Father's Day:Preach on God's example
New Sermon Series Now Available
Everything you need for your next series
AI Sermon Generator
Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.
Biblical Sermon Calendar
Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching
Sermon Research Assistant
Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!
Topical Sermon Calendar
Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year
Funeral Sermon Generator
Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon
I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Encourages Christians to awaken from spiritual complacency, cast off sinful behaviors, and live vigorously in the light of Christ's truth and righteousness.
Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It is always a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, especially as we prepare to unpack the rich truths found in the book of Romans, chapter 13, verses 11-14. Let's read the passage together, "And do this, understanding the present time: ...read more
Scripture: Romans 13:11-14
Topics: Wake Up
Three great awakenings: 1. Awakening from spiritual death. 2. Awakening from spiritual dullness. 3. Awakening from spiritual deafness.
For a long time I knew that the Christian life was a matter of having a relationship with God, but I also often thought of it as a list of rules to be kept. I wasn’t sure how to maintain a relationship with God, but it was clear to me what it meant to keep the rules. If I did well, I was in ...read more
Scripture: John 11:38-44
Denomination: Methodist
Wake up from the hypnosis of hypocrisy and wake up to the greatness of Christ’s finery.
In 547 B.C., King Croesus of Sardis marched to fight King Cyrus of Persia. Croesus was defeated and retreated to his fortress-like city of Sardis where he thought he would be safe from further attacks. Even when the Persian army filled the valley below Croesus slept soundly thinking the enemy would ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6
Denomination: Lutheran
The fifth phrase of the Creed: "He descended into hell. On the third day he arose from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sittith at the right hand of God the Father Almighty"
UPS AND DOWNS TEXT: Luke 24:44-52; 1 Peter 3:18-22 We’re approaching the close of the first part of the Apostles’ Creed...the section that mostly deals with the nature of Jesus’ life and death. As I mentioned in the introductory sermon, there are several very old versions of the Creed, and they ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:44-52
Growing up is not an option for a Christian. Growing up is the definition of a Christian: a Christians grows to be like Christ.
Grow Up! Hebrews 5:11 – 6:20 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 5:11-14 INTRODUCTION: Everybody loves babies! I often hear people say, Oh, they just grow up too fast! But part of what makes babies so appealing is that they are constantly growing and learning. I know Susan and I are having a great ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Like the Jefferson’s of the 70”s sitcom fame it is time for some of us to move on up in the Kingdom of God.
February 2005 Dakota Community Church Moving On Up! Introduction: Like the Jefferson’s of the 70”s sitcom fame it is time for some of us, especially some of the youth to move on up in the Kingdom of God. At some point in time each of us must make the decision to stop coming to church to be fed ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 5:8-14
Denomination: Mennonite
When it comes to seeking greatness and dealing with suffering for the sake of our Lord, Jesus advises us: "Bottoms up!"
Matthew 20:17-28 4th Sunday in Lent – A March 6, 2005 #092 Matthew 20:17-28 Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, 18 "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28
That we cannot sit and do nothing..we have to Get Up and become active in our Christianity
One of my favorite children series of books is written by Christian author C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia. Every two years I take these books off the shelf and re-read them and they always seem to have a different lesson for me. The following dialogue appears in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of ...read more
Scripture: Acts 9:36-43
The church of Laodecia teaches us that letting Jesus in means letting Him take over. A mere profession of faith in Christ without a change in lifestyle is not enough.
Today our journey is completed. We have arrived at our final stopping point; we will hear the final word of God to the seven churches of the book of Revelation. You know, it seems highly appropriate to me that we make this momentous arrival at the time when the attention of Christians everywhere ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
A sermon for the 1st Sunday after Christmas Jesus at the temple
1st Sunday after Christmas Luke 2:41-52 "Growing Up" 41 ¶ Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; 43 and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:41-52
Once the foundation of our faith is laid, then what?
His name was Mickey Cohen. And he was a crook. And not just a little crook either, Mickey Cohen was the top man in the Los Angeles underworld during the forties and fifties. He had his finger into everything: gambling, extortion and prostitution. At his word heads were cracked, bones were ...read more
Scripture: James 2:19-26
Denomination: Wesleyan
This message deals with the issue of moving on in the perfection that Christ has called us to walk in.
GROW UP! HEBREWS 5:12-14; 6:1-6 (Story of the Olsen twin with anorexia…) Anorexia is defined as: “a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite.” It is an eating disorder which causes you not to grow… Let me suggest to you today that the church is experiencing “Spiritual Anorexia…” We’re ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
When you give up what you have been blessed with, you receive more than you can contain.
There are times that it is difficult to walk with God. You cannot set your pace by the pace other men. You must set your timing by the pace of God Himself. You are walking with the infinte as opposed to the finite. His thoughts are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are above our thoughts. ...read more
Scripture: John 21:1-9
Denomination: Church Of God
GOD DESIRES OUR REPENTANCE, NOT OUR DESTRUCTION.
WAKE UP JOEL 2:1-2; 12-17 MARCH 3, 2002 SUNDAY PM SERVICE INTRODUCTION: “Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves... the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without ...read more
Scripture: Joel 2:12-17, Joel 2:1-2
Denomination: Baptist
WHEN FINISHING UP, NEHEMIAH OVERCAME OPPOSITION AND GAVE US A PICTURE OF CHRIST.
FINISHING UP – NEHEMIAH 6 As we have studied Nehemiah we have seen how Nehemiah has faced much opposition. Many times we think that there will come a time when there will be no opposition. We start a task and prepare for the enemy to attack, but many times near the end of the task we get defeated ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-19
Sermon Central