SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Respect For Elders:

showing 1,276-1,290 of 48,416
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Leaders Or Servants Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 13, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,401 views

    Do we trust God enough to honor and obey those in authority over us? It's easy to do that when they're good leaders... but what about when they're driven by selfishness and love of power?

    OPEN: At a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, on Election Day, nurses went in to the room of a 72-yr-old woman to prepare her for open-heart surgery, only to find that the woman wasn’t there. Instead they found a note which read, “Gone to vote, back in 30 minutes.” An election ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Message 10 - 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5:12-14 – Church Leadership Positions And Practical Matters For Christians Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 31, 2022
     | 1,671 views

    In church government there are 5 words translations use for the leadership positions, looked at briefly and then we consider a verse of great practical support. It covers busybodies, disorderly people, the fainthearted, helping the weak Christians, and patience in opposition.

    MESSAGE 10 - 1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5:12-14 – CHURCH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND PRACTICAL MATTERS FOR CHRISTIANS RESPECT YOUR SHEPHERDS We will continue with the studies in 1Thessalonians, and today we will look at the governing of a church and the shepherd role within the leadership. PART A. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Are You Willing To Stand In The Gap? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 12, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,025 views

    Paul "stood in the gap." Heresy was threatening the churches in Galatia that was so powerful that even Peter and Barnabas were swayed by its influence. What Paul did can tell us a lot about the importance of standing firm against false teachings and standing up to protect God's people

    OPEN: About 500 years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a famous battle took place in mountain pass called Thermopylae in Greece. The Persians invaded Greece with approximately 150,000 soldiers, and King Leonidas of Sparta led a small force of soldiers to oppose them. The Spartan strategy was to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 43- No Room For Self-Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 21, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 454 views

    Self-righteous Jonah rejoiced over a plant that gave him shade, but had not compassion on the people of Nineveh who genuinely repented of their sins. There’s no room for self-righteousness, as all of us are sinners saved by God's grace alone.

    We read in Jonah 4:6, “Then the LORD God made a plant grow up over Jonah to give him some shade, so that he would be more comfortable. Jonah was extremely pleased with the plant.” (GNB) As we studied the life of Jonah there are numerous lessons that we have picked up, both for our personal lives, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Other

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Growing Deeper Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 11, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,457 views

    We're at war with Satan, but too often churches ignore the conflict and avoid doing what has to be done to tear down the gates of Hell. What can we do to avoid going AWOL in this great battle for the souls of the lost?

    When I went to Israel, I visited a place about 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee called Caesarea Philippi. The area lays in the shadow of Mt. Hermon, whose ice caps (when they melt) supply clean fresh springs for the waters of the Jordan River. This abundant water supply made the area fertile ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God Wants To Help Us Avoid The Unforgivable Sin Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 11, 2022
     | 3,046 views

    How can we avoid the unforgivable sin? 1. We must respect the Holy Spirit as God (vs. 30-31). 2. We must understand blasphemy against God's Spirit (vs. 31-32). 3. We must receive God's help from the Holy Spirit (vs. 33-37).

    God Wants to Help Us Avoid the Unforgivable Sin The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 12:22-37 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared April 11, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Here in Matthew 12, Jesus was in the second year of His ministry. By this time, bitter hatred had poisoned the minds of the Pharisees who rejected ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    Too Graced To Be Two-Faced Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 29,029 views

    THE ART OF STUMBLING When Peter’s behavior didn’t line up with the gospel, Paul confronted him publicly.

    INTRODUCTION Someone sent me a list of popular sayings third graders were asked to complete. Their surprise endings made me smile. 1. Better safe than punch a fifth grader. 2. Strike while the bug is close. 3. It’s always darkest before Daylight Savings Time. 4. Don’t bite the hand ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • JM Raja Lawrence avatar

    Breaking Free

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Oct 14, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,759 views

    Today, we address life's deepest struggles. Join us as we delve into the path of hope and healing, discovering how God's grace can break the chains of depression, loneliness, and addiction.

    Breaking Free: How to Overcome Depression, Loneliness, and Addiction with God’s Help Introduction: According to “https://www.hopefordepression.org/depression-facts” The unfortunate truth is that depression is the primary reason why someone dies of suicide about every 12 minutes (over 41,000 people ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Don't Wanna Be A Pharisee

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,398 views

    The Pharisees were a group that wanted holiness in their lives and obedience to God, yet Jesus rebuked them more harshly than any other group. Where did they go wrong? How can we avoid their error?

    Don’t Wanna Be A Pharisee TCF Sermon October 15, 2006 Let me tell you about two groups of people. The first group of people is deeply concerned about holiness. They are students of the Word of God. They are very careful about obedience to God. They take very seriously God’s admonishment to be ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God's Plan For Our Purity

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 12, 2013
     | 5,069 views

    1. Respect God's standards for purity (Matt 5:27-32). 2. Run to the cross of Christ (Rom 6:23). 3. Repent from sexual sin (Luke 15:17-20). 4. Run away from sexual sin (2 Tim 2:22). 5. Renew your mind with Godly things (Rom 12:1-2).

    God's Plan for Our Purity Matthew 5:27-32 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 10, 2013 BACKGROUND: *We have been going through a verse by verse study of Matthew, and our Scripture tonight covers two of the most sensitive subjects in God's Word: adultery and divorce. That being ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 46 - Are You Running Away? Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Nov 29, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,363 views

    Are you trying to run away from God ordained relationships because you are unable to handle them? Stop and get back to God and submit to His authority. The Lord can do wonders to restore relationships, and He will bring peace to our restless hearts.

    If one were to describe this period of time, in which we are living, we can depict it as a time when people are constantly running away. We hear of families who are in distress, because the husband or wife chose to walk away from home leaving their spouse and children in a state of abandonment. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Other

  • Gregory Fisher avatar

    A Runaway Is Found, A Poor Decision Is Exposed

    Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Jul 16, 2018
     | 8,159 views

    Abram and Sarai are desperate for an heir. So desperate, in fact, that they are willing to try anything...and, do. As life spins out of control the impact of their poor choices affects more than just their own relationship. But, God shows up as a searching and seeking God.

    A Runaway Is Found, A Poor Decision Is Exposed, And Faithful People are Tested. Text: Genesis 16: 1-16 16 Sarai, Abram’s wife, hadn’t yet produced a child. She had an Egyptian maid named Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, “God has not seen fit to let me have a child. Sleep with my maid. Maybe I can ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Greatness Through Servanthood Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 8, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,285 views

    The Bible talks less about what makes a great leader than it does about what makes a great servant. What is it about God's leaders that requires them to be servants of others?

    Today we are putting a man's name into consideration as a future Elder. I hadn't actually planned a sermon on Eldership (the sermon series I'm preaching through is something I'm working with other preachers on) but the text seemed to be a good groundwork for understanding what ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Destruction Of The Depraved Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 25, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,437 views

    Did Sodom and Gomorrah exist? Were they destroyed as Scripture says they were (short answer: yes, and yes). And what lessons can we learn from this story from Genesis?

    OPEN: Just like today, back in 1690s Jamaica was an island paradise. Palm trees in the sand, tropical breezes, beautiful beaches. People of wealth sought it out then just like they do now. And many of them built huge mansions at a town called Port Royal. Now, Port Royal wasn’t a “tourist trap.” It ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Evil As A Duty [1]

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 8, 2012
     | 8,296 views

    Morality is not what man wants it to be; morality is what God declares it to be.

    “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist