Sermons on false motives:

What Motivates You

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 10, 2010

Adopting certain attitudes will motivate us to more faithful service.

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? GALATIANS 6: 11-13 INTRODUCTION What is it that motivates you each day? Maybe you work for someone else. What motivates you to get up and go to work? Perhaps it is the paycheck you know you will receive or that you know your family has needs. Maybe your parents instilled in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Pure Motivation For Ministry Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

Not all who minister do so with the right motives, so God will test our motives to make them pure.

#8 5-13-07 Pure Motives for Ministry Introduction, Today is Mother’s Day. Mothers demonstrate great amount of love. No one loves like a mother. The kind of love a mother has for her children is the kind of love we need in ministry (1Thess 2:7 ,8) Text, Philippians 1:15-18 I. The Wrong Motives ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Serving With The Right Motive Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

Tonight from this passage of scripture we will learn what God expects of us in our giving, keeping in mind again the overall theme of the sermon on the Mount, is distinctiveness, being different from the world, and it is no different in our acts of servic

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 11 Serving with the right Motive Pm Service January 11th 2009 Matthew 6:1-4 Introduction I read about a person who went to a concert at a beautiful old art-deco theatre. At the end of the concert, this person noticed two ushers standing near his seat who were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What's My Motivation

Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 26, 2007

This message followed up one on the Biblical Bridal Paradigm, and reflected on the motivation of living and participating in ministry out of love.

(Opened with a homemade "YouTube" video to the Toby Mac hit, "Made to Love") Last week we explored our love relationship with God. This idea of a “holy romance” through such long standing hymns of the faith as “And Can It Be” and “My Saviour’s Love” and “My Jesus I Love Thee.” This week, it is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Wesleyan

Motivation To Serve God

Contributed by Nate Herbst on Dec 28, 2008

Staying motivated while serving God can be difficult but God has given us keys for maintaining motivation in the Great Commission He’s called us to - these keys will help you stay focussed and energized towards the goal.

Merriam-Webster’s Definition: Motivation is something, as a need or desire, that causes a person to act. Russ Akins – “Motivation is the measure of what it takes to overcome initial inertia and become activated towards some sort of accomplishment.” Introduction: One second before you die, if you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Motivation For Soul Winning

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Jun 4, 2008

This sermon hopefully will help motivate fellow believers to get busy evangilizing the lost

Motivation for Soul Winning Matt 28:19-20 I want us to look at soul winning today and some things that should motivate us to get busy. 1. Obedience a. God commands it (Matt 28:19-20) Go and preach and make disciples b. Be prepared (II Tim 4:2) Preach the Word; be prepared in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Your Motivation Matters Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 17, 2012

Examines the importance of Correct Motivation

Christians are abnormal in their motivation YOUR MOTIVATION MATTERS 4/22/12 - Matthew 6:1-8, 16-21. Psychology Today magazine defines motivation as “the desire to do things. It's the difference between waking up before dawn to pound the pavement and lazing around the house all day. It's ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Wrong Motive For Prayer

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

Sometimes we pray for the wrong reasons. Exploring Pharoah's desire to spend one more night with the frogs.

Exodus 8:8 KJV Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. I. INTRODUCTION—MOTIVES A. General Archibald Alexander—Men are ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 8:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Grand Motive For Mission Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 2, 2015

The Throne and The Lamb, part 10 Revelation 5:1-14 God Holds Human Destiny in the Palm of His Hand (vs. 1-2) Humanity Before God is Hopeless (vs. 2-3) The Lamb's Sovereignty Over All is Good News (vs. 5)

The Throne and The Lamb, part 10 The Grand Motive for Mission Revelation 5:1-14 December 14, 2014 We are coming to the end of a series on Revelation chapters four and five, “The Throne & The Lamb.” This week I want to look at chapter five to show how God's sovereignty fuels mission. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seeking Motivation For Worship

Contributed by Steve Klein on May 25, 2015

What is my motivation for worshiping God in a way that is pleasing to Him and satisfying to my soul. The key is to focus on God!

TEXT: Psalm 96:1-13 Intro: Worship, by definition, is 'the reverent love shown to God.' It is homage. In Matthew 15:8-9, Jesus exposed the vain worship of the Pharisees; their worship sounded good, but it was worthless because their heart was not where it should have been. They followed man's ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving With The Right Motive

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 21, 2014

Gold wants love and genuine caring concern in all our giving. He could care less about giving by rote, without a heart of worship.

This is a homily shared at The Feast, an inner-city gathering with the Yonge Street Mission that invites everyone from the community in to Feast on good food, the Word of God and fellowship. God is not the same as us. He thinks very differently. Nowhere is this more obvious than in almost all of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Integrity Of Motive & Conduct Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 23, 2014

God is the source of all stability. In Jesus and through the promises of God we too are stabilized & become stable.

2 CORINTHIANS 1: 18-22 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] INTEGRITY OF MOTIVE AND CONDUCT [Galatians 5:21-22] Some of the trouble makers in the church discredited Paul by pointing to inconsistency and saying he was at the least insincere, and more likely two-faced, in his relationship with them. But ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:17-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel Message And Motivation Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014

Open Doors The Gospel Message and Motivation

Open Doors The Gospel Message and Motivation Acts 18:5-11 November 10, 2013 We started this series in Colossians, where Paul tells us to walk in wisdom toward those who do not know Christ by making the best use of our time. So Paul asked the Colossian church to pray that God would open a door to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:5-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Motivational Atrocity-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 9, 2019

1 of ? Amos declared God’s wrath to be justified/warranted due to nationally motivated atrocities. Why/When/How do nationally motivated atrocities move God to anger & retribution? National atrocity motivates God’s retribution when that nation endorses...

MOTIVATIONAL ATROCITY-I—Amos 1:3--2:5 OR--Indefensible National Atrocities/Pride Attention: The Pastor’s Cat… A pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his yard & then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Right Heart Motive

Contributed by Third Evans Mc Queda on Feb 24, 2017

The duty of a Christian is to do God's will, in God's way, with the right heart motive.

Theme: THE RIGHT MOTIVES OF CHRITIAN BELIEVER INTRODUCTION: Marcus Aurelius (The last good Emperor, Roman Empire 160-180 AD) “What we do now echoes in eternity” The true test of any action lies in its motive. The duty of a Christian is to do God's will, in God's way, with the right heart ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23, 1 Timothy 1:5