Sermons on Excusing Ourselves:

Nothing But Trash Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 9, 2015

Wouldn't it be horrible to have to keep all our trash and haul it around for ourselves?

“Jesus 101: Nothing But Trash” Is. 53:1-12 Every Thursday evening Barb and I pull trash duty – we put all our trash and garbage in the big brown container and place it by the street. Friday, trash haulers come by and carry it all away to a place designed to dispose of nothing but ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Reaching Beyond Limits Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 22, 2013

Some practical steps to combat the anti-God culture in which we find ourselves.

1. Culture Wars -- actually a continuation of the "War of the Gods" * Pedophile Teacher in MI raped a young boy: convicted and sentenced to 15-30 years in prison -- fellow Teachers standing with him; Parents are demanding their termination; Teachers are threatening lawsuits if fired; BTW, the man ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Do You Forgiveness Yourself Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Nov 15, 2020

Many of understand that God has forgive us but have a hard time forgiving ourselves.

You Asked For It: How do you forgive Yourself John 18:14-18, 25-27, John 21:15-19 Pastor Jefferson M Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 11-15-2020 Even for That? I was the first person to notice her. We were gathered at her apartment to play games. She slid off the couch in slow motion and ...read more

Scripture: John 18:14-18, John 18:25-27, John 21:15-19

Denomination: Baptist

Empty

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 11, 2020

God wants us to empty ourselves so He can fill us with Himself.

2 KINGS 4:1-7 “EMPTY” A) In the days of Elijah and Elisha in Israel ....... * The principle prophets of God gathered about them a group of God’s workers called “the sons of the prophets.” * One of these “sons of the prophets” died leaving debts and the creditor harassed the widow, seeking ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

To Dip, Or Not

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 8, 2020

A study of the transformation Naaman experienced may encourage us to humble ourselves before the Lord.

“Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Taking Inventory Of Our Prejudices And Biases

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jul 18, 2018

If we are honest with ourselves we admit that we all have some form of prejudices.

Mid-week Message/Devotion July 18, 2018 James 2:1-13 2nd in a series Taking Inventory of our Prejudices and Biases Have we got preferences? Have we got prejudices and biases, with others that we come in contact with at work, while shopping, at church, even our neighbors. I think, if we are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-43, Matthew 22:37-40, James 2:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hearsay- What You Have Heard Said!

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Mar 9, 2017

This sermon is about learning to love others as ourselves so that we can be the children of God

“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see And learn, Children may not obey But children will listen. Children will look to you For which way to turn To learn what to be Careful before you say "Listen to me." Children will listen” When Stephen ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Lutheran

Anatomy Of Betrayal

Contributed by John Oscar on Apr 3, 2017

In teaching about Judas' betrayal of Jesus, we learn about how to handle it ourselves

Anatomy of Betrayal CCCAG April 2, 2017 Scripture: John 13:21-30 One of the most famous betrayals in history was the betrayal of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was a general and politician in Rome during it’s years of being a Republic prior to becoming an empire. He is responsible for conquering ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Unleash The Surrender Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 13, 2017

Being fully surrendered means we are honest with God, honest with ourselves and honest with others.

November 5 Unleash the Surrender (Acts 5:1-11) In 2005, Grammy Winning rapper Lil Kim was arrested and sent to prison for lying about what happened in a gunfight outside a night club. She lied to protect a friend. She was fined $50k and sent to prison. Before the sentence was handed down, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Self Grace Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 4, 2019

The final part of this series on grace. In Part 7, we look at extending grace to ourselves.

Self Grace Matthew 27:1-5 May 5, 2019 I want to start this morning by reading a passage. It’s from Matthew 27:1-5. Jesus has been betrayed and arrested. Judas, the betrayer went to the Jewish leaders to talk about what happened. This is the story – 1 When morning came, all the chief priests ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-5, John 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Even Mountain-Sized Remedies Are Available

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 8, 2023

Whatever petition we raise to God is raised to God. We have no power of ourselves.

Saturday of the 18th week in Course 2023 What is our biggest problem in life? If you are a Republican, you might say “the Democrats.” If you are a Democrat, you will say “Republicans.” But that’s nonsense, isn’t it? Our biggest problem is one we can’t solve, almost by definition. You can solve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-20, Deuteronomy 6:4-13, Mark 9:29

Denomination: Catholic

"the Inbreaking"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 25, 2024

A sermon about acknowledging the impure spirits in ourselves and asking Christ to call them out.

“The Inbreaking” Mark 1:21-28 When I was a Junior and Senior in high school I went through a difficult spell. I had always been one of the “good” kids, but for a number of reasons, I got in with a group of kids who were not mean people but were not heading in the right direction. I felt ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: United Methodist

You Cannot Serve Both God And Money. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Sep 29, 2024

In the pursuit of happiness and security, many of us find ourselves torn between two masters

In the pursuit of happiness and security, many of us find ourselves torn between two masters: God and money. Jesus warned us, "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:24

Looking Out PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2023

Understand and emulate Christ's humility, valuing others above ourselves and serving with selfless love.

Hello, family! Today, we're diving deep into a topic that's near and dear to the heart of our Savior: humility. One of my favorite quotes on this topic comes from C.S. Lewis, "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less." Powerful stuff, right? It's a mind shift, a way ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Topics: Serve, Humility

A Timeline Of The Tribulation Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Understand the timeline of the Tribulation as described in the book of Revelation, and to prepare ourselves spiritually for the end times.

Imagine you're about to go on a crazy, intense, seven-year-long survival adventure. You're given a guidebook that tells you exactly what's going to happen and how to prepare. That's kind of like what the Bible does for us with the end times, specifically a seven-year period called the Tribulation. ...read more

Topics: Revelation Journey, Biblical Prophecy, End Times, Apocalyptic Literature