Sermons on What Jesus Did:

"Advent Is Not About Waiting To Open Presents On Christmas"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 27, 2008

A sermon for the 1st Sunday in Advent.

Isaiah 64:1-9 “Advent is Not about Waiting to Open Presents on Christmas” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.gracumcsd.org Our Old Testament Lesson for this morning is a lament from the community that raises the question of whether their waiting for ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9

Denomination: United Methodist

Enemies

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 4, 2009

Our greatest enemies are the traits within us that cause us to sin. We see those traits in others, can’t control others, and can find healing only in Christ.

Enemies Mark 1:9-13; Psalm 25:1-10 The Reverend Anne Benefield Geneva Presbyterian Church, March 1, 2009 Introduction: Today’s scripture lesson is one of David’s psalms. In it he pleads for help from God against his enemies. Listen to how he describes the forces against him. Psalm 25:1-10 To ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Scattered Splinters

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 30, 2006

The church is more than scattered splinters, there is power in agreement. It is called synergism. United we stand.

SCATTERED SPLINTERS TEAR DOWN THE EXCUSES By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WE ARE EXPERTS WITH SPLINTERS. A. When I was a little boy in the fifth grade, my Dad pastored a church in southern Ohio. The altar was a beautiful, shiny, slick piece of wood. When no one was looking I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:3-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

He Cares

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Feb 24, 2019

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

HE CARES SCRIPTURE: I Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” I Peter 5:7 “Casting the whole of your care--all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all--on Him; for He cares for you affectionately, and care about you watchfully.” Amplified ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 55:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

#2 The Skeleton At The Feast--- Attitudes Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 10, 2017

Have you ever wolfed down food to find that your are devouring yourself? Do you consider how your attitudes give birth to mean words, unkind deeds and bitterness? Your attitudes have a cause-effect on your thinking patterns.

#2 THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST --- YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com part #2 WHY DO PEOPLE REFUSE TO SEE THAT THEIR ATTITUDES HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THEIR DAILY LIFE. It is all about the choices we make, the words we say and the deeds ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:18, 1 Corinthians 4:12, Hebrews 12:12-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Virtue Of Self-Control (10 Of 10) Series

Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Mar 29, 2003

Self-control is not when I control my "self". It when my "self" is controlled by the Holy Spirit.

The Virtue of Self-Control Part 10 The Core Virtues of the Christian Life Galatians 5:22-23 Jeff Armbrester (I appreciate the sermon "Strawberry of Self-Control" by James Westervelt, which is on this site. His outline inspired me as I prepared this message. I encourage you read his sermon as ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Methodist

R U Gr8ing Or Gr8ful?

Contributed by Todd Pope on Nov 9, 2010

Each of us is given the opportunity to be grating or grateful, we get to choose which we will be.

After Michelle and I were married, in one of our early Christmas gift exchanges, she gave me a Franklin Organizer - a day-timer type calendar. At the time, I felt like the wife who was just given a treadmill or vacuum for Valentines Day. My face and demeanor gave me away and she could tell I wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 106:1-2, Psalm 107:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Real Iron Man

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 15, 2024

This sermon relies heavily on the sermon "Kissed By The King", originally preached by Ken Gurley and published in his book "Preaching for a New Millenium: Hell's Midnight Train" (2007).

The Real Iron Man I. Introduction: When I was a child, my dad took me to a barbershop run by two great women, Linda and Sammy Jo. Grandpa went to them too. It smelled of cigarette smoke, barbicide, shaving cream, and brill cream. On the walls were placks with practical wisdom like: "Never ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 17:27-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Word Of Encouragement

Contributed by Keith Crouch on Oct 18, 2004

This takes a look at the opening verses of II Thessalonians as Paul brings a word of encouragement to this church.

A Word of Encouragement II Thes. 1:1-12 I. The Encouragement of Praise (v. 1-4) A. Paul Practiced What He Preached (1-3a) 1. He could have blasted them for not grasping what he had taught them earlier, but he never scolded or chastised them (compare to his reaction the Galatian church Gal. 3:1). ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Doing Membership

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Membership is something you do, not something you have.

Thesis: Membership is something you do, not something you have. Intro.: 1. For the past several weeks we've been exploring the notion of "the priesthood of all believers." a. Priests have a job to do, a ministry to perform. b. Illust. Evertt Huffard, an instructor at HGSR, says Christians can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Babes

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 3, 2000

Some devotional thoughts

{Thoughts below were drawn and paraphrased from footnotes of Newell in his commentary on Hebrews, so he must be given some credit here.} EVERYONE DELIGHTS IN A NEW BORN BABY. BUT NO ONE DELIGHTS IN A MAN, OR EVEN AN OLDER CHILD, WHO REVERTS IN HIS BEHAVIOR TO CHILDISH ACTIONS ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14

Denomination: Orthodox

Six Wrong Ways To Judge Your Life

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 12, 2005

How can we be sure that we don’t settle for an evaluation of our life that ultimately won’t hold up?

Ways That We Judge Wrongly: 1. “He was a good man.” - v. 3a - “judged by you or a human court [day].” - At a funeral, the preacher may give this praise to the agreement of everyone present. That does not settle the matter though, because we as humans do not have the final judgment. - Many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Secret Of Success

Contributed by John Phillips Jr on Mar 7, 2006

The Apostle Paul indicated there was ONE thing that helped insure his success in Christ!

The Secret of Success Phil. 3:12-14 Intro – People love hearing a secret don’t they? Many of the books on the best seller list are those that have to do with supposedly “Secret” methods on everything from weight loss to wealth beyond your wildest dreams! I am sure that many of you remember the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Good Works Are Bad

Contributed by Tony Salisbury on Feb 12, 2011

A look at some Criteria that are necessary for good works to be good.

For Valentine ’s Day several years ago I bought chocolates for everyone in my family. To help everyone remember which chocolates belonged to whom I bought different ones. One got rich dark Belgian chocolate. Another one received smooth creamy milk chocolate. All went well until my daughter ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:20-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Conscience, A True Guide?

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 25, 2008

A message on allowing our conscience to guide our actions.

CONSCIENCE, A TRUE GUIDE? 1 Corinthians 10:16-33 INTRO: Paul now returns, after a brief illustration from his own life, to the main subject of this entire section of scripture. The subject of eating meat of fered as a sacrifice to idols. Paul ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-33

Denomination: Baptist