Sermons on Christlike Rest:

God Wants Us To Be Overcomers For Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 2, 2021

God wants us... 1. To refuse to get revenge (vs. 17a; 19). 2. To reveal His righteousness (vs. 17b). 3. To pursue peaceful living (vs. 18). 4. To depend on His divine help (vs. 19). 5. To demonstrate the kindness of our King (vs. 20-21).

God Wants Us to Be Overcomers for Jesus Christ The Book of Romans Romans 12:17-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - November 13, 2016 (Revised September 2, 2021) BACKGROUND: *In Romans 1-11, Paul went into great detail about our terrible sinfulness and our desperate need for the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Trust In The Lord PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Emphasize the importance of trusting in the Lord daily, and the benefits, necessity, and rewards that come from doing so, as taught in Proverbs 3:1-6.

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dive into a beautiful and timeless passage from the book of Proverbs that teaches us about the benefits, necessity, and rewards of trusting in the Lord. As we gather together to worship and learn, let's remember the words of C.S. Lewis who once ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-6

Topics: Trust

Be Like Christ

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 22, 2003

What does it mean to be a man of God and what has love got to do with it?

“Be Like Christ” Ephesians 5:25 1. Love is first and foremost a CHOICE. Deuteronomy 7:6-8; John 15:16 2. Love is manifested in one’s COMMITMENT to the other. Romans 5:6, 8; 1 Peter 1:18-20; John 1:29; Revelation 13:8 3. Love means one COMMUNICATES with the other. John 3:16; 8:24, 40 4. Love ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Baptist

The Four Voices

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 27, 2003

All of us have at least four voices within our soul. We would do well to listen to them regularly.

The Four Voices 1 Cor 15:9-10 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them-- yet not I, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Moving Toward Maturity Series

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 23, 2004

God wants us to grow up in Him

Ephesians 1:15-23 Moving Toward Maturity Introduction A. One of the most critical situations in Christianity today is its lack of spiritual maturity. The vast majority of believers are babes who demand constant personal attention, are only looking for blessings or are obsessed with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

We Are The Children Of The Free Woman

Contributed by Milo Velebir on Jul 11, 2007

Mother´s day sermon based on two mothers: Hagar vs.Sarah.

Mother´s day Today is mother´s day, so I would like to have a quick look at one very famous biblical family- household of father Abraham. He is called the father of believers, because Jews, muslims and Christians look up to Abraham as the forefather of their faith. Galatians 3:7 “Those, who ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Christians Aren't Perfect, Just Forgiven Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 3, 2006

Part 2 in a series debunking some popular bumper sticker descriptions of the faith

Introduction Last week we talked about the problem of sin in the life of those apart from God (it leads to death/Hell) and in the life of a child of God (it brings a barrier into the relationship God never intended—a lag in the Christian life). We found that the Bible says sin is a condition (from ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

People Of God As God's Chosen

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 13, 2008

This is part of a 100 year celebration of the Church of the Nazarene. The main part of the message is God’s people as the church.

The church as the chosen people 1 Peter 2:1-11 Intro- 1 Peter 2:1-10 Read Church of the Nazarene in Middletown, Pa. Is one of 63 churches in what’s called the Philadelphia district and one of 428 districts that make up the Church of the Nazarene ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-11

Denomination: Nazarene

Sons Of God And Children Of The Devil

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009

The sons of God exemplify the traits of the Father, and the children of the devil exemplify the traits of Satan.

SONS OF GOD AND CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL Text: 1 John 2:28 – 3:10 Introduction: · Wear the same shirt as my daughter and three other people in congregation · Look same on the outside, but doesn’t mean we are related · My daughter shares DNA, common traits, and common characteristics with me · Two ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Baptism

Contributed by David Trexler on Jan 8, 2005

I like to think of Baptism as a humidifier for my mind, body, and soul.

Sermon for Matthew 3:13-17 Baptism of our Lord January 9th 2005 First things first. What is Baptism? It is simple water combined with God’s word of Promise. It is one of two Sacraments in the Lutheran Tradition along with Holy Communion. Both of which we will experience today. So what is a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Christians Are Abnormal In How They View The World Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 14, 2012

In series on the Sermon on the Mount (Christians are Abnormal). Addresses priorities in the Christian life. Suitable for graduations.

CHRISTIANS ARE ABNORMAL IN HOW THEY VIEW THE WORLD 6 12 Matthew 6:19-34 This time of year we have our young people graduating from high school and college, while others are finishing one grade and moving on to the next. Sarah McDaniel will be graduating this afternoon. It’s part of growing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Denomination: Baptist

Restore Your Broken Relationship With Your Spouse! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Dec 11, 2020

Most relationships experience issues and clashes at some point or another. In miserable relationships, the main cause of despondency is an absence of unconditional love and acknowledgment.

Most relationships experience issues and clashes at some point or another. In miserable relationships, the main cause of despondency is an absence of unconditional love and acknowledgment. Controlling, requesting an unreasonable desire are only manifestations of that cause. Many times, we should ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:17, 2 Corinthians 1:9

Abc - The Building Blocks Of Faith - Awareness #3 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 8, 2024

We must strive to stay connected to His power in our lives because the world will pull us away. This awareness is our motivation to continually practice the Spiritual disciplines that draw us into His presence.

Today we continue a 12 week series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. We learned last ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4, Luke 20:47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Brought To Life; Brought Together

Contributed by David Taylor on Sep 3, 2024

Today’s message is Building up Christ’s Church (4:11-13)

Big Idea: God has given gifts his people to build up His church to maturity (4:7-16). More specifically, God has given gifted leaders to his church to equip everyone in his church to build it up to maturity (11-16). We are in the second half of our series, Brought to Life; Brought Together, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith And Love James' Style

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 7, 2015

James has a lot to tell us about faith. His simple, straight forward message challenges us and instructs us in character building God's way. This is a summary of some of the things James tells us as we prepare to enter chapter three.

The theme of James is captured in the first chapter, verses James 1:2-4 (read). He then discusses trials and faith throughout the rest of the letter. Some of these trials come from without, but some are as near as the members of our own bodies, i.e. our tongues. Someone pointed out that James ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ