Sermons on City Building:

How To Build A Complaint Free World

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007

An invitation is presented to accept a 21 day challenge, and embark upon a complaint-free life and help build a complaint free church and a complaint free world—one person at a time.

I know how easy it is to complain, to find dissatisfaction with a situation or circumstance. In the 1970s, TV’s Saturday Night Live program, one of their skits involved "The Whiner Family." Anybody remember that skit? The family members spoke with a grating, irritating whine. When they engaged in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Methodist

Discover How To Build Your Life

Contributed by Michael Luke on May 23, 2008

Instructions from Jesus on how to build your life - used on Sunday we honored our graduates

SPECIAL DAY: HONORING OF GRADUATES TEXT: MATTHEW 7:24-29 TITLE: “DISCOVER HOW TO BUILD YOUR LIFE” OPEN: A. In just a few short weeks, the Class of 2008 will be graduating --We’re glad that each of you are here this morning and that we get the opportunity to honor your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Are You Building Your House Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 12, 2002

Are you really building your house on the Rock of Jesus and His Word or on the sinking sand of human opinion?

INTRODUCTION • I want to speak to you today about something that is very important. What God’s word has to say to us today can help keep us from doing something that we will regret. • How many of you here today have been involved in building a house? • What is one thing that you do not want to do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lesson 2: Attitudes For Wall Building

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 4, 2007

Twenty steps to building good attitudes

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Definition of attitude: (Webster) a. Arrangement of the outer body for what the inner wants to do. b. A mental focus in keeping with life’s aim. c. A feeling that results from life’s focus. d. The position of the inner that is assumed for a reason. 2. Everyone has attitudes: ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Attitudes For Wall Building lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 12, 2026

Twenty Steps to Building a Good Attitude about Work.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Definition of attitude: (Webster) a. Arrangement of the outer body for what the inner wants to do. b. A mental focus in keeping with life’s aim. c. A feeling that results from life’s focus. d. The position of the inner that is assumed for a reason. 2. Everyone has attitudes: ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:2, Nehemiah 2:4

Denomination: Baptist

Helping Jesus Build His Kingdom Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 1, 2002

The most efficient form of government is a benevolent dictatorship. It’s totally efficicent, totally logical, and totally without human error. But Jesus didn’t set up His kingdom that way. Why not?

OPEN: In the 1970’s Andrew Richardson, a Liverpool postal worker, declared his semi-detached flat to be the independent nation of Granbia. After a while, however, Richardson lost interest, and the apartment reverted to England by default. In 1964, Leicester Hemingway, the little brother of author ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Jesus Builds His Church Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

The very foundation of the Church, and of a relationship with Jesus begins with the fact that Jesus is indeed the son of God, the King, the Christ.

Some peoples’ surnames come from a vocation once held by their family – names like Smith, Porter, Baker, Carpenter. You can figure those out. There are some even more interesting names of real people where their name really fit their vocation…only maybe not on purpose. I want your help this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Building Your Life In The New Year

Contributed by Michael Luke on May 5, 2011

Principles on which we can build a solid Christian life

NEW YEAR “BUILDING YOUR LIFE IN THE NEW YEAR” MATTHEW 7:24-27 OPEN We’re already into the second day of a new year. For some of you, I suppose, 2010 was a wonderful year. For others, I’m guessing that 2010 was a terrible year. For the rest of us, we’re still ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Transformation: Wisdom For Building An Unshakeable Life Series

Contributed by N A on Oct 22, 2014

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us wisdom for building an unshakeable life.

TRANSFORMATION #1: WISDOM FOR BUILDING AN UNSHAKEABLE LIFE OPENING TEXT: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-16

Denomination: *other

Greater Grace Builds A Greater Church

Contributed by Cary Paulk on Feb 22, 2002

Sermon to motivate congregation in doing their part in church growth.

Introduction: • For many years the Ocean View community has not had a good reputation. • Many in our city would not consider Ocean View a Great place to live. • When I was a young sailor, it had a reputation of being the place where people picked up prostitutes and they remain to this day. • There ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

How Wise People Build Wealth Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 2, 2021

The book of Proverbs is Principles from Heaven for Life on Earth. And God gives us some amazing counsel inside the pages of Proverbs on how to handle our money. Money is such a powerful issue in our lives that we must address it.

On January 19, 1901, few knew the future of the Texas economy was about to experience a seismic shift forward. In a matter of days, the oil geyser in little Beaumont, Texas, called Spindletop, produced more oil than the rest of the world’s oil wells – combined. In fact, everything that runs on oil ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:22-28

Denomination: Baptist

Focus To Discern, Build Good Tomorrows. Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 9, 2007

Today we need spiritual discernment and godly wisdom in the family and in the church.

FOCUS TO DISCERN AND BUILD GOOD TOMORROWS! RE-WRITE AND CHANGE YOUR HISTORY. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr Kyfingers@aol.com I do this in two parts. I first called this re-write your history, and after thinking, you can’t change yesterday, it is set. Then I thought re-write your future and I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

10,000 Bricks: Building The Covenant Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 26, 2026

The Levites recounted the faithfulness of God to the people. YHWH God has been faithful to XXXXX Church through the over XXXXX years of ministry, changes, building, adjustments, and new endeavors.

[clearly you will subsitute in your own church family's history] 10,000 BRICKS: Building the Covenant Nehemiah 9:1-10:39 #10000bricks CCC PART 1 The idea of having a Cincinnati Christian Church originated among a group of believers who were sharing the use of the Union Church located across ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Building Strong And Healthy Family Relationships

Contributed by Eliseo Tibio on Aug 10, 2013

Building Strong Christian Families

BUILDING STRONG AND HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS TEXT: Psalm 127:1-5 OPENING TEXT: “Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-5

Denomination: Foursquare

How Jesus Will Build His Church

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Aug 31, 2011

Expansion of the phrase Jesus said "I will build My church".

Our son Jeremy loves building things with Legos. Now he is a project manager for a commercial construction company. When he started college his major was as an architect. During the Christmas break we were talking and he came to the conclusion that he wanted to build things and not draw them. Where ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Baptist