Sermons on Build Up Christians:

Vengeance And The Christian

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 15, 2009

A lot of things and people may tick you off but how do you handle them?

Vengeance and Christians In light of the recent murder of an abortionist and the inappropriate comments by a pastor about this murder, I feel compelled to speak to the issue of vengeance and violence. I am retired from the military and some religious groups would tell me that I was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Christian Wife

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 12, 2001

What does the Bible sya about being a Christian wife?

INTRODUCTION I am going to venture into an area of teaching that is probably one of the most sensitive areas of teaching in the church and the society today. It is an area in which there has been much abuse over the years. It is a subject that has been done a great injustice over the years. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Stewardship

Contributed by Grant Adams on Feb 19, 2024

A steward is a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate. God has appointed us to be stewards in this world.

A steward is one who manages something for another. The picture here is a steward who worked for a rich man. This steward had a great deal of responsibility. He was to manage the man’s lands. He was to do the collecting from others who owed. There are three great areas of stewardship that are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Flexible Christians

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Sep 12, 2005

Paul gives us three guidelines for effective evangelism.

Jim had a passion for God, a love for people, and a burden to communicate the gospel. But he wrestled with the question of how to bring the message of Christ into a setting that seemed so far from him. How could he help people see and embrace the truth when they had so little biblical ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

Integrity And The Christian

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 14, 2002

Christians need integrity in these important areas: Money, Sex, Power.

The news has been rife with stories of the lack of integrity in our culture. First it was the Enron scandal and the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson. Then it was WorldCom. Even Martha Stewart, the apron-clad icon of hominess, has been brought into disrepute through what appears to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:20-23, Isaiah 1:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Shrewd Christianity

Contributed by Stephen Evoy on May 11, 2008

Does "accidental" repentance "count?"

Shrewd Christianity The Parable of the Shred Manager (Luke 16:1-9) 1There was once a rich man who had a manager. He got reports that the manager had been taking advantage of his position by running up huge personal expenses. 2So he called him in and said, “What’s this I hear about you? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-9

Denomination: Free Methodist

Christian Dignity Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

Every nobody can become somebody, and that is why everybody is worthy of investment. This is God's view of man, for it was while we were yet sinners that Christ died for the ungodly. God is no haphazard and foolish investor.

An old business man once spoke at his club and told of how he made an investment which brought him great dividends, but for which he did not have to pay a cent of taxes. One night as he closed his store he found a dirty boy of 12 crouched against the building trying to protect himself from the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:9

All Mixed Up

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 21, 2023

How do we know where we should make a stand?

A few decades ago, when George Bush was running for president, he visited Bob Jones University. You would not believe the media firestorm that ensued. Some people were outraged that Bush went there at all, while others were astonished that his political opponents made so much of it. Of course, ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 9:5-15, Ezra 4:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Quarrelsome Christians

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 18, 2013

Shows the problem quarrelling is in the church and the home and how to stop it.

“Quarrelsome Christians” October 20, 2013 2 Timothy 2:14, 23-24 “Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.” “Don’t have anything to do with foolish ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-24

Denomination: Holiness

Realized Christianity Series

Contributed by Tim Bond on May 27, 2004

With a great sense of urgency, and a deep and abiding faith, the first century church grew and developed quickly. The same resources must be utilized by the contemporary church.

A friend of mine, Brett Kays, some time back noticed some things that are true of scenes in almost every movie or TV show. If you determined reality according to the way Hollywood defined it, you could be very confused. According to Hollywood: • All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-47, Colossians 1:3-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Bodybuilding

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 5, 2004

Learn to grow in Christian maturity without guilt or lowering God’s standards.

(If you feel this sermon is helpful, you are welcome to visit https://danachau.thinkific.com/ for a free online course.) I did some soul-searching. I’m usually not a contemplative person, but I was forced to consider what is happening on the inside of me. This week my wife confronted me about ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: *other

What Christianity Is

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008

If your life is built upon the words of Jesus, it will endure.

WHAT CHRISTIANITY IS Matthew 7:21-29 (RSV) 21/ “Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22/ On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Contagious Christians

Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006

Much of this content comes from Bill Hybels "Contagious Christianity Course". This was a sermon to launch the small group study

Luke 14:15-23 – Contagious Christianity 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-23

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Christianity?

Contributed by Brian Menear on Feb 22, 2007

A basic outline of the truths of Christianity

What is “Christianity? If you haven’t yet define what you believe, or if you don’t know specifically what it means to be a Christian-you may be tempted to base it on what other people think, or what there definitions are. “A Christian is someone who believes in God” “A Christian is someone who ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What`s In A Name?

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Jan 15, 2001

The generosity of God. He builds up our potential

When Jill and I began to think about names for our three children, we used a book by a man called Eric Partridge called "Name this Child". After reading it we called our first baby ANN, from the Hebrew word Chaanah which means or "grace" (A free gift from God"). That really summed up how we were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican