Sermons on Shadows:

Jesus Begins His School Of Discipleship

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jan 14, 2020

Jesus begins His ministry with building a team of disciples.

Message/Devotion January 19, 2020 Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus, Begins His School of Discipleship The Reading Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Won't You Be A Neighbor? Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 14, 2019

BEING a neighbor is the means to fulfilling the greatest commandment.

1. No Neighbors: There is a true story about a 28 year old woman who had just got off from work a little after 3:00 a.m. She drove home, parked her car and began to walk down the sidewalk and across the street to her house. About 30 feet from her door she noticed a man standing in the shadows. When ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Psalms 23: In The Lord's Presence

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 19, 2020

To show the importance of being in God’s presence and leadership, not to be distracted by our enemies.

Title: Psalms 23: In His Presence Theme: To show the importance of being in God’s presence and leadership, not to be distracted by our enemies. Text: Psalms 23 Psalms 23:1 A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Shepherd – leader, guide. Always out front. Someone we can ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:5

Denomination: Church Of God

But

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on May 28, 2018

We use the word 'But' quite frequently and it can change the meaning of something said. In the Bible the word BUT and the context is profound, we are not object of God's wrath as sometimes seen in the Old Testament but objects of His love.

BUT… John 3:16-17 In my working life I’ve been on many training courses either related to management, finance, dealing with the media and so on.. One course still comes to mind when I was criticised for using the word’ ‘BUT’ I was using this simple and very significant little word to clarify ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17, Genesis 1:26-31

When The Battle Chooses You 1 Series

Contributed by Oladayo Oladosu on Jul 24, 2019

Each person oftentimes face life with so much enthusiasm but meet with disappointments. When life challenges you, how do you respond to it?

When the Battle Chooses You 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

This Is The Year Of Jubilee

Contributed by Trae Durden on Aug 29, 2014

A sermon explaining the Year of Jubilee, and how that concept relates to our Christian life.

Introduction: A. Homecoming is beautiful!! It’s a wonderful thing to be with family and friends, people who love us in spite of our failures! Consider two homecomings, (1) the homecoming of a slave after years of hard labor and service to a master who doesn’t love them or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lesson 1: Finding Answers In The Darkness Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 21, 2015

Loneliness: Trusting God for a Way Out

A. INTRODUCTION 1. “Are you lonesome tonight?” Universal. 2. “I’m so lonesome I could die!” Possible. 3. Two kinds of loneliness. a. Solitude, a healthy experience where we choose to spend time alone with God. b. Loneliness, negative emotions because of no friends ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Crucifixion Of Jesus : The Climax Of The Upside Down Theology Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 6, 2015

Three nails on the cross make an inverted triangle. That is pretty much in line with Jesus' upside down teachings.

Crucifixion of Jesus (Mark 15:21-32): The Climax of the Upside down Theology of Jesus The events described in versus Mark 15:21-32 are well known to all of us. We have probably heard many sermons on these verses in the past. Today I would like us to focus not on the events itself, but the message ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Here's How To Use Your Suffering

Contributed by Peter Walters on Apr 21, 2015

Don't waste your suffering - Use It to grow, comfort others and let your light shine.

On twitter a Pastor posted: "Two Sundays ago I preached on sickness. Since then half my congregation has fallen ill. Sunday I preach on sadness. Consider yourself warned." I tweeted back: "I preached on suffering and my car broke down and my wife has been in emerg twice. I gonna preach on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rejoice In The Joy Of The Lord

Contributed by Jawahar Singh on Jan 2, 2015

Rejoice in the Joy of the LORD.....What is the joy of the Lord?.... Our forced actions of joy does not force God to work in our lives, instead His Mighty Works force us to rejoice. Only we should continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel.

As we journey through life sometimes we face difficult situations and go through periods of depression and frustration. Even then because we know that the joy of the Lord is our strength ( Neh 8:10), we try to maintain our joy and rejoice. Also we read about Paul and Silas who rejoiced in their ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Sending The Multitude Away Series

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Aug 1, 2010

Why did Jesus send the People away?

Sending the Multitude Away by Gerald Van Horn Text. Mark 6:45 “And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the boat and to go to the other side before him unto Bethsaida while he sent away the people.” We want to focus in on the last part of the text that says, “He sent away the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prepared For Glory

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Aug 10, 2010

What does it mean to be a Christ-follower? When we talk about God’s call in our lives we talk about what we do for God rather than what we can be in Jesus Christ. God’s call in our lives is initially into a relationship with Him. (adapted from a sermon, T

Prepared for Glory (adapted from a sermon, The Fullness of God’s Call, by Francis Frangipane) Introduction Talk about- characteristics/qualities of-Christ follower. Bible- uses the term- disciple- what is a disciple? Mtt 10:24-25a Disciple- learner, pupil, FWM- to learn, to understand. Speaks ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-3

Denomination: Charismatic

Christmas Candlelight

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Dec 14, 2014

christmas candlelight

Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2

Denomination: *other

The Blessings Of The Blood Of Jesus

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 30, 2020

There are so many Blessings afforded us by the Blood of Jesus, we need a scriptural understanding of them in order to enjoy them maximally.

The Blessings of the Blood of Jesus Study Text: John 6: 53 - 56 Introduction: - Many Christians either do not know or forget the blessings that we receive through the blood of Christ. - We need a clear understanding from the scriptures, the blessings that we receive through the blood ...read more

Scripture: John 6:53-56

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Patriarchs The Mission Of God In The Abrahamic Covenan Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Aug 23, 2016

The Patriarchs The Mission of God in the Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 17-18:15 David Taylor May 1, 2016

The Patriarchs The Mission of God in the Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 17-18:15 David Taylor May 1, 2016 Google earth is a great little tool that can help you find a location. You can zoom in and get a pretty detailed picture of where you are and you can zoom out to see where you are in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational