Sermons on Requires A Response:

All In Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 4, 2012

To follow God requires 100% effort. It's "All In" or "All Out" in our service -- no holding back!

1. Examination At 3:00 a.m. one cold morning a missionary candidate walked into an office for a scheduled interview with the examiner of a mission board. He waited until 8 a.m. when the examiner arrived. The examiner said, “Let us begin. First, please spell baker.” ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

More Than Admiration

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jul 19, 2025

True discipleship demands more than admiration of Jesus—it requires repentance, obedience, and a heart surrendered to His Word.

More than Admiration Luke 11:27-32 Have you ever longed to see Jesus perform a miracle—to witness the blind receive sight, the mute speak, or demons cast out? Many in Jesus' day saw exactly that… and still walked away unconvinced. Why? Because what God seeks is not spectators—but surrendered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:27-32

Denomination: Baptist

Authority To Call - Mark 1:16-20 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 3, 2023

Jesus called ordinary men to leave everything to follow him and their response shows his awesome authority. Great faith comes from great exposure to his great authority.

Mark 1:14 After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-20

Knowing Your Seasons And Its Fruit Part 2

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 18, 2010

Part two of this series focuses on the different seasons and our responses to them.

Knowing Your Seasons and Its Fruit Part 2 Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Romans 6:1-2; 8:5-6; 12:2; 1 Peter 2:9 Introduction: In part one of this series that I delivered last week, I used as an illustration 3 bananas to demonstrate three different seasons that a person could be in while ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why I Am A Christian

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

Looks at the reason to become a believer & the responsibilities that go with it. Expanded outline.

WHY AM I A CHRISTIAN Why am I a Christian? Why do I love Jesus? There are many things I could tell you about how I came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I am sure the Lord used many things and people in your life to cause you to come to know Him. 1. Material blessings - Some people come ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-19

Denomination: Baptist

Counting The Cost (Part 1)

Contributed by David Derry on Jan 20, 2003

Have we really counted the cost of following Christ? He requires us to surrender everything to be His follower.

Counting the Cost – Part 1 January 12, 2003 Today we will be talking about being a disciple or follower of Christ. Do we fully understand what that means? The following are actual responses from comment cards given to staff members of a wilderness recreation area… 1. trails need to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-30

Denomination: Baptist

Principles Of Faith

Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Apr 29, 2007

Christian faith has God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as its object, requires action and produces joy.

Introduction SHARP – We are living in difficult and confusing times. We all are living lives of constant change as we move from duty station to duty station and going from one deployment to another. Add on top of that the uncertainty of life as shown by the Virginia Tech killings, Columbine, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

Pursuing Purity - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Stephen Elmer on Nov 10, 2006

God Provides The Purity That He Requires From His People -- So, We Need To Rely Upon Him!

Part 2 Introduction: 1. Review: What Does God Require From People? (In Our Wicked Nature!) - Find In 1:16-17 - “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:24-31

Denomination: Baptist

Reflection A.5 / Coronavirus - First Response / We Ask Why. But We’re Cautious In Forming An Opinion

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 9, 2020

Looking at coronavirus - is there a bigger picture? We need to look, but we also need to be cautious in interpreting what we 'see'.

There are many ways to ‘see’ things, not with our physical eyes, but with the eyes of understanding. In the previous 'Reflection' I reflected on Jesus’ sensitivity to different people he met: a leper, someone who was deaf, someone who was blind. Jesus ‘saw’ each person as an individual ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:28

Denomination: Baptist

And We Hold Our Peace

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 4, 2023

What responsibility do we bear to our world as followers of Christ?

“There were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another, ‘Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, “Let us enter the city,” the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

It's The Second Mile That Counts

Contributed by James Groce on Jun 15, 2002

There are some great responsibilities in this life, but there are also great rewards.

I. Introduction A. This is one of the most interesting and compelling passages in the entire Bible B. What does this passage hold for us in instruction? C. In applying the principles Jesus taught here—how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Following God In The Midst Of Norhtern Kingdom Living

Contributed by Dan Morrison on Jul 12, 2002

Elijah’s response in the midst of Northern KIngdom Living

Following God in the midst of Northern Kingdom Living 1 Kings 17-19 Illustration: My experience is that many people do not live out of their relationship with God. They have believed God for salvation from hell, but not salvation in this life. Ask is there anyone that does not understand what I ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Children Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 20, 2002

Three privileges of being sons of God and one responsibility

Stiffkey 21-07-02 Rom 8: 8-17: Sons of God As I was reading Romans 8:8-17 yesterday, I was struck by Paul’s words when he said: “The Spirit testifies that we are God’s children (Rom 8:16) Paul was writing to the Christian church in Rome, people who had made a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:8-17

Denomination: Anglican

It's Time To Wake Up!

Contributed by Kevin Johnson on Aug 17, 2001

Alerting Christians to our responsibilities in light of the lateness of the hour.

Title: “It’s time to wake up!” Text: Rom. 13:11 Intro. Read text. Talk about alarm clocks. Can I tell you, I don’t like alarm clocks! Why? Because alarm clocks are designed to alert you to the fact that it’s time to get up – more sleep is not an option! Elaborate I believe that spiritually ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Tragedy Hits Home

Contributed by David Sylvester on Sep 14, 2001

Dealing with grief in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy.

“WHEN TRAGEDY HITS HOME” Habakkuk 1: 12 - 2:4 News reports on September 11, 2001 portrayed jubilant Palestinians dancing in the streets, handing out candy, and shouting “God is great” as they celebrated the deaths of estimated thousands of Americans as a result of a coordinated and simultaneous ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational