Sermons on Shattered Expectations:

“foxholes And Followers” Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jun 2, 2013

Jesus displayed the cost of Discipleship in His own Life and Death and followers of Him can expect nothing less than total commitment to God's Kingdom.

“Foxholes and Followers” Matthew 8:18-23, Luke 14: 25-33 Although we are looking at Matthew 8 today, the context is actually from Isaiah 53: “Surely our griefs, He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Hope

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012

The Beatitudes show us that our hope is in conflict with the world's expectations. Trusting in Jesus, we are able to point our lives toward our godly heritage.

I have a hope; and I hope it. What is hope? For the benefit of all the women who didn’t attend the 2010 Diocesan Men’s Retreat, and the men who couldn’t make it either (and as a refresher to those who did attend), let’s talk about hope. During our preparation for the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Practising Belonging Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 27, 2017

What is expected of new believers? The answer to this question is revealed through examining the life of the first congregation after the body was flooded with a multitude of believers following Pentecost.

“Those who received [Peter’s] word were baptized, and there were added [to the Faith] that day about three thousand souls. “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Move Of God

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Mar 9, 2017

Question: • What do I expect from the Lord today? • Are my personal needs more important that my willingness to praise and bless the name of the Lord?

THE MOVE OF GOD Text: II Kings 4:8 thru 17 (NIV) Review of this morning: 1. Elisha was a man of God who represents for us the Move of God, or the Presence of God that passes by in our daily lives. If you look closely, you can often see God coming from the distance. But you need to be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Exodus, Part 4 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Feb 26, 2018

God expects to answer His call, in spite of our want to's. Moses had to catch the vision of God, and understand that His call was direct and intentional.

Exodus, Part 4 Exodus 3:1-10 Introduction - Exodus is an incredible study of God's faithfulness to man -- It is also a great encouragement to see man's ability to be faithful to God - This morning we see the call of Moses into the service of God -- Next week we'll see Moses's many replies to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Filling Our Tank With The Spirit

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 3, 2015

What Paul is doing is warning us that we need to be careful how we live. • Are we living the way God expects us to.

Filling Our Tank With The Spirit" Ephesians 5:15-5:21 What do you do when your gas gauge starts to get low? • I know this sounds like a pretty simple question • But when we think about it we really have two options • First we can stop at the next gas station and get ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Christian Church

The New Jerusalem: Its Citizens And Provisions Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 10, 2012

The Scripture shows us the citizens and the provisions of the great city of God. So this is yet another beautiful passage of assurance of what we can expect as Christians

Tonight’s lesson adds to the lesson from last time. The last few lessons have dealt with the fact that the new heaven and earth will have a capital city. This city is called the New Jerusalem. The city is being prepared in heaven and is beautiful beyond description. Last week we looked at ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Ascension Of Jesus

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 1, 2008

The Ascension is an important part of the ministry of Jesus. He came to save our sins and He will come again when we least expect it. Be ready!

The Ascension of Jesus Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To them he presented himself alive ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

God And The Workplace

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 5, 2018

So what does God say about work and what does He expect from us concerning those we come in contact with at work?

God and the Workplace Prayer- I want to look at the act of working this morning. Work is a necessity for survival but for some it is their life. (Workaholics) To some they dread going to work. (Not doing what they would like to do) For a select few working is their happy place. So what does ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24

Denomination: Nazarene

How Buff Is Your Wallet?

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 21, 2016

Updated 04-08-24 A proper attitude about finances and giving of tithes and offerings is expected of us by Scripture, deepens our faith, and is part of worship.

HOW BUFF IS YOUR WALLET? 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 | #buffwallet THREAD: HOW BUFF IS YOUR WALLET? As we begin today, I would like us to read together the Scriptures that we will focus on. We are looking at just two verses in the book of 1 Corinthians. 1 Corinthians was written by a man named Paul. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Praying...not Preying! [part One]

Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Sep 28, 2016

“Prayer without expectancy is unbelief in disguise” “Our Daily Bread” October 1, 2008 – Matthew 7:11

Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, May 1, 2011 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter “Praying … Not Preying!” [Part One] John 16:23-33 A father took his young son to town one day to run some errands. When lunchtime came around ...read more

Scripture: John 16:23-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Desire Heaven Deeply Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 14, 2015

Whether cultural conformity or sever persecution, the book of Revelation is written to brighten their hope, to rekindle their expectation, to stir their hunger for heaven.. Hopeful anticipation is necessary to survival.

Series: Victorious! “Desire Heaven Deeply” Revelation 21-22 Open Today, we finish our sermon series Victorious! We complete our study of the book of Revelation. I need to start this message the same way I started the series – giving you the methodology we have been ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Escalation Of Difficult, Hard Times...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 15, 2020

Can we see we are in a season of ESCALATION of difficult, hard times? We need to not only be ready, but we need to expect and thrive in perilious times.

ESCALATION --- DIFFICULT TIMES? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HARD, DIFFICULT TIMES APPEAR TO BREED DIFFICULT TIMES… 2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:1 (MSG) Don't be naive. There are difficult times ahead. 2 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Mark 13:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Gifts Given

Contributed by Matt Stacy on Sep 30, 2019

The congregation may understand that each of them, by virtue of being a believer, have a spiritual gift given to them and that they are expected to use them in a humble fashion. 

Introduction: This scripture implores the reader to consider the fact that any grace that they have been given has been given to them by God. It tells us not to think too highly of ourselves. If you have an obvious gift from the Lord, it's not because you're extra spiritual. As a matter of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marks Of A Mighty Church (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Nov 5, 2019

In this sereies on Thessalonians, we discover that the church in Thessalonica was an energetic church, an elect church, an evangelistic church, and expectant church. In other words, they were a mighty church!

Marks of A Mighty Church (Part 1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 8/9/2015 A man reportedly approached Charles Spurgeon one Sunday morning and said, “I’ve visited many church these past few years and all of them seem to have problems. So I keep going from church to church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church