Sermons on Vision Theory:

Why I Don't Have A "Vision" Or "5 Year Plan" For Our Church

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 13, 2018

This is an abbreviated sermon used after my annual pastor's report to the congregation explaining why we do not have a written "business plan" for church growth. Instead it lays out the 3 foundational steps the Lord has put in my heart as I serve here.

If you would, please stand as we say together our memory Scripture for this quarter: Romans 12:4-5 “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-8, Jude 1:1-4, 1 Corinthians 3:6-8

Denomination: Nazarene

20/26 Vision (Part 1): Breaking The Algorithm: The Theology Of The "other" Series

Contributed by Rev Emmanuel O. Adejugbe on Jan 13, 2026

20/26 Vision: Faith Beyond the Scroll In 2010, we were promised a global village. By 2026, we found a digital cafeteria. This 5-part series is a prophetic roadmap for a Church facing AI, algorithms, and digital exhaustion. Reclaim your mind, soul, and body for the Analog Kingdom.

Think back to the year 2010. We were told the internet would be the "Great Equalizer." We believed that if everyone had a voice, we would finally understand one another. We imagined a global village where borders would fall away, where technology would bridge every divide, where ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, 1 Peter 1:13, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Colossians 2:8, Ephesians 4:1-6, Luke 10:25-37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

20/26 Vision (Part 5):the Analog Kingdom: The Theology Of The Incarnate Presence Series

Contributed by Rev Emmanuel O. Adejugbe on Jan 14, 2026

After renewing the mind and the voice, the final battlefield is the body.We live digitally connected but physically empty.God didn’t save the world through a signal.He came in person.

We have traveled five weeks together. Week 1, we fixed our minds. We broke the algorithm that was fragmenting us. Week 2, we reclaimed our souls. We refused the lie that we're machines. Week 3, we rested our bodies. We learned to protest the tyranny of busyness. Week 4, we found our voices. We ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, 2 John 1:12, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Romans 16:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Shows He Exists

Contributed by Luke Vasicek on Dec 24, 2023

God shows us that He is the creator and the one true God

God Shows Us He is Real (Topical) Nichole had a hole in her candy bag this halloween. We discovered it after we got home!—point: sometimes things just don't work. It doesn't work when we try to replace God. We try to replace God with _Science_ and _Social Justice_. Science: The Theory ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20

Denomination: Bible Church

Peaceable Kingdom

Contributed by Michael Elmore on Nov 29, 2001

Advent. Isaiah’s vision of Christ’s Millenial Kingdom

THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM Isaiah 11:1-10 Introduction: "The Peaceable Kingdom" is the title early 19th-century painter, Edward Hicks, gave to this benign menagerie of animals - wild and domesticated. He based his work on this Isaiah 11 passage that speaks of such animals as the wolf, lamb, leopard, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Growing People For Jesus

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Jul 9, 2002

This sermon casts the vision for a spiritually mature church and mature Christians.

We recently completed a series on Growing in Faith. If we are to grow in our faith, then we, the church, are to provide opportunities and an environment for people to grow. We are to be Growing People for Jesus. Growth is common metaphor used in the New Testament – 47 times. One thing is for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Methodist

A Theology For Body Life

Contributed by Robert Odle on Jan 20, 2003

How do we live out a triune vision for life?

A Theology for Body Life (John 17:20-26) Theme: God lives in community and created us to live in community. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able to see that the Trinity is more ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Galactic Gala – Becoming A Festival Pt. 4

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2003

A vision of worship based on the picture of the Kingdom of God as a wedding banquet

A Galactic Gala – Becoming A Festival Pt. 4 Matt. 22:1-14 February 22/23, 2002 Intro: Friday September 6th was a very good night to be a football fan in Edmonton. The Eskimos pounded the defending Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders 45-11 to sweep the two game Labour Day series and improve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Leadership Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 11, 2003

A leader is a person of 1. integrity 2. vision 3. endurance

We are looking at the gift of leadership today, because it is one of the most important gifts of the Spirit. We are emphasizing spiritual gifts because we want you to desire the gifts of the Spirit and pray to receive at least one, if not more of them, in order that your life might be used by God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Methodist

Where Are We Going?

Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 15, 2005

A vision and focus sermon for 2005. Focus on Passion, Prayer and People

Where Are We Going? Proverbs 21:5 January 2, 2005 Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. An Honest Evaluation As God’s messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can You Hear Me Now?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 11, 2006

Learning to listen for the voice of God and being receptive to receiving a vision.

Can You Hear Me Now? – 1 Samuel 3: 1 - 10 Intro: If you watch television at all, you’ve seen the commercials for the cellular phone company where the man is walking with a phone to his ear and every few feet he asks, “Can you hear me now?” --- I wonder if they conceived of that commercial after ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spiritual Versus Ordinary Human Sight

Contributed by Ray Searan on Apr 16, 2005

This is a sermon comparing and contrasting spiritual vision and ordinary human sight.

Text: Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33; Numbers 14:1-12, 36-38 Proverbs 29:18 Introduction: Briefly: there are two ways of looking at any of the circumstances in our life. We can look at it with ordinary human sight–which is based on what can be done only through human power. Alternatively, we can look at ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Culturally-Relevant Church Series

Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 11, 2001

Casting the vision for a culturally relevant, twenty-first century church

The Catalytic Church: The Culturally-Relevant Church Scripture Reading: Acts 17:16-34 Dave and Diane had just moved, because of Dave’s job, to the small town of Catoosa, Oklahoma. The young couple had been struggling in many ways before, but the move made things worse. Diane had no ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Elements Of Worship Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007

Show the parts of worship in the story of Abraham’s vision with God

Title: Requirments, Resistance and Results of Worship Theme: To show the importance of worship. Text: Genesis 15:7-21 Open with Genesis 15:6-8 Abraham just beginning his walk with the Lord. Why did God choose him? Why did God use him? Abraham had a relationship. A relationship of worship and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:7-21

Denomination: Church Of God

Troubled Dreams In Troubling Times Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Aug 19, 2008

Daniel describes visions of the future from God’s perspective.

Daniel 7:1-28 Troubled Dreams in Troubling Times The Disseminated Details 7:1 As we begin this section, we have concluded the first part of Daniel which composes a historical and prophetical segment. In this second portion, we will be examining the scripture in light of a prophetical and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:1-28

Denomination: Baptist