Sermons on Life Values:

Steps To An Overflowing Life

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 13, 2008

Jesus calls us to come and drink deeply of the springs of eternal life. The work of the Holy Spirit is to fill us and overflow with the fruit of the Spirit.

Steps to An Overflowing Life Steps to an Overflowing Life John 7:37-39 Have you ever been so thirsty that all you could think about was getting a cool drink of water? I can remember times when I was driving a combine cutting and thrashing wheat when I became extremely thirsty. Cutting wheat in ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39

Denomination: Free Methodist

Life's Saddest Mistake

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 15, 2008

A message based upon Joseph’s interpretation of the butler’s and baker’s dreams.

LIFE’S SADDEST MISTAKE Genesis 41:9 INTRO: Most anyone can see his mistake after it is already made, and often to late to fix. There is one mistake that we can make that we cannot fix. That is "Life’s Saddest Mistake." I. THE CHIEF ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:9

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Christian Life? Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 22, 2008

Why would one want to become a Christian if they see no difference in the ways of a Christian than themselves? Do you call yourself a Christian?... Are you living like a Christian?

What is the Christian Life?: 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Introduction: I would like to suggest that one of the major reasons for lack of new converts to Christianity is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

Some Of Life's Difficulties

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 24, 2008

Preaching the truth seems to always cause trouble because some people don’t want to listen to it or believe it. Paul experienced two difficulties in this text. 1- The difficulty of being misunderstood 2- The difficulty of being hassled

INTRO.- Job 14:1 "Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble." Eccl. 2:22-23 "What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun? All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless." WHAT ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:17-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Your Life?

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010

The Bible compares our life to many things so that we may realize how short it is and how important it is for us to number our days.

Intro: The Bible compares our life to many things so that we may realize how short it is and how important it is for us to number our days (i.e., to plan for our life well) so we will have a good influence on the world for Christ. To show us how short our life is, God compares our life to nine ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:9-12

Denomination: *other

Life Inside The Wall

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 19, 2010

The city was in ruins. They had a wall to prevent invasion, but inside is rubble, and they are supposed to live and worship there. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Life Inside the Wall Nehemiah 7 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/LifeInsideWall.html Nehemiah is all about building a wall around Jerusalem right? No, only chapters 1-6 are about that. The people existed for the wall in those first few chapters. They gave their time, talents, and treasures to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-73, Nehemiah 7:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - The Water Of Life.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010

Jesus - The Water of Life. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: John chapter 7 verses 25-53. Ill: Water facts Quiz. Our key verse this morning is verse 37-38: 37On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “If you are thirsty, come to me! 38If you believe in me, come and drink! For the Scriptures ...read more

Scripture: John 7:25-53

Denomination: Brethren

Available For Life-Shaping

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 27, 2010

We can become what God wants us to become if we downplay disappointment, pick perceptive people, consider consequences, and accept affirmation. Revised from a 2003 message.

Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD, June 5, 2005 It is said that the Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo could sense that in a rough block of marble there was an angel struggling to get out. He said that his job was to free that angel. Isn’t that remarkable?! To know ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living Life To The Fullest Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 13, 2009

When we risk according to God’s purpose, we are greatly rewarded.

SERIES: BE SATISFIED “LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST” ECCLESIASTES 11:1-10 Chuck Swindoll tells about a sign along an Alaskan highway that reads: “Choose your rut carefully. You’ll be in it for the next 200 miles.” Lots of people are in ruts and don’t even know it. Most of us tend to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Setting Priorities In Life Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jun 16, 2009

Using the movie, The Bucket List, as a platform for setting our priorities in life and living by them.

[Give everybody a yellow pad of paper to take notes, and collect the pads in buckets at the end of the service. Have people put their bucket list in buckets anonymously so we can read them over the next few weeks.] Setting Priorities in Life -- What Really Matters -- Living Life on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 39:4-5

Denomination: Methodist

Living The "High Life."

Contributed by Larry Finley on Jun 30, 2009

How the "High Life" leads to the Low Life.

LIVING THE ‘HIGH LIFE’ June 24, 2009 Esther 1 1. Can You Name a Book of the Bible a. God/Lord/Jehovah never appears? b. Prayer/worship/sacrifice never mentioned? c. Shortest BK in OT Obadiah – 1 Chap. 6xs God/Lord 2. Esther a. Exile of Jews because of their sin – no winking i. 2 Kings ...read more

Scripture: Esther 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Fight Of Your Life

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jul 4, 2009

A message about the spiritual battle that we all face.

THE FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE TEXT: 2 Corinthians 1:8-10; 10:3-5 2 Corinthians 1:8 10 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Few Life Lessons Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 6, 2009

19th in a series from Ecclesiastes. A few life lessons for us to apply in the face of the certainty of death.

Over the past two weeks, it seems like we’ve been barraged with a multitude of celebrity deaths – Farrah Fawcett, Karl Malden, Billy Mays, and, of course, Michael Jackson. In a sense, I’m really tired of all the coverage that has been given to the deaths of these people, just because they are well ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Way, The Truth, And The Life

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 20, 2008

Jesus teaches us about peace, a perfect place he has prepared for us, and promises he will return so that we spend eternity with him.

Text: “Let not your heart be troubled…” (John 14:1). What kind of life do you think Jesus wants us to live? Does He want us to be worried and uptight? Does He want us to dwell on things that will probably never come about? Does He want us to waste our time feeling sorry for ourselves? Does He ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Christian Church

A Radical New Life

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Apr 20, 2008

Following Jesus gives a person a radical new life that brings about a radical new way of living, a way that calls us to follow the footsteps of Jesus and a way that changes us forever while impacting our city.

This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2008 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . Click to have messages emailed to you as they are made available. You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational