Sermons on faith and practice: showing 241-255 of 164,408

The Practical Side Of The Greatest Commandment

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 23, 2015

Heart, head and hands... these three areas are all covered in the greatest commandment as formational for God's people.

Next week we will be having a combined service here, followed by a fellowship lunch and ministry fair down in the fellowship hall. This is a golden opportunity for us to hear from our deacons who lead various ministries here and join with them by taking part in one or more of the ministries of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Practice Makes Perfect (2018)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 30, 2021

Are we children of God? Or do we just claim the name with charades and dismiss the character? Isn’t that what today’s text is all about? On a daily basis, we are called to live up to the name because the way we live is supposed to illustrate who Jesus is!

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Text: I John 3:1- 7 The story is told of Alexander the Great confronting a coward: "Alexander the Great had a soldier in his army who also bore the name Alexander. But this man was a coward. Alexander the Great called him before him and said to him, "You ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

God's Presence In Practice - The Commitment Series

Contributed by Colin Coombs on Nov 9, 2007

Part Two of three sermons based on how we can enjoy the practical presence of God in our daily lives

GOD’S PRESENCE IN PRACTICE. PART TWO - THE COMMITMENT Hebrews 13:5-6 Last Sunday Morning we gave our attention to THE CONDITION attached to the promise that we will be looking at this morning. If we have worked through the requirements clearly seen in the Word of God, then we will be able to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

True Love Is Practical Love

Contributed by David Mcnally on Mar 13, 2014

God's love for us is not abstract but real, practical and eternal; so when Jesus says we should love our neighbour it means our love for those around us should also be real and practical.

OT Reading - Deuteronomy 6 v.1-9 NT Reading - 1st Corinthians 13 v.1-13 SERMON: True love is practical love The Pop charts always seem to include many love songs, such as “All you need is love” and “Love, love me do” by the Beatles in the 1960’s; "Love me tender, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Psalm 16: Practicing The Presence Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 22, 2024

This is the first sermon in a three-week series on Psalm 16.

Psalm 16: Practicing the Presence of God Introduction: Bill Hybels titled a book years ago, "Too Busy Not to Pray." We live in a busy world. A world where the expectations of the workplace are rising, where the prices of groceries are increasing, yet we are bombarded with ads attempting ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Practical Pointers For Grief - 3 Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 30, 2022

More of our practical pointers for handling grief.

Today I want to conclude with some practical pointers for Grief. Those who have experienced grief understand that it is a difficult journey. As Jesus points out to us in Matthew 14 after the death of His cousin, John the Baptist, there are some practical things we can do to deal with grief. He went ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Practical Steps For Thinking Right Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017

Counsel given on how to manage one's prayer life. Practical uses of Bible for the renewing of the mind.

Romans 8:5 03.22.15 Last week we discovered that the key factor that determines the course of our lives is our thoughts. If we think right, we’ll act right. If we think wrong, we will go the wrong direction. Mindset is crucial. Our text in Rom. 8:5 puts it this way, “Those who live according to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:5, Philippians 2:12-13, Philippians 4:8-9, Hebrews 10:16, Psalm 119:11-16, Psalm 1:1-3, Joshua 1:8, 1 Timothy 4:13-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Anticipating Messiah -- His Practice Series

Contributed by David Welch on Dec 29, 2008

Second in the advent series anticipating His coming through the study of OT propehecy. This focus of this message is what Messiah will do?

2nd Sunday of Advent “The PRACTICE of Messiah” What will He do? INTRODUCTION Advent means arrival, start, coming, beginning, dawn. Christmas commemorates the first advent; the first coming of Jesus Christ. Every Jew and many Gentiles anticipated the coming of the Messiah promised all through the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:18-19

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Principles And Practices Of Family Worship Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 8, 2022

In this lesson, I want to examine briefly some principles and practices of family worship.

Scripture Two years ago, I started a series of sermons on Sunday evenings that I called “Worship Matters.” I preached two messages. Then COVID-19 hit and we stopped our Sunday Seconds services for almost two years. We are now resuming our Sunday Seconds services, and so I am continuing my series ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Practice What You Preach

Contributed by Clair Sauer on Nov 9, 2011

When the world is telling everyone else that don’t have this, or they’re not like that, or they’re not good enough, Christians should be the ones sending the message loud and clear, “we love you anyway!”

There are many things I admire about John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. He was intentional about spending time with God each day, even getting up at 4 or 5 a.m. to do so. He took the gospel seriously and wasn’t afraid to remind the people of his day of many long-forgotten truths about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

The High Price Of Low Practice

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 17, 2011

This message describes the devaluation of the Christian life in modern culture and how we can be restored from a place of backsliding.

"The High Price of Low Practice" 1 John 1:5-10, Psalms 32: Scripture Reading 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." The question for us in the light of the context of our key verse is, can a Christian ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Practical Advice With A Cynical Flavor Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 5, 2018

This life is nothing like a fairy tale where we live happily ever after. Life is a constant challenge, and we fare better at it if we embrace some realistic realizations, some of which seem slightly cynical and ironic.

Practical Advice with A Cynical Flavor (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20) 1. The dictionary defines a cynic as, “a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.” 2. One definition of the word “irony” is “a state of affairs or an ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making My Stewardship Practical Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Nov 18, 2011

Being good stewards in the kingdom of heaven requires implementing some practices that promote our stewardship.

This morning we’re going to wrap up our five week series on stewardship in the kingdom of heaven. We began five weeks ago by establishing four foundational principles. Since these are so important, let’s review them one more time: Foundational principle #1: • God owns everything Foundational ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:24

Denomination: Baptist

Practical Principals For A Prosperous Perspective

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 8, 2002

attitude

Practical princpals for a prosperous perspective, Luke 5:1-11 Eric A. Snyder, Minister; Farwell Church of Christ November 25, 2001 A man was watching the news one night when it was reported that a car was going the wrong direction on the freeway. The man knew his wife was on that freeway and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Practicing Early Time With God

Contributed by Dee Brown on Aug 23, 2007

“Spending time with God is something every Christian woman should set aside time for.”

Practicing Early Time With God By Teacher Demetria Zinga Christ Life International Fellowship Church http://www.christlifemi.info “Spending time with God is something every Christian woman should set aside time for.” Perhaps this is a fairly common statement that we’ve heard all too often. ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic