Sermons on Walking Out A Calling:

Time Out

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 9, 2005

There Are Times When We Need to Steal Away and Spend Personal Time With God to be Refreshed.

Rev. Wayne A. Lawson, M.Min Senior Pastor First Baptist Church Ardmore, OK RevWLawson@aol.com Preached Sunday, February 20, 2005 (Inspired by a commentary by Rev. Robert E. Houston, Sr.) Scripture: St. Mark 1:35-38 - 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

Work It Out Series

Contributed by Mark Jones on Sep 25, 2011

EOLS: Salvation is by Grace, but God gives us the opportunity to work out our personal maturation.

Working it Out Philippians 2:12-13 (12) Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, (13) for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Out On The Ridge

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jul 29, 2006

A story of a Turkey and an Eagle There is so much more to experience folks! Every time I read the book of Acts I realise that.

GO OUT TO THE RIDGE IAN JOHNSON Jul 29, 2006 An eagle chick got thrown out of its nest as a very young eaglet. A farmer found the chick and decided to give it to a mother Turkey on his farm who raised it. As the young Eagle grew it behaved just like all the other Turkeys. It ate grain, it ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stressing Out?

Contributed by Mitch Davis on Jul 9, 2007

Every person under the sun – from the young to the old, those with little or much – each live with stress each day of their lives. Are you able to identify - and more importantly - deal with the stress that come your way?

Stressing Out? Theme: Learning to lean on God and His word when faced with stressful times. INTRODUCTION A. David – after Saul knew God was going to make him king – was in great distress as his enemies sought his life. 1. For a period in his life he lived constantly and wearily fleeing from ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Poured Out Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 3, 2017

The "already/not yet" nature of the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Who’s ready for some pop culture trivia this morning? In the 18-49 age group, what has been the highest rated TV series for the past two seasons? The Walking Dead. In case you’re not familiar with it, The Walking Dead is about some people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Who knows ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

Inside Out

Contributed by Rich Dunbar on Apr 29, 2005

This is a sermon in which I taught about the importance and significance of baptism.

Stats don’t lie. LifeWay data indicates that although Southern Baptist membership grew, the number of baptisms decreased for the fourth consecutive year. The 2003 total was 377,357, reflecting a 4.44 percent decrease from the 2002 totals. “This indicated a baptism ratio of 1 to 43, meaning that, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Out Of The Darkness

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

Do you remember as a child being afraid of the dark? Maybe it’s because you saw creepy shadows or heard mysterious noises. Maybe it’s because your imagination got carried away and as you were peering into the darkness you wondered what kind of evil monste

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light Do you remember as a child being afraid of the dark? Maybe it’s because you saw creepy shadows or heard mysterious noises. Maybe it’s because your imagination got carried away and as you were peering into the darkness you wondered what kind of evil monster ...read more

Scripture: John 12:46

#12 -- Humility Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Nov 17, 2006

Jesus teaches us three things about humility: it starts at the bottom, it grows out of gratitude, and it is an act of faith.

“Oh, it’s hard to be humble . . .!” Have you ever heard that little tune, “Oh, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re prefect in every way?” It’s a little tune I remember from growing up. And I read a couple of stories this week that sort of illustrate this song very well. The first was about Henry ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 131:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Out Of The Rubble

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 17, 2006

Sermon on recovery

Heb. 11:32 Judges 13-16 Unfortunately history is full of stories about people who at the peak of their career do something which jeopardizes everything they have achieved. In my adult life I have watched politicians loose their influence and even offices, (Nixon and Clinton), I have witnessed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32

Denomination: *other

No Way Out

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Mar 5, 2018

In the ministry of Christ Jesus, as time passes by, is as real as it was in the beginning until now and we passionately serve---to run the race of faith.

NO WAY OUT By Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (March 4, 2018) “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty ...read more

Denomination: Friends

Out And About Series

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Apr 29, 2008

Lessons to learn from when the apostles were set free from jail.

INTRO>On one of his European tours, master magician and locksmith Harry Houdini found himself locked in jail for improper actions. After he had been searched and manacled in a Scottish town jail, the old jail keeper shut him in a cell and walked away. Houdini quickly freed himself from his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Baptist

"Poured Out" Series

Contributed by Tony Searles on Feb 18, 2015

This is the second in a six part Easter Series. The premise comes from Phil. 2:5-7 where it states that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking on the form of a bond-servant." We too need to be emptied so we can be filled with the fullness of Christ alone.

TITLE: “Poured Out” #2 in the SERIES: “Empty” MAIN TEXT: Mark 14:22-26 Good Morning! Today, we are going to continue following the life of Jesus in His last few days before the Crucifixion, from the Gospel of Mark… In doing so, I want to give you another PICTURE ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:22-26

Denomination: Other

Be Careful Out There

Contributed by Monte Brown on Nov 7, 2012

Paul is stopping all of us in our tracks as we go out into this world to represent our King and Lord and Savior as he says in so many words, "Be Careful Out There."

Introduction A number of years back there was a T.V. cop program called Hill Street Blues and it always started in a similar way. All the officers were sitting in the briefing room getting the assignments for their shift. Their supervising officer would brief them on the problems of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

"Work It Out To Shine Brilliantly" Series

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Oct 14, 2015

God calls us to shine brilliantly for Jesus in a crooked and perverse world! He gave to us His example and His Holy Spirit. May we shine brilliantly for Christ!

Cornerstone Church October 11, 2015 “Work it Out to Shine Brilliantly” Philippians 2:12-18 A man dreamed of joining a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Poured Out

Contributed by Todd Kingrea on Apr 24, 2008

David wisely recognized the significance of what his friends had done for him, and he created a sacramental moment with it. The body and blood of Christ is a sacramental moment for Christians.

This is a story of four friends and a drink of water. Once upon a time--in a far away land of craggy rocks, dull sand, and dark caves—there lived a king. But nobody called him king. He had no throne, no palace. He didn’t even have a crown. But he did have three very close friends who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 11:15-19

Denomination: Methodist