Sermons on Godly Pastors And Leaders:

3 R's Of A Godly Graduate

Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004

Characteristics of a Godly Graduate; a Baccalaureate sermon

Baccalaureate Service – May 2, 2004 2 Timothy 4:6—8 Intro: 3 “R’s” of education --- 3 “R’s” of a Godly graduate (1) READY (v 7) << ILLUS. A. Lincoln – “I think the necessity of being ready has increased.” >> - A Godly grad will be ready for the things that will come (Phil 4:13). - Paul was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

We Are A Team With Jesus As Our Leader

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 17, 2007

how we need to let God lead us to rach out and touch people with the Gospel.

WAYS TO HELP YOUR NEW PASTOR by Carroll R. Gunkel 1. Recognize that he will be different from the former pastor and in that, difference there will be new ideas. 2. Remember that your pastor feels called of God to a high and holy task; he is a man of dedication. 3. Be honest with your new ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Disciple Leaders In A New Church

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

Some Christian researchers have said that at least 30% of new churches that start fail to grow qualitatively or quantitatively due to the ineffectiveness of leadership. Most of Christ’s three years of ministry were given to the training of His disciples.

How To Disciple Leaders in a New Church Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain why it is important to train, disciple, and equip leaders in a new church. 2. The students will write a short paper on how Christ discipled His followers so that the church would grow qualitatively and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truth Which Is After Godliness

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Jan 7, 2016

To establish the truth was conceived by God in eternity; commission to be preached in due time; and committed to the apostles according to the commandment of God. This lesson deals with the false notion that a divine pattern does not have to be followed.

Outline. 1. Conceived by God 2. Commission by Jesus 3. Committed to the Apostles Remarks. 1. In our lesson today we are going to be discussing a theme: “the truth which is after godliness.” Nestled in the salutation of the Apostle Paul to Titus, his “son after the common ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-4, Titus 2:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain.

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 8, 2015

What is godliness? What is contentment? Why is it great gain?

1 Timothy 6:6 “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Before we start taking a look at this verse let’s see what the surrounding verses have to say; 1 Timothy 6:1-10 “Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6

Denomination: Nazarene

Six Keys To A Godly Family

Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 27, 2006

The message focuses on the ingredients necessary to live a Christ-like example in our homes.

Six Keys to a Godly Family Ephesians 4:32- 5:33 Pastor Don Jones West Glendale Baptist Church Consider this family: The husband commits adultery. His son (Amnon) raped his half-sister (Tamar, the sister of Absalom). The husband did not implement discipline. The full brother (Absalom) ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Godly Sorrow / Worldly Sorrow

Contributed by Rick Balmer on Jul 31, 2007

This is how Peter and Judas dealt with sorrow at the end of Jesus’ life.

2 Corinthians 7:10 (KJV) For Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.   Why do people choose life and some choose death? Many times it is how we perceive things. Or how our past has shaped our lives. We tend to let those we are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Pastors: God Called And Church Called

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 7, 2005

Consider the pastor’s call and a church’s response to that call

God’s Glorious Church Pastors: God Called or Church Called? 1 Timothy 1:11 Woodlawn Baptist Church March 6, 2005 Introduction Have you ever received one of those chain letters that tells you to send a copy of the letter to several other people, add your name to the list, and so on? There’s a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Expectations For Godly Living-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 21, 2023

1 of 6. Titus was exhorted by the apostle Paul, to expose God’s people to the expectations for godly living. All God’s people are answerable to His expectations for godly living. But, What are some expectations for godly living by God’s people?

EXPECTATIONS For GODLY LIVING-I—Titus 2:1-15 Attention: Use Your Elbows: A Grandmother was giving directions to her grown grandson who was coming with his wife, to visit her for the first time in her new place: She told him, “You come to the front door of the apartment complex. I live in ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-15, Titus 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

My Life As A Leader (3 Of 6) Series

Contributed by Mark Mcnees on May 18, 2007

A series called MyLife: Improving Your Profile. Basically, it’s a series looking at the phenomenon known as MySpace and using it as an extended metaphor to moving us closer to the heart and mind of God.

MyLife As a Leader By Pastor Mark McNees This message was originally given at Element3 Church in Tallahassee FL. To download this message’s corresponding PowerPoint, audio, and artistic elements for free please visit www.element3.org Drama Begins “Okay, I’m going to do something right this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Therefore, Lead A Godly Life Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 4, 2023

We are told that we are given everything we need to lead a godly life, but what does that mean?

Therefore 2 Peter 1 When I was at university, one of the courses I had to take was homiletics, which is simply defined as the art of preaching or writing sermons. The goal of the class was to teach us to do both things: how to write sermons and how to preach sermons. My professor was a former ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Great Family - [godly Heritage] Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 15, 2005

A Godly Heritage is so important. And a great family is a SAVED family, a SERVING family, and a SANCTIFIED family. Link included to formatted text version, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

A Great Family Acts 18:1-3, 18-19, 24-26 It takes more than great programs to build a great church…we have a great program going on here, but it’s not enough. It takes more than hard workers and sacrificial servants to build a great church…we have that and last week it saved the church over $20k ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

A Godly Life In Ungodly Times Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jul 1, 2012

As our culture and society moves in a direction that does not follow godly principles as communicated to us through the Word of God, how are believers in Jesus Christ to go about living a godly life? As opposition grows to a godly way of living, we have

A Godly Life in Ungodly times A godly life should expect opposition A godly life should expect hard choices Living a godly Life in ungodly times requires that we know Who we believe in Living a godly life brings blessing and peace Slide Intro Good morning. It is hard to believe that the year is ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Roles Of The Pastor-Teacher & Local Church

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Jan 26, 2001

This lesson looks at the Biblical role of the pastor-teacher and the local church.

Roles Of The Pastor-Teacher And Local Church (1 Cor. 4:1) (HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/pastorchurch.html] PRAYER PREPARATION: Jesus Himself tells us in John 8:31-32: 31 "... If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let’s Be Guilty Of Godliness Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 8, 2018

God's Word gives us 4 pieces of evidence: 1. Being rejected by those who hate Jesus (vs. 1-9). 2. Living with great hope (vs. 10-15). 3. Striving for the highest standards (vs. 16; 18-21). 4. Giving with a generous heart (vs. 17).

Let’s Be Guilty of Godliness The Book of Acts - Part 82 Acts 24:1-21 (Read vs. 1-10) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 10, 2015 BACKGROUND: *In tonight's Scripture Paul the Apostle has become Paul the prisoner of Rome. It happened within days after Paul returned to Jerusalem to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:1-21

Denomination: Baptist