Sermons on Serving The Lord In Obscurity:

Like There Is No Tomorrow!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 14, 2019

Like There is no Tomorrow! – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Praying (vs 7) (2). Loving (vs 8) (3). Welcoming (vs 9) (4). Serving (vs 10-11a) (5). Glorifying (vs 11b) SERMON BODY: Ill; • A Church leader asked some of his members a question; • If you knew that it would be the end of the world in seven-days’ time, • What would you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Brethren

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Contributed by Grant Adams on Sep 24, 2019

Is this a true statement? Do we really believe this? Then this morning I want to show us how some of us are acting, spiritually.

Is this a true statement? Do we really believe this? Then this morning I want to show us how some of us are acting, spiritually. Let’s read some verses that tell us the same thing…It’s not so much what we hear, but what we do that really counts. James 1:22-24, Matthew 7:21-28, Romans 2:13 Our ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-24, Matthew 7:21-28, Romans 2:13

Denomination: Baptist

Greatness

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 23, 2024

A sermon for the season after Pentecost, Year B, lectionary 25

September 22, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Mark 9:30-37 Greatness Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Soon it will be October. That means one thing: baseball playoffs! As the weeks of October progress, the field ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Game Day - Pt. 1 - Get Out Of The Stands Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 8, 2018

The game is decided by those who get in the game, not by those who sit in the stands! It is Game Day. Are you on the field?

Get Out of The Stands I. Introduction Everything leads up to this. Long hours. Early hours. Late hours. Exertion and often exhaustion. Sweat. Soreness. Mundane. Taxing. It is called practice. Athletes young and old put themselves through grueling and mind bogging disciplines and crazy routines ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Called To Serve: "why Volunteering Matters To God" Series

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Jan 5, 2026

Jesus — the Savior of the world — modeled the ultimate servant life. Which means if we’re following Him, serving isn’t an option.

Mark 10:42-45 42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-45

Denomination: Other

God's School For Greatness

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 29, 2007

This is a message that speaks of how God uses obscurity to create His greatest men.

1 Kings 17:1 KJV And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. I. INTRODUCTION -- SCHOOL ADMISSIONS -It is May and school is almost ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sharing Ministry Together

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 13, 2021

When the volunteer workload is placed on the shoulders of just a handful of people, then these individuals get burnt out; and since they can’t do everything, then a lot of needs go unmet. Ministry is something to be shared among all believers.

I wish to begin our message by sharing a personal account contributed by a pastor who was serving at a church in Washington State during the wake of the Mount St. Hellens eruption. This pastor said, After Mount St. Helens blew up in May 1980, [the] church needed cleaning up. Ash was in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord’s Return And Resurrection: Part 2 Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 24, 2012

There are six things I want to point out about these 3 verses. The events of the Lord’s return and of the resurrection are clearly spelled out in these verses.

Last Wednesday in 1 Thess. 4: 13-15, Paul told us he didn’t want us to be ignorant about those who have fallen asleep. He basically told us that it was OK to grieve over the loss of our loved ones, but he said not to grieve as one who has no hope. He assured us that our loved ones who have died ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 34: Taste And See That The Lord Is Good Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 27, 2019

After celebrating God's gracious dealings with him, the Psalmist exhorts others to put His providential care to the test, and instructs them on how to secure it. He then contrasts God's care of His people and His corrective providence towards the wicked.

September 20, 2014 Tom Lowe Title: Taste and See that the Lord is Good. A psalm of David. Psalm 34 (KJV) 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Melchizedek

Contributed by Adam Turner on Jul 15, 2009

Jesus is pointed to throughout all of Scripture, even in the most obscure places.

READ GENESIS 14:17-20. Melchizedek appears and then disappears, never to be heard of again until Psalm 110:4, when the writer says that the Messiah would be a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. So there is some connection between the Messiah and Melchizedek. That the Messiah will be a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lord’s Prayer 11: Forgiveness Of Sins Series

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Oct 30, 2024

Jesus died and suffered on the cross for us, to forgive us our sins and this is something we must never, ever take for granted. When we pray for forgiveness for the things we have done wrong to our neighbour or sinned in the sight of God our Father we must never forget the cost.

Lord’s Prayer 11: Forgiveness of Sins All his life, an old man had been a sceptic, especially about religion. Now he was dying and his friends asked him if he would like them to send for the parish priest to minister the last rites. 'No,' he said, 'God will forgive me - that's ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:5, Acts 2:38, Matthew 6:13

Discouragement

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 12, 2005

Physically, the demands of the ministry were sometimes almost more than Paul could bear (1:8;11:23 27). However, even more draining were the spiritual demands (7:5;11:28 29). He reflects on these experiences in this passage and tells why, though discoura

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Larry Olsen describes a man lost in the desert: “He has been out of food and water for days. His lips are swollen, his tongue is swollen, he’s all beat up and bloody. Some of his bones are almost peeking through. He has been scraped and beat up by the cactus, sand and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Extrenal Series

Contributed by Troy Richards on Apr 26, 2011

A look at how our attitude affects how we live for God. This sermon looks at our external attitude, how we treat others.

-so last week we started on looking at our attitude, focusing mostly on things inside our heart, what we think of ourselves, and what we think of God. -and we also asked a whole bunch of questions, yes there were to main ones, but there were a whole bunch of other ones that were there really to get ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:9

Denomination: Methodist

Waiting Tables Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010

Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

[2] Isn’t it nice to be served? You know, when you go to a nice restaurant and you have a great waiter that really takes care of you? Makes you feel good to be served. I went to a restraint once with my family and they had the best wait staff you could imagine. [Napkin in the lap ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Love By Connecting Series

Contributed by Steve Spaeth on Sep 10, 2016

We need to serve each other by conecting

Began with a few pictures of fences, we all build fences i Love My church Loving by Connecting Hebrews 10:19-20 , brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,  by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Wesleyan