Sermons on Yielding Yourself Completely:

Finding My Place In The Body Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Sep 11, 2005

A challenge to find and exercise the God given Spiritual gifts for the building up of the church.

Stewardship Series #1 - Finding My Place in the Body (spiritual gifts) Pastor Glenn Newton Sept. 11, 2005 1CO 12:1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

Missions Work In Zambia

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on May 30, 2009

Have you ever cleaned fish? It is a messy smelly job that requires you to get your hands dirty. Missions work can be like that sometimes. Yet what beautiful things can be accomplished when we try.

Missions Work in Zambia There is a man in Zambia named Jimmy Kongwa. He has been a guest at our church. He and his wife Ivy work tirelessly to rescue the children of their country from disease, starvation, forced labor and a life of crime. They do it through an agency we support called Kids ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Purpose Of Service (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 21, 2013

You can't have evangelism without service and you can't have service without evangelism!

Mark 9:30-37 God's purpose to Seek and Save that which is Lost. The purpose of evangelism is to tell other about Christ, as someone told you. Don’t wait till you are standing by someone’s casket and wondering if they are saved or not….Found out today, asked them today!! The Purpose Of Service ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Baptist

Godly Financial Management Part 5 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Feb 3, 2013

This message focuses on being a cheerful giver and our right to choose how much and how often we choose to give to the Lord.

Godly Financial Management Part 2 Paying God Part 5 Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Timothy 6:18-19; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Introduction: Previously I have shared with you that under the New Testament covenant you are not required to tithe and you will not bypass heaven and be sent straight to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Showing Our Love For Jesus

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 20, 2013

1. Our love for Jesus must be motivated (vs. 36-42). 2. Our love for Jesus must be demonstrated (vs. 37-47). 3. Our love for Jesus must be communicated (vs. 48-50).

Showing our Love for Jesus Luke 7:36-50 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 14, 2013 *Our baby, Katie, is 26 years old now, but I still keep this note from her in my wallet. Katie gave it to me 18 years ago, when she was 8. On the outside it says: "Keep forever." And on the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Baptist

Counterfeiting Of Our Worship Series

Contributed by John Rogers on Feb 19, 2015

This message deals with what we call worship in todays church. Going to church is not worship. If it was Satan would be the one that worships God the most. Why,... Because Satan attends ever church service and he is not their to worship.

Worship - means to fall /bow down before Him. Ps 95:6 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. Ps 66:4 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. John 4:23-24 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

"Ordinary Time, Ordinary People" Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 20, 2011

We know the newsworthy, the extraordinary and the flamboyant. But serving Christ is a day to day commitment in ordinary time, in our ordinary lives.

Peter, Peter’s Brother Andrew, John the Gospel writer, James – John’s brother, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the Gospel writer, the other James, Thaddeus, Simon & Judas. Ordinary men that God used in a very extraordinary way. 4 Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 28 chapters in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:50-53

Denomination: Christian Church

True Barnabi

Contributed by Robert Harmon on Jan 21, 2011

Barnabas is one of the best examples we have of the Christian walk, then there's Ananias/Sapphira, who testify to the desires of the world. Who will our walk be more like?

Introduction An average man, his wife, and a boat named Tinkerbelle! (an illustration by Charles R. Swindoll in Leadership, Vol. 8, no. 4.) READ ACTS 4:36-5:10 I. Barnabas the Encourager (4:36-37) A. His name meant Son of Encouragement 1. His given name was Joseph (meaning Jehovah ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Marginal Living

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 21, 2010

God wants to help us move away from the margins (edges) of His love and continue to grow as close to Jesus as possible.

Overcoming Marginal Living -Several months ago Robin and I were sitting in the living room one night and all of a sudden there was a big thump! We went into Zoe’s room to check it out and she had fallen out of bed. She was fine. We helped her back in and she didn’t even remember it in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Cosmas, Damian And Lorenzo Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 24, 2011

"Mere" laymen can have a long-lasting impact by doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

26 September 2011 Cosmas, Damian, and Lorenzo Ruiz The eighth chapter of the book of Zechariah is the last chapter that scholars attribute to the prophet, rather than one of his disciples. It was written after the Babylonian exiles, when the people of Judah had returned to Jerusalem and were in ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 8:1-8

Denomination: Catholic

Time & Talent Series

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 30, 2011

I leave a legacy by living as a faithful steward of my time and talent!

Outline, Devotional, Audio & Video available at http://bit.ly/msAI8v. John 14:12, 17:4; 2 Timothy 4:1-8 You know you are a STEWARD when you understand… …I belong to the Lord! Romans 1:6, 1 Corinthians 4:7 …Everything belongs to the Lord! Haggai 2:8, Psalm 50:10, Deuteronomy ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12

Denomination: Baptist

Consider Your Ways

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009

Putting God first!

Consider Your Ways… Haggai 1:2-8… 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’S house should be built. 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:2-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Provision In The Midst Of Depression

Contributed by Giovanni Solares on Aug 11, 2009

In the midst of this crisis, who’s fault is it, are we part of it? Does God wants something from us? Or is this just a test?

Genesis 22:1-14 1. The presence of God "...after these things, that God di tempt Abraham..." vs. 1 Jesus is all we need. He is the only satisfaction of our soul, our lives. 2. The problem of God "...thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest..." vs. 2 "Isaac" could be our job, our money, our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Treating Others The Way You Want To Be Treated Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

I want to share three ways that the Golden Rule applies to our lives.

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 18 Treating Others the way you want to be treated Pm March 1st 2009 Matthew 7:12 Introduction How many of you have heard of JC Penney? When he was a child, his dad shared with him our verse for tonight he said, “Son, if you follow this Golden Rule, you’ll live a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Baptist

Ilife, Part 4

Contributed by Dino Rizzo on May 5, 2009

This is the fourth message of a five-part series on the God-given purpose of our lives. This sermon focuses on serving in the Body of Christ.

We’re in a series right now talking about purpose, and why we live, and how we find meaning, and why we’re on this planet, and why we’re alive, and how do we answer some of the large questions in our life. Some of those deeper questions and just the menial things so I want to talk for a few minutes ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational