Sermon and Worship Resources

Synonyms: Levi, disciple, evangelist, tax collector, the 12, the twelve, apostle, sermon on the mount, jewish audience, beatitudes, lord's prayer, great commission, parables, olivet discourse, mount of olives, olivet, synoptic

Showing 876 to 900 of 1225 results

876. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to get into heaven as it was for a camel to get through the eye of a needle. But, being aware of those temptations, we also need to know what we can do with money and how money can become our servant. Some of you may remember Gert Behanna, an evangelist of the late 50’s and 60’s. She was one of the most unique persons I’ve ever met. She was the author of a book entitled, The Late Liz. She was a very wealthy woman and was converted late in life after a lot of pain and suffering ...

877. Facing Our Fears with Faith

Matthew 10: 27-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. All who follow His precepts have good understanding." I have never preached a sermon from that text. I can tell you why. I got such a dose of it in childhood— “the fear of the Lord"— where an effective evangelist dangles you over the flames of hell so much that you could feel them lapping at your feet and create guilt in good people to the kind of degrees that you were sure you were destined to hell. So, most of us coming through those kinds of experiences ...

878. How Can Jesus Save Me?

John 3:14-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... On the one hand I found myself singing. We have heard the joyful sound Jesus saves. Jesus saves. Spread the tidings all around. Jesus saves. Jesus saves. The song was hardly off my lips when I found myself shivering. I still remember hot-eyed, buttonholing evangelists who had the ability to get up in your face, usually with bad breath, and shout, “Brother, are you saved?" in a zealous effort to carve one more notch on their spiritual pistol at the annual revival meeting. My observation is that most people ...

879. Getting in S.H.A.P.E. for Ministry

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... do. You are something special. You are the only one-of-a-kind. No one else is exactly like you. God has made you unique. You are uniquely shaped for ministry. Discover your spiritual gifts. He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers. That is Paul’s short list. There are about 30, spiritual gifts entrusted to the Church. When walking together these gifted people form the body of Christ on earth and function perfectly together. Brian Bauknight says there are sufficient spiritual ...

880. What Would Jesus Say About Materialism?

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... he was in the construction business and already had twelve employees. Biblical literalists quickly announced Jesus would drive a Honda without talking about it since in John’s Gospel 12:49 Jesus says, “I did not speak of my own accord.” Evangelist Pat Robertson says the whole discussion is offensive and blasphemous while some environmental advocates remind us that the donkey Jesus rode could probably go forty to fifty miles on a bale of hay, which would make it environmentally friendly. Before we ask ...

881. What Would Jesus Say About War?

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... me remind you of some current events: The Al Quida declared Holy War against the United States on September 11, 2001. Shortly thereafter, President Bush began talking about the Axis of Evil and our need to wipe it off the face of the earth. Television evangelist, Charles F. Stanley, in a recent sermon said, “Throughout Scripture there is evidence that God favors war for divine reasons and sometimes uses it to accomplish His will. Now is the time for God’s people to rise up as a unified body against the ...

882. The Constant God in a Changing World

Psalm 48:1, 9-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... are just and fair. Traditionally, Christians have viewed God's final judgment with fear and trembling. As sinners in the hands of an angry God, we have trembled at the thought of God being just. In my own heritage, I can still remember the nightmares from evangelists more determined to scare us out of hell than to invite us to heaven. Now I find myself rejoicing that God will give the final answer. God knows the whole truth and nothing but the truth. While we see through a glass darkly and make judgments ...

883. The Bread We Daily Need

Luke 11:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ? Give US—not me, not my, not I, but we and ours and us. When the Prodigal separated himself from his family, he came to his father and said, “Give me my share of the estate.” Such greedy self-centeredness got him in the pig pen. Fallen TV evangelist, Jim Baker, said, “I came to realize such greedy self-centeredness gets a lot of people in the pen, including myself. I believed the prosperity gospel. I told people when you want a new car claim it and be sure to specify the options and colors you want ...

884. The Holy Spirit and You

John 14:15-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... blessed to live a longer life, few of us will live a better one." It is time to remember why we are here and how we are here. It is time to remember that we need a little help to be our best. We can't do it by ourselves. Evangelist Tony Evans said, “I was in an airport rushing to catch a plane. I was sweating and puffing when I looked to my right and saw a man passing me by walking half as fast as I was. He had boarded the moving sidewalk that I had missed in my ...

885. Positive Living

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. As you do those two things pray for Christ’s Spirit and focus on these attributes you will find your life transformed. You will have not only the form of godliness, but also the Spirit of godliness as well. Evangelist Alan Walker once told about a girl who had a rich and lovely voice. She was singing in the choir of a church in East London. She had this wonderful voice, but she had also been well-trained in vocal technique. Her fame as a ...

886. What Can Christians Learn from Hindus?

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... light of Resurrection and life. In II Corinthians 5:8 Paul says, “To be absent from the body is to be at home with the Lord." I don't have to keep coming back until I get it right, for God in Christ Jesus has already made it all right. Evangelist Billy Graham said not long ago, “When you hear of my death, remember this — I know who I am and I know where I'm going." When we come to the river, at ending of day, When the last winds of sorrow have blown, There'll be somebody waiting to ...

887. Habakkuk: The Problem of Evil

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... contemporary of Billy Graham. Both of them were holding crusades across North America. Charles Templeton started the Youth for Christ movement that brought thousands of teenagers to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. One day this newspaper and magazine reporter turned evangelist had a change of heart. He went to his friend Billy Graham and confessed that he could no longer believe the Gospel. A troubled believer lamented to his friend, “How can a loving and omnipotent God allow such horrors as we ...

888. The Power to Be Saved

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

In the church of my childhood, the opportunity to get saved came once a year at the annual Revival Meeting. Skilled evangelists came to the protracted meetings loaded with all kinds of bait to reel in the least and the lost. Being a sensitive teenager, I was always fair game, so I usually got saved about once a year. Over the years I've expressed my share of cynicism about such manipulative ...

889. This Little Light of Mine

Matthew 5:14-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

Do you know how many T.V. evangelists it takes to change a light bulb? “One, but for the message to continue, send in your donation today." How many Episcopalians does it take to change a light bulb? “What? Change a light bulb? My grandmother donated that light bulb." How many Baptists does it take to change a ...

890. The Loving Friend

John 4:1-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... we have moved from cultural struggles to personal pain. Her thirst for living water was real. What was her situation? I used to think I knew, but I was a lot smarter when I was younger than I am now. I'm not sure what was going on. Evangelists like to describe her as promiscuous. In some people's mind the brighter the nails, the darker the mascara, the shorter the skirt the greater her conversion. They could be right. What if her five previous husbands died? What if she found herself widowed five times? Can ...

891. A Kingdom that Cannot Be Shaken

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bible Belt” an area of the southern United States known for its religious fervor. But it has not always been so. According to author and historian Jack Neely, at the turn of the 19th century, Tennesseans were a largely heathen people. Traveling evangelists and missionaries made little impression on either the cotton growers on the west end of the state or the hillbillies on the eastern end. Then, on December 16th, 1811, a massive earthquake rolled across the southern United States. The ground cracked and ...

892. With a Firm Foundation, Application Is Second Nature

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Publishers, 1995), p. 175. 10. Ibid. 11. See page 233, notes 7-8. Also see Sonja Lyumbomirsky, as summarized in Claudia Wallis, "The New Science of Happiness," Time, January 17, 2005, pp. A8-A9. 12. John Calvin, "Commentary On a Harmony of The Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke" (1555), in Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. XVI.I, trans. William Pringle (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2005), p. 370. 13. For such an analysis of American social dynamics, see my Blessed Are the Cynical: How Original Sin Can ...

893. Sick People Like Us Will Always Need The (Divine) Doctor

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... 2000; Barna Research Online, "Beliefs: Salvation" 2005, at www.barna.org. 3. Rick Warren, The Purpose-Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002), pp. 179 ff. 4. John Calvin, Commentary On a Harmony of The Evangelists, Mathew, Mark, and Luke (1555), in Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. XVI.I, trans. William Pringle (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2005), pp. 401-402. 5. Jonathan Edwards, God Glorified in Man's Dependence (1731), in The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 2 ...

894. Wonderful Opportunities for Mission

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Use of Money (n.d.), L.III.1, in The Works of John Wesley, Vol. 6 (3rd edition; Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), p. 133. See the use of this citation by Warren, p. 259. 8. John Calvin, Commentary On a Harmony of The Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke (1555), in Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. XVI.I, trans. William Pringle (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2005), p. 442. 9. Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety (New York: Pantheon Books, 2004), pp. vii-viii, 36-37. 10. Martin Luther, Sermons On the ...

895. If Your Sense of Purpose Ever Becomes a Burden, Remember Your Value

Matthew 10:40-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... of our parent. That grace-filled perspective on life makes living a joy! Amen. 1. Eduard Schweizer, Good News According To Matthew, trans. David E. Green (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1975), pp. 179, 181. 2. John Calvin, Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. XVI.I (reprint edition; Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2005), p. 476. 3. Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety (New York: Pantheon Books, 2004), pp. 5-7. 4. Ibid, p. 6. 5. Martin Luther, The ...

896. How Jesus’ Friendship Makes Your Burdens Light

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... to us, see page 233, nn.2-3. 2. Martin Luther, The Last Sermon, Eisleben (1546), in Luther's Works, Vol. 51 ed. and trans. John W. Doberstein (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1959), pp. 383-384. 3. John Calvin, Commentary On a Harmony of The Evangelists, Mathew, Mark, and Luke (1555), in Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. XVI.II, trans. William Pringle (Grand Rapids, Michigan Baker Books, 2005), p. 43. 4. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The One Who Thinks and Lives for Others (1934), in A Testament to Freedom, ed. Geffrey B ...

897. Masks

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... 's own fatherly care of him shone through into Paul's fatherly care of this new congregation, enabling them, as he says, to receive the message he brought as God's own word, and not merely as human posturing. So the Thessalonians saw, not a masked actor evangelist, but the very light of God shining through the whole of Paul's speech and living. We are all called and invited into such a transformation. Not a transformation to cover ourselves up with this or that or the other mask, but to dare to remove our ...

898. Are All Your Sons Here?

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... not whole. His smile, sense of humor, and his particular individual take on the world are missing at our family table, and we feel it. The same is true for us as Christian community. If all our sons and daughters are not present, then we are not whole. The evangelistic effort, you see, is a two-way street. Of course, we wish to share God's saving word in Christ. Who doesn't? But that's only half the story. Because the whole truth is that we need the participation of everyone in the community of faith. The ...

899. All About Me?

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... had dramatic images drummed into our subconscious — Luther in his Tower, Wesley at Aldersgate Street — so that we ask, "Is there something I should do? Does my heart have to be warmed just so? Do I have to go to a certain church or a particular evangelist's crusade? Is there some sinner's prayer I have to learn and recite?" Naturally, lots of folks have answers to these questions, often in return for a love offering. We can hardly accept that God simply offers us this free gift. Father Maximilian Kolbe ...

900. God’s Doing

Philippians 1:21-30

Sermon

Larry Lange

... , and he wondered if they had finally repudiated those visiting preachers who had been so anxious to define righteousness as obedience to religious rules. It's easy to understand the apostle Paul's exhaustion, his eagerness to depart and be with Christ. And if the greatest evangelist of all time felt this way, who are we to judge Don for feeling the same way? But that's only half of what the apostle Paul felt after he had been dragged to Rome and placed indefinitely under house arrest. All his life's plans ...

Showing results