Sermons on Train Your Child:

The Christian Life

Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 31, 2004

This is a sermon about what a christians life should look like and how we should instead of making all these worldly resolutions at New year instead make a resolution to live our life for God.

A CHRISTIAN LIFE COL. 3:12-25 I hope that everyone here this morning had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. I am sure that we all got a lot of presents and we probably made quite a few New Years resolutions. This year as I was thinking about the direction I wanted my life to go I ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-25

Denomination: Baptist

Children: Given To Us To Give Back To God

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 21, 2013

A Child Dedication Sunday sermon.

Children: Given to Us to Give Back to God TEXT: Psalm 127:3: – “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” INTRODUCTION Illus. – In this life there are certain important events which we often refer to as “rites of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:3

Denomination: Baptist

Blood Work

Contributed by Sean Dees on Feb 7, 2020

The blood is the only way but why?

(1)And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. (2) And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (3) And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-10

Joining The Right Family Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 25, 2016

Family is foundational but following Christ must come first.

Joining the Right Family Mark 3:31-34 Rev. Brian Bill April 23-24, 2016 The Bridger Wilderness Area in Wyoming is one of the most pristine areas for hiking in the United States. A number of years ago hikers were asked to fill out comment cards. Here are some of their actual ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:31-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest In The Kingdom

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 17, 2006

1- the humbled child 2- the welcomed child 3- the sinful child

INTRO.- Greatness. Who is the greatest person in America? Obviously, that depends on your viewpoint and what you’re talking about. If you are looking at physical beauty many people will name someone in Hollywood. ILL.- Some say, for example, that George Clooney is the sexiest man in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rescued From The Wrath To Come

Contributed by John Gaston on May 26, 2015

Paul revealed the 3 secrets of the success of the Thessalonian Church: their experiential faith, their candid lifestyles, and their focusing on the coming of Jesus. Every successful church should use them as a model.

RESCUED FROM THE WRATH TO COME 1 Thess. 1:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE SANDWICHES 1. One time Angela & I went into a pizza place in a small town to eat. They only had Pepsi, but Angela had a fountain coke in the car, so I went & got it. The manager refused to let us drink the Coke (though we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

We Are So Blessed Series

Contributed by Larry Wise on Dec 3, 2009

A message that talks about how blessed we are to be God’s children

We Are So Blessed Psalm 23:5 One of God’s faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Savior. Despite his troubles, he said, “While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me.” In 1851, at the age of 57, he died ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:5, Psalm 23:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Tough Promise To Keep Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 7, 2016

This message looks at the story of the Vow of Jephthah, what he could learn looking back, and what we can learn looking ahead.

A Tough Promise to Keep Have you ever made a promise you regretted? Given your word and then realized the price was way too high but couldn’t find a graceful way to back out? Happened different times in the bible. Herod had John the Baptist arrested because John wouldn’t stop harping ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:29-40

Denomination: Wesleyan

Born To Be King

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Born to be king (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: • Isaiah chapter 9 verses 1-6 • Matthew chapter 1 verses 18-25 Ill: Name change - celebrities real names & their celeb names. • Names obviously communicate to us; • They create an image, a persona. • According to my book of useless ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-6

Denomination: Brethren

Intellectuals And Yokes

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 15, 2016

There are many intellectuals who believe themselves to be beyond believing in "simple-minded" Christianity. Is the Gospel found in the Bible just a myth that needs to be reinvented, or, is it the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth?

Matthew 11:25-30 (Please look this up in your Bibles and follow along as I read today's Scripture) Now let's go back to Matthew 11:25-26 NIV “At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Nazarene

How Do We Deal With Suffering And Loss?

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 29, 2009

This sermon was written after my wife birthed our third child stillborn. It came from my heart and I hope that it will help you prepare to help others or even begin to heal you hurt.

Intro: In a world starved for life. Life without aging, life without pain, life without hurt, how do we as Christ followers respond to loss? Do we scream and yell because we don’t understand, sometimes, do we talk it out, sometimes, do we tell God we’re angry and we want to know why, of course. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

How God Sees Us Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 12, 2014

How does God look at us? Part 1 of 3

Redeemed: Looking in Mirror Isaiah 30:1-18 August 3, 2014 I don’t know about you, but I’m not always to thrilled to take a good look at myself in the mirror. I’m just referring to the outward appearance. I know when I look at myself, I’ve changed over the years. I know . ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 30:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Maternal Heart Of God

Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 12, 2014

Mothers Day sermon on the comfort and compassion of God, which is described in Scripture as a mother's love.

I was having coffee with a few fellow Army chaplains, and we started telling “mother-in-law jokes.” One of the chaplains was just sitting quietly, listening to our dumb jokes. He finally spoke up: “Well you know, my wife’s mother-in-law is pretty nice.” Since ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

What Is Your Role In Your Church

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 18, 2017

The Parable of the Talents is a reminder that God calls each one of us to ministry and you will have to give an account one day of what God has gifted you to do. The more you exercise your talents the greater your blessing will be.

Story: For our 10th wedding anniversary, Maddy and I went to Prince George in Britsih Columbia, Canada. We flew into Vancouver and our friends Pete and Nina came down by car and drove us up to Prince George It was a three day drive. The first night we stopped off in Surrey B.C and the next ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:15-30

Denomination: Anglican

Disciples Contend For Greatness

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 28, 2015

I wonder, is there a bit of worldly ambition present in these men that He had called to be His disciples? I believe they may have been doing a bit of bragging among themselves, and now they come to Jesus to see who He thinks is the greatest disciple.

Capernaum (53.1) Disciples Contend for Greatness Matthew 18:1-10 A LITTLE CHILD BECOMES AN OBJECT LESSON: At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (Matthew 18:1) There never was a greater pattern for humility than Jesus, and there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-10

Denomination: Baptist