Sermons on Disordered Passions:

Passionate Service

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 13, 2014

A special service to honor the local firefighters. I used a variety of passage to highlight how the firefighters demonstrated the level of passionate service that Christ's followers should show.

Well, good morning. Today, we continue on with our four core values of worship, discipleship, outreach, and community. Today, we swing back around to the value of outreach. Implied in the value of outreach is this idea of service. Service basically means just being available to serve to take ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19

Denomination: Christian Church

Passion For The Temple Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 19, 2014

We are the church because we have the Holy Spirit living inside of us.

Passion For The Temple Text: John 2:13-22 Introduction 1. Illustration: Daniel Webster offered excellent advice, saying, "If we work on marble it will perish. If we work on brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble to dust. But if we work on men’s immortal minds, ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Methodist

Passionate Spirituality

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jul 8, 2008

Encouragement to give your all to God all the time in all you do.

How many of you here today feel as though any fire that could be considered a passion has been extinguished? Your love for the activities you like to do has been wiped out and now you are working with an emptied and tired slate. Survival may be the only way of life that you reach for because ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Passionate God

Contributed by Brien Sims on Aug 4, 2008

Zealous for God

Life seems to dry up our energy leaving little left for God or the church sometimes. Sometimes life gets so crazy that little can be done for the drained state we find ourselves in daily. How would you like to be totally reinvigorated from the inside out? How would you like to rekindle the passion ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Passion Of The Forgiven

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Apr 17, 2009

Praise and a humble spirit characterize the passion of those who experience the ongoing forgiving power of God.

The Passion of the Forgiven Griffith Baptist Church – 4/19/09 P.M. Service Text: Psalm 51:14-19 Key verse: Psalms 51:15 – O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. Premise: Praise and a humble spirit characterize the passion of those who experience the ongoing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

"Passionate Worship"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 5, 2007

People are searching for worship that is authentic, alive, creative, and where they experience the life-changing presence of God.

“Passionate Worship” Psalm 84 Luke 18:9-14 By: Rev. Ken Sauer Grace United Methodist Church Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 www.gbgm-umc.org/grace-sdtn Humans are not created to be godless. If we don’t know the true God, we will make our own deities. It’s a sign of our finitude, and a subconscious ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Ipassion

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jun 10, 2009

Nothing great is ever begun or sustained without passion. A message for graduates.

iPassion 2 Timothy 1:6-7 2 Timothy 1:6-7 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. (NIV) This month, a whole new set of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Live With Passion

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 14, 2009

This is the third sermon in a series based on the book "One Month to Live" by Kerry and Chris Shook. This sermon focuses on the First Principle; which is Jesus lived life passionately.

Title: Live Pationately Text: Matthew 9:36 Date: 6/13/09 Location: Sulphur Spring Intro. A few weeks ago I challenged you to live the month of June as if it was the last month you had to live on the earth. This morning is June 14th, which means the month is almost half gone. I challenged you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:36

Denomination: Baptist

Live Passionately Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 16, 2008

The 3rd week of the one month to live series. In this message we are challenged to live a life of passion like Christ.

Living Passionately, One Month To Live Week Two Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as should. – Psalm 90:12 (LB) A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paradoxes Of The Passion Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 26, 2011

To speak of the Paradoxes of the Passion is to disclose the very center of that which is the object of our faith. Paradoxes of the Passion call us to look past the shallowness of man & see the Crucifixion of Christ from God's perspective. For the death

MARK 15:21-32 PARADOXES OF THE PASSION As a Christian reads this text we can't help but be confronted with Paradoxes of the Passion. A paradox defines a statement which superficially seem to be contradictory, impossible, even absurd, yet beyond the superficial is in reality true. A paradox ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21-32

Denomination: Baptist

A Passion For God

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 2, 2011

God expects us to love Him with all we have, and to love others the same way.

Focus Passage: Matthew 22:35-40 Supplemental Passage: 1 John 4:19 We love, because He first loved us. Introduction: There was a little boy who entered the family room after suppertime. Dad was weary from a hard day on the job. He had the recliner kicked back and was reading the paper. The little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:35-40

Denomination: Baptist

Passion Renewed Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 30, 2011

What is your passion level of serving God? Have you lost your vision? Your drive to excel? How can the Lord restore us to where we need to be?

Passion Renewed 2Timothy 1:6-1:18 Introduction- We have for several weeks been looking at the connection between you and God, and you and each other. This morning I want to talk about your passion for which you serve God and the passion or compassion that you have for each other. 2 Timothy ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Passionate Truth

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 5, 2010

If you’re a follower of Jesus then He has work prepared for you to do, exciting work because it will lead to the riches of glory, a sure and certain hope; the treasures of knowledge and wisdom; people coming to maturity in Christ; and hearts being encoura

Do you see yourself as one of God’s ministers? Are you excited by the thought that God might have some ministry for you to exercise in his church, or would you rather just sit back and let others do the work? Perhaps the idea of being a minister frightens you? Is ministry the task of those more ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Passion For The Harvest Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 2, 2010

One of the most important things that Jesus wants us to pray for is the harvest of lost, hurting and broken souls. Let’s pray… and then go… into those harvest fields!

THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER #4: PASSION FOR THE HARVEST OPENING TEXT: This summer, we are going to Jesus and saying, “Lord, teach us to pray!” “Now it came to pass, as Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: *other

A Passion For The Lost

Contributed by Greg Carr on Aug 18, 2010

Passion is defined as an intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. Why should we care about the lost? Why should we be concerned about the unsaved? Why should we worry about the other person? Who cares what happens to a person when they di

Should we have a passion for the lost? What is passion? Passion is defined as an intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. Why should we care about the lost? Why should we be concerned about the unsaved? Why should we worry about the other person? Who cares what happens to a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19

Denomination: Pentecostal