Sermons on Widows Penny:

God Provides For Every Need Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 11, 2008

God’s power and provisions are superabundant for those who trust and obey.

Scripture Introduction Only one of Jesus’ miracles is recorded by all four evangelists — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. God chose to describe the person and work of his Son from four different angles, four perspectives. Each author brings a unique point of view to his account as each writes for a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-14, John 6:15-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Wrestling With God

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 3, 2022

YOUR SUFFERINGS TURN TO A “SOUVENIR” THAT REMIND YOU OF THE POIGNANT MOMENTS THAT TRANSFORMED YOUR LIFE! Hallelujah!

Genesis 32:24”Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.” INTRO: I was stuck with the above scripture for several hours, I just couldn’t move, during the reading of this portion, I was going through certain deep trials in my own life, after two decades of ministry, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Share The Fields

Contributed by Chris Hughes on Aug 13, 2004

story of Ruth reminds us: The Christian dream is not a house with a 2 car garage, the dream of America is to share the fields of plenty with all who come.

Share The Fields Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi’s husband, Elimelech. 2One day Ruth said to Naomi, "Let me go out into the fields to gather leftover grain behind anyone who will let me do it.” And Naomi said, "All right, my daughter, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Parable Of The Unfaithful Steward Series

Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010

Are we faithfully making use of the gifts that God has given to us?

Parable of the unfaithful steward (Mat 25:14-30) "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. {15} To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Christian Church

How Giving Works (Re:gift)

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 15, 2019

Many people give out of guilt. The apostle Paul says we should give with joy! The only way we can do this is if we first realized just how joyfully generous God has been to us. When we see His joyful generosity, that encourages us to be joyfully generous ourselves.

Opening and Introduction In our lesson tonight, we hear about farmers that plant seeds. If a farmer doesn’t plant, there won’t be anything to harvest later in the year. His livelihood depends on generously planting as many seeds as he can. This passage uses a lot of farming imagery. But what ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Equipped #5: The Gift Of Giving Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Sep 12, 2025

In our series on the spiritual gifts found in Romans 12 one gift that we often overlook is giving.”: the gift of giving. Paul writes, '...if it is giving, then give generously.' Let's explore what that means.

EQUIPPED: Giving As A Gift “…if it is giving, then give generously…” Romans 12:8 Introduction In our series on the spiritual gifts found in Romans 12 one gift that we often overlook is giving.”: the gift of giving. Paul writes, '...if it is giving, then give generously.' Let's ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving In The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Nov 18, 2011

Giving in the kingdom of God is an act of worship that demonstrates how much we value God and His kingdom.

Two men were marooned on an Island. One man paced back and forth worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself. The first man said to the second man, "aren’t you afraid we are about to die." "No," said the second man, "I make $100,000 a week and tithe faithfully to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

When Is Sacrifice Is Hot Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 16, 2009

When the sacrifice is hot it has the right form, it will have the right balance, and it will be the right amount.

Deuteronomy 33: 18-19 When the Sacrifice is Hot When the sacrifice is hot it has the right form, it will have the right balance, and it will be right amount. If there is a challenge to the meaning of true religious faith, it is found in the weakness of people of our era to demonstrate righteous ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

Describing God's Indescribable Gift Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009

The first message in a series looking at things we can and hould be thankful for. This first message deals with the thought of being thankful for the ability (by God’s grace) to give, and the hinderances we face in this area

DESCRIBING GOD’S INDESCRIBABLE GIFT 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 (NIV) INTRODUCTION: God’s indescribable gift is something we would not often; if ever define with the word indescribable. God’s indescribable gift is giving! For many of us, giving, finances, etc. are quite describable. We can describe ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Judging

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

what does it mean to judge

"Judging" Matthew 7:1-6 6/22/97 Intro: It’s been said that the only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down other people, sidestepping responsibility, dodging the question, passing the blame, pushing their luck, and wrestling with their conscience. As we go on in Matthew, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Divine Recovery Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 28, 2018

God is concerned about the little things in our lives.

Among the remnant who remained faithful to God are these companies of prophets (or sons of the prophet). • Elisha was mentoring a group of them, in the place where they lived (like a dormitory). • But the dwelling place was getting too small for the growing number of students. Let’s read 2 Kings ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Righteous Givers Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jul 28, 2025

Based on Psalm 112 - Helps hearers understand that righteous living leads to generous giving.

“RIGHTEOUS GIVERS” Psalm 112 FBCF – 7/27/25 Jon Daniels INTRO – What does it mean to be righteous? Simply put: It means to be right w/ God. It is both who we are in Christ & how we live for Christ. It’s our identity & our activity. It’s positional & it’s practical. - 2 Corinthians ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

4 Different Kinds Of Givers

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 17, 2013

4 Different Kinds of givers (outline taken from Damluka Friday Pele)

HoHum: Started a series for Youth Group called Generation Change that talks about financial matters. Learned something about John D. Rockefeller in the video but now let’s hear the rest of the story. The very first person to reach the status of billionaire was a man who knew how to set ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:34-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have I Done My Best?

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 7, 2004

When you stand before God He isn’t going to ask you how you did compared to the person in the pew next to you...However, He is going to say: DID YOU DO THE VERY BEST YOU COULD WITH WHAT I GAVE YOU TO DO IT WITH WHERE YOU WERE?

TEXT: Matthew 25:14-30 TITLE: HAVE I DONE MY VERY BEST? After reading verse 18 make the following comment: The tragedy of the man with the one talent is not that he had only one talent but he didn’t use the one talent he had. How many of you know what it is like to feel inadequate. I do. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pay Tithes, Get Floodgates Open

Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 1, 2023

The terminology for how God will reward tithers is extreme.God says He will “open the floodgates of Heaven.” This phrase was first used to describe the amount of water that fell during Noah’s flood (Gen. 7:11).

PAY TITHES, GET FLOODGATES OPEN Malachi 3:10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Texas Cowboy Humor 1. Where do cowboys cook their meals? On the range. 2. What advice do cows give? Turn the udder cheek and mooooove on! 3. Why did the bowlegged cowboy get fired? Because he couldn't keep his calves ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God