Sermons on Small Beginnings:

Begin With Faith Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 7, 2010

Hebrews 10:36 teaches that obedience is a key to obtaining God’s promise: “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.”

Begin With Faith Be Certain of God’s Promises, Part 2 071909 PM Text--2 Peter 1:1-11 Introduction This lesson continues a series focused on the promises of God and our part in receiving what has been promised. Definition: A promise is a transaction between two or more persons whereby the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Beginning Of The Gospel

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 2, 2011

2nd Sunday in Advent, Year B

Mark 1: 1 – 8 / The Beginning of the Good News Intro: A young American engineer was sent to Ireland for 2 years by his company. He and his girlfriend determined they would save money and when he returned they would get married and start their life together. However, as time dragged by, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A New Beginning

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 31, 2011

Neh 9:1-18

A NEW BEGINNING (NEHEMIAH 9:1-18) Dan Crawford (1870-1926) spent most of his adult life serving as a missionary in Africa. When it was time to return home to Britain, Crawford described to an old Bantu the kind of world he was about to return to. He told him about ships that ran under the water, on ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Spiritual Beginning Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 8, 2011

If a church body is to have a spiritual impact, she must have a spiritual beginning. This message speaks this from the words of Christ.

A Word to the Church “A Spiritual Beginning” Acts 1:4-8 * Most of you know that one of my good friends is Kevin Hamm. There are many reasons for this. It seems that he and I have a similar sense of humor and (sadly for him) some similar personality traits. However, the main thing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Beginning With The Church

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 11, 2010

God is angry with sin and indifference. The church cannot afford to reralize that God will bring us to account for how we live before a lost world.

Beginning with the Church Ezekiel 9:1-11 Introduction: In Jerusalem, the Temple was to be a sanctuary, a place that was to be set apart, consecrated, dedicated and purified. It was to be a place that radiated the presence of God to Israel and would send ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 9:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Beginning Again Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 3, 2011

Have you ever wished you could go back and start over? You can begin again by entrusting your life into the Master’s hands. You can begin again by allowing God to shape your life by His skilled, purposeful, and loving hands.

JEREMIAH 18:1-6 BEGINNING AGAIN The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying, (2) “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.” (3) Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. (4) But the vessel that ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

"In The Begining . . ." Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 1, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Discovering the phenomenal truth that from everlasting to everlasting, the eternal sovereign God had you on His mind.

Journeying With John “In the Beginning” John 1:1a I want to welcome you to the start of the one of most profound journeys you have ever taken in your life. I have asked God that this journey will be the most Jesus revealing, truth establishing, perspective shaping, ministry empowering and life ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: *other

A New Beginning

Contributed by Timothy Darling on May 29, 2008

Saul’s conversion was a time of transition for him. It was a time of seeing Jesus and becoming like Him. We can take advantage of our transitions too ...

A new beginning Acts 9:1-22 When Jesus enters our lives, everything changes. Just ask Saul of Tarsus. He did such a complete turnaround that he was completely unrecognizable and baffling to everyone who knew him. Nether his old friends nor his old enemies could quite take in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22

Denomination: Mennonite

New Beginnings

Contributed by John Butler on Jul 14, 2009

A message defining renewal and stressing the need for renewal in the life of every believer.

New Beginnings... I. New Creatures in Christ (Introduction)... a) Read... 2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. b) We Need Renewal... How many in here tonight knows that we need renewal in our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Genesis - In The Beginning

Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 17, 2009

This Bible teaching is a verse by verse study of Genesis Chapter One.

GENESIS #1: IN THE BEGINNING OPENING TEXT: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1). • We are going to begin a chapter by chapter study of the Book of Genesis today. THE IMPORTANCE OF GENESIS: “In a very real sense, the book of Genesis is the most important book ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: *other

Eternity Begins

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 28, 2011

Heaven at last.

ETERNITY BEGINS REV.21; 1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

It Begins With Mourning

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011

The first step in the turn towards God is to be troubled by "the way things are;" in effect, to mourn over sin.

How many of you watched the debut of the new reality show, Temptation Island, this week? I didn’t. It had somehow slipped under my radar screen, and I hadn’t even heard about it until Thursday morning at Bible study. For those of you fortunate enough not to have heard about it, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

And So It Begins

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011

The greatest drama in human history begins with love on one hand and betrayal on the other.

Passage: Matthew 26:1-16 Intro: The play will begin in a few minutes. 1. we are in the next several weeks going to see the greatest drama ever performed 2. it took place in a dusty city in the Middle East, but changed the entire universe, both the spiritual and physical realms. 3. we have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical Free

New Beginnings Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 2, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Mark chapter 1 verse 1 through 11

Mark 1: 1- 11 New Beginnings 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.” 3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

In The Beginning God

Contributed by James Kirkland on Feb 15, 2010

People know that there has to be some sort of higher being or a higher power. Baal, Buda, the sun, moon or stars, anything that people could put some kind of faith or phenomena to or unknown knowledge of to worship.

In the Beginning God Do you know that nowhere in the bible does the Prophets, Jesus or the Holy Spirit tried to prove that there is a God? Geneses 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-23

Denomination: Nazarene