Sermons on Tend To Degenerate: showing 661-675 of 21,793

Grace Across The Span Of Your Life

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 31, 2022

A sermon for Reformation Sunday and also for Confirmation

October 30, 2022 - Reformation Sunday Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 8:31-36 Grace across the Span of Your Life Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “If you REMAIN in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Lutheran

The Temple Completed Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 6, 2022

For those of you who value preaching you will love these verses. It was the preaching of these, so called, “minor prophets” Haggai and Zechariah that the work flourished. The whole time, now under their preaching the people were working with diligence.

Solomon’s Temple was a major undertaking to complete. It was a multi-generational task. King David made so many preparations. His son Solomon worked to see the temple built and dedicated to the Lord. The temple, we call Solomon’s Temple, was destroyed and laid in ruin during the seventy-year ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 6:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

Anyone Can Serve... Can't They? Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 22, 2017

Nadab and Abihu were born to great privilege as servants of the Living God, they reached for more, leading to death. Though He is patient, God does not play games with rebels. Let the people of God hear the Word of the Living God and take heed.

“Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. Then Moses said to ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 10:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Both Ways

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 22, 2000

We are going to look back at some of the obstacles and opportunities the church has faced the last decade, and look ahead at some obstacles and opportunities which may be in our path during the next ten years.

A few weeks ago I was sitting at my desk planning my sermon schedule for the holiday season. I came up with topics for Advent, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, but I really wasn't sure what would be appropriate for the first Sunday of the year 2000. So, I paged through my files and came across an ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Who Do You Answer To? Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 14, 2004

Accountibility is needed in the church because real change rarely happens alone.

Who Do You Answer to? I Samuel 2:12-29 Introduction: While deer hunting in southern Ohio this past week I had a sad story related to me.I was talking to a youth pastor while we were waiting to start hunting, and he asked if I had huntedwith a man named Billy (not his real name). I told ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:12-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Stolen By Success Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Mar 27, 2006

The third of four messages on the four greatest threats to our spiritual idenitity.

Identity Theft March 26, 2006 Stolen by Success Intro: Do you remember the board game – LIFE. I loved to play it when I was a boy. You start w/ nothing but a goal to win and to accrue as much wealth as possible. But along the way something happens… life! And as you experience life – you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Do Christians Worship Three Gods Or One Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 25, 2013

In this last sermon in the series, we tackle the question of the Trinity.

A. The story is told about a little girl who was drawing a picture in Sunday School. 1. Her teacher asked her what she was drawing. 2. “I’m drawing a picture of God,” the little girl responded. 3. “But nobody knows what God looks like,” her teacher said. 4. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Parables; Allegories; And Metaphors; - Oh My Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 31, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 15: 1 - 8

John 15: 1 - 8 Parables; Allegories; and Metaphors; - Oh My 1 “I AM the true vine, and My Father Is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Corrections For Life Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 30, 2012

We need to be aware of how to distinguish scorners & the wicked from those simply ignorant of the way of wisdom. The wise are those who heed wisdom by responding to & learning from rebuke.We need wise counsel to guide us in this difficult but necessary ma

PROVERBS 9: 7-12 CORRECTIONS FOR LIFE [2 Peter 1:2-4] Wisdom has been issuing her invitation and calling us to walk in the way of understanding. She directs her invitation to the simple, the naive, the ignorant, to those who have not already made up their mind. There are others who have ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Loving God's Word Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 13, 2018

If I love God’s Word I will long for, learn and live it

ENGAGE In Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris recounts the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received an expensive Bible as a wedding gift from his grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf. As time passed, the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 20 - When A Nation Goes To War. Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Nov 21, 2018

Psalm 20 is a prelude to war; it tells how a nation should prepare for war.

April 30, 2014 Tom Lowe Psalm 20 (KJV) Title: When a Nation Goes to War. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; 3 Remember all thy ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 20:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Blueprint: God's Plan For The Church Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 28, 2019

Does it matter what a church teaches or are all doctrines about God, the church and the Christian life equally true? If all doctrines are equally true, then why did the Apostle Paul write to churches and individuals warning them to beware of false teachers and false teaching?

Today’s sermon begins a series of lessons that I plan to deliver in the first part of 2019. 1. I’ve titled the series “Blueprint: God’s Plan for the Church.” 2. As I mentioned two weeks ago, there is always a need to return to the basics and strengthen the foundation, and that is something we will ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Ephesians 1:22-23, Romans 6:17, Romans 16:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rules For A Righteous Life Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 25, 2007

We Christians need to learn anew how to live a life marked by being quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, if we will honour God through a righteous life.

JAMES 1:19-21 RULES FOR A RIGHTEOUS LIFE “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Harvest Of Hope

Contributed by John Gullick on May 1, 2002

A harvest sermon that uses harvest imagary in relation to the Christian life. (some ideas taken from other Sermon Central sermons.)

Hope A Harvest is the result of many things - it is the result of hard work - it is the result of good weather and careful care by the Farmer or gardener. But underlying all of these things is hope. Without hope there would never be a harvest. In the Christian world too there is of course a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Witnesses - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Dec 8, 2003

Part three of sermon on the two witnesses in Rev 11

THE TWO WITNESSES pt 3 Rev 11:8-14 Read Passage / Pray INTRODUCTION Oil and Light Read vs. 4 Each witness is represented by one olive tree and one lampstand So if we combine these?each witness will be like an olive tree filled with the Holy Spirit and giving off the light of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:8-14

Denomination: Baptist