Sermons on Believers Called By Grace:

Eve Believes The Lie

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 25, 2001

An outline for study/group discussion

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Denomination: Orthodox

Are You An Example Of Believer?

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Oct 8, 2013

God saved us so that we can live a new lives and become godly examples to others, who can also be attracted to God by our godly conversations.

Topic: Are You an Example of Believer? Bible Text: Titus 2: 1 – 15 Lesson Aim: Members will • Understand what it means to be an example of Believer. • Identify those who ought to be example. • Discover the areas God wants us to be an example. Introduction: In 1 Timothy 4: ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Believing Without Seeing Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 21, 2003

John writes his Gospel for the future generations of Christians.

Sermon for 2 Easter Yr B, 27/04/2003 Based on Jn 20:19-31 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson The coach for a little league team had not yet learned the names of all his players, so he called them by the numbers on their uniforms. When he yelled, “Number ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Believing Is Just The Beginning

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 12, 2008

BELIEVING IS JUST THE BEGINNING

BELIEVING IS JUST THE BEGINNING Heb 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (KJV) John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believe In Holy Living

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 20, 2014

Because God is Holy, we must hold onto His gift of holiness which he gave us through His Son Jesus Christ. We must perceive it and understand what it is then believe on it and receive it! Once we have it we need to make sure that we hold onto it.

Illustration: Give out the gifts to the staff before preaching. Make a big deal about then 5-10 minutes into sermon have them come back to the front at different times and say they don’t want my gift and throw it at me. This illustration is what some people do with the gift of holiness that ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Will You Believe?

Contributed by Jack Russell on Dec 26, 2005

The message addresses the oldest question in the world, "Did God really say that?"

If I were to ask one of our teenagers this morning what the most important question of their life is, in all probability I would get something like, “What will I become?” “Where will I go to college?” If I were to ask the same question to someone who was already out of college, they would likely ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:13-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Deceptions We Believe Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on May 27, 2013

Paul exhorts us to examine ourselves to see if we're in the faith. John gives us some "tests" that help us in that process, encouraging us not to be decieved into thinking we have eternal life when, in reality, we may just have the empty trappings of rel

Deceptions We Believe - 1 John 1:8-10 - May 26, 2013 Series: That We May Know – Life With Jesus - #3 Let’s open our Bibles this morning to the book of 1 John. 1 John, chapter 1, beginning in verse 5. This is the third message in our series entitled “That We May Know ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-9

Denomination: *other

Promises For Believers Only Series

Contributed by Doug Johnston on Aug 27, 2001

Belivers must stop making excuses for lives of spiritual weakness and use God’s power for living by laying down their weaknesses and exchanging them for His strengths

And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God ? 1 Samuel 6:20 Many things had to take place to make the people of Bethshemesh realize that God deserved special attention. Some believers today show God by their actions that they have better things to do than ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Do You Believe?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 7, 2010

Fear and faith, desperation and wholeness, the marginalized and the powerful; it doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from or how grave your situation may be. The power of Jesus can take us from one side to the other!

Mark 5:21-43 “Do You Believe?” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN Most all of us are familiar with the saying, “There are no atheists in foxholes.” And tonight’s Scripture Lesson gives us a good picture of this. When ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: United Methodist

The Priesthood Of All Believers

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Oct 13, 2017

This is a highly foundational set of concepts, which every believer in Jesus Christ needs to grasp, in order to function effectively as the New Testament priest which he or she is.

THE PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER Pastor Eric J. Hanson Hosanna Church: 1983 & 4/2/2017 Introduction: The New Testament teaches the priesthood of all believers, yet many Christians go through their whole lifetime with a mentality of being unable to approach God effectively. Jesus has actually ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10, Revelation 1:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace From Galatians (3 Of 19)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 7, 2022

In chapter one, we find Paul defending his calling and the gospel which he preached. There were those who were saying that he was a self-proclaimed minister preaching a false gospel.

Because of the things that are being said about Paul, he says some things about himself that might seem to be bragging in his defense. Look at Galatians 1:13-24, we read, “For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Believe God

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 10, 2006

The life of Paul was powerful because he live not by his faith, but by the FAITH OF GOD! He was aware that God was always with him.

I BELIEVE GOD! I. PAUL ABOARD SHIP Acts 27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. . Acts 27:21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:20-26

Are You A Believer Or A Receiver?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Sep 29, 2019

There is a growing belief within the church that a person who is a believer in Jesus is considered a Christian and has therefore been given eternal life after they say the "sinners prayer." This is an in-depth multipart message

This belief stems primarily from the notion that because Jesus ‘chose’ the Disciples, they were now the ‘saved’ elect, including Judas, which is why they were able to perform healings, miracles, and casting out demons in Jesus’ name. It is true that Judas was one of the multiple disciples Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 6:69, James 2:19, Matthew 16:16, Leviticus 17:11-14, Romans 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, Ephesians 2:5-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Birthmarks Of A Believer (B) Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 22, 2005

Series inspired by “What every Christian Ought to Know” by Adrian Rogers and “Saved without a Doubt” by John Macarthur

Sermon Series: “Blessed Assurance” Sermon #3: “Birthmarks of a Believer (B)” Text: I John 5:13 INTRODUCTION: Welcome to week 3 of a 5 week study on how to be assured of our salvation. We have learned so far that true salvation lies in our being ‘born again’ by God’s Grace through faith in Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believers Wrestle With God

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2009

Pentecost 21(C) - Believers wrestle with God both in troubles and also for blessings.

BELIEVERS WRESTLE WITH GOD (Outline) October 25, 2009 -- PENTECOST 21 -- Genesis 32:22-30 INTRO: Today’s text teaches about Jacob struggling. Our earthly lives are filled with various struggles that everyone wrestles with from time to time. At times people wrestle with problems, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-30

Denomination: Lutheran