Sermons on Youth Group:

Red Sticks - Blue Sticks

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Aug 7, 2009

Ordinary Proper 14 - St. Paul draws a contrast between the follower of God and the person who doesn’t know of his love in Christ. He encourages us to guard our identity in Christ by illustrating what life in Christ "looks like".

Recently I was remembering the very first sermon that I preached. It was in the mid 70s at a Baptist Church. I was a young sailor recently married. My new bride had been raised in a Baptist church and I was a freshly catechized Lutheran. We tried the local Lutheran Church – but it was not an ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Redemption Story

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 21, 2014

Redemption. It feels good to get a second chance. We learn a lot of great stuff that way.

Everyone enjoys a good redemption story. Redemption is the second chance we're all looking for. Think about your favorite movie or book and you will probably not be surprised that there is a redemption theme in the story. This is why the Bible is the best selling book of all time. The Bible is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Hinder The Children From Coming To Jesus Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jun 20, 2006

Children are important to Jesus, and they can receive Him as their Savior at a very early age.

“People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciple rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth; anyone ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Heroes #6: Daniel's Faith, Friendships And Favour Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 9, 2008

What do you do when you are faced with a difficult or impossible situation? Daniel found the answer in faith, friendships, and favour from God.

HEROES #6: DANIEL’S FAITH, FRIENDSHIPS AND FAVOUR KEY TEXT: Daniel 11:32b. “But the people who know their God will be strong and carry out great exploits.” THE BIG IDEA: What do you do when you are faced with a difficult or impossible situation? Daniel found the answer in faith, friendships, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:19-20

Denomination: *other

The Gospel Divides Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on May 26, 2008

Exposition of Acts 13:42-14:6 about the fact that the gospel tended to divide people by response and by the plan of God

Text: Acts 13:42-14:6, Title: The Gospel Divides, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/18/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Tell about Mel and Josh and how the gospel is further dividing their marriage, B. Background to passage: Paul has just invaded the city of Antioch Pisidia, and preached the gospel in the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Forever Young

Contributed by Alberto Valenzuela on Oct 11, 2006

Would it that we could all be forever young. Ponce de Leon begged and persuaded the king of Spain to grant him men and ships to search for the infamous “fountain of youth”.

Forever Young One of my favorite songs is “Forever Young” sang by Rod Stewart. I don’t know if he wrote it, but he sings it. There is another song with the same title and theme sang by Bob Dylan. But Stewart’s is my favorite. May the Good Lord be with you down every road you roam And may ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

Denomination: Adventist

Real Social Security

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Aug 12, 2008

Filler sermon that i preached between two series and before i went to youth camp and vacation. Basic outline found in Psalms, the title was influenced by the chapter description.

Real Social Security Psalm 37:3-5 Intro: I’m not sure if you’ve seen the news lately, but we are in an election year. Yeah, I know, seems like just 4 years ago we went through all of this. Let’s see, it’s the last week of July and the election is the first week of November, so we have…(count ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want To Live Forever?

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 6, 2009

Jesus offers us a way to live forever that is better than the fountain of youth. If only Ponce De Leon spent more time looking into Jesus’ way to immortality.

-I love the Indiana Jones movies -I love them most of all because they usually deal with something of a spiritual nature -Raiders of the Lost Ark is about the Nazis trying to find Israel’s lost Ark of the Covenant in order to use its power for their evil plans -The Temple of Doom is about Indiana ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: Lutheran

Inspire

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Oct 26, 2015

Inspire our youths of today and inspire our people of today to walk in the sinspiration of God through Christ Jesus to dream dreams, see visions, and live a blessed life.

INSPIRE by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (October 26, 2015) “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Friends

A Sixfold Call To Action

Contributed by Don Campbell on May 16, 2023

In summer youth camp, many children learned the song "You Can't Get to Heaven in a Rocking Chair." The author of Hebrews would agree.

A SIXFOLD CALL TO ACTION INTRODUCTION Many see storm clouds on the horizon, clouds that will bring trials and tribulation unlike any you and I have seen. If we take no action or the wrong action, we will not help ourselves in this life or the life to come. In the Letter to the Hebrews we Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-2, Hebrews 12:1-2, Hebrews 4:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jonah And The Call To Convert The Nations Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 20, 2021

Isn’t God’s mercy good news for all of us? He’s forgiven the sins of my youth, and, yes, even my old age.

3rd Sunday in Course 2021 Poor Jonah. We can hardly blame him. God tells him to go convert the people and rulers of Nineveh, heart of the Assyrian empire. You see, the Assyrians were for about six centuries the scourge of the ancient Middle East, kind of a cross between the Huns, the Vandals and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Psalm 25:4-9, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Catholic

A Christmas List Fulfilled In Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 13, 2023

As we approach the festive season, do you recall the joy of creating a Christmas list in your youth? Those innocent moments when you believed anything was possible

A Christmas List Fulfilled in Christ For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for His glory. 2 Corinthians 1:20 As we approach the festive season, do you recall the joy of creating a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:20, Jeremiah 29:11, Amos 3:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Memorial Stones: The Places You've Been And The Places You'll Go!

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Jun 14, 2011

AS YOU CROSSOVER: * Take the lessons your parents taught you from God’s Word with you. * Take the truths you learned at Cornerstone from God’s Word with you! * Take Jesus with you! There is no greater or better advice I can give you! Where

Cornerstone Church June 11 / 12, 2011 “Memorial Stones: The Places You’ve Been and the Places You’ll Go!” Joshua 3 & ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Family Faith Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

We need to be the Body of Christ

Object Lesson – Whirlpool in the Sanctuary. Have all the youth run a circle and then pick the smallest youth and have him or her run in the opposite direction. I think this is the same way that we, as Christians, find our selves feeling towards the world and culture around us. As we read God’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dreamers

Contributed by Randy Trotter on Nov 29, 2009

There are two kinds of Dreamers in the world. Those who "Dream" & those who "DREAM!" Those who Dream & only Dream & those who "DREAM!" and Do!

“DREAMERS” INTRODUCTION: If I were to ask you this morning, if you want to live an exciting lifestyle you would say yes. All of you would say “YES!” You know, the kind of lifestyle that we see in the movies, on television, traveling in private jets, jetting all over the world, eating the best ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God