Sermons on To Do List:

Did God Really Do This? An Exposition Of Acts 11:1-18

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on May 10, 2025

For the 5th Sunday of Easter, year C

Edit sermon notes Copy text Acts 11:1-18 Acts 11:1–18 NKJV Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Nothing You Can Do To Make God Love You More Or Less

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 25, 2024

Recently I have been hearing quite a few pastors using a quote from Henri Nouwen a Dutch Catholic priest that states, “There is nothing we can do to make God love us more and nothing we can do to make God love us less.” Is that true? Let's see what God's Word has to say about it.

Do you have a Bible? I was once told that in a simple Bible with no maps, no apocrypha and no commentary you would find the Psalms in the center of the Bible. So, I thought maybe it would be Psalm 119 since it has 174 verses and is the longest chapter in the Bible. However, in my Bible it turns out ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13, John 15:13, John 1:29, 1 Timothy 2:5-6, Romans 5:8, Isaiah 53:1-6, John 3:16-19, John 16:27, John 14:23, Revelation 3:15-16, Romans 13:10, Luke 15:20, Proverbs 6:16-19, Matthew 11:28, 1 John 2:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Enjoy The Day, We Do Not Have Many Of Them - Psalm 118:24 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 26, 2024

Our lives are made up of a finite number of days, each one crafted by God for a specific purpose. Yet how many of us truly enjoy the day, recognising that it is a precious, irreplaceable gift?

Enjoy the Day, We Do Not Have Many of Them - Psalm 118:24 Psalm 118:24 (NLT) – “This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Introduction How often do we let the gift of today slip through our fingers, weighed down by worries of tomorrow or regrets of yesterday? Our lives ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24, Lamentations 3:22-23, Philippians 4:4, Psalm 90:12, James 4:14, Matthew 6:34, Proverbs 27:1, Matthew 6:19-20, Ephesians 5:15-16, Colossians 4:5, Psalm 92:1-2, Psalm 16:1, 2 Corinthians 6:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Self-Service

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003

Doing for others is one of the best ways to do for ourselves

M onday I had the TV on and watched an interview with various actors in the new movie “Head Over Heels”. The host of the show was interviewing the models who are in the movie. At one point he asked something about how difficult it must be to live like we suppose models have to live. This one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tetelestai

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Apr 19, 2003

When Jesus spoke the words, "it is finished!" from the cross, He took care of our eternal destiny once and for all.

How are you at completing projects? My life and house are littered with my half-completed projects – books to read, pictures to hang, messes to clean - even harder now that we have a baby Our “to-do” lists are more like “never-do” lists Mt. Rushmore – supposed to be portrayed to the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30, Luke 9:30-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Sloth Series

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 6, 2021

Sloth is not just a slow animal on Zootopia, but is the failure to be good STEWARDS of the opportunities and blessings God gives us -- it's the failure of a LIFE, That's why it's listed as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Summer of Sin #3 SLOTH INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Kids Can Sure Get the Wrong Idea 1. There was a boy who was lazy and couldn’t wake up early. His mom wanted to teach him a lesson about the benefits of waking up early. She said: “Son, I’m going to tell you a story and then I want you to tell me what ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:30-32, Proverbs 6:6-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Judas The Betrayer (Part One)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 11, 2021

Whenever there's a list of the Apostles, he always appears last and his name is followed by, "the betrayer" or something similar. Let's take a look at the one who is known for betraying Jesus.

JUDAS, THE BETRAYER (part one) One of the questions in Sunday School last week had to do with Judas and the storms he was facing. That generated some good discussion so I decided to make him the focus of the sermon today and next Sunday. Whenever there's a list of the Apostles, he always ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1, Isaiah 5:20, Matthew 26:10-16, John 6:70-71, Matthew 26:20-25, John 13:27, Matthew 26:47-50, Proverbs 26:24-26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Young Man's Message

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Aug 23, 2025

Elihu, a young man had been listing to the advise that his elders had been giving to Job. When he had had enough he spoke up. He message was one of hope and salvation by God's grace

A Young Man’s Message Job 33:8-28 Intro. This chapter of Job are the words of Elihu After Job had lost everything and sat suffering in a pile of ashes scrapping the boils on his skin (Job 2:7-8) Three friends came to “comfort” him. Job 2:11 ¶ Now when Job’s three ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:8-28, John 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

The Approach To Worship Series

Contributed by Robert Massey on Oct 5, 2002

We all know that worship is important, both to us and to God. This psalm is believed to have been written after the ark was carried to Jerusalem. The question is asked "who can approach the Lord?" This psalm lists three conditions that we need to remem

THE APPROACH TO WORSHIP Psalms 24 Some time ago, for our Wednesday night Bible studies, we covered a course on the church. Some of you were here and perhaps you remember that I passed out a sheet of paper with a list of various missions/functions of the church, including such things as evangelism, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Church Of God

We Bring Weakness, God Brings Perfection Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Aug 3, 2002

We will see Moses as many of us have done, try to tell God that HE has made the wrong choice. Moses goes through his list of weaknesses which God assures him HE is more than able to overcome.

We bring Weakness, God brings Perfection Our Problems God’s solutions We must strive for one another DBF Sunday Sermon, 8/4/02 In the past number of years we have seen our fair share of problems in Bristol Bay. The decline of Red Salmon returning, the decline of price per pound for that fish, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Seed Of Abraham Series

Contributed by Ken Carlson on Dec 2, 2019

This time of year, people are in search of the perfect Christmas tree. The first Christmas tree, however, is the most important and perfect of all—the family tree of Jesus. This sermon looks at the first person listed in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus: Abraham.

INTRODUCTION By a show of hands, how many of you have done the Ancestry DNA testing? I did it a few months ago, and they recently updated their database, and with the updated results, I have some questions. I know my family tree goes back to Italy on my mom’s side, and Germany, Ireland, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:2, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The New Chicken Littles: The Unfounded Fears Of Atheists Today

Contributed by Chuck Colson on Aug 13, 2008

Didn’t you know? The Southern Baptist Convention is going to take over the U.S. government! So says Kevin Phillips, author of American Theocracy—one of many anti-theist writers jumping on the bestseller-list gravy train.

This article is from BreakPoint WorldView magazine: http://www.breakpoint.org/contentindex.asp?ID=146. -------------------------------------------------- Didn’t you know? The Southern Baptist Convention is going to take over the U.S. government! So says Kevin Phillips, author of American ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Most-Overlooked Strength

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jan 5, 2012

Pretending is easy, that's why so many people overlook their most powerful asset: their weakness. We tend to classify weaknesses with failures in the 'con' list, but I challenge you to move it across the page. It's definitely a plus. Authenticity, transpa

Pretending is easy, that's why so many people overlook their most powerful asset: their weakness. We tend to classify weaknesses with failures in the 'con' list, but I challenge you to move it across the page. It's definitely a plus. Authenticity, transparency, and genuineness are not necessarily ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Seven Dangers To Ministry

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 31, 2007

SEVEN DANGERS TO MINISTRY. All believer are called to some type of ministry. However, no matter if we are a ministry or a layman there are dangers that we face. If we will guard against these dangers we can overcome. I am listing seven of the most commo

SEVEN DANGERS TO MINISTRY Luke 9:1-12 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1-12

Receiving God's Provision

Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 10, 2008

In verse 18, Paul is telling what Jesus said about why He sent him to the Gentiles. He listed five goals that God has for people’s lives, and I submit to you that these goals have not changed, even to this day.

This text picks up in the middle of the Apostle Paul’s recounting of his conversion experience, as he talked to King Agrippa, who was the appointed king over Judea. Paul spoke very respectfully to this man, and he took full advantage of the opportunity to share his testimony. Back in Acts 9:15, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:15-18

Denomination: Baptist