Sermons on Work Enthusiastically:

I Charge Thee

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 17, 2022

These are difficult times for Christian service, full of sinfulness. So how can Christians live and work in such a volatile society?

I Charge Thee: What does it mean to be charged? I am not referring to a person using their credit card to make a purchase, nor am I referring to an assertion of blame or guilt. Paul made a charge to Timothy to do something. What Paul is referring to here is that Timothy was charged (entrusted) with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Justice And Equality

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 18, 2022

What are principles for Christian working relationships? Regardless of employment positions, Christians are to bring unity within the church body.

This passage of scripture mirrors that of Ephesians 6:7-8. Paul does not censure nor support slavery; however, he teaches that Christ rises above all divisions between individuals. Slaves are advised to work sincerely like their lord is Christ himself, yet masters are to be fair and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Word Of Life Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 30, 2021

First John 1:1-4 gives us five certainties about the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Scripture I am starting a new sermon series on the Letters of John. Most scholars believe that the Apostle John wrote all three letters. They also believe that John wrote the Gospel and the Revelation. John wrote the three letters most likely around the start of the final decade of the first ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Lesson In Patience.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 8, 2023

Jacob the trickster duped by his uncle. The love of Jacob for Rachel perseveres and prevails. God at work behind the scenes.

A LESSON IN PATIENCE. Genesis 29:15-28. Jacob had been on the run from his twin brother Esau. Jacob, being the younger twin, had duped his elder sibling of both his inheritance and his blessing. Esau’s understandable anger was beginning to look dangerous, so their mother Rebekah devised a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:15-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Suffering Is Not Good Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

Suffering is not good, but thank God He will work with us, even in that which is not good, to bring forth what is good.

We have special seats as we watch the drama of Job unfold. God has, by this opening chapter, invited us into the balcony to watch the whole thing from a heavenly perspective. We get to see from the view of God and Satan, and who knows how many millions of celestial spectators. It is a sort of ...read more

Get Right With Someone Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

A look into relationships - what hinders them, why we must work at them while we have the opportunity

The item I want to encourage you to add to your bucket list this morning can be a real tough one for people. In fact, I’ll bet there are some here today who would rather include bungee jumping, sky diving, and swimming with sharks and alligators on their list ahead of this item. But it’s really ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

All For The Good

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jul 20, 2020

God works for our good from beginning to end. Evangelistic and encouraging message including foreknowledge, predestination and calling.

ALL FOR THE GOOD—Romans 8:28-30 ***(Alternate opening: Ask the congregation for favorite Bible verses…)** Every year, BibleGateway.com releases a list of the most-searched Bible verses on their website. Romans 8:28 is always in the top 5. In the NIV, the verse is, “We know that in all things God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30, Romans 8:26-39

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Standard For Generosity Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 2, 2021

Financial worries are the leading source of stress for Americans, ahead of health concerns, work concerns, or even family concerns.

Money excites us and it also worries us. We work for it, spend it, give it, and even save some of it for a rainy day. And like our physical fitness, we seldom are really comfortable with our finances. The goal of this series is to whip us into Financial Fitness. You received two items as a part of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Passover

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 9, 2021

The Passover marked the birth of the nation of Israel and its deliverance from bondage. All of this pictures the work of Jesus on the cross.

I. The Lamb Needed 1. Nine plagues were not enough. 2. God’s patience had run out. 3. His final judgment. 4. Exodus 11 5. Death of the 1st born. a. Unless protected by the blood of the lamb. b. Romans 3:23 c. Exodus 11:5-13 6. All men are first born, who haven’t been born twice. Speaks of ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Being One

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 26, 2022

Unity in the church is not forgetting out differences; but, working with them by loving and service each other and our community.

Being One – John 17: 20 - 26 Intro: The Matterhorn is one of the highest peaks in the Alps rising 14,692 feet. Four men attempted to climb the northern face of the Matterhorn, all roped together. As they crossed a particularly treacherous place, one man lost his ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Guard Against Legalism Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 6, 2016

Legalism hinders the work of the true gospel of Jesus Christ and wreaks havoc with the spiritual lives of those affected by it.

We continue on in our series of messages through the New Testament book of Titus. It’s written by the apostle Paul to his protégé whose name is (anyone?). Paul has left Titus on the isle of Crete for a reason. Titus 1:5a – The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:10-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saving Science From Itself Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2018

We should look to Albert the Great for inspiration for scientists to work within the divine plan for the real good of humans.

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course 2018 St. Albert the Great When is the kingdom of God coming? I’ve always been impressed by the number of Protestant preachers who speculate that we are literally in the last days, that Jesus is coming within the next year, or two years, or five years. It’s like ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-25

Denomination: Catholic

I Know The Lord Will Make A Way For Me

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 31, 2018

A New Year sermon to point out that God is at work in our lives to do NEW things in our lives.

1. Roman god, Janus (from whom we get January) was their god of beginnings, transition, passages, and endings. He is depicted with a face looking forward and a face looking back. 2. New Year Customs • Those inventive people, the Italians, have a custom. As midnight on New Year’s Eve approaches, the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19, Philippians 3:10-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Intentional Christian Living Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2013

God has called us and sent us out to intentionally do His work and carry His message.

Intentional Christian Living Luke 14:12-24 Ill. The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September, 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around the pool was held to celebrate the first summer in memory without a drowning at the New Orleans city pool. In ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Scarlet Mystery

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 19, 2013

Rahab’s Journey 1. Condemned 2. Believed 3. Worked 4. Obeyed 5. Triumphed

Isaiah 1:18 (AV) 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. - Jericho was a walled city built on a hill situated six miles north of the Dead Sea It was surrounded ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-22

Denomination: Baptist