Sermons on Spiritual Thirst:

An Overlooked Key First Step Toward Spiritual Harvest

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 6, 2014

A look at the evangelism prayer that Jesus told us to pray (but we don't) as well as five of the reasons we need this prayer.

THE SIMPLE, OBVIOUS, PATHETIC, MYSTIFYING TRUTH: We do not pray this prayer. - Matthew 9:38. - I do not have an explanation for this. - It’s not hard to do. It’s not hard to understand. It’s not controversial. Yet it’s rare that any of us pray this prayer at all. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38

Denomination: Baptist

When We Act Like Stubbornness Is A Spiritual Gift Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 13, 2013

A look at the dangers of stubbornness.

WHEN WE DON'T LIKE WHERE GOD IS LEADING: Jonah would rather die than change. - Jonah 1:12. A CROSS PROBLEM: Too many Christians are more defined by crossed arms than by the cross of Christ. - Too many of us confuse stubbornness with conviction. - What’s the difference? Conviction has to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Taken Your Spiritual Temperature Lately?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 8, 2012

2 Corinthians 13:5 tells us to examine ourselves to see if our faith is what it should be. Like Laodecia, many are unaware of their spiritual temperature. What about you? Have you taken your spiritual temperature lately?

Have You Taken Your Spiritual Temperature Lately? Revelation 3:14-20 The church at Laodicea was one of two churches in the opening chapters of Revelation that were apparently unaware of their spiritual temperature. The other was Ephesus. Laodicea is a picture of a worldly church that has all the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-20

Denomination: Baptist

Staying In The Fight: Spiritual Warfare In The 21st Century

Contributed by Ian Hyde on Mar 26, 2019

Do you believe there are forces around us, influencing our lives, which are battling for control of our world? This sermon makes the case that spiritual warfare is very real, and that at the end of the day we all serve one side or the other, whether we want to admit it or not.

INTRODUCTION Do you believe in spiritual warfare? Do you believe there are forces around us, influencing our lives, which are battling for control of our world? It sounds sort of conspiratorial doesn’t it? It sounds like something that drives the plot of a movie, or maybe a sensationalist blog ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18, Ezekiel 28:13-19, Isaiah 14:12-15

Denomination: Nazarene

Salvation Isn't A Spiritual And Abstract Thing Only.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 15, 2014

There's more to God than a casual knowledge of who he is.

-Evaluate the Scripture text in a short concise statement. Illustrations: John Wesley said: The same great truth, that there is no such thing as negativegoodness. Matthew Poole said: "But if a man hath not, that is, hath, but is as if he had not, making no use of what he hath for the glory of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Five Spiritual Checks You Can Take To The Bank

Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 24, 2016

God's Word contains 5 blank checks -- promises of unlimited help from God. We all have areas of need. What holds us back from resolution is that we don't seek help. Tonight we're going fill out the blank checks and claim our needed blessings!

FIVE SPIRITUAL CHECKS YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: SOME PEOPLE JUST REPEAT EVERYTHING THEY HEAR! 1. In good weather, Anne Neilson’s friend Mark always let his yellow-naped Amazon parrot, Nicky, sit on the balcony of his tenth-floor apartment. One morning, Nicky flew away, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Make Right Choices About Spiritual Issues Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Mar 16, 2021

Jesus obviously provided a wisdom which is from above about how people would know the truth, and how they should seek the truth. Much of that is provided in John 7.

Back when I was in college I was involved with Campus Crusade for Christ. And I think it was my senior year when CCC invited a staff member by the name of Dick Day to come and speak on Love, Sex and Marriage. And Campus Crusade had a very flashy sort of ministry. They advertised that a special ...read more

Scripture: John 7:14-24

Denomination: Bible Church

Advent Spiritual Joy, Even Ecstasy: Gaudete Sunday

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 12, 2017

St. Augustine used a famous expression--the "joy of truth," gaudium de veritate. 

Advent 3B A professor was asked by one of his students, “What is the meaning of life?" The usual laughter followed, but the professor said "I will answer your question." Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he fished around in a leather wallet and brought out a very small round mirror, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-8

Denomination: Catholic

The Parable Of The Faithful Servant: Watchfulness In A Time Of Spiritual Warfare Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jul 5, 2022

"In an article from The New Yorker, Captain Donna Kohout, thirty-two, Dillon, Colorado. Letter to members of the Dillon Community Church. April, 2003. “I’m still praising God for the opportunity to spend five months in the Middle East both to serve in the largest conflict of our day..

"In an article from The New Yorker, Captain Donna Kohout, thirty-two, Dillon, Colorado. Letter to members of the Dillon Community Church. April, 2003. “I’m still praising God for the opportunity to spend five months in the Middle East both to serve in the largest conflict of our day and to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:37-44, Luke 12:41-48

Denomination: Salvation Army

Wonders Of The Spiritual Realm Ii: The Wonder Of A True Friend Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 3, 2019

Jesus our Lord has given His disciples an honorary promotion by elevating our status from servant to friend. What a Friend we have in Jesus! To have a friend, be a friend - as was Jonathan to David.

THE WONDER OF HAVING A TRUE FRIEND How does the honorary promotion that Jesus gave you make you feel? Remember: Jesus elevated your status from “servant” to “friend” (John 15:15) -- when you ...read more

The Truth - 5 Spiritual Principles Of Studying Your Bible

Contributed by Bruce Hadley on Jun 7, 2022

The Truth - 5 Spiritual Principles of Studying Your Bible

2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The word “study” is the word sp??d??? spoudazó (spoo-dad'-zo), which means, to make haste, give diligence, be eager, be zealous; to “shew”, not “show”; which ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 1 Corinthians 2:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is A Spiritual Journey: The Temptress & The Union With The Lover Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 5, 2021

There was once an African queen who heard about a powerful king in a faraway land. She was told so many tall tales about this king that she found it impossible to restrain her curiosity.

“There was once an African queen who heard about a powerful king in a faraway land. She was told so many tall tales about this king that she found it impossible to restrain her curiosity. So she left her Ethiopian palace and embarked on a long journey. When she arrived in the fabled kingdom, the ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 6:10, Proverbs 7:10-27, Song of Songs 2:8

Denomination: Salvation Army

La SurditÉ Spirituelle (Spiritual Deafness) - French Series

Contributed by James Dina on Dec 28, 2021

Heureux ceux qui ont une oreille que le Seigneur a purifiée, nettoyée et ouverte pour qu'elle puisse entendre l'appel divin ; mais il n'y a aucune bénédiction pour le chrétien dont les oreilles spirituelles ne sont pas actives.

EPHPHATHA "Et ils lui amènent un sourd qui avait un empêchement à la parole, et ils le supplient de mettre sa main sur lui. Il le prit à l'écart de la foule, lui mit les doigts dans les oreilles, cracha et toucha sa langue, et levant les yeux au ciel, il soupira ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 29:18, Mark 7:34, Isaiah 42:19, Amos 3:9, Hebrews 12:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Psalm 131 - Living Within Your Spiritual Wheelhouse Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Feb 6, 2021

The focus of this sermon is the importance of living within our spiritual "wheelhouse", and how to get us back on track in our walk with God when we are feeling too high or too low about ourselves. .

Good morning. We are finishing off this series on The Psalms of Ascents. If you have been here since the beginning, you know we have been talking about how The Psalms of Ascents were believed to be psalms that were sung on the road trips that the pilgrim would make as they ascended up the road ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

What Is Spiritual Warfare? Keys To Victory On The Worldwide Battlefield

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 26, 2021

Spiritual warfare, for some reason it always brings to mind for me, the Lord of the Rings. Specifically the siege of Minas Tirith.

Spiritual warfare, for some reason it always brings to mind for me, the Lord of the Rings. Specifically the siege of Minas Tirith. If I were trying to compare our situation right now in this country to the Lord of the Rings, there is one battle that comes to mind, the battle of Osgiliath. Faramir ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:2-4

Denomination: Salvation Army