Sermons on Preparing The Soil:

Be Prepared - Watchful Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 6, 2007

The hope and anticipation of Jesus’ return motivates us to be watchful and to live each day of our lives as a faithful servant of God.

Matthew 24:36-44 “Be Prepared—Watchful” INTRODUCTION Jesus is coming again! Not only is this the subject of the gospel text for today, it is also the great hope of the Christian Church. We as Christians hope and we anticipate Jesus’ return with an eager longing. Anticipation can be life ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Lutheran

Prepare For Christ

Contributed by William Baeta on Dec 5, 2006

“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” 2 Peter 3:9.

Theme: Prepare for Christ Text: Is. 40:1-11; 2 Pet. 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Advent reminds us that very soon we will be celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? The promise of His birth was revealed long before it was fulfilled and this should ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christmas Preparation Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 5, 2006

How can I get ready for Christmas?

Let Christmas Change Your World! Part 1: Christmas Preparation Sermon by: Rick Crandall Isaiah 40:1-11 McClendon Baptist Church - Dec. 3, 2006 *I went to the mall with Mary the day after Thanksgiving. Wow! And while we were there, we went to Bath & Body Works. Double wow! There were 800 women ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Prepare The Way

Contributed by Greg Mclarty on Mar 9, 2007

Preparing the way for God’s visitation...

Prepare the Way Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God! God wants to move in and amongst His people. To see lost saved, deaf hear, blind to see. He wants to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Always Be Prepared Series

Contributed by Drew Mills on Mar 16, 2007

Be ready for his return!

Theme: Book of Luke Purpose: to live on purpose, be watchful and ready for his return • A teacher asked the children in her Sunday school class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get into Heaven?" "NO!" The children all answered. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48, Luke 12:35

Denomination: Wesleyan

Preparing For Christmas

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 27, 2006

A Topical Sermon describing 3 Ways to prepare your heart to celebrate Christmas.

How to Prepare for Christmas Isa. 40:3, various Scripture An elderly widow decided it was too much trouble to get all of her kids and grandkids Christmas presents, so she decided to send them a check with a card. A few days after she mailed all the cards, she discovered she forgot to include the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Lamb Prepared

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015

Christmas

The Lamb Prepared Luke 1:26-38; & Micah 5:1-6: v. 26-27 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Holiness

Preparation Day Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 18, 2016

What does God prepare us for? He prepares us to worship, work, witness and walk.

Intro: We are told that when John Huss was arrested and informed that he would be burned to death for his faith, he purposely practiced holding his hand over fire to prepare for his final test. He burned himself in preparation. He wanted to be faithful to the end. Moody Monthly, April, 1990, p. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-25

Denomination: Baptist

Preparation For The Kingdom

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 7, 2013

The spiritual gates of Jerusalem are significant and represent the whole counsel of God for our lives. Each gate is important. Like Nehemiah, these gates must be restored to the body of Christ.

Preparation For The Kingdom The spiritual gates of Jerusalem are significant and represent the whole counsel of God for our lives. Each gate is important. Like Nehemiah, these gates must be restored to the body of Christ. Matthew 7:13 - "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13

Denomination: Charismatic

Prepared For Burial Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 9, 2013

Mary worshipped Jesus as the Lamb of God through extravagant surrender of all that she possessed.

“When Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, ‘Why this waste? For this could have been sold ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

Prepare For The Lord

Contributed by William Baeta on Dec 3, 2011

“For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight’” Matthew 3:3.

Theme: Prepare for the Lord Text: Is. 11:1-10; Rom. 15:4-13; Matt. 3:1-12 Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Advent simply means the coming or manifestation of Christ. It is used to refer to the first coming of Christ, the birth of Christ, and to His second coming, His return. Before His birth, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Preparing For The Light Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2011

This year, Christmas will fall on Sunday. This year people will be faced with a decision of whether Sunday worship will be a matter of "convenience" or "cost." What can we learn form the ministry of John the Baptist that will help us to make the right dec

Several years back a life-style management consultant surveyed about 1000 people about how they prepared for Christmas. What he found was this: · The average person spent up to an hour and 10 minutes a day during the last week of December bickering over holiday related plans such as what parties ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Always Be Prepared

Contributed by David Mcnally on Jan 28, 2012

God wants us to be available and to use the gifts, time and talents He has given us to serve Him and grow His church. We do not need a Seminary education or special training, just a willingness to follow His lead.

Exodus 3:1-14, 4:1-3 and 10-13 1st Peter 3 v.9-17 (esp. v 15) SERMON – Always be prepared to give an answer Every page in the bible contains good advice and that contained in 1st Peter 3 is no exception, and I would like to concentrate on one verse in particular: v.15. People notice ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Mind That Prepared Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Feb 14, 2012

Nehemiah had a heart that cared, knees that bent, a mind that prepared and feet that went. This week, a mind that prepared.

A Mind That Prepared PPT 1 Series intro slide Today I want to talk to you about biblical strategies for sucess. We are using the life of biblical man by the name of Nehemiah for an example. PPT 2 We have already talked about Nehemiah as a man who had a heart that cared, and PPT 3 Knees that ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preparing For Worship Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Jul 1, 2012

So our highest priority as Christians is to give glory to God, to exalt him by giving Him worship. We are created and called to worship. That’s the reason we gather here today and every Sunday. So how do you prepare for worship?

Preparing for Worship Psalm 24, James 4:8a When you read the Old Testament, you cannot help but see the importance of worship in the lives of the people of God. Abraham worshipped. (Gen. 22:5) Jacob worshiped (Herews 11:21), Moses worshiped (Ex. 34:8), Joshua worshiped (Josh 5:14) and David ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-7, Psalm 24:1

Denomination: Methodist