Sermons on Speak For God:

A Call To Serve

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 28, 2013

Samuel is called by God and responds in faith, “Speak Lord for your servant is listening.”

1 Samuel 3:1-21 “A Call to Serve” INTRODUCTION One of the most difficult theological concepts to comprehend, I believe, is that of call—that the Lord calls us to a specific vocation. Most Christians can accept the idea that pastors and other church professionals have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Ephesians Series - Part 4 - To The Praise Of His Glorious Grace! Series

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 10, 2020

The Apostle Paul is eulogizing or speaking well of God for His plan for the saints of God in Christ Jesus...

Review Eph 1:4c In love, Eph 1:5 Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Remember, the Apostle Paul is eulogizing or speaking well of God for His plan for the saints of God in Christ Jesus. In verse four, we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why God? (Tragedy)

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

God speaks to us about situations we face in life, we need to let God's Word enter our minds and hearts and heal the grief, doubt and even the anger we may feel.

There are certain times in life when all of us, no matter how strong our faith may be, cry out either audibly or inside our soul, and ask, "Why, God? Why did You let this happen? Why didn't You prevent this tragedy?" For many of us, one of those times was this past Monday when we heard that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 32:17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Hear From God!

Contributed by Johnny Chase on Mar 11, 2006

Did you know that every believer can hear from God? Not only can we hear from God but we should hear and recognize his voice speaking to us regularly. I have heard people say, “I pray but God doesn’t speak to me.” I have known many who have been frustrate

How to hear from God 1 Samuel 3:1-11 The LORD Calls Samuel 1 The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. 2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Greatest Changer Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 15, 2021

When you trust in Jesus as your Savior, and believe that His shed blood cleanses from all sin, then you can come with confidence and boldness into the very Holy of Holies and speak to God as your heavenly Father. This is the greatest change in the history of God and man.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his close friend and partner Ralph Abernathy changed the course of history in America because of their leadership of the civil rights movement. The end result was that blacks could enter eating establishments, schools, buses, and a host of other places where they ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:22-24

How Can I See God As Being Closer To Me? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 6, 2024

Genesis 2:7 speaks of Adam receiving the breath of life. John 20:22 speaks of Jesus giving the spiritual breath of life (the Holy Spirit). This sermon unpacks the parallels and their implications.

- As we have throughout this series, this morning I want to look at the connection between a passage early in Genesis and one late in John. We’ll start in Genesis 2:7. - In that verse it tells us that the “Lord God . . . breathed in [the man’s] nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-7, John 20:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

"Hope For The Future” Simeon

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 22, 2020

How did Simeon hear the voice of God? How can we recognize the voice of God speaking to us? Some thoughts from "Jesus Speaks" by Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola

“Hope For the Future” What a joy it is to hold a newborn baby. I was working on our family history album and found a photo of Colleen holding in her arms our first grandchild. There are many more photos of grandparents holding our grandchildren in our arms. Everyone of them has the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:5, Luke 2:26

Denomination: Lutheran

God Pursues His Beloved

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Mar 16, 2021

God wants to be known personally, intimately, and vitally. He wants us to look to him with deep affection, and to depend on him always, because we know him. So foster that true commitment to God: listening to him, speaking with him, and walking with him.

Say you’ve met that “special someone.” It’s one you’ve come to love, it’s the one you want to marry. Probably we all can picture this very human event: meeting someone, falling in love, becoming husband and wife. There’s a lot of joy in this great gift! But then something takes place that nobody ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:2-23, Ephesians 5:22-33, Hosea 2:14-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Prophecy And The Value Of Listening Intently For God Series

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 3, 2011

Listening for what God is saying is important. Listening well is essential. Those of us who seek to share with others a word that could be described as prophetic should also listen well before we speak.

29.5.11 THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING INTENTLY TO GOD INTRO What do you hope for when you come to Church on a Sunday? I expect for most of us who come we hope to hear from God. We want to be able come away at the end of a service having heard something that changes the way we see things or feel ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

God Communicates Through Dreams, Visions, And Revelations Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 26, 2025

In this sermon, we will explore five biblical examples of God speaking to individuals through dreams, visions, and revelations.

The Bible is replete with instances of God communicating with His people through various means, including dreams, visions, and revelations. These modes of communication played a crucial role in shaping the lives of biblical characters and the course of human history. In this sermon, we will explore ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22, Genesis 37:1-11

It's Time To Shout!

Contributed by Bobby Cagle on Dec 30, 2003

Teaches God’s children to not speak doubt and unbelief, but speaking faith in their life and others.

Text: Joshua 6:10-16,20 Title: It’s Time To Shout! I. Don’t Speak Doubt and Unbelief! (Watching what you say) A. Joshua told the people to be quiet! Not to say a peep! Why? Because he knew their history! A history of griping and complaining! A history of murmuring against Moses and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:10-16, Joshua 6:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

"In A Manner Of Speaking": 'the Pharisee And The Publican' [part Three]

Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Oct 1, 2016

“There’s nothing wrong with me” can be a very dangerous thing to say.

Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, February 21, 2010 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter "In a Manner of Speaking": The Parable of 'The Pharisee and the Publican' Luke 18:9-14 The following account is based on a true story. “There’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, And Do No Evil

Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Jan 19, 2014

An exposition on the Book of James

James Chapter 1:19-27 See no evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil, and Do no Evil There are within the church people who do not the set out to do wrong, but through a failure to carefully examine their own life, in the light of the Word of God, fail themselves, their family, their church, and their ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"would Jesus Allow Women To Speak In Church?"

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Aug 13, 2023

This sermon looks at the passage, "Women Should Be Silent In The Church" What Did Paul mean when he wrote this phrase

Would Jesus Allow Women To Speak In Church? 1 Corinthians 14:26-35 Bridge City Church 8/11/2023 Jesus is to be our role model in everything in the life of the church and outside of the church. Jesus was the greatest liberator of women from all walks of life that the world has ever known. The first ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Speaking The Truth In Love: Oikos Tou Theo, Part 4 Series

Contributed by Jan Arthur Lee on Jul 30, 2010

In order to grow up and mature as the body of Christ, we must learn to speak, to speak the truth, and to the speak the truth in love to one another.

Oikos tou Theo IV: Speaking the Truth in Love Text: Ephesians 4:17-32 Introduction BEING ONE BODY UNITED IN CHRIST SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL, NICE AND MAJESTIC – BUT IT ISN’T EASY. A LOT OF WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN GOD’S WORD SOUNDS GOOD TO OUR EARS, BUT PUTTING THEM INTO PRACTICE IS MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Denomination: *other