Sermons on Renewed Strength:

Through Our Works Of Service - Abilities & Personality? Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009

A short series on how people can serve God

Through Our Works of Service - Abilities & Personality? Gladstone Baptist Church - 12/6/05 In 1658 a young Italian boy lived in the town of Cremona. Legend has it, that like his townsfolk, Antonio loved music. Cremona was a town where musical ability was highly valued. But poor Antonio was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

His Grace Is Enough

Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009

Sermon looking back at God’s goodness in the past year and his promise for provision in the next

His Grace is Enough – Ps 121, Matt 2:1-23. Gladstone Baptist Church – 31/12/06 am 1. Last year we have seen God Grace – he provided for & protected us. <How has God provided for you in 2006?> We serve a wonderfully kind and gracious God. Do you agree with me. He is a God who cares for us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Legacy Of Unrepentance-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 19, 2011

3 of 4. Cain’s legacy was a spiritually derelict/deficient progeny. Personal unrepentance leaves a legacy of spiritually dereliction/deficiency. What does such a legacy provide? Spiritually deficient populations seek...

The LEGACY Of UNREPENTANCE-III— Genesis 4:16-24 Likewise we will leave a legacy to our families. But what of any value will they receive? Background: Previously we had looked at Cain’s willful disdain of God’s direction for his life, & discovered the ‘Tragedy of Unrepentance’(4:1-15). Today we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:16-24

Denomination: Baptist

Thankfulness

Contributed by Michael Carter on Nov 23, 2019

...as sin affects the people around the sinner, so much more do the blessings of God affect the lives around the one blessed.

Thankfulness Does anyone know what Hansen’s disease is? Anyone ever hear of it? How about if I use the other name it’s known by, Leprosy? Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, has been around for a while and it is still ‘a thing’ in many countries, including here in the U.S. We can read accounts of it in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, Mark 12:31, Matthew 27:47

Be Thankful

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 25, 2019

Thanksgiving is the holiday dedicated to giving thanks. But if your life isn't going very well you might think there isn't anything to be thankful for. Let's see if we can gain some perspective on why we should be thankful; not just at Thanksgiving time, but all the time.

BE THANKFUL Colossians 3:15-17 Thanksgiving is the holiday dedicated to giving thanks for things. Interestingly, the words thank and think have the same root, reminding us that thanksgiving comes from thinking about our blessings. But you may not be feeling very thankful lately. You might think ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17, Colossians 4:2, Colossians 2:6-7, Philippians 4:6-7, Philippians 1:12-19, Psalm 100:4-5, Ephesians 5:19-20, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Our Message? Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Nov 28, 2019

What is the Good News? God loves you, wants to heal you and wants to use you to reach others.

WHAT IS OUR MESSAGE? In this award winning film called “The Mission,” Robert DeNiro plays a mercenary named Mendoza who has taken asylum in the local church after killing his brother in a fit of jealous rage. He eventually leaves the church and heads to a mission post located above the waterfalls ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Christmas Through Mary’s Eyes Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 16, 2019

People see Christmas through the eyes of history. The participants of the Christmas story saw Christmas through different eyes for they did not know the end of the story. This sermon looks at Christmas through Mary’s eyes.

Christmas Through Mary’s Eyes Series: Christmas Through Their Eyes Chuck Sligh December 15, 2019 NOTE: PowerPoint or ProPresenter presentations are available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Shepherds In The Fields At Night

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Dec 19, 2019

This is the 4th in a series of sermons called Be Ready .... Be Ready for God Encounters. This message concentrates on the Shepherds' Encounter

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Theme: Be Ready … Title: Shepherds in their Fields at Night INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! All month long we have been looking at God Encounters. We have been looking at these amazing times in people’s lives where they have either ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, John 14:27

Denomination: Nazarene

Unconquerable-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 7, 2020

3 of 4. Paul describes the reasons God's people are unconquerable! God's people have a telling disposition that betrays the fact that they are unconquerable. A disposition for being & remaining unconquerable is/shines thru...

UNCONQUERABLE-III—2Corinthians 4:1-18 Attention: Someone sent me a Facebook post showing what had happened when their ‘Roomba iRobot’(automatic vacuum cleaner) encountered something unusual on the kitchen floor... The picture shows the tracks left all over the kitchen by the vacuum cleaner, as it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Staying Connected

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 8, 2020

In order to hear from the Father we must stay connected to Jesus.

STAYING CONNECTED Text: John 15:1-8 Introduction 1. Today we begin a year of rest and reflection. A. Resting from outreach. B. Reflecting on our ministry. 2. We will be seeking God for... A. A New Vision: What does the Lord want our church to look like B. A New Focus: Who does the Lord want us ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Called Together, Called To Discipleship!

Contributed by K. Heath Mcdougal-Deans on Jan 26, 2020

Disciple, follower, or both? Discerning your call to discipleship. Discipleship is becoming. Discipleship is showing up.

Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathering them around, He taught them saying: BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT, FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN. BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL. BLESSED ARE THEY WHO THIRST FOR JUSTICE. BLESSED ARE YOU ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23, Acts 9:1-9, Acts 9:13-19, Acts 9:21-22

Denomination: Other

Black History Month: Don't Sit Down And Die, Get Up And Try!

Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Feb 3, 2020

Just as Moses and Jonah came out of the water with a message from God. The peoples of African descent came out of the waters on slave ships and have a message from God, for the World.

Don’t sit down and die but get up and try! 2 King 7:3 Why sit we here until we die? 2 Kings 6:24-30 and 7:1-16 24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:3, 2 Kings 6:24-30, 2 Kings 7:1-16

Denomination: Church Of God

I Am Holy Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 15, 2018

Holy! Holy! Holy is the Lord God Almighty, amen? What His holiness demanded, His grace provided in Jesus Christ our Lord. We walk around today wearing the holiness of Jesus Christ. When God looks at me, He sees the holiness of the blessed Savior.

Pastor and author John MacArthur remembers a conversation that he once had with a well-known charismatic pastor who told MacArthur that Jesus sometimes comes into his bathroom while he’s shaving in the morning and puts his arms around him and they talk together. I love MacArthur’s incredulous ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16, Revelation 15:3-4, Psalm 24:3-4

Denomination: United Methodist

Let's Make A Deal? Which Door?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 17, 2018

Many think they can play eternal games like LET'S MAKE A DEAL without realizing the choices of the door may have great consequences. Let us study the choices about doors. (This is a several part lesson)

LET’S MAKE A DEAL? FINDING THE OPEN DOOR… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THE LATCH STRING… My Grandfather Hughes was born in 1878 in Lee County, Kentucky. The house was known as THE SUSAN HUGHES HOUSE. It was built in the early 1850’s. It was a log cabin. When I was young, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:6-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Tough Love

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 23, 2018

If you want to grow to full maturity in life, respect God's discipline; don't reject it.

A mechanic accidentally swallowed some brake fluid and really liked the taste. Before he knew it, he had finished off the whole bottle. One of his co-workers caught him sneaking a swig the next day. “Man, that stuff will kill you,” said his friend, “you've got to give it up.” “Don't worry,” the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:4-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free