Sermons on Christian Greatness:

So Great A Cloud

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 18, 2019

Saints can be great people like Mother Teresa or Francis of Assisi … but saints can be ordinary people. People like you and me. People who have given their hearts to Jesus. People that the light of God … the light of the Holy Spirit … shines through.

One day a man and his five-year-old son were walking through a beautiful church. The church was filled with bright light from its many colorful stained-glass windows. As the boy looked at the windows, he asked: “Who are all the people in the windows, Daddy?” “They are saints,” his father ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist

The Great Mystery Of Godliness

Contributed by Ronald Keller on Sep 17, 2002

A non-musical look at one of the church’s earliest hymns about Jesus.

"THE GREAT MYSTERY OF GODLINESS" INTRODUCTION All of us like some kind of music. Music seems to have always had a place in the church. Some I like. Some I do not like. You probably have the same feelings: But out of Christian love, we endure other types of music, knowing that others find it a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Nazarene

Passionate Christianity

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 22, 2006

Preachers need to return to fasting, prayer and keeping their offices as a place of study. The children of God need to walk into church expecting to hear a message that is birthed from the Word of God while praying for illumination from the Holy Spirit.

Turn Your Bibles to Mark 8:34 -38 Title: Passionate Christianity Theme: Unashamedly Living for Christ Introduction: There is a tale of the great English actor Macready. Macready was once asked by a preacher; “What is the difference between the two of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Unity

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 4, 2022

This is a sermon looking at the need for Christians to be unified.

Title: Christian Unity Script: Philippians 2:1-13 Type: Expository Where: GNBC 9-23-18/6-5-22 Intro: In one of Aesop’s Fables he describes an old man who had several sons, who were always falling out with one another. He had often, but to no purpose, exhorted them to live together in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christian Unity

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 17, 2023

Series in Philippians

Title: Christian Unity Script: Philippians 2:1-13 Type: Expository Where: GNBC 6-17-23 Intro: In one of Aesop’s Fables he describes an old man who had several sons, who were always falling out with one another. He had often, but to no purpose, exhorted them to live together in harmony. One ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Christian Church Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 28, 2025

The Christian Church

Acts 11:19 - 30 The Christian Church 1. The Growth Her Expulsion - 19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, Her Expression - preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. Her Expansion - ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30

Denomination: Holiness

Measuring The Greatness Of A Nation

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 3, 2004

A July 4th message that looks at how God measures the greatness of a nation.

Morning Message................alot of stuff, use what you can ! Mike Measuring The Greatness Of A Nation Deut. 4:7-9 Deut 4:7-9 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for ? And what nation is there so ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Giving Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 7, 2005

2 principles of Biblical giving: We should be giving generously in response to god’s generosity towards us and we should give according to our means.

I want to talk today about one of those taboo subjects of our age. Money. Well, money itself isn’t a taboo. We’re all happy to talk about money as a general concept, usually related to how little we have or how much more we need. But try asking someone how much they earn, or how much they have in ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Christian Excellence Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

What we see in this letter of Titus is that Paul was committed to excellence. The goal of God is not just to get His Son a bride, but to get Him a bride who is without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing. In other words, the goal of God is always perfection.

For some unknown reason a sculptor hacked an 18 foot high piece of marble into an awkward shape, and then left it unfinished to lay in a Cathedral courtyard in Florence, Italy. For about a hundred years it laid there until Sept. of 1501. The damaged block had been offered to other sculptors, but ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-16

A Commendable Christian Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 29, 2021

Third John 1-8 shows us how a commendable Christian lives.

Scripture The Apostle John wrote three letters toward the end of the first century. He was responsible for the churches around Ephesus. He loved the believers in the churches for which he was responsible. Some false teachers were making the rounds of the churches, teaching that Jesus was not the ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Just Be Christians

Contributed by Howard Parnell on Oct 7, 2002

Too many of God’s children try hard to be something they are not. God wants us to just be christians.

JUST BE CHRISTIANS Luke 17:10 INTRO. Generally speaking, there seems to be mainly 3 kinds of church members: 1. Those who mostly moan about what can’t be done; 2. Those who mostly brag on what has been done, in the past; 3. Those who don’t care one way or the other. Some believe God demands ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:10

Denomination: Baptist

Christians And Problems

Contributed by Grant Adams on Sep 6, 2021

We need to realize that just because we have been chosen by God, called into the family of God, joint heirs with Christ, we are not immune to everyday problems.

Chosen by God! We need to realize that just because we have been chosen by God, called into the family of God, joint heirs with Christ, we are not immune to everyday problems. Problems like anger, depression, inferiority, and resentment. Christians are not different because we are free of problems, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:16

Denomination: Baptist

Be A Practicing Christian Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 3, 2023

Jesus Christ spent his time during this week teaching his disciples and the crowd about certain important aspects of the pietism, true life in Christ. Preach the Word, Practice the preaching be a man of real rank.

Passion Week. Mathew 23:1-12: Be a Practicing Disciple Introduction: The Lord is good and His love endures forever. On this holy week’s meditations, we would see three chapters before the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. There are eight woes that stand in contrast to the eight beatitudes (Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Counterfeit Christianity Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 7, 2004

A good exposition not only of the fakes in some of the pews, but of sorcery and the occult so prominent today. SIMON’S PRETENSION, PROFESSION, PRESUMPTION.

Counterfeit Christianity Acts 8:9-25 In the previous verses we saw: city wide revival w/ Philip the Evangelist. Miracles were performed, souls saved. And here’s a scriptural principle which follows: wherever God sends genuine revival, Satan attempts to send counterfeit revival. God sows some ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:9-25

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Encouragement

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Feb 15, 2010

Christian encouragement does not shower us with pity; it is support needed to stand up and get beyond the current situation.

CHRISTIAN ENCOURAGEMENT ILLUSTRATION There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal and the old man found himself walking much further ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:11-12

Denomination: Christian Church