Sermons on Hot Pursuit Of The Devil:

The Pursuit Of God

Contributed by Maximiliano Zapata on Jun 19, 2001

God has been after you for along time. He has pursued you despite time, nature and yourself.

“The pursuit of God” {Acts 17:24-27} In confronting the thinking of the Athenians, Paul begins correcting their view of the “Unknown God” as he says in verse 23; “Now what you worship as something unknown, I am going to proclaim to you.” He begins by taking them back to the beginning of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Greatest Pursuit

Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 16, 2004

At college, you face many choices. You have to choose a major…you have to choose who you are going to hang out with as friends. You will have to make choices related to time management. You will have financial choices to make…how much money are you go

I remember my first week at college at KSU. At college, you face many choices. You have to choose a major…you have to choose who you are going to hang out with as friends. You will have to make choices related to time management. You will have financial choices to make…how much money are you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pursuit Of Righteousness Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

The sermon emphasizes the need for Christians to consistently choose righteousness and godliness in their daily lives, likening the Christian journey to a marathon that requires sacrifice and commitment.

Welcome to week three of our 5-week series out of the book of Romans. So far we’ve talked a lot about sin, Jesus, and the power of the gospel. As you know, God has saved you from sin and death through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus. But God didn’t just save you from sin only to have you wait ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Topics: Righteous Living, Sacrificial Pursuit, Spiritual Marathon

Sermon Series: Romans

The Pursuit Of Righteousness Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

We are united with Christ, dead to sin and alive in Him. We are called to leave our old sinful ways behind and pursue a life of righteousness with the help of the Holy Spirit.

You know how in video games, when your character dies, you can just hit the restart button and start over? Well, that's kind of what happened when we decided to follow Jesus. We hit the restart button on our lives. In Romans 6, Paul talks about this. He says that when we chose to follow Jesus, we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Topics: Spiritual Growth, Moral Integrity, Divine Guidance, Faithful Living

The Pursuit Of Happiness Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Jul 22, 2024

True happiness and contentment can only be found in God, not in worldly possessions or achievements.

You know what's funny? We've been chasing happiness in the USA for 248 years. But are we any closer to finding it? It seems like we're less happy now than we were 250 years ago. Instead of happiness, we see stress, anxiety, anger, and despair. So, what's up with that? We've been chasing happiness ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12-22

Topics: Biblical Happiness, Spiritual Pursuit, Divine Joy, Faithful Living

Passionate Pursuits

Contributed by John Harvey on Apr 15, 2004

This message is meant to encourage believers to have a life completely focused on Jesus.

Passionate Pursuits April 18, 2004 Intro: Passionate about things in life: hobbies, sports, work, etc. Some interesting Passions: 1) International Hedgehog Assoc. www.hedgehogclub.com 2) Squirrel Fishing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37, Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

Pursuit For The Mind Series

Contributed by Stan Rodda on Oct 13, 2004

A closer look at growing in Christ by first taking control over what goes on in your head.

Pursuit for the Mind! Toy aisle with Grant- Wal-Mart Transformers Humans want to be more, to be a part of something bigger Christians are designed to transform, to become more This is called Spiritual Transformation and it starts in the mind 2 Disciplines of the Mind: 1. Meditation How many of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pursuit Of Holiness

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Jun 3, 2007

One of the first sermons i preached at a church i served in seminary on the topic of integrity.

Pursuit of Holiness: Integrity TURN TO PROVERBS 10 Last week when Tim and i met to discuss a game plan for when we were done with the Hunting series, one of the issues that came up was doing a series on Holiness. So, in preparation for this, i decided to search the internet for what it really ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:9

Denomination: Baptist

In Pursuit Of Peace Series

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Apr 25, 2006

I am firmly convinced that more than a timeless letter about the gospel of Christ, Paul wrote Romans as an effort to unify a church on its way toward division. Romans 14 is the climax of that effort.

Proclaiming His Majesty Series 2006 In Pursuit of Peace Romans 14:1-23 The other night at worship, my son, John Austin, asked Sheryl, "Mom, why does everybody call daddy, Brother Mitchell?" As Sheryl did her best to explain to him how we are all brothers and sisters in Christ and that we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Pursuit Of Peace

Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 10, 2006

Peace is what we are all seeking,rather you know it or not. True peace comes only when we cease from our own works and rest in Christ.

In Pursuit of Peace Text: Psalms 34:13-22 2 kinds of people Trust in self = evil Trust in God=good Depart from evil and do good = STOP TRUSTING IN SELF AND TRUST IN GOD. Peace= Calmness or stillness ( all looking for calmness or stillness in our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:13-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

What's Hot And What's Not

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 24, 2004

John develops his desire of for our continued commitment by reminding us of the high quality of God’s love for us, and the recklessness of a sinful life.

What’s Hot and What’s Not? 1 John 2:28-3:10 INTRODUCTION: the Apostle John continues his general theme in these verses. He is encouraging those who are listening to his words (or in our case reading them), to continue in our relationship with Christ – to maintain a high level or commitment. John ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Was It The Devil?

Contributed by G. D. Helton on Aug 10, 2013

A message on Self-Decption

Was It The Devil Sunday Morning, 07-14-13 Intro: I’m going to test either your memory or your youth with the question I am about to ask. Some of you are definitely old enough to remember and some of you were not even born yet. Have you ever heard the expression “The Devil made me do ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 36:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Devil Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Aug 6, 2019

The devil knows a lot of cheap tricks to pull us down. If you are wise to those tricks you can stand strong against him.

In my freshman year of high school I went out for tennis. I wasn’t very good. The coach never took me to even one away meet because most everybody was better than I was. But I had a lot of fun. It was great being outside with my friends in the springtime. And tennis wasn’t near as much work ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 3:9-10, Ephesians 6:10-20

Let Love Be Hot

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 8, 2018

A study in the book of Deuteronomy 11: 1 - 32

Deuteronomy 11: 1 - 32 Let Love Be Hot 11 “Therefore you shall love the LORD your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always. 2 Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen the chastening of the LORD your God, ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

There Will Be No Hot Shots In Heaven

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 17, 2011

You must humbly worship God!

In the modern Church we seem to have an abundance of celebrity preachers or pastors. They have large churches, TV shows, books galore. Even secular TV hosts will have them on their show. We have come a long way from men like Paul who called himself the Chief of Sinners and the least of all the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist