Sermons on Service Avenue:

In The Service Of The King Series

Contributed by Travis Jarrett on Mar 4, 2009

Part 5 of 7 in the teaching series "Storybooks, Fairytales & the Life God Wants You to Have."

Discussion: On a scale of 1-10, how well do you respond to CHANGE? :: Girl, Interrupted Luke 1:26-29 “God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-29

Denomination: *other

Christian Service Series

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 19, 2009

Christians have the only truly satisfying and fulfilling reason to go to work: It’s to worship God.

INTRODUCTION Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians 3:22-4:1. We are continuing our study of the letter to the Colossians. In verse 17 where Paul said that we are to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, which means to do it in a manner that is influenced by the gospel of Jesus Christ ...read more

Denomination: *other

Funeral Service

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 8, 2009

A message I have used for funerals

2 Timothy 4:6-8 DEPARTURE IS A CERTAINTY I have fought a good fight—Many times life seems like a fight more than it does anything else. We get knocked down and God helps us up. We have health problems and financial problems and then we come to a day such as this and once again have to rely upon ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Sacrificial Service Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 9, 2009

Loving the Lord should equal sacrificial service to Him and His kingdom.

Sacrificial Service Text: Ephesians 3:1-13 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed a little boy named Samuel staring up at a large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The seven year old boy had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Service And The Spirit Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 1, 2009

The Holy Spirit calls us into service, empowers us to serve and shows us the way to serve.

Pentecost 2009 Service and the Spirit Global Day of Prayer Prayer Introduce Service Week… As I looked at the Schedule for the Service week, I had it in my mind that I would speak on “Meeting Jesus in Service.” - a good topic as we head into the week But then I realized that it is Pentecost! – ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: *other

Oddfellows Service

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 2, 2009

Christianity isn’t about DUTY it is all about RELATIONSHIP

Twyford 03-05-09 Relationships Let us open in prayer Father, I pray that you will anoint my words this evening that they may be words for each of us from you. I ask what I say may be relevant in our Christian lives. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Maddy and I moved to Frisby from ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Service To The Saints

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 15, 2009

The call to serve includes the whole body of the church. We reach out across the world following the example of St. Paul to build and encourage the church and her saints.

Service to the Saints John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. This Sunday will mark the close of our church for the summer season. While ...read more

Scripture: John 13:35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Graveside Service

Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 3, 2007

This is a brief graveside service I prepared for a person I was not familiar with. This is a short and simple, but respectful ceremony. Although it is simple and short, it does have some nice touches.

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die.” I want to encourage you, as we gather together this afternoon, to remember that God is our refuge and our strength. We are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Deuteronomy 5:6-7

Denomination: Other

Service With A Smile Series

Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 22, 2007

Service with a smile—it makes a difference not only in the person who is served but also in the one who serves.

When you go to a restaurant to eat does it make a difference to you if the server offers a smile or not? I think most of us respond better to service with a smile. One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Johnny was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:25-28

Denomination: Methodist

In The Master's Service

Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Oct 9, 2007

27 Ordinary, Year C, Worldwide Communion A sermon to remind us not to question the job that God has called us to do.

Luke 17:3-17 & 2 Timothy 18-14 *** Children’s Sermon - play "Simon Says" and discuss what happens if you do something that Simon didn’t say to do. Are you "out" of the game forever? How is this like life in Christ? How is repentance and forgiveness like getting a second chance? *** So, until ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:3-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Service Of Memories

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 10, 2007

there is hope in our grief as we remember loved ones

Service of Memories sermon One of the greatest gifts that God has given us is the Gift of Memories And all of you here today have come to Church to remember a loved one We treasure the memory of those times that we have had together. Times of joy, times of sorrow, times of sadness and times of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Anglican

A Place Of Service

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Apr 11, 2008

I dreamed that our church had become a restaurant. A family that used to go to our church walked in and I served them. As Christians we are to serve others.

A Place of Service Luke 14:25-30 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Graveside Service

Contributed by Dan Brown on Dec 20, 2007

This was a graveside service for a longtime member of our church who died after a long illness.

Graveside Service Read obituary That was the obituary we read in the paper this week for Bob, but I think we all know that there was much more to him than could be summed up in a couple of paragraphs in the paper. Sometimes it might have been hard to find out some of those things from him. Bob ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: *other

Toy Service

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 12, 2009

Is Santa or Jesus more important at Christmas?

Toy service 2009 I came across this story recently on the internet It is about a boy named Paul, who lived in America. One day Paul was talking to his friends at school, and he said "I know what Christmas is about. It is about the birth of Jesus.” "That’s rubbish," said one of his friends. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Funeral Service

Contributed by Vern Hall on Jan 5, 2009

This is a funeral sermon for an elderly preacher and a dear friend. It speaks of forsaking all to follow Jesus.

I’d like to begin by giving our condolences to Sister Betty Jo, Sister Sandy, and all the friends, family, and loved ones of Bro. Marion Davis. He was a husband of more than 50 years. He was a father. He was a brother. He was a great friend. This world will simply not be the same without him, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible