Sermons on Empowered Living:

Living Sacrifices

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 14, 2007

This one is about what it takes to get people to live sacrificially.

Dakota Community Church April 15, 2006 Living Sacrifices Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. The idea of personal sacrifice is almost foreign to us in this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Mennonite

Living For A Cause

Contributed by James May on Apr 15, 2007

Make your life really count. Find a cause greater than life itself and more important than yourself. That cause is found in Christ.

Living For a Cause By Pastor Jim May Someone once asked me if I knew all of the answers to life’s many questions? In a joking manner I answered, “Sure I know the answers. The problem I have is matching the right answer to the right question.” But as I think about it, I don’t know all the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Look And Live Series

Contributed by David Lewis on Dec 20, 2006

Look to Jesus

In April 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with numerous other skydivers and filmed the group as they fell and opened their parachutes. On the film shown on the TV, as the final skydiver opened his chute, the picture went berserk. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-36

Denomination: Congregational

Living For Jesus

Contributed by Ken Pell on May 31, 2007

To provide the graduates (and others) with a few characteristics of a life devoted to Jesus.

Living for Jesus 2 Corinthians 5:11 – 7:1 Key Verse 5:15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. Sermon Objective: To provide the graduates (and others) with a few characteristics of a life devoted to ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Living Sacrifices Series

Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007

Why do Christians wear a cross? What is its meaning to the church? In this message we are going to look at 4 images that will help us understand the place of the cross in the life of the believer.

Illus. In Texas last week, an 18 year old man was arrested for wearing a noose in public. As Jewelry. Seems kind of morbid doesn’t it? A noose is an instrument of an agonizing death. It represents vigilante law, I would never be proud to wear a noose. What about an electric chair? Did you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

Living In Eternity

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Jun 11, 2007

Is eternity only a future thing? No, it fact, it has already started. Which aspect of eternity are you displaying in your life on a daily basis?

Tonight, I would like to spend some time together thinking about eternity. To help us begin to wrap our minds around this huge topic, I want to start off by just brainstorming what comes to mind when we see or hear this word. What comes to mind? What do you feel? ***Allow a few minutes to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In Denial Series

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jun 18, 2007

In this Easter series, we look at 4 people and how they responded to their encounters with Christ.

Living in Denial Mt. 26:69-75 Illus. Did you see the “Deal or no Deal” where the girl was an avid NY Jets fan? •More than that, she loved Curtis Martin. He was her hero. •As a result of being on the show, she not only got to meet Curtis, but was invited to the stadium where she met many of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75

Denomination: Baptist

Living With Confidence Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 30, 2008

Things God’s children can be confident about.

During the first half of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco 23 workmen fell to their death. Working on the project became so dangerous that they halted construction of the bridge to install a huge net at the cost of $100,000 (a large sum in the early 1930’s). After the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Living The Dream

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 13, 2008

Part 3 God has called us all to have a dream that is larger than us. www.craneeater.com for the video for this sermon.

Living the Dream Text: II Corinthian 12:1-5 Show video Let me qualify my dream, it isn’t a horse, piano, or a plane. The only dream I have is to see this body grow, salvations occur and build the first phase and maybe the second phase of Crane Eater Community Church! Let me ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living With Opposition Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 17, 2008

Paul teaches us how to endure opposition

Philippians 1:27-30 April 13, 2008 Living With Opposition When Paul first visited Philippi, he and Silas were arrested and beaten for setting a young girl free from a demon and for preaching the Good News of Jesus. Although they were released, for a traveling missionary, Paul saw the inside ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30

Denomination: *other

Living The Life.

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 12, 2007

Message on Christian character traits of conduct, unity and courage.

Phil 1:27 –2:4. “Living the life in 2007 ” . We all make New Year resolutions: hopes – dreams – expectations – what are yours for 2007? Lets be honest it doesn’t always work out – often the unexpected happens. Plans change - we may experience bereavement in 2007 – face ridicule in 2007 – our ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Limbo

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 13, 2007

Too many of us are living in spiritual limbo because we have chosen to sit back and ‘let things happen’ or as we say “Let the cards fall where they may”. We often catch glimpses of what God has in mind for us but somehow the vision never becomes reality.

Michelle Collins of the Globe & Mail: When 26-year-old Geoff Emery put money down on his first condominium, he started looking forward to moving out of his mother’s house. The move-in date of November 2005 rolled around only to find himself in November 2006 still living with his mom in Markham. He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-9

Denomination: Salvation Army

Living To Give

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 17, 2007

A stewardship sermon for believers on giving for living

About heaven, John Newton once said that when we get to heaven there will be three wonders Who is there? Who is not there? The fact that I’m there There are also many other mysteries about heaven Have you ever dreamed about it? Have you ever searched the pages of scripture trying to get an insight ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10

Denomination: Lutheran

Living Faith Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jan 17, 2007

A series in James about possessing a foolproof faith. This message focuses on faith that lives what it says it believes.

Foolproof – A Study of James January 14, 2007 LIVING Faith – James 2:11-26 Sunday AM Recap: We’re in a series in James about how to have a foolproof faith so that we won’t be fooled into thinking we have genuine faith when we’re only religious and so we can’t be fooled into ...read more

Scripture: James 2:11-26

Denomination: Baptist

Words To Live By

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Jan 22, 2007

God desires that we search Him for true wisdom.

Proverbs 1:1-7 Words to Live By Wisdom is defined as the ability to use knowledge in the right way Ill - Pithy Proverbs for Today A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it’s a forgery. A successful marriage isn’t finding the right person -- it’s being the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist