Sermons on Career Success:

Dealing With Debt

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 1, 2004

The average American is deeply in debt; some Bible-based advice for how we handle money matters.

Colossians 2:13-14, “You were dead because of your sins, and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins. He cancelled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and cancelled our debt and destroyed it by ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:13-14

Denomination: Congregational

A Firm Foundation

Contributed by David Hill on Jul 9, 2004

Building your life on Jesus.

A FIRM FOUNDATION Matthew 7:24-27 On what have you built your life? What exactly does your faith, family, and future rest on ? Have you built on a firm foundation that’s unshakable ,unmoveable , or shifting sand that’s shifts with every storm? Today we live in a world were many are DEMORALIZED, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Choosing For God

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Sep 13, 2003

Pentecost 14: Joshua offers the Israelites a choice. But what does it mean to choose for God? We explore this in today’s message.

This morning, the alarm went off and I got up – I had a choice to get up or not. After shaving and showering, I went to my closet picked out the shirt and trousers that I’m wearing today – I had a choice. After this I went to the kitchen and picked out a mug to have a cup of coffee. Now, those of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Lutheran

Safegaud Your Reign With Christ

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 30, 2004

Safeguard Your Reign with Christ 1) Don’t compromise with sin 2) Don’t tolerate impenitent sinners

A multiple gold medal winner from the Summer Olympics was recently arrested for drunk driving. When I heard the news I wondered why someone with a stellar sports career and million dollar endorsements would jeopardize all that for a little late night partying? The answer is compromise. When that ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Christ The Strong Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 19, 2006

Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of what it means to be strong.

Christ The Strong (I Peter 2:18-25) A Father’s Day Top Ten #10 Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials. #9 Shopping is NOT a sport, and no, we are never going to think of it that way. #8 Sunday afternoon = sports. It’s like the full moon or the changing of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:18-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Temptation Is Just Another Way Of Life Series

Contributed by Thomas Wilson on Aug 26, 2008

Many trials and temptations, but all too often we are not even aware of them.

We’ve been with Matthew’s passage many times in our Christian worship, we’ve heard the Word of God and we know all about temptation. In fact over the course of preaching, the trials of temptation come up in many forms, many ways. After all, we all know about temptation – we’re experts at it! ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Congregational

Building Together For The Glory Of God

Contributed by Leonard Davis on May 30, 2009

The motivation for building or renovating a church’s building should be to honor God as an act of worship.

BUILDING TOGETHER FOR THE GLORY OF GOD I have known of young people and some that were not so young that made a choice to go into the ministry. I have seen some that abandoned careers that would have taken them to positions of wealth and power in the business world to be a preacher and pastor ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Grasshopper Complex

Contributed by Arthur And Marie Mason on Aug 6, 2009

In Modern America who would want to have a ‘grasshopper complex?’ Satirized by our childhood and criticized by others, would-be giants often shrink further at the thought of overcoming. But if we, “…rebel not against the Lord, neither fear ye the people o

Moving Beyond A Grasshopper Complex “And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of The giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, And so we were in their sight” (Numbers 13:33). Introduction: In Modern America who would want to have a ‘grasshopper complex?’ Satirized ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living The Kingdom Life: An Instrument Of Your Hope Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Feb 19, 2007

#6 in a series focused on the foundational biblical truths found in The Peace Prayer of St. Francis: Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.

Where There Is DESPAIR, HOPE Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Poor Little Church Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Jan 11, 2008

Look at what the Lord says about the 2nd church of Revelation.

INTRO: Today maybe you’ve come and you just don’t feel right. Maybe you’ve been feeling some pain and heartache. You’re possibly in a situation that’s not bringing you a lot of happiness. Perhaps the last year you’ve lost a loved one. Job is not what you thought it would be. You feel persecuted on ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Vital Signs

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 27, 2007

Answers the question: Are you a bold pioneer who is exploring new non-traditional ways of expressing faith and interacting with the Body of Christ - or are you just skipping church and quietly backsliding?

Dakota Community Church April 29, 2007 Vital Signs I recently went to the doctor for a general physical. Besides being violated, and crying all the time for about three days, it was only mildly horrifying. I was sent home with a blood pressure monitor to keep an eye on my “stage one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25

Denomination: Mennonite

Faithful Living

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 1, 2010

Faithful living requires believers to give up whatever hinders their relationship with God, to lay aside sin, and to run with endurance.

Faithful Living 10/05/08 PM Text: Hebrews 12:1-2 INTRODUCTION The need for a faith that endures Hebrews 6:11-12 “And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Wait?

Contributed by Marian Marrero on Mar 4, 2010

Waiting on God’s Timing

This is a word or a verb that is very hard for most people. It requires a lot from someone to do this action. We tend to want things fast, our dreams or our goals reached quickly, to get married and it hurts or terrifies us when we can’t see or do what we want rigtht away. We tend to take actions ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

The Choice Is Yours... Choose Wisely

Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Nov 10, 2008

32nd Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A Joshua 24:14-24 & Matthew 25:1-13 Making a choice to serve God for the "long hull" is the most important choice of our lives.

The Choice is Yours… Choose Wisely Joshua 24:14-24 & Matthew 25:1-13 One of the greatest abilities that separates humans from the rest of God’s creation is our ability to recognize alternatives, to weigh options and their possible consequences and then to make a informed decision. As we look ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Sovereignty Of God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 11, 2012

God has no equal, therefore we bow and worship Him. God is our Lord, therefore we surrender and submit to Him. God is in control, therefore we trust and obey.

Isaiah 44:6-8 The Sovereignty of God 15Jan2012 1539 If you ask me what gives me the greatest security in life – I would say the understanding of the sovereignty of God. • That is, that ALL things (not just some things) are under God’s rule and control, and that nothing happens ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:6-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible