Sermons on Fleeting Lives:

A Life Worth Living

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jul 14, 2019

Sometimes we wonder if our lives really matter. Paul defines a life worth living in this intro to his letter to the Colossians. He reminds us of what truly matters to God.

Colossians 1:9-14 A Life Worth Living Do you ever wonder if your life has amounted to much? Do you ever rehearse a lifetime of regrets, and wish you had one big do-over, to go back and live life differently? What kind of life should we live if we really want a life worth living? My intent today is ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14, Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Living Old And Sappy

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jul 18, 2019

A sermon dedicated to those growing older finish well and live an abundant life. 4 steps on how to be found faithful to the end!

Scripture: Psalm 92 (cf. verse 14); 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Luke 12:25-31 Title: The Sappy Life A sermon dedicated to those growing older finish well and live an abundant life. 4 steps on how to be found faithful to the end! INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Ted ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8, Luke 12:25-31, Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Nazarene

The Secret Of Living Wisely

Contributed by John Dixon on Jul 20, 2019

All of us carry with us the collective wisdom passed on to us by the people who’ve been most significant in our lives, all of the people who shaped and molded us as we were growing up.

Proverbs 1:1-7 (NASB) The Usefulness of Proverbs 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding, 3 To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7

Denomination: Christian Church

Disciplined Christian Living Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 2, 2019

Disciplined Christian living comes naturally to mature kingdom dwellers who instinctively know right from wrong and act accordingly.

Long ago the psalmist said poetically what you and I have learned as the years have gone by: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” The Apostle John put it more succinctly than anyone: “We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8, Matthew 6:16-18

Living A Generous Life Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jan 15, 2020

Generosity with our money is one of the most essential parts of our faith.

First Things Living a Generous Life January 19, 2020 Generosity with our money is one of the most essential parts of our faith. Genesis 14:18-20 NIV hundreds of years before the Law “Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:18-20, Malachi 3:6-9, Mark 12:41-44, Acts 4:32, Acts 4:34-35, Matthew 6:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Comfort-Able Living

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2020

4 truths from these opening verses that should comfort all of us when life turns sour (Adapted from Bob Russell's book, Take Comfort, chapter called Comfort-Able Living pgs. 5-13)

HoHum: “I am the subject of depressions of the spirit so fearful that I hope none of you ever get to such extremes of wretchedness.” Who said this? Charles Spurgeon, a famous preacher from England. WBTU: There is an idea out there that Christians should always be happy, always have a smile on ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, Hebrews 12:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Live A Holy Life! Series

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Feb 24, 2020

This Old Testament account of King David leads us to consider the temptations that we face and the holy life Jesus calls us to live in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:21-37.

“How did this happen?” Have you ever read or heard a news story that just left you with that thought? “How did this happen?” I think that there were quite a few people that felt that way last Sunday afternoon as the heard the news of the 41 yar-old basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant’s death. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-17, Matthew 5:21-37, 2 Samuel 11:26-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Living In Your Skin Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Mar 14, 2020

Are you comfortable living in the skin that you are in? I ask you that question because, just recently, I found myself asking that exact same question.

Introduction: Are you comfortable living in the skin that you are in? I ask you that question because, just recently, I found myself asking that exact same question. My situation was I found myself sitting in this vast waiting room with a bunch of other people waiting to see my oncologist for the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Lives For Us

Contributed by Pastor Duncan Shabane on Feb 27, 2021

Jesus was full of love, He was the defination of what love is, reflecting the glory of His Father.

evidence of life is love  (1 John 3) ___(V 14-15) ** the evidence of love is Christ ___(Romans 5:8) ___(John 15:13) ** the practice of love is..... (V.17-18) ___two things 1) Sacrificial ___the love of Jesus was sacrificial. He laid His life for us. We had a debt we could not pay and He ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:14-23

Denomination: Other

Living In The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 28, 2021

Today's sermon looks at what life in the Holy Spirit looks like. We look at what fellowship with the Holy Spirit looks like, what being filled with the Holy Spirit is like, and what is the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Living In the Holy Spirit ** Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyBdcUt6aQc Last week, we ended our study on the Trinity with Paul’s benediction to the Corinthian Church, where he used God as a Trinity as the basis of His blessing. “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14, Acts 1:4-5, Ephesians 5:18, Luke 24:49

Denomination: Foursquare

Live, Hope And Rest

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 21, 2019

We should not be concerned about the future.

Live, Hope and Rest Luke 21: 5 - 19 Intro: Two gas company employees were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the street and worked their way to the other end. At the last house, that was a woman looking out her kitchen window watching the 2 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living Our Call

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 11, 2020

Who would want to pastor the church at Corinth?

Living our Call 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 We all wish our churches were perfect. We all wish we were perfect. We often get discouraged by the failure to reflect Christ. We see our failings at every level and wonder when we will be the Church and when we will be true Christians. We tend to think of Peter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Living Hope! Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 11, 2017

Jesus is alive, so be sure of a glorious future and be glad even in times of grief.

Judy Packard of Lake Leelanau, Michigan, talks about the time her neighbor, visiting the Holy Land, sent a letter describing the beautiful gardens. Her 6-year-old mused, “I wonder if he saw the rose.” “What rose?” Judy asked. “You know,” said her child, “like the Bible women saw. They went ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Jesus: The Living One

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Apr 18, 2017

An easter sermon that can be modified to make the point that God is sovereign, loving, and holy.

Jesus: The Living One Introduction: Cemeteries can be spooky places. I heard a funny story about a guy in Scotland we'll call Ian McGregor. After a long evening in the pub, Ian took a shortcut to his house that took him through a dark cemetery. He accidentally fell into a freshly dug grave. Ian ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:17-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Worth Living Series

Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Jan 5, 2019

What does a life worth living look like

Life Worth Living-1 4-18.docx Ecclesiastes 1:4-18 If we look at the books of the Bible today, the book of Ecclesiastes the most relevant It has today’s world woven through the fabric of every page Whether or not we are willing to admit it, deep within most of us there is this restless, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:4-18

Denomination: Baptist