SermonWave has 3,212 public sermons on service from 2,967 churches, preached between 2012 and 2026. The passages pastors turn to most are Romans 12, Acts 2 and John 3:16. A good place to start is “The Service Practice: Love” from Hood River Alliance Church.
Sermons to start with
Chosen for how closely they stay on service, then for length and how recent they are. Every sermon is the church's own recording.
The Service Practice: Love
Hood River Alliance Church (Hood River, OR) · November 2, 2026 · 36 min
The sermon introduces the practice of service through love, using the image of fruit from Matthew 7 to show that spiritual health is measured by the fruit our lives produce, not by religious performance. It warns against confus...
The Rewards of Service
Trinity Heights Baptist Church (Shreveport, LA) · October 25, 2026 · 34 min
The sermon argues that service to God should flow from love and gratitude, not from a desire to earn salvation, since salvation is a free gift. It emphasizes that God will faithfully reward believers' service at the judgment se...
The Practice of Service - Kinship - Kingdom Greatness Series
Brian Mashburn, Southwest Church of Christ (Amarillo, TX) · October 4, 2026 · 27 min
The sermon concludes a series on kingdom greatness by introducing 'kinship,' teaching that Christian service is ultimately designed to build deep, familial bonds rather than merely addressing immediate needs. Through biblical a...
The Call to Service
Living Faith Church (Marmet, WV) · August 30, 2026 · 41 min
The sermon calls believers to answer God's call to service, stressing that service flows from salvation by grace and not from works. Serving others deepens knowledge of God, builds unity in the body of Christ, and manifests God...
Flourishing in Sacrifical Service
Jeromy Emerling, First Christian Church (Billings, MT) · November 1, 2026 · 80 min
The sermon examines how worldly assumptions about status, power, and comfort conflict with the kingdom of God. Through Matthew 20, Jesus predicts his death a third time, corrects James and John's request for prominent seats, an...
What pastors are saying
“God made a sacrifice personally to atone for your sins. Now God's sacrifice compels a life of service.”
“When we see the needs around us, we shouldn't respond with service immediately; rather, we must respond with love first.”
“Whatever has our heart has us. But hear me on this, church: only service to Jesus results in a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light. Every other service to every other master is a hard burden and a heavy yoke.”
“Jesus shows us too that genuine service rarely happens on a grand stage in front of people. Instead, genuine service is done through the beautiful, quiet, ordinary acts between us and someone else.”
More sermons on service
- Current ServiceSt John's Lutheran Church · November 8, 2026
- Free From All MenWest Mobile Church of Christ · November 8, 2026
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- Restorative Justice (Returning Citizens Sunday)City Church · November 8, 2026
- Biblical Wifehood Love Submission and the Heart AcronymOrlando Bible Church · November 7, 2026
- FBC Windsor 210131First Baptist Church in Windsor · November 7, 2026
- The Mission of a Servant Leader From Isaiah 49United Evangelical Lutheran Church · November 7, 2026
- Faithfulness in Sheep TimeNewKirk Baptist Church · November 7, 2026
- The Power Of Christian Friendship 2 23 25Temple Baptist Church · November 7, 2026
- Passing From Death to Life Through Christ's LoveBethlehem Lutheran Church · November 7, 2026
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Churches Discussing Service
- DestinyLife ClaremoreClaremore, OK
- Collinsville Church of ChristCollinsville, OK
- First Presbyterian ChurchMidland, TX
- Harvest Baptist ChurchIola, KS
- Home ChurchSpring Branch, TX
- Westside Family ChurchLeavenworth, KS
- Ascend ChurchOlathe, KS
- Broadway Baptist ChurchFort Worth, TX
- Calvary Community ChurchHouston, TX
- Christian ChurchTroy, KS
- Coffee Creek ChurchEdmond, OK
- First Baptist ChurchEdna, TX