Sermons on Business Ethics:

The Showdown At Jabbok's Ford

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 27, 2005

The incident at Jabbok’s Ford was a watershed in Jacob’s life. For it was a time where Jacob drew aside from everyone else to spend time alone with God. And if you mean business with God, he will mean business with you.

The Showdown at Jabbok’s Ford – a watershed in Jacob’s life Story: Bruce and the spider After the Scottish defeat at the battle of Falkirk, and then the terrible news of Wallace’s execution - Robert the Bruce is said to have been inspired to continue the struggle against the English - by the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:21-31

Denomination: Anglican

"Make The World Go Away!"

Contributed by Tony Searles on Jul 25, 2002

We live in a very busy day and age. The down-fall is that we can sometimes get to busy to spend time with God. We must press through that temptation, and still spend time with Jesus. You will discover how.

Begin by singing??Open Our Eyes? ?Open our eyes Lord? We want to see Jesus? To reach out and touch Him? And say that we love Him? Open our ears Lord? And help us to listen? Open our eyes Lord? We want to see Jesus.? PRAYER? Isn?t getting a hold of Jesus the most important thing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10, Luke 7:36-38

Denomination: Other

Transcending Tradition Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 6, 2009

While looking at the disciplines of fasting and Sabbath, this message encourages believers not to let any tradition steal their joy or their love. We can’t be so into church business that we forget what our business is, and that is to help people.

Transcending Tradition (Mark 2:18 – 3:6) Just this last week, I came across some odd laws that are still on the books around the country. I think you’ll find them quite amusing. For example, young girls are never allowed to walk a tightrope in Wheeler, Mississippi, unless it’s in a church. In ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Two Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make Series

Contributed by W F on Aug 13, 2007

The Sermon on the Mount is not just a nice collection ethical rules. There is a clear invitation for you to make the two most important decisions of your life. These are the decisions of a high impact Believer.

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it" (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV). Throughout life we have to make a number of very important ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: *other

Requesting Or Demanding? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009

Even when we feel like demanding or presuming, we have to be careful to do what is right. Thus we must develop the art of making ethical requests.

Requesting Or Demanding? (Philemon 8-22) 1. I remember a woman raising a stink at the downtown post office. She complained that her mail was not in the box, and it was past 8:30 AM. She mentioned that her dad had worked at the Federal Post Office, and that he would have never allowed such ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:8-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Yoked Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Sep 5, 2023

Our unity as a biblical community is strengthened because we are yoked together - knitted together as members of one another with practical ethics that we are intended live out in order to foster that community.

YOKED Joel Gilbert / General CommU.N.I.T.Y. / Ephesians 4:25–32; Ephesians 5:1–2   Introduction There are organizations for people with any number of interests. Often, membership in these societies comes with an expectation for some advocacy or education, financial support, or simply ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Humiliated Redemption Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 5, 2021

Stripping Jesus naked and gambling over his clothes is business as usual for the Roman soldiers. However, because the humiliation of Jesus is ordained by God for our redemption, we cannot treat the nakedness of our crucified Jesus in a business as usual fashion.

Message John 19:23-24 Why Are You Naked? Humiliated Redemption During the crucifixion of Jesus there is a situation which arises that adds to the humiliation that Jesus is experiencing. John 19:23-24 gives us the most comprehensive description. 23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his ...read more

Scripture: John 19:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

Lydia--Rescued From Idolatry Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 18, 2003

It’s tempting to make one’s business one’s religion. God delivered businesswoman Lydia from bondage, and can deliver us as well.

Conversions in the Book of Acts> “Rescued from Idolatry” Acts 16:11-15 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Though most of my life I’ve served in the military, in the past four years I’ve been involved with the Saugus Rotary and Business Networking ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:11-15

Denomination: Congregational

What Does It Take To Shine?

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 11, 2002

Light and darkness are loaded words in the Bible. Jesus call for us to be children of light is serious business.

What does it mean to let your light shine? Dale Foster and I were about 14 years old when we decided to explore a cave we had discovered in the woods not far from my home in Colbert Heights, Alabama. We had heard that it went for miles back under the mountain. We took our flashlights and some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Church

Contributed by Richard Rutledge on Nov 4, 2001

We have home schools, home business, and home shopping but the church cannot be relegated to the home.

The Church Heb 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-- and all the more as you see the Day approaching. I realize that I will be preaching to the choir today but I believe that it is important for us to be reminded from time ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Missing God

Contributed by Tim Parsons on May 29, 2006

This sermon deals with being so busy we miss God in our very present’s.

Missing God. Gen:28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. A modern day "version" of that statement would sound like this. {GOD WAS HERE AND I WAS OUT TO LUNCH} QUESTION? Has any one here ever Missed God? God comes near us, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:16

Denomination: Church Of God

The Boy Jesus At The Temple

Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 14, 2007

Jesus comes as the Son of God so he must be about his Father’s business.

If you were here last week you’ll remember that we talked about two sets of words that filled out the basic historical record of Jesus birth: two sets of words that told us amazing news about this child who was born 2000 years ago. Jesus was not just a beautiful baby boy. He was the Christ, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-52, Luke 2:39-52

Denomination: Anglican

I Miss You, Son!

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Jul 19, 2002

I was so busy doing things for God, that I didn`t have time for Him!

In the 1980`s I was Warden of a Conference Centre, a demanding Ministry with a large amount of Counselling in addition to the talks we had to give. Saturdays were always very difficult - we were all involved in Hoovering, Cleaning and Bed making on top of all the other work we had to do. But two ...read more

Scripture: John 11:2

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

We Buy Ugly Houses Series

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Oct 15, 2006

God has been in the business of buying ugly houses a lot longer than Home Investors.

1 Peter 1:18-21 We Buy Ugly Houses Woodlawn Baptist Church October 15, 2006 Introduction Show this morning’s billboards. According to the company’s website, this ad originated in the mind of Ken D’Angelo way back in the 1970s. Working in Houston and Dallas, he decided to focus his real estate ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-21

Denomination: Baptist

Life Lessons

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jan 1, 2012

Are you so busy preparing for this life that you have completely forgotten about the next one?

LIFE LESSONS Text: Luke 12:13 – 34 In the short time that Jesus walked upon the earth, He taught many life lessons: • We should treat others the way that we want to be treated ourselves. • We should love God, our neighbors, and our enemies. • We should forgive others just ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Baptist