Sermons on Chirstian Living:

Transformed Lives Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 30, 2006

First of Three from Philemon. The Holy Spirit Tranforms us from the inside out.

Extreme Makeover/The Swan. Extreme outward change, God wants to be our makeover artist creating change from the inside out. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Ephesians 5:8 Two separate studies conducted several years apart concluded that only 10% and 9% of ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Passionate Living

Contributed by Patrik Olterman on Mar 13, 2006

An inspiration to live a passionate life because we have a passionate God. A call to return to the first love.

Passionate living – the way God chooses to live. What is passion? Pathos = feel or suffer, used to denote destiny • Passion renders us passive under an emotion, the emotion becomes the active agent (Jesus in • Getsemane“thy will be done”) The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:6

Denomination: Holiness

Listen And Live

Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 14, 2006

Jesus proclaims and then explains the parable of the seed.

Listen And Live Matthew 13:1-23 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Lively Oracles Series

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on Mar 26, 2006

The accuracy and truthfulness of its message attest to its divine nature.

THE HOLY BIBLE ACTS 7:38 A. THE BIBLE IS CALLED 1. "The book of the Lord": Isa. 34:16 2. "The scripture of truth": Dan. 10:21 3. "The holy scriptures": Rom. 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:15 4. "The lively oracles": Acts 7:38 5. "The gospel of God": Rom. 1:1-3 B. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:38

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A Living Hope

Contributed by Wendy Pratt on Mar 30, 2006

This sermon looks at the nature of our hope, especially in terms of how we face death.

This week has been an interesting week. We’ve had three people in the hospital, so I’ve been spending time there daily, talking with patients and their families about issues of life and death. The news has been filled with issues of life and death, especially as they’ve pertained to Terri ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living In Liberty

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 30, 2006

Exposition of Gal. 5:1-14

Living in Liberty Gal. 5:1-14 On March 23, 1775, a group of men met at St. John’s church in Richmond VA. to figure out some way to avoid war. Many were willing to do almost anything for peace—even compromise with tyranny. But one man stood up ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Look And Live Series

Contributed by David Lewis on Dec 20, 2006

Look to Jesus

In April 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with numerous other skydivers and filmed the group as they fell and opened their parachutes. On the film shown on the TV, as the final skydiver opened his chute, the picture went berserk. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-36

Denomination: Congregational

Live In Abundance

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Nov 11, 2006

“What difference does being a Christian make?” We have the words to use that say we are different, but do we demonstrate the difference?

Live in Abundance, Fully John 10:10 “What difference does being a Christian make?” We have the words to use that say we are different, but do we demonstrate the difference? My guess is that those who don’t appear to be different from the rest of the crowd are not living an abundant life. The life ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living The Legacy

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 15, 2006

Shared on commitment Sunday of a capital campaign challenging the church to rise up and leave a legacy.

Living the Legacy, Making Disciples October 29, 2006 Joshua 24:1-24 Intro: When Ohio State played for the NCAA Championship in 2003, coach Jim Tressel wanted to encourage his players to step up to another level. In his pre-game speech he asked a powerful question: “What do you want to be ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Is Living

Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 22, 2006

Sermon teaches us that in order to live eternally we must plan to give eternally.

GIVING IS LIVING Luk 18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Luk 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Luk 18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living Joy Series

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 12, 2004

If you want to live a life a joy you need to learn how to live it in a united community of believers.

Good sermon last week - I choose joy Then I went home -- Kids didn’t want to take a nap Fought over the same toy – a broken happy meals toy Bills, laundry, dishes Watched the news, economy, terrorism, gas prices, the price of chocolate is going up Choosing Joy is easy, it’s living a life ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Instructions For Living

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Feb 19, 2007

Three basics for living the Christian life from the Book of James - Be Teachable, Live a moral life, and embrace the Word of God.

I’ve got to be honest with you -- I hate following instructions. If at all possible, I’d rather try to figure things out for myself than look at an instruction manual. I think it’s a guy thing. But it’s true. And it doesn’t really matter what it is. It can be setting the clock on the VCR, figuring ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Live By Faith Series

Contributed by Josh Reich on Feb 23, 2007

The emerging culture wants to see whether or not we as Christians have faith we live by, more than just talk about.

*Author’s note: A lot of my ideas came from Erwin McManus’ book "The Barbarian Way."* For the past two weeks, we have been talking about the church, what it looks like, what it does. For the next 3 weeks, we are going to put some skin on the bones so to speak. There has been one verse that has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Live Is Christ

Contributed by Dwight Shaffer on Feb 28, 2007

Funeral message for devoted Christian

INTRODUCTION: A)As we gather here this evening, we do so with mixed emotions. There’s the natural emotion of sadness, as thoughts of continuing on in this life, without ______ sink in. The last few months have been very difficult for ___________ and _____mate______. As difficult as it is watching ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living For Others

Contributed by Sam Peters on Feb 28, 2007

Our attitude should be that of Christ - our Servant.

Living for Others I. Servant hood should be a virtue. God established it before the foundation of the world. Our example is our Lord Jesus. Phil 2:5-11 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11