Sermons on Sowing Of Seed:

Survivor 10: How To Grow Your Tribe Series

Contributed by Geoff Baggett on Nov 18, 2002

This is the tenth and final sermon in my SURVIVOR series, focusing upon a practical strategy for sharing one’s faith (11-07-02).

Topical / Instructional Message – Various Scriptures Introduction Did you know that a five-year-old can tell people about Jesus? There was a little girl named Lindsay. Her parents were amazed one day when they heard this five-year-old telling one of her little friends about Jesus. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Romans 10:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Lamp

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 1, 2014

This sermon will teach us how to respond to Jesus' message.

Scripture In our last study of the life of Jesus, we looked at Luke’s account of Jesus’ first major parable, the one we know as The Parable of the Sower. Jesus said that a sower went out to sow his seed. The seed fell on four different soils. The seed fell along the path, on the rock, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:16-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Goal Of The Gospel Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 17, 2011

The goal of the gospel is that all nations might believe and obey Him.

The Goal of the Gospel Romans 16:17-27 Rev. Brian Bill 4/17/11 I asked Dave Schappaugh to do some research for me this week. I was looking for some examples of false teaching found on the Internet and in other places. Here’s some of what he found. See if you can spot the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:17-27

Denomination: Baptist

It's Time To Grow Up Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Apr 2, 2017

Part 3 of this series focuses on why we need to be able to share our faith with others and why it's a sign of our growth in Christ.

It’s Time To Grow Up Part 3 Scriptures: 2 Timothy 2:15; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 3:15 I want to tell you a story. A man was at home one day and realized that he was hungry. He got in his car and went to a restaurant for dinner. Once he had eaten his food he asked his waiter to box up his leftovers ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Friends Don’t Let Friends Die Lost

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 26, 2007

If you would take the car keys away from a drunk then you should witness to a friend. Going - Weeping - Sowing - Reaping. Deathbed quotes illustrate how real hell is. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Pres.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Die Lost Ps. 126:5, 6; II Cor. 4:3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/FriendsDieLost.html Would you pull out your garden hose to help save your neighbor from a fire? If you were a doctor, would you be able to tell someone if they had a terminal disease? How about if you had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 29r. The Practice Of Endurance (James 5:7-11) Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 3, 2021

The Need for Patience. Given the oppressions mentioned in vv. 3-6, James encourages Christians to be patient until the coming of the Lord, and he cites the farmer, the prophets, and Job.

Text: James 5:7-11 (NIV) 7Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Don’t grumble ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Do You See What I See?

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 19, 2018

A study in the book of Genesis 15: 1 – 20

Genesis 15: 1 – 20 Do you see what I see? 15 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” 2 But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Jesus - The True Vine

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Feb 13, 2020

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches

We have looked at Jesus in several ways. Jesus the True Shepherd - John 10: 1 - 6 Jesus the Good Shepherd - John 10: 7 - 18, Jesus the King of Glory - Psalms 24: 7 - 10, Jesus our righteousness - 1 Corinthians 1: 30, Jesus our Stronghold - Psalms 18:2, Jesus The Way, The Truth and The Life - John ...read more

Scripture: Micah 4:4, Psalm 78:42-47, Nahum 2:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Gospel According To Thorns

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 22, 2025

The profound meaning we find in looking at thorns is that the crown of thorns that was thrust upon Jesus’ head was a deliberate symbol of Him taking on our sin. Innocent Jesus Christ took on our sin onto Himself and paid for it. It’s all right there in the thorns.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THORNS VARIOUS PASSAGES #thorns INTRODUCTION Every week when I mow my yard I come around a particular large bush that was planted around my propane tank I just get shredded on whatever arm and leg that happens to be on the inside as I try to mow around it. The bush has ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:14-19, Micah 7:2-4, Matthew 13:1-9, John 19:1-6, Numbers 33:50-56  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Would See Jesus Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 22, 2014

Having heard & observed, these Gentiles were attracted or drawn to Jesus & they wanted to believe in Him, they wanted to "know" Him. Jesus therefore challenges them & us - to die that we might live

JOHN 12: 20-26 SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS [Mark 8:34-38 / Colossians 3:1-3] Jesus public ministry was coming to a close and a variety of things were unfolding. Jesus had just entered into Jerusalem to the shouts and praises of the huge crowds [2-2 ½ million] present ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Highly Favored Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 7, 2009

Exposition of Luke 1:26-38 about Mary a highly favored one, and about Jesus THE highly favored One

Text: Luke 1:26-38, Title: Highly Favored, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/6/09 A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: Luke is writing to Theophilus probably from Caesarea while Paul is in prison, after gaining first hand accounts of these events. The Angel of the Lord had just come (well, six ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Grain Of Wheat Principle

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 9, 2018

“Lord, protect me from the things I want. If they're not in accordance with your will. ~Amen.”

Lent5B You can tell that Jesus eat whole grains by his analogy of a kernel of wheat falling to the ground and dying to produce life. It was in reference to his sacrificial death, but he gives it to us as an over-arching spiritual principle of dying to selfish desires, e.g. like the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33, Psalm 51:3-15, Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Divine Passives

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 3, 2025

How? By (1) being small; (2) daily fervent prayer (3) and knowing that God’s grace precedes and enables our good works, the (4) fourth is tapping into the “fulfillment formula” of God’s sovereignty by God’s divine passives.

Walking or moving in the Opposite Spirit is a teaching from Saint Ignatius of Loyola, [Agere contra, Latin “to act against"]. This spiritual practice involves purposefully acting in the opposite direction of your natural inclinations to produce a positive spiritual resolve and result. So, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Catholic

No Ordinary Man Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 2, 2012

We continue to look at the life of Jesus, as he was no ordinary man. This series is based on The Story by Randy Frazee and Max Lucado.

No Ordinary Man The Story -24 April 3, 2011 Their entire world consisted of just one island and they measured wealth in sea shells. They had never struck a match, heard an engine roar, or been told about gravity. They believed the entire world was the what they saw. And that all of humanity ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Mystery Harvest.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 21, 2023

Imagine a People celebrating a harvest that never took place, a harvest they never reaped or sowed. Imagine a celebration of a non-existent harvest. And imagine a people persisting in celebrating these non-existent harvest year after year for centuries.

The Mystery Harvest. Deuteronomy 16:15-17AMP People have been celebrating harvest from the beginning of history. In 1578 The Pilgrims, a group of English settlers, held a thanksgiving feast to celebrate their first harvest in the New World. Going farther back, God spoke to Moses in Exodus to set ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:15-17, Jeremiah 31:2-6

Denomination: Pentecostal