Sermons on Praying More:

More Than Rules

Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 18, 2013

The hand that wrote God’s law in stone writes your sin in the sand.

MORE THAN RULES JOHN 8:1-11 Big Idea: The hand that wrote God’s law in stone writes your sin in the sand. NOTE: The idea for this sermon was inspired by the Not a Fan series developed by Kyle Idleman. 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Nazarene

More Than A Spectator Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on May 2, 2011

It’s really easy to hang out on the fringe of the crowd around Jesus. You could settle for being a spectator merely watching Jesus work in and through others. Or you can experience an exciting life of significance as you follow Jesus and see him work in

Series Introduction/Review: If you are ready for more than a casual relationship with Jesus, he is ready too. If you want a relationship with God based on a true change of heart and a lifetime of becoming more like Jesus, then God is ready to give it to you. 1. TROUBLE in World A British pastor ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

The More Excellent Way

Contributed by Justin Imel on May 19, 2008

An exegetical sermon of 1 Cor 12:31-13:3

A. A teacher in an adult-education creative-writing class told her students to write “I love you” in 25 words or less, without using the words “I love you.” 1. She gave the class 15 minutes. 2. A woman in the class spent about ten minutes looking at the ceiling and wriggling in her seat. 3. The ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"No More Sea"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 2, 2013

A sermon about heaven and spreading the news about it.

"No More Sea" Revelation 21:1-6, 10; 22:1-5 He was just a little fellow. His mother died when he was just a child. His father, in trying to be both mommy and daddy, had planned a picnic. The little boy had never been on a picnic, so they made their plans, fixed the lunch, and packed the ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Less Is Truly More

Contributed by Tony Lee on Jan 2, 2015

Spiritual Growth, being less, allowing God to be seen more in your life.

Scripture Text John 30; 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. Introduction History tells of a queen in Scotland by the name Queen Mary Tudor. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII, after his death she quickly and successfully disposed of Queen Lady Jane. She was also very objective of ...read more

Scripture: John 3:30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mulligans! And More Mulligans!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 9, 2016

God grants us redemption through Christ. We get Mulligans in life

Mulligans September 11, 2016 I’ve played golf since I was about 8 years old. It’s a game I love and despise all at the same time. It’s a humbling game for someone who doesn’t play very often. You hit some great shots, and you hit some really, really bad shots. One of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:25

Denomination: Baptist

More Than Conquerors Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 23, 2019

Reading the Bible gives comfort, direction and hope for every day. This passage talks about how God works for us, his eternal plan for all of us and he is our strong security. This chapter starts with “no condemnation” and ends with “no separation”. Here, Paul starts piling glory on glory.

Theme: More Than Conquerors Text: Romans 8:28-39 Introduction: Reading the Bible gives comfort, direction and hope for every day. This passage talks about how God works for us, his eternal plan for all of us and he is our strong security. The first half of the book of Romans reaches its climax ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Methodist

More Than A Ritual Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

Most of us can’t change ourselves. But God can change us, if we mean it.

On the night before he was betrayed, Jesus washed his disciples feet. This was a menial task, a task performed only by the very lowest house slave. And his disciples were shocked. They weren’t objecting to having their feet washed - far from it. It was the sort of courtesy a good host would make ...read more

Scripture: James 4:5-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

More Miracles And Signs.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 16, 2022

Lack of faith makes us carnal.

MORE MIRACLES AND SIGNS. Mark 8:1-26. We have had occasion before to comment on Jesus’ compassion (cf. Mark 6:34). Now we see it in relation to another hungry crowd of worshippers, who had been willingly following Jesus for three days (Mark 8:1-3). How like us the disciples were, who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Than Enough!

Contributed by Dr. Tony Young Jr. on Mar 11, 2022

Pastor TB Young shares an encouraging message on how a poverty-stricken window cries out and leaves having NOT ENOUGH and enters into a new destiny of having MORE THAN ENOUGH. God wants to do the same thing for you and your family.

GREETINGS PRAYER TEXT: 2 Kings 4:1-7 2Kings 4:1 ¶ A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

One More Year

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 24, 2021

Great New Year's message. The parable of the fruitless fig tree being given one more year to produce fruit probably parallels many Christians, who's lives are fruitless. Will we respond to God's reprieve by changing how we're living?

ONE MORE YEAR Luke 13:6-9 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Russian couple was walking down a Moscow street one night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. “I think it’s raining,” he said to his wife. 2. “No, I think that would be snow,” she replied. “Look, I’m sure it was rain,” he said. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

More Than A Baby

Contributed by Gary Holt on Dec 16, 2023

Jesus is at creation and Christmas. He is God and more than a child.

Credit: Many of the ideas came straight from John MacArthur’s sermon, probably even uncited quotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXzIKQ-OTXc – I chopped it up a lot, but not all of the sermon is original. I also stole some from the intro of this sermoncentral sermon for my intro and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Needing Jesus More Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Dec 17, 2023

John wants our joy to be complete - He wants us to know who God is, who we are, and what we need, to experience the most amazing fellowship with the Father, the Son, and with each other.

Today, we are starting a 4-week series on Walking with Jesus from the book of 1 John. John was the last of the 12 surviving apostles who wrote the gospel of John which chronicled Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. He wrote the gospel 30 years after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. In his 90’s ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Than A Mother

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 3, 2023

No matter how deep the scars that life has left us with, the mother-love of God can restore the broken places and refill the empty places. There is nothing that we have lost that cannot be transformed or redeemed.

Many of you met my sister Kathleen and her son Brian when they came down for my installation. Brian is the only child in our generation, my mother’s only grandchild. And that’s surprising because, of the two of us, Kathleen didn’t want children and I did. I was the one who played with dolls. I was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:15-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Be More Like Jesus

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Aug 9, 2024

We all aspire to be better. Wouldn’t we be better if we followed Ephesians and tried to imitate Christ in all we do?

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! Anyone growing up watching the Brady Bunch remembers that line. Jan seemed to never be able to compete with her older sister Marsha. It was made in funnier on the Very Brady spoof movie where Grandma (Florance Henderson) comes to visit and says something to the effect of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2, Matthew 18:32-34, Romans 12:2, 2 Timothy 2:1-5, Proverbs 3:5, Philippians 1:28-30  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other