Sermons on fixed focus:

A Focus On Food Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 28, 2021

Jesus is the only person in the Bible who is so thankful for food that it becomes a prominent part of His life's story. Here in the record of His feeding of the 4000 Jesus is recorded as giving thanks 2 times in two verses.

Many years ago when Rudyard Kipling was a popular writer it was reported that he was getting 10 shillings for every word he wrote. Some students at Oxford University, who were not impressed with Kipling, sent him 10 shillings with a request that he send them one of his very best words. He cabled ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-10

Focus On The Almighty

Contributed by Paul Robinson on Sep 29, 2022

Psalm 139 is an incredible psalm, one of the best. Most of the psalm focuses on the omni characteristics of God. But these verses are not just the psalmist waxing eloquent, these verses are truths about God.

1. Focus on the Omniscience of God (v. 1-6) First, God knows you (v. 1). He knows everything about you, every detail of your life. He is not searching and knowing you presently, He has already searched and known everything about you. God knows your actions (“thou knowest my downsitting and mine ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Future With Focus Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The key to happiness and success in the new year is to have a dream, and a goal to pursue. Without a dream or goal to motivate us we will just drift through the new year, and whatever we achieve will be a matter of chance and not design.

Vanna White, the glamorous star who turns the letter on Wheel Of Fortune, was a leader in her church youth group at North Myrtle Beach, North Carolina. Her pastor wrote about how he asked her, when she was a senior, what she was going to do after graduation. She responded that her dream was to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

An New Focus Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 4, 2021

Because of Easter we have a new focus in our lives, something to live for. That focus is shaped by our worldview, witness and works.

EASTER – A NEW FOCUS When Cynthia Manley realized she had only twenty minutes left to live, she figured the best thing she could do with the time she had left was to send text messages to her two daughters. Her one daughter, Alanna, was a student at Seattle University. She texted, “Stay strong and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Focus Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 4, 2021

What do we pray into the lives of other people? We pray for purpose, productivity, power and perspective

THE FOCUS OF PRAYER D.L. Moody once entered a tavern in order to ask the bartender if his two little girls might be allowed to attend his Sunday School. He was told that there was an atheist club that met in that bar every Thursday night and the owner of the bar did not want to offend them. Moody ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Thanksgiving Focus Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021

David starts this Psalm by telling himself to praise the Lord, and he ends it by telling himself to do it again. If we would tell ourselves as we begin the day to praise the Lord and not forget all His benefits, and if we would end the day by doing the same, we would be different people.

You will, no doubt, think me strange for saying it, but I am thankful for my ignorance. It gives me so much to be thankful for. My vast ocean of ignorance is my playground where I can fish for new insights, and I can dive for the sunken treasure of golden truths that lay hidden in God's Word. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-14

Leadership- Focus Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 23, 2024

This is the 203rd sermon in the series "Action". This is the 1st sermon from 1 Timothy.

Series: Action [#203] LEADERSHIP- FOCUS 1 Timothy 1:1-7 Introduction: This morning, we are beginning Paul’s Pastoral Letters. Every young Minister needs a mentor- A man that has been in situations and has dealt with all of the challenges that come with Ministry. The Lord has blessed me with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Focus On The Good Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon emphasizes the power of our thoughts in shaping our emotional and spiritual well-being, urging us to focus on the positives for a healthier relationship with Christ.

Today, we are beginning a brand new sermon series revolving around this same concept: FOCUS. It is a word and idea we hear in more places than just school, and it is something God desires from us each day. However, here is the truth we should all recognize: the world around us loves to be a thief ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Topics: Thought Process, Positive Focus, Emotional Health

Sermon Series: Focus

Focus On Christ Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon will explore the importance of maintaining focus on Christ as our source of hope and guidance, using Peter's experience as an example of how distractions can lead to spiritual downfall.

Welcome back to our second week of our new series, “Focus.” Last week, we started to lay the foundation for our focus when we talked about our thoughts. Are they positive or negative? Paul talks seriously about the things we are thinking about, and the importance of aligning our thoughts with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Topics: Focus On Christ, Distractions, Hope In Darkness

Sermon Series: Focus

Focus On The Good Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Our thoughts can either bring us down or lift us up. Focusing on the negatives makes it hard to see the positives. We need to focus on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.

Today we're going to talk about focus. You know, like when your teacher tells you to stop daydreaming and pay attention in class. But we're not talking about algebra or history, we're talking about life and our relationship with God. Let's be real, there's a lot of stuff out there trying to grab ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Topics: Optimism, Mental Strength, Self-Belief, Happiness

Focus On Christ Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

In life's storms, we must keep our focus on Christ, overcoming fear, distractions, and doubt.

Ever been so into your phone that you walked into a wall or a pole? Yeah, me too. That's what happens when we lose focus, or focus on the wrong thing. Same thing happens when we lose focus on Jesus, we start to trip up in life. Let's check out a story in the Bible where Peter lost his focus on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Topics: Faith, Salvation, Divine Guidance, Spiritual Growth

Fix Your Judgements Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on May 29, 2003

Lesson 13 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. This one focuses on judging others and what it means and does not mean. We can still be fruit inspectors, just not judges of another’s heart.

Fix your Judgements Matthew 7:1-5 This morning we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount. We’ve been talking about making permanent fixes in our lives. We are rapidly coming to the close of this series and we have examined several areas of our lives where Jesus tells us we need to make ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fix Your Holiness Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on May 29, 2003

Lesson 14 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. I spent the whole sermon talking about holiness and what it means and how it changes us. I took the people through the process of putting this sermon together to help them see how I arrived at my conclusio

Fix Your Holiness Matthew 7:6 This morning I am going to do something that I very rarely do. As we are moving through the Sermon on the Mount, I have tried to select sections of scripture for us to examine. We have looked at as many as 10 verses at one time. This morning, we will examine a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fix Your Rule Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on Jun 6, 2003

Lesson 16 on the Sermon on the Mount. The Golden Rule.

Fix Your Rule Matthew 7:12 In the old Soviet Union there were very few laws about factories polluting the water. That was with good reason because one of the few laws they did have was that any factory which dumped chemicals back into the river must do so upstream from its own intake pipes. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fix Your Path Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on Jun 6, 2003

Lesson 17 on the Sermon on the Mount. Choose the narrow path.

Fix Your Path Matthew 7:13-23 Intro. One day when mom asked little Johnny what he’d learned about in Bible school he replied that they had studies Enoch. What did you learn about Enoch? Mom asked. Well, Enoch and God used to walk together every day. And they walked longer and longer and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ