Sermons on Success In Ministry:

Love Them Back

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 28, 2014

Expect oppositions in life and ministry, but stay focused. Listen to what God has to say, not man. Repay with grace, not justice.

How do you handle oppositions - people who do not like you, make fun of you, and always coming at you, with or without good reasons. • And worst still, you can’t run away from them; you are called to serve them. That’s Moses’ experience. And that can be our experience ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 16:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Our Advocate

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

The ministry of Jesus as our Advocate. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Great Titles of Jesus - Advocate Reading: 1 John chapter 2 verses 1-6. Ill: • A speaker at a Harvest Festival service; • Asked the children to name some of the things they saw on display. • One boy said; “Carrots”. • Another said; ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6

Denomination: Brethren

Living Outside My Comfort Zone Series

Contributed by M. Keith Williams on Jan 13, 2015

From time to time we all need to move outside our comfort zones if we are going to be effective in ministry

Living Outside My Comfort Zone Nehemiah 11:1-36 Rodeo Road Baptist Church November 9, 2014 Disclaimer: Each sermon in this series on Nehemiah was written with both commentary help and referencing from time to time information from sermons and illustration found on Sermon Central. In most cases I ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 11:1-36

Denomination: *other

Bring Me First

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 20, 2015

Check out your life today! Are you blessing the ministries, people and the church who are blessing you spiritually? Think.

Bring me first! 1 King 17:13”And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.” I tell you need audacity and nerve to look at a widow who is picking some ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Answering The Call Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Dec 1, 2010

Jesus proclaimed a radical message, applied a reliable method and created a remarkable ministry. It requires commitment from His disciples.

Mark 1:14-20 Answering the Call Believers are called to serve. Once our salvation is secure in Christ, we become His body on earth. We serve Him because of His grace which has been freely given. Occasionally, our messages are unclear. Consider the following: Introduction – Answer ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Baptist

Are You The One?

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Dec 4, 2019

when John the Baptist hears of Jesus' ministry, he begins to doubt that he is the 'real' Messiah

Matthew 11:2-11 Today we enter the third week of Advent – with it the anticipation of the Birth of Christ. In just a little over one week we will be sitting in this sanctuary celebrating Jesus’ birth. . . the Advent of the Messiah. But today’s scripture is not foretelling the birth of Christ. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Episcopal

Customized Curses

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 13, 2020

Within the ranks of Spiritual Warfare ministry there is a common belief that the enemy can prevail against a Christian through the casting of curses.

This belief has resulted in the need to specialize in breaking “word” and “generational” curses that come against Christians because they are generally blamed for various problems one might encounter. A foundational truth of Christianity is that no weapon, including a curse (or hex), can ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:17, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 1:8-9, Luke 6:28, Romans 5:12-13, Galatians 3:10-13, Colossians 1:12-14, Romans 8:1-2, Proverbs 26:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Voice, A Lamb, And A Dove Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 2, 2019

The 4th sermon in our series on John's Gospel. In this sermon I discuss the ministry of John the Baptist.

A Voice, a Lamb, and a Dove (John pt. 4) Text: John 1:19 – 34 Let’s go ahead and open our Bibles to the Gospel of John… And we’re going to be looking at verses 19 – 34 this morning. But before we get to it, let me just say this: This is talking about John the Baptist… Remember, John the Beloved ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Joshua's Resolution

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jan 2, 2016

As Joshua comes to the end of his life and ministry, He has one last resolution to share with us and the Hebrew people.

JOSHUA'S RESOLUTION Joshua 24:1-15 (NLT) Intro. A boy told his father, "Dad, if three frogs were sitting on a limb that hung over a pool, and one frog decided to jump off into the pool, how many frogs would be left on the limb?" The dad replied, "Two." "No," the son replied. "There’s ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Small Potatoes, So What? Try Again.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 19, 2016

Hear the call to the ministry of encouragement and lifting up the hands that hang down. We need no more "HEAD-SHRINKERS" in the church!

SMALL POTATOES, SO WHAT? TRY AGAIN! ... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com What is a head shinker? Are you a head shrinker? Hebrews 12:12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Week 1: Back At It Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 15, 2021

A two week series about coming getting back into the grove of church and ministry as we settle back into the school routine

Note: Basic idea for message came from Ministry Pass' sermon series Back at It. Title: Back at It Theme: To show the importance of getting back into the routine of church and ministry. Text: John 21:1 – 7; Genesis 11, 12 Introduction If you would turn in your Bibles to John 21. I would ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

The Prophet Jeremiah 2 Of 2

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 27, 2022

The Book of Jeremiah contains the words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah. Jeremiah began his ministry during the reign of King Josiah.

Hilkiah was the High Priest that found the Book of the Law during the time of King Josiah. Illus: They did not have printing presses as we have today, so the Word of God was in limited supply. According to Deut. 31:24-27, there was to be a copy of this Book of the Law beside the Ark of the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Reviving The Dead Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2022

How important is it for you to invite people to church, and to Revivals? How vital are your ministries for Jesus to leading people to Christ?

OPEN: In 1571, a young farmer named Matthew Wall was about to be married, but he didn’t make it to the altar. The evening before his wedding day he became gravely ill… and “died.” His funeral took place on October 2nd, the preacher preached the eulogy, the bride-to-be wept over his body, and at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking Forward

Contributed by Michael Brown on Jun 11, 2024

I wrote this to be a devotional I share at a local assisted living home where our church goes to do ministry

Warn them that this devotional has a sad part but the sadness will illustrate the joy of God. We will start this time of study with what should be a simple question. Which one of you has lived your life without experiencing challenging times when you didn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel? ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:14, Romans 8:18, Colossians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 4:17

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons By The Brook Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 21, 2018

Message 2 in our study of the life and ministry of Elijah. This message explores the lessons he learned isolated by the brook Cherith.

Chico Alliance Church “Lessons by the Brook” Introduction Last Sunday we began a study in the life of a most significant man of God. Observing God’s interaction with Elijah and Elijah’s spiritual journey in his day provides insight and principles for us in our day which is not unlike what Elijah ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance