Sermons on urgency: showing 151-165 of 4,311

Hope For The Hurting!

Contributed by Ruben Rivis on Aug 18, 2005

In the Gospels, Jesus encourages us to go on the highways and byways, to go in the valleys and reach to the needs of the people. The world doesn’t need a social Gospel, which is only social, and no Gospel at all. What the world needs is ordinary men like

Hope for the Hurting! We live in a world full of turmoil, where terrorism, earthquakes, devastations and many other terrible things are gripping our world. There is fear, there is doubt and there is lawlessness. Yet in spite of all these: God needs men or women who are willing to go the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Motivation By Example Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005

When a serious believer goes beyond the call of duty and expends himself or herself to the glory of God, others are motivated to expend themselves for God.

Motivation by Example (Philippians 1:12-18) 1. One of the big challenges within American Evangelicalism is staying motivated. We become bored and lose our enthusiasm. • Boredom is always a contemporary issue: The Rev. Dr. Robert South, while preaching one day in 1689, looked up from his notes to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hurry, Hurry

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 8, 2005

If hero’s are they who save people from their calamities, how much more are they who get people saved from the wrath to come?

HURRY, HURRY When we have an accident or a medical emergency we want emergency personnel to hurry because waiting could be fatal, and there is no way you can describe that feeling of urgency. Fear, impatience, anxiety, anger, all that is going through your mind is, hurry, please hurry. There is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Looking For Work?

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 8, 2005

Unemployment isn’t only high in the secular world, the harvest fields are suffering from lack of laborers. Need a job? Name your position. Opportunities couldn’t be better.

LOOKING FOR WORK? James 2:14-18 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Eternal Choices--Eternal Destinies Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005

Explores Jesus interaction with the Pharisees--their choice--and the eternal consequence of their choice. The issues people face today are essentially the same.

Eternal Choices Eternal Destinies Fortifying the Foundations # 20 John 8:12-30[1] 11-16-03 Intro There is in the passage before us this morning a life and death struggle going on in the hearts of these Pharisees and in the crowd that is listening to their dialogue with Jesus. The issues are ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-30

Denomination: Charismatic

Looking Forward To That Day Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005

Expository sermon exploring the second coming of Christ and how the anticipation of that event should affect our lives now. Clip from movie "Titanic" illustrates urgency of Evangelism.

Looking Forward to That Day I Thessalonians 4:13-18[1] 11-07-04 What are you looking forward to in life? What goals have you set and how are those goals affecting the way you life? Isn’t it amazing how our hopes and dreams determine the choices we make in life—determine the sacrifices we are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Charismatic

Bloody Hands, Burned Works, & Broken Hearts

Contributed by Ryan Davis on Sep 26, 2005

A sermon about the Judgement Seat of Christ and what the believer will be held account for

BLOODY HANDS, BURNED WORKS, & BROKEN HEARTS AT THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

What Would You Risk Your Life For? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 5, 2005

When Paul spoke to Felix about faith in Christ he discussed righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come. It scared Felix, but not enough. What motivates us to live for Christ?

What would you risk your life for? Acts 15:26 speaks of “men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Paul asks the question in 1 Cor. 15:30, “Why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?” In Romans 8 he quotes Psalms 44 and applies it to Christians: “For your sake we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:24-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Soul Is Worth It!

Contributed by Sherie Mercier on Feb 13, 2005

If we like Phillip, not get caught up in preaching the Word to masses, but go to one soul, it is worth it.

1 SOUL IS WORTH IT Acts 8:1-8, 12-17 & 25-40 Today’s message is having to do with going after the one soul, the one life for Jesus. As believers, we should pursue the salvation of even one soul as we never know what that person’s life will bring about to the glory of God and to His kingdom. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-40

Denomination: Pentecostal

Una Alma Lo Vale

Contributed by Sherie Mercier on Feb 13, 2005

Un mensaje como nosotros que utilizar para Dios y como importante es una alma.

UN ALMA LO VALE Esta tarde yo hablaré acerca de cuánta una alma vale a Dios. Pensamos que tiene que haber mucho salvado, mas Dios utilizó a un hombre, Phillip para predicar el Evangelio de Jesucristo a una persona. Esa persona volvió a su país y Jesús predicado. Después que la muerte de Esteban ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-40

Denomination: Pentecostal

Leading People To Christ

Contributed by Matthew Cook on Feb 18, 2005

A True Priority

Leading People to Christ January 30, 2005 Center Point Baptist Church Introduction Present the following illustration on “priorities:” A man scrimped and saved and followed his dream to go to the Superbowl. He could only afford the cheap seats though – so at about $500, he purchased a seat high ...read more

Scripture: John 12:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

Seize The Day

Contributed by James Jack on Mar 8, 2005

Now is our opportunity to be reconciled to God, and we need to take it.

Dead Poets Society is, I think, one of the best films of all time. In his first lesson with his senior class, the rather eccentric but very inspiring English teacher John Keating, played by Robin Williams, takes the boys into the foyer outside the classroom where he asks one lad by the name of ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

All Aboard !!!

Contributed by Kenneth Burisek on Mar 13, 2005

We are a country/western church and I use a lot of country style slang in my sermons---it’s about two trains---the Heavenly Cannonball and the Hellfire Express---everyone is ridin on one of these spiritual trains---this sermon is short but very effective

Open by playing the music to "Wabash Cannonball" or Life’s Railway to Heaven * Sermon---All aboard !!! II Peter 3:9 * Today we’re gonna use our imaginations taday so put yer thinking cap on---cause we’re takin ourselves a train ride to illustrate some Bible truths. * Thar’s only two trains runnin ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Common Problem”

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Mar 22, 2005

What problem does the majority of the world share? Rejection of Christ

“Common Problem” Matthew 13:3-9 INTRODUCTION: People share common needs Every one of us needs a place to live, food, drink and shelter. Everyone needs relationships – someone to love and love them back. Though we are different all the way down to our DNA, there are many things we all have in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Second Birth

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Mar 22, 2005

Being born again; a necessity

Topic: The second birth Text: John 3:3 Introduction: In our lives we all have a defining moment. For some athletes their defining moment happened on the field of play For some soldiers their defining moment happened on the field of Battle For Christians their defining moment should be their ...read more

Scripture: John 3:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational