Sermons on 1 Timothy 6:9-21:

You Have To Get In The Ring To Win: Me Vs. Me.

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 7, 2021

There are 4 opponents we have to get in the ring with to win our fight of faith: 1. Me 2. You, 3. The World and 4.God. This sermon looks at the battle we have to win against ourselves.

You Have To Get Into The Ring To Win—Me vs. Me 1 Samuel 25:6-35 1 Timothy 6:6-16 We are starting a new series in which we recognize we have been called to enter into a fight . 1 Timothy 6:12 says for us to fight the good fight of faith. Like a boxer we can expect our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:6-35, 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tienes Que Entrar Al Ring Para Ganar: Yo Contra Yo

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 7, 2021

Hay 4 oponentes con los que tenemos que subir al ring para ganar nuestra batalla de fe: 1. Yo, 2. Tú, 3. El mundo y 4. Dios. Este sermón analiza la batalla que tenemos que ganar contra nosotros mismos.

Tienes que entrar al ring para ganar: yo contra yo 1 Samuel 25: 6-35 1 Timoteo 6: 6-16 Estamos iniciando una nueva serie en la que reconocemos que hemos sido llamados a entrar en una pelea. 1 Timoteo 6:12 dice que peleemos la buena batalla de la fe. Como un boxeador, podemos ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:6-35, 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Kailangan Mong Kumuha Sa Ring Upang Manalo — Ako Kumpara Sa Akin

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 7, 2021

Mayroong 4 na kalaban na kailangan nating makuha sa ring upang mapanalunan ang ating laban sa pananampalataya: 1. Ako 2. Ikaw, 3. Ang Daigdig at 4. Diyos. Ang sermon na ito ay tumingin sa labanan na kailangan nating manalo laban sa ating sarili.

Kailangan Mong Kumuha Sa Ring Upang Manalo — Ako kumpara sa Akin 1 Samuel 25: 6-35 1 Timoteo 6: 6-16 Nagsisimula kami ng isang bagong serye kung saan kinikilala namin na tinawag kaming pumasok sa isang laban. Sinasabi sa 1 Timoteo 6:12 na labanan natin ang mabuting pakikipaglaban ng ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:6-35, 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Letting Go!?

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 27, 2019

An advent series about letting go of things and letting Christ in our lives.

Letting Go?! December 1, 2019 Have you taken inventory lately? As I approach this Christmas season, it seems like I’ve been doing that . . . which leads to this message. Do you have a lot of STUFF in your house? I mean, more stuff than you need? Can people mistake your home with an episode of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Be Thankful

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 2, 2019

Contentment is the key to overcoming consumerism and materialism. Contentment comes from learning to be thankful, thrifty, generous, and focused.

A. I hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving Day! We surely did. 1. We all have so much to be thankful for, don’t we? 2. One teacher asked her students to write a composition entitled “What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving.” 3. One boy wrote, “On Thanksgiving, I’m thankful that I’m not a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Vanidad De Vanidades: Dinero

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Aug 23, 2025

No ames el dinero. No te adueñes del dinero. No confíes en el Dinero.

Hay un tema del que no podemos dejar de hablar ni un solo día. Aunque lo intentemos, este tema siempre estará en nuestros pensamientos, palabras y acciones en nuestra rutina diaria. A veces, este tema es el primero del que hablamos cuando despertamos y muchas más, es el tema con ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-19, 1 Timothy 6:7-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sermon On A Gilded Cage

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 25, 2025

A gilded cage is defined as an enclosure, often with gold leaf or other exterior glamorous material intimating luxury.

Lynette Noni, a female Australian author once remarked: “Sometimes the people who act like they don’t care are really the ones who care the most. They feel so much that it overwhelms them, and to keep from falling apart, they hide behind easy smiles and quick laughter, acting like nothing matters. ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-3, 1 Timothy 6:9-10, 1 John 2:15-17, Matthew 16:26

Elevate To The Next Level: "Living Purposefully”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 31, 2025

This week we are following up on two prior messages, “Living Intentionally,” and last week’s “Living Opportunistically,” where we looked at our need to seize the opportunities God places in our lives. Today we’ll look at living our lives according to God’s purpose.

Elevate to the Next Level “Living Purposefully” Ecclesiastes 1:2-15 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dCXKQhB2Is This morning, we’re continuing in our series on elevating our discipleship, or better yet, elevating our lives as Christians to the next level. In our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:18-19, Matthew 6:20, Acts 13:36

Denomination: Foursquare

A Push-Shove World

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 3, 2025

We often forget how important thankfulness can be. Weren't there 10? Are we rich because we have much money? Or we can count our blessings and be rich? Give thanks?

A PUSH-SHOVE WORLD? By Wade Martin Hughes Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Did you hear about the lady that prayed and asked God to bless her garden? Then she complained about having to hoe out the weeds. Then she complained about how hot it was? Then she complained ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:9-10, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Genesis 49:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Go! And Live With Eternity In View - Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 4, 2025

Life under the sun is brief, and death is certain. But here’s the urgent question: How should we live now, in light of eternity?

Go! And Live with Eternity in View - Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 Introduction – A Wake-Up Call for the Living Imagine standing at a funeral. You hear the quiet sobs, see the flowers, smell the lilies, and sense the finality of that wooden casket. One thing strikes you deeply: that person’s time to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:5-10, Hebrews 9:27, 1 Timothy 6:17, Colossians 3:23-24, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Elevate To The Next Level: "Living In Contentment”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 7, 2025

Our deepest and most intimate needs will never be filled with the temporal things of this world. They can only be found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. The secret of contentment is learning how to live godly lives in accordance with God and His word.

Elevate to the Next Level “Living in Contentment” Philippians 4:11-13 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeXBLj26NTM As we continue in our series of elevating discipleship to the next level, what I’ve come to realize is that contentment is an elusive commodity in our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:6, Exodus 20:17, Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 3:13-14, Philippians 4:11-13, Philippians 4:19, Titus 2:11-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

You Can't Take It With You, But . . . Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Sep 20, 2025

How many of us follow the rich fool's lead and build bigger barns by finding new avenues for our investments, as though this life is all that matters? Jesus tells us to beware of all kinds of greed, including being greedy with our own possessions.

There are some Bible passages which will forever be associated with vivid personal experiences. And today, as we consider the Parable of the Rich Fool, we have encountered one of those passages. My experience with it dates from nearly 40 years ago. In the spring of 1986 I was preparing to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34, Ecclesiastes 2:4-10, 1 Timothy 6:10-19

Denomination: Bible Church

It's Not About The Money

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 24, 2025

For Proper 21 After Pentecost Year C September 28, 2025

It's not About the Money 1 Timothy 6:6–19 NKJV Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Complacency And The Path To Perdition

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 24, 2025

This may make you squirm a bit. But remember that the prophets had two missions: to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Course 2025 In today’s opening prayer, the Church celebrates God’s almighty power shown by Him pardoning sins and showing mercy, and we ask for abundant grace, God’s very life, so that we can hasten to attain His promises and be His eternal heirs. That sounds wonderful, but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 146:7-10, 1 Timothy 6:11-16, Amos 6:1, Amos 6:4-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Guidepost Three – Jesus And Your Wallet Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 26, 2025

Radical generosity frees believers from consumerism, channels resources into God’s mission, and reveals hearts anchored in Christ rather than possessions.

A Startling Act of Generosity A young couple in the Midwest paid off their modest home years early. Then they sold it—debt-free—and moved into a small apartment. With the sale proceeds they funded wells for villages with no clean water, supported missionaries they had never met, and helped single ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:9, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Luke 12:13-34, Acts 2:42-47  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist