Sermons on Wives Of Deacons:

Turning The World Upside Down

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Paul in Thessalonica

Reading: Acts chapter 17 verses 1-1: Ill: • Several years ago, American Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man; • Decided he wanted to see his locality from a new perspective. • So he went down to the local army surplus store; • And bought forty-five used weather balloons. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-9

Denomination: Brethren

Submission To Authorities

Contributed by Mark Engler on Dec 4, 2014

If the Christian is going to be a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God Paul calls us to submit to the governing civil authorities. This sermon looks at what that looks like for the Christian.

Submission To The Authorities Romans 13:1-7 Read Text: Romans 13:1-7 INTRO: How many of us like to submit? Doesn’t even the thought of submitting or of submission almost repulse us? I know that we have a lot of competitive people in this body of believers. We have business men and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Which Side Are You On?

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007

When you face Jesus you must decide whether or not you will receive as Lord and make Him your Master.

Do you ever find it interesting, concerning some people who claim faith in the same Lord that you do? If you were to ask them, "If you die today, are you going to heaven?" they would say, "Yes." Yet, there’s so much difference in the level of commitment, such a vast difference in the way they live ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Taming The Tongue Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 9, 2009

The Bible makes the control & proper use of the tongue a matter of great importance. The tongue is far too prone to excess, perversion & pollution. But the Christian who gains control over the tongue can control his life as well.

JAMES 3:1-6 TAMING THE TONGUE [Matthew 12:37, Proverbs 13:3] The children in a prominent family decided to create for their father’s birthday a book of the family’s history. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family’s "black sheep" problem: ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

God Wants Us To Live Like Jesus Lived! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 25, 2017

God wants us to live like Jesus lived: 1. See what Jesus sees (vs. 35-36). 2. Feel what Jesus feels (vs. 36). 3. Pray like Jesus prayed (vs. 37-38).

God Wants Us to Live Like Jesus Lived! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 9:35-38 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 19, 2017 (Revised November 29, 2021) MESSAGE: *There will always be a family resemblance. "Like Father, like Son," we used to say, or "He's a chip ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

Philip And The Ethiopian Eunuch Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 29, 2017

Philip is leaving a place where there has been a great movement of the Spirit of God, to go into a place, a desert, where there is nobody. However, when he gets there, he finds that God does have someone to whom he is to witness.

February 16, 2014 By: Tom Lowe Topic #III: The Church Scattered into Palestine and Syria (8:4-12:25) Subtopic A. The Ministry of Philip (8:4-40). Lesson III.A.2: Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (8:26-39) Introduction The first mentioned of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

Why Women In Ministry

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 28, 2019

This was in response to a question about 1 Timothy 2 and the Wesleyan Churches stand on women in ministry

Her name was Antoinette Brown and she would become a part of history. Antoinette was a committed abolitionist, a campaigner for temperance, and an advocate for women’s rights. Miss Brown was a popular lecturer at reform conventions nationwide and she also pastored a Congregational church in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:8-14, Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Stephen Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Aug 5, 2019

Lessons from Stephen

Acts 6b - 3/12/17 Turn with me this morning to Acts 6.  We saw last week God’s example for us in dealing with conflict within the church.  This is how the role of deacon became established, but it was not about a title, but about a testimony.  The disciples set a beautiful example ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Problem With Religion Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 15, 2020

Let’s live lives that honor God in every way.

THE PROBLEM WITH RELIGION Text: Rom. 2:17-24 Introduction 1. Illustration: When we Pastored in Yellville, AR there was a little restaurant that I used to like to hang out at called The Hill Top. One day a man from a nearby town called Zinc stopped in for lunch. The town of Zinc was famous for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:17-24

Denomination: Methodist

Straight From The Heart Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 23, 2017

In this sermon, we cover the first eleven verses of Philippians 1 and we learn about the importance of learning to communicate appropriately words of appreciation, love and encouragement.

Introduction: A. Once there was an old blacksmith who was nearing retirement and so he picked out a young man to train as his apprentice. 1. The old blacksmith was rather gruff and exacting – He said to the young man, “Don’t ask me a lot of questions, just do whatever I tell you to do.” 2. One day ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Travelling With The Apostle Paul - Silas

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 26, 2018

Travelling with the Apostle Paul - Silas - sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Silas the Leader. (2). Silas the Missionary. (3). Silas the Prisoner. SERMON BODY Readings: • Acts chapter 15 verses 22-40 • Acts chapter 16 verses 16-40. • 2 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 19 • 1 Peter chapter 5 verse 12 • 1 Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 1 • 2 Thessalonians ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-40

Denomination: Brethren

Prayer Will Keep Us Together

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 19, 2021

“Love Will Keep Us Together”. Some of the words are Love, love will keep us together. Stop, I been thinkin' of you. Look in my heart and let love keep us together.

Prayer will keep us Together By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. Protocol: - Prayer: - OPENING: - When I was asked to be a part of this revival and heard the theme Prayer will keep us together, I immediately went to the song by Captain & Tennille titled “Love Will Keep Us Together”. Some of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-6, Matthew 7:7, Philippians 1:4

Denomination: Apostolic

For All The Promises Of God In Him Are Yes, And In Him Amen

Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 18, 2020

A message on how God is dependable and how all the promises He makes are fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ who saves us from sin and its penalty.

Once again turn in your Bibles to the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 1, 2 Corinthians chapter 1. This week we will be finishing the chapter by covering verses 15-24 and I’ve titled this message “All the promises of God in Christ are yes and amen!” This is what Paul tells the Corinthian church in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:15-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Role Of A Church Member Series

Contributed by Josh Brown on Oct 9, 2021

The Church is made up of attendees, volunteers and leaders and each role is vital to the health of the church body. It is important to understand how each of these roles are called to serve within the church.

Introduction Welcome everyone! I hope your week has been well. It’s good to be with you on this fine morning. Today, we’re wrapping up a series where we are looking at the different roles within in the church. Next week, we’re going to kick off a new series on the After Life. We all have ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-10, Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paul's Authority

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Feb 2, 2021

This sermon was the first one of a series on the book of Ephesians. It unpacks the first two verses. Specifically Paul's authority to write the letter, and the value of the specific recipients of the letter (i.e., who Paul would refer to as "Saints)."

Good morning. We are beginning a new series on the book of Ephesians called The Church in Christ and the Church in Culture. In case you are not familiar with the book of Ephesians, it is actually a letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the church that he founded in the ancient city of Ephesus. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Christian Church