Sermons on Recognize Potential:

How Can I Live In Hope? Series

Contributed by David Cook on Sep 4, 2012

Peter offers hurting Christians biblical encouragement on how they can live in hope every day. 1 - Recognize It's Basis, 2 - Rejoice in Response, and 3 - Recall God's Grace.

Have you ever been in a situation that seemed hopeless? What did you do? Who did you turn to? It’s easy to lose hope in America today. Why? Raising godly families is not easy, Increasingly secular society, Societal institutions do not support Christian values, etc. Q: Christians can lose ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Changing Your World Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 21, 2013

If we want to engage and influence a post-Christian culture which no longer shares our values, we must recognize that God is sovereign, resolve to obey God, and relate to unbelievers with respect.

Just last year (March 21, 2012), the Washington Times carried a story about a 3-million dollar strip club being built next to a retirement home for nuns in Chicago’s western suburbs. “On one side of the fence are women in habits and wimples who have taken vows of poverty, chastity and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Hold Fast

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Aug 29, 2008

Salvation is not an event but a process, as such Paul calls upon us to hold fast to the hope of the ressurection. This holding fast includes - Recognizing the gospel message Receiving the gospel message Remaining in the gospel message

Hold Fast – The Resurrection 1 Cor. 15:1-10 08/31/2008 INTRODUCTION I can remember as a kid being terrified of the water. I had almost drowned as a small child and did not recover from that fear until about 10 years later. I used to wear a life jacket and hold onto the side of the pool as tight ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-10

Denomination: Orthodox

Who's The Boss? Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 25, 2008

The way you pray reminds you who is in charge. Before Jesus ever taught us to ask Him for anything, He tells us to recognize the One who is in charge of everything.

Years ago, when we lived in Gulfport, MS, my job was such that I had to spend a lot of time away from home. For 8 years, I averaged 300 days a year on the road. That’s a lot of nights away. Some of those were in field conditions. Some of them were in military billeting. But most of them were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Denomination: Baptist

It Wasn't Me!

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 14, 2008

When we fail to take responsibility for our own mistakes, we fail to recognize that we too are sinners. By taking responsibility for our actions, we repent and receive the gift of forgiveness.

It wasn’t me! Exodus 32:15-26 Introduction Dorthy Sayer wrote in “The divine ‘scheme of things,” as Christianity understands it, is at once extremely elastic and extremely rigid. It is elastic, in that it includes a large measure of liberty for the creature; it is rigid in that it includes the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:15-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Are You The Church, Or Do We Look For Another?

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 28, 2016

Is the Church of today the same as the original church? Would first century Christians recognize the church of today? Here are the 4 things we should we do to look like the early church.

ARE YOU THE CHURCH OR SHOULD WE LOOK FOR ANOTHER? INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: POWER OF MOTIVATION 1. Bobby Dodd, the former great football coach at Georgia Tech, tells the story of a game in which his team was leading 7-6 with just a minute to go. 2. He instructed his quarterback not to pass the ball ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith During Uncertain Times

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 13, 2021

Maybe the future of our country looks uncertain; or we are living under oppressive leadership. But when we recognize that God is still on the throne, we find the confidence necessary to carry on with boldness!

I wish to begin our message by sharing something about the time in which Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived. The Nazi regime ascended to power on January 30, 1933. “Two days after Hitler was installed as Chancellor, Bonhoeffer delivered a radio address in which he attacked Hitler and warned Germany ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Indicts The World

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 15, 2020

Have we been walking right past Jesus without recognizing Him? Let’s find Jesus. Let’s look at the Judgment of the Nations in Matthew 25:31-46.

Prelude: Have we been walking right past Jesus without recognizing Him? Purpose: Let’s find Jesus. Plan: Let’s look at the Judgment of the Nations in Matthew 25:31-46. Story: Disaster Response A fellow pastor helped after a national disaster. Some crews repaired church buildings, packed up and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Baptist

When?when? Try Again! Ready!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 25, 2022

WE believe in the soon return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We need to recognize the signs of the times. More than that we need to be ready. What is success? What is failure?

WHEN? WHEN? TRY AGAIN? KEEP TRYING! READY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Check out Wade Hughes YouTube) DANGER, DANGER… STAY AWAY: CHANGE YOUR COURSE… CHANGE YOUR DIRECTION… THERE WAS A LIGHTHOUSE STANDING TALL BY THE ROUGH WATERS AND ROCKS ON THE OCEANS SHORE LINE. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:3, Matthew 24:6, Luke 21:26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prayer Mode. Opportunities.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 18, 2021

Living in prayer mode is the difference between seeing coincidences and providences. Prayer has a way of helping us recognize that what we might dismiss as human accidents are really divine appointments.

Prayer Mode. Opportunities. Jeremiah 46:17. Living in a prayer mode means your spiritual antenna is up and your radar is on. In fact the Aramaic word for prayer is slotha, means to set a trap. Prayer helps us catch the opportunities God throws our way. My trap is loaded, is yours? Living in ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 46:17, Psalm 55:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Three Life Truths We Need Today - Genesis 8-9 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 24, 2021

Have you ever thought about Noah and recognized that God gave a lot of instructions to Noah about how to get into the ark, about all the things to do about getting into the ark.

Have you ever thought about Noah and recognized that God gave a lot of instructions to Noah about how to get into the ark, about all the things to do about getting into the ark. But He doesn’t give him a lot of instructions coming off the ark. In fact there's this bird thing going on where ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Shepherd & The Sheep 1 Of 6 Series

Contributed by Charles La Porte on Jun 5, 2017

The Promise For His Sheep: Jesus calls us to a similarly close relationship with Him where we instantly recognize His voice (and it doesn’t take 25 years either)

The Shepherd & The Sheep The Promise For His Sheep John 10:1-11 Recognizing Yvonne’s voice… I can hear her call me “Charless” and I don’t need to see her, I don’t need to be looking at her to know without any doubt that its Yvonne… Jesus calls us to a similarly close relationship with Him where ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Am I More Than Dust Shaped By Accident?

Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019

This sermon witnesses to the truth that each of us has an immortal soul, speaks to the importance of recognizing that we have an immortal soul, and asks what life would be like if humanity had no soul.

(If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) Genesis 1:26-27 tells us that we are created in God’s image. By this we mean that we are created with a soul in which God communes with us. The sorry state of sinfulness into ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:3-5, 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist

"mary's Christmas"

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 27, 2020

Most of us recognize that Christmas can actually be one of the most stressful times of the year. For pastors and their families things do not usually slow down—instead things just get busier.

Mary’s Christmas Luke 1:26-38 Most of us recognize that Christmas can actually be one of the most stressful times of the year. For pastors and their families things do not usually slow down—instead things just get busier. For many in the church and community there are those feeling of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Name Of The Lord

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jul 29, 2017

A theme in the bible dating back to the third generation when "people began calling on the name of the Lord." It is vitally important to recognize the importance of the Lord's name--it is "hallowed." By calling on it we are saved.

Note: I have developed a set of slides on PowerPoint 10. If anyone is interested in having the .pptx file I will send it to you by Email. Send your request to me at sam@srmccormick.net with the subject Name of the Lord Slides and I will send them directly, along with a file of sermon notes with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:26, Ephesians 1:20-21, Colossians 3:17, 1 Peter 4:14, 2 Timothy 2:19, James 5:10, James 5:14, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Exodus 3:13-15, Matthew 1:21, Deuteronomy 28:9-10, 1 Samuel 17:45, Philippians 2:9-11, Acts 4:12, John 4:13-14, Leviticus 24:16, Psalm 9:10, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Acts 21:13, Exodus 20:7, Malachi 1:6-14, Malachi 2:1-2, Matthew 6:9, Deuteronomy 12:10-11, 1 Kings 3:2, Romans 10:13, 2 Chronicles 6:10, Genesis 21:33, 2 Samuel 6:2, 1 Kings 18:23-32, 2 Kings 5:11, Job 1:21, Proverbs 18:10, 2 Chronicles 7:16, Acts 2:38  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ