Sermons on Wanting More:

How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Jeremiah wrote, "From them shall proceed the voice of thanksigiving and the sound of those who make merry and I will multiply them and they not will be diminished." (Jer 30:19)God does not want more grumps but grateful people to give Him greater glory, ho

Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this most boring job in the world." That same reporter asked another mason on the other sided of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Thought It Took Two To Tango Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 7, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 8: 1- 12

John 8: 1- 12 I Thought It Took Two To Tango 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-12

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

S’more Of Jesus And Less Of Me Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 20, 2025

What would it mean to have more (Smore) of Jesus and less of me? And how would I know if I lived my life that way?

A man told of having some friends over for a barbeque in his back yard, and they’d just passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks ready to make S’mores. At that point, 2 fire trucks raced by and stopped at a house just down the street. He and his friends and ran down the street and found ...read more

Scripture: John 3:26-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Every Weaknesses

Contributed by Mofiya Amos on Jul 22, 2018

This message deals on how to overcome every human weaknesses that often times becomes channels for yielding into trials to sin against the Lord Almighty God.

Ministering: Evang. Murphy Amos. Topic: You can overcome every sinful weaknesses. Text: "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you" Romans 8:11 ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

Living In The Sufficiency Of God

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jul 15, 2014

God has enough or more than enough to meet any need we have. We have to believe that he wants our needs to be met, we have to be a consistent person to be in his flow, and we need to be grateful and appreciate what he does for us.

Valley Grove Assembly of God July 13, 2014 Dr. Marilyn S. Murphree Living in the Sufficiency of God II Corinthians 9:6-15 God doesn’t expect us to live on miracles all the time. He expects us to live in His sufficiency. Many times people wait until a crisis situation occurs and then ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Methodist

If God Is For Us Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 13, 2014

Paul explains how God is for us and not against us. 1- God is for us - He gave up His son for us 2- God is for us - He graciously gives to us 3- God is for us - He grants victory over all

INTRO.- ILL.- During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an old pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran rheumatically ahead and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Doesn’t The American Church See More Changed Lives?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018

A look at Jesus' selection of the twelve disciples and what that means for the way that we should organize our efforts if we want to have maximum impact.

THE BEST STRUCTURE: Does the American church have the best structure for changing lives? - Matthew 10:1-4. - Here I have a golf club. If I need to dig a hole, I can make it happen with a golf club. Now, it certainly will not be particularly efficient, but I will eventually get the job done. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Candles That Are More Than Just Wax....

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Feb 7, 2010

Using the different candles found in a trad. church as visual images to unpack what it means for Jesus to be Light of the World. preached 2/10/2010

Candlemas "Back in the days before electricity, a tight-fisted old farmer was taking his hired man to task for carrying a lighted lantern when he went to call on his girl friend. 'Why, when I went a-courting young ladies, I never carried a lantern. I always went in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Anglican

Do You Want The Church To Grow?

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Jan 20, 2020

This is a sermon on evangelism that is tied to Jesus's call to the apostle Andrew. Andrew 1) grows in discipleship and 2) grows the church. The sermon tells people that they can be excited and happy about their faith, and share it with other people.

Do you want the church to grow? Andrew wasn’t the popular kid in class. His name is only mentioned in twelve verses in the Bible, and eight of those describe him as "Peter's little brother." Even though he was one of the first two or three followers of Jesus, Peter was still the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-32

Denomination: Episcopal

More Than Just A Love Story Series

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Jun 8, 2010

In the first in a series of messages on the book of Ruth, a great love story set against the backdrop of the era of the Judges of Israel, we see the high price of sin and Ruth's great confession and how it applies to the church today.

Ruth Chapter 1:1-22 Introduction J. Vernon McGee calls Ruth "An addendum to the Book of Judges. A brochure of beauty. A bright picture on the black background of the judges."[i] Ruth 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are They Who Hunger Series

Contributed by Richard White on Oct 21, 2011

To want righteousness more than anything else.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Hunger and Thirst are powerful motivators. "Hunger and thirst" vividly express desire. The sons of Korah cried, "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God" (Ps 42:2; cf. 63:1) for the deepest spiritual famine is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Want To Be Truly Healed? Include Gratitude!

Contributed by Philip Gill on Oct 16, 2007

To give thanks, to show gratitude is crucial for our wellbeing and our proper relationship with each other, with nature and with God.

Want to be Truly Healed? Include Gratitude. This morning’s gospel story presents us with two basic needs that can sometimes be in competition. One is that we need to be satisfied with our lot if we are to be in the least bit ‘happy’. The other need is to be able to look beyond that same situation ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Anglican

You Are Seedy! Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 10, 2019

We handle it, exchange it, spend it, invest it, need it and give our life away for it. Does money stain us, change us, make us do things we don’t want to do? We can make money clean!

Money Laundering Pt. 3 - You Are Seedy! I. Introduction We have been talking about money in church. Why? Tim Keller says “Our bank statements are perhaps the greatest evidence of having minds that have truly been transformed by the grace of God.” Craig Blomberg, calls the way we take care of our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pray Specifically Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 17, 2024

Jesus urges us to be specific in prayer (Adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, the Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 9 of the same title)

HoHum: Read Mark 10:46-52 Bob Hostetler encourages us to think of it this way: Bartimaeus heard the sounds of the crowd approaching from his spot on the roadside near Jericho. He couldn’t see them, however. He was blind. He was a familiar sight to others on their way in and out of Jericho, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52, Luke 11:3, Luke 17:5-6, Psalm 38:9, Luke 22:43, Acts 2:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Judas Missed-10

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 7, 2019

10 of ? Judas missed the entirety of that which took place from the time of his leaving the Lord’s supper(13:30) until he arrived in the Garden of Gethsemane, with those who would arrest Jesus(18:3)! Judas Missed...

WHAT JUDAS MISSED-X—John 13:31–14:11(John 13:18--17:26) OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’ Attention: Early in February 2019, our church was given two boxes of green bananas & three cases of ‘Silk’ brand Soy Milk with an expiration date of March 10, 2019. We announced that both were available to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:2

Denomination: Baptist