Sermons on Serve Secretly:

"The Problem With Churches"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 20, 2009

Some ideas of how the church SHOULD be.

“The Problem with Churches” October 20, 2009 “I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-20

Denomination: Holiness

The Making Of A Leader

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jan 23, 2012

God will work upon a man before featuring him in His service. If any man will be relevant in the programme of God, he must submit himself to the preparation by God.

THE MAKING OF A LEADER Study Text: 1 Kings 6:7. And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. - God takes time to prepare a man before ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 6:7, 1 Kings 6:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sowing The Right Seed

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 28, 2012

Sowing seed is evangelism. It is letting someone know that you care about them spiritually and wanting them to make good decisions in their lives.

Sowing the right seed Galatians 6:7-10 Introduction- sowing seeds is evangelism and it is letting someone know that you care about them spiritually and it is letting someone know where you go to church and wanting and tring to get them plugged n Galatians 6:7-6:10 Apostle Paul writes in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Denomination: Nazarene

Except The Lord Build The House

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Dec 3, 2013

Except the Lord build the house – we labor in vain. Except the Lord build the life – we labor in vain.

Quotes: “There isn't any such thing as an ordinary life.” ― L.M. Montgomery “The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn.” ― C. JoyBell “We cannot change ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Labor Of Love

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2014

We are called to a labor of love in all we do, as we serve Christ in our work.

Labor of Love Ephesians 6:5-9 September 1, 2013 How do you feel about your job? Studs Terkel, the famous Chicago author, interviewed hundreds of people about their jobs and recorded what they said in his 1974 book, Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Say Yes To The Dress Series

Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Mar 16, 2014

When a Christian dresses like Christ, they will display to the world their new position, personality, and priorities

Introduction: Our journey through the book of Colossians. • If Christ is all I need, then chapters three and four outline what it looks like to live out that statement; where the “rubber meets the road” in the Christian life. • Just like in 3:5, we read in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven's Activity Guide Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013

Get ready for the most amazing new heaven and new earth, more beautiful and bountiful than you can ever imagine. That’s where we’ll be living for eternity. And once you understand the things we’ll be doing in Heaven, there’s no way it can be boring.

INTRODUCTION This is the third message in the series “Heaven: An Insider’s Guide.” Next Sunday, Joel Rosenberg will be here and he’ll be giving you more information about how to get to heaven. Then on Easter Sunday, two weeks from today, I’ll conclude this series ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Do We Smell Like Sinners?

Contributed by Ricky Cox on Aug 5, 2014

Do we spend all of our time inside the church walls, or do we spend so much time out in the community serving others that we start to smell less like sheep and a little more like sinners?

Do We Smell Like Sinners? I titled the lesson “Do We Smell Like Sinners?” There’s a book titled “Do They Smell Like Sheep” which was written for church leadership and you can probably figure out the gist of the book from the title. But, I want to challenge each of us ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Religion Without Reality Series

Contributed by Don Emmitte on Aug 11, 2014

Many people seem to be content to trust their own efforts and religious practices to make them acceptable before God. We need to be aware that religious activities are only good when they express an inner reality.

Religion Without Reality Romans 2:17-29 Romans Series (Part 6) Sermon by Don Emmitte, Grace Restoration Ministries Take Your Bibles Please… But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:17-29

Denomination: Baptist

Singular Allegiance

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Aug 17, 2014

Worrying about this life reveals distrust in God's providence for what we need. Faithfully offering God our service and love will be a treasure that will endure even into eternity.

Jesus says, “You cannot serve both God and Money” (Mt. 6:24). We can either serve God or Money, but not both. We may either seek first the kingdom of God, or seek first the things of this world. We are slaves to God’s law, or slaves to the law of sin (cf. Rom. 7:25). But we cannot ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34

Denomination: Anglican

Yolo You Only Live Once

Contributed by Reylourd Reyes on Jan 23, 2015

YOLO Sermon part of the month-long New Year sermons LHC, January 24, 2015 As the saying goes, "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough". Question is, what are we doing with life today?

Introduction Good morning everyone. Welcome to Life Hope Community gathering. It is my prayer that you’re all at your most comfortable seats. Before we move on let’s look at this: -Flappy bird video How many of you are familiar with this computer game? I think sometime in 2013 when ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Adventist

Increase Our Faith Series

Contributed by Joe Tilton on Oct 7, 2013

Think you know the definition of faith? Have you looked it up? The Apostles needing something, but was it faith in Christ? They were right there with him! Their faith (as we traditionally think of it) was replaced by sight. So what were they asking?

Increase our Faith October 6, 2013 A young boy walked into a neighborhood church for the first time. He sat down and looked around at all the posters, announcements and pictures along the walls. When he came to a group of photographs of men in uniform, he asked a nearby usher, “Who are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: *other

The First Will Be Last, And The Last Will Be First

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 30, 2015

Faith is not about a church doctrine or power or privilege. It is about service to others-service to the point of sacrifice. It can be expressed equally through individual actions and experiences.

What is the one human quality that drives us to success while causing all sorts of problems at the same time? It is ambition. Ambition is one of the driving forces in our lives. It propels us to excel in our jobs. It pushes us to reach our goals. It can give us a reason for living. Ambition is one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Anglican

Shelter The Homeless

Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 7, 2015

God asks us to give our lives to him and serve him by serving others. We say to them, “God loves you and so do I”. We can reduce poverty. On Judgment Day, we will be judged by how we lived our lives and whether or not we loved others like Christ loves us.

“I was homeless and you took me in…” As the worshipers arrived for church in a small town one Sunday morning, they were met by a rather disturbing sight. An apparently homeless beggar sat on the front steps of the church, wearing tattered clothing, a wool cap pulled down over his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Anglican

There Is No Other Gospel Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 10, 2015

Man would never write a book about how sinful and wretched he is. The Bible will always point us to our need for a Savior, and Paul reminds the church in Galatia of this critical fact that many of them have seemed to have forgotten!

There is no other Gospel Galatians, Part 1 Galatians 1:1-10 - Background: The churches in Galatia were formed partly of converted Jews and partly of Gentile converts. Paul asserts his apostolic character and the doctrines he taught, that he might confirm the Galatian churches in the faith of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational