Sermons on Welfare Of A Nation:

The Life That God Blesses

Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Mar 13, 2002

What kind of life is pleasing to God?

" THE LIFE THAT GOD BLESSES " Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. Genesis 24:1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 1. A LIFE DEVOTED COMPLETELY TO THE ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1, Genesis 24:1

Denomination: Baptist

Approaching God?

Contributed by Cameron Smith on Jun 3, 2006

Falling away? Sympathy with the high priest? What confidence and relevance does this section of Hebrews have for us today?

Hebrews 4:14 - 6:20 1. Sympathetic roles A few years ago I went to TAFE to study a Certificate in Social Welfare. It was a night time course and on the first night there, we had about 40 people huddled into this over-crowded classroom. And the teacher up the front asked us all a question: Why ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Not Under My Roof Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007

Miracle of Faith, Pt. 2

NOT UNDER MY ROOF (MATTHEW 8:5-13) An ancient legend told of a monk who found a precious stone - a precious jewel, in fact, and then quietly kept it in his bag. A short time later, however, he met a traveler, who said he was hungry and asked the monk if he would share some of the provisions. When ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Not Under My Roof Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Miracle of Faith, Pt. 2

NOT UNDER MY ROOF (MATTHEW 8:5-13) An ancient legend told of a monk who found a precious stone - a precious jewel, in fact, and then quietly kept it in his bag. A short time later, however, he met a traveler, who said he was hungry and asked the monk if he would share some of the provisions. When ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Does It Mean To Be A Man: Man-Boy Syndrome & A Life Of Greatness

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 3, 2021

What is manhood? What does it mean to be a man? Is it power? Is it strength? Is it having the biggest truck? Or the biggest house? Or the best kept lawn? Is it the family and white picket fence?

What is manhood? What does it mean to be a man? Is it power? Is it strength? Is it having the biggest truck? Or the biggest house? Or the best kept lawn? Is it the family and white picket fence? Is it finding true love in a wife? Is it raising children, and caring for grandchildren, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26, Job 4:17

Denomination: Salvation Army

On Cooking Frogs

Contributed by Jacob Golden, Jr. on May 1, 2002

A prophetic 4th of July sermon.

ON COOKING FROGS July 2, 2000 • Independence Day Mark 6:1-6 • 2 Samuel 7:1-14a I’ve never done it or even seen it done, but I’ve been told that there are two ways to cook a frog. One way is easy, the other difficult. The difficult way is to drop the frog into a pot of boiling water. You try ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6, 2 Samuel 7:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

A Three Hundred Word Sermon Starter With Mark 8:14 As The Text. Series

Contributed by Sean Lester on Dec 3, 2020

Political and religious leaders tend to want to rule the people instead of to serve the people. Instead, your faith should be in God as you follow Jesus. Jesus proved he could provide for people more effectively than any government or religious institution.

A Three Hundred Word Sermon Starter with Mark 8:14 as the text. Jesus told his disciples, “Beware of the bread that the Pharisees and the Herodians give you.” In other words, be careful about what politicians and religious leaders offer you. Political and religious leaders tend to want to rule ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Freedom & Forgiveness Are Never Free...

Contributed by Brian B on Nov 13, 2003

Melvin Newland (Brownsvill Christian church) laid the Groundwork for this one, This is what I ended up with including an order of service and song selections. preached at a veteran’s day service. I have stood on the shoulders of Giants... Thanks Melvi

FREEDOM & FORGIVENESS ARE NEVER FREE (A sermon by Reverend Melvin Newland … reworked by Brian C. Byers Freedom and forgiveness are never free, Reverend Melvin Newland in points out that there is always a price that has to be paid for both. I trust that most of you realize that Tuesday was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Pornographic Battle Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009

(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) The tragic reality of pornography and keys to overcoming - victory you can live by.

Spiritual Warfare (SW-04) The Pornographic Battle Matthew 5:27-30 It is now a $57 billion dollar a year industry around the world - with the United States enjoying the lion’s share of that - a whopping $12 dollars. I am talking about pornography. $12 billion dollars a year! That is an average of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: *other

Fellow Soldiers Of Christ Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 19, 2011

Paul wanted the Philippians to see two shining examples... one clergy and the other a layman, to share with them that God uses ALL people as long as they are willing and obedient!

Sermon Brief Date Written: August 19, 2011 Date Preached: August 21, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from Philippians Sermon Title: Fellow Soldiers in Christ Sermon Text: Philippians 2:19-30 [ESV] Introduction: Just what does it mean when we SAY ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Baptist

Defining Dad

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 22, 2020

For Mother's day I listed some traits that defined Mom. Now it's Dad's turn. On Mother's Day I said although these traits define Mom, Dad can have them too. Likewise, the ones I'll be highlighting for Dad can be seen in Moms too, they're just more characteristic of Dads.

DEFINING DAD For the Mother's day sermon I listed some characteristics that defined Mom. Now it's Dad's turn. I mentioned in my Mother's Day sermon that although these characteristics define Mom, that doesn't mean that Dad doesn't have those characteristics too, they're ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:8, Titus 3:14, Deuteronomy 8:5-6, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 5:22-23, Matthew 23:2-3, 3 John 1:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Healthy Independence-4

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 19, 2020

4 of ? The prophet Jeremiah contrasted two major aspects of Independence—Independence from God versus independence from the world. Dependence upon YHWH brings independence from worldly influence. How can I be independent of worldly influence? A Healthy Independence Engages...

HEALTHY INDEPENDENCE-IV—Jeremiah 17:1-14 Attention: Jn. 15:18-19—Jesus told His disciples:—“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:6, Jeremiah 17:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus, In Our Church Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 21, 2005

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "When Jesus Comes To Your Town". This series is based on the "Passion Week".

Series: When Jesus Comes To Your Town [#2] JESUS, IN OUR CHURCH Mark 11:15-19 Preparation Needed Before Sermon: 1. On the order of service page of the bulletin do not list any songs, Scripture, etc¡K Only have the sermon title and text at the top of the page with blank lines going down the page. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:15-19

Denomination: Baptist

7 Things God Hates (Part One) Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 10, 2008

Looking at the character of man that is not pleasing to God. It is in our best interest to allow the Lord to take these things out of our lives.

7 Things that God Hates(Part one) Proverbs 6:16-19 Introduction- This morning I want to talk to a moment about what proverbs 6 calls the seven things that God hates or the 7 abominations of God. 1.Pride 2. Lying 3. Shedding of innocent blood 4. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Denomination: Nazarene

Live Together Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 30, 2016

The blessings of people living together

Psalm 133 “Brothers living together” Introduction to Psalm: This is the fourteenth Pilgrim Songs or Songs of Ascents. David penned this psalm on the occasion of the union between the northern tribes and southern Judah. They all met at Hebron to make David their only king after the death of Saul ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Methodist