Sermons on Wastefulness:

New

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 31, 2012

A New Year's sermon. God makes everything new.

New Year’s lesson: Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Stop Sitting On The Fence"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 31, 2013

A sermon about making a choice.

1 Kings 18:20-39 "Stop Sitting on the Fence" Ahab, son of Omri, ruled over the Northern Kingdom of Israel for 22 years, and he is described in 1 Kings Chapter 16 as being more evil than all the Kings who had come before him. We are also told that he worshiped Baal--the Canaanite agricultural ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39, James 4:1

Denomination: United Methodist

Divine Visitaton

Contributed by Nkwor Sunday Sunny Azuka Onyekachukwu on Jul 20, 2020

Whenever God visits a man, city or country, the story changes for good. His intervention can never go unnoticed as everything must attest to God's visitation. When he visits the dead as in John 11 as it pertains Lazarus, life comes to be!

DIVINE VISITATION Jeremiah 29:10-14 Jeremiah 29:10-14 10 For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10-14, Exodus 3:7-10, Isaiah 43:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Give Me The Mountain

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on May 3, 2020

We all have witnessed the impossible be defeated many times, by one person standing up with the faith of Caleb and say, “we can do this thing I want to help!” A spark was started, a fire ensued!

Give me the Mountain Numbers 13:27-31 NKJ 27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly [g]flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9, Acts 10:1-4, Philippians 4:18-20, Luke 6:38, Philippians 4:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Father Sees.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 2, 2020

You’re simply a person in want, and you’re turning to ‘things’ because you have not understood how good ‘Father’ is!!! “Stop solidifying your identity based upon what you do, or what you did; Start identifying with who you are in Jesus, and you’ll change what you do.” P.H

How the Father Sees. Luke 15:1-7TLB (Download a good picture of Rembrandt’s portrayal of the younger son. Play on screens while I talk). Author Henri Nouwen recalls his visit to a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he spent hours reflecting on Rembrandt’s portrayal of the younger son—You ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7, Ephesians 3:17-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Parable Of The Conniving Steward

Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 23, 2019

In one of the most misunderstood passages in Scripture, the Lord uses a parable to tell people who choose money over God to use it to win friends in hell & He uses the ambition of the ungodly to spotlight the laxity of the saved.

THE PARABLE OF THE CONNIVING STEWARD Luke 16:1-15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Police Officer Robert Marklin of Algonac, Michigan says, “I was in my patrol car by a blinking red light – the equivalent of a stop sign – when I watched an elderly man drive straight through without even slowing down. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-15, Isaiah 14:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Power Of Unbroken Focus

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Nov 21, 2019

As he followed Prophet Elijah, Elisha had every cause to be distracted. But he kept going. Elisha maintained an unbroken focus and he received the supernatural.

THE POWER OF UNBROKEN FOCUS "9 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” 10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:9-14, Proverbs 4:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good News For The Outcasts Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 10, 2021

God uses outcasts to announce Jesus's birth.

Good News for The Outcasts Jeffery Anselmi / General Characters of Christmas / Birth of Jesus; Shepherds at Birth of Christ / Luke 2:8–20 INTRODUCTION • Do you remember when you had a child, or when you got married or graduated from High School or College? • What do we usually do when a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Wilt Thou Have Me To Do?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 7, 2022

After his conversion, the Apostle Paul did something every child of God should do after their conversion.

Look at Acts 9:6, we read, “And he trembling and astonished said, LORD, WHAT WILT THOU HAVE ME TO DO? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.” Paul asked WHAT GOD WOULD HAVE HIM TO DO, and the Lord told him, “…Arise, and go into the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17, Acts 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

New Year: Six Things To Do

Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jan 2, 2021

As we enter 2021, Ephesians 5:15-20 gives us six advice to do this year and the rest of our lives: 1) To be Careful, 2) To Be Fruitful, 3) To be Wise, 4) To be filled with the Spirit, 5) To Praise God, 6) To be Thankful

Happy New Year! As we enter a new year, let us focus on what the Apostle Paul said to the Ephesians that I believe we should do too. Let’s read Ephesians 5:15-20. There are six things that Paul wants us to do this year and always: I. To Be Careful (V. 15 "Be very careful, then, how you ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20, Psalm 90:10, Psalm 90:12, Romans 12:2, John 9:4, Galatians 5:22-23, Acts 16:23-25, Ephesians 2:8-10, John 15:16, 2 Corinthians 5:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What If There Was No Resurrection? Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Mar 21, 2022

The second sermon on this series from 1 Corinthians 15. all Scripture references are from the NASB.

Our hope as true Christians and believers in Jesus Christ lie is fact of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Without any one of these three things, our faith would be futile and worthless. “Can you be Christian and not believe in the resurrection?” shouts the headline in the Salt Lake Tribune ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

Declare The Acceptable Year Of The Lord

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 9, 2023

The past few years has placed us in captivity physically, mentally, and spiritually, the whole world has been turned upside down and people have been messed up. It is the time of restoration. It is the time to get back what the devil has stolen from us.

Declare The Acceptable Year of the Lord By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. DEFINITION: - Acceptable means pleasing, desirable, favorable, and welcome. Declare is to say something in an emphatic manner, to acknowledge possession of something. OPENING: - There is a show on Television I watch ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-8, Luke 4:18-21

Denomination: Apostolic

The Simple Life Style

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

Each individual Christian needs to keep asking themselves, how can I simplify my life, not for the sake of simplicity, but for the sake of the kingdom of God.

I've always loved the Cinderella story, and have read it to my granddaughter, and listened to it on record many times. It is a story that fits so well in our culture. From rags to riches is the American dream come true. The poor little servant girl escapes from the wash water to live in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Defective Disciples Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 18, 2021

Practically every one of the Apostles, including Paul, is pictured as being wrong in an argument at some point. The 3 best known are specifically mentioned as being out of God's will in their attitudes toward others.

It is not without good reason that many people say they never argue about politics or religion. The ignorance and intolerance of men in relation to these subjects is such that they almost always lead to contention and anger rather than helpfulness and understanding. The average person, who does ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:46-50

The Restoration Of Israel – Jeremiah – Part 7 – Chapters 32 And 33 – The Everlasting Covenant Means Regathering And Restoration Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 18, 2025

In this message we look at beautiful actions by God for His earthly people. They will call on Him, and He answers with transformation of the people and the land. He (Messiah) will be their God and they shall be His people, regathered and restored.

THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL – JEREMIAH – PART 7 – Chapters 32 and 33 – THE EVERLASTING COVENANT MEANS REGATHERING AND RESTORATION Having ended the momentous Chapter 31 we move on. It amazes me that biblical teaching in so many churches has been reduced to 20 minutes of some placating message that ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:36-38, Jeremiah 32:40-42, Deuteronomy 6:5, Jeremiah 33:1-3, Jeremiah 33:4-9, Jeremiah 33:10-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational