Sermons on Women Leadership:

Jephthah Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010

: Jephthah overcame his mother and father’s sinful heritage by becoming dedicated to the Lord and the Lord rewarded him for his faithfulness. Many rejected him but God accepted him and then in the time of need his own people received him back with honor a

Series: Here comes the Judge! Sermon: Jephthah Thesis: Jephthah overcame his mother and father’s sinful heritage by becoming dedicated to the Lord and the Lord rewarded him for his faithfulness. Many rejected him but God accepted him and then in the time of need his own people received him back ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pastors And Teachers Series

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 3, 2011

The role of a pastor/teacher is much more than that of a carer. Psalm 23 illustrates to us from the Good Shepherd what is involved in this ministry that is intended to lead others to maturity in Christ.

3.7.11 PASTORS AND TEACHERS -- Psalm 23 INTRO Have you ever thought of entering the ministry? Maybe you have. Or maybe you haven't and you wonder how a church pastor spends their time during the week. What is involved: There is a well-worn joke that pastor's work only one day a week. It's about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Good For Nothing?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 26, 2009

A sermon on Ephesians 4:11-12 (Much material adapted from Lynn Anderson’s book, "They Smell Like Sheep")

Morning Sermon for 8/23/2009 Ephesians 4:11-12 Introduction: A child once said: “The preacher is paid to be good. The rest of us, we’re good for nothing!” WBTU: A. Vs. 11- Church leaders are one of Christ’s gifts to the church. 1. Apostles- These do not exist today. An apostle was an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sanding The Floors Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 5, 2009

Developing leaders is like sanding floors -- acknowledging that flaws will be removed only by abrasion. But such weaknesses become a channel for strength and for God’s grace to work.

We could all have such perfect houses if people didn’t use them. The most beautiful and perfect rooms you will ever see are the ones in furniture displays at the store or maybe in a museum someplace, and the reason they are so perfect is that nobody uses them. But in the real world houses are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Introduction - God's Heart For You Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Sep 16, 2009

Understanding God’s heart for the world has begin by understanding what God thinks about each of us and how he asks us to live.

I am really excited this year about our theme which is “God’s Heart for the World.” Most everyone knows John 3:16 in that it says, “For God loved the…world…so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that…everyone…who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” As much as so many ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Growing

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 1, 2013

God designed the church to grow. We need to look again at what the Bible says about that and begin to do what God blesses with increase.

Jesus once said that the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. Though it is smaller than other seeds, when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. Matt. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pass The Baton

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 21, 2011

The sermon is based on the idea of how the Word of God is passed from one leader to another.

Scripture Reading Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Pass The Baton In a relay race, one athlete runs a lap, and then hands the baton to a second, who then runs and hands it to a third, who runs and hands it to a fourth. Notice, the first runner never crosses the finish line, but the team will ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Appointing Those Elders Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 22, 2011

Paul gives directions about appointing elders in churches. 1- An elder is a family man 2- An elder is a trustworthy man 3- An elder is a blameless man 4- An elder is a spiritual man

INTRO.- ILL.- When the Methodist minister falls down the stairs, he picks himself up and says, "That was an experience, how do I learn from it?" When the Catholic priest falls down the stairs, he picks himself up and says, "I must have done something really bad to deserve that." When the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Together We Stand Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 28, 2011

Joining with others to follow Christ is the clear model for Christian living according to Paul. We need examples to follow, fellow followers to journey with, and to be examples for others to follow. Many will not do it. You and I must!

Happy New Year Signal Mountain! Welcome to the first Sunday of 2012! This is a good time of year to look back and see where we’ve been, look around and see where we are, and look ahead to see where we need to go next. But the first thing to do is look up and acknowledge our sovereign God who ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Discernment Camp Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012

Solomon is training us to develop discernment, the ability to distinguish between truth and lies, integrity and dishonesty, foolishness and wisdom. From his words, we can draw four important principles.

Discernment Camp (Proverbs 20:5-8) 1. Once when Red Skelton was being interviewed he was asked if he ever was at a loss for words. He hesitated a minute then said, "I dreamed I died and went to heaven. Just as I was taken before God, he sneezed...and I just didn’t know what to say to Him!" 2. We ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:5-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fathers, Lead Your Family - A Message To Fathers On Mothers Day

Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 12, 2012

If the greatest gift a dad can give his children is to love their mother. The greatest gift a man can give his wife is to lead his family. We will examine Proverbs 4 as a pattern for fathers to lead their families.

Since today is Mothers Day, I thought I would begin with some statistics from Moms on their most difficult moments. These results were taken from a nation wide survey of moms with children under six. The “Worst place to have to change a diaper” 47% said a public restroom with no ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quick And Slow

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 31, 2012

Being quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry are attributes that matter a great deal in our everyday living. Following these principles can avert a lot of trouble and accomplish much good in our own lives and in the lives of others.

QUICK AND SLOW James 1:19-21 INTRODUCTION: James goes into the next passage saying, “Take note of this” (listen up, pay attention). Not that anything James had said up until this point isn’t important but he’s indicating that what he is about to write is something he ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To Advance, You Often Have To Leave Something Behind. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 21, 2012

Weighed down, wanting to grow, wanting to advance, in life, in your Christian journey, towards holy living? - may be it’s time for a BBQ!

I may have mentioned before that I’m a bit of a magpie, Can I see a show of hands from magpies please, and yes you know the gathers of the random? While I’m talking about being a magpie, the family store is a great place to gather stuff and while I’m talking about the family store I’d like to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Salvation Army

Gideon, Mighty What?????? Series

Contributed by Timothy Enns on Mar 1, 2012

A Character sketch of the life of Gideon!

If there is something you may or may not know about me it is this: I love trivia and Lindsay says does not know where I store all that useless information and wonders where it came from. When we watch Jeopardy, she asks “how did you know that?” I play an online trivia game with people ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Developing Effective Ministry

Contributed by T. W Jenkins on Mar 12, 2012

Many times leaders fail in developing effective ministry in the local church because they rely upon others to get the work done. Pastors are required to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. There are four things that the leader must do in order

INTRODUCTION: in order to DEVELOPE EFFECTIVE MINISTRY there are four things you the leader must do. 1. YOUR PRESENCE MUST BE THERE. (Acts 20:18) Paul says to the Elders he has summoned to his conference, "I WAS WITH YOU". As leader, Bro pastor, you must be there. You can't be the leader and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:18-24

Denomination: Baptist