Sermons on Choosing Friends:

Breaking The Yoke And Spirit Of Badluck And Opportunities Waster. Series

Contributed by Godday Osoba on Feb 22, 2023

A rejoicing Sister ran to meet her friends to tell them about the good news that just took place in her life few hours ago. How her fiance had just engage her and gave her an expensive engagement ring... Her friends celebrated with her

Hymn: PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOUR No. 0488 SS & S Hymn book * Good Morning to you all Daddies, Mummies, Brothers and Sisters may our good Lord strengthen and visit you with a Miracle that look like a dream and how did it happen... AMEN..... A rejoicing Sister ran to meet her friends to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:2-3, Psalm 84:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope In The Battle Series

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Jul 18, 2021

The question I wanna ask today, and I guess you could use it as a title for the message is it's wise to choose your battles when you can. But what do you do when your battle chooses you? This is the sermon that inspired Pastor Tim to write the book Hope in the Battle

SUMMER IN THE PSALMS WEEK 2 - HOPE IN THE BATTLE Pastor Timothy Porter Text: Psalms 27:1-6 INTRODUCTION: So they tell you choose your battles. Let your kids play the music too loud every once in awhile. Choose your battles. Don't get tripped up over little things. Choose your battles. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dating For Dummies - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010

What's it like in the dating world today, and should you choose to date or not? The question will be set before teens and lead them to a conclusion.

Last week we started our series on Dating for Dummies. If you remember, I told you about a little book that I picked up about 10 years ago, hoping it would hold the key to all my dating nightmares and mistakes. They had made other “for dummies” books that seemed to have all the right ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-10

Denomination: *other

Running With The Pigs

Contributed by James May on Apr 23, 2001

Even Pigs couldn’t stand to run the demons for long, but people choose to live with demons in control of their lives instead of Christ.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life Without Immanuel: Living In Spiritual Darkness

Contributed by Michael Davidson on Dec 4, 2005

When man chooses to live life apart from (God) Immanuel – man first rejects God’s self-revelation.

Life without Immanuel: Living in Spiritual Darkness “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

Why Jesus Knew It Was Important To Use Spirit Led Criteria To Select Leaders

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. Jesus knew that Biblical criteria help people objectively choose leaders rather than relying on subjective feelings about people.

1. Jesus knew that Biblical criteria help people objectively choose leaders rather than relying on subjective feelings about people. Jesus knew that Paul would encourage us to use Spirit led criteria when selecting church leaders. The Lord completely endorses the following Biblical qualifications ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Setting Our Priorities Straight

Contributed by Esther Collins on Jan 21, 2022

We live in times when it's a challenge to keep our priorities straight. The Bible gives us great examples of those who were able to choose right, and also enjoy the consequences of their godly choices.

Setting our Priorities Straight Take a moment to write down three things that you consider your topmost priorities in your life. Also write down the number of hours you spend on any given day on these activities that are mentioned – time spent on eating, sleeping, studying, working, with family, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-11, Genesis 25:27-34, Hebrews 12:16-17, 1 John 2:16, Ruth 1:13-18, Matthew 1:5-6, Luke 10:38-42, Matthew 7:22, John 12:1-8, 1 Timothy 6:6, Matthew 12:50, Luke 10:26-28, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:19-21, Colossians 3:22-23, Matthew 10:37, 1 John 2:17  (view more)  (view less)

Characteristics Of Christian Leadership

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 17, 2009

God can use people with or without natural ability and proper background. God often chooses to work with raw material. He prepares and empowers those He chooses to do His work. He does not need to use people who took the part or who are already popular.

Introduction: ‘We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ (Ephesians 2: 10) God can use people with or without the natural ability and proper background. God can, and often chooses to, work with raw material. God prepares and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Simon The Zealot – A Redirected Religious Fanatic Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 21, 2005

Sometimes we might find ourselves wondering why Jesus picked us as His disciples. When we look at Simon the Zealot we see that Jesus does not choose us according to what we can give, He chooses us because of His incredible grace.

Matthew 10:4a Simon the Zealot – a redirected religious fanatic Currently Australia is in the middle of The Master Chef phenomena. In this TV show people with great cooking skills, but who are not professional chef’s, compete against each other to make certain meals and meet various challenges. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:4

Denomination: Baptist

Marah Is Not The End Of Life's Journey. Series

Contributed by Peter Silway on Nov 5, 2014

At one time or the other we all come to a place of Marah (bitter).but then bitter or better, is really our choice. We cannot choose what comes to us, but we can choose how we respond to it, and that is what determines whether we become bitter or better.

MARAH IS NOT THE END OF LIFE’S JOURNEY. “And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? And he cried unto the LORD; and the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Eating At The King's Table Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 20, 2010

Many of us willingly choose to live in spiritual, emotional, and physical poverty, but we are heirs to a great covenant between God and Abraham.

Series Introduction: Middle Eastern people in the Bible, from Abraham to Paul, were as acquainted with covenants as we are with weddings. The Greeks and Romans did not have covenants. In fact, when the Jews translated the OT into Greek, they had to use the Greek word for “will” or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Remain In Christ To The End: Abiding In The Vine Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 31, 2024

Stay together, stay connected, stay strong, fed by the vine, bearing fruit for Jesus

Jim Bright, an organizational psychologist did a survey asking people to give answers on different questions related to change, and how they react to change. The results were fascinating. “1. One in three people would avoid change if they could. Would you normally avoid change if you could? If ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-4, John 15:18-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Da Vinci Code: Fact Or Fiction (Part Five: Is Absolute Truth Real?)

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 12, 2006

This message deals with the likely possibility of people choosing to believe both the Bible and The Da Vinci Code. It addresses the issues of absolute truth and syncretism.

The Issue: “Few will choose to totally dismiss the Bible and believe instead in The Da Vinci Code; there is a greater danger, though, of many choosing to believe both the Bible and The Da Vinci Code.” - I imagine that relatively few people will choose, after having read The Da Vinci Code, to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Baptist

The Plot Twist Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 10, 2025

Born into a broken world, we can’t rewrite the past—but grace lets us choose the ending and start again with Jesus.

1 · The Start You Never Chose Ever think about how little control you had over showing up here? You didn’t pick your family, your DNA, your town, your decade. You didn’t choose your eye color, or your first language, or whether your parents were happily married or barely speaking. You just ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21, Psalm 139:13-16, Luke 15:11-24, Romans 8:38-39, Revelation 3:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Two Foundations In Life Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 16, 2014

All men are building, all builders choose a foundation. All foundations will be tried. Only one foundation will stand the storm of judgment.

MATTHEW 7: 24-29 THE TWO FOUNDATIONS IN LIFE [Psalms 89:20-29] Here is the familiar story of two men building their homes (lives). Both men had access to the same materials. Both had choices as to where and how to build their homes (lives). But one man’s house stood while the other ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist