Sermons on The Servant Of The Lord:

Deacons: Servants Of The Church

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Deacons are spiritual leaders who share a concern for the needs of the church with the elders and work under their guidance.

Thesis: Deacons are spiritual leaders who share a concern for the needs of the church with the elders and work under their guidance. Intro.: 1. Earlier this year this congregation appointed its first group of elders. a. Watershed event in our history. b. Reflective of our desire to imitate the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-13

Deacons: Servant Leaders

Contributed by John Raulerson on Nov 7, 2007

A call to deaconship is a call to serve. Deacons are called to minister to the body of Christ and not act as a ruling body.

DEACONS: SERVANT LEADERS ACTS 6:1-7, 1 TIM 3:8-12 When Jesus came to earth He turned conventional theological understanding and religious hierarchy upside down. Before Jesus came places of position, power, and influence were sought after in the religious. As a matter of fact, those in places ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Song Of The Suffering Servant

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 21, 2007

A sermon on the suffering of Jesus based on Isaiah 52 and 53.

THE SONG OF THE SUFFERING SERVANT Isa. 53:1-9 INTRO.: Hundreds of years before Jesus came to earth prophets predicted the events of His life. His birth, ministry, death, and resurrection were set forth by these inspired men in great detail Even His return in glory was predicted long before His ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Suffering And Glory Of The Servant

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009

God that is Father, Son and Holy Spirit knew from the beginning of creation that this day would come, still the pain for Jesus Suffering and death imagine how any parent would feel seeing a child suffer in such away, image what pain for the creator of all

See my Servant (52: 13 – 15); I’ve preached many a time on the theme that God knew the cost of creating us and still did What cost well, the suffering of Jesus Have you ever wondered did Jesus really have to die, well did he? After God is God, surely he could well just change the rules a bit and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Money: Servant Or Master? Series

Contributed by Rich Cook on Jun 28, 2005

Second sermon in a series on stewardship. What is it that owns you? You might not say many, but does your life show otherwise?

Stewardship II - Money: Servant of Master? 1. Sometimes a good test of love is finding out what you’d be willing to give up to possess it. 2. The entire NHL season is in jeopardy and today is the deadline. (Do a brief history of the hockey labor dispute leading to the cancellation of the 04-05 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Nazarene

Phoebe- Servant Of God Series

Contributed by Neil Partington on Jul 23, 2007

Where can we see examples of servants of God? Paul tells us that Phoebe is one of those examples. Though we don’t know a lot about Phoebe, we do know that she was a deacon and servant to many.

The book of Romans is an interesting book written by Paul to the Church of Rome The purpose of the book was for Paul to do three things: 1. To introduce himself to the church and enlist their help in spreading the Gospel 2. To develop and defend the truth of the Gospel message he had been ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When The Servant Is Hot Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 16, 2009

When the servant is hot he will assist God’s progam, he will prepare God’s people, and he will obey God’s precepts.

Sermon Title and Text for August 27, 2006 Title: “When the Servant is Hot” Text: Revelation 22: 3 Focus: “…his servants shall serve him…” When the servant is hot he will assist God’s program, he will prepare God’s people, and he will obey God’s precepts. 1. We began our series looking at the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:3

Denomination: Baptist

Traits Of A True Servant

Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Jan 19, 2007

How to be a good servant.

TRAITS OF A TRUE SERVANT 1 Chron. 12:18 “Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you.” So David received them and made them ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 12:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Developing A Servant's Heart Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 24, 2006

This sermon gives four ways to develope a servant’s heart. 1. Develope a volunteer spirit. 2. Have a determination to help. 3. Commit to follow-ship. 4. Start meeting the needs around you.

Developing a Servant’s Heart If you are truly striving to serve God you must develop a servant’s heart. I think as a Christian we all want to be faithful servants. Remember what it says in Matthew 25:23. “Well done good and faithful servant, you were faithful with a few things, I will put you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Second Mile Servant

Contributed by Daniel Austin on May 10, 2010

Jesus went to the grave and back for us, as followers of Him we are expected, and should be willing, to go the extra mile for His sake.

A Second Mile Servant 05/31/09 Text: Matthew 5:38-48 Introduction “If someone forces you to go one mile…” This concept came out of old Persia and refers to the authority given by the king to those sent to do his bidding. If a courier or soldier needed assistance in fulfilling the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus, The Servant King

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 4, 2015

Jesus was born to be king, but his kingdom is not on this earth -- it is in heaven. He only came to earth to make a way for us to live with him in heaven.

Today is a very special day in our church year. It’s Reign of Christ Sunday, and that’s the day when we celebrate the fact that Christ is the King of our lives. Now there are good kings and there are bad, evil kings. Today is also the church’s version of New Year’s Eve. ...read more

Scripture: John 18:33-37

Denomination: Anglican

No Traitor, But Servant Of God Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 25, 2014

St. Thomas of Canterbury lived a life in service to God, a service in love and defense of His Church and people.

St. Thomas of Canterbury Mass (December 29) Thirteen Days of Christmas There is no doubt what happened on December 29, 1170, but what one thinks of it depends very much on a connection to the people and places of twelfth century England. On that day, four English knights of Norman descent came ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:4-6

Denomination: Catholic

The Cost Of Being A Servant

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Nov 13, 2023

Did you learn something new in God’s word today? Did you see a familiar passage with new eyes? I hope you did! Last week we examined what sacrifice looks like, and one of the aspects of sacrifice is service. Today we will look at 3 key passages about servanthood.

Let’s begin in John 13:1 (Tell who John was) • Was the son of Zebedee, brother of James and one of the “sons of Thunder” • Audience was new Christians and searching non-Christians • Last surviving of the original 12 disciples • Wrote 5 books in the NT (read v.1-5) NLT Service is about action: v.4 ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45

Avoid Quarreling

Contributed by Warren Curry on Dec 19, 2024

Arguments happens... but avoiding them actually honors the Lord.

Let’s be honest… we all have engaged in some form of argument, debate, or quarrel… • Parent/child • Siblings • Husband/wife • Co-workers • Boss/employee • Political stances • Sport rivalries • Cultural ideologies • Religious viewpoints • And most likely which direction the toilet paper should ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:22-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Addicted To The Ministry

Contributed by Martin Holland on Sep 7, 2012

If there is an addiction we must have let it be to the ministry of our Lord.

Addicted to the Ministry 1 Cor. 16:15 Addicted = Devoted or committed Ministry= Service Minister = Servant 1 Tim. 1:12 Putting me into the ministry The Mission of the Church: • The Great Commandment • The Great Commission Administration (Song leader, trustees – Cleaning) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:15

Denomination: Baptist