Sermons on Consider Your Ways:

First Things First

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 19, 2018

once you establish your priorities, make sure that these things are taken care of before anything else. Never let anything get in the way of your priorities. Put first things first.

BALANCE “First Things First” Luke 2:52 and Luke 10: 38-42 Stephen Covey has written an excellent book titled the Seven habits of highly effective people. The book is been around for some time now. I first read it about 25 years ago and I studied the book with a group of professionals in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hate The Sin; Love The Sinner

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 20, 2014

If we are to effectively witness the Gospel to the world, regarding all kinds of evil, and living virtuous lives, we must do exactly as God has done to us: love the sinner and hate the sin.

It’s amazing how similar the climate in the Holy Land is to the climate here in South Texas, especially in the summer. The figs in our back yard are ripening, and I understand that this hot month in Palestine is also the season for ripe figs. The Scriptures are right even on agricultural ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Catholic

Do You Love Your Neighbor? Series

Contributed by William Noel on Jun 5, 2004

An examination into our attitude toward Christian service toward those around us, including outside the church.

“Do You Love Your Neighbor” Luke 10:(25-29) 30-37 Introduction · The word ‘neighbour’ is used 157 times in the Bible. Many of these references are there to give us instruction into how to deal with our neighbors. Consider these: o Mt. 22: 36-40 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Best Days Of Your Life?

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 25, 2024

The best days of your life are reputed to be the days that one has enjoyed the most.

Russell Brand, an English comedian and actor once remarked: “People do this a lot. They don't seem to realize that the future is just like now, but in a little while, so they say they're going to do things in anticipation of some kind of seismic shift in their worldview that never actually ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Proverbs 11:24-25, John 6:53

The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Sep 24, 2003

Forget gifts for a moment. Let me show you the best way to demonstrate your Christian maturity. If you want to show just how mature you are as a Christian, then show it not by the way you exercise the gifts God gives you, but by the way you bear the fruit

Today we return to 1 Corinthians, but it’s been over a month, so I thought I should bring us all up to speed again. Let me remind you of where we got to last time. Paul has been addressing the question of the nature and function of spiritual gifts in the congregation. Corinth is a place where ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

The Baby Is Coming!

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 3, 2009

Has God changed your plans lately? Did you fully expect one thing to happen only to find your plans were changed by circumstances beyond your control? It just might be that God is orchestrating your life the same way he did in the lives of Joseph and Mar

The Baby is coming! Luke 2:1-5 It was October 1, 1984 I was sound asleep when suddenly I awoke at 3:00am to the sound of running water. I was 27 years old at the time and my wife Fran was just 21. We were expecting our first child and our due date was October 3rd 1984. We had taken prenatal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Loving God With All Of Your Mind PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 17, 2024

This sermon explores the depth of Mark 12:30, urging believers to fully love God by desiring His glory, accepting His terms, and dedicating to His acts.

Good morning, it is a blessed day, a day the Lord has made, and we are here to rejoice and be glad in it. We gather here today, not as strangers under a roof, but as brothers and sisters in Christ, bound by His love and grace. We are here to seek His face, to know His will, and to grow in our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Topics: Giving, God, All

When God Changes Your Plans Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Dec 20, 2016

God interrupts. Plans change. We glorify God when we submit to His plans rather than ours.

Poet Laureate John Masefield wrote these lines in his famous poem The Everlasting Mercy (New York: Macmillan: 1912). . . “He who gives a child a treat makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street, And he who gives a child a home builds palaces in Kingdom come, And she who gives a baby birth brings ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Other

The Songs Of Ascent – Part 18 – Psalm 134 – Blessing Both Ways – God And Man And Message To The Temple Night Watchers – Final Message Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 22, 2024

This delightful Psalm sees the pilgrims arrive at Jerusalem and in the Temple where they encourage the Temple night watchmen to bless the LORD. A prayer is that the LORD will bless from Zion, and He certainly did and does. Blessings have come from Calvary in Zion. Bless the Lord!

THE SONGS OF ASCENT – PART 18 – PSALM 134 – BLESSING BOTH WAYS – GOD AND MAN AND MESSAGE TO THE TEMPLE NIGHT WATCHERS – FINAL MESSAGE {{Psalm 134:1 “Behold, bless the LORD, all servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD! Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 134:1-3, Mark 16:6, Job 35:10, Psalm 77:3-6, Hebrews 9:2-5, Psalm 129:8, Psalm 103:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Share Your Faith With Jains

Contributed by B. D. B Moses on Sep 13, 2003

We know that Christ loves the Jains and died for them and desire them to have eternal life. We should know something about the Jains to pray intelligently for the Jains and to share our faith with Jains.

Introduction Jainism is one of the major world religions, but in reality Jains are a people group formed around a common set of shared values. There are only a few known believers among the Jains. Many Jains are only aware of Christ through the filter of their Jain community perceptions, which can ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

How’s Your Hearing? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 17, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Luke 14: 25 – 35

Luke 14: 25 – 35 How’s Your Hearing? 25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

When God’s Ways Don’t Make Sense, Then What?

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 23, 2019

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE THINK WE KNOW BETTER THAN GOD WHAT HIS PLAN SHOULD BE. IF A LOVED ONE IS SICK AND IN PAIN, WE WANT TO TREAT THE PAIN RIGHT AWAY, WHEN THE PAIN COULD BE NECESSARY TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM

WHEN GOD’S WAYS DON’T MAKE SENSE, THEN WHAT? JONAH 1:1-16 WE’VE JUST STARTED A SERIES DEALING WITH THINGS IN LIFE THAT DO NOT GO AS WE WOULD WANT THEM TO. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS TRIAL AFTER TRIAL PUT ON OUR PLATE AND WE WANT TO ASK GOD WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND WHEN IT WILL STOP. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Touched By God When I Didn't Expect It

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

Considering God’s blessing on Zechariah amidst his disappointment.

Luke 1:5-25 – Touched by God when I didn’t expect it A man named Jacob had hit a low point in his life. He had thought about killing himself but he was too poor and too tired to secure the means to do it. He found a park bench and just lay down to die. He did not eat, because there was nothing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

What About The Jews Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

Considering what will happen to God’s chosen people - the Jews.

What about the Jews? (Rom 11) – Part 2 Last week if you were with us, we began to look at the question - What about the Jews? You see we have a dilemma as Christians because although we know that God is trustworthy & reliable, we see the Jews to whom he promised so much in the Old Testament ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

Pastors: God Called And Church Called

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 7, 2005

Consider the pastor’s call and a church’s response to that call

God’s Glorious Church Pastors: God Called or Church Called? 1 Timothy 1:11 Woodlawn Baptist Church March 6, 2005 Introduction Have you ever received one of those chain letters that tells you to send a copy of the letter to several other people, add your name to the list, and so on? There’s a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:11-12

Denomination: Baptist