Sermons on Roll Up Sleeves:

The First Deacons Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 23, 2013

The office of the deacons was set up to meet a need in the church for day to day ministry. The head ministers had to have help in order to fulfill their preaching mission.

Tonight’s passage is about the birth of the idea of having deacons. This was the birth of a whole new level of ministry in the church. What we need to note is that the office of the deacons was set up to meet a need in the church for day to day ministry. The head ministers had to have help ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

“didn’t You Use To Be Samson?”

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 31, 2013

Because he hasn’t dealt with his problems, they’re going to come up again, and this time they are going to destroy him.

Judges 16:16-30 Pastor Allan Kircher Shell point Baptist church • The story/Samson really could be titled • “Didn’t you use to be Samson?” • It’s the story/man/reached/pinnacle/career • accomplished everything a man would want to ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:16-30

Denomination: Baptist

I Am The One Who Bears Witness Of Myself Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 29, 2012

Best summed up by a D.A. Carson quote: ¡§Jesus does not merely bring his Father¡¦s message; Jesus is the message, He is the Word.¡¨

Let's understand the context¡KJesus has just claimed to be the ¡§Light of the world,¡¨ and His critics are outraged at such audacity. They¡¦d like to yell, ¡§Who do you think you are!¡¨ but He just got finished telling them who He was. His self-disclosure is indeed outrageous if it isn¡¦t true. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:13-30

Denomination: Congregational

Gideon;man Of Purpose

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 14, 2011

God will rise up men and women for His purposes. We have to be willing and ready to accept that call and respond properly so that the kingdom of God will grow.

Gideon; Man of purpose Judges chapter six Introduction- Turn to Judges chapter six. We are going to take a look at Gideon this morning, and the conversation he has with God. The story runs from chapter six to chapter eight. We cannot read all those verses this morning, so let me set this up for ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-39

Denomination: Nazarene

Brotherhood Of Blood

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 19, 2012

All church came from one blood. I wonder what would happen if we all rose up together and agreed on two issues.

Brotherhood of Blood Dr. Mike Fogerson May 6, 2012 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:26-31

Denomination: Baptist

Yet In All These Things

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 29, 2012

If I were to choose a Scripture to sum up the believer’s life, it would be this one. It combines an intense realism with an amazing assertion of victorious optimism.

Yet In All These Things Romans 8:35-37NKJ 5-year-old Johnny was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn’t want to go in alone: “It’s dark in there and I’m scared.” She asked ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:35-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

Courageous Faith Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 27, 2011

In our Quest for God, we sometimes have to go against the flow and stand up for God's words. This takes courage and commitment. It promises a great reward!

1. Doing the right thing: A man dies, arrives at the Pearly Gates, and (as always in stories like this), St. Peter is there and asks him to relate a good deed he had done. He thinks for a moment then says, “Well, there was the time I was driving down a road when I saw a group of hoodlums ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blow The Trumpet In Zion

Contributed by Apostle Bobby Hogan on Sep 19, 2011

This is a call to every man and woman of God to lift up your voice and make the message clear: If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, no one will be prepared for the battle.

“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;” Joel 2:1 Notice the first part of the verse, “Blow the trumpet”. Where did God tell the Prophet Joel ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Unity & Diversity In The Church Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016

The body of Christ is being built up until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.

We come today to the core issue of the letter: If we're to fulfil our destiny as a church, if we're to demonstrate the manifold wisdom of God then we must be united in heart and mind. Here in ch 4, Paul begins to outline how being the new people of God is to be worked out in the down-to-earth, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

Rachel!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Oct 7, 2015

Some of us wake up only after we see our neighbor park his new car! Coveting, envying and grudging are from the devil!

Rachel! Genesis 30:1”When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I shall die!" Some of us are chilling out with our goodies and worldly toys without God and then panic when things cave in! Are you listening? When ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Shem, Japheth, And Ham

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Oct 10, 2015

The covenant of God bridged the gap between Shem and Ham, of Christ Jesus, lifted Ham up out of sin, in a way that love of the flesh could not.

SHEM, JAPHETH, OR HAM by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (October 10, 2015) “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations” (Genesis 10:5, King James Version [God's ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 10:1-5

Denomination: Friends

Surprised By Scripture: Apollos The Eloquent Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 14, 2017

The Bible is full of surprises, and some of the best are characters that pop up in the Book of Acts and then pop right back out again. Apollos the Eloquent is one of them.

Surprised by Scripture: Apollos the Eloquent Series: Acts Charles Sligh August 12, 2017 TEXT: Acts 18:24-28 – “And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the of the Lord; and being fervent in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

Immanuel The Redeemer Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 18, 2016

Whatever the attacks, our motto that holds us up time and again is “Immanuel!” God is with us! He is with us in the person of Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 8:1-10 Immanuel the Redeemer 1/21/01e D. Marion Clark Introduction Here is an idea for the 34th Street wall. It will take up four panels, preferably the first four on the north side. Each panel would contain one word: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. Then skip down to the last panel of the wall ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 8:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Story: A Praying Mother, A Listening Prophet, And A Disobedient King

Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 16, 2015

In the stories of Hannah, Samuel and Saul, we learn three important keys to prayer: Never give up, listen to God’s voice, and walk in obedience.

THE STORY #10: A PRAYING MOTHER, A LISTENING PROPHET AND A DISOBEDIENT KING INTRO TO TOPIC: First Samuel takes place right after the story of the Judges and Ruth. • Samuel was the final judge, but he also served as a priest and a prophet. • This was the transition to the time of the kings. THE ...read more

Denomination: *other

Hear The Word

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 26, 2013

Hear the Word of God as often as you can, by all means. Faith is built up when you hear the Word. Meditate on it and you shall be blessed.

Amos 8:11-12 11"The days are coming," declares the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine through the land - not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. 12Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:11-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible