Sermons on Prompting:

Defiled By The Tongue

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 30, 2006

Things we hear can defile us and make us unfit for Divine service, even as the Jews were not able to enter the promsed land because of the fear the words of others brought.

Defiled by the tongue Text: Matthew 15:10,11 Proverbs 15:4, "A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit." In the OT there were many rules and instructions that if one broke one of them, they didn’t lose their salvation but they would be in a state ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Principles To Kingdom Greatness Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on May 23, 2006

God wants us to become great in His kingdom -that’s wonderful. Sadly many of us have many missed growth opportunities to kingdom greatness. This sermon helps us how.

Theme: KEY PRINCIPLES TO KINGDOM GREATNESS Text: Matt.20: 20-28 Intro. A. The principles of growth that we learned in our last message: 1. We should not stop aspiring what’s best, but being faithful in our mission, task, or ministry no matter how small or big it is. 2. We should be in good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Be On Mission With God

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 27, 2003

Be careful to not deceive yourself that merely through efficiency, education and ingenuity you can be on mission with God. Many people miss out on being on mission with God because they are not following Jesus Christ and Paul the apostle in the way that t

How to Be on Mission With God Jesus said, "I did not come to do my own will, but the will of one who sent me." (Matt 26:42) A servant always needs to listen to His Master in order to successfully fulfill his identity, role and responsibility. Too many Christians are trying to serve God with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:42-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Most Unlikely Candidate Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 23, 2009

See the remarkable workings of God in reaching one lost man.

No one is beyond God’s reach, unless he chooses to walk away from Him. • We are going to see today the extent to which the Holy Spirit works in order to reach someone and save him. • You can never tell what the Spirit of God can do, because He can surprise you and save the most unlikely candidate ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Do I Know That I'm Led By The Holy Spirit? Series

Contributed by Tim Brock on Sep 16, 2011

The Holy Spirit is the one whom the Lord has ‘called alongside of us’ to give us help. But how do we know when we're being led?

Andy Rooney (60 Minutes) once said that the (2) most popular books in any bookstore are Cook books & Diet books: (1) tells you how to cook it & the other (1) tells you why you shouldn’t eat it We live in a confusing world that’s difficult to find our way in @ times: so long before we ...read more

Scripture: John 14:5-27

Denomination: Christian Church

Jealousy Of God Series

Contributed by L Lee on Sep 17, 2010

Learn more about the character and attributes of God. It is difficult to please God or respond to Him appropriately if we do not know what He is like.

Jealousy of God 1. God is a jealous God Exo 34:14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. God is soooooooooo jealous, the Bible says you might as well say His name is called JEALOUS. 2. What does it mean to us? We must not have other gods before ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:14

Denomination: Christian Church

Christ In The Home

Contributed by Joshua Hetrick on Jan 1, 2010

Outline discussing the faithful friends of Mark 2

Christ in the Home Mark 2:2 Introduction: All of us take special care when a guest is coming over to our house. In the book of mark there is a sense of promptness. When Christ is in your home things will change. In his book, Reaching the Invisible God, author Philip Yancey tells the story about ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Liberated For Loyalty Series

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Feb 10, 2010

This morning I want to look at Acts 4:32-5:16 because it is the best possible way to communicate what the Holy Spirit wants to enable our congregation to do - before He can guide us on to all that He intends us to do in the world.

LIBERATED FOR LOYALTY ACTS 4:32-5:16 This morning I want to look at Acts 4:32-5:16 because it is the best possible way to communicate what the Holy Spirit wants to enable our congregation to do - before He can guide us on to all that He intends us to do in the world. In the previous chapter we ...read more

Empowered For Service Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 10, 2013

God does not call us to anything that He will not equip us for. The church is a sleeping giant and if we ever wake up we will make an impact in lives we come into contact with.

Sowing Seeds; Life, Faith, Service Sermon number 5- Empowered for service We continue in the series Life, Faith, and Service. For a couple of weeks we have looked into our faith. We saw that faith and reason can work together, but reasoning alone puts our focus on limitations and negatives ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Denomination: Nazarene

The Holy Spirit Of Love

Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Feb 20, 2009

The outpouring of the Spirit is an outpouring of love over the believers who are then empowered.

Illustration of receiving power I. Jesus promises his disciples that they will receive power (Acts 1:8) a. They would receive this power when the Holy Spirit would fall on them b. The question this morning is, what was that power? c. I have thought a lot about that question i. Is that power some ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Break Open The Jar / Receive The Anointing

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on May 25, 2013

We need to let (Point at Chest) this clay jar, this outer shell. this fleshly nature. our will to be broken. And when you do your life will be filled to overflowing with the sweet perfume of the Holy Spirit.

Are you waiting on God...? Or is God .... waiting on you? We have all heard Christians say: .... I'm just waiting on God ... I'm just waiting ... for my breakthrough. And Others...I don't know what God wants me to do. I haven't heard anything from him.... for the last six years. Well ... did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13, Luke 7:36-50, Mark 14:3-9, John 12:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Clean Hands And Defiled Hearts Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Oct 18, 2017

I fear too often we major on the minor things and neglect the greater aspects of our faith and service unto the Lord. Jesus confronted the hypocrisy and neglect of the Pharisees. This passage reveals similarities to the modern church.

Clean Hands and Defiled Hearts Mark 7: 1-23 It has been a while since we’ve heard from the scribes and Pharisees, but they were a continual nuisance to the Lord as He ministered among the people. It appears they followed Jesus as often as they could, seeking any means to accuse Him and discredit ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Another Feast In The Desert Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Nov 8, 2017

It is easy to see the Lord work in a mighty way and yet forget as soon as a similar situation comes along. The disciples witnessed Jesus feed a multitude, and yet when facing another multitude that needed fed, they doubted. We must walk by faith,

Another Feast in the Desert Mark 8: 1-9 In our text today we read of the second time our Lord miraculously fed thousands of people with a meager supply of food. Like the previous encounter, a multitude had followed Jesus and were in desperate need of a meal. They were in an isolated area, outside ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Cornelius –the Man Who Had A Heavenly Visitation

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Nov 7, 2020

1.POWERFUL 2.PIOUS 3.PRAYERFUL 4.PROVIDING 5.PERFORMING 6.PATRIARCH 7.PROMISES

CORNELIUS –THE MAN WHO HAD A HEAVENLY VISITATION OUTLINE 1.POWERFUL 2.PIOUS 3.PRAYERFUL 4.PROVIDING 5.PERFORMING 6.PATRIARCH 7.PROMISES THE MESSAGE CORNELIUS –THE MAN WHO HAD A HEAVENLY VISITATION 1.POWERFUL Cornelius was a powerful man. He was a centurion with a hundred people under ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-48

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Entered God's Rest

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 16, 2013

To show we are resting because we are free to pursue GOD's will in our life.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's Rest in your life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show we are resting because we are free to pursue GOD's will in our life. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 4:10 (Amplified Bible) 4:10 For he who has once entered [God’s] rest also has ceased from ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:10

Denomination: Pentecostal