Sermons on inner nature: showing 676-690 of 81,076

Deciphering The Da Vinci Code

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 7, 2006

The book conflicts with history and Scripture at several important points: 1. The nature of Jesus Christ. 2. The nature of the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. 3. The nature of Scripture. 4. The nature of the church.

I received an interesting phone call a few weeks ago. The woman on the other end explained that she presently lived in another state, but she and her husband were planning to move to Mount Vernon. She wanted to know about our church to see if she would feel welcome here. She said, “I am a very ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8-19

Denomination: Methodist

Fragility And Brokenness

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 12, 2015

Life batters and breaks us in a variety of ways, but then God makes us stronger and more beautiful in that very fragility and brokenness.

Title: Fragility and Brokenness Text: II Corinthians 4:6-10; 12:7-10 Thesis: Life batters and breaks us in a variety of ways, but then God makes us stronger and more beautiful in our fragility and brokenness. In that this is the 1st Sunday after Epiphany we are once again reminded of how Christ ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer For The Church

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 21, 2015

The church and our nation don't seem to be in a good spot and need much prayer. The church in Ephesus was in a similar spot and Paul knew that they needed prayer desperately. Have we been focusing on praying for the church in our nation?

Opening illustration: A friend told me about a neighbor who years ago spent most of his spare time planting trees. The man seldom watered the young trees because he thought that too much watering spoiled them. (He came from the “no pain, no gain” school of plant care.) Pampered trees, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's With Job's Wife

Contributed by Johnnie Medrano on Feb 4, 2015

This message is on restoration. Job's wife is left alone as the bad person. She was hurting and Job did not have sympathy for her problem " You have spoken like a foolish woman" At the end the three names of Job's daughters show God's restoration.

There is something called Survivor's Syndrome. It is when tragedy comes to many and one person seemed to escape harm. These people feel guilt, depression and their mind continually takes them back to the tragedy. On one hand nothing happened to them; but on the other hand everything seemed ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:9

Denomination: Apostolic

Sarah: Beautiful Believer Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 5, 2016

If you want to be a truly beautiful woman, embrace your barrenness and let God use it for His glory, enhance your beauty with a gentle and quiet spirit, and believe in the promises of God.

Since it is Mother’s Day today, I thought you might appreciate the advice given to mothers in the Mother’s Day issue of Housekeeping Magazine 51 years ago (May 13, 1965). They called it “The Good Wife’s Guide,” and it said in part: Plan ahead, even the night before, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Anointing That Brought Transformation Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Oct 31, 2016

In order for us to be used by God, we must be anointed by the Holy Spirit for the work of service. Then, we will be abundantly blessed as we serve Him for the rest of our lives.

THE ANOINTING THAT BROUGHT TRANSFORMATION When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (shaking hands and kissing babies and meeting constituents) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Denomination: Nazarene

Queen Esther Sermon I: In The Right Place At The Right Time Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 24, 2020

In times of turmoil, women of inner strength rise to the challenge of making their world a better place in which to live by devoting themselves to righteous causes that build moral character and promote peace and good will.

QUEEN ESTHER: A WOMAN OF INNER STRENGTH AND COURAGE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME AFTER BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME As a woman of inner strength and ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:5-18

Queen Esther Sermon Iii: It's About God's Timing Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 24, 2020

In times of turmoil, women of inner strength attune themselves to the providential working in their lives of the LORD God so that they will make the right choices to do the right thing at the right time for the good of all.

ESTHER: GOD’S TIMING ALWAYS RIGHT As the sordid Saga surrounding the intriguing drama of Esther’s positioning for “such a time as this” seemingly goes on and on with no good ending in sight, a lesson in “whose timing ought we be ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-16

The Danger Of Loose Lips In The Church

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Nov 27, 2001

The nature of the tongue.

THE DANGER OF LOOSE LIPS IN THE CHURCH EPHESIANS 4:29-31 I. INTRODUCTION THE TONGUE CAN BE A BLESSING OR THE TONGUE CAN BE A CURSE. THE TONGUE CAN BE USED TO LIFT PEOPLE UP, OR THE TONGUE CAN BE USED TO TARE PEOPLE DOWN. THE TONGUE CAN BE THE BRIDGE THAT ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29-31

Denomination: Baptist

Kept From Falling

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002

The strength of God’s grace can heal inner weaknesses that would otherwise cause you to crumble.

It was at 5:30 a.m. on March 13, 1933 that a giant, vigorous redwood tree crashed to the floor of a california forest. Its fall ended a life of more than 1200 years. A section of the stump was removed and studied through the science of tree ring chronology and the life of the tree was ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Pressing On To Possess That For Which Christ Jesus First Possessed Me

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 1, 2011

The inner motivation of our hearts must be a response to God's love and not any attempt to earn God's love.

Pressing on to possess that for which Christ Jesus first possessed me Phil 3:12-21 Feb 13, 2011 Intro: I don’t really consider myself a “runner”, though I guess that since I run most days on the treadmill for fitness I suppose I should. But I just don’t see myself that ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Storehouse Of Treasure Series

Contributed by Tim May on Dec 31, 2014

In this message we are considering how God blesses us with abundance in order to reveal our inner character.

Last week we discovered that the most expensive piece of property on the planet was the cemetery because it was the place where unrealized dreams, unsung songs, unwritten books, unbuilt churches, etc, resided. As we considered the actions of the man who sold everything in order to purchase a piece ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Methodist

Alive To God - Baptism Sermon

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 8, 2014

This is a message given before a baptism at an inner-city mission church, Church at the Mission (www.catm.ca)

Baptised for the Glory of God - June 8, 2014 We are here to CELEBRATE. We’re here to celebrate and to acknowledge two very important types of decisions being made today. We’re here to celebrate the baptism of Brent and Christina and Nick, and we’re here to celebrate the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Keys - Titus Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Jan 12, 2024

Metanoia leads to a process of Christian evolution which demonstrates the inner change by an eagerness to be more like Jesus in word and deed.

Creative: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/Titus (8:21) References: Quest Bible Overviews p:1756-59, The Bible Exposition Commentary (Wiersbe) Volume II, p. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is The Way To Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 28, 2006

We have seen that Jesus is The Way to a better life, even here on earth; but, much more importantly, Jesus is the way to forgiveness for our sins! The purpose of this message is to help us to better understand why we need forgiveness and how Jesus provide

Jesus Is The Way To Forgiveness Text: John 14:1-7 Introduction: We have seen that Jesus is The Way to a better life, even here on earth; but, much more importantly, Jesus is the way to forgiveness for our sins! The purpose of this message is to help us to better understand why we need ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Baptist