Sermons on Use Your Gift:

Is There A Judas Among Us?

Contributed by Larry Wise on Sep 3, 2009

Salvation message about those who are close to being saved, but have never been cleansed.

Is There A Judas Among Us? Mark 14:10,11 Would you name your son Judas? One pastor began his sermon with that question and then followed with this illustration! Does being called a particular name really make any difference? Ask the daughter of Texas Governor James Hogg, who was the first native ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:10-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pt. 7 Healing Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 6, 2013

Medical science already has established that much of our sickness begins in our mind. Our mental state many times determines our level of physical health.

Healing 7 December 2, 2012 A Medical science already has established that much of our sickness begins in our mind. 1 Our mental state many times determines our level of physical health. a Depression, anxiety, worry, stress. b Add to that the operation of demonic spirits on one’s mental ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:38

Denomination: Baptist

Emmanuel - God With Us!

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 14, 2003

Christmas message based on Matthew 1:21-23.

Emmanuel ¡V God with Us! Matthew 1:21-23 John 1:1-3, 10-14 December 14, 2003 Introduction This morning we continue our look at the Christmas story as related in Matthew. Last week we read from Matthew 1:18-25, which in those eight verses gives us a quick synopsis of the miracle of Jesus¡¦ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:21-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

Good And Perfect Gifts - James 1:16-18 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 12, 2015

These verses follow teaching on testing and trials. Is it possible that testing and trials could be considered good and perfect gifts from the Father of the heavenly lights? It all depends if you're walking with Him or away from Him.

(Pastor Steve starts the first section - co-preaching with Pastor Karenlee) The Scripture that we’ll be taking a look at today is … James 1:15-18 “Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:16-18

Denomination: Nazarene

The Facts Concerning Our First Fruits

Contributed by Dr. Scott Caudill on Apr 15, 2002

Are you giving God your very best? Let’s consider the facts concerning our first fruits.

FACTS CONCERNING OUR FIRSTFRUITS Proverbs 3:7-10 As you study your Bible you’ll find that the book of Proverbs is in a section of the Bible knows as, “Wisdom Literature”. The other books that would be included in the section would be the book of Job, the Psalms, the book of Ecclesiastes as ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Be Kind To Your Mind

Contributed by George Warner on Jun 24, 2020

That is good that does us good

The words of Ephesians 4:29 and Philippians 4:8 admonish us to speak and think positive. I say, the opposites of the Phenomenal World divide into 2 categories, scientific opposites and moral opposites. The dry and the wet, the near and the far, the familiar and the unknown are examples of ...read more

"Elijah, John And Us" Series

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Sep 14, 2003

This is the fourth and final sermon in my series on the prophet Elijah. It reveals the common thread that unites Elijah with the church of today.

(Elijah Part 4) “Elijah, John and Us” Over the last few weeks, we have devoted a considerable amount of sermon time to studying the life and ministry of the prophet Elijah. I chose Elijah as the focus of our last 3 sermons for a variety of ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5-6

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Spiritual Gifts - Get On The Bus

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 21, 2020

Continuing our look at our purpose in life. Looking at Spiritual gifts and how we can better understand our SHAPE.

Get on the Bus 1 Corinthians 12 September 20, 2020 A man was walking through the forest and saw a fox that had lost its legs, and he wondered how it lived. Then he saw a tiger come up with game in its mouth. The tiger ate its fill and left the rest of the meat for the fox. The next day God fed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Protecting God's Gift Of Marriage Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 4, 2012

Sermon on Sixth Commandment: "You shall not commit adultery."

What would you do if I told you that I have a bag of Hershey Chocolate Kisses to hand out? Would you be among the first to bound up here for one…or two? I think you would change your mind pretty quickly, however, if you saw that before I gave away a chocolate I unwrapped it, popped it into my ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

Denomination: Lutheran

Is God Still Shaping Us? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Good morning, church family! Today, we're diving into a transformative message about the purpose, power, and plan God has for each one of us. We'll take a few minutes in Ephesians 2:10 and then turn our attention to 2 Corinthians 5:17. Ephesians 2:10 tells us, "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Topics: God's Purpose, Our Usefulness

Revive Us Again! Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 25, 2010

Nehemiah looked at the people & realized that they were spiritually dying on the vine. They were God’s people, & they weren’t acting like it. Somehow, there needed to be a revival among the people.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (This is the eighth of a Leadership series featuring Nehemiah. Some ideas & illustrations in these messages were based on or benefited greatly from, to varying ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Gifts, Wrapping It Up. Series

Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006

You are gifted by God to serve God.

I’ve been a little disappointed with your winters here so far. I was hoping that we would have more snow. Not because I’m a big fan of snow, but I never got around to raking my leaves this fall and I was hoping that there’d be snow to cover that fact up. All my neighbors had their leaves nicely ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 31:1-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Gift I Never Asked For

Contributed by Chris Talton on Dec 19, 2003

Along with all the good things that abiding in Christ brings, it will bring trouble as well. Abiding will make you more of a threat to the world and to the devil.

Dec. 7, 2003 John 15:18 - 25 “The gift I never asked for” INTRODUCTION Over 2000 years ago, wise men made a long and treacherous journey from their home in the East to find the one who was born as the “king of the Jews.” It was anything but an easy journey. They expected some of the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

God's Gifts, Our Thanksgiving

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Nov 25, 2009

A Thanksgiving Eve sermon preached 11/25/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa.

Our Gospel lesson for this evening introduces us to a group of 10 “mystery” men. I say this because we don’t know much about these guys. They may come from completely different backgrounds, be different ages, and for all we know, they may not get along very well. But, they had one common ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Lutheran

The Best Gift Was Already Given

Contributed by Demarquis Johnson on Mar 23, 2013

This Sermon refers to the Christmas holiday.

I. The Best Gift Already Was Given God gave His Son for us (John 1:14). There is no greater gift. A mansion, diamond ring or foreign car cannot compare to having Jesus. Jesus can take away pain and heal your body. He is better than Oxycodone, Percocet or miracle marijuana. He is the real medicine ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Denomination: *other