Sermons on taking up an offense:

Gear Up

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 7, 2006

The message focuses on the believer gearing up for battle. Veteran’s day message.

Gear Up Ephesians 6:10-18 Pastor Don Jones Introduction We know what we are to do. The past two weeks we looked at the core commands of the Bible, the Great Command. It tells us what to do and to whom. Seems simple enough, love God and love others. Then why do we fail so often if it is that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-19

Denomination: Baptist

Are Your Bags Packed?

Contributed by Kerry Nichols on Mar 2, 2015

John was caught up in the spirit to the third heaven seeing futurtric events that would soon take place.

ARE YOUR BAGS PACKED? As we look at Revelation Chapter 4 we see John still on the Isle Of Patmos. The letters to the Seven Churches has been completed. John is on a holding pattern waiting for the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is Leading?

Contributed by W. Leon Morrow on Mar 7, 2009

This sermon is designed to guide the members of the congregation to deny oneself, to take up ones cross, and to follow Jesus.

There are tremendous lessons in our Holy Scripture. There are lessons not only in the words, or the content, but that there are lessons for us even in the construction of the writing—there are lessons in the style as well as in the words themselves. For example, in Mark the disciples had been ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2015

What does "take up your cross" mean and what does it not mean? (Material from: http://www.firstbaptistbuda.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/FBC-Buda-Bible-Study-3.7.12.Cross-Bearing.Dangerous-Followship-3.pdf; and Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is)

HoHum: Sing these verses: Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free? No, there’s a cross for everyone, and there’s a cross for me. The consecrated cross I’ll bear, Till death shall set me free, And then go home my crown to wear, for there’s a crown for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Call To Discipleship Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Feb 2, 2022

Jesus said go and make disciples. Your task as a disciple is to make disciples. You are to become a fisher of men. Jesus expects nothing less than total obedience.

Charles Sheldon wrote a challenging book called In His Steps. In this book Henry Maxwell is the pastor of First Church Raymond. A visitor about 33 years old out of work walked to the front of the church and asks what does it mean to follow Christ? He collapsed and died three days later. A group ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

"the Five Porches Of Misery."

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Mar 29, 2025

This sermon focuses on how we can prepare ourselves to face life’s various challenges and transform them into opportunities for spiritual growth. Many of us would struggle to thrive in our current situations if we had encountered them before reaching the necessary level of maturity in our faith.

SRIPTURUAL REFERENCES (John 5:1-4) (1) "After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem." (2) "Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-4, John 5:5-6, John 5:7-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Taking Aim By Taking Authority Part 2 Series

Contributed by Charles Forshee on Sep 15, 2008

Continuation on How we must exercise Control over our own selves and submit to God in order to turn our life in the right direction.

Taking AIM for a Better Life Part 3 1 Corinthians chapter 9 ....... I believe will all my heart that God intends for His People to have a GREAT LIFE...... ...an Abundant.....Victorious.....Satisfying.... and a LONG LIFE .....full of JOY, ....Peace, and the Blessing of God..... Now, It is ...read more

Denomination: *other

What Does It Take?

Contributed by David Richardson on Aug 25, 2005

What does it take to be a Christian? Are there rules? Are there criteria?

Title: What does it take? Scripture: Romans 10:8-17 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-17

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Take Your Unclean Things To Gods Laundromat

Contributed by Derek Joshua E'lon Sr. on Apr 4, 2003

This sermon is about letting God clean up your life so you can live for Him.

(This was the first sermon I delivered, on the third Sunday of July 1987.) Let me start off by giving you a summary of the 64th chapter of Isa. The 64th chapter of Isa. is a prayer. The Jews or God’s chosen people were praying to God for help. They found out and they realized that they had ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:6

Denomination: Baptist

Up A Tree, And Out On A Limb(Branch)

Contributed by Joe Robbins on Jul 11, 2009

When You desire to see Jesus, you will take all measures to make it happen.

Up A Tree, and Out On A Limb(Branch) by: Bishop Joe D. Robbins Luke 19:1-10 "Bible Passage" We all have times in our lives when it seems that there are no answers to our questions, or solutions to our problems. Then we either hear about what God is doing in someone elses life, or remember ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Church Of God

It Time For Us To:

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 2, 2017

Things we need to do today for our Lord.

IT TIME FOR US TO: Psalms 40: 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 1. Now we need to sing up. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Man Up

Contributed by Ron Geisler on Aug 4, 2012

Message to encourage and motivate men to deeper discipleship.

Many of us men grow up without any idea of who we are or how we’re supposed to be in life. Quite a few of us didn’t have the best role models of men/fathers. For so many of us men, even though we have faith values, we’re often less outspoken or passionate about faith than women ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

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

Cleaning Up Series

Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 5, 2006

A store must clean its premises before setting up its Christmas displays, so must we.

Intro.: We are approaching the winter months. 1.I want you to imagine, just for a minute, that everyone who owns a car in the parking lot chooses to never wash their car this winter. 2.We let the salt, dirt, and grime build up on the cars. 3.Now it is six months in the future. And we go look ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Wake Up

Contributed by Joe Harding on Mar 6, 2002

GOD DESIRES OUR REPENTANCE, NOT OUR DESTRUCTION.

WAKE UP JOEL 2:1-2; 12-17 MARCH 3, 2002 SUNDAY PM SERVICE INTRODUCTION: “Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves... the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-17, Joel 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist