Sermons on How To Please God:

How To Fix Broken Altars Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 6 in Elijah series - coming back to a first love, whether it be people or God. I preached this Valentine’s Day.

1 Kings 18:20-21, 30-39 – How to Fix Broken Altars A psychologist and newspaper columnist named George Crane told once of a woman who was full of hatred toward her husband, and wanted to hurt him all she could. He counseled her to act as if she really loved her husband, to tell him how much he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-39

Denomination: Baptist

Communication With God Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Mar 6, 2008

How to stand against the devil

INTRO: So many changes in our culture, our society even within our own lives. I remember when I was in Jr. High, how I thought I knew most things, when reached H.S. I knew almost everything. Especially when it came to knowing more than my parents on issues dealing with my life. Today I realize what ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walking With God

Contributed by Jeremy Raby on Apr 2, 2011

A plan for how to walk with God.

Walking With God Gen 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Gen 5:24 (KJV) This verse we read today in our Bibles is a short verse. Amongst all the geologies of from Adam where we read "and he died" multiple times it almost seems as if you could pass over this whole ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:24

Denomination: Baptist

Intimacy With God

Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Jan 17, 2007

How to have intimacy with God

INTIMACY WITH GOD Is. 1:18 INTRO: I. IS KNOWING THAT HE LOVES YOU NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE A. Even if you consider yourself a sinner 1) Is. 1:18 ““Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's View

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Aug 19, 2007

how god sees people

GOD’S VIEW INTRO: DEUTERONOMY 8:2 1: KNOW WHAT IS IN THY HEART A) ISRAEL WONDERED IN THE WILDERNESS FORTY YEARS. 1: HOW MANY OF US HAVE HAD TO WONDER IN THE WILDERNESS? B) THEY WONDERED BECAUSE OF THEIR SIN THERE UNBELIEF. C) GOD CHOSE TO HUMBLE THEM 1: A LOT OF TIMES US AS CHRISTIANS NEED A ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 32:31

Denomination: Other

God's Protection

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

How the shepherd protects the sheep

Psalm 23 - Part 3 - 1/30/11 Turn with me this morning to Psalm 23. If you open your bible right in the middle, you probably will land somewhere in the Psalms or just a little right of the Psalms. We are going to continue on looking at this Psalm that has been a source of comfort and blessing to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The Eyes Of God

Contributed by Todd Stacey on Jan 15, 2010

how we are seen by God

How many times does satan cause you to feel unworthy of Gods love and affection? Often time he will remind us of the many mistakes that we have made and tells us that we are not good enough to go before God. How many times have you felt that you were not the child of God that you should be due to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Is In It Series

Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Jan 5, 2019

How to tell when God is in it

God Is In It--7 1-10.docx Ecclesiastes 7:1-10 As we make a turn into chapter 7 Solomon describes the “better things” that come to the life of the person who follows God’s Wisdom. These words add incredible “balance” to the life of a child of God. Solomon uses the word “better” seven times in ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

How Did All This Happen?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 26, 2001

For the Festival of Christ the King, and in celebration of a round of studying Blackaby’s "Experiencing God". God empowers His church by cutting away barriers, supplying resources, and giving His own presence.

This morning I invite you to a football game. Thanksgiving Day wasn’t enough! I see the men grinning and I hear the women groaning. What, football, again, even at church? But imagine this morning a very peculiar football game. On one side you have our Redskins. The Redskins of the last ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

To The Glory Of God Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 3, 2012

How to know what is right and wrong to do.

Introduction You have been invited to a party. There is drinking. Should you partake? Does it matter if other Christians are present? What about dancing? Is there some dancing that is okay and other kind that is not? Can one dance in a dance hall but not in a church? In a church but not at ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Our Sacrifice Of Praise Series

Contributed by Jason Smith on Feb 16, 2014

The music that we offer to God is a sacrifice under the New Covenant Priesthood. This lesson examines how we can know that our music is pleasing to God.

The first act of worship that we will examine is the music that we offer to the Lord. Our music is an example of a spiritual sacrifice that we give to God. It, like the sacrifices given by the priests, are a fulfillment of the system of OT worship. Just as we are the temple, the priests, the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Far Is Too Far?

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jun 13, 2003

Can someone go so far that God can’t redeem them? What can we learn from King Manasseh?

How far is too far? How much sinning is too much sinning? How bad is too bad for someone to be and to lose hope of a future with God? How late is too late to come to oneself and reconcile with God? How simply disgusting and awful is it possible to be and turn to God? Christians are sensitive to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-12, 2 Chronicles 33:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Procuring God’s Peace

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 10, 2018

This sermon is part of our spiritual first aid series and it looks at how we go about procuring God's peace for our lives. We look at having peace with God and the peace of God, and how we have peace through God's word and forgiveness.

Spiritual First Aid Procuring God’s Peace Before I begin, let me say that God considers peace so important that not only did He give it as a title to His Son, Jesus, calling Him the Prince of Peace, but He also made it part of two life changing teachings. The Apostle Paul lists out peace as one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:16, John 16:33, John 14:27, Romans 5:1, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 119:165, Isaiah 48:17-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

How Much Is The Church Worth

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 2, 2002

Ephesians presents a picture of the glorious church and her value in the eyes of God.

Ephesians presents to us portraits of the church as the body and bride of Christ as perhaps no other book in the New Testament does. The church is also referred to as the family of believers, and pictured as the army of God fully protected in armor and wielding the mighty sword of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Will You Answer The Call

Contributed by Lee Black on Jul 20, 2002

It is to help those who are feeling the call to leadership not to fear, but to answer God.

Is. 6:1-8 How Will You Answer the Call Intro:Soon we will be asking for new leaders for the next Church Year. I’ve been praying that God would raise up some new leaders. It is very difficult to grow a Church when there are people who will not step into leadership positions. Many of the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist