Sermons on Honor And Dishonor:

The Faith To Win

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003

A message of the Christian’s responsibility in living a Christ honoring life

THE FAITH TO WIN 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 INTRO: The 26th Olympic games are in Atlanta this summer, and excitement over this event runs from Miami, Florida to Anchorage, Alaska. Who will win the gold? Who will come home with the medals? Whose childhood desire to be an Olympian will become a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57-58

Denomination: Baptist

Give Attention To Your Character

Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 1, 2006

In this sermon you will consider the importance of developing a Christ honoring character.

It is necessary at times to give extra attention to components of our lives. Sometimes it may be your weight. Sometimes it may be a health issue. Sometimes it may be an emotional issue. However, one aspect of our lives should receive life time attention. That is our character. What kind of story ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12

Denomination: Baptist

Who Warned You?

Contributed by Joe Harding on May 29, 2001

Repentance is the confession of sin followed by a lifestyle change that honors God!

“WHO WARNED YOU?” MATTHEW 3: 1-12 MAY 20, 2001 INTRODUCTION: Several years ago the Peanuts comic strip had Lucy and Charlie Brown practicing football. Lucy would hold the ball for Charlie’s placekicking and then Charlie would kick the ball. But every time Lucy had ever held the ball for Charlie, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Father's Day 2001

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 16, 2001

Scriptural thoughts from the book of Proverbs in an effort to honor Fathers.

FATHER’S DAY 2001 INTRO.- It’s Father’s Day and someone wrote, “What my dad taught me.” - My dad taught me about religion - “You better pray that stain will come out of the carpet!” - My dad taught me about behavior modification - “Stop acting like your mother!” - My dad taught me about time ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seizing Our Window Of Opportunity

Contributed by Timothy Moore on Mar 21, 2002

How do we raise our children to honor Christ?

Seizing our Window of Opportunity Christian Parenting Ephesians 6.1-4 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” 4 And you, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:6-11, Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Conversations With God, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004

4 Things Christians can do to honor God as they pray.

“Prayer is the process by which God helps us rearrange our priorities.” - Henry & Richard Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 2002), 114. INTRO: Yogi Berra – “Let’s just let God watch the game, ok?” Biblical Fact: God’s prevailing power is released in the lives of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

It's All About Submission Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on May 18, 2006

The role of children in the home is that of obedience and honor through Godly submission.

INTRODUCTION Listen to some statistics regarding family today:  Every 8 seconds of every school day, a child drops out of school  Every 26 seconds a child runs away from home  Every 47 seconds a child is either abused or neglected  Every 7 minutes a child is arrested ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Making Sure God Hears You Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 1, 2008

God delights in dependence which honors his superabundant sufficiency.

Scripture Introduction A little boy kneeled with his mother beside his bed to say his bedtime prayers: “Lord, bless mommy and daddy and baby Susie; and God, GIVE ME A NEW BICYCLE!” Amen. Mom was surprised; Billy never prayed so loudly before. So she said, “You don’t need to yell, son; God’s not ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

New Life On Purpose: Welcome Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 18, 2010

We come together to love, honor, and encourage one another.

New Life On Purpose: Welcome Text: Acts 2:42; Phil. 1:5; Eph. 4:2-3 Introduction 1. Illustration: A new Gallup study commissioned by Group Publishing shows that people with close friendships in their church are very satisfied with their congregation, less likely to leave their place of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Methodist

Get Down To Go Up

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011

God honors a humble spirit rather than a boastful one.

A mild mannered young man came into a counselor’s office ready for a divorce. He complained that his bride was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to change, immediately. The counselor told him that he needed to build his self-esteem and that this would take time. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living Only For God Series

Contributed by Daniel Villa on Jun 30, 2008

Mature disciples live only to honor God and not to be seen by men.

LIVING FOR THE AUDIENCE OF ONE (Be Perfect series) "Be careful not to do your `acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. Matthew 6:1 (NIV) "God wants us to be so supernaturally transformed that our main objective is no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1

Denomination: Church Of God

Treasure Giving

Contributed by W. Alderman on Jul 8, 2008

This sermon shows how our giving is received and honored by the Lord...

TREASURE GIVING TEXT: Matthew 6:16-33 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: By examining the gospels, we learn that the secret to success is threefold: (1) if we want to be successful in the eyes of God, we must first answer Christ’s call for our lives. (2) Because of what God has given us, He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-33

Denomination: Baptist

Hosanna In The Highest

Contributed by Brad Froese on Jun 28, 2006

Jesus is SALVATION IN THE HIGHEST: here to be experienced, to be worshipped, to be honored and to be celebrated.

A little boy missed out on church one Palm Sunday. His mother stayed home to watch over him. When dad came home, there he was, sick on the couch. When he noticed dad come in with a huge palm branch in his hand, he was curious and asked, "Dad, what’s up with that palm branch?" His dad said, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:7-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Fifth Commandment

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 9, 2012

This is part two on the commandment to: Honor Your Father and Mother.

The Fifth Commandment: Honor your father and your mother. Last week we did a survey of scriptures in the Old and New Testaments where we saw how serious this commandment is. Immediately after the first four commandments pointing us to God and how to properly honor God and treat His name and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Like Father Like Son

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 17, 2014

Let's honor our Father in heaven by being like Him

That’s a common saying isn’t it? A lot of the time it’s true to some extent, many of us have traits of our parents whether we want them or not, but we’re rarely exactly them. In the case of Jesus, it’s true that the Son is exactly like the Father. Colossians 1:15, ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14