Sermons on Thorny Soil:

Add To Your Faith

Contributed by James Thornton on May 29, 2012

We add several things to our life, but how about adding the one thing we need the most. Faith. .

2 Peter 1:5-10 KJV [5] And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; [6] And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; [7] And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. [8] For if these ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-10

Denomination: Apostolic

"Keys To A Godly Legacy"

Contributed by David Henderson on Jun 16, 2014

In this message you will see 5 keys the scripture gives us to build and leave a legacy that natters that others will want to follow.

“Keys to a Godly Legacy” 2nd Timothy 2:1-7; 4:6-8 There is a book that I read that made the NY Times bestseller list that is titled “Tuesdays with Morrie.” It is the story of a man named Mitch and his former teacher whose name was Morrie. Mitch was a good student when he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Keys To A Godly Legacy

Contributed by David Henderson on Jun 19, 2014

I preached this message on fathers day but used to speak to everyone about the importance of leaving a solid legacy.

“Keys to a Godly Legacy” 2nd Timothy 2:1-13 There is a book that I read that made the NY Times bestseller list that is titled “Tuesdays with Morrie.” It is the story of a man named Mitch and his former teacher whose name was Morrie. Mitch was a good student when he was in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Be-Attitudes (Part Three)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 17, 2014

Today we’ll look at what it means to be pure in heart and how they are blessed as well as what it means to be a peacemaker and how they are blessed.

The Be-Attitudes (part three) Matthew 5:8-9 Recap: In our series on the beatitudes (what our attitudes should be) we’ve looked at why it is a blessing to be poor in spirit, mourning and meek. Last week we looked at why those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed. They are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Contributed by Greg Carr on Aug 1, 2013

God plants people in the local church for a reason. We must bloom where He plants us.

PRAY Heavenly Father, open our eyes so we can see Your truth. Open our ears so w can hear Your voice. Open our mind so we can understand Your Word. And open our heart so we may receive all that You want me to receive. AMEN Have you ever noticed that when you plant something in the ground it grows ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Your Testimony..what's In Your Wallet?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 16, 2014

This is a word..God wants you to get your arms around.. A to him who has ears, let him hear moment.. And music to Gods ears is.."I hear you Lord..I hear you" I get what your saying

Your Testimony..What's In Your Wallet? Proverbs 18:24 NKJ. 24. A man who has friends must himself be friendly, “But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” You see there are a lot of people in this world who want friends.. but not everybody wants to be a friend... what ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mustard Seed Faith

Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 2, 2014

We look at what the Mustard Seed is, contrasting Mountains and the Seed, and learning how to Reap from the Seed.

MUSTARD SEED FAITH Lk. 13:18-19 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: ENGLISH LESSON 1. ABSTRACT NOUN "An abstract noun," the teacher said," is something you can think of, but you can't touch it. Can you give me an example of one?" "Sure," a teenage boy replied. "My father's new car." 2. DIRECT OBJECT a. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:18-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Secret Power Of Abiding

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 18, 2014

There's starvation many places, but one place where there shouldn't be, is the people of God. God's made abundant provision for our vitality, but to absorb His life, we must "abide" in the True Vine, Jesus Christ. Read of the meaning & rewards of abiding.

THE SECRET POWER OF ABIDING John 15:1-7 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A man was speeding down a Texas highway, feeling secure in a column of cars all traveling at the same speed. However, as they passed a speed trap, he got nailed with an infrared speed detector and was pulled over. 2. When the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Fool's Obituary Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Mar 18, 2014

Life, Purpose, Eternity, Materialism

Luke 12:13-21 (p. 727) March 23, 2014 Introduction: For those of you plugged into social media you are familiar with a common occurrence around this time of year. For those of you who are like that older woman in the Insurance commercial who physically pastes all her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Be A Follower

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Mar 29, 2012

Jesus calls us to be not just a believer but a follower which involves more than merely a kind of thinking - it involves a radical change to follow him to go wherever and do whatever he calls us to do.

A chicken and a pig were walking down the street one day and noticed some poor children who looked as if they hadn’t eaten anything for days. Moved with compassion, the chicken said to the pig, “I have an idea! Let’s give those children a nice breakfast of ham and eggs.” The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-58

Denomination: Lutheran

A Godly Man!

Contributed by Dean Meadows on May 31, 2011

A Fathers Day message on how a father needs to be a Godly Father!

A Man of God! June 19, 2011 Today is Father’s day. A time we set aside to honor our Fathers. While I believe that Father’s Day does not deserve the treatment of Mother’s Day, it actually was founded as a follow up due to mother’s day. A 16 year old girl was listening to a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:9-24

Denomination: *other

Profitable For The Ministry

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 5, 2018

All God’s servants are entrusted with gifts and talents by God. God expects us to produce a spiritual profit. At His return He will reward those who increase His investment and punish those who fail to. John Mark was profitable.

PROFITABLE FOR THE MINISTRY 2 Tim. 4:11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR (Pastor’s humor about inconsistent members) 1. In Minnesota three pastors got together. They discovered that all three of their churches had infestations of bats. They decided to compare notes of how they had dealt with the problem. ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God’s Building Code

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022

Today I want to talk to you about building codes. If you get ready to build, you will need to go down town and get a permit to build.

They will tell you that if you are going to build, there are codes you must abide by. Some people have a problem because they have a hard time following instructions. The building codes are given for every builder to build by. One of the most important things in building any building is to have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

The Thessalonians 1 Of 12 (2 Of 2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 6, 2022

I would like to remind you that Paul is addressing this letter to young Christians.

The Thessalonian Christians made up a tremendous church but Paul knew that in order that they may stay that way there had to be some things brought to their attention. Such as, THEY HAD TO HAVE RESPECT FOR THE SERVANTS. As mentioned in a previous message, all churches are not able to pay large ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Denomination: Baptist

He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Parable Of The Wheat And Tares) # 2

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 15, 2022

Again, I would like to remind you that parables were one of the favorite tools the Lord used in teaching spiritual truths.

The Lord would take something physical that they all were familiar with, and use it to teach them a valuable spiritual lesson. This method of teaching is referred to as parables. And the Bible said that He taught them many parables. For example, in our scripture today, He used the parable of “The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Denomination: Baptist