Sermons on We Belong To Him:

Don't Try To Manipulate God – Fear Him Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 27, 2009

14th in a series from Ecclesiastes. We cannot manipulate God into giving us what we want through our own righteousness and wisdom.

If you go to any store or website that sells books, you will find a number of books by one of the best-selling “Christian” authors of our time. Among some of the things that you will read in these books are the following quotations. Although some of you may be familiar with these books and/or the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:13-29

Denomination: Baptist

Less Of Me, More Of Him Intro Series

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jan 12, 2011

This is a re-write of a series I wrote many years ago, about giving God room to work in our lives, the intro sermon speaks of selfishness giving way to service in God's kingdom

LESS OF ME . . . MORE OF HIM (All my sermons us illustrations found on www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) (This series of sermons, is a complete re-write of another series I wrote years ago called, When We Move Out God Moves In) Many years ago, a good ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Believing In God Yet Not Knowing Him

Contributed by James Dina on Oct 1, 2020

The person that knows God will give an experimental taste and relish of the goodness of God, that God is good but a fool will hinder his own proficiency in the knowledge of God to enable him do evil to his satisfaction.

BELIEVING IN GOD YET NOT KNOWING HIM " Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." ( 1 John 4:8) Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable (Job 36:26). It is a great thing to know ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:8, Matthew 7:23

Denomination: Pentecostal

"He Has Ears, Let Him Hear"

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 11, 2011

PENTECOST 8 (A) - Everyone who has ears are to hear the living and active word of God. We hear God's word not in neglect but for respect.

“HE WHO HAS EARS, LET HIM HEAR” (Outline) July 18, 2010 - Pentecost 8 - MATTHEW 13:1-9; 18-23 INTRO: Listening to God’s word is absolutely vital to and for our Christian faith. The trouble today is that we are no trained to listen very well. If we do not pay ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Lutheran

If You Ignore Him, He Will Go Away!

Contributed by Matthew Blau on Oct 31, 2013

Too many things can take us from our faith. God is Knocking but how long will we still be able to hear him.

There is an old sermon illustration that goes with this morning’s scripture. A pastor decides to visit one of his parishioners on his way into the church one morning. He had wanted to visit for some time but schedule problems and life seemed to keep it from happening. But this morning as he ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Denomination: Methodist

Fully Committed To Him (Pt.2) Series

Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005

Sermon two in a series calling God’s people to a deeper committment to their God.

“Fully Committed to Him (Pt.2)” Sermon – 15 August 2004 Last week I began a new sermon series entitled “Fully Committed To Him”. In that sermon we looked at the Life of King Asa – a King of Judah who was noted for being fully committed to God but in the end turned from the Lord in several ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What's New About The Good News? Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Mar 15, 2020

Jesus came to show us a NEW way for sin to be forgiven; a NEW definition of belonging; and a NEW relationship to the rules. And that is some new wine that can't be poured into old wineskins.

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Mark 2. I know I am about to date myself, but I wonder how many of you remember Paul Harvey? My mother loved listening to Paul Harvey. He would come on at noon, which was about the time we were driving back from the bowling alley (which is a whole other ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What’s Your Brand?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 26, 2016

Who owns you?

I have a branding iron that depending on how you turn it you could brand the cattle with a large I or a wide H. For those not from Texas or other cattle states, you branded the cattle to mark them as yours. Hence a design like Rocking R or Lazy S is used to distinguish your cattle on an open ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Yours Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on May 15, 2021

The scripture references listed are for Ascension Day (May 13, 2021) and can be used for worship on May 16. These notes are based on the Gospel reading for Sunday, May 16: John 17:6-19.

This prayer that John record is a prayer that Jesus prayed for his disciples. The part that includes us happens just after our text for this week. But we can be included anyway. Jesus is praying for us! What an amazing thing. Set this thought alongside the idea of Ascension. Jesus is leaving, ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: United Methodist

Set Free From Shame Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

The sermon explores the transformative encounter of the Samaritan woman with Jesus, illustrating God's intent to save rather than condemn, and the possibility of turning guilt and shame into healing and belonging through God's grace.

The story of the Samaritan woman perfectly illustrates how God sent Jesus not to condemn the world but to save the world through him. Jesus humbles himself, engages the woman in conversation, and sets her free from shame and guilt. She arrives at the well as a sinner, but leaves as a saint. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Topics: Shame And Guilt, Healing And Belonging, Divine Encounters

Wise Men Still Seek Him

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 13, 2016

1. The Wisemen had divine knowledge; 2.Seeking takes sacrifice; 3. Seeking Takes Faith; 4. The Result will be worth it

“Wise Men Still Seek Him” December 18, 2016 Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 6:33-34

Denomination: Holiness

When You Least Expect Him Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of Jesus's unexpected return as taught in the Bible, encouraging believers to live in hopeful anticipation of God's presence in their daily lives.

Have you ever struggled with doubts about faith? I want to introduce you to a guy named John Wesley who lived in England from 1703-1791. He was the 15th of 19 kids, and his mom homeschooled them all. His father was a pastor in the Anglican Church, and John himself became a pastor in that same ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Topics: Expectant Hope, End-Time Theology, Present-Day Living

Fitting In

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 13, 2011

comedian Lenny Bruce gives our Christian psychology a metaphorical cattle prod shock when he said, “Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.’” I suspect it has a lot to do with fitting in.

“Fitting In” John 17:11-19 I read the prologue to a story called Girl in the Middle. The girl is Kim Satinsky who is in eighth grade. She says, “You would think that being in a clique is fun but take my word for it: It’s not. They make me wear expensive things when I’m not really rich and tell me ...read more

Scripture: John 17:11-19

Denomination: Salvation Army

Let Us Test Him With Insult And Torture

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2024

Here and in other sources we see that there was at the time of Jesus a current of thought imagining that the Messiah, or some other righteous man, would die for the sins of the people.

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Course 2024 About fifty years before the birth of our Savior Jesus, an unknown Jew, probably living in Egypt because of the dispersal of Israelites by Assyria and Babylon, wrote what is called the Book of Wisdom. It’s written in Greek in the style of the Hebrew wisdom ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, Psalm 54:3-7, Philippians 2:1-11, James 3:16-18, James 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

We Ought To Pray For Our Children Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Feb 1, 2023

As parents and ones who love that child, we ought to pray daily for him or her.

We Ought to be Praying for our Children Introduction In the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 11, Jesus says about John the Baptist “among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist.” Wow, what a compliment from Jesus to John the Baptist. Now think about John the Baptist’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:11-16

Denomination: Baptist