Sermons on How To Please God:

Understanding God's Will

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 4, 2005

We looked at how to miss God’s will, now here is how to find it.

August 7, 2005 Dakota Community Church Understanding God’s Will Week Two: How to Know it. Introduction: Last week we looked at four ways people try to find the will of God that don’t work. - Circumstantial evidence. - Bible roulette. - Fleeces. - Prophetic Words. This week I want to look at ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13

Denomination: Mennonite

Becoming A Person Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Mar 6, 2009

Five Aspects Of Prayer - From the Lord’s Prayer. 1. Come To God With PRAISE 2. Recognize Your POSITION 3. Ask God For His PROVISION 4. Ask For PARDON 5. Ask God For His PROTECTION (Sermon 5 in this series)

Becoming A Person Of Prayer It is said that Andrew Bonar, a great man of prayer, had three rules: (1) Not to speak to any man before speaking to Jesus; (2) Not to do anything with his hands until he had been on his knees; (3) Not to read the papers until he had read his Bible. I don’t believe ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Talk Is Cheap

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Talk is Cheap (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Colossians chapter 4 verses 2-6: Ill: • There are 800,000 in the English language, • 300,000 are technical terms. • The average person knows 10,000 words and uses 5,000 in everyday speech. • A journalist knows approximately 15,000 and uses around ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Brethren

Knowing God - #2 - The Glory Of God Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2001

Third in a series on attributes of God and how we are to reflect them.

KNOWING GOD - #2 The Glory of God Various Scriptures Introduction This is the third in our series of messages dealing with the attributes or character qualities of God. Two weeks ago we looked at the love of God, and last week we looked at how we reflect the love of God in word, action, and in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-4, Isaiah 6:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Pivotal Question About Fasting Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

Fasting that pleases God is examined and the blessings considered.

A Pivotal Question About Fasting (Fifty Days of Consecration #6) Isaiah 58[1] 4-24-05 I. Our text this morning in Isaiah 58 pivots on a question raised by God’s people. It is perhaps a question that has crossed your mind at one time or another. We’ll talk about the question in a moment. But ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-14

Denomination: Charismatic

Undeniable God Centered, God Powered, God Miraculous!

Contributed by Marianne Unger on Jul 23, 2003

How God uses ordinary people to perform miracles.

I admit that more times than not, I have stood in this position confessing my favorite scripture passages, but beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is one of my very favorites. This story is undeniably God centered, God powered, God miraculous! Jesus Christ takes what little we have…a simple lunch ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-21, 2 Kings 4:42-44

Denomination: *other

How We Should Act Series

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Sep 23, 2004

What should a christian act like? How are we to be different in the world, and what does God expect?

Romans 13:1-14 Getting on The Same Page as God about How We Should Act Introduction A. When your growing up it seems like everybody is trying to teach you how to act B. Your parents, your teacher, your Sunday School teacher, your boss at your first job, your professors at college, every were you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

How To Face Your Giants Series

Contributed by Stephen Robinson D on Aug 22, 2007

No matter how big your problems are, you will not face them alone. God is always there.

All credit goes to Max Lucuado for these series of stories of Facing your Giants, Story of David This is a very familiar story. This story has been preached, read and told about for many generations but let us look at this thing and see can we lift some nuggets from this text to help us with our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:11-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Be Sure Of Your Salvation

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 22, 2003

God’s word has clear teaching on assurance. You can not just sing words, but you can sin from your heart: "Blessed assurance Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchased of God."

How You Can Be Sure of Your Salvation I John 5:13 2 Timothy 1:7-12 Christians of all ages need the assurance of salvation. Carollyn’s step-father was an outstanding Christian gentleman. He was a retired School Superintendent in Michigan. He moved to Florida and married Carollyn’s mother after ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7-12

Denomination: Free Methodist

Is God Just?

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 21, 2002

There is a difference between how the world responds to life’s darker moments and how God’s best servants react. It is the difference between desiring and deserving.

OPENING: A magician working a cruise ship had recently purchased a parrot to be part of his act. However, the bird was not only clever but also annoying. It was constantly telling the audience how the magician accomplished each trick. For example, the bird would say to the audience, "He has the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Can I Live The Bible? Series

Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012

You can’t master the Bible, but the Bible can master you. This sermon encourages people to join the Bible Reading Revolution and describes how to spend 10,000 hours with the Bible in your lifetime.

[This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:97-104

Denomination: Baptist

Without Faith

Contributed by Arlen Payne on May 4, 2024

Without faith we cannot please God.

Without Faith Hebrews 11:1-6 Intro. Christianity is more than following rules, and rituals. It is a relationship with the Lord. - Knowing Him - Loving Him - Walking with Him - Talking to Him - Living with Him in your life. It is entirely based on faith as defined in verse 1. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6, Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

Favor With God Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 30, 2005

How do we find the approval of God? How do we come into a right relationship with God? How can we enter the favor and fellowship of God? The passage before us answers these questions, plainly and unequivocally

Scripture Some time ago The Wisconsin State Journal surveyed Vice Presidents and Personnel Directors of the nation’s largest corporations for their most unusual experiences interviewing prospective employees. Their stories included the following: • A job applicant who challenged the interviewer ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:10-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pay The Toll In Order To Reach The Goal

Contributed by Keith Shuler on Nov 3, 2002

What if Jesus had quit? What if Jesus had given in to the pressures of trying to please man instead of pleasing God.

Pay The Toll To Reach The Goal Matthew 26:36-46 My wife and I took a journey up north a few weeks ago, because we had decided to visit New York. As soon as we entered Richmond, we had to pay a toll fare. As soon as we reached D.C we had to pay a toll. From Maryland to New York we had to pay a toll ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Of Jeremiah Series

Contributed by Ben Thomas on Nov 19, 2008

Jeremiah came and pray to the Lord who is the covenant God.....

Prayer of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 14:8 (AMP) 8 O Hope of Israel, her Savior in time of trouble, why should You be like a sojourner in the land and like a wayfaring man who turns aside and spreads his tent to tarry [only] for a night? 1. The person addressed. Jeremiah 14:8 (AMP) 8 O Hope of Israel, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 14:8-22

Denomination: Church Of God