Sermons on Character Of Leaders:

The Character Of Compassion

Contributed by Greg Waddell on Mar 5, 2001

A fresh look at the meaning of compassion as displayed in the character of Jesus.

THE CHARACTER OF COMPASSION Matthew 9:35-38 Compassionate people . . . I. Cross forbidden boundaries. A. Compassion drives one outside the conventional boundaries. . . . Routine is the enemy of compassion. . . . Jesus broke the routine . . . stepped outside the normal . . . He wanted to see . . ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Characters

Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Jan 22, 2002

What six things do we need to have good Christian Character?

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: CHRISTIAN CHARACTER “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world: but that the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Quest For Character Series

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Nov 16, 2001

If future generation are to take on the character of God, we must mark for them our own quest.

What Parents Owe Their Children A Quest for Character November 4, 2001 This series isn’t about parenting. I do hope this helps those of us who are raising children… But it’s really about living out our key principles of our faith in front of the children in our lives! We want to talk about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:33-38, Proverbs 22:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Character Development

Contributed by Donna Kazenske on Jul 27, 2003

Christian Character is formed through a lifelong process that begins at the new birth experience. When a person gives their life to Christ, the Holy Spirit begins a process of developing His character traits within the soul of the individual. It’s not an

By: Donna J. Kazenske "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny." According to the above statement, our character has something to do with our destiny. Since our destiny is of such great importance, shouldn’t we be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:3-4, Deuteronomy 8:1-2

Denomination: *other

The Character Of God

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Mar 16, 2004

The character of God is made manifest in verse 20.

“The Character of God” Hebrews 13:20 A. The CHARACTER of God. (13:20) Psalm 111:9; Matthew 5:48; 1 John 3:3; Psalm 145:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 1 John 4:8, 16 1. God is the God of PEACE. (13:20a) 1 Corinthians 14:33; Romans 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 i. He establishes peace with God at ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:20

Denomination: Baptist

Character Of A Servant

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 16, 2004

Description of a servant

DO YOU HAVE THE CHARACTER OF A SERVANT What does the word servant mean? We use that term everyday in our lives. Some use the term to mean someone who serves the needs of their employer. This is true. This is one meaning of the word still others use the word to describe the service that a ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Staying In Character

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 9, 2004

It is easy to remain in the character of Christianity during Christmas -- but easy to slip our character throughout the year.

When I was a kid, my favorite television show was Superman. Understand, this was in the 1950s, when every home had only one television set, received only 2 stations, and all shows were in black and white. Superman of my childhood was a low tech show with simple special effects. But he was ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Character Assassination

Contributed by Steven Swaggerty on Oct 18, 2000

INTRO : GOSSIP IS WHEN WE SPREAD CRUDDY STUFF ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, A HALF TRUTH OR EVEN THE TRUTH THAT IS UNFLATTERING OR UNKIND.

INTRO : GOSSIP IS WHEN WE SPREAD CRUDDY STUFF ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, A HALF TRUTH OR EVEN THE TRUTH THAT IS UNFLATTERING OR UNKIND. SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY NO ONE ELSE’S BUSINESS. THERE’S NO NEED FOR THEM TO KNOW. OUR MOTIVE IS WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER NEWS BECOMES GOSSIP. IF OUR INTENTIONS ARE GOOD, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 52:1

Character Building Series

Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Nov 10, 2002

Salvation by Grace through Faith is proven by what we become. No one has the right to say that they are born-again if their character doesn’t change.

Character Building SERIES Characteristics of Christianity #part 5: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 “Even so, every good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-29

Denomination: Baptist

The Character Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Todd Randolph on Oct 12, 2001

Forgiveness in Philemon

Last week we were introduced to the Philemon and the situation he found himself in. His slave, Onesimus had stolen from him and ran away to the city of Rome. While there Onesimus came across the apostle Paul was led to salvation in Christ Jesus. Paul has now returned Onesimus to Philemon. Along ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cast Of Characters

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 6, 2006

A Sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany The Baptism of Jesus

First Sunday after the Epiphany The Baptism of Jesus Mark 1:4-11 "The Cast of Characters" 4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Character Counts

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jan 10, 2006

Ananias and Sapphira felt that they could play games with God and the church. There are a few reasons why this is a bad idea.

Passage: Acts 5:1-11 Intro: Every time God is working to accomplish something that involves people, we can be sure of one thing. 1. People will find a way to mess it up! 2. we see it in Scripture, we see it in history, we see it in our own experiences. 3. missions, churches, ministries are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Character Of A Disciple Series

Contributed by Brad Rigney on Sep 2, 2006

This is the third sermon in a series on Discipleship. This message is about tsome essential aspects of a Disciple’s Character.

Character of a Disciple Matthew 28:16-20, Pastor Brad Rigney Intro.: A. The subject matter today is one that I consider to be most important. It is that of being a Disciple of Jesus. We often think that Jesus’ only responsibility was to come and Die on the Cross in order to provide salvation ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Adventist

Character Counts

Contributed by Richard White on Feb 24, 2005

This was actually delivered by my son Matt. He preached during YOUTH SUNDAY. Character counts, and we all should still be working on it.

Character counts: I am working on it I. How does one pick a plumber? a mechanic? a carpet-layer? an evangelist? a truck driver? The answer: By referral. What others are saying about that person. Very heavy weights (like people’s respect and confidence) are hung on the thin wire of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Character Of God

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 1, 2005

Jehoshaphat encourages earthly judges to pattern themselves after the character of the Holy God whom they serve.

“THE CHARACTER OF GOD” 2 CHRONICLES 19:7 1. He is a God who is without INIQUITY. (v. 7a) Wherefore let now the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God Genesis 18:25; Exodus 23:6; Deuteronomy 19:18; 32:4; 2 Samuel 23:3; 2 Chronicles ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 19:7

Denomination: Baptist