Sermons on Ignoring The World:

Love Suffers Long! Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 30, 2015

As idealistic & beautiful as this love is, you & I can experience this kind of love. In a world that is complicated - in a world of pain & sorrow - this kind of love can & should exist.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. A movie pictures 2 people in a canoe in the middle of a lake, with a beautiful moon shining above. The sky is filled with twinkling stars. In the background a thousand violins are playing softly as he sings to her. And the song writer ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Longer A Slave To Discontent!

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 17, 2019

Americans, the richest people in the world, are without a doubt the most discontented people the world has ever seen! Discontent is a sin that all too many Christians are enslaved to. This sermon deals with discontent.

No Longer a Slave to DISCONTENT! Series: No Longer Slaves Chuck Sligh February 17, 2019 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: 1 Timothy 6:6 – “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” (Please keep your Bibles open to this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6

Denomination: Baptist

No Longer A Slave To Discontent!

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 17, 2019

Americans, the richest people in the world, are without a doubt the most discontented people the world has ever seen! Discontent is a sin that all too many Christians are enslaved to. This sermon deals with discontent.

No Longer a Slave to DISCONTENT! Series: No Longer Slaves Chuck Sligh February 17, 2019 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: 1 Timothy 6:6 – “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” (Please keep your Bibles open to this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6

Denomination: Baptist

Funeral Message For A Believer

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

Larry loved the story of Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus. It was his favorite story in the Bible. And no wonder he liked it so much. This is the probably the world’s most famous conversion story.

Larry loved the story of Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus. It was his favorite story in the Bible. And no wonder he liked it so much. This is the probably the world’s most famous conversion story. The story is so potent that Luke shares it three times in Acts: Acts 19:1-19; 22:1-16; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Foolishness Of The Cross Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

Paul's whole battle with the Corinthians was to get them to stop being wise before the world and fools before God, and to reverse that to being fools before the world, and wise before God.

The mayor and other dignitaries were looking into the vast pit dug for the new hospital to be built. The town half-wit came up and gazed into the pit, and asked the mayor what he was going to do with this big hole. The mayor decided to humor him and said, "We are going to round up all the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Extravagant Love

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Jul 9, 2014

When the unbelieving world looks at the Christian, they have a difficult time figuring us out. In terms of their own world view, the way we Christians live doesn't make a lot of sense.

Extravagant Love Mark 14:1-9 1. Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him; 2. for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-9

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Living Differently

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 6, 2014

We have been called to impact the world for Christ and not to become absorbed by the world. We are to live differently - to stand out as salt and light. Without separated lives we cannot fulfill this mandate.

Living Differently Matthew 5:11-19 Nelson Thomas Mumbai wrote in an article entitled The Truth of Separation: Meaning and Importance, "In Kerala South India, brethren believers are called the ‘separated people’. More than a century ago when our forefathers came out of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

Hope And Confidence

Contributed by Arthur And Marie Mason on May 18, 2019

We live in a world that is filled with crime; slider crimes, drive-by’s, and various ‘get rich quick schemes.’ No wonder there’s so much confusion, despair, and hopelessness in the world.

The Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:1-3: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3, Philippians 3:4-16, Exodus 1:15-22, Exodus 2:3-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Taking A Look At Hard-Heartedness Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 6, 2011

Simply defined hardheartedness is to be without a soft heart. In the physical world, this would be applied to our relationships with others. In the spiritual; world,, there is a direct application towards god and his plans and desires for us. This chap

TAKING A LOOK AT HARD-HEARTEDNESS HOSEA 10 INTRODUCTION: SIMPLY DEFINED HARDHEARTEDNESS IS TO BE WITHOUT A SOFT HEART. IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD, THIS WOULD BE APPLIED TO OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. IN THE SPIRITUAL; WORLD,, THERE IS A DIRECT APPLICATION TOWARDS GOD AND HIS PLANS AND DESIRES FOR ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

He Is Faithful

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 1, 2011

The world is constantly changing, promising everything but delivering nothing. Promises to the world are made to be broken. Many would ask “Is there anything that is sure and certain?” The answer is a resounding “Yes!” Our God is faithful.

HE’S FAITHFUL Hebrews 10:19-25 This world is filled with uncertainties. Institutions we once thought were secure have fallen by the way side. The world is constantly changing, promising everything but delivering nothing. Promises to the world are made to be broken. Many would ask “Is there ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

Make A Choice! Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2012

The Bible is filled with calls for us to "make a decision." Choose whether our God, or the gods of this world are better... then live like what you believe. What does the world offer, and why can

OPEN: An evangelist in South Africa had a van with this sign on the side that said this: “Where will you spend eternity? Most people don’t decide till the 11th hour. Our service begins at 10:30.” That evangelist’s van was telling people that there was a “decision” to be made. It asked: Where ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Simon Of Cyrene!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Oct 15, 2014

Make an impact in this broken world! We have worn too many crosses around our necks and shirts, now it is time to show the world the impact of the ‘cross’ in your life!

Make an impact please….. Mark 15:21”And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.” Make an impact in this broken world! We have worn too many crosses around our necks and shirts, now it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christmas Without Christ

Contributed by Olusegun Ayobami Sanni on Dec 18, 2020

It’s a general phenomenon that the whole world becomes elated when it comes to Christmas period where by friends and family from different part of the world come together to celebrate the birth of Christ.

Intro: It’s a general phenomenon that the whole world becomes elated when it comes to Christmas period where by friends and family from different part of the world come together to celebrate the birth of Christ. Christmas to many has become a period whereby people wine and dine, go for tourism ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Marks Of A True Christian Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 4, 2024

In Romans 13:8-14, Paul continues his theme of Christian conduct in the world, emphasizing love as the foundation of all relationships, particularly how believers should interact with their neighbors and the world at large.

The Marks of a True Christian December 18, 2024 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Romans 13:8-14 Introduction How does the rest of the world and even the people who know you in your neighborhood, work, or school know that you are a Christian? In Romans 13:8-14, Paul continues his ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Brethren

Glory Only In The Cross.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 24, 2024

“God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world" (Galatians 6:14).

GLORY ONLY IN THE CROSS. Galatians 6:11-18. As Paul draws towards the conclusion of his letter to the Galatians, he takes the pen into his own hand (GALATIANS 6:11) and emphasizes once more the issue between the Judaisers and himself. The motives of his opponents are suspect: to make a good ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational