Sermons on Fake Christians:

Determining An Authentic Christian

Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 17, 2006

Some ways to identify if a person is an authentic Christian.

DETERMINING AN AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN John 15:1-11 INTRO: How do you determine an authentic Christian? Many people could profess to be believers, but they may only speak words. Jesus gave a means of determining the real Christian. Look at their lives to see if they are bearing fruit. The ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Essence Of Being A Christian

Contributed by John White on Nov 22, 2006

The essence of being a Christian is to walk as Jesus walked.

THE ESSENCE OF BEING A CHRISTIAN I John 2:3-7 "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Christian's Warfare With Christ

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Nov 27, 2006

My purpose is to show young and old people alike how important it is to be properly clothed and carrying the proper weapons while fighting our spiritual battles.

“The Christian’s Warfare with Christ” Text: Ephesians 6:10-17 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: *other

The Specifics Of Christian Developement Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 15, 2008

Sermon 3 in the series on Developing Christian character.

The Specifics of Christian Development Part 1 2 Peter 1:1-11 Intro God’s people get in trouble when they fall to act like they are God’s people! That’s why Peter wrote in our passage for today about Christian character development. Two Sundays ago, we began looking to this passage to see what ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

When Christians Disagree

Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 5, 2007

Christians disagree about almost everything. And when we disagree, we usually start a new church.

When Christians Disagree Acts 15:36-41 Christians disagree about almost everything. And when we disagree, we usually start a new church. Which reminds me of a story I heard a few years ago. A Scottish Presbyterian is rescued after many years of living alone on a desert island. When he is picked ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Stages Of The Christian Life Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Nov 2, 2008

sermon 3 in 1st John series

The Stages of the Christian Life Slide Intro Have you ever had a multigenerational family portrait taken? Sometimes people have them taken at weddings. I find it interesting to look at those type of family portraits. Slide You get to see all the generations of a family and imagine somewhat what ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Die As A Christian Series

Contributed by Mel Shepherd on Jul 1, 2007

How to use your fingers to prepare yourself to die as a Christian.

Title: “How to Die as a Christian” Text: 1 Kings 1 - 2:10 Introduction: Well, as we consider this final message in the series of David’s life, which is about his death, how does one die as a Christian? When you die what do you want people to remember about you? What do you want people to write on ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Funeral For A Faithful Christian

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 30, 2006

A sermon for the funeral of a Christian who has faithfully served the Lord

Because your loved one had placed his faith and trust in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord, we can rest assured that he is in a better place than we are today - a place the Lord has prepared for him. "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Salty Christian

Contributed by John Macdonald on Nov 30, 2006

A reminder for all of us as to how salty we need to be in the world to be effective witnesses for Jesus Christ.

Are You a Salty Christian? - Mark 8:38-50 I love salt!! For as long as I can remember, salt has gone on all sorts of food, morning, noon and night. However, a colleague of mine reminded me just the other day that as Christians, we are supposed to be living as temples of the Holy Spirit. With a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:38-50

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Benefits Of Being A Christian

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Nov 9, 2007

What would a person give up if they reject Christ

Text: Galatians 1:3-10 Title: The benefits of being a believer Introduction ·Falling away ·Backsliding The benefits only a believer in Christ has. 1.No more condemnation because of our new position (v3-5, 8-9) “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:3-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is Christianity Anti-Women? Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Dec 4, 2006

Uses the DaVinci Code’s view that the Christian faith is oppressive to women as a platform for demonstrating how true Christianity views women and men as created equally in the image of God.

Over the last two weeks I have been preaching a series called Counterfeit Christianity, to reveal the truth about the false Christianity that is being presented in the media, particularly by a popular fictional book written by Dan Brown called The DaVinci Code. Even though this book is a work of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:28

Denomination: Methodist

The Christian Trump Card Series

Contributed by Scott Brooks on Nov 10, 2007

An exegetical approach to the narrative story of chapter 23 highlighting how Saul throws God’s name around while David simply inquires of God and the results are telling

INTRODUCTION: ILL: When I was leading worship in Denver there were two sisters on the worship team. One day one of the sisters was in a car accident and suffered minor injuries like on a Thursday. She was a shaken up really bad and had looked death in the face and wrote a poem about the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 23:1-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Live As A Christian

Contributed by Joshua Thompson on Jul 25, 2011

One example of how Peter tells us how to live as Christians.

How to live as a Christian What I would like to do is look at 1 Peter 5:8-9, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9

Denomination: Christian Church

Christians Are Supposed To Be Different!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2011

If we don't handle bitterness & hostility differently than the way the world handles them, then we have not learned what it means to be a Christian.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. I'm preaching this morning on the subject of "forgiveness," & this seems to be one of the most difficult subjects for many people to deal with. You see, I'm ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Benefits Of Being A Christian Series

Contributed by Nicky Evans on Jul 18, 2011

This is the 1st part of a sermon series I preached in Anjung, South Korea after spending 2 months in hospital.

First of all I'd like to thank all of you for your prayers for me over the past 2 months or so. I thank God that He has heard and that He has answered and that He has given me the strength to be here with today. There are still some problems with my discs, I still have difficulty sitting down and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist