Sermons on Vinedresser:

Deep Stew Part 1 Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 14, 2010

a study of chapter 11 verse 1 through verse 8

Ezekiel 11: 1 – 25 ‘Deep stew’ Part 1 “ 1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the LORD’s house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 11:1-8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Prison Break

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 2, 2021

What we need to do when life gets overwhelming, when it comes in like a flood; is RAISE OUR PRAISE! Understand me when I tell you that Praise is permeated with Productive Power.

I. Nobody wants to go to prison willingly. Prison does not have the appeal of a Hilton, beach, or exotic location. I know by the reports that we hear of our prison systems running over that it must be the number one vacation destination in the world. It is evident that we are living in difficult ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:19-26

The Best Way To Fill Your Day Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 15, 2009

This is the day that the Lord has made. What are you doing with it? This Psalm shows us some of the best things we can do.

Summer Psalms #12 - The Best Way to Fill Your Day Psalms 118:1-29 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Aug. 19, 2009 *On mission trips to Ukraine we would ask the team to memorize one song in Russian. I’m sure we butchered the pronunciation, but nobody ever laughed in our faces. I’ll ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

The Union Of Christ And His Redeemed Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Mar 28, 2014

John 15 continues Jesus discourse on the way from the Upper Room to the Cross.

The Union of Christ and the Redeemed John 15:1-17, Psalm 80:14-18 We have been looking at the teachings to His disciples of Jesus in the hours preceding His betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion, beginning in the Upper Room. John 14:30-31, Jesus says: “I will not speak with you much longer, for ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Abiding In Jesus

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

Make your New Years Resolution to have a closer walk with Jesus!

Abiding in Jesus Is everyone still keeping their New Year’s resolutions? Did you even make any resolutions? Anyway, Valentine’s day is almost here so I wanted to bring a sort of Valentine’s day message. Of course I’m weird so I didn’t choose 1 Corinthians 13 - the love chapter, nor did I choose ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 7:15-20, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:19-21, Mark 11:12-14, Luke 13:4, Revelation 3:17-19, Zechariah 7:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Tomato Sandwiches

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 28, 2003

As christians we are not called to bare fruit but to abide in Christ, Fruit is a natural product of a connected person.

Tomato Sandwiches John 15:1-8 I don’t know a lot about vines and grapes. I once had a neighbor that had some. He was making wine in his garage. That was pretty aggressive for a guy in Birmingham Alabama. The first year he had the vines I don’t guess he got any grapes. In the fall after his ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

The Parable Of The Wicked Tenants: An Exposition Of Matthew 21:33-46

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 25, 2020

Sometimes Parables have meanings that are hidden to some and revealed to others. At other times, they tell it like it is;

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants: An Exposition of Matthew 21:33-46 The parables of Jesus were often spoken to hide the truth from His enemies and reveal it to the disciples and those who held to Jesus teaching. It is true that He often had to take them aside to explain what the parable meant ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46, Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Are You Connected?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

Are you connected to Jesus? Perhaps you realize that you’re disconnected, far from him. You need to be plugged in, grafted on. Look at the cross, and discover his great love for you, to lay down his life for you.

Opening illustration: Use an electric appliance to show how its connectivity to power, keeps it working well. Introduction: Jesus had just washed the feet of his disciples, led them through a final meal, instituted the Lord's Supper, and now walked with them to the Garden of Gethsemane, where ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Branch Office

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Nov 26, 2012

Be a full service Branch Office for God, not just an ATM or an office that’s only open on Sundays. God’s branch offices are supposed to be open 24/7-365.

God’s Branch Office November 25, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We are to be representatives of God on Earth. Focus Passage: Matthew 2:19-23 Introduction: Whenever I walk in to any Arvest Bank, I’m not really walking into THE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

The True Vine

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 17, 2021

We draw our spiritual life from the Lord Jesus Christ just as surely as the branch draws the sap from the root.

THE TRUE VINE. John 15:1-8. In Psalm 80:8-16 Israel is poignantly portrayed as a vine which has spread throughout the whole land, only to be torn down, devoured, and burnt at the time of the Exile. The vineyard motif is again taken up in Isaiah 5:1-7, where a moral reason is given for this ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nurtured By Grace SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023

An uplifting sermon for the dawn of a new year or a church anniversary, reminding us of the nurturing and sustaining power of God's grace.

Traditionally, the New Year is a time of new beginnings. It's when we make commitments to do better in the coming year than we did in the previous one. We sit down and make a list of how we can improve ourselves and our church. We say, "Out with the Old and in with the New." We make resolutions, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Topics: Grace, Growth, New Year, Church Anniversary

Hypocrisy Will Be Exposed

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

THE FALSE CLAIMS AND EMPTY TRAPPINGS OF HYPOCRISY WILL BE EXPOSED AND CONDEMNED FOR WHAT THEY ARE This was true for the fig tree that Jesus cursed This was true for the nation Israel who rejected their Messiah This is true in our lives when we fail to produce the normal fruit of a Christian li

THE FALSE CLAIMS AND EMPTY TRAPPINGS OF HYPOCRISY WILL BE EXPOSED AND CONDEMNED FOR WHAT THEY ARE This was true for the fig tree that Jesus cursed This was true for the nation Israel who rejected their Messiah This is true in our lives when we fail to produce the normal fruit of a Christian ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Abiding In The Vine

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 2, 2006

Learn how fruiting is related to rooting.

John 15: 1. I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every {branch} that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4. Abide in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Part 3 - How God Gets Us There Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 31, 2007

How does God get us to the abundant life? He takes us through a process in which we play a vital part.

Advance to the Abundant Life Part 3 - How God Gets Us There John 15:1-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Aug. 19, 2007 *It’s back to school time! One of my favorite back-to-school stories came from Pennsylvania mother, Susan Moser. A few weeks into the new school year, Susan ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Book Of Mark #57

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022

In 1858, the Illinois legislature, using an obscure statute, sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote.

When a sympathetic friend asked Lincoln how he felt, he said he felt, “Like the boy who stubbed his toe: I am too big to cry and too badly hurt to laugh.” (Source unknown) All of us know that feeling. Life is filled with disappointments. Most of us will do anything to keep from having ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-12

Denomination: Baptist