Sermons on Christian Expectations:

Comfortable Christianity

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 6, 2011

God calls His children to be “on fire” for Him; not to a life of ease and comfort.

Comfortable Christianity June 5, 2011 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God calls His children to be “on fire” for Him; not to a life of ease and comfort. Focus Passage: Revelation 3:14-22 Supplemental Passage: And Jesus came up and spoke to them, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

On Christian Giving

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 25, 2018

What is the purpose for giving?

On Christian Giving 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 One major themes of Paul’s second epistle to the Corinthian church, at least the second of which we have record and assuming that it is one letter and not several, deals with the topic of giving. The Old Testament prescribed several tithes that the people ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Christian Heart

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 22, 2008

A sermon talking about how Jesus wants our relationships with others to be, and how we can get them there. Communion meditation and sermon MP3 will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

Do you treat others like you would want them to treat you? We think that if people were nicer to us, we could be nicer to them, don’t we? But that’s the Problem. Jesus didn’t say, “Treat people the same way they treat you.” He said, “Treat people like you would want them to treat you.” We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-44

Denomination: *other

Christian Readiness

Contributed by Richard Reid on Feb 26, 2009

Preparing yourself for the return of Christ

Christian Readiness Luke 12:40 2/24/08 You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect. Just when you don’t expect him, the Son of Man will show up. - Message The need for readiness or preparedness is taught in every area of life. Children are taught to be ready ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:40

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Becoming Christian"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jul 30, 2008

Paul’s process of growing spiritually

“Becoming Christian” August 3, 2008 “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14

Denomination: Holiness

Christian Growth

Contributed by Robert Glass on Oct 19, 2011

A Barometer for Christian Growth.

Christian Growth (2 Peter 3:18) (2 Peter 3:18) But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. We are to grow. We can’t stay dormant. We must improve ourselves. The word Grace means favor. Jesus, himself, grew. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Responsibility Series

Contributed by James Tilley on Dec 10, 2009

This is an exposition of Philippian 4.10-14.

Christian Responsibility Text: Phil 4.10-14. Introduction: 1. God expects us to serve. Sometimes instead of praying we should be working and sometimes instead of working we should be praying. Wisdom is that quality that helps us know the difference. 2. Read text. 3. In this text there are 3 ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

No Secret Christians

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 20, 2008

Our desire to keep it secret that we are Christians will have to be revised when we receive joy from a redemptive fellowship. when we become informed about our faith, and when we learn to live conscious of the presence of Christ.

Before I begin, I do have some instructions for our ushers. Can I get the ushers to help us make sure we are truly ready for this experience? First, gentlemen, please make sure all the windows are sealed tight. We don’t want any sound to seep out to the outside world. And then will you please ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Judas Christian

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2004

Was Judas a Christian? Was he not very much like us? What can we learn from Judas about being a Christian?

The Judas Christian Matthew 26:1-4,14-16 (2) Our central character today is perhaps the most hated, most disgusting, most sinister, most evil, most conniving and most selfish of any in the whole of scripture. No… I am not talking about Satan. (3) I’m talking about Judas… Judas Iscarioth… the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Circumstantial Christianity

Contributed by Pablo Catala on Jun 22, 2019

Situational Christians

“Circumstantial Christianity” Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go on. There is a great truth that I would like to bring out to you this morning, and that is beloved that Christianity is not based of how we feel it is based on truth and if you base ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:23-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christianity 'lite'

Contributed by Paul Cull on Jan 3, 2005

The dangers of and antidote to lightweight Christianity

Colossians 1:1-14 Christianity ’Lite’? As a building surveyor, one of the services that I offer is the preparation of building drawings. Being a thoroughly modern surveyor, I do this on my computer with a computer aided design software package. The industry standard for computer-aided design ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Christian Life

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 30, 2012

The Christian Life

The Christian Life August 29, 2007 Wednesday Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: The Christian Life Focus Passage: Hebrews 13:1-6 I. Christian Relations a. Charity i. Some we love easily ii. Others we have to love intentionally b. Hospitality i. Travel in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Battered Christian

Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Mar 6, 2019

Many times in life, we are faced with situations that are undesirable and can cause us to become battered by the enemy. Maybe it is a job situation or any family or social situation, we may find ourselves in that we feel like we have no way out. What should we do in cases like this?

John 8:34--Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. (Found on Reddit) A law professor in Australia spent 20 years as a cop before becoming a lawyer and eventually teaching. In explain the BATTERED WIFE syndrome of defense to murder, he told a story of a call to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13, John 8:34

Denomination: Charismatic

Birthmarks Of A Christian

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 18, 2002

Learn the four marks of a true Christian.

We continue in our study of 1 John, beginning in chapter 5, verses 1-5. If you’ve not been with us over the last few Sundays, this will be new material for you. If you’ve been with us over the last few Sundays, this will be repetitive, but that does not mean you can take a nap. Very few of us ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: *other

Christian Education Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

Severe suffering will cause most Christians to go through some sort of conflict like this, and that is why Christians need to be taught to have sound endurance. This is the ability to not give up, but to hang in there and do the will of God even when it does not seem to pay off.

One of the most remarkable stories in the history of horse training is that of the horse named Snow Man. There is an old verse that jockeys supposedly whisper into the horses ear before a race: Roses are red, Violets are blue. Horses that lose Are made into glue. Snow Man apparently heard this ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-10