Sermons on Changes Lives:

Finding God's Will For Our Lives

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

We will not find God’s will until we have no will of our own. This sermon should challenge hearers to seek God’s will.

Subject: God’s Will Scripture: Mark 14.32-42 Sermon: “Finding God’s Will In Our World Scope: This sermon should challenge hearers to seek God’s will. Summary: We will not find God’s will until we have no will of our own. Segue: Let’s examine the steps we must take to find God’s will for our lives. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Baptist

"Fat Wallets, Empty Lives"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 27, 2007

We cannot serve two masters. The choice is ours to make.

“Fat Wallets, Empty Lives” Matthew 6:19-24 By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN In his book How Much Is Enough? Hungering For God In An Affluent Culture author and Founder of Bread for the World: Arthur Simon writes about Bryce and Ellen, “a couple in their mid-thirties. They ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: United Methodist

Living Beyond Your Circumstances Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Oct 23, 2007

Habakkuk recognized that he could not allow circumstances to dictate his faith, but instead acknowledged that his faith must be in the Lord’s strength alone.

Living Beyond Your Circumstances Habakkuk 3:16-19 Habakkuk 3:16 (NLT) I trembled inside when I heard all this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us. The ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:16-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living The Kingdom Life: An Introduction Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Jan 9, 2007

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

Turn to John 14: 15-21 15) “If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17) the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In The Light - Get Real Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007

John calls us to live open lives

1 John 1:5-2:3 Living in the Light - Get Real Last week I talked about two streams of thought about Jesus that have some similarities to groups that the apostle John was having to deal with. I think these streams are best represented today by people like Dan Brown & his novel, the Da Vinci Code ...read more

Denomination: *other

Living Gracefully: Grace Is Like That Series

Contributed by Lloyd Ludwick on Jan 15, 2007

This sermon seeks to help us visualize some important truths about Grace. I used it as a "Grace 101" type of message.

NOTE: I preached this sermon for the first time a few years ago. I have tried to track down A SOURCE (even if it wasn’t’ the original source) for the illustrations used "BIG IDEA": Passages like Ephesians 2 and Luke 14 remind us that God freely and continually gives His Saving Grace to anyone ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living An All Purpose Life

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 15, 2007

There’s an all purpose cleaner that is used to clean almost anything. This cleanser has replaced sprays that have only one purpose. God created us for many purposes, and our brain proves that fact as the human brain has different components such a passage

Living an All Purpose Life Text: Romans 12:1-2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Falling Into The Hands Of The Living God

Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 18, 2007

Proposition: There is no escape from eternal punishment for anyone who lays aside their obedience to Jesus Christ.

Falling into the Hands of the Living God Rev. Sean Lester September 14, 2003 Hebrews 10:26-39 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, [27] but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-39

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living Gracefully: Letting Go Series

Contributed by Lloyd Ludwick on Jan 18, 2007

This message addressed a question asked by my Sermon Planning Group about how to understand and respond to memories of past sin once we come to live in the grip of grace

"BIG IDEA":Paul’s heartfelt words in 2 Corinthians 7 help us avoid the destruction of haunting regret (in ourselves and others) by suggesting three differences between worldly sorrow and Godly Sorrow. NOTE: Also used in preparing this sermon is a chapel message delivered by Dr. Zach Eswine at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:5-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Longing Into Living Faith In Action

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 27, 2007

This sermon is primarily about faith. It is about what faith is, a longing for something more than this world has to offer. It encourages people to turn that longing into faith and turn that faith into action.

Longing for Something More, Hebrews 11:1 Introduction The story is told of a little boy whose family was very poor. He never complained because he had no toys and received no gifts at Christmas time; but he wished for them. He spent his spare time looking in the store windows at the pretty things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Christian Church

The Hope That's Worth Living For Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jul 30, 2007

We don’have a habit problem as much as we have a hope problem

Text: 1 John 3:1-3 Title: The hope that’s worth living for. Some descriptions of Hope “Nothing gives you more false hope than the first day of a diet.” “Lost hope is the undertaker’s best friend” “A man hopes that his lean years are behind him; a woman, that hers are ahead.” “The best bridge ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living Acts Chapter 29 Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 8, 2005

Introduction to a study through the book of Acts. Each day we get up and write our own verse of Acts 29. . . does it look like Acts 1-28? *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

Living Acts Chapter 29 Start series by saying “Turn to Acts 29, please. . .” They can’t, there isn’t one! We are responsible to LIVE Acts 29. Each day we get up, and we pick up a pen and paper, and we write our verse of chapter 29. What does it say? Does it look like the first 28 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

Are You Living With Idle-Ness?

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Feb 17, 2005

Speaks against Laziness..(The sluggard)

IDLE-NESS PROVERBS 6:1-15 Are you idling tonight??? Are you living falsely?? If you are then I have bad news for you tonight!! YOU AIN’T THE ONLY ONE!!! There are three types of people in this world!!! 1-Those who don’t know whats happening! 2-Those who only watch what’s happening! 3-Then there’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:1-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Just Shall Live By Faith Series

Contributed by David Jenkins on Feb 20, 2005

The Just shall live by faith

Romans 1:16, “16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,[a] for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” Among most Paul’s well known phrases and most often used quotes is the above verse. Paul had been imprisoned in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Live Through A Crisis

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 23, 2005

During one of the most difficult times in the life of David gives us an excellent model for how we can live through a crisis

How to Live through a Crisis 2 Samuel 15:13-37 January 30, 2005 Morning Service Introduction Horatio G. Spafford, a successful Chicago lawyer, lost most of his wealth in the financial crisis of 1873. He sent his wife and four daughters on a trip to France, but on their way, their ship was struck ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:13-37

Denomination: Church Of God