Sermons on Worship Attire:

Of Offerings And Relationships Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 12, 2012

Cain and Abel’s story demonstrates the power of offerings to reveal relationships and invite or reject God’s greatest blessings.

(Thanks to Dr. Roger Thomas for ideas for this lesson from his sermon on Genesis 4: "I Did it My Way") We began a series on offerings, sacrifices and God’s blessings last week. This morning we will look at the first offerings mentioned in scripture and how things turned out with that. Genesis 4 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

All In The Name Of Jesus

Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Feb 15, 2012

Everything we do all the time needs to be to the glory of God.

I’ve been writing a book. The title of the book is The Incredible Power of Kingdom Authority; the subtitle—“Getting an Upper Hand on the Underworld.” And, I’m very excited about that book. And, as I was studying and writing this week, I was talking to myself, I guess, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

An Awesome God

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Oct 8, 2012

God reveals his character to us as we see the heavenly throne through the vision of John in Revelation - the result for us ought to be unabashed worship!

Our God is an awesome God He reigns from heaven above With wisdom, power, and love Our God is an awesome God Have you discovered how awesome God is? Have you seen the magnificence of the King of Kings with the eyes of your heart? This morning, with hushed silence, we will enter into one of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:2-6

Denomination: Lutheran

When We Come Together... Series

Contributed by Kurt Lindgren on Nov 26, 2012

What should church be like?

When We Come Together... 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Kurt Lindgren www.pastorkurt.com INTRO: 4 IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO BEING A CHRISTIAN: 1.BEGINNING - STARTING POINT / YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN 2.FINISHING - STRIVE / DONT QUIT / GET BACK IN RACE 3.PERSONAL WALK - DAILY, BATTLE SIN, TEMP, TALKING TO ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Is Just A Life

Contributed by John Ruland on Nov 26, 2012

This is what you do through live and does it really count before you get saved.

When life is just a life When life is just your life Where your life is just your life Where your house is just your house When your home is just a home When a job is just a job When a job is your job When your job is your job When your backyard is your backyard When you have a party and it is just ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Three Tokens Of Love For Christ

Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Feb 3, 2011

Six days before Jesus offer His life on the cross, three people among his friends gave three tokens of love to Jesus. Martha offered the token of Service, Mary the token of worship and Lazarus the token of Testimony for Christ.

THREE TOKENS OF LOVE FOR CHRIST John 12:1-11 A week before Jesus Crucifixion is saga of popularity to rejection, of friendship and betrayal, of love and hate. On that same week, Jesus is about to face the peak of His mission. He will be offered as a sacrificial lamb. He will bear the sins of the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons To Be Learned From The Wise Men

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 4, 2010

The wise men set an example for us of a life lived in response to God’s revelation of Himself.

1. The recognition they gave - v. 2 - the star. “We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” The wise men recognized the work of God around them. In 7 B.C. there was an unusual conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, which could have appeared as a new heavenly light. In 3 B.C. Halley’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Anatomy Of A Worshipper

Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010

Worship isn''t an entertaining showcase for a talented soprano or a lecture on textual criticism or a pleasant weekly reunion of friends and family. Instead, true worship is a joyous celebration of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

THE ANATOMY OF A WORSHIPPER by Bishop Charles C Jones 2 Samuel 24:18-24:25 Our focus in this message is to explore the exercise of worship. There is a book out that is entitled ’ Worship is a verb’, in this book the author states that Worship isn''t an entertaining showcase for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:18-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

An Advance Praise - Praise Him In Advance

Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010

In order to bring down the walls in our lives we must develop an Praise Him in Advance Attitude. Please note here that at the time that these trumpets of jubilee began to sound that the walls were still standing. The shouts that went up were an advan

An Advance Praise - Praise Him In Advance Joshua 6:1-20 Text v.16 (20) There are some times that for all that God has spoken into our spirits, we find ourselves facing situations, hurdles and circumstances that seem to be impermeable…Walls! We find sometimes that there is ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-20, Joshua 6:20-21, Joshua 6:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ready For His Arrival Series

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Sep 4, 2012

The Bible prepares us for the second coming of Christ - but what will that day actually be like? Malachi reveals several characteristics of the day he returns.

“Are we there yet? How much farther is it? I’m bored! I can’t stand it any longer!” Have you heard that before? Flights can be agonizingly long. Recently we flew back from Poland for 8 ½ hours arriving finally in Chicago. It’s a long flight especially for someone with ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Adoración Sin Peros

Contributed by Craig Benner on Sep 15, 2012

Que no confunde la adoración con la alabanza. Cualquier puede alabar, pero se requiere una persona devota para adorar. ¿Eres tu esta clase de persona?

ADORACION SIN PEROS (Pretextos) Juan 9:1-3 1 Y pasando Jesús, vio a un hombre ciego de nacimiento. 2 Y sus discípulos le preguntaron, diciendo: Rabí, ¿quién pecó, éste o sus padres para que naciese ciego? 3 Respondió Jesús: No es que haya pecado éste, ni sus padres; sino para que las obras de ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do All To The Honor Of God

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 27, 2016

To show that we do everything, whether we eat or drink, in honor and glory of GOD.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you doing everything for yourself? No. for the honor and glory of GOD. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we do everything, whether we eat or drink, in honor and glory of GOD. IV. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 10:31 (Amplified Bible) So then, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Laying Our Crumbs Upon The Altar

Contributed by Paul Davidson on Jun 14, 2016

Have you truly sacrificed the totality of your own life on God’s altar, committing to Him everything you have and everything you are... or are you giving Him your crumbs, your leftovers, hoping that it pleases Him?

Please turn in your Bibles to the book of Malachi, which is the last book in the Old Testament. If you find Matthew and then go back a few pages, you’ll be in Malachi. After God reveals His Word through the prophet Malachi, He is then silent for roughly 400 years until the events described in the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14

Denomination: Baptist

Real Peole , Real Problems A Study Of 1 Samuel Part 1, Hannah Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 22, 2017

Part one of a series looking at real problems for real believers

Real people- Real problems 1 Samuel 1:1-28, 2:1-2 Part 1 ----Hannah In the world today it seems that there are two common thoughts on Christians and problems Some want to claim that Christians no longer suffer from worldly problems This is just not true- Jesus said I am hated and persecuted and so ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Mechanical Religion Or Heartfelt Obedience? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 27, 2014

The type of worship or religious practice that pleases God comes from a sincere heart and is directly connected to the way we live every day.

Mechanical Religion or Heartfelt Obedience? Isaiah 58:1-8 with Matthew 6:1-4, 16-23 1. Some of the most successful leaders, politicians, or business persons are some of the worst family members. Workaholics, driven, or impossible people, but they get the work done, and many of them are quite ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible