Sermons on Service As A Gift:

Simple Steps For An Extraordinary New Year

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jan 6, 2023

Psalm 22 begins as a lament - a desperate plea to God from someone who knows how much he needs God. The terms are clear - without God there is no hope. With God there is always hope, and David gives us a map here, finding hope when challenges are all around us

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Scripture: Psalm 22:22-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding Renewed Strength For God's Great Work

Contributed by David Cook on Feb 1, 2010

Renewed strength to serve the Lord!

INTRO: God has a unique plan for every single child of God. He passionately desires for us to know His good, pleasing, and perfect will. Though that is His intention, it is not automatic that every child of God is going to live in that will and be found faithful. The enemy will do all he can to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Love Is The Principle Thing

Contributed by John White on Dec 5, 2017

Defining and applying the love of God in the Christian.s life.

Love Is The Principle Thing Mark 12:29-34 "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-34

Denomination: Baptist

Followers Of Jesus

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Feb 18, 2022

It's nice to stand on the fringes of what Jesus is doing and watch good things. But remember that he just might call you to jump in to some form of service.

For the last several weeks we’ve followed the course of just 24 hours in Jesus’ life. It was an amazing time. It started on the Sabbath day. He preached in the synagogue at Capernaum, cast a demon out of a heckler there, went home to Peter’s house and healed Peter’s mother-in-law in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Minister On Purpose Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 5, 2021

This message looks at ministry or service. “Every believer isn’t a pastor, but every believer is called into ministry. God calls all believers to minister to the world and the church. Service in the body isn’t optional for Christians” - Rick Warren

This morning we’ll be viewing the purpose of “ministry” or “service.” In The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren says, “Growing up, you may have thought that being ‘called’ by God was something only missionaries, pastors, nuns, and other ‘full-time’ church workers experienced, but the Bible says ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Ephesians: Your Identity In Christ (2)

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 7, 2019

Discover your identity in Christ! In Ephesians 2, we discover that we are sinners, we are saved, and we are servants!

Ephesians | Your Identity in Christ (2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 10/5/2014 Last Sunday we began a new series exploring the New Testament book of Ephesians. As I said last week, Ephesians is all about identity—specifically your identity in Christ. I’m reminded of a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Be Ready To Receive Help Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 30, 2021

Jesus received people according to how they were convicted to serve Him. However, we as human beings often miss the bigger picture, and forfeit opportunities to assist people in being used by God to further the kingdom.

I want to begin by sharing something from the apostle Paul. Paul, in speaking about what a person should give to the church in the way of monetary offerings; he once stated, “For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

Saved To Serve Series

Contributed by Don Campbell on Oct 23, 2025

This is the 6th sermon in the series.

SAVED TO SERVE PSALM 119:41-48 INTRODUCTION A. After the resurrection, Peter and others returned to their nets, fishing all night and catching nothing. When Jesus told them to cast their nets on the other side, they could not haul the catch into the boat; instead, they had to drag it to shore ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:41-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Can God Do Through Me?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 6, 2011

A look at the calling God places on each of us as well as some of the excuses we use to try to avoid that calling.

GOD ONLY CALLS PREACHERS, RIGHT? We all have a calling from God. - Jeremiah 1:5. - NT references to call/jobs: Matthew 21:28; Mark 13:34; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; Philippians 4:3. - Does God call only preachers? - There can be a call for someone to be a preacher, but a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Is The Lord Really King Of Your Life?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 15, 2022

A young boy faithfully attended Sunday school. He had been taught by the same teacher for a number of years.

She had a way of telling stories, and she would always routinely end her stories by saying, "And the moral of the story is…" Every Sunday she would tell a Bible story and say, “And the moral of the story is…” As the young boy began to grow older, he was promoted to another class. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Give Me To Drink

Contributed by Richard Stevens on Jun 19, 2015

Jesus' words of "Give Me To Drink" were preceded by John 3:15 (Salvation); John 3:30 (Lordship), then comes John 4:7 (Service).

Read John 4:1-10 I. First - Salvation John 3:1-21 Especially v15 As Jesus begins His Ministry, He first shows us Salvation Not religious – for Nicodemus was VERY religious. Not a good person – for Nicodemus was a good person. Not someone who knew who God was – ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Giving The Perfect Gift Part Ii Series

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Jan 19, 2009

On that first Christmas, God gave the perfect gift in the form of Jesus the God who Saves. And we know that the gift He has given us has the name Jesus or Joshua which means Jesus Saves and that He will is great and is the Son of the Most High and is the

Friends, God has given the perfect Christmas gift, and now it is our turn to give back to Him. Sure we could spend our time this morning wondering how God was able to cause a ordinary girl to become pregnant through the Holy Spirit. But to be honest, I don’t know how he did it. And Mary did not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-45

Denomination: Baptist

Proclaiming The Best Gift Ever Given

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Dec 17, 2022

This sermon is going to examine how Jesus told His home town about the Good News in the hope that it might spur you onto proclaiming to your friends and family the best gift ever given!

Proclaiming the Best Gift Luke 4:14-22 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Once again Christmas is just around the corner. Christmas is the time of year when in trying to express our love for others we seek high and low for the very best gifts to give them! We go to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

"in Search Of The Perfect Gift"

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 3, 2020

Some of us have in our lives a person who is very difficult to buy for. Perhaps they already have nearly…you know what do you buy for the guy who has everything?

“In Search of the Perfect Gift” John 3:16 Some of us have in our lives a person who is very difficult to buy for. Perhaps they already have nearly…you know what do you buy for the guy who has everything? What does Bill Gates‘ wife get him for Christmas? After all, he is now worth 75 billion ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Following Jesus Into Good Works

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 26, 2009

Jesus invites us to follow Him - this means doing what He did.

Following Jesus into Service Recap from Last Week Nooma: Rich 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: *other