Tag: Short Sermons

Simple Obedience at the River Jordan

R. Mangold

The leprous Naaman was commanded by Elisha to dip in the River Jordan 7 times to be healed. There were no special properties in the river that cured Naaman, it was simple obedience! 850 years later, John baptized Jesus in that same River Jordan. Again, no special properties to wash away sins in the water, it was simple obedience! Praise the Lord, the blood of Jesus forgives sin through baptism in His Name, when we simply obey!

“Serminutes” – Sermon in a Minute. A one minute spiritual pick-me-up for busy Christians!  Visit this POST for details on what exactly that is. Thank you for visiting today! May the Lord richly bless you. Rodger Mangold

Humble Beginnings

R. Mangold

Moses started out a basket case. David was a sheepish boy. Solomon was a sleeper. And, Jonah was fish bait. Moses went on to lead Israel to the Promised Land. David was “giant-killing” man after God’s own heart. Solomon was the wisest man of his day. Jonah preached a revival message that saved a nation. Don’t underestimate God’s resourcefulness in your life. He even used a vocal donkey to save a prophet’s life!

 “Serminutes” – Sermon in a Minute. A one minute spiritual pick-me-up for busy Christians!  Visit this POST for details on what exactly that is. Thank you for visiting today! May the Lord richly bless you. Rodger Mangold


Blinded and Buzz Cut

R. Mangold

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. [Jud. 16:22] Blinded and buzz-cut, Samson’s hair grew back as did his strength, allowing him greater power in the end. What spiritual source of strength, i.e. prayer, Bible study, or coming to church, have you cut off that’s blinded you to God’s vision for you? Learn from Samson; don’t let past failures derail you from regaining your strength.

 “Serminutes” – Sermon in a Minute. A one minute spiritual pick-me-up for busy Christians!  Visit this POST for details on what exactly that is. Thank you for visiting today! May the Lord richly bless you. Rodger Mangold


What's a "Serminute?"

R. Mangold

What’s a “Serminute?”

A one minute spiritual pick-me-up for busy Christians!

When I first started preaching I was tasked with the challenge of preaching not sermons, but “sermonettes.” I’m not certain who coined this word, but my understanding of it means a “bite-sized” sermon that doesn’t take a lot of time getting your point across. I’m definitely not a man of few words. Words are my paint, and paper my palette. So, trying to narrow my words yet get something meaningful across has proven to be quite an undertaking. You know the world we’re living in is face-paced and if you can’t get your fastfood meal in under a minute, you’re tapping your foot. I am aware of that so I’ve devised a plan for you to get a small devotion with a big meaning!

The idea isn’t new and has been embraced by several of my Facebook Friends as “sermonettes.” Of course, you’re only allowed 420 characters. I’ve allowed myself 500 characters and dubbed my little snippets “ser-minutes” as a play on the word sermonette or a “sermon in a minute.” It takes me a decent amount of time some days to write these, but it will only take you about a minute to read and hopefully be blessed and encouraged.

Now, for the next little while welcome to the 500 character sermonette I like to call “Ser-minute.” Enjoy the one minute spiritual pick-me-up for busy Christians!   – Rodger