Sermons on Changed Leaders:

Back To The Future Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Aug 14, 2025

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - C.S. Lewis

August 16, 2025 Moses began the next section of his 2nd Speech with “Shema” = “Hear, O Israel.” Remember that behind this call to “hear” is the expectation of action – of response. As James would later admonish, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22, Micah 6:8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Leading Others Upwards Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 13, 2003

Leaders have an obligation to instruct others and not cause people to stumble. This is only possible when we stand in awe of God’s name.

Leading Others Upward There are some things that only a mom can teach… My mother taught me about anticipation: “Just wait until your father gets home!” My mother taught me about medical science: “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’re going to stay that way.” My mother taught me about ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Major Adjustments (Conversion Of Paul)

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005

The conversion of Paul demonstrates the adjustments, or changes, that God wants to make in our lives.

Major Adjustments (Paul’s Conversion) Acts 9:1-9 If you have your bibles, turn to Acts chapter 9. We’re continuing in our series on the top ten bible stories, which you all selected a few weeks ago, and today we’re looking at our first story from the new testament, the story of the Apostle Pauls ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9, Acts 9:10-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leave The Past In The Past

Contributed by Kevin Mullins on May 27, 2004

From Imitators to Instigators: Describing the need for agents of change in the local church

Leave the Past in the Past: From Imitation to Instigation Jeremiah 29:11-14a Talk about Big Spring- How things change— Change is hard thing for us to deal with- I listen to a lot of talk radio- I enjoy it- one of the prevailing themes on talk radio as people call in - the way things used ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Helping People Find And Follow Jesus Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 28, 2023

As a church family, we have two competing goals that give us direction, feed our values, and guide our leaders as they make decisions.

HELPING PEOPLE FIND AND FOLLOW JESUS ACTS 3, 4, 5 #hpffj INTRODUCTION The purpose of Cincinnati Christian Church is “to help people find and follow Jesus.” That’s it. That is what we do and it is who we are as a church fellowship. As a church family, we have two competing goals that give us ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10, Acts 4:4-13, Acts 5:33-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Elevate To The Next Level: "Transformational Thinking”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 30, 2025

If we’re serious about changing our lives, we need to start by transforming the way we think. This message will explore our need to reflect on God—His goodness, greatness, and closeness. If we don’t begin changing our thinking, nothing will change.

Elevate to the Next Level: “Transformational Thinking” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=328O82FD4cY Our minds are an extraordinary creation of God. They process billions of bits of information and recall 800 memories per second. No computer can match the mind’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:7, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, 1 Corinthians 10:23, Romans 8:28, Psalm 147:5, Jeremiah 32:27, Psalm 69:14-16, Psalm 112:1-4, Psalm 34:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

The Light

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 12, 2017

Who is the light? How are we, like John, not the light? What does light change?

Prelude Who is the light? How are we, like John, not the light? What does light change? Purpose: Let’s learn to testify of the Light. Plan: Let’s look at John 1:6-8, 19-28 and John the Baptist as a witness who gave testimony about the One. John 1:6-7a Witness In John 1:6-7a we read, “There was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Mis-Figured?

Contributed by Brett Thomasson on Feb 20, 2007

How an encounter with Christ as Lord should have changed the disciples, but didn’t.

Sometimes we tend to forget that Jesus came to Jewish people and as a member of Jewish society. So we can neglect the impact of some of the events of his ministry, and the impact they had on the people who first heard them. The transfiguration can definitely be one of those events. We look on Moses ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:28-43

Denomination: Methodist

Looking Into The Master's Face Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 27, 2002

When we see Jesus we see a friend Who loves us, A Sacior powerful enough to help us, and a leader worthy of following.

Looking Into the Master’s Face Scripture: Mark 10:46-52 INTRO.: Jesus is nearing the end of His public ministry. He is headed for Jerusalem and certain death. In great detail, He predicts the things about to befall Him. Mark 10:33,34. James and John come to ask for places of favor in His glory at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Dark Waters But Safe Hands (Conclusion To Acts) Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Nov 22, 2019

GOD HAS AN AMAZING WAY OF ACCOMPLISHING HIS PLAN WHILE CHANGING OUR PLANS!

In Dark Waters But Safe Hands Concluding the Book of Acts Dr. Tom Bartlett Acts 28:1-31 (ESV) NOTES Acts 28:1-31 (ESV) You’re In Safe Hands Even when . . . Potential harm comes After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. The native people showed us ...read more

Denomination: Other

Mini-Series: You Must Be The Cycle Breaker In Your Family (Part 1)

Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 9, 2020

Change is a difficult thing because it is so uncomfortable. Question: Do you want to change? Are you ready to break that cycle of day-to-day life and receive God’s change? I am talking to somebody who’s tired of going around and around the same old problem. Then be the Cycle Breaker...

YOU MUST BE THE CYCLE BREAKER IN YOUR FAMILY John 5: 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a Great Multitude Of Sick People, Blind, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Charismatic

A Messiah's Warning About Being A Spiritual Phony Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 18, 2011

A true follower of Jesus is someone that has been radically changed from the inside out.

A Messiah's Warning About Being A Spiritual Phony Text: Matt. 23:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Righteousness Begins In The Heart Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 13, 2013

Making clear His attitude toward the Old Law, Jesus challenged the religious leaders teaching and raised the bar when it came to righteous living.

Righteousness Begins in the Heart Matthew 5:17-20 To some who were confident of their own righteousness (don’t miss that statement) and looked down on every¬one else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Phari¬see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Atmosphere Of Faith

Contributed by Tommy Jackson on Aug 31, 2002

Creating an atmosphere of faith can change how we view a Sunday service.

An Atmosphere of Faith Open: Have you ever walked into the middle of a conversation and all of a sudden it gets real quiet, and you get the sense that these two people have been arguing. And you say to yourself or someone else later, “Boy the air was so thick, you could cut it with a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-5, Psalm 100:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Woman Who Said Yes To God Series

Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004

Esther shows us that everyone has a purpose and a place in God’s story - His-story (Part 2 "Fresh Lessons From Former Leaders").

Everybody makes history in some way or another. But we usually only remember the famous history makers; like, Joan of Arc, Marco Polo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Christopher Columbus or Florence Nightingale. What the story of Esther teaches us is that God orchestrates history, because it’s “His-Story.” ...read more

Denomination: *other