Message Ideas
From Help For Shepherds
[edit] Welcome to our collection of Message ideas
As fellow pastors, we know that Sunday cannot be stopped, and that podiums need to be filled each week with someone speaking a word from God. That's a tough job, and we here at Help For Shepherds would like to help.
This is a not designed to be a site with full sermons, or even full sermon outlines. Instead, this page is designed to help jumpstart pastors when it's just hard to come up with something. If you have ever been sitting in front of the Bible without any idea where to go from there, this site is for you.
Every Message idea is one that another pastor has tried and found to be helpful. Each idea is based on a passage of the Bible and provides a direction to take that passage as well as some steps to get you there and some improtant things you should keep in mind while on the journey. We firmly believe that God speaks to us today through the Bible, and that the best sermons are not crafted by brilliant people but by those who take the Bible and apply it to their people and their context. What we're attempting to do here is to help you in the thinking, while giving you room to still apply the message to fit your people and your situation.
[edit] Adding Your Own Ideas
Any pastor or leader can help out by submitting their own message ideas based on their own messages. To start, all you need is to type the title of your message into the box below and click "Add a New Message Idea". That will take you to a form which will help you fill out a new idea. There is no programming you have to do or a ton of links you need to create. If you have and questions let us know through the forum and we'll be happy to help.
If you are looking for series of messages intstead of individual ones, check out our Sermon Series page, where you can see entire series of messages ordered together, or add one of your own as well.
We'd love to hear what God's been saying to you and your people, so please let us know and maybe it will help another pastor out who needs a jump.
[edit] Message Ideas
| Chapter | Verse | Direction | Topic | Audience | Occasion | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unwanted Blessings | Luke 1 | 46-48 | Having Jesus didn't seem like a blessing, but Mary rejoiced in faith. | Blessings, Trials | Adults | Christmas | None Given |
| Trying Templates Out | Acts 8 | 2 | xc | Teamwork | sd | sd | your name |
| The Nature of God | Philippians 2 | 2-8 | Jesus emptied himself not in spite of being God, but because he was God. | Sacrifice, Service | General | General | None Given |
| The Great Reversal | Luke 2 | 1-20 | Through God, the smallest thing can be bigger than an empire. | grace, repentence, forgiveness, etc | General | Christmas | None Given |
| The Gift | Luke 1 | 46-55 | Jesus coming is the one gift God couldn't afford, it truly shows love. | Love, sacrifice | General | Christmas | None Given |
| Testudo of Faith | Ephesians 6 | 16 | As Christians, we are made to support and take care of each other | Faith, Unity, Church | General | General | Brian M |
| Take It Up | Ephesians 6 | 10-23 | We have incredible spiritual possibilities before us, but we have to use them. | Growth, Discipline, Preperation | General | General | Brian M |
| Sword Training | Ephesians 6 | 17-18 | Prayer cannot be something we only do with our eyes closed but a way of life. | Teamwork | General | General | Brian M |
| Standing | Ephesians 6 | 11-14 | We can only survive this life by standing where God puts us. | Obedience | Adults | General | Brian M |
| Run for Freedom | 1 Corinthians 5 | 7 | With Christ as our Passover lamb, we too must flee bondage for our lives | Salvation, Holiness | General | General | None Given |
| Preparing For Baby | Luke 2 | 1-20 | Christmas is about getting our lives ready for a new baby | Preparation | Adults | Christmas | None Given |
| Obeying Authority | Matthew 26 | 1-18, etc | Even Jesus obeyed authority | Obedience | Children | General | Trevor Robinson |
| Miracles | Exodus 14 | 5-31 | You find the miracles you look for. You can choose to make something significant or to let it slide by. | Miracles | Youth, adult | General | Brian M |
| Making Freeways | Mark 1 | 3 | We cannot save anyone, but we can straighten the path for God to work. | Salvation, Free Will | General | General | None Given |
| I AM... with you | John 14 | 8-27 | God is with us, supporting us | Trinity, Immanence | General | General | None Given |
| Hope in the Dark | Isaiah 7 | 10-24 | God risked himself on us, we can risk ourself on God. | Faith, Hope | General | Christmas, Advent | None Given |
| Going to Church makes you a Christian | Romans 10 | 9,10,13 | Going to church does not make you a Christian. | Salvation | Children | General | None Given |
| Glory Around Us | Luke 2 | 9 | The glory of God is no longer in the temple, but known to us all. | Glory, Immanence | General | Christmas, Advent | None Given |
| Free of Evil | Galatians 1 | 3-5 | We can be free of evil and live in grace and peace, we can be sanctified. | Sanctification | Adults | General | None Given |
| Dive In | Luke 1 | 5-25 | Fear is a normal part of following God, but dive in anyway and serve. | Fear, Service | General | Christmas | None Given |
| Called to Change | Galatians 1 | 13-16 | No matter what, God is always urging us to be transformed, and to follow God’s call on our lives. | Transformation, calling | Adults | General | None Given |
| Big Actions, Little Actions | Ruth 1 | 19-21 | We can't do everything, but we can do enough with God's guidance. | Depression, Service | General | General | Brian M |
| Armored Righteousness | Ephesians 6 | 14 | We cannot be righteous through our own efforts, but God can make us righteous. | Righteousness | General | General | Brian M |
