Sermons about Justify Ourselves

Deny, Take Up, & Follow Series

Contributed by Robert Clark on Mar 16, 2003

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What it means to deny ourselves, take up our Crosses and Follow our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 8:31-38 Jesus Predicts His Death 31He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Methodist

Cross Carrying

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Mar 17, 2003

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Jesus instructs us, if we want to be a follower, to deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow.

2 Lent B Mark 8:31-38 16 March 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen Just verses before we have Peter declaring, “You are the Christ, the son of the living God!” Jesus is the Messiah, the one who has come to save his people, to lift them above the “oppressor’s rod”, to bring about the Kingdom of God where the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Lutheran

Joy In Serving God And Others Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 19, 2003

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True joy does not come from pleasing ourselves, but from pleasing God and from serving others.

Philippians 1:19-26 Sunday, February 3, 2002 There are times when we make Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome seem like it was a rather comfortable situation. He lived in his own home. He could have visitors whenever he chose. We even seem to take his eventual release as a foregone ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-26

Denomination: Baptist

We Are All Going To Need Some Help!

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 24, 2001

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God does not call us to do everything by ourselves. Even in ministry we are going to need help.

We All Are Going To Need Some Help Psalm 130 Galatians 6:1-10 Text Exodus 17:8-16 July 15, 1995 How many of us here have discovered that life is full of opportunities in which we are going to need some help? Jesus faced this reality, one dark and lonely, evening as he ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10, Exodus 17:8-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Supremacy Of Christ Is Demonstrated In Our Personal Purity

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 26, 2001

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This sermon demonstrates the uselessness of trying to purify ourselves because only Christ can truly prify us.

The Supremacy of Christ is Demonstrated in Our Personal Purity Colossians 3:1-11 October 28, 2001 Intro: A. [Catch-22 of Incompetence, Citation: Hank Simon, Belleville, Illinois; source: New York Times News Service, Belleville [Illinois] News-Democrat (1-18-00)] Most incompetent people don’t know ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Course Of Discipline Series

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Nov 16, 2001

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We train ourselves to run the race ’marked out for us’ if our children are to run this race of faith!

What Parents Owe Their Children A Course of Discipline November 11, 2001 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When There's Nothing Left

Contributed by Lynn Loe on Sep 12, 2001

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What do we do when there seems to be no alternative to the dire circumstances we find ourselves in.

When There’s Nothing Left 2 Cor 12:7-10 7 And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me— to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I entreated the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Methodist

Which Spirit Will I Let Live Within Me???

Contributed by Charles Banks on Jul 19, 2006

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This sermon poses an overall thought-provoking and soul-searching question that we all need to ask ourselves!

“Which Spirit Will I Let Live Within Me???” Overall text: I John 4:4 Momentary text: Matthew 12:43-45 2 things that are apparent in the Bible: 1. Unclean spirits (occurs 21 times in entire Bible; 20 times in NT) 2. Foul spirits (2 times entire Bible) The Bible never makes a reference to a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Christian Church

Are You Good Ground Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 11, 2007

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We need to ask ourselves if we have the kind of heart that in which God can produce fruit.

Are You Good Ground? Text: Mark 4:13-20 Introduction 1. Illustration: In the movies "Gettysburg," there is a scene the night before the main battle. The commanding General of the Union Army, George Meade, comes to the house where their headquarters have been established. He looks at one of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Underneath

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007

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God’s greatness supports us no matter what pressure point we find ourselves in.

UNDERNEATH TEXT: Deuteronomy 33:27 Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. l. INTRODUCTION – THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY & MOSES -If you read carefully, if you ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:27

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Eucharist And Personal Transformation

Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Apr 12, 2006

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When we receive the body and blood of Christ, we are pledging to commit ourselves to alleviate the hunger in the world.

I watched the Oscar winning movie, “Gandhi” years ago when I was a school student. But one scene remains vivid in my memory. After Gandhiji returned from South Africa and started getting involved in the struggle of Independence of India, he made a journey all over the country to see and live ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:26-29

Denomination: Catholic

Freedom Series

Contributed by Mark Edwards on Apr 21, 2006

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This morning we want to deal with some of the tensions, some of the prisons that we put ourselves in because of finances.

Show two videos on possessions Civil Action Willy wonka and the chocolate factory In December last year the reserve bank of Australia released figures which indicate that the average Australian household has doubled their debt in the last five years. Today Australian families owe 720 billion ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Constant Safeguards Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 15, 2005

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In the acronym of GRACE the C is constant safequards. Safeguards are meant to be devices to protect us from ourselves and others.

THE LIFE OF G.R.A.C.E. ¡§Constant Safeguards¡¨ September 18, 2005 Intro: We have been looking at the Shepherd¡¦s Covenant over the last few weeks. This is a covenant that has been established by Focus on the Family and their Pastoral Ministry department. It is meant to give a guideline for ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23

Denomination: Baptist

Delayed On A Parched Road

Contributed by Douglas Kinney on Jul 27, 2004

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Like Terah, we too, can find ourselves Delayed on a Parched Road and die there if we are not careful.

Delayed on a Parched Road Introduction: There is nothing more frustrating than setting out on a trip and having car trouble. After all, the objective of any trip, is to get from point A to point B. But Murphy’s Law seems to come into play. “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong, at the worst ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What The Master Needs Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

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Last in series on Jesus’ priorities. It’s about giving our donkeys - really, ourselves - to the Master.

Luke 19:28-38 – What the Master Needs (NOTE: these are not original thoughts to me. Most of this cmoes from another sermon of the same name.) Christian author Philip Yancey, in his book The Jesus I Never Knew, described Palm Sunday this way: “The triumphal entry has about it an aura of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-38

Denomination: Baptist

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