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Living A G-Rated Life In An R-Rated World

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Oct 27, 2005

I borrowed the title from a Sermoncentral contributor because it was so good. But the rest of this sermon deals with sexual immorality and how the Christian needs to walk in a sexually darkened world.

LIVING A G-RATED LIFE IN AN R-RATED WORLD Let me tell you about a couple I have become familiar with, Josh and Jerusha. These two grew up together in the same neighborhood, you could say. Actually, Josh was a few years older than Jerusha and had the pleasure of watching Jerusha grow from an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-14

Denomination: Mennonite

Whose Call Will You Answer? Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Aug 19, 2015

We all have to hear the call of the world and the call of our Savior. It’s up to us, though, how much we listen, and how much attention we pay to each call.

Calling -- Whose Call Will You Answer? Since school is starting (or already has started), I wanted to begin a new series on calling and what it means to be called. Before we can really get into the meat and potatoes of calling, I felt it important to first describe the different callings at work ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21-24, Matthew 16:24-25, Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:19-21, Romans 7:18-19, Proverbs 26:11, Romans 3:23, Psalm 39:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Open The Eyes Of My Heart: Investing In Another World Series

Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 2, 2004

Part 4 of a series entitled "Keeping the Beat: Heart Healthy Giving for Heart Healthy Living" Other sermons: "The Heart of the Problem", "Re-Deed Your Heart", and "Spiritual Angioplasty"

In a church in the Deep South where the preaching style was a “talk back” sort of style, the pastor was getting the congregation exited about their prospective future. The preacher said, “This church is like a crippled man who needs to get up and walk under the power of Jesus!” The congregation ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Methodist

What To Do When Your World Seems To Crumble

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 15, 2009

When the hardship of life comes your way, tell it to Jesus. He is our Rock.

Intro. This has been a year of great grace. God has been good. This has been a year of turmoil, people concerned over the economy, even though we know God is in control. This year has been a year of defeat in some sense, because we have seen wicked people be elected to our high offices across ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Go Light Your World - A Christian Response To Bullying Series

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Oct 14, 2012

This past week, a 15 year old teenage girl in BC committed suicide. This message is a Christian response to the very real issue of bullying.

GO LIGHT YOUR WORLD: REFUSE TO DO NOTHING! THE STORY BEHIND THE MESSAGE: • Wednesday I saw a video on youtube that had been posted by a 15 year old BC girl named Amanda Todd. • This girl had been brutally bullied into a deep depression until finally – one month after posting this video – she ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: *other

The Seriousness Of Sin

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 21, 2013

We tend to treat our sin lightly calling it shortcomings, errs, mistakes. In Mark 9, Jesus gives a series of warnings to His disciples: in verses 43-48, He warns of the seriousness of sin and its dire consequences.

The Seriousness of Sin Mark 9: 43-48 Evangelist Billy Sunday used to say, “One reason sin flourishes is that it is treated like a cream puff instead of a rattlesnake.” We tend to treat our sin lightly calling it shortcomings, errs, mistakes. We catalogue them into big sins (e.g. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:43-48

Denomination: Baptist

From Fish To Sheep Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on May 19, 2014

The familiar dialogue between Peter and Jesus after the fish miracle on the Galilean beach reinstates Peter as a disciple and calls others to Fish but also Shepherd.

Fifty Forgotten Days: “From Fish to Sheep” John 21:15-17 Several disciples had just witnessed and had been PART OF another fish miracle on the shores of Galilee. The catch of 153 fish at the Galilee Breakfast with Jesus pointed to the large HOLY SPIRIT-Pentecost catch to come when ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Bad To The Bone

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 18, 2010

A sermon on Proverbs 6:16-19.

Evening Service for 10/17/2010 Proverbs 6:16-19 HoHum: A. Are people good or evil? 83% in a study said that people are basically good. B. If we leave a child to himself, what will happen? Will he become good or bad? C. I think that there are good elements in everyone because we all created ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Money Makes The World Go 'round And Other Myths Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Sep 2, 2009

A case for the way we look at money and how that is tied into our Spiritual Health

Half way through the 1972 movie Cabaret Joel Grey and Lisa Minnelli sing The Money Song. It starts with, Money makes the world go around The world go around The world go around Money makes the world go around It makes the world go ’round. A mark, a yen, a buck, or a pound A buck or a pound A buck ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

War And Peace - The Way Of The World Vs. The Way Of Jesus

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 7, 2016

This sermon is a look at the opposites that are described in Philippians 2:3-4. The first part is the way of war and strife. The second part is the way of peace and joy in the Lord.

Philippians 2:1-11 (Read from the Bible with the congregation) As I’m sure you noticed, our new memory Scripture is found in this awesome passage. Let’s take a look at the first part … Philippians 2:3a “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit … Selfish ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4

Denomination: Nazarene

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Hope Series

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Jun 29, 2012

There should be clear differences between Christians and the world. This sermon looks at how the word hope differs between Christians and the world. Christians have real hope and the world has false hope.

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Hope Hope is a remarkable word in our world and in the world it can mean anything from I sure do hope that it rains today to I hope I win the lottery today to I hope that I’m saved or I hope that I’m going to go to heaven. But for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Hope PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 27, 2024

Explores the power of hope in difficult times, its significance in our faith in Christ, and its healing potential in a world of pain.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this gathering of hearts, minds, and spirits. It's a joy to be with you today, as we stand together on the common ground of faith and fellowship. Today, we find ourselves in the comforting embrace of Romans 8:25, a verse that resonates with the timeless melody ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:25

Topics: Hope, Christ

The Golden Rule Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 8, 2022

"Do to others as you would have them do to you." (Luke 6:31, NIV) How you wish people would treat you is how you should always treat them. Do you wish people were always kind to you? Then it would be best if you treated others with kindness.

Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 7:12 The Golden Rule Jesus preached many beautiful lessons in the Sermon on the Mount. The lessons were practical and applied to everyday life. One important thing that Jesus said in his Sermon was to "do to others what you would have them do to you." This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Baptist

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Prayer

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Jul 14, 2012

Prayer is critical and vital to a Christian's life. We pray to our God, the God of the Bible but the world "prays" to false Gods and idols. There are clear differences between how Christians pray and how the world prays. Christians need to highlight these

Prayer, it is a very deep and personal subject and one that is to be taken very seriously and There are very clear and distinct differences between what we as Christians call prayer and what the world calls prayer. Not only are there differences in what we call prayer there are major differences in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:25-29

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Really True In The World? Hell, Faith, And Heaven

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 30, 2023

Today, though, the Lord gave me a three-fold message that he wants me to share. First of all, we're going to talk about hell, then we're going to talk about Jesus Christ and the gospel, then we're going to talk about heaven.

If I go to my bank account and say, "well, I don't know what's true" that's not going to work. There will be an amount listed. It's either correct or it isn't. That's how it is with history. That's how it is with science. That's how it is with archaeology. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9, John 14:6, Philippians 2:12

Denomination: Salvation Army