Sermons on Yielding Yourself Completely:

Repent Or Die

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Dec 10, 2013

Repentance involves reducing yourself to servant status, humbling yourself even as Jesus did, it involves praying earnestly for forgiveness and eliminating wickedness from your lifestyle.

Jesus said something really tough for us to hear. He said, "you can be sure that if you don’t turn back to God, every one of you will die." Luke 13:5 Jesus was informed that some innocent people had been murdered by Pilate as they were worshiping at the Temple in Jerusalem. Pilate was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Way To Glory Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 8, 2021

To find the way to glory, humble yourself before God and one another, harden yourself against the devil, and by God’s grace, keep your hope in God.

Chan Gailey, who at various times coached for the Pittsburg Steelers, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Kansas City Chiefs told a story some time ago about the time he was head coach of Alabama’s Troy State and they were playing for the National Championship. The week before the big game, he was headed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

To Be One Means?

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Oct 7, 2021

What does it mean to you to be a Christian? Ask yourself, what do you believe in God. in Jesus, and in the church? Take a moment to do a self-evaluation of yourself

To Be One Means? Revelation 2:12-17 Michael H. Koplitz This letter to the church at Pergamum is just full of symbolism. Now that we have been examining the book of the Revelation, you were probably ready for me to say this. So let’s take a look at the symbolism in this short letter. First, he who ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: United Methodist

November: My Month Of Eleventh-Hour Miracles

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Oct 31, 2025

God specialises in last-minute interventions that change stories and restore years of delay in one divine moment.

NOVEMBER: MY MONTH OF ELEVENTH-HOUR MIRACLES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Matthew 20:6-9 Key Verse: “And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?” (Matthew 20:6) Supporting Texts: John 11:43-44; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:6-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Promises Kept....pentecost Fire

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 29, 2020

The Wizard of Oz advice was to look inside yourself to find yourself. That never works. God says: Look inside yourself and you will find the Holy Spirit. The first will get you to Kansas. The latter will get you to heaven. (Max Lucado) Pentecost changed lives then and now.

In Jesus Holy Name May 31, 2020 Text: John 16:7, Acts 1:4b,5 Pentecost Redeemer “Promises Kept-Pentecost Fire” “The Wizard of Oz was a classic film from 1939 staring Judy Garland. The characters, the Scarecrow was seeking a ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7, Acts 1:4-5

Denomination: Lutheran

What A Father Does ...

Contributed by Bruce Allen on Jun 14, 2008

Fathers - 1) Honor Yourself; 2) Honor Family; 3) Honor God.

What a Father Does Ephesians 6:4 … Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. [NKJV] OPENING REMARKS: A. Father’s Day .. Today is Father’s Day. 1. Observe . This day we honor and remember those men in our lives who are or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Denomination: Baptist

1 John 1:1-4 - Know Jesus, Proclaim Jesus, Make Our Joy Complete! Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 8, 2019

The apostle John had a certain way of hammering his points home in the opening verses of his letters. What points were so important to John that he had to repeatedly emphasize them in these opening verses of this letter?

1 John 1:1-4 Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 John 1:1-4, Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

2025 King Day Celebration Sermon: "we Can Complete The Mission No Matter What!"

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 19, 2025

In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we reflect on his vision for justice, freedom, and equality, we must ask ourselves: can we complete the mission

2025 King Day Celebration Sermon: "We Can Complete the Mission No Matter What!" Theme: Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365 Greetings, brothers and sisters in the spirit of justice, peace, and freedom, Greetings to My NAACP Branch ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-25

Denomination: United Methodist

Practice Hospitality

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: The key to practicing hospitality is to forget yourself and to remember your guest.

Thesis: The key to practicing hospitality is to forget yourself and to remember your guest. Intro.: 1. There's an fascinating story about Abraham in Genesis 18. a. Illust. He & his family are camped near the Oaks of Mamre. 3 men visit--Abraham "falls over himself" serving them! Turns out these ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:9

Desire Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 26, 2022

This sermon focuses on sinful desires that culture uses to entice people to sin, and how through Christ we have the power and the responsibility to not yield to them.

If you have your Bibles and you want to follow along, we are going to be looking at 1 Peter 2:11. If you have been here for a while, you know that we have begun our new summer series called “Do Not Conform. Be Transformed.” It is based on a passage in Romans 12:1-2 where it says basically “Do ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4, 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Christian Church

Fan Or Follower? Series

Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 26, 2002

A call to complete surrender of all we are to Jesus Christ

21.4.2002amlbc True Discipleship is Total Surrender Mark 10:13-31 1. Tom in Philippines Greg’s trip report last week – We arrived and we were overwhelmed by the place. His first session with us ‘you must do whatever I say – if you are on fast break and I say get in the jeep you don’t even ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-31

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Test Yourselves Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 4, 2025

If you want to experience harmony and joy in your relationships, get ready, get real, get right, then get along.

Several years ago, Ken Westphall, in Leadership Journal, a publication for ministry leaders, talked about the most frequent phrases in ministry that become preludes to a fast farewell. They include the following: I think I've earned the right to say this. In ancient Israel, the people ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:1-14, Titus 3:10-11, Proverbs 22:10, James 1:2-3, Galatians 6:1, Ephesians 4:11, Romans 12:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Gift Of Giving! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 3, 2013

The Bible presents us with the amazing story of Jesus birth – God’s gift to mankind – and we need to remind others that this is the real reason we celebrate Christmas. It’s more about receiving Christ the greatest gift of all and then giving a gift to oth

Christmas Eve Service: Video Illustration: The Nativity from wingclips.com of the wise men giving gifts to baby Jesus. Sermon: The gift of giving Introduction: The wise men gave gifts to Jesus in the Christmas story from Matthew 2:1-2 and 11. The practice of giving gifts at Christmas is traced back ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Am I?

Contributed by Don Emmitte on May 12, 2014

The question "Who am I?" represents an inner need that many of us develop through the discouraging and difficult experiences of life. The traumatic experiences of all of our lives take their toll on our confidence and self-esteem.

“Who Am I?” Exodus 3:11-12 Sermon by Don Emmitte While we have been looking at the Ten Commandments the last few weeks today I want us to go back a bit and see the beginning of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

What Christ Exepcts Of His Followers

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jan 18, 2007

Christ expects complete commitment from His followers.

A woman walked into her bathroom and saw her husband weighing himself, sucking in his stomach. The woman thought to herself, “He thinks that he will weigh less by sucking in his stomach.” So, the woman rather sarcastically said to her husband, “That’s not going to help.” Her husband replied, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:32-39

Denomination: Baptist