, while driving down the highway, I noticed a billboard with this message: Jesus is coming (Matthew 24). The statement is certainly true; the Lord Jesus Christ will one day come back to this earth to establish His kingdom, and He will rule and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Happy Blessings Of Revelation Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 30, 2010

We are blessed, given the truth which will bring us eternal happiness if we read and take to heart the prophecy – the message of Jesus that is revealed in this prophetic writing.

Outline of Series: The “Be Happy” attitudes of Revelation! Various titles I could have chosen for the series: The Beatitudes of Revelation: The word “Beatitude” comes from a Latin word meaning “happy” or “blessed.” Various forms of the word “bless” are used many times in both the Old and New ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Coveting The Showers Of Blessing

Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Sep 27, 2011

Those who are praying for rain should have enough faith to prepare for it

Coveting the Showers of Blessing Text: I Kgs.18:1 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. Another word for coveting is to have a strong desire to posses a thing. It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessings From God

Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 5, 2011

This is a short devotional message applicable for a funeral service. this message looks at the blessing of being a shheep under god as our shepherd

BLESSINGS FROM GOD PSALM 23 INTRODUCTION: PSALM 23 IS APTLY NAMED THE SHEPHERDS PSALM, YET IN REALITY IT SHOULD BE NAMED THE “PSALM OF THE SHEEP”, FOR IT IS WRITTEN NOT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SHEPHERD, BUT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SHEEP. THIS MESSAGE IS A SHORT DEVOTIONAL THAT ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

How To Receive A Blessing

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 15, 2011

God wants to bless us.

God wants to bless his people. God is a giver. He wants to give to us good things in life, but there are times when He withholds His blessing because of our bad attitude. When we are selfish, self-centered, arrogant, thinking we are right all the time, proud, etc. God withholds His blessing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are They Who Hunger Series

Contributed by Richard White on Oct 21, 2011

To want righteousness more than anything else.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Hunger and Thirst are powerful motivators. "Hunger and thirst" vividly express desire. The sons of Korah cried, "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God" (Ps 42:2; cf. 63:1) for the deepest spiritual famine is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bless More People Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 21, 2011

How does giving gifts to your family and friends honor Jesus? Are you thinking about Jesus as you buy the gift at Wal-Mart? When you are wrapping it? When you give it to the person? Sometimes our reasons to give are not healthy. Let’s take a look at what

Christmas Conspiracy/Reclaim Christmas Series Bless More People Bruce B. Miller Bless more people I heard a story of a lady who was out Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of hearing both ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Be A Blessing (At Christmas)

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jan 5, 2012

The cold air keeps us all indoors - unable to take a walk or enjoy the fresh air. Each holiday reminds us of lost loved ones... of blessings that seem to have become curses... that haunt instead of hope.

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year for most, but for some it ends up being a sad and stressful season. Many are without friends, family, or money searching for joy. Long nights and shorter days seem to loom over spirits like a dark blanket. The cold air keeps us all indoors - unable to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-38

Denomination: Baptist

Count Your Blessings

Contributed by Lou Petrie on Jan 5, 2012

The story of the 10 lepers encourages us to count our many blessings in life and finally be thankful to God.

TITLE: COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS TEXT: LUKE 17:11-19 INTRODUCTION: "One little, two little, three little Indians...Ten little Indian boys." I am not a very good counter. I learned to count in prison. God keeps count. THE HAIR ON YOUR HEAD. THE SHEEP IN HIS FLOCK. THE CATTLE ON A THOUSAND ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

I Will Bless The Lord

Contributed by Lemichael Wilson on Jul 20, 2010

An expository explanation of why the psalmist implores us to praise and worship our God.

I Will Bless the Lord by Elder Lemichael D. Wilson Psalm 34:1-6; I. Thessalonians 5:18 My beloved brothers and sisters, I have come to this sacred desk, dedicated to the proclamation of and about our Risen Savior, Jesus the Christ, to speak a word given to me by the Holy Spirit. With a sense of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 4, 2011

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they wil

We have as our Gospel reading this morning what is certainly one of the best known and best loved portions of the Bible. Along with 'The Lord is my Shepherd' and 'For God so love the world ...', these verses from the beginning of Matthew Chapter 5 must be amongst the most frequently quoted words ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Key To Blessed Living Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 10, 2011

The three components of faithful and blessed living are the Liberty, Labor and Lessons in the Word of God.

Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm in the Bible. There are 22 stanzas with eight verses per stanza in this book. It is also the longest chapter in the Bible and is an alphabetic acrostic Psalm. Just as your pastor uses alliterations for teaching purposes, the writer of Psalm 119 uses a similar ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 15, 2011

We have as much of the Spirit of God within us as we clear out room of ourselves.

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Lent #1, March 13, 2011 Matt. 5:3 Intro: Welcome to the first Sunday in Lent, the season of preparation for Easter. While many of us like the idea of spontaneity, with its surprise and playfulness, we also recognize that the things in life that really are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Baptist