Sermons on Build Up Your Lives:

Living In Denial Series

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jun 18, 2007

In this Easter series, we look at 4 people and how they responded to their encounters with Christ.

Living in Denial Mt. 26:69-75 Illus. Did you see the “Deal or no Deal” where the girl was an avid NY Jets fan? •More than that, she loved Curtis Martin. He was her hero. •As a result of being on the show, she not only got to meet Curtis, but was invited to the stadium where she met many of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75

Denomination: Baptist

Manna Live! Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 25, 2008

What is it? The symbolism of Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life. It’s how we live. Man alive! Many practical applications to daily Christian living. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.

Manna Live! Exodus 16 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MannaLive.html [read vv. 1-21; 31] It’s a beautiful symbol of Jesus, come down from above. Christ is the bread of life. It’s how we live. Man alive! The following passage drives it all home... John 6:32-35 32 Then Jesus said unto them, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Live In Wisdom

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jun 21, 2019

Beloved fear God and walk in His ways. DONT do what you know He doesn't like. Study His Word day and night and you will discover what He hates.

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *LIVE IN WISDOM* 1 Corinthians 10:1-11 King James Version (KJV) 10 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-11

Denomination: Charismatic

Living Water

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 22, 2021

Next in series on John. Examines the true fulfillment found in Christ.

John 7 (3) Living Water - Read John 7:37-39 It was the last day, that great day of the feast. For 6 days, the people of Israel had been staying in booths, remembering how the Lord had brought them out of Egypt, and how He had provided for them during the 40 years they had wandered in the ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39

Denomination: Baptist

Live For Today

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Leaving the past behind and getting on with our spiritual walk

It had been an interesting spring. I suppose interesting would be a good word to use here. They had seen their best friend tried in a Roman Court and sentenced to death. They had seen him nailed to a cross and die, they had seen him taken down and buried. Three days later they saw him alive ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

Living In Victory Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 3, 2008

Joshua shows us a model for living in victory and having confidence in God

Living in Victory Selected Passages in Joshua Essential 100 Series February 3, 2008 Evening Service Introduction Coach Grant Taylor had coached football at the Shiloh Christian Academy for six seasons and never had a winning record. The chances of a turnaround looked grim to say the least with the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Living With Confidence Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 30, 2008

Things God’s children can be confident about.

During the first half of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco 23 workmen fell to their death. Working on the project became so dangerous that they halted construction of the bridge to install a huge net at the cost of $100,000 (a large sum in the early 1930’s). After the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Living In The Valley Series

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on May 15, 2006

Sermon series on 1 John.

Living in the Valley 1 John 1:1-4 April 30, 2006 For the next 2 months we will be exploring and going through the book of 1 John on Sunday mornings together. As we begin this series that I’m calling "Living Well in the Valley", I want to tell you 2 things I wish for you. Two things I wish for ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Turn And Live

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 1, 2010

When at first we hear "repent or perish", it seems harsh. But as we turn, we see that it is an incredible gift to have something to turn to.

Turn and Live 08/10/08 AM Text: Numbers 21:4 - 9 Let’s imagine ourselves in this situation, put ourselves in the sandals of the Israelites. Fiery serpents are slithering throughout our camp. Snakes are biting people all over the place and everyone bitten dies. We have managed to avoid the snakes ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living The Experience Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 28, 2013

Once you have tasted of the goodness of Jesus nothing else will do.

Living The Experience Text: 1 Peter 2:1-3 Introduction 1. Illustration: "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

A Reason For Living

Contributed by John Stevenson on Oct 18, 2000

The old man was nearly blind as he reached out to touch the face and hands of his son.

The old man was nearly blind as he reached out to touch the face and hands of his son. "It is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau." The aged hands felt the hairy forearms, not realizing that they were wrapped with the skin of a goat to simulate those of his twin brother. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-6

Living Generously Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 13, 2014

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Living Generously

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Living Generously Luke 16:14-31 October 11, 2009 Last time we saw how the dishonest manager squandered his master’s wealth and learned that God calls us to be faithful managers of everything God has blessed us with. This week we look at the Pharisees ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:14-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In Christ Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 29, 2003

This is the 8th study in the study "Hope In The Darkness". This study looks at thinking like Jesus Christ in all that we do.

LIVING IN CHRIST 1 Peter 4:1-11 We live in a time when people work very hard at telling us how to think. The world tells us to be passive and tolerant. Businesses tell us to think about their product and they do that with advertisements that sometimes should never be seen. Schools tell our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-11, 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

Denomination: Baptist

Live With The Lamb Series

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Dec 5, 2007

At Jesus’ invitation we “come and see” where He is staying, and what we see is that our sins are gone, that we have a clean slate and a fresh start, that we are adopted into God’s family, reconciled to our Father, and that we have eternal life.

Live With the Lamb: John 1:35-39 I want us to think just now of the one most important reason why anybody should follow Jesus Christ over, say, Mohammad. Or why would we follow Christ over Buddha, or Confuscious, or the religion of Hare Krishna, or Hinduism or Taoism. You kids here today are going ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Living Wage Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 28, 2022

There’s a difference between dead-end religion and living faith.

I expect the issue of minimum wage will come up in Congress again this year. There are good arguments on both sides - Those who are in favor of raising it will argue, rightly, that you can’t support a family on a minimum wage job, and that people who “work hard and play by the rules” should be able ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed