Sermons on You Owe Me:

You Are A Theologian!

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 16, 2020

We often think of theologians as those with high-sounding degrees but in reality we are all theologians in a very general sense. Two questions arise; are we Biblical theologians and are we GOOD Biblical theologians???

You Are A Theologian! Today we will be reading from Deuteronomy 17:14-20 Who are the theologians of this church? Before you answer that, what is a theologian and what is theology? And to answer that requires a two step process. The English word “theologian” comes from two Greek words with an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, Matthew 6:31-33, John 15:5-8, Romans 12:1, 2 Timothy 2:11-13, John 3:18, John 14:6-7, John 10:27, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 2:15, Psalm 1:1-2, Psalm 119:97-106, James 1:2-4, Deuteronomy 17:14-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Are You Connected?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

Are you connected to Jesus? Perhaps you realize that you’re disconnected, far from him. You need to be plugged in, grafted on. Look at the cross, and discover his great love for you, to lay down his life for you.

Opening illustration: Use an electric appliance to show how its connectivity to power, keeps it working well. Introduction: Jesus had just washed the feet of his disciples, led them through a final meal, instituted the Lord's Supper, and now walked with them to the Garden of Gethsemane, where ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Loyal?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 8, 2022

We have all kinds of loyalties. But there is one loyalty that should stand in a class by itself. It is a loyalty that can permeate & add even more meaning to all other loyalties. This is loyalty to Jesus.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Matthew 26:31-35 Much of what we do in life is influenced by our loyalties. Oftentimes our loyalties ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:31-35, Matthew 26:21, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Will Cost You

Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 8, 2005

A challenge to count the cost of following Jesus

Luke 14:25-26 (NLT) Great crowds were following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, [26] "If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Sleeping?

Contributed by Joe Adaline on Sep 13, 2005

Sleeping can cause a lot of problems when done at the wrong time. The Christian must be disciplined to sleep at the right times and be vigilant at all times.

Did you often fall asleep in the day? Do you have a habit of nodding off and falling into a deep sleep at the drop of the hat? Are you sometimes in a daze that goes on more than one day? Don’t be alarmed, don’t be afraid, you are a lot like me. I Thessalonians is a book written to very special ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Christ In You Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Feb 21, 2020

Life has two parallel tracks. Often, both good and bad run side by side in our every day life. Being "Jesus Only" people means we learn to lean on Him when we suffer.

(To hear this sermon, please go to my podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/2027619 Christ In You Intro: • Good news/Bad news jokes • A seed of truth in them. Life has two parallel tracks: What we perceive as good and bad run side by side. • But we’re conditioned to seek after and expect ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29, Romans 5:3, Philippians 3:10-11, James 1:2-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Will You Be The One?

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Aug 13, 2016

God is looking for a man or woman who will stand in the gap for others in prayer

Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed saying, “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.” (John 17: ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Are A Gift Series

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 28, 2012

A short message for Christmas that the only perfect gift is Jesus, but we are better gifts to other people far more than anything we can buy, and God wants us!

YOU ARE A GIFT Sometimes I feel like Charlie Brown - picking the wrong tree. Everyone even Snoopy is laughing. But then Linus tells him what Christmas really means - not trees or presents. Mark Driscoll: Spanish for "more Jesus." REBELLION? God planned salvation since the beginning of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Are You Withering?

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001

How would you describe your Christian life? Is it a life that is vibrant and exciting or a life that is tired and withering? If it is the latter, why? And if it is the former, be careful...

"ARE YOU WITHERING?" (have Hebrews 6:1-12 read at beginning of service) Read John 15:1-7 SHOW PLANT (needs to be planned ahead!!) How many of you have ever felt like this plant? You notice that it appears to still be alive but there are some branches that have no leaves. If there was a word that ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-7, Hebrews 6:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Where Are You?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Where are you? Are you hiding, afraid of God, because of sin in your life? Maybe you’re trying to cover your sin with the fig leaves of your good works.

Introduction: Does this mean that God didn't know something? Not at all. Someone can easily ask a question to which they know the answer. Usually, the reason to do that is to point something out or teach something. Obviously, Adam and Eve had sinned. God asked, "Adam, where are you?" ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peace Be With You

Contributed by Jun Suyat on May 15, 2012

If you find the peace that God gives, you will be stronger in the midst of trials.

*(slide 1)Peace be with you! Luke 24:36-53 FCF: People have doubts and troubled mind. Proposition: If you find the peace that God gives, you will be stronger in the midst of trials. Relevant ? Where can we get this peace? ***** Illu: I was strolling in a mall, when I caught up with the band ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:36-53

Denomination: Nazarene

Are You Lost?

Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 6, 2014

We have to understand that each one of us has lived in hopelessness and despair But because we have a loving, and compassionate Father, We can have hope,

In the Gospel according to Luke, • We find one of the greatest short stories that can be found in the Bible! • And the story I am referring to is the parable of "The Prodigal Son," • It’s one of the first stories we hear, as children, in Sunday School. And As adults, we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian Church

Where Are You? Series

Contributed by Mathew Philip on Sep 7, 2020

Adam and Eve were stricken with the shame of guilt and lost their place in the garden and found themselves hiding from an omnicient and omnipotent creator. God comes calling out "Where are you?"

After the creation of man and woman, God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:29-31). God said, “See, I have given you every ...read more

Denomination: Other

You Are Mine

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Oct 21, 2010

A funeral sermon about the hope of belonging to God

In the opening of a David Haas song called “You Are Mine” the lyrics state:(1) “I will come to you in the silence, I will lift you from all your fear, You will hear My voice, I claim you as My choice, Be still, and know I am near. - I am hope for all who are hopeless, I am eyes ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Are You A Saint?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 24, 2011

Are you living the life of a saint?

Sermon Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renowned members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or maligned by the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42

Denomination: Anglican