Sermons on True Rest:

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off To Work We Go

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 29, 2003

A Biblical Perspective on Work and Rest

HI HO, HI HO, IT’S OFF TO WORK WE GO A Biblical Perspective on Work and Rest Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:3 Intro: • Labor Day is officially a day to celebrate and pay tribute to the American worker, but it is commonly seen as the last blast of summer vacation time before we get back to the regular ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Here Kitty Kitty

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 10, 2011

How to rest in the arms of the Lord.

HERE KITTY KITTY 14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

From Fretting To Trust.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 18, 2022

Keeping faith, and resting in the LORD.

FROM FRETTING TO TRUST. Psalm 37:1-11; Psalm 37:39-40. PSALM 37:1. Somebody is in trouble, fretting because of the unfairness of life: but the pastor’s responsibility is not to burden the poor soul with a ‘snap out of it’ sort of approach, which often only leads to further despair; but rather to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-11, Psalm 37:39-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Love The Lord Because.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 29, 2021

Returning to our rest in Him.

I LOVE THE LORD BECAUSE. Psalm 116:1-9. If I was asked why I love the LORD, I might well answer: because He heard and answered my prayer (Psalm 116:1). Yet this may, at first glance, appear self-serving: what would I have to say for myself if my prayers had not been answered in the way that I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Want To Get Well? Series

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 18, 2014

Jesus heals a crippled man

Do you want to get well? John has Jesus teach in the context of Jewish festivals This story is all about the revelation of God in Jesus on the Sabbath Read John 5:1-15 John 5:1-15 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Happy Birthday Jesus

Contributed by Samuel Stephens on Dec 25, 2016

True Meaning and Celebration of Christmas

Happy Birthday Jesus This is the day we have set side to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… Happy Birthday Jesus and Merry Christmas to all of you! I pray you have planned a great time of celebration with family and friends, or even some of us will enjoy a day of peace and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8, Luke 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

Dollars And Jesus Sense Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Aug 31, 2016

Jesus teaches us about money/stewardship. A great formula for being a good steward is to: 1. Gain all we can 2. Save all we can 3. Invest in the lives of others all that we can (Adapted from John Wesley's Sermon on Money)

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 ; Ephesians 4:28; Psalm 79:1-9 Theme: Stewardship Title: Dollars and Jesus Sense Jesus teaches us about money/stewardship. A great formula for being a good steward is to: 1. Gain all we can 2. Save all we can 3. Invest in the lives of others all that we can ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Rules For Farming, Work, Rest, Worship, And Cooking (Exodus 23:10-19) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 17, 2022

Animals, servants, and the land need a break. Don't come before God empty-handed. When you celebrate harvest, celebrate God.

Today, we work our way through Exodus 23:10-19. This is another one of those passages where we will find ourselves being pulled in lots of different directions. God sort of hops around, from one topic to another. And we will have to do our best to hop with him, and keep up. Part of me wonders ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:10-19, Matthew 6:11, Leviticus 25:18-22, Exodus 31:15-17, Romans 8:4, Galatians 5:18, Colossians 2:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

The Day Between

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 26, 2016

The Church meditates on the resting of Christ in the grave on Holy Saturday.

Homily for Holy Saturday 2016 Our celebration of Tenebrae today puts us back into the second day, the day after Jesus’s death, Jesus’s one sacrifice on the Day that Changed the World. It is a day of reflection. The tabernacle in this chapel is empty. The Blessed Sacrament has been ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Sacrifices: Multiple Choice Or True Or False Lifestyle Part 5 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 17, 2009

This message focuses on swearing an oath and the use of profanity.

Sacrifices Part 5: Multiple Choice or True/False Christian Living Scripture: Exodus 20:7-17; Matthew 5:13-7:27 Introduction For the last couple of weeks we have been discussing how we live our lives as Christians as either as a multiple choice question or as a true or false question. The ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Matters Most Sermon Vi: When Christ Shall Come Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 5, 2020

True meaning in life is found by mature Christians by following Solomon's advice to remember the Creator and to spend the rest of one's life on this earth honoring the LORD God Maker of Heaven and Earth.

PROMISE FULFILLED: WHEN CHRIST SHALL COME . . . WHAT JOY SHALL FILL OUR HEARTS! In The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven children’s books by British theologian C. S. Lewis, the hero is a Lion named King Aslan who represents Jesus Christ. Quite naturally, the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:7-10, Ecclesiastes 12:12-14

The Gender Dilemna

Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 29, 2019

Man seems to have trouble understanding what God has made so very clear. There are only two true sexual identities. All the rest are mans' intent to become his own god.

Gender Dilemna Sex is the biological identification and classification Gender is the perceived social acceptance of individual characteristics of a person Romans 1:21-28 God does not play games with respect to our sexuality. In 2018, Facebook claims to have identified 58 genders. Here are 7 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Deliverance In The Storms Of Life

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jul 2, 2010

Jesus has power over the wind, the waves, and the storms of life.

Deliverance in the Storms of Life Given at Living Water Evangelical Church December 2008 Main Text: Matthew 8:23-27   Matthew 8:23-27 8:23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 8:24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Want God? Read His Word!

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 3, 2018

This is the beginning of a short series on Accessing God - this first sermon deals with Accessing God through His Holy Word

Series: Accessing God Sermon #1 - Accessing God through His Word Sermon #2 - Accessing God's Will Sermon #3 - Accessing God's Wisdom Sermon #1 - Want God ? Read the Word! Scripture: Psalm 119:169-176/ Ephesians 2:17 - 22 (cf. v 18) INTRO: Have you ever been denied access? ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:17-22

Denomination: Nazarene

Want God? Read His Word! Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 3, 2018

This is the beginning of a short series on Accessing God - this first sermon deals with Accessing God through His Holy Word

Series: Accessing God Sermon #1 - Accessing God through His Word Sermon #2 - Accessing God's Will Sermon #3 - Accessing God's Wisdom Sermon #1 - Want God ? Read the Word! Scripture: Psalm 119:169-176/ Ephesians 2:17 - 22 (cf. v 18) INTRO: Have you ever been denied access? ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:17-22

Denomination: Nazarene