Sermons on Living By The Bible:

Straight Living In A Crooked World Series

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Oct 5, 2006

This is part of a series I did on topics my congregation requested. Several of these messages are two parts.

YOU ASKED FOR IT STRAIGHT LIVING IN A CROKKED WORLD Sunday May 28, 2006 Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Intro. A. Today we are going to look at the subject of Holiness. When I began this series and I spoke on the topic of suffering I said that I felt like I was standing at the edge ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Denomination: Holiness

What Does The Bible Say About Marriage And Divorce Series

Contributed by Jason Cole on May 20, 2005

Sermon studying what the Bible teaches about the issues of marriage and divorce

“What Does the Bible Say About Marriage and Divorce?” Introduction: For decades, we have heard of couples that run off to Las Vegas to obtain the equivalent of fast-food marriages. You just walk in, put your money down and they pronounce you man and wife. The results of a rash decision are not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:3-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living Together In Christian Love Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2018

Life lived together in Christian love is the best protection against deception

ENGAGE We live in a rapidly changing world in which it is becoming increasingly difficult to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ. We have now taken those things which the Bible defines as sin and not only tolerate them, but actually celebrate them in our culture. And not only have we lost our moral ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God's Guide To Confident Living

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 30, 2002

Discover three reasons and ways you and I can be confident in life.

This being the fourth Sunday of the month, we will look at one of the nine characteristics of a successful participant in fulfilling the mission of our church. The mission of our church is to help more and more English-speaking Asians in our community to have a right and healthy relationship with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: *other

What Does The Bible Say About Working Hard?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 26, 2024

Physical walls and Spiritual walls. Which, if either, do we work on the most?

Many years prior to Nehemiah’s time, the Northern Kingdom had been conquered and many were taken captive to other lands. The conquering nation introduced prisoners from other lands, which led to intermarriage with the few Israelites. This blending of the races produced the people known as the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Study 4 - Does The Bible Say That Jesus Is God? Series

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Feb 6, 2002

Study 4 of a series setting out Christian Belief in Jesus as God.

The J.W`s say that nowhere in the Bible do you find any statement that Jesus is God. They are wrong. The Bible says that Jesus is God right through the Old Testament and on to the end of the New. In these next studies I intend to show that very clearly. Let`s look at the claims of Jesus. a) I ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-33

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

What Does The Bible Say About Transgender Behavior?

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on May 16, 2016

This sermon looks at the biblical response to recent events in 2016 towards what is being called normal behavior as transgenderism.

What Does the Bible Say About Transgender Behavior? Various Passages Intro This past week, in the FWISD – transgender bathrooms policy enacted No school board or parent input….0.03% of population 6th largest school district in Texas What’s wrong with that, if anything? Look ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:20

Denomination: Baptist

Strengthen What Remains

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Oct 29, 2022

Jesus calls us to live the life we have now. Too often, we are so busy lamenting the past or reaching for the future that we miss what He wants us to do presently.

Strengthening What Remains I. OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Resilience is the ability and the process of overcoming life-challenging and threatening experiences and events. Bouncing back does not happen overnight. The ability to live with what is left after trauma is something that not everyone possesses ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Know That My Redeemer Lives. What Hope This Sweet Sentence Gives!

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 29, 2024

In the midst of being buried alive, we can have hope in the resurrection, as Job declares!

3.31.24 Job 19:23–27 (EHV) 23 Oh how I wish that my words were written down. Oh how I wish that they were inscribed in bronze, 24 that they would be engraved in rock forever with an iron tool and letters filled with lead. 25 As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the end of time ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:23-27

Denomination: Lutheran

What Will Be Your Legacy? (1 Of 2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022

Sometimes we Christians sit around and talk about some unusual things that have happened in church services.

Illus: Dr. Odell Belger was preaching a graduation sermon for a Christian School in York, South Carolina. Dr. Wayne Smith is the pastor of this great church. They held the graduation in the gymnasium to hold the large crowd that came out for this special event. When Dr. Belger got about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Proof Of The Bible: Confirmation Through History, Science, And Archaeology

Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 4, 2018

Archaeologists once boasted that the Bible was full of errors because no independent, historic evidence had been found. But a slew of astounding discoveries has changed all that!

PROOF OF THE BIBLE: CONFIRMATION THROUGH HISTORY, SCIENCE, and ARCHAEOLOGY INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A mother was teaching her 3-year-old the Lord's prayer. For several evenings at bedtime she repeated it after her mother. One night she said she was ready to solo. 2. The mother listened with ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Bible, Our Foundation, 10.what Is Our Authority? Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Apr 28, 2015

Who is in charge? To what authority have Christians appealed from day one?

6. The question of authority. Who rules the church? We know that Jesus is the Head, and He gives leadership responsibilities to pastors and such. But how do they rule, by what authority? The breathed-out Word of God. The early church continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching (Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Go! And Trust The Omnipotent God Of The Bible – Not Human Theory

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 27, 2025

Who will you trust—an all-powerful, all-knowing, eternal God… or the constantly changing, often contradictory theories of limited human beings? Today, our world is confused, anxious, and spiritually starving because it is trusting human theory instead of divine revelation.

Go! and Trust the Omnipotent God of the Bible – Not Human Theory Introduction: Let me begin with a simple question: Who will you trust—an all-powerful, all-knowing, eternal God… or the constantly changing, often contradictory theories of limited human beings? Today, our world is confused, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26-27, Psalm 8:3-5, Psalm 119:160, John 1:1-3, Hebrews 11:3, Malachi 3:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Encountering God's Transformative Love 1 John 4:7-8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 6, 2024

Explore the profound depths of God's transformative love. God’s love has the power to change hearts, renew minds, and restore lives. As we delve into the Bible and consider God's Word, may His transformative love grip our hearts and lead us to a deeper understanding of His grace.

Encountering God's Transformative Love Introduction: Today I want us to explore the profound depths of God's transformative love. God’s love has the power to change hearts, renew minds, and restore lives. As we delve into the Bible and consider God's Word, may His transformative love ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7, Romans 5:5, 1 John 4:8, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 3:17-19, Galatians 2:20, 1 John 4:11, Ephesians 5:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Danger Of Living In Perilous Times

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 24, 2022

2 Timothy; 1, 2, 3 John and 1 & 2 Peter are all books that deal with the PERILOUS TIMES that are to come.

When we read II Timothy we can easily detect that the apostle Paul was greatly concerned about young Timothy. Let me show you the concern. IN CHAPTER ONE Paul reminded Timothy that his mother and grandmother had raised him right. In II Timothy 1:5 Paul says, “When I call to remembrance the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist