Sermons on Those Who Work Hard:

Who Am I?

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 16, 2010

Who are we? Those who claim Christ are promised so many things, and yet do we stand upon the pormises? This sermon speaks loudly about who we are.

WHO AM I? (ALL my sermon use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and ALL scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) ** This sermon was preceded by a Special “Who AM I” by Casting Crowns ** Who Am I? For many teenagers, this is a question that is routinely asked. In High School ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discerning The Person Of Christ Jesus Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 28, 2016

Who is this Jesus Christ? What is so important as the revelation of Christ in this book. What is the promise of the book.

Introduction A. Before I went into the hospital, I had planned to speak on Psalm 110 after I got home again 1. But, after all the changes in the world direction in the Middle East, I got to thinking about that part of the world and what it means to us a. Besides the rising gasoline ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Who We Are In Christ Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 4, 2012

To exist is to relate. No human being stands alone. We are defined by those people and things that we relate and by which we identify ourselves. So who are we in Christ?

ILLUSTRATION A mother went to wake up her son. She said, "Son, it is time to wake up. It is Monday morning to go to school." The son did not want to get up and did not want to go. The mother insisted that he get up. He said, "I do not want to go to school." She asked, "Why don’t you want ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-23

Denomination: *other

Forgotten God: Will Work For Change Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 28, 2025

Who is the Holy Spirit? What if you knew the role that He has in our living a godly life? Get ready to learn about the amazing changes that the Holy Spirit works in our lives!

Forgotten God: Will Work for Change Romans 8:1-17 Pastor Steve began the series, Forgotten God, three Sundays ago. He pointed out that the Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force but a Person. That the Holy Spirit is God, just as our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ are God. All three are the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-17

Denomination: *other

You Who Forget God

Contributed by Tony Skaff on May 15, 2006

To those who forget about his true nature thinking that he is like man ...

1stBBC You who forget God Psa 50:16-23 But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers. "You ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

Emmanuel: God With Us SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 23, 2023

Help my congregation to know and understand the Jesus of Christmas

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves in the midst of the joyous season of Christmas, a season that is filled with the warmth of love, the sparkle of hope, and the magic of miracles. It's a time when our hearts are filled with joy, our ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-20

Topics: Who Is This Christ Of Christmas

Rahab Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on May 8, 2018

The story of Rahab and how she asked for help in return for helping.

Rahab Joshua 2 1. A bright future means that we must deal with our past. v.1 2 Peter 3:7; Matthew 3:12; Hebrews 11:31; Colossians 2:13-14; Matthew 11:28-30 2. A bright future means that we grab hold of our responsibilities. v.6 ? Proverbs 31: 13, 15 3. A bright future means ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Out Who Really Cares Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 6, 2008

Who really cares? NOT those who are full of fear, like Herod. But those who believe from the beginning and who give gifts for the future, like the wise men; and those who sacrifice to protect, like Joseph.

Some people have friends. Some people have enemies. Most people have acquaintances. But everybody has people you do business with. The people you do business with -- usually, that’s not an intimate relationship. It’s distant, it’s limited to transactions. We deal with people who may not even ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Question Of Life - A Message About Eternal Judgment And Hell

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 2, 2015

This is a message that is hard to preach but ever so necessary. Hell is going to overtake those who have not been warned.

THE GREATEST QUESTION OF LIFE TEXT: Mark 8:36-37 Mark 8:36-37 KJV For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? [37] Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? I. INTRODUCTION—THE MOST FOOLISH IMPLICATION OF ALL -Over the last several ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:36-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Made Who

Contributed by Jeff Hatos on Jun 6, 2019

What does the Bible tell us about God and His Creation and how have people tried to change that view?

Who Made Who Isaiah 43:7 Even every one that is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. “Who made who, who made you? Who made who, ain't nobody told you? Who made who, who made you? If you made them and they made you who picked ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Working Out Your Salvation

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jul 2, 2022

The call to work out our salvation with fear and trembling is not an exercise of futility but one that is not only attainable but an expectation from the Lord because He is the one who works in us to will and act to fulfill His purpose!

Working out What’s Being Worked In Philippians 2:12-13 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Ever since God said, “let Us make mankind in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26), the eternity He placed in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11) keeps us yearning to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Who’s On First Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 14, 2012

if we want to experience the full and abundant life Jesus designed for us to live, we must acknowledge that He is Lord of all creation, that He is Lord of His new creation, and we we must trust Him to be Lord of our lives individually.

From his hospital bed on the eve of open heart surgery, Pastor Bruce McIver asked his cardiologist, Dr. Dudley Johnson, “Can you fix my heart?” The physician, known for being short and to the point, said, “Sure.” Then he quickly turned and walked away. Following the 12-hour surgery, McIver ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Awesome Power Of God

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 24, 2002

The power of God is available to those who will allow faith to work in their lives.

Human beings are always impressed with power. A. At an Air Force base....... when there is an air show...no matter what one feels about the military and warfare...you can’t help but be impressed with the awesome power of these air machines. 1. When I was in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your Work, His Power - Sermon On Philippians 2:12-13 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 1, 2023

The commands God gives us are like a foreman telling a worker to move a mountain. A shovel (his own strength) won’t work, but neither will a lawn chair. The power comes from the earth mover, but operating that entails hard work.

Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act for the sake of his good pleasure. Introduction From ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Here Am I Send Me

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Aug 12, 2022

Are you willing to go when the Lord asks? Even when you know the job is hard? Would you go to preach to people who never wanted to hear you in the first place? That is exactly what Isaiah did.

Send Me 30 May 2021 Richardson The truth hurts! Actually it really does. It’s documented that the truth hurts when it’s something you don’t want to hear. I read a really interesting article about how psychologists first studied this. In the early 50’s, Dorothy Martin, a Chicago homemaker ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8-9, Isaiah 30:9-11, Matthew 5:11-12

Denomination: Other