Sermons on Great Character:

Dealing With Anger The Great Destroyer Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jul 29, 2025

The sin of anger is the product of other sins like pride jealousy and selfishness but it does all the damage these sins produce.

THE SIN OF ANGER Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.net facebook "If you churn milk you get butter, if you twist a nose you get blood, and if you stir up anger you get trouble." (Proverbs 30:33) THE SERIOUSNESS Anger is both strange and serious. It is strange because we all ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:17, Matthew 5:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Calling For Believers

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 16, 2017

Today's sermon is about knowing God's calling upon our lives through His revealed will, which includes to love Him, be missionary, worship Him, to be holy, to grow in our faith, and to serve God by serving others.

God’s Calling for Believers After last week’s Sunday night message and again this morning, I think it’s important to lay out how we’re to go about fulfilling the third dimension, the dimension of commission. And how we do this is to know and walk in God’s will and calling. For our lives Further, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Foursquare

Daniel: Consistent, Confident And Courageous Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 1, 2015

Daniel teaches us be example how to live righteously for Jesus. His consistent life and confident trust in Yahweh should be a great encouragement to us as we live in an ever increasing Godless culture and world.

Intro: We are living in a culture that is much like Daniel’s today. Politically correct and privately motivated. Daniel is old possibly 80 or 90 years old. He has probably seen his family and friends grow old around him. His Hebrew accent is most likely gone and he wears the clothing ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

How Great Is The Love Of God! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 18, 2000

God’s love is so great that with it he has made us children of Him and with that comes all the royal inheritances if we live the way we are suppose too.

I John 3 – “How great is the Love of God?” Thesis: God’s love is so great that with it he has made us children of Him and with that comes all the royal inheritances if we live the way we are suppose too. Scripture Text: 1 John 3: 1-24 1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Be Great Before The Lord Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 28, 2025

Gabriel, God's messenger, told Zechariah that John would be great before the Lord. What made the Baptist great? If we can discover the answer to this query, we will know how we may be great before the Lord.

“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Good News Of Great Joy Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 17, 2021

1) Joy in Watching (Luke 2:8), 2) Joy in Wonder (Luke 2:9-14), 3) Joy in Worship (Luke 2:15-16), 4) Joy in Witness (Luke 2:17-20

Luke 2:8-20. [8] And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. [9] And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. [10] And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Other

Role Models

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 2, 2022

The question today is “Who is our role model?”

Sports figures, rock and roll stars, movie stars are all some of the most popular. If you could pick any role model, who would you pick? First of all, we must find out what we desire most. In Psalm 78:7-8, we are told to set our hope in God. What if I was given the job of influencing others on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-8, Proverbs 24:21

Denomination: Baptist

It’s Go Time! Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 15, 2007

The first 2 letters of the GOSPEL are "GO"! Let’s go INVITE them, let’s go INSTRUCT them, let’s go INSPIRE them, and let’s go INVOLVE them. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

It’s Go Time! Luke 14:16-23 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/GoTime.html I thought about titling this message “It’s Time to Go” but I was afraid you’d get up and leave. But one thing is for sure: We have reached a great crossroads as a church…we have come to the STOP sign and paused for the cause. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-23, Luke 12:40, Luke 12:49-59

Denomination: Baptist

Trust The Lord To Deliver Us

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 3, 2015

To show that we trust and roll ourselves to the LORD because only the LORD can deliver us because He delights and cares for us.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you rock and roll? No. I trust and roll. Psalms 22:8 II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we trust and roll ourselves to the LORD because only the LORD can deliver us because He delights and cares for us. IV. TEXT: Psalms 22:8 He trusted and rolled ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

What’s So Great About God?-1 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 21, 2014

1 of 6. Peter recalled some basic justifications for the church's glorifying God. Blood-bought believers are justified in their glorifying/pointing to God. But why?...WHAT’s So GREAT About GOD? God is Great because He offers...

WHAT’s So GREAT About GOD?-I—1Peter 1:3-12(:3-9; 10-12) Attention: The Congregation Replied! One Sunday, a preacher was speaking on what it would take for the church to become more Christ honoring. He said "If this church is to become better, it must take up it's bed, & ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

How Great Thou Art Series

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2009

This is a sermon based on one of the great hymns of our faith.

How Great Thou Art (Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV) “For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome...” This is one of the greatest and most popular hymns in Christendom. It is not one of the oldest, however, having been translated and put to music in 1949.... ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be ‘great In The Sight Of The Lord’

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 12, 2014

A look at the prpphecy that John will be "great in the sight of the Lord" and the other gospel passages where we're told how we can be great in the sight of the Lord.

A PROPHECY: John will be “great in the sight of the Lord.” - Luke 1:15. - This is part of the prophecy given to Zechariah about the child they would have. - What an incredible thought: he will be “great in the sight of the Lord”! Of all the things you could hope for your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:11-17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Measure Success Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 20, 2023

The more we have humility, and we are serving others the more we are like Christ. The places of honor in Christi’s kingdom are not reserved for those who seek it selfishly.

In our passage the disciples are sensing Jesus’ time has come. They know Jesus is the anointed Messiah and now they are arguing who will sit in Jesus’ right and left when his kingdom is established. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Baptist

Listen, O Heavens (Deuteronomy 32)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 19, 2025

How great is our God? How weak are we? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 32.

How great is God and how weak are we? Who gave this song to Moses? Is God our Rock? Is He just, fair, faithful and upright? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 32. Do we receive God’s teaching like gentle rain on young plants? Do we understand how just and upright He is? How glorious is our God? Listen, O ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 20, 2014

An examination of the deceitfulness of wealth. Paul warns against succumbing to the pursuit of money.

“But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Denomination: Baptist