Sermons on Being Good:

A Good Christmas!

Contributed by John White on Dec 4, 2018

Introduction: Just what does Christmas mean to many people today? Hard work? Stores crowded with frantic last minute shoppers? Post offices overflowing with mail? Crowded trains, full buses, over-booked flights and congested highways? Alcoholic revelry and holiday depression?

A GOOD CHRISTMAS . Luke 2:1-14 Introduction: Just what does Christmas mean to many people today? Hard work? Stores crowded with frantic last minute shoppers? Post offices overflowing with mail? Crowded trains, full buses, over-booked flights and congested highways? Alcoholic revelry and holiday ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Good Mourning Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Jan 18, 2022

God blesses us with comfort when we are heartbroken over brokenness.

Good Mourning lanny smith Reboot / Repentance; Grief; Comfort / Matthew 5:4   • David’s story of failure. • Considered Israel’s greatest king - promised a line of succession eternally. • Sort of our George Washington-Abraham Lincoln-John Wayne-(young) Brad Pitt with a dash of Harry Connick ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4, 2 Samuel 12:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Good Samaritan

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 28, 2002

The parable of the good samaritan gives us more than a contrast between love and indifference. It gives us a contrast between two kinds of religion.

This morning, we continue our mini-series on the parables of Christ. Parables are stories intended to convey spiritual truth. They’re not historical; they’re not accounts of actual events; they are fictional narratives involving made-up characters. The situations they describe never really ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Baptist

Doing Good Series

Contributed by Daniel Villa on Mar 10, 2003

Wise people know when to, whom to, and how to do good.

DOING GOOD Wise Living Series #4 Big Idea: Wise people know when to or when not to, whom to or whom not to, and how to or how not to do good. Proverbs 3:26; 11:17-31 Welcome back to our series – Wise Living Series. We’re discovering principles for wise living. We started this series by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:17-31, Proverbs 3:26

Denomination: Church Of God

Good Government Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011

Human Government at it's best.

Intro: 1. In the early nineties, the leaning Tower of Pisa began to lean too far. Seeing that the 180-foot-high tower would soon become dangerous, engineers designed a system to salvage the twelfth-century landmark by holding the lean constant. First the engineers injected supercold liquid ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Good Excuses Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 29, 2014

At the very heart of the parable is who will be found in the Kingdom of God. It has to do with those who will respond positively to their invitation to accept Jesus, God’s great invitation to salvation.

LUKE 14: 12-16-24 [PARABLES IN LUKE] GOOD EXCUSES [Isaiah 25:6-9] While attending a dinner party at a Pharisees’ house (vv. 1, 7, 12) Jesus challenges the guests to live and work so they will be rewarded in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus then gives a parable about a banquet that alludes to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

Denomination: Baptist

Too Good! Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 15, 2023

If you want to find real joy in the face of an uncertain future, renounce your own good and wise deeds; stop devising your own schemes. Instead, fear God and please Him through faith in His Son.

On March 19, 2003, the United States and its allies invaded Iraq to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and remove Saddam Hussein from power. A day later, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld held a news conference, where a reporter asked him “about the apparent failure to follow the war ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:15-29, Hebrews 11:6, Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Deuteronomy 28:1, Deuteronomy 28:15, James 2:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Good And The Bad

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 26, 2023

The book of John is often neglected.

Why? It could be because it is a small book. Illus: But we need to remember that “Dynamite” can come in small package. We know that size does not have anything to do with significance. John teaches many things in this third epistle for God’s church. Illus: Many of the movies that Hollywood ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Good Shepherd PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, personally calls us by name, offering true life, guidance, and security amid life’s noise and distractions.

Some weeks feel like standing in a crowded barn. So many voices. So much noise. Phones buzz. News churns. Deadlines demand. You find yourself wondering, Does anyone hear me? Does anyone know my name? The pages of John 10 open like a quiet pasture on a loud day. They whisper, Yes. The Shepherd does. ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10, 1 Peter 2:25, 1 Peter 5:4

Topics: Shepherd's Voice, Guidance, Listening

Good Conscience

Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 7, 2002

Baptism is the Pledge of a Good Conscience toward God!

BAPTISM SERVICE APRIL 7, 2002 PM SERVICE GOOD CONSCIENCE I PETER 3: 13-22 INTRODUCTION: THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO ACHIEVE HAPPINESS ON THIS TERRESTRIAL BALL. AND THAT IS TO HAVE EITHER A CLEAR CONSCIENCE OR NONE AT ALL. --Ogden Nash. Oswald Chamber of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST states: Always ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-22

Denomination: Baptist

Good-Bye!

Contributed by Rev. Roberto D. Abella on Oct 25, 2004

Today we will look into the heart of the Apostle Paul. We will come away from that experience assured that there’s no fellowship on earth compare to what Christians have experienced. We will know today in our message titled “Good-bye” that: God directs ou

Today we will look into the heart of the Apostle Paul. We will come away from that experience assured that there’s no fellowship on earth compare to what Christians have experienced. We will know today in our message titled “Good-bye” that: God directs our paths, God demands our labors and God ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:25-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Good Samaritan

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 6, 2004

God is not interested in our religious duty but in our relationships - with Him and with others

11-07-04 SMM Luke 10: 25-37 – The Story of the Good Samaritan Story: In the 60’s Simon and Garfunkel wrote this I am a rock, I am an island. I’ve built walls, A fortress deep and mighty, That none may penetrate. I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain. It’s laughter and it’s loving ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Anglican

The Lord Is Good PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 11, 2023

Understand and celebrate God's unchanging goodness and care for us, even in times of trouble, and to find our joy and happiness in Him rather than our circumstances.

Good morning, church family! Isn't it wonderful to gather here today to bask in the goodness of our mighty God? Today, we're going to delve deep into the book of Nahum, specifically Nahum 1:7, which states, "The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him." This ...read more

Scripture: Nahum 1:7

Topics: Celebrating God's Goodness

The Good Samaritan

Contributed by Peter Anthony on Jul 19, 2001

Review of Luke and Our call to Discipleship

Over these past Sundays of Pentecost, we have been hearing from the Gospel of St. Luke. The theme is of our being called to discipleship, of how it is now our responsibility to spread the Good News. To tell the world of the beauty and comfort found through believing in Jesus Christ. We have been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Goodness Of God

Contributed by Tom Feola on Jun 25, 2012

God is good and He wants us to enjoy His goodness.

Psalms 31:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men! 20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational