Sermons on inalienable rights:

Rights, Rewards, And Responsibilities Series

Contributed by Steve Taylor on Jul 20, 2006

We must be willing to give up our rights, and discipline our bodies to see that we are not an obstacle to the gospel.

Rights, Rewards, and Responsibilities 1 Corinthians 9 In America we are told that we should value our rights above almost everything else. To be an American is to be free. To be free is to be able to speak freely, write freely, and worship freely. It is a true blessing to be free. We believe in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Is The Price Really Right? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006

When it comes to marketing Christianity, Peter had it all wrong. But he tells it as it is, and maybe we need to refresh our memories: Christianity is not a bed of roses –not yet.

Is the Price Really Right? (I Peter 4:1-6) 1. Back in 1889, Sid and Leah’s bull took sick and died, so they needed to go to the auction to buy a new one. Sid couldn’t leave the farm because he was busy starting a farming equipment business, so Leah took the train to the city to buy a bull. If she ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Right To Get Paid

Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Aug 26, 2006

Sermon articulates four reasons why pastors have the right to be financially supported by their congregations.

The Right To Get Paid Today I’m going to speak on topic that I’ve dreaded preaching about for over fifteen years. The topic is controversial and the preacher delivering the sermon is immediately judged unfavorably. My topic is clergy compensation. Here’s the controversy. First, clergy who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:2-12

Denomination: Orthodox

Growing In The Right Direction

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Sep 26, 2006

Jesus talks about growing in stature, but he is not talking about height. He is talking about growing in servanthood.

Growing in the Right Direction Mark 9:30-37 September 24, 2006 Depending on whom you talk to and who does the measuring, there is any number of different ways to measure a human being. If we wanted to get into an existential discussion of humanity, we would probably remember these famous maxims. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Methodist

Setting Right Priorities

Contributed by James May on Mar 13, 2005

We have to learn to set the right priorities in our lives if we expect to experience God’s best.

SETTING RIGHT PRIORITIES by Pastor Jim May Something that is lacking in the lives of so many Christians today is the inability, or the unwillingness, to set the right priorities for their lives. Most of us act as “Reactionaries” meaning that we simply react to everything that happens; then we do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Right Back At Cha

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 7, 2006

Why do we judge and condemn the conduct of others and go so easy on ourselves? What does God have to say to us about this peculiar tendency?

Sermon for CATM - May 7, 2006 - Right Back At Cha "Don’t condemn others, and God won’t condemn you. 2God will be as hard on you as you are on others! He will treat you exactly as you treat them. You can see the speck in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the log in your own eye. How ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Make A Right Judgement

Contributed by Steven Cannon on May 8, 2006

Be careful when judging.

MAKE A RIGHT JUDGMENT John 7:24 Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." First what is a judgment: The ability to perceive and distinguish relationships or alternatives; discernment. The capacity to make reasonable decisions. An estimation. An idea or opinion. Criticize ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making The Right Choice

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 19, 2006

God has given us the choice: life and blessing or death and curses. Which will we choose?

TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 30:11-20 TITLE: “MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE” INTRODUCTION: A. Has there ever been a time in your life when you made the wrong choice? --Maybe you’ve heard of the Darwin Awards. It’s a yearly feature sent around the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beginning The Year Right

Contributed by Renato Correa on Feb 2, 2006

As Christians we always have a new beginning. We just have to start it right.

Text: Joshua 5:1-15 Topic: A New Beginning Introduction: 1. The passage we have just read happened before Joshua and the whole of Israel started their military campaign to take Canaan for their possession. You will remember that God promised to give them this land first to Abraham, Isaac and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

In My Right Mind? Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 26, 2005

The renewing of our minds will transform how we live. Our daily walk in the christian life says a lot about what we feed our minds and hearts with

Who am I?...In my Right Mind! Romans 12 verses 1-8 What do you think of yourself? In his book ‘When Men Think Private Thoughts’ Gordon MacDonald has two men playing a game at midnight. These two men are from completely different ends of the economic and social spectrum. One is a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Choose The Right Woman Series

Contributed by David Kirkner on Oct 3, 2005

The choices we make demonstrate our how much we want to be like Jesus

• Proverbs, like life, is all about the choices we make 1:7 There is the Lord’s way and the fool’s way 8:13 The Lord’s way hates evil 9:10 There is no wisdom without first acknowledging God’s sovereignty 14:27 The Lord’s way saves us from death 19:23 The Lord’s way leads us to life • As ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Righting The Religious Rut Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 8, 2005

4th in 5 part series on overcoming the obstacles and difficulties of life using five different Psalms. We used a "journey" or "road" metaphor in terms of the bumps of success, fear, guilt, the religious rut and grief, etc.

RIGHTING THE RELIGIOUS RUT Navigating the Bumps of Life - Week 5 PSALM 63:1-8 INTRODUCTION: (Faith Story - Beth Rampleberg) Thank-you Beth. Did you catch the words and phrases in Beth’s faith story? “Obligation,” “knowledge in my head but not my heart,” “something was missing,” “emptiness,” ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Asking The Right Question Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Nov 8, 2005

Third in a series in the book of Nehemiah. This message explores the "why" (motivation) of vision, versus the "how" (process of fulfilling) the vision. Emphasizes that the "how" is for God to handle, and the "why" will keep us focused on the vision.

(Prior to this sermon, utilized a Bible "Jeopardy" game with three volunteers from the congregation. Helped bring into focus the idea of asking the right question.) There is a great similarity between success at Jeopardy, and success in seeing the current vision for your life come into focus. To ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Starting Out Right Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 14, 2005

Discusses the importance of God being first in your life & in your priorities if you are going to have the joy-filled life Jesus promised.

RESTORING THE JOY Part 3: Starting Out Right I had to go and put some new tires on our truck this past week. That was fun, let me tell you. We had known for some time we were going to need new tires, because the tread was getting thin. We ended up getting them a little sooner than we thought ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Are We Right On The Money Series

Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Apr 18, 2005

Everyone wants to get the best value for their money. Let’s examine giving from an economic viewpoint. Based on a sermon by Mark Adams.

Right on the Money! Text: James 5:1-6 Introduction. Sometimes they are people who can never get enough of a good thing. Now that maybe money or what we call doe. A guy goes into this little Italian restaurant, a Mom and Pop shop, and he orders dinner. These owners run their business with ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ