Sermons on Shared Vision:

Jesus Prays For His Believing Church

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 30, 2009

Easter 7(C) - Our Savior Jesus Christ prays for his believing church to be united in his love so that it may share God’s glory.

JESUS PRAYS FOR HIS BELIEVING CHURCH (Outline) May 24, 2009 -- EASTER 7 -- John 17:20-26 INTRO: In the verses preceding our text Jesus prays for his disciples (cf. *Gospel). Our text states that Jesus prays for “them”. “Them” refers to Jesus’ disciples. Jesus prays for his disciples. ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Cisterns, Channels, And Stagnant Ponds

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 30, 2009

If we do not share our faith we will not truly learn it. If we take nothing in we will go dry. Truly refreshing spirituality involves both learning and sharing the truth.

A few weeks ago, as the hot weather season got into full swing, I remembered something I had not done to prepare for the season. Last summer we had bought a big plastic garbage container and had set it outside, next to the air conditioner compressor, and I had run the exhaust hose into it in order ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Send Who?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 12, 2009

Are you willing to go when and where the Lord wishes for you to go and do what the Lord needs to have done?

Send Who? Isaiah 6: 1 – 8 Intro: A mother and father were at their wit’s end in dealing with a rebellious son and daughter. In utter frustration they turned to their pastor asking if she would speak to the children. The 8 year-old daughter was first to be ushered into the pastor’s office. The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Don't Strike Out!!!

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Jun 14, 2009

AS A CHILD GROWING UP I LOVED CHARLIE BROWN. I RECALL ONE EPISODE WHERE IT WAS THE LAST INNING OF THE GAME WITH CHARLIE BROWN’S TEAM TRAILING BY ONE HAVING THE BASES LOADED AND TWO OUTS. AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, IT’S CHARLIE BROWN’S TURN AT BAT. THE CROWD

DON’T STRIKE OUT NUMBERS 20:2-13 FAVORITE CARTOON . . . CHARLIE BROWN EPISODE – CHARLIE BROWN – BASEBALL GAME CHARLIE BROWN – BAT – COUNTLESS TIMES AFTER COUNTLESS TIMES – STRUCK OUT. BUT, NOW HERE IT IS, THE LAST INNING OF THE GAME – CHARLIE BROWN’S TEAM TRAILS BY ONE WITH THE BASES LOADED AND ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:2-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reaching The Raised Bar 5: Teaching To Observe Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 16, 2009

Dealing with the part of our mission statement that says we are working to authentic faith

Text: Matthew 28:20, Title: RRB 5: Teaching To Observe, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/19/09, AM Opening illustration: “Jesus did not say, ‘Teach them all my commandments.’ He said, ‘Teach them to observe…’ You can teach a parrot all of Jesus’ commands. But you cannot teach a parrot to observe them. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:20

Denomination: Baptist

"When They Saw The Boldness Of Peter And John” Series

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2007

four characteristics of a bold witness as illusrated in the life of Peter and John from Acts 4

HOLY BOLDNESS “When they saw the boldness of Peter and John” Acts 4:1-22 There is a faint knock at your door. You open it to find a cowering man who timidly asks, “You wouldn’t want to buy a vacuum cleaner, would you?” Unless you either take great pity on this poor excuse for a salesman or you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Witnessing Done God's Way Series

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009

Part 5 of "Being the Church," focusing on the importance of sharing your faith in a relational manner.

Being the Church Part 5: Witnessing Done God’s Way Scripture: Acts 8:25-40 Icebreaker: When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:25-40

Denomination: Church Of God

Come And See

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 16, 2009

An personal evangelism sermon on bringing people to Christ Jesus.

John 1: 35 – 51 / Come and See Intro: A little preschooler came home from her fist time at Sunday School. Her mom wanted to know how things had done and what the little girl thought about the experience. “How was it?” --- “Oh, it was fine and it was fun. But I think my teacher was Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Part 4 The Greatest Legend And Legacy Of All Series

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009

To encourage people to become legends when it comes to telling others about Jesus.

We’ve heard a lot about legends and legacies this month. Everything from the legends of the Olympics and the legacies they’ve left to the legends of politics like Ted Kennedy passing the torch to the next generation, or Senator Barak Obama becoming the first African American in our countries ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 3:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

When We Care

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 16, 2009

True godly love is demonstrated by caring action. This sermon list several ways that we can testify to that kind of love.

When We Care Matthew 25:31-40 I. When we care we are aware… A. Of our need of Christ and our constant dependence on Him B. Of the needs of others C. Of Christ’s coming 1. We don’t have forever 2. We will give an account someday II. When we care we prepare A. We count the cost B. We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Battle Plan: Evangelism Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 22, 2020

In Colossians 4, Paul provides a three-step strategy for sharing our faith in Christ effectively.

The Battle Plan - Evangelism Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/10/2016 Last Sunday I started a short, two-part series I’m calling The Battle Plan. If we want to be successful in whatever we do, we need to have a plan. As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “When you fail to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:5-6

Denomination: Christian Church

Being A Biblical Church (Part Three)

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Nov 6, 2019

This is the 3rd in a short, end of the year series, on being a Biblical Church. In this sermon we are talking about the need to share God's Word with others.

Biblical Church 2019 (Biblical Sharing) Text: 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4 So we’ve been looking at what makes a church a BIBLICAL CHURCH. I mean; let’s be honest, any group of people can get together and claim that they are a “church”. Right? If you read my newsletter last month you read the statistics… ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

2 More Lessons From The Magi Series

Contributed by Chris Miller on Dec 27, 2019

Brief but powerful in the Christmas account, the Magi give us some essential take-aways. Here are two more to go with seeking the Lord in 4 Questions Inspired by the Magi.

Part 2: Share and Sense Matthew 2:1-12 concentrating on 2:11-12 Introduction We discussed last week the Magi have a brief appearance in Matthew’s Gospel, yet they leave us with some essential take-aways. We looked at the first take-away last week; the fact we need to seek the Lord. Our life should ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Looking For A Andrew

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 22, 2019

I just want to remind you, if you have ever wondered what your purpose on this Earth was, it might be that you were to reach your Peter!!

God's Looking For A Andrew! June 23, 2019 John 1:40-42 John 1:40-One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41-He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). 42-And ...read more

Scripture: John 1:40-42

Denomination: Baptist

The Case For Christ

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 22, 2019

This is a follow-up sermon from watching the film, Case For Christ the week before. This sermon does not go into all the evidences but rather looks at a couple of verses regarding sharing our faith with some statements and insights from the film.

THE CASE FOR CHRIST Last week we watched the film, Case For Christ, based on the book of the same name by Lee Strobel. Lee was a Journalist for the Chicago Tribune. He was also an atheist. Then his wife started going to church. When he saw the changes taking place in her he was curious enough to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ