Sermons on The Great Commision:

The Greatness Of The Liturgy Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 14, 2011

Is great worship spontaneous or not. The answer may surprise you.

Monday of 4th Week of Easter The Spirit of the Liturgy When someone wants to insult a group of people because of their slavish following of some ideology or ideologue, he can hardly do worse than to call them a “herd of sheep.” Sheep are stupid animals who need to be guided all the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Born For Greatness

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Examining the life of Joseph, and the reasons God chose him to be born for greatness. For, like Joseph, we've each been born to carry out a great mission from God

Do you believe God predestines people for greatness? As we go through our time this morning, I’d like for you to allow that question to simmer in your mind. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I look into the chronicles of history, I can see some folks that have definitely done ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:3-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Guidelines For Greatness Series

Contributed by Donald Rapp on Apr 6, 2011

What does it take to be "great" in God's Kingdom?

Guidelines for Greatness The Book of Mark Mark 9:20-42 I. Introduction: A. How do you define greatness? B. Some people spent a lot of time and energy attaining greatness. 1. In the business world your position is determined by how big a name you make for yourself. a) The greater you are the more ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:20-42

Denomination: Baptist

Great Expectations

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 16, 2011

An introduction to the titles and roles prophesied for the Christ.

“GREAT EXPECTATIONS” (taken from a message by Matthew Rogers) ISAIAH 9:2-6 OPEN Every so often, in the world of high school boy’s basketball, there comes a player with incredible talent and skill. He and his team become the focus of a lot of media attention. That player becomes one of the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kingdom Greatness

Contributed by Rj Davis on Jul 8, 2010

What is greatness? How do you acheive greatness? Understand what it means to be great and have success based on the example of Christ.

In January 2009 we celebrated a historical day in our country. A nation gathered together to witness the inauguration of the 44th president of these United States, Barack Obama. And whether you voted for him or not, whether you agree with him or not on the issues, we all can applaud the achievement ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Secret Of Greatness

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jun 21, 2010

Rebekah rose above those around her because of her willingness to give her time and to serve others

The Secret of Greatness Genesis 24:15-25 May 9, 2010 Morning Service Introduction What NOT to Buy Your Wife: Although the only person a man usually shops for is his wife, the whole experience is a stressful one. Many a man has felt extreme frigid temperatures for a long period based on a poor ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:15-25

Denomination: Church Of God

The Great I Will Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 21, 2012

In order to activate the promises of God we have to respond to His challenge.

The Great I Will Text: Gen. 12:1-9 Introduction 1. We are going to begin a study of the life of Abraham. 2. Who was Abraham? a. Abraham was a native of Chaldea, and descendant in the ninth generation from Shem, the son of Noah. His father’s name was Terah, and he was born in Ur, 2161 B.C. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

An Invitation To Greatness

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on May 16, 2013

This a great invitation for mankind

An Invitation To Greatness by Gerald Van Horn Text. Isaiah 1:18-20 This is a great invitation. None can be greater. We have a picture of the God of the universe, who can have anything He wants, pleading with mankind. “What is man that thou art mindful of him?” Psalms 8:4. In ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Great Banquet Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jul 26, 2012

Jesus launches into a parable about a wedding feast where he is essentially saying that in the kingdom of God the humble are exalted and those who seek to exalt themselves are humbled. It’s an upside down Kingdom from what people are used to. So that’s t

Two weeks ago we looked at the parable of the sower whose main theme was the impact of the world on our hearing and doing of the Word. Last week’s Good Samaritan parable spoke to the fact that real love is action based on compassion. And now this week the main theme is about us realizing our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

The Great Banquet

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 13, 2012

Boiling it all down to this: “We can’t exchange our invitations for excuses because God will move on.”

THE GREAT BANQUET LUKE 14:15-24 INTRODUCTION… FoodNetwork.com “A McConaughey and Fieri Feast” Today we will be looking at a passage in Luke 14 where Jesus tells a parable about a huge banquet. He tells all about a great feast that takes place and makes several important ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Great Reversal

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 23, 2018

Esther 9:1 is a portrait of the reversal in the lives of God's people in Persia under King Xerxes.

“The Great Reversal” Esther 9:1-10:3 Tonight we finish the great story of Esther. It a rich book and I wish I could have done it justice. Esther was the young orphan girl; we grew up to be ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Escape

Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 5, 2018

A sermon that looks at escape much of what the world and the flesh throw at us by going backwards and looking at the goodness of God

The Great escape Genesis 1:26-29 New International Version (NIV) 24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds:the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Great Tribulation

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 5, 2018

When the Lord is preparing to come

THE NEXT TWO SEALS 1. The great Tribulation Persecution and Captivity. 5th Seal Revelations 6: 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Great Doxology

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 26, 2018

Ephesians 3:20-21 shows us the greatness of God.

Scripture A few weeks ago, we started examining the third chapter of the Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Today we will conclude this all-too-brief exposition of this marvelous chapter. Paul started praying for the believers in Ephesus in verse 1 of Ephesians 3. However, he then broke off into a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Great Betrayal

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 5, 2018

Judas first stole a few shekels and then made some more wrong choices until he was pulled deeper and deeper into depravity. Be careful about minimizing your sins because they may lead you to something even darker and more destructive.

The month of February reminds me of my candidating weekend at Edgewood five years ago when you were checking me out and I was checking you out to see how God might be leading each of us. I think I preached at least five times, attended a number of groups and met with a ton of people. I still ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:10-21

Denomination: Baptist