Sermons on We Must Be Fruitful:

Virus: I Must Tell Of The Goodness Of The Lord

Contributed by Roosevelt Wright on Mar 28, 2020

As we weather the Coronavirus pandemic, the people of God should remain faithful that our God is able to deliver us from whatever temptations, frustrations or pestilences we face.

   SCRIPTURE:  I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:13-14 Introduction    Has the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on May 25, 2017

A law of gravity is this: What comes up must come down! We see that this is true in our faith life as we look at the Acts reading of the Ascension of Jesus.

Do you know who this person is? This person has the world record for the most valuable and expensive tooth. In 2002, the person’s tooth was valued at $35,700. Albert Einstein kept a picture of this person on the wall in his study alongside of other famous scientists that he looked up to. At the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Let's Stay Connected

Contributed by Harold Wanton on Apr 25, 2009

We must remain connected to Jesus Christ in order to bear the fruit of righteousness

LETS STAY CONNECTED! Jesus is in his last days, and he’s giving his disciples instructions on how they can stay connected with him, even after he’s absent from the flesh. He’s about to depart and take on his eternal glory, and return to be with his Father for a period of ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Apostolic

What Must I Do? You Must Deny Yourself And Follow Him Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 15, 2013

The way of costly obedience is the way that leads to joy but what God says you "must" do God knows you can do.

WHAT MUST I DO? DENY YOURSELF, TAKE UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW JESUS** LUKE 9:18-26 Big Idea: The way of costly obedience is the way that leads to joy. Intro: Imagine that you made a visit to your doctor and he told you that you had a disease. He tells you that you can survive the disease if ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-26

Denomination: Nazarene

How Long Must I Keep Preaching

Contributed by Bob Phillips on May 13, 2014

When age, activities, physical conditions hinder, or it seems we are just spinning our wheels so to speak, we ask "How long must I keep trying"?

Text: Isaiah 6: 1-11 Isaiah was awed at the majesty and power in the presence of God. He saw the need to minister around him and heard God's command to do so. The same as in our time, The Prophet saw wickedness on every hand or every side. The need for God's ministry was so great yet the people ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

I Am The Vine

Contributed by Alistair Wearring on Feb 27, 2010

A look at what it means to be fruitful and the type of ’branches’ we are

Introduction with children A Branch on the Tree or a Stick in the Mud? ------------------------------------------- Theme: Apart from Jesus, we can do nothing Object: Two branches that has been broken from a tree -- one with leaves withering, the other without any leaves at all. Scripture: "I ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Practicing Patience

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Oct 14, 2010

The Bible tells us many ways we can practice the spiritual fruit of patience, this sermon deals with three tings we must do in order to display the fuit of patience.

PRACTICING PATIENCE (All me sermon use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Many times I pray for Wisdom - to understand my teenagers; Love - to forgive them; Patience - for their mood swings; Because, Lord if I pray for Strength, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Story Must Change (3)- Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Jul 23, 2014

We are in the world of battle and there are many things that will not change unless through your involvement. When you do your part, God will do His.

THE STORY MUST CHANGE (3)- POWER OF PRAYER 1 SAMUEL 1:1-20 We are in the world of battle and there are many things that will not change unless through your involvement. When you do your part, God will do His. There are situations or people God brings your way to get you to where He wants you to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:15-20

Denomination: Anglican

The Identifying Mark Of A True Believer

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jan 20, 2009

We can sometimes be fooled by people who claim to be Christians but really have no relationship with Christ, but Jesus revealed a way that we could identify true believers.

THE IDENTIFYING MARK OF A TRUE DISCIPLE Text: John 15:1 – 8 Introduction: • When I was a kid I used to watch a game show called “To Tell the Truth” • Three contestants appeared, all claiming to be the same person, and a panel of judges had to guess who was the real person by that ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The God We Worship Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 29, 2022

The Christian view of God comes from the biblical revelation. We must therefore examine Scriptures carefully. Human language is all we have, and it is inadequate to fully comprehend God.

The God We Worship Exodus 34:6-7 Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Deuteronomy 6:12-15 What advise did the old preacher give to the young preacher when the young man asked him about what to preach? His answer, preach about God and preach about twenty minutes. Children ask the darndest questions. Many of their ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Deuteronomy 6:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Individually Responsible

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 15, 2021

An idea is being floated in our nation that citizens must pay for the sins of the past in something called "reparations." This message asks if this concept is biblical. Praise be to God that He does not require reparations from us!

I want to begin our message this morning by bringing an awareness of a modern-day proposal that is being floated in our local, state, and federal governments, and then tie that in to what Ezekiel has to say in our passage. Across our nation, people are talking about something called “reparations.” ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit Given... Did You Receive?

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Nov 24, 2019

the fruits of the Spirit are more than we think they are, they are only given by God

Fruit given…do you receive? In Galatians 5:22-23 we read But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Let us look at this for a moment. These are characteristics produced by the Holy Spirit in a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-14, Mark 11:20-24

Denomination: Charismatic

We Have Someone To Talk About Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Sep 18, 2003

We must courageously speak about Jesus.

WE HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK ABOUT Acts 3:11-26 S: Courage Th: Walk with Spiritual Courage Pr: WE MUST COURAGEOUSLY SPEAK ABOUT JESUS. ?: Why? KW: Facts TS: We will find in our study of Acts 3:11-26 three facts that show why we must courageously speak about Jesus. The _____ fact is… I. HE WAS ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-26

Denomination: Baptist

God At Work In Spirit Filled People

Contributed by Dan Stires on Apr 30, 2018

This message deals with Evangelizing the community who desperately needs to hear about coming to Jesus Christ. The fullness of the Holy Spirit in a Christians life is the power to witness to the unsaved.

God at work through Spirit-filled People Text: Acts 2:37-42 Introduction: 1. After watching the Upwards Sports film last Sunday morning, I wanted to follow this with a sermon and I want to ask you some serious questions: Why should we bother with the families of this area? Why should we do ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-42

Who Will We Believe

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 22, 2003

as we study the account in Numbers of the sending out of the 12 spies, we will carefully look at the 2 reports that Moses received. And as we do, we will come to understand, that even in our own lives, there are 2 messages being sent, and we too must dec

"WHO WILL WE BELIEVE?" TEXT: NUMBERS CHAPTER 13 AND 14 INTRODUCTION Today I want us to look at our text through the eyes of someone who would have been there to witness the events that unfolded. I’ll be doing in the first person. I was sleeping when the men came to our tent, to wake up my ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ