Sermons on Will Of The Father:

Easter 2016: Not My Will But Thine Be Done

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 26, 2016

This message focuses on Jesus' obedience to the Father and the impact that He has had through His obedience on most of the world's major religions.

Easter 2016 Not My Will But Thine Be Done Scriptures: Matt. 26:39; John 10:10; 17-18; 14:6; 19:30; Luke 19:10; 23:35-43; 2 Peter 2:4; 3:9 Introduction The title of my message this morning is “Not My Will But Thine Be Done!” On the night that He was arrested, Jesus went to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Radical Moves

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 19, 2012

These men make radical moves Jesus, James and John, and the Father Zebedee, in this reading we will also can make radical moves.

Radical Moves Mark 1:14-20 1. The first Radical Move we find is with Jesus, Jesus goes to Galilee and does what John had done that got him arrested and eventually killed ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Methodist

Disciples' Prayer: A Prayer For God's Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 11, 2015

Talk to God like your Best Friend and the Best Father there ever was, putting His interests above your own.

Bob was trying to teach his daughter, Jenny, how to pray before meals. After a few weeks of coaching, Bob decided Jenny was ready to pray all by herself. Jenny started out fine, thanking God for her mommy and daddy and brother and sister and for the rolls and the salad. Then she ended with a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Victory Over My Adversaries

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Feb 7, 2016

God's children enjoy wonderful blessings from our Father. One such blessing is His deliverance of us in the face of our adversaries.

VICTORY OVER MY ADVERSARIES PSALM 3 Background: to understand this psalm, you must understand the beginning of David’s problems he has been facing. They go all the way back to his affair with Bathsheba, the murder of her husband, and the taking of her for his wife. Years later, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Absolute Essentials Of Christianity - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 20, 2023

Intro - Monotheism - God, the Father - God the Son, Jesus Christ - God, the Holy Spirit - Salvation by Grace - The Resurrection - The Gospel Message

Denominations have most often come about due to differences in beliefs from others. Many of them started because of a great move of God at a specific time and place in history. Then, after many years, they became a religious organization that operates with their own identity, doctrinal beliefs, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:8, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 2:21, 1 Corinthians 15:14, 2 Peter 1:16-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Narrow Path To Life Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 4, 2023

Life is filled with choices, and the most important choice we can make is the one that leads to eternal life with our Heavenly Father.

The Narrow Path to Life Introduction: Begin by welcoming the congregation and introducing the key scripture: Matthew 7:13-14 (NLT) - "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 14:12, Psalm 16:11, Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

I’ve Got A Mansion…do You?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Oct 28, 2022

A little boy got on the elevator with his father at the Empire State Building. They were going to the observation deck at the top and view the city.

• As the elevator ascended the boy watched the signs flash as they went by the floors: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70. • The farther up they went, the more nervous the boy became. • Finally he looked up as his dad and said, “Daddy, does God know we're coming?” (Leighton Ford, "Hope for a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Prodigal Son And His Homecoming Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 28, 2023

Many groups celebrate homecoming in various ways. The Prodigal Son also enjoyed a homecoming after he returned to his father.

(Based on a sermon preached 10-22-2023 at First Baptist Church, Chamois, MO; not an exact transcription. Full disclosure: many sermons have been preached on this text and any overlap is accidental and not intentional. I have not knowingly used anyone else’s words in this message without attempting ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

From Alienation To Reconciliation.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 15, 2023

"For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father" (Ephesians 2:18).

FROM ALIENATION TO RECONCILIATION. Ephesians 2:11-22. EPHESIANS 2:11. Paul addresses the Ephesian church as being “in times past Gentiles in the flesh.” and he points to the historic antagonism between Jews and non-Jews. On the one hand, Gentiles were scorned as “the Uncircumcision;” on the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The (Real) Lord's Prayer Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 8, 2023

When Jesus asks His Father to glorify His Son, He prays for our security, our sanctity, and our unity.

[continuing the pastoral prayer]… Glorify your servant today. Help him to preach well so that those who hear might be impressed and tell their friends how great he is. Grow our church so that our fame might be spread throughout the area. Make my name a household word among Christians like Chuck ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-23, John 1:1, 1 John 1:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Talking To Yourself

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 3, 2022

When you have had enough of living in the pigpen, you can return home knowing that the Father waits to receive you.

“Jesus said, ‘There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.” And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Sometimes We Cannot Hear Due To Pain

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 12, 2022

If we can learn to be one with Jesus Christ in His communication with the Father, we can be transformed, even if we are not in this life transfigured.

2nd Sunday of Lent 2006 The mountain we call Tabor rises some 600 meters above the Galilean plain, an impressive, if not awesome height. The experience of climbing it must be pretty exhausting; when we ascended to the summit, it was in a Palestinian taxi whose driver must have had a graduate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36, Matthew 14:23, Hebrews 4:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Luke 2:40, Luke 22:41-44, Luke 23:34, John 19:26-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Developing A Great And Intimate Relationship With God, The Son - Jesus - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jun 14, 2021

Now that you have had a glimpse of God, the Father, it's time to understand who God, the Son is.

A. What is YOUR answer to each of these questions: 1. Who is Jesus? 2. Is He your personal Savior? 3. Is He the center of your thoughts? 4. Do you accept the total redemption He paid for you or do you think you have to earn it somehow? 5. Do you have to pay penitence for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40, 1 John 3:2-3, 1 John 4:7-21, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Ephesians 3:14-21, Psalm 103:8-14, Proverbs 2:1-5, Ephesians 2:6-7, John 14:26-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just What Is This Anyway? Manna? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 6, 2023

We see the miracle of God in the desert called “manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know.”

Corpus Christi 2023 Today’s solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is called Corpus Christi, for short, because prior to the major calendar changes late in the last century, the Precious Blood of Christ had its own separate feast. So we celebrate today the fact that Christ’s promise ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:2-16, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, John 6:51-58

Denomination: Catholic

2 What It Means To Be Conformed To The Image Of Christ Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Jul 4, 2022

The preeminent directive for Christian maturity is: Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48

The preeminent directive for Christian maturity is: Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 SC 5046 (telios) mature; complete. Living totally in obedience and conformity to all known scriptural commands and precepts and all conscience directives. This is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48, Romans 8:29, Philippians 3:10-11