Sermons on The Elderly:

Love God & Your Neighbor Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Oct 12, 2001

An inductive message that seeks to eliminate inadequate answers to the question “How can I know God is working in my life?” As a result, individuals prompted by the Holy Spirit will pray at the altar rail to receive God’s help in order to love Him with a

Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to love God and their neighbors. Visual Illustration: “Stone Tablets” marked I and II for the two greatest commandments. Key Question: How can I know God is working in my life? 1. Some people suggest looking for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Wesleyan

What God Has Done For Us Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on May 23, 2006

When we truly believe with our hearts and when we follow Jesus with our lives as best we can, we have the guarantee of living in heaven with Christ forever after we die.

This past week, I heard some rumors that at least a few of you had a hard time in school on Tuesday because of the cross that was drawn on your wrist last Monday night. I wanted to take a few minutes just to talk about what happened. • How many of you had a hard time on Tuesday? • What ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is Your Boss

Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Nov 27, 2006

to help our people understand that there is a difference between Your reigning in our lives and Your saving us from our sin. In conjunction to this, I want to impress upon the people that Your reign MUST be to the inner core of our being.

INTRODUCTION Illustration. Last Tuesday at Bible Study, I had the most wonderful God-filled experience. As we were wrapping things up, Lorraine starts talking with the others about some of the things that were decided upon for the December 3rd Christmas outreach. And as she mentioned these ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 93:1-16

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Good Soldier

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jan 5, 2009

A funeral message for a fallen soldier.

-Karen, family and friends, we gather today to remember the life of Donald, to celebrate his many accomplishments and mourn our loss. -Most of you knew him very well. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to meet him but I look forward to the day that I finally do. -As I sat down with Karen ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Making Forever Friends

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 3, 2017

The sermon is meant to encourage people to become involved in our Small Group Ministry.

1. Quiet Desperation of Loneliness Sophie and Shirley, two elderly widows in a Florida adult community, are curious about the latest arrival in their building -- a quiet, nice looking gentleman who keeps to himself. Shirley says, "Sophie, you know I’m shy. Why don’t you go over to him at the pool ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Humility And Unity In Christ

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 25, 2018

Unity in name of Christ occurs when believers humble themselves as he did; yielding their interests to the needs of others as Christ yielded his for our sake.

It’s April 1865, and the Civil War is coming to a close. Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant. Lee later begs the southern states to join the Union and be one nation again. Johnson finally surrenders to Sherman, leaving one major Confederate general to surrender, which he eventually does. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Other

A Faith Filled Mother

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 11, 2014

Mother's Day Message 2014. Focus on the nameless mother who placed her faith in Jesus

* Mothers teach us about logic: "If you fall out of that tree and break your neck, don’t come crying to me." * Mothers teach us about religion: "You better pray that comes out of the carpet." * Mothers teach us about time travel: "If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Church Of God

Don't Fret The Train Schedule

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 19, 2018

Whether you catch the last seat or the next seat on death's train as long as you are on the Glory bound track don't sweat it.

There is an old story about a Sunday School teacher that asked all her students to raise their hands if they wanted to go to Heaven. All but Johnny raised their hands. She asked Johnny why he did not want to go to Heaven. He replied that he wanted to go, but thought she was planning to go right ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Invites Us

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 10, 2017

What is our response to God’s wedding invitation? What kind of clothing does God require?

Prelude, Purpose & Plan What is our response to God’s wedding invitation? What kind of clothing does God require? What are we doing with the opportunity God has placed before us? Let’s see that our invitation to salvation has a twofold responsibility. Let’s look at the Parable of the Wedding ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14, Revelation 19:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Paul, The Emotional Case Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2012

Neither Paul nor we are meant to be Mr. Spock from Star Trek; Paul was comfortable with emotion, but -- even when he was emotionally intense -- he kept his eyes on Jesus and sought to follow God’s will, not his own.

Paul, the Emotional Case (2 Corinthians 7:2-16) 1. I love this old Jewish joke: During a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, when the Shema prayer was said, half the congregants stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Earn This! Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 24, 2015

Aren't you glad God didn't say that to us? Let's look at some things God does say about earnings and some things he does not say.

I never saw the movie, and frankly, I don’t intend to, but I read an article about it. There is a punch line in the movie: “Saving Private Ryan” that really brings home today’s point. (This illustration taken from Wikipedia's article on Saving Private Ryan) The sole ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A View From The Top

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 30, 2014

God has determined your mountain but you determine what you will do with your challenge.

Pastors Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church A View from The Top A. LIFE IS A MOUNTAIN ALL MUST CLIMB 1. God gives everyone a mountain to climb, but each mountain is different. a. Some steep. b. Some dangerous. c. Some beautiful. d. Some mountainous. 2. Your mountain ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

Successful Soldiers

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 4, 2014

There are fundamental similarities between being a good military soldier and a soldier for Jesus.

1. We are constantly made aware of War in our world -- Hamas and Israel; ISIS in Syria and Iraq; Jihadists in our country -- we all wonder what to do 2. [Veteran's Visit to France Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Purpose For The Family

Contributed by Tim Smith on Nov 3, 2013

This morning I want to ask somes question: What is the purpose of a family? What is the purpose of your family? And are you working toward trying to fulfill a clearly defined purpose for your family? Are you seeking God’s purpose for your family?

God's Purpose for the Family Malachi 2:13-16 In 1955, the norm for the American family was a husband and wife and 2.2 kids. No longer. Today, the American Family is being totally redefined. Family can mean almost anything and include any number of configurations. It can mean one man and one woman, ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:13-16

Denomination: Methodist

Change Of Mind And Attitude

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Mar 28, 2015

Developing the mind and attitude of Jesus Christ

There were three elderly sisters who lived together in a big two story house and tried their best to help each other out. One day the oldest sister was upstairs and they heard here cry out oh my lord I think I am losing my mind. Her middle sister said what is it? She said I have a tub full of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational