Sermons on Grow After The Likeness Of God:

Worship Like The Parents

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

Seeing ourselves in Jesus’ parents, and responding in worship

Worship Like the Parents December 22/23, 2001 – Steve Simala Grant Intro: From Yancey (The Jesus I Never Knew, p. 43-44), quoting JB Phillips: A senior angel is showing a very young angel around the splendors of the universe. They view whirling galaxies and blazing suns, and then flit across ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-80

Denomination: Baptist

Being Like Jesus

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 21, 2002

This is a message challenging the people to be more evangelistic.

BEING LIKE JESUS Matthew 9:35-38 INTRO: The late R. G. Lee was asked, "What do Southern Baptist need more than anything else?" His instant reply was, "More than anything else Southern Baptist need to be like Jesus." I think most of us would agree. If we are going to be laborers ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

It's Growing In Secret

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jul 26, 2020

The time in-between sowing and harvest can be discouraging, but the law of the harvest works. We can rest confident that God will finish what he began.

It's Growing In Secret Introduction This past Friday as Josh and I walked around in our backyard we looked at the various plants along the fence line. We do not spend a lot of time out there and Mike does a great job maintaining everything. We noticed something that we had not noticed before. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-29, Psalm 65:9-13, Galatians 6:7-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Christ-Like Church Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 11, 2015

There are things we need to work on in church to be Christ-like.

The Christ-like Church Philippians 2:12-16 This passage is still dealing with unity—unity in the church and unity among believers. But the passage is unique because it brings up the great subject of salvation. Keep in mind that salvation means deliverance and that salvation is of God. It is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

What Will Heaven Be Like? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 6, 2019

Compared to other world religions, Christianity has very little to say about what heaven will be like. Why would that be and what can we learn from what the Bible DOES say about our eternal home?

A little boy got on the elevator with his father at the Empire State Building. They were going to the observation deck at the top and view the city. As the elevator ascended the boy watched the signs flash as they went by the floors: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70. The farther up they went, the more ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A King Like No Other

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Nov 21, 2006

A Sermon for Christ the King Sunday, Series B. Preached 11/30/2003 at Beaver Creek Lutheran Mission, Forest City, Iowa

Christ the King/Last Sunday of the Church Year, Series B. Daniel 7:13-14, John 18:36-37. “A King Like No Other” November 23, 2003. Forest City Lutheran Mission, Forest City, IA One of the longest running debates in the history of Christianity, and one that is probably just as hot today as it ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36-37

Denomination: Lutheran

What Will Life Be Like In Heaven? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018

In Heaven, our relationship with the Living God will be so powerful our earthly relationships will seem to be insignificant in comparison.

INTRODUCTION What will life be like in Heaven? There are about 4,000 different religions in the world, and most of them have a theory about the afterlife. Buddhists, Hindus, and other Gnostic religions see the body as evil and that after death, our pure spirits escape, often to be joined to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:18-27

Denomination: Baptist

Thinking Like A Servant Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 22, 2016

I have borrowed a lot of this sermon from Rick Warren's book The Purpose Driven Life, chapter 34, "Thinking Like a Servant." In that chapter, Warren suggests that there are five attitudes that servants need to have.

Introduction: A. Someone has said, “Some minds are like concrete; thoroughly mixed and permanently set.” 1. How about you? How is your thinking? 2. Are you spiritually minded? Do you have the mind of a servant? 3. Or is your mind like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set in a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Will Heaven Be Like? Series

Contributed by Erik Estep on Jan 20, 2010

Today in our passage of Scripture we’ll see Jesus’ disciple John give us a glimpse into what Heaven will be like.

Intro: A Sunday School teacher was teaching his class about heaven. He asked the children, “If I sold my house and my car, had a huge yard sale, and gave all the money to the church, would that get me into heaven?” All the children answered, “NO!” “If everyday I ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Just Like Jesus

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 3, 2005

If we are going to be like Jesus, there are some things we need to work on in life.

INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 • Do you remember the commercials that used to air about Michael Jordan, “Be like Mike.” • When Jordan was in his prime, lots of people wanted to be like Mike. • I remember when I was a kid; I wanted to pitch like Tom Seaver who was a pitcher with the NY Mets who later went ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Some Like It Hot!”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 2, 2021

The Body of Christ has found itself crying out for an awakening, shaken, for Revival, but in order to experience Revival we must dismiss that it only comes as an arranged event.

Intro: I like to call this message “Some Like it Hot!” It is from these passages that I find instruction for Revival. These instructions themselves are not direct, but form in a type or an allegory. The Body of Christ has found itself crying out for an awakening, shaken, for Revival, but in order ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-6, Acts 27:9-14

Maintaining The Power After The Fast

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 16, 2025

Fasting is the beginning, not the end, of a supernatural journey. What follows your fast matters as much as the fast itself.

MAINTAINING THE POWER AFTER THE FAST By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 4:14 Supporting Texts: Matthew 17:21, Acts 1:8, Galatians 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Ephesians 6:10–18 INTRODUCTION: Fasting is a powerful spiritual discipline that opens the heavens and positions the believer for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14, Matthew 17:21, Acts 1:8, Galatians 5:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Life After Christ's Resurrection Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 21, 2014

What does the resurrection of Christ mean to us today?

As we celebrate the resurrection, let me just share a few words from God’s Word. We have been studying the second letter to the Thessalonians. The beginning of the 3rd chapter is pertinent to us today. Jesus Christ who is God became man, suffered and died, but rose from the dead over 2000 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Open Door After The Flood Series

Contributed by Norman Bernad on Aug 4, 2021

There are many kinds of doors spoken of in the Bible and there is a spiritual picture found at each door. Some doors we are to walk through and some doors that are open to us can lead to problems.

ILL.- A man hurried to the church door one Sunday around noon and said, “Is the service over?” One man said, “The worship is over, but the service is only beginning.” Christian service can take place within the worship and programs of the church, but it also takes place outside the church. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What To Do After Christmas

Contributed by David Zachrich on Dec 17, 2024

It has been several days since Christmas and ... we want to keep the spirit of Christ's presence alive and with us always. How can we do that?

It has been several days since Christmas and the sparking tree lights, the happy, excited faces of our children and grandchildren, the simple wonderment of being with families and friends, the joy of singing “Silent Night” together in church as we lit our personal candles and listened again to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Lutheran