Sermons on Living As Disciples:

He Lives Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 13, 2009

The women encountered a living Jesus and seeing Jesus changed their lives from giref and despair to hope.

John 20:1-18 “He Lives” INTRODUCTION During the first three days of July in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg raged. An argument could be made that that battle had a significant effect on the outcome of the war and ultimately on our lives. Still, having occurred over 140 years ago the battle is ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Empowered Lives Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 9, 2007

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest watershed event in human history. Our world will never be the same, and living in the reality of the resurrection our lives will never be the same either.

John 20:1-8 “Great Expectations” INTRODUCTION What do you do with an empty tomb? John is very brief in his description of the events of Easter morning. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found it empty. She ran to Peter and the beloved disciple to tell them that someone had stolen Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Thrill Sequence Series

Contributed by Rob Ketterling on May 5, 2015

Sermon about living for thrill's that make a difference in the world and that have real meaning.

Thrill Sequence, by Pastor Rob Ketterling Well, thanks for being a part of our Thrill Sequence launch here this week at River Valley Church. For those of you that don't know, we did this two years ago as a multiple part series, and from that a publisher heard about it and turned it into a book. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living Trust

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 9, 2006

Trust is key to living our lives in the power of Christ

Living Trust Matthew 17:14-20 One of the issues that we deal with on a daily basis is trust. Whether we admit it or not, we place our trust in a variety of things each day without thinking about it. We trust that the lights will come on when we flip a switch. We trust that the car will start when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-20

Denomination: Church Of God

Live With The Lamb Series

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Dec 5, 2007

At Jesus’ invitation we “come and see” where He is staying, and what we see is that our sins are gone, that we have a clean slate and a fresh start, that we are adopted into God’s family, reconciled to our Father, and that we have eternal life.

Live With the Lamb: John 1:35-39 I want us to think just now of the one most important reason why anybody should follow Jesus Christ over, say, Mohammad. Or why would we follow Christ over Buddha, or Confuscious, or the religion of Hare Krishna, or Hinduism or Taoism. You kids here today are going ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Live With Passion

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 14, 2009

This is the third sermon in a series based on the book "One Month to Live" by Kerry and Chris Shook. This sermon focuses on the First Principle; which is Jesus lived life passionately.

Title: Live Pationately Text: Matthew 9:36 Date: 6/13/09 Location: Sulphur Spring Intro. A few weeks ago I challenged you to live the month of June as if it was the last month you had to live on the earth. This morning is June 14th, which means the month is almost half gone. I challenged you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:36

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Lowliness

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 11, 2010

Before Jesus went to the cross, he lowered Himself to serve those around Him.

Intro. In the 13th chapter of John’s Gospel, we find that the Lord begins to open His heart to those closest to Him. As we come to our text, it is Tuesday night, the time of the Last Supper. Jesus celebrates the Passover with His disciples. It is a day early because the Lord is crucified ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Live To Love

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 23, 2014

The best expression of our discipleship is our love for one another. Our love for one another is founded upon His love for us.

Read John 13:31-35 It is the night before Jesus is crucified. The twelve apostles are eating with Jesus that most important of all meals – the last supper. • Jesus had just indicated who would betray Him. Verse 30 ended with Judas leaving, to do what he needed to do (in the words of ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living In Sunday

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 12, 2013

They were living in a Saturday full of no hope and no purpose and no answers. We, too, can easily get stuck in living with a Saturday state of mind—no hope, no courage, no plans... This particular SUNDAY was Resurrection Day a day of love, life, hope!

LIVING IN SUNDAY THE STORY CHAPTER 27 / Matthew 27:62-28:10 INTRODUCTION… Some People Live for Certain Days (P) Each of us has something in common… we all are slaves to time and we experience life on a day in and day out basis. We give the days specific names so we can help mark the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

He Lives!

Contributed by Shelly Griffin on Apr 19, 2001

What if your loved one came back from the dead?

When my mother died in 1993, I was unprepared for the intense grief that hit me like a freight train. My father had died ten years before, but that was different. He didn’t like me, and there was no love lost between us, so the whole process was not that traumatic. When my mother died, though, I ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: *other

Die To Live Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Sep 10, 2007

Following Jesus can be difficult, but all who choose this path will be greatly rewarded in the end.

Many people’s attitude about following Christ is “What can I get?” not “What can I give?” They view Christianity as only a free ticket to heaven. But what did Jesus teach about discipleship? Read Matthew 8:34-38. “If anyone would come after me” means “If anyone wants to be my disciple (in other ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Baptist

Live In Trust Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 30, 2023

This is the 9th sermon in the series "Live Well".

Series: Live Well [#9] LIVE IN TRUST 1 Peter 4:12-19 Introduction: Does it ever feel like God is on vacation? Like God has abandoned you? Most of the time, when a believer is having problems they automatically assume that God is mad at them and has abandoned them. As believers, we must learn ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Crucified Life

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 16, 2003

In order to understand the crucified life, we must: 1. Understand who God is. 2. Understand who we are. 3. Decide whose life we are going to live.

There is a wonderful story of St. Francis of Assisi and one of his student monks. “One day Saint Francis and Brother Leo were walking down the road. Noticing that Leo was depressed, Francis turned and asked: ‘Leo, do you know what it means to be pure of heart?’ ‘Of course. It means to have no ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Methodist

Consequences Of Disobedience

Contributed by Victor Nazareth on Aug 20, 2002

Based on Saul’s partial obedience in destroying the Amalekites we look at the causes and consequences of disobedience in our own lives. God expects total obedience. Partial obedience is equivalent to disobedience.

Introduction: The first King of Israel faced disastrous consequences because he failed to obey God. The hardening of his heart and his casual attitude to the sin of partial obedience caused him to be rejected as King. He lost his kingdom and eventually lost his life. As we analyze the reasons ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Denomination: Charismatic

Navigating A New Course Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 15, 2006

3 of 5 messages on 1 Peter 1 & 2. This message is on the corporate and individual responsibility we have to live with respect for God. The second message on Valuable Cargo was given by a guest speaker.

Voyage to Eternity Navigating a New Course 1 Peter 1:17-21 This is the third in our series on the Voyage to Eternity. We began with “From a Rock to a Good Place” on New Years Day as we discovered that the church is the vessel that transports us from one world – the rock – to a new world – a good ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ