Sermons on Take A Risk:

Love Takes Work

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Sep 4, 2023

Love is something we have to work at. It doesn't just instantly happen. Love at first sight can often be cured with a second look! We are not meant to FALL in love with anyone. We are meant to GROW in love. Growing in love is like planting a garden, it takes a lot of hard work.

The Bible is a book of signs and wonders. And when God did miracles through his son Jesus Christ here on earth, what it did was it made cynical people into saints. The doubters, who saw Lazarus come out of a grave, no longer doubted that Jesus Christ had the power over death. They just saw it and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:22, 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Before Taking Communion Series

Contributed by Ron Auch Jr on Aug 8, 2021

Before we take the communion I just want to give a quick reminder of why we take it.

Communion Before we take the communion I just want to give a quick reminder of why we take it. After all it is something that we believers partake of often and it is very easy to become complacent. We call what we are about to do, The Lords Supper or Communion. When Jesus first started this meal ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:7-8, 1 Corinthians 11:17-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Take A Walk With God

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Sep 17, 2021

God calls you to walk with Him and draw closer to him. When you walk with God you will receive spiritual treasures. There are incredible blessings that come to both you and to God when you take time to walk with God.

Take a Walk with God Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. - James 4:8 How close are you to God? Are you as close as you want to be? For know that God is willing to get close to you if you are willing to get ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Take It With You--Discipleship

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 1, 2021

This sermon is about the need to take the gospel message away from the inside of the church and apply it to our lives every day of the week.

Take It With You 9/19/21 Psalm 15:1-5 James 1:19-27 Have you ever gone to Walmart with their circular baggage area, left the store and left one of your bags there in the store? What do you do when you recognize it’s missing? Or have you been to a store and left something on the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5, James 1:19-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

All It Takes Is One

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 2, 2022

David stands up to Goliath and changes the whole course of the war. Jesus stands up to Satan as our substitute. All it takes is One.

3.5.22 1 Samuel 17:4–49 (EHV) The Philistine would say, “I defy the ranks of Israel today! Give me a man, and we will fight each other!” 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified. 32 David said to Saul, “Do not let anyone lose ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:4-49

Denomination: Lutheran

—it Takes Vision.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 6, 2022

This word helped many saints within our local body. Dreams stop famine—Dreams give legs to faith, Dreams build buildings, Dreams save souls, Dreams give us reason to get back up again.

—It Takes Vision. Habakkuk 2:2-4NKJV Larry lived and breathed golf. As a teenager he was ranked in the top 16 golfers in the nation. In his senior year he was in car accident, his left arm was amputated just below the elbow. He would be fitted with a prosthetic hand, and with a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Taking The Witness Stand

Contributed by Darian Catron on Mar 11, 2022

What is a testimony and what is it worth? Who is our testimony for and what is it to do? John the Baptist gives us a good example of what it means to testify to the truth.

Introduction: If you were called as a witness in a case tried before a judge and juror to answer questions asked of you by a prosecuting attorney and defendant, what would you be giving? You’d be giving your testimony. From that testimony, the jury is called upon to determine the truth about ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-8, James 4:12, Hebrews 12:1, Revelation 12:9-10, John 1:19-34  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taking Laughter Seriously

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

Solomon was right, for laughter is not enough to give life ultimate meaning. But it is, nevertheless, a vital part of the meaningful life. Solomon is himself one of the key authorities in the Bible for supporting the value of laughter.

Tom Mullen begins his book, Laughing Out Loud and Other Religious Experiences with this story. An engineer, a psychologist, and a theologian were hunting in the wilds of Northern Canada. They came across a isolated cabin, and decided to check it out. When no one answered their knocks, they tried ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Taking Laughter Seriously Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Drain your life of humor, and it is like draining your car of oil. You will not get far before you lose power and lock up the engine. Laughter keeps the engine of life running smooth. It allows us to keep making progress down the road to God's goals.

Tom Mullen begins his book, Laughing Out Loud and Other Religious Experiences with this story. An engineer, a psychologist, and a theologian were hunting in the wilds of Northern Canada. They came across a isolated cabin, and decided to check it out. When no one answered their knocks, they tried ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Take Sin Seriously Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 27, 2024

Next in Series in James. Addresses the importance of taking sin seriously.

James 2:10-13 Take Sin Seriously - Read James 2:10-13 This is a very difficult passage, a very hard-hitting passage. Some hard-hitting verses. There in verse 10, “For whoever keeps the entire law and yet stumbles at one point is guilty of breaking it all.” What in the world does that mean? ...read more

Scripture: James 2:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

And No Man Takes It To Heart

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 25, 2023

1 of 1. The prophet Isaiah noted an 'environment' in Israel, where an absence of God’s righteous people went unnoticed. The absence of God’s righteous people can go unnoticed by secular society. When/Why/How does an absence of God’s righteous go unnoticed?

“AND NO MAN TAKES IT TO HEART”—Isaiah 57:1-2 Attention: Have you ever bought something from the grocery store, only to discover later, that there is something missing from your purchase? You know you had it in the grocery cart, but it’s not there after you got home! You notice immediately that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 57:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Takes Root Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Aug 29, 2024

And the sin weed sprouts a few more leaves...

August 31, 2024 Last week we were introduced to the Villain. He planted the seeds of distrust and rebellion through the power of an idea – God cannot be trusted. The central question in the rest of the story will be, “Who is telling the truth – God or the Villain? One thing is certain, sin ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8, Hebrews 11:4

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Bathsheba Takes A Bath

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 24, 2018

///////it is a sad day when a Gentile shows a better character than a child of God.

Bathsheba Takes a Bath 2 Samuel 11:1-15 The episode of David and Bathsheba has been preached or taught in Sunday School on many occasions. It is seen as a terrible fault in David who was called a “man after God’s own heart.” Indeed what David did was as horrible as the action of many of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Will Take Their Place

Contributed by Eddie Young on Aug 24, 2018

Who will continue on the work for your church?

One by one, God is calling home His Saints....They have had a place in the house of God, they have been faithful to what God has called them to do, they have been obedient to God, walked with Him, and been faithful to His church. And now, they have went on to claim their reward. I think of some of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-6, 2 Kings 2:9-14, Acts 7:54-60, Acts 8:1

Denomination: Baptist

Taking Time To Remember Series

Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Aug 27, 2018

Remember God by being dedicated, Remember God by celebrating, & Remember God by obeying and following.

TITLE: Taking time to Remember TEXT: Exodus 13:1-22 INTRO: - We’re continuing our study through the book of Exodus. - As we study each passage, we’re asking the question, “What can I learn from this passage about honoring God?” - Last week, we looked at the perfect deliverance, as Pharaoh ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:1-22

Denomination: Baptist