Sermons on The World Is Watching:

Showboat Religion Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Mar 30, 2017

Jesus teaches about the proper way to give, to pray, and to fast. He condemns public displays of religious acts where the intent is to garner praise from people who are watching.

SHOWBOAT RELIGION MATTHEW 6:1-8, 16-18 A "showboat" is someone who tries to draw all the attention to himself. They want all the glory, all the praise. You see it on the football field and other places where people compete. The touchdown or big play antics are performed to draw attention. Many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You See? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 2, 2004

Are your eyes open? Nothing opens eyes like a good question. Jesus questions have a way of both exposing and healing blindness. Watch what he does in this passage...

Mark 8:11-26 Do You See Anything? This year you are studying: Questions Jesus Asked from Mark’s gospel. Did you know that in Mark 8 in the NKJV, there are at least 16 questions asked by Jesus. You could have gotten your entire Summer Series from just this chapter! *** 1. How many loaves do you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:11-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Second Coming Of Christ - Part 7: While We Wait For The Lord’s Return... Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 15, 2023

While we wait, be sure to answer these 4 questions: 1. What gifts do I have from God? (vs. 14-15). 2. Am I gaining all I can for God’s Kingdom? (vs. 16-18). 3. What is our ultimate goal for life? (vs. 19-23). 4. Do I really know God? (vs. 24-30).

The Second Coming of Christ Part 7: While We Wait for the Lord’s Return... The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 25:13-30; Luke 19:11-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared March 15, 2023) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 25:13. Most of you know that by now, it was only 2 or 3 days before ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:13-30, Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Baptist

Table Manners

Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 7, 2007

As we approach the Table, let us partake in a manner pleasing to Christ Let us partake in a worshipful, respectful, and repentant manner.Let’s watch our table manners.

Table Manners Rev. Dan Mahan Luke 14:11 “For everyone that exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbled himself will be exalted.” A man returns from a foreign vacation. He is feeling ill and visits a doctor. Immediately, he is rushed to the hospital to undergo tests. When he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:11

Who Is Tending The Lamp

Contributed by Clint Shrum on Nov 25, 2007

Eli nor his sons watched after the lamp in the temple that provided a light and it went out. This is a brief outline of what happens when the light of the local church goes out

WHO IS TENDING THE LAMP? I Samuel 2:12, 22 & I Samuel 3: 3 Intro: In the reading of the text we see a few things. First, we have read about Eli’s sons Hophni and Phineas and how wicked they were. In The final verse of scripture we read how the lamp of God has gone out in the temple. I want to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will Your Prayer Make A Difference?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 21, 2005

Praying to change the world

WILL YOUR PRAYER MAKE A DIFFERENCE? James 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Good News About Bad News

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 18, 2003

God’s Good News is greater than and transforms the world’s bad news.

The Good News About Bad News John 1:1-5 Skit… Have you heard the news? Charlie is in a cast. That is bad news! No that is good news! At first they thought he broke both legs but it was just one. That is good news! No that is bad news! Now he can’t work. That is bad news! No that is good news! The ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Hospital For Family Diseases

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 21, 2005

A family is referred to as a church within a church, a republic within a republic, a world within a world.

This is a matter that concerns everybody and I strongly advise you to read on with rapt attention. Today is a day to cry against the Pharaoh that has been pursuing your family and the prison warden that had caged your family. You will cry out to the Lord to raise a Moses that will deliver your ...read more

Scripture: Nahum 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living A Fantasy

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jul 9, 2017

God had sent one prophet after another to warn Israel of impending judgment. Rather then heeding the many warnings, they continued to live in a fantasy world, void of reality. Sadly many today continue this path, refusing to admit their great need.

Living a Fantasy Hosea 6:4, 7:8ff As you study the book of Hosea, God’s love for His people is easily discovered. While they had turned their backs on him, seeking the gods of this world and the pleasures of the flesh, God continued to pursue them by His grace. In the chapters between our last ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:4, Hosea 7:8-9, Hosea 7:11, Hosea 7:16

Denomination: Baptist

Rags To Redemption

Contributed by Robert Parker on Jul 1, 2003

Only God can bring us from the gutter to glory... From turmoil to triumph and from Rags to Redemption. Trust and lean on the Lord and watch Him work on your behalf.

Psalm 107 : 1 – 13 (107:1) “ O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (107:2) “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy.” (107:3) “ And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52, Psalm 107:1-12

Denomination: Christian Church

Friend Or Foe?

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Oct 16, 2001

A friend of the world may gain the whole world, but becomes an enemy of God and loses his own soul.

October 17 2001 Central Christian Church James 4:4-8 October 17 2001 Central Christian Church James 4:4-8 James 4:4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon # 14 - Stay United, Prayerful And Obedient Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Oct 3, 2024

Jonah’s disobedience brought untold troubles on all the crew aboard that ship. The church too must be wary of those who are divisive and must strive hard to maintain unity, integrity continuing in prayer and being obedient to God.

We read in Jonah 1:11, Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea was raging and growing more tempestuous. (AFV) The events that preceded this verse were that the ship on which Jonah voyaged was faced with a severe tempest. The mariners ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13, Proverbs 16:28, Romans 16:17, 2 Samuel 11:1-2, Matthew 26:40-41, Joshua 7:8, Joshua 7:11, Jonah 1:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

A Pack Of Seeds

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Jul 7, 2008

God gives us all a pack of seeds to plant and watch grow. What is coming out of your pack of seeds? Are your seeds growing into Godly things or worldly things?

A Pack of Seeds Psalm 126:1-6 1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD hath done great things ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Nightlight Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 8, 2004

#6 in Proverbs and Parables series (#5 not available) Matthew 25:1-13 with Proverbs to keep Watch over our Work, the Words we Say and the Words we Obey

Night Light Proverbs 12-13 SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Notice the moral of that Parable: Therefore keep watch. The 5 Foolish Virgins obviously did NOT keep watch. After all, they were sound asleep. But wait a minute… the 5 Wise Virgins were also sleeping. So what does ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

For What Do You Work?

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 7, 2010

Work we must in this world but let us not work for this world! Work in this world not only as if for the Lord but always for the Lord and for things eternal.

For What Do You Work? 08/23/09 AM Text: Matthew 6:19-21 Introduction I had a conversation recently with Sister Meredith, it was really just an idle chat after class one Wednesday evening. I had made the observation that for her every night was Friday night as she was now on her summer break from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ