Sermons on Godly Behavior:

Why God Destroyed Sodom & Gomorrah Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 11, 2014

What is a biblical, godly response to homosexuality? This message is a brief attempt to answer that question.

18:1-15 God comes to Abraham, promises Sarah will have a baby in the year to come. She laughs, God says “why did you laugh” She says she didn’t laugh . . . God says, yep. You did. When the baby was born the next year they called him Laughter=Isaac. 18:16-33 God Tells Abraham he ...read more

Denomination: *other

Prioritize Your Parenting. Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Feb 7, 2017

How to be a godly parent? How to bring children up in the fear of the Lord? Roles of children and parents within a godly family. Prioritize your parenting.

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured Illustration: The story of two paddleboats. They left Memphis about the same ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mothers Are Made, Not Born

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 10, 2008

Young women need godly mentors in order to fulfil the will of God concerning their essential role in society. Our prayer is for God to work among us to enlist older women as godly mentors to train young women how to be godly mothers and wives.

TITUS 2:3-5 MOTHERS ARE MADE, NOT BORN “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behaviour, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Watching Our Words Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 8, 2003

What comes out of our mouths can either energize someone or wipe them out. As we utilize words of life, we’ll build one another up instead of tearing each other down.

Watching Our Words A young man arrived early to pick up his girlfriend for their date. She ran to the door with wet hair and no makeup on her face. She was embarrassed and tried to make the best of the situation and so she smiled and said, “Well, what do you think?” He grinned and very wisely ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:19-20, Proverbs 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Those Ugly Tan Lines

Contributed by Pat Herlitz on Jul 15, 2001

AWhat a person DOES has a profound impact on what they become. (i.e. the coorelation between BEHAVIOR and CHARACTER

Title: Those ugly Tan Lines! TEXT: 1Cor. 9:1-14 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:13-14, Jude 62:16-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Need The Real Thing

Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 16, 2001

We need real revival today not some infatuation of uncontrolled behavior but a whole community changed by the power of God.

Romans 12:1-2 “We Need The Real Thing!” Intro: Several years ago Coke changed it’s formula. It was an utter failure to try and improve on the real thing. Today people are trying to imitate revival. Some try to drum it up. Revival still comes the old fashioned way...II Chron. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pontius Pilate: Stuck In People-Pleasing Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 21, 2009

Pilate was a classic people-pleaser, who found that his behavior produced popularity that masked contempt, pessimism, and powerlessness.

The story has it that during creation, as God was sitting up in heaven turning out all these creatures, some of the angels asked if they could help. It looked like fun, making plants and animals, birds and beasts. And so God, who had just finished fashioning something, said, "All right. Come ahead. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Present Perfect

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011

Our behavior should reflect our relationship with the perfect God, rather than our relationships with imperfect people.

Once upon a time, long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, that passage from Matthew changed my life. Well, it wasn’t another galaxy, exactly, but it was certainly another world. And it certainly feels like a longtime ago. I started working for the Pillsbury Company over 30 years ago. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Waiting On What? Series

Contributed by Mac Hammond on Sep 9, 2011

Waiting is a learned behavior because it doesn’t come naturally. How do we learn how to wait?

A. This is the second installment of our series entitled “Graceful Waiting.” There are several keys on how to wait on God scripturally. In this installment, we’ll talk about the first two: integrity and faith. B. Even though the world around us may be dark, we can have joy, peace, and good will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Future Focus Motivates Present Faithfulness Pt 6 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 28, 2018

Part 6 in our discussion of how a future focus motivates present behavior. This message focuses on the pursuit of sanctification.

Future Focus Present Faithfulness Series Pt 6 “Pursue Sanctification” Review A holy life is one whose direction comes from the principles and purposes of Scripture. A future focus motivates us to think about how we are living today. What does our life communicate to those around us? Does our way ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Is God Angry? Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 9, 2019

It's time for the church to proclaim the foolish behavior of humans and encourage them to turn back to God.

Is God Angry? Text: Rom. 1:18-23 Introduction 1. Marvin The Martian Video 2. This morning I want to ask the question, "Is God angry?" 3. According to the Apostle Paul he most certainly is angry. However, unlike ourselves or Marvin The Martian, he has good reason to be angry. 4. God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Methodist

Preaching From Philippians #2

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 28, 2021

One of the reasons that it is a sin for Christians to take drugs or drink alcoholic beverages is because these are substances that control our behavior.

These are things that will ruin our lives and cause us to make fools out of ourselves. There is no way that a Christian can be controlled by the Holy Spirit if they are controlled by these substances. But these are not the only things that control Christians. For example, there are many ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

Preaching From Philippians #2

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 31, 2022

One of the reasons that it is a sin for Christians to take drugs or drink alcoholic beverages is because these are substances that control our behavior.

These are things that will ruin our lives and cause us to make fools out of ourselves. There is no way that a Christian can be controlled by the Holy Spirit if they are controlled by these substances. But these are not the only things that control Christians. For example, there are many ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

By Your Deeds

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 20, 2014

We are know by our attitudes, words, behavior and deeds... WHAT YOU LOVE YOU WILL FIND TIME TO DO... WHAT DO YOU LOVE?

BY YOUR DEEDS... HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED? WHAT IS YOUR REAL CHACARTER IN THE DARK? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: John 3: 20 For everyone that doeth evil hatred the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds be reproved. 21. But he that doeth truth cometh to the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:20-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why God Places Us In Difficult Relationships Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 24, 2025

God's ways are often mysterious, and His plans may involve placing us in challenging relationships, including those with narcissistic individuals.

God's ways are often mysterious, and His plans may involve placing us in challenging relationships, including those with narcissistic individuals. Here are few examples of why God might do so: To refine our character: Difficult relationships can help us develop patience, empathy, and ...read more