Sermons on Use The Opportunity:

God Has Given Us Many Talents - Share Them

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Nov 15, 2008

A sermon for the 27th Sunday after Pentecost, proper 28, series A

27th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 28] November 16, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus the Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through our baptism into the death and resurrection of your Son, Jesus the Christ, you have called us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Lutheran

The God Shaped Hole In All Of Us (We Need God)

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008

This is a sermon focusing on the impact of God’s presence on our lives.

Matthew 23:13 13 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.” “The God-Shaped Hole in all of Us” I’m sure none of you have EVER experienced the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 20, 2009

Part 9 in a series on the Lord’s Prayer

Give Us Our Daily Bread (Part 1) Luke 11:1-3 Intro. – There are many passages in the New Testament that relate to the subject of prayer. However there are three that I want to draw your attention to if I may: 1. Luke 18:1-8 records the parable of The Importunate Widow who found a way to handle ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lord’s Prayer, God Wants Us To Talk With Him. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 23, 2009

break down of Lukes version of the Lord’s prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer. Started with wing clip from Noah’s Ark I remember some of my prayers, Lord if I win lotto I’ll give away ten percent now that was jolly big of me! Or if I get that job, I’ll tell everyone it’s because I’m a Christian and you’ve blessed me. How often in prayer do we have our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Salvation Army

Do We Give Thanks Because God Loves Us?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 28, 2009

How to give thanks

With the help of an outline by David DeWitt but my illustrations. DO WE GIVE THANKS BECAUSE GOD LOVES US? 1 CH 16:34 Snoopy is outside, lying on top of his doghouse, smells that aroma, & he is thinking, “It’s Thanksgiving Day. Everybody eats turkey on Thanksgiving Day.” So he lies there, watching ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:34

Denomination: Wesleyan

Father’s Day Let Us Be Transformed (Message With Humor)

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jun 18, 2010

Someone noticed that the word "father" appears in the dictionary just before the word "fatigued" and just after the word "fathead." So, to all us fatigued, fathead fathers, Happy Father's Day! Updated June 2020.

Let us Pray.... O' Gracious Father - bless now the words of my lips and the meditations of our hearts. Breathe your Spirit into us and grant that we may hear and in hearing be led in the way ...... you want us to go. We ask this in the name of your son Jesus the Christ. Amen. Someone ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-14, Ephesians 6:1-10, Luke 15:11-32, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:14, Ephesians 6:1-4, Luke 6:36, Matthew 6:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Is There Anyone Who Thinks He Can Whip Both Of Us? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 30, 2007

Is it possible to exist without God’s Presence? What is it like to live with His presence?

OPEN: A couple of years ago I read a true story about a young man who had just entered into boot camp. On the 1st morning, the unit was dragged out of bed by the drill sergeant and made to assemble outside. As is often the case in boot camp, the drill sergeant’s first objective is to instill ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

5 Battle Fields That The Devil Will Use In An Attempt To Defeat You

Contributed by James Lacey on Feb 13, 2008

A message about how the devil attempts to defeat people in different areas of their lives.

1ST PETER 5:1-8 #1- YOUR MIND. 2 Corinthians 11:3- N.I.V. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. #2- YOUR HEART. Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Does God Want Us Miserable?" Ecc Pt 7 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 27, 2007

Does God make us miserable so that we cannot enjoy life’s pleasures. Solomon contemplates this question as he looks at his own life. The question could be phrased this way too, “Is there no such thing as happy ever after without God?” Many say that happil

“Does God want us miserable?” or “Is there a happily ever after without God?” Ecc. Pt. 7 Opening Illustration: How valuable is our time” from Blue Fish TV Hands on illustration - Do the timer – set it for 30 minutes! Thesis: Does God make us miserable so that we cannot enjoy life’s pleasures. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What The Bible Tells Us Of Is The Natural, Carnal And Spiritual Man.

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 29, 2007

In this sermon out line we see that man lives in a natural body but can live as a natural man or live as a carnal man or can be what God wants all of us to be in our Christian walk and that is a spiritual man. In this outline we look at what the Word says

WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US OF IS THE NATURAL, CARNAL AND SPIRITUAL MAN. 1 Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor 2:10 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-15

Do You Want More? Use What You Have!

Contributed by Grant Gregory on Sep 9, 2006

You & I will never receive more in God ... until we start using what we have.

Do You Want More? Then Use what you Have: Text: Ps. 84:11 "...No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." God will not withhold any blessing or promise that he has given us. God does not want us to do without!!!!!!! "...Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy." 1 Tim. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Receive And Give Forgiveness

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006

In a world where retaliation is common, believers are called to be different. We are to pray for our persecutors, forgive them, and minister to them. Jesus’ principles for His followers are challenging, but with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Receive and Give Forgiveness by Paul Fritz Ephesians 1:7-1:18 Let the Holy Spirit Help You Give and Receive Forgiveness (Eph. 1:7-18) Illustration: Forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. . --Ephesians 4:32 During the war in Kosovo in 1999, three ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Receive And Give Forgiveness

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 18, 2006

During the war in Kosovo in 1999, three Americans were captured and held hostage for more than a month. After intense negotiations, a breakthrough occurred and the prisoners were allowed to go free.

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Receive and Give Forgiveness Ephesians 1:7-1:18 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) Let the Holy Spirit Help You Give and Receive Forgiveness (Eph. 1:7-18) Illustration: Forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. . --Ephesians 4:32 During the war in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Would Jesus Have Us Do To Our Enemies

Contributed by David Elvery on Oct 2, 2006

Looking at Jesus’ teachings on how to treat our enemies - a Children’s service

What Would Jesus Have Us Do To Our Enemies – Luke 6:27-36 Gladstone Baptist Church – 13/2/05 am – Children’s Service Invite children down the front & give them worksheets for the service. Question : I want you to think of someone that you don’t like. Maybe it is someone who teases you. Maybe ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36

Denomination: Baptist

God Requires Us To Come With Clean Hands And A Clean Heart Series

Contributed by Michael Trigg on Oct 15, 2006

We must resist the pressures to secularise our faith and to accept the beliefs of other gods. We must seek the peace of God in His Word, not in the words of humans.

God requires us to come with Clean Hands and a Clean Heart ZECHARIAH 5:1 – 11 INTRODUCTION. God requires us to come to Him with clean hands and a clean heart. This means that we need to look clean but we also need to be clean inside. I find it interesting that the world so often concentrates on ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist