Sermons on Characteristics:

The Church As A Devoted Community Series

Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 1, 2003

First in a series of 5 sermons on the Core Characteristics of the Church basoed on Acts 2:42-47. In this sermon we explore what it means to be a devoted community.

The Church as a Devoted Community (Second in the series: The Core Characteristics of the Church) Acts 2:36-47 In Matthew 13 Jesus tells a series of stories (actually, parables) about the nature of the kingdom of heaven. One of them is called the Parable of the Mustard Seed and it goes like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32, Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Brethren

True Success

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Sep 28, 2001

Gives the characteristics of true success from Scripture: spiritual riches not material wealth; righteousness and humility not prominence or position; and spiritual insight not human wisdom or education.

True Success When you look ahead to your future, if you’re normal, you want to have a successful future. In fact, the desire for success drives many of our most important decisions. Something that will make us successful, we do, and something that will make us unsuccessful, we try not to do. We ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Be Who You Want Them To Be!

Contributed by Joe Friend on Jun 28, 2006

What kind of husband and father do I want my son to be? What characteristics do I want my daughter to look for in a husband?

BE WHO YOU WANT THEM TO BE! Fathers day 2006 What kind of men do I want my boys to be? What kind of husband do I want Micah to pick? How do I want them to treat their wife and children? 1. To love Jesus Christ with all their being. 2. To read their bible and have a daily quiet time with the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Remember Who You Are." Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 6, 2008

This sermon looks into the characteristics found in a true believer and calls us to put it into practice in our daily living to keep us from the deadly master of sin.

Romans:6:15 – 23. “REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!” ON THE 28TH MAY 1972 THE DUKE OF WINDSOR, THE UNCROWNED KING EDWARD 8TH DIED IN PARIS. THE SAME EVENING A TELEVISION PROGRAMME REHEARSED THE MAIN EVENTS OF HIS LIFE. EXTRACTS FROM EARLIER FILMS WERE SHOWN, WHICH HE ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Ideal Father

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 30, 2008

Father’s Day message focusing on the characteristics of our perfect heavenly father with applicaton to our earthly fathers. It was actually a summation of a serious on the Fatherhood of God.

“The Ideal Father” Father’s Day 2008 Introduction A year ago we took the time to look at the characteristics of a perfect father and then discovered that our Heavenly Father exhibits all of them. I saved the summarizations of that series for today’s message in hopes of seeing the whole picture and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Kingdom Kindness

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 30, 2010

Kindness is one thing lacking in the American church today, this sermon looks atsix characteristics of Kindness and teaches us how to be a kinder more compassionate people.

KINGDOM KINDNESS All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted. “A little lame boy was once hurrying to catch a train. In the press of the crowd he experienced real difficulty in manipulating his crutches, especially as he ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Salt

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008

Jesus calls His followers to be the "salt of the earth." This message thinks about what it is to be salt ; examining the characteristics of salt & asking if these are hallmarks of our Christian walk.

Matthew 5:13-16 Galatians 5:16-18 Jesus calls His followers to be the "salt of the earth." What does this really mean? Today, we are thinking about what it is to be salt ; examining the characteristics of salt & asking if these are hallmarks of our Christian walk. So the first thing I want us to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Methodist

Standing Strong In The Face Of Change Series

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Jun 11, 2009

For almost 30 years after the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel is faced with much change. In order to cope with this change Daniel had to learn the biblical characteristic of steadfastness.

How Many Christians to Change a Light bulb? CHARISMATICS: Only 1 - Hands are already in the air. PENTECOSTALS: 10 - One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness. PRESBYTERIANS: None - Lights will go on and off at predestined times. ROMAN CATHOLICS: None, they only use ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Problem Of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 2, 2011

Part 1 in the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series, this message looks at signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality, and examines these characteristics in the life of Saul in 1 Samuel 15.

The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, prt. 1 Wildwind Community Church October 10, 2010 We all know that some things look great on the surface, but they're a disaster underneath. For example, in Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the radar was picking up ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:19-22

Denomination: Free Methodist

Memorial Day: Martyrs For Christ

Contributed by Dennis Lee on May 26, 2019

A Memorial Day sermon looking at what martyrdom means, and those characteristics displayed by Stephen, the first Christian martyr, that will help us in our time of need.

Martyrs for Christ Acts 6:1-8 Access the audio at - https://mega.nz/#!XBNEESgJ!Cpnvilr9SM4LdmRZ0D4X5IeCfDJhFvivptzL0gO3DjQ Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is an official holiday in the United States, and while originally it was observed on May 30, the date was changed in 1971 to the last ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-6

Denomination: Foursquare

Grow Up Your Faith Series

Contributed by Thang Le on Jan 14, 2019

Christian faith is a religious faith that has its unique characteristics. It needs not an audible or visiual proof and once you have it you need to grow it up!

GROW UP YOUR CHRISTIAN FAITH! Heb 11:1-6 Today, I will tell you stories about faith, more exactly “growing faith” that helps us to follow Jesus. We all have faith in Jesus and in God (John 14:1). However, we need to grow up our faith to make sure that we will follow Him faithfully to the end. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, James 2:14-17

Selfless Obedience (Mother's Day) Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 11, 2013

Selflessness is the key characteristic in Jesus' command to take up our crosses and follow him. The stories of Jochebed, Hannah, and Mary (Jesus' mother) illustrate selflessness.

One of the critical characteristics of a follower of Jesus is almost completely non-existent in our society. Now I say “almost”, because there are still times when we see and celebrate it, but those times are largely times of extremes. The prevailing “wisdom” is completely ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

It’s About Time: Walking In Wisdom Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 13, 2013

Believers need to recognize the characteristics in their walk and heed to the commands of God. The / in the sermon text simply replace all the unimportant words...."the" "and" "of" etc.,

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church June 9th 2013 Ephesians 5:15-17 It’s about time: Walking in WISDOM Intro: Beginning/Eph. 4:1 continuing through 5:14, the Apostle Paul has challenged the church concerning her walk before the Lord. We have been commanded: • Eph. 4:1-2 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 31, 2025

The fruits of the Holy Spirit are the characteristics and virtues that should be evident in the lives of believers who are walking in the Spirit. They represent the nature of Christ and are essential for a healthy spiritual life.

Title: THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Supporting Texts: John 15:4-5, Ephesians ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, John 15:4-5, Ephesians 5:9, Colossians 3:12-14, Romans 14:17, 2 Peter 1:5-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Putting On The New Man PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Emphasize the necessity of casting aside our old, sinful nature and embracing a new, godly persona, as well as understanding the characteristics and benefits of this new identity in Christ.

Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today we're diving deep into a topic that's central to our Christian walk - the necessity of putting on the "new man." The apostle Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, writes, "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-24

Topics: Spiritual Growth