Sermons on Answering Your Critics:

Make A Difference With Your Life

Contributed by John Woelfel on Aug 14, 2006

What does God expect from us in this life? What does He expect from us based on what we are able to do? This message tries to answer those questions by looking at a couple of teachings from Jesus.

What we want to know this morning is how God has uniquely made us so we don’t waste our lives. One of the main ideas from the series we went through is that if you do something meaningful with your life, you will be a minority. Most people just go through life trying to survive. They go ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Knowing Where You're At Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 21, 2011

The first thing a good GPS system needs to know is "where are you at?" And that's the question God asked Adam... But didn't God know where Adam was at? The answer to that question can mean a lot to us.

OPEN: Some wealthy hunters had come to Colorado and hired an experienced hunting guide to lead them into the mountains. They had been trekking into the woods for a couple of days when it became obvious that they had become hopelessly lost. It wasn’t long before the hunters became angry with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Empty Place In Your Soul

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Dec 13, 2021

What do you need in your life? Answer with one word. Not a physical need. What are you looking for, searching for, wishing for? What one word describes what you need in your life?

What do you need in your life? Answer with one word. Not a physical need. What are you looking for, searching for, wishing for? What one word describes what you need in your life? Got your word? Great! ************************************* The top answers to this question are: love, joy, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:9-10, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 1 Peter 3:15, Philippians 4:7, Romans 15:13, Romans 5:5, Galatians 5:22, John 15:10-11, John 14:26-27, Romans 10:9, John 14:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Negativism Series

Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Jun 2, 2020

We live in a day of massive negativism. Everyone is a critic, and faultfinding is running rampant.

Are you emphasizing the positive or the negative? Are you a religion basher, or a Life dispenser? Are you a faultfinder, or a solution maker? Are you promoting lies and deception, or truth and light? NEGATIVISM - We live in a day of massive negativism. Everyone is a critic, and ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36, Philippians 4:8, 1 John 4:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The Crosshairs Series

Contributed by David Owens on Aug 26, 2011

Christians and leaders alike will be criticized and persecuted. Take a look at how Moses dealt with being in the crosshairs.

Introduction: A. The story is told of an elderly lady who came to church one Sunday. 1. An usher said to her “Where would you like to sit?” 2. She said “I would like to sit in the very front row.” 3. He said, “No, ma’am. You don’t want to do that. Our ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Never Forgets Your Prayers Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 5, 2014

When we pray there are three possible answers from the Lord, yes, no and wait. We all hate to wait but we need to trust in God's perfect timing.

Let’s begin with this question: What is the major enemy of hope in your life? What is the one thing that, more than any other, threatens to weaken your hope? Could it be: discouragement, suffering; weariness, exhaustion. Perhaps the main enemy of hope in your life is simply the passage ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Two Great Commandments, Love Your God And Love Your Neighbour. How Exactly?

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 30, 2016

How do you love God and you love your neighbour as yourself, neighbours you cannot stand. That is a hard question to answer, but that is what we are commanded to do.

This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 4th November 2012; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Ruth 1:1-18 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34 Our text for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Episcopal

The Shield And The Sword

Contributed by David Cambridge on Jan 9, 2003

The fundamentals of our faith are constantly under attack. This lesson considers the Christian’s response.

Faith Under Fire The Shield And The Sword Introduction 1. The fundamentals of our faith are under constant attack: the virgin birth, Jesus’ death on the cross, and the resurrection. In the previous lesson, we warned of the danger of constant exposure to such attacks and the consequences to our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12, 2 Timothy 3:15-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jun 3, 2024

New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon.

Prayer – Part 4 (Rev. Barry Johnson and Rev. Rodney Johnson) NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 55:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Over My Head

Contributed by Dwight Jones on Oct 1, 2009

As a minister of the Gospel it is no criticism when someone says you are in over your head but rather a testimony to the ability of God

Matthew 14:22-33 (KJV) 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Evangelism: Message And Method - Finding The One Who Is Lost. Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 18, 2016

Why do we need to tell people about Jesus? The simple answer is because Jesus has given a direct command to tell other people about Him. Matthew 28:19 “Go and make disciples of all the nations"

We are continuing in our series on Dynamic Disciples or Dynamic Discipleship and this month our focus is on Evangelism. The Topic we are dealing with this evening is the message and method of Evangelism. The question to begin is Why do we need to tell people about Jesus? The simple answer is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4-7, Luke 15:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Whose Profit Are You Seeking

Contributed by David Rogers on Apr 20, 2007

A sermon dealing with what are in it for. For what profit are we striving. Profit for ourselves or for others. Are we doing it to honor God or glorify ourselves.

Whose Profit Are You Seeking Bro David Rogers Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church Winona MS 1 Corinthians 10:1-33 Prayer Introduction Today we are all rushing about working for that next pay raise. But what is that pay raise really going to profit us? We often can’t see the big picture for striving ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 25. The Control Of A Critical Attitude (James 4:11-12) Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 3, 2021

The passage for today’s lesson contains the last mention of the law in the New Testament. A particular Bible commentator states that the law refers to the old moral law applied in its complete spiritual fullness by Christ, “the law of liberty.”

Text: James 4:11-12 (NIV) 11Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Salt And Light Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Sep 18, 2006

Jesus calls us salt and light - simply stating it as a matter of fact and a description of our true identity – Be who you are!

Salt & Light Matthew 5:13 - 16 1. Beaufort West is a mid-sized, rural, sheep farming town in the center of the Cape Province in South Africa. • One of its claims to fame is that it was the birthplace of the world’s first heart transplant pioneer, Dr. Chris Barnard. • Another claim to fame or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Discovering Your Dream – Part 4 Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 11, 2006

Have you ever run out of time? Have you ever run out of options? Have you ever run out of resources? Here is your answer.

INTRO: Call up volunteer and ask him or her to unfold the rose without ruining it. It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of God’s design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. God opens this flower so sweetly, When ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God