Sermons on Work Enthusiastically:

Take A Swat And Keep On Movin' Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 3, 2006

Don’t let distractions keep you from doing the work God wants you to do

Sue and I like to hike when we go on vacation. About ten years ago, we decided to check out the beautiful scenery along Lake Superior. We walked along the sandy beach in the icy cold water and viewed the rocks on the floor of the lake. We walked through the woods and saw scenic ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-16

Denomination: Brethren

The Domino Effect - Truths That Trigger Series

Contributed by Rob Willis on Mar 8, 2006

Focus on truths that trigger God’s working in our lives when we believe and obey them.

Focusing on Truth – a Study in Ephesians Lesson Seven: “The Domino Effect” Subtitle: Truths that Trigger God’s Work Ephesians 1:15-20 Note: As I preached this message, I used dominos in the following ways: 1) I had the ushers hand one to every adult and teen in the service. 2) I illustrated what I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Holy New Thing

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Mar 13, 2006

God’s committed persistence for His people to work out his new holy way in them.

A Holy New Thing Isaiah 43:14-21 February 19, 2006 This week our 5-year-old son Luke, Deb and I began to read The Horse and His Boy book #3 in the Chronicles of Narnia Series by C. S. Lewis. After reading the 2nd chapter in this book, Luke had a disturbed and frightened look on his face. The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:14-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Missions, Methods And Motivation

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 19, 2006

We know the command. We must do the work anyway we can. What will motivate us?

I. MISSIONS ILL.- Oscar is a done deal. Who’s hot? And who’s not? And I say, who cares? God doesn’t care anymore about those people in Hollywood than He does you and me or the AIDS child in South Africa or the people of Papau New Guinea. We need to think about worldwide missions because God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"I Will Send You Another . . ." Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Mar 29, 2006

The Holy Spirit is sent by Jesus and the Father to continue the work Jesus began, and to do so in and through the disciples.

“I Will Send You Another . . .” John 14: 15 – 17, 25, 26; 15: 26; 16: 7 – 15 Introduction: Jesus sends us a baby-sitter! 1. When as children our parents had to go away, they got us a baby-sitter (or maybe now you act as a baby-sitter!) a. The baby-sitter is supposed to look after the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Here I Am - Send Him Series

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Apr 2, 2006

Our ability to do the work of Christ is not constrained by our abilities so much as by our conception of God.

Title: Here I am – Send Him Text: Exodus 3:1-16;4:1;10-13 Intro: In 1873, those who bothered probably knew Phoebe Knapp as nothing but the organist at her Methodist church in NYC. She was a wealthy enough woman – her parents had left her a large estate. But much of that was tied up in her ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Beyond The Tomb Series

Contributed by Art Good on Jun 5, 2007

This series examines the life and continuing mission of the church after the resurrection of Jesus. And reminds us that there is work to be done!

Drama (I started with a dram about 2 people Jan and John who had become disillusioned about the church.) In the book of Acts the church emerges and enters the world in a powerful way. But somehow, over the years something has changed. Like Jan and John’s relationship the church has lost it’s ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Being Restored By God As We Serve

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 27, 2008

God is constantly at working preparing and restoring His servants. This sermon discovers what it means to be a servant of God.

If a friend of yours was to ask you what it means to be a servant of God, how would you respond? In our reading from Isaiah 49 God reveals some of the things about being one of his servants. Interestingly this reading is a prophecy spoken many years before Jesus was born on earth to help people ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Best Supporting Servants

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 14, 2008

Christians should also acknowledge the workers who work behind the scenes that support the main leaders to succeed.

BEST SUPPORTING SERVANTS Philippians 2:19-30 Who are the significant Christian leaders that you know in the New Testament? Why do you know them? You know them because you remember their personal sacrifices and accomplishments. Oftentimes we only recognize the Christians who are in the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Baptist

Truth That Will Save Our Life.

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007

In a cultgure that prefers to work in shades of grey, the Bible presents a different picture. The choice is clear and the results are real.

Passage: James 1:19-27 Intro: In our culture, the tendency is for everything to become a shade of gray. 1. it seems that the list of things that are “wrong” has become shorter and shorter. 2. we have become eager to excuse every alleged fault, to redefine our ethics based on polls and the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Freedom To Be Broken (Clay Jars)

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 7, 2007

This is a sermon focusing on how God works with us to make us into what he needs us to be.

Jeremiah 18:1-6 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Godly Stabilizer

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jun 23, 2008

In this sermon you will see how a person can be a stabilizer at church, at work, and through-out the world, for God.

Today we honor our senior adults. If I were to pick one word that describes senior adults it would be the word stable. Senior adults give stability to our church, our community, and our country. They are effective stabilizers. Do you know the definition of a stabilizer? The dictionary defines a ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Go And Sin No More

Contributed by Mark Baker on Feb 23, 2009

Salvation, spirit, soul, and body, doesn’t come from our works, but through the grace of God.

John 5:14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.’’ Let’s read this whole passage of Scripture. John 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2. Now there is in ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Heart Of Prayer

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Mar 7, 2009

The object of prayer is not the point of prayer - the fellowship with God is and it is in that fellowship, that co-laboring with Christ in prayer, that God works.

Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not. - John Hardin How should we pray?
 Follow Jesus’ example - Lk.5:16, 6:12.
 Follow Jesus’ format: Mt.6:5-13 - "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Need Of Pentecostal Power Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jul 23, 2007

This message reminds the church of the need for God’s power in order to really do God’s work.

Subject: The Need of Pentecostal Power Text: Acts 2:1-4 Introduction: The Church was born at Pentecost and now Pentecost has become a Sacred Holiday on the church calendar. Of course, Pentecost has always been a holiday that celebrated the harvest of grain. It was one ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Methodist