Sermons on Serving Idols:

To Serve Man? Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009

What is it about active, vital believers that is so threatening to popular culture?

One of my favorite television episodes of “The Twilight Zone” television series was a humorous episode where the entire plot revolved around a misunderstanding with an alien species and culminated in the discovery of a book. The title of that book was “To Serve Man” and the misunderstanding was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:27-42

Denomination: *other

A Serving Attitude Series

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jul 18, 2009

The first in a five part series on having the attitude of Jesus, Jesus came to serve.

ATTITUDE! (part one, serving like Christ) (ALL my sermons use illustrations from sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) In five weeks, I will preach my last sermon! Well, perhaps my last sermon, only God truly knows what He has in store for my life. I know we just ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Call To Serve Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 12, 2009

Joel’s Day of the Lord prophecy reminds us that we are called by God to make disciples while we wait for that day to come to its ultimate consummation.

This morning, we’ll wrap up our brief look at the book of Joel. Please open up your Bibles and turn to that book. Once again, before we take a look at the passage we’ll be examining in more detail today, let’s take a moment to review the overall structure of the book. Review [Use chart as a visual ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Free To Serve Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 7, 2009

This message encourages listeners to use their freedom, not to indulge themselves, but to serve others and so satisfy the law and heal their relationships.

Free to Serve! (Galatians 5:13-15) A pastor in Kansas City, Kansas, was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ’s love in the community. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats for permission to do specific ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Learning To Serve

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Oct 18, 2009

Looks at James & John and their request to sit beside Jesus in Glory - an what they learned

Reading Mk 10:35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” Mk 10:36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. Mk 10:37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” Mk ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Anglican

A Touch For Serving

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 14, 2009

When you are touched by Jesus, you cannot help but wanting to serve Him.

Intro: Series - Just a Touch is All We need - Matthew 8:2 "And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed." This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Serving To The End Series

Contributed by Leroy Redding on Jul 10, 2007

Malachi #8

Serving to the End Malachi 3:13-18 A man stopped by a house with a sign out front that said, “Talking Dog For Sale.” The owner directed him to the backyard to see the dog. He was pretty skeptical and called out, “You talk?” “Yep,” the mutt replied. The man then said, “So, what’s your story?” ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Serve To Lead

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jan 3, 2009

Serving is a high calling.

One of the books I read recently was Jim Collins’ bestselling management book, “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap, and Others Don’t.” The phenomenal bestseller came out seven years ago and yet it still sells over 300,000 copies a year. It showcased 11 companies that transformed from ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-45

Denomination: Baptist

I-Serve Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 11, 2009

The disciples argue again about who would be the greatest, but Jesus chose this meal to teach them a powerful lesson. Do you know what it was?

OPEN: Syndicated columnist Deborah Mathis wrote about the time when she was at Union Station in Washington D. C. on a particularly busy day. The first thing she remembers about that experience was the noisy hubbub of sounds. • The public address announcer calling out arrivals and departures. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Built To Serve Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 24

BUILT TO SERVE (COLOSSIANS 3:22-25) The St. Bernard dog is renowned for its rescue work. The males weigh 140-200 pounds, and a fit and trained dog can pull more than 3,000 pounds of load on wheels. Over the centuries, they have saved about 2,000 pilgrims traveling between Switzerland and Italy. The ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:22-25, John 17:9-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Serve Faithfully Series

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 12, 2007

God expects members of His church not just to be spectators, but to participate in what goes on. We are all called to serve where we have been gifted.

“What Is Expected of a Church Member: Serving Where God has Gifted” Introduction: A Few years ago I had the opportunity to go to a Duke basketball game. It was fun and exciting to watch Duke dominate as usual, but something was lacking. I found that I wished I were out on the court playing. I ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Gift Of Serving Series

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Mar 15, 2007

This sermon is the third in a series of ten on Motivational Spiritual Gifts which communicates the characteristics of the Gift of Serving in order to allow the Holy Spirit opportunity to reveal this gift to those who have it.

We’re looking at the Motivational Spiritual Gifts from the Word of God. And we’ve already established the fact that there are three categories of gifts; Motivational, Ministry and Manifestation gifts. Last week we looked at the Gift of Prophecy, the heart gift of Prophecy and the person who ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Serving Priesthood Series

Contributed by Gregory Neill on Jan 31, 2007

Lesson 5 in a series on holiness as seen in Leviticus; looking at the keys to service

Serving Priesthood Leviticus #5 I. Introduction A. The Pioneer 10 Probe 1. Launched by NASA in 1972 a) Primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and beam data to earth about the planet. b) At the time of the launch it was a bold plan. c) No probe had ever reached a planet that ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 9:1-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Serve Wholeheartly Series

Contributed by George Yates on Nov 29, 2006

The way we work reveals the true God we believe in - either the god of mammon or the Lord God and His Son Jesus Christ. Our witness for Jesus Christ is either helped or hindered by what we do at our place of employment. This sermon is about effective wit

Some of the ideas and structure for this sermon came from Joe Harding’s sermon - "WORKING FOR A LIVING" http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=52492 EPHESIANS 6:5-9 November 19, 2006 New Covenant EPC “SERVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY” Body Life The Book of Ephesians I. A minister dies and is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Called To Serve

Contributed by Ben Thomas on Dec 6, 2006

We are called to serve God and God’s people.

Theme Verse Ex 7: 16 “Then say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the desert. But until now you have not listened.” Call to Serve God in Worship · “Let my people go” · When you are under the bondage of Egypt you ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 7:14-16, Matthew 25:40

Denomination: Church Of God