Sermons on Receive One Another:

For Husbands And Wives Series

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Apr 12, 2002

In this sermon I talk about how husbands and wives find and offer significance when they fulfill their callings toward one another.

The Search For Significance For Husbands and Wives April 13, 2002 Intro: Last week I introduced this new series of messages by saying God has created us significant and he has significant things for us to do. He has many “good works” prepared for us to accomplish because we belong to him. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-4, Ephesians 5:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

Our Divine Relationship

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Dec 30, 2002

This outline sets forth our relation TO GOD; our relationship WITH GOD; and the resulting fellowship we have with God and with one another.

OUR DIVINE RELATIONSHIP “…think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 I. OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD: We are His creation: “Know you that the Lord He is God: it is He who hath made us, and now we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.” Psalm 100:3 We are His children: “ ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

Love, The Guiding Light Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 20, 2003

John calls "love one another" a command old and new. Love turns on the light. It is imperative for Christians to walk in the light of love.

Love, the Guiding Light I John 2:7-11 INTRO.: Love is a very popular idea in today’s world. We distort and misinterpret it, but it is on everyone’s lips. Many of our most popular songs, books, and movies are about love. There are enough to fill a library. We often forget love is a truly ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Anchor Holds

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Mar 31, 2006

There is a tempest in all of our lives one day or another. A Tempest so large we believe that we are to perish in the waves and wind.

The Anchor Holds, Tho the Sails are Torn. Matthew 8:24-26. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:24-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Promises By The Holy Spirit Or Concerning The Holy Spirit Quoted In Acts Series

Contributed by George Barton on May 18, 2006

There are ten promises by and concerning the Holy Spirit found in the Book of Acts. This outlne attempts tio distinguish them from one another.

PROMISES BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OR CONCERNING THE HOLY SPIRIT QUOTED IN ACTS REVISED MAY 18, 2006 Please note: Any promise made by a prophet of God in the Old Testament can be considered a promise God the Father made,or a promise the Holy Spirit made through the Scriptures. Compare Acts 1:16 and Acts ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How Do They Love Me? Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 19, 2008

God gives shepherds to love us with the affection of Christ Jesus, that we might be both encouraged and taught to love one another.

Scripture Introduction Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote a Sonnet some of you will have heard: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach…. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise…. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Legacy Series

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 12, 2007

Christmas is about what you hand down from one person to another. You leave a legacy for someone else to follow.

Ruth 4 - Legacy Christmas is about leaving a legacy. Let me define what I mean by the word legacy. One definition for legacy is this: Something handed down or inherited from generation to generation. Christmas is about what you hand down from one person to another. You leave a legacy for someone ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Friends

Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Jul 1, 2007

This sermon was done on Friend Day, with the hope and encouragement that we can all be friedly to one another as Christ is the exampel for us to follow.

Friends John 15:12-17 Introduction: We all need friends, but few understand the basics about forming quality friendships. A true friend is someone whom we enjoy mutual affection, interests and respect for. The best friends are those who are helpers in times of trouble. Those who are our ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

#14 -- Unity Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Dec 19, 2006

Living in unity means living as a priesthood consecrated to encourage one another in the path of faith--therein lies God’s blessing.

“Songs for the Road #14: Unity” Psalm 133, Ephesians 4: 1 – 6 Brotherly Unity? Psalm 133 talks about brothers (and sisters!) getting along and enjoying a sense of unity. Well, I grew up as an only child and so I never had brothers and sisters. I don’t know from experience what it’s like. I can ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Right Relationships Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Nov 8, 2005

Right relationship with God leads to a right relationship with one another. The greace of God is experienced as we share our lives together.

RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS FREEDOM IN CHRIST If you can I want you to think for a moment about what existed before God created the world. Before there were any galaxies, before there were any plants, animals, before anything existed – can you think what there was? God! God – no beginning and no end. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Smoking Weeds

Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Jul 21, 2005

A sermon on the parable of the wheat and the weeds. God calls us to be wheat in a field full of weeds rather than judges of one another.

“Smoking Weeds” Sermon on Matthew 13:24-30 Ninth Sunday After Pentecost-Year A July 17, 2005 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. While serving as a Methodist minister in England, I was privileged to know a man named Bernard who was on fire with the gospel, burning with the desire to tell people about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: United Methodist

He Calls You To A Whole New Life

Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 7, 2009

As we say goodbye to one year and hello to another, should we make plans and set goals or leave it up to God?

He Calls You to a Whole New Life: To a New Whole Life Michael Wiley December 28, 2008 Proverbs 6:6; 16:3; 21:5 Introduction: We come to the end of another year. It is time to look back, and reflect. What changes have occurred in 2008? Loss of job, new job? Etc.. We said goodbye to my mother in ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of Sharing Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 24, 2009

In this message we look at the powerful testimony we have to the lost when we learn to share our possessions with one another.

The Power of a Changed Life “The Power of Sharing” Acts 4:32-37 A 3 year old boy had been misbehaving all day so his parents sent him to bed early as punishment. He marched off without a word but 5 minutes later he appeared in the LR, carrying his favorite toy, his piggy bank and some ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:32-37

Denomination: Baptist

A True Refuge

Contributed by Craig Benner on Aug 25, 2007

We all at one time or another are fugitives, running, with pursuers at our heels. There is a refuge we can find in Jesus Christ

The culture of the orientals of Bible times help us to understand our text. In a fit of anger, a man injures another citizen of his own people. In desperation, he takes off running. A group of avengers have banded together to hunt down and bring justice upon this individual. The fugitive runs ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:5-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Big Specks And Little Logs

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 3, 2013

At the very heart of hypocrisy is the abiity to spot a speck in another person's eye while being blind to the log in one's own eye.

This is an amazing passage of scripture… it is most often quoted by those who do not follow Christ and directed at those who do follow Christ. Hypocrisy is the number one sin Christians are accused of doing. Title: Big Specks and Little Logs (The idea is that we tend to play up the sins of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational