Sermons on Living Now:

Our Living Hope

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Sep 17, 2002

Deals with the believer’s living hope in Christ.

Our Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-5) I. The Description of Our Hope A. Hope defined B. Living hope II. The Source of Our Hope: The God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ (v. 3) A. By the mercy of God (v. 3a) B. By the new birth (v. 3b) C. By the resurrection of Christ (v. 3c) III. The Inheritance of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Living The Simple Legacy Series

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006

Leaving behind what Jesus left behind

Living the Simple Legacy Legacy: the word has almost become undesirable because we most often hear it used to describe something that politicians and especially get obsessed about. Most of us assume that there will never be a biography written about us so we don’t worry too much about our legacy. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: *other

Living Gods Will In Marriage Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jun 15, 2013

Third part of marriage series

~ EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER HPC EDITION ~ “LIVING GOD’S WILL IN MARRIAGE” Ephesians 5:18-31 INTRODUCTION: Two weeks ago, we considered the question of discovering God’s will for marriage. Our conclusion was, that it is not about finding God’s will for marriage, rather ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living In The Faith Dimension Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018

The mountaintop is sweet because we commune with Jesus! But when you return to the valley, you will be ambushed by people who have all kinds of needs. That's why we should to always be a church built in the valley, not on the mountain.

INTRODUCTION Are you living in the faith dimension? We basically live in a three dimensional world. There are three dimensions to time: past, present and future. In terms of space, there is height, width, and depth. For many years, television and movies were shown in 2-D. But because of filming ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-32

Denomination: Baptist

Living In The Kingdom 18 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on May 20, 2022

In part 18 of this series, we examine what Jesus said about judging.

Living in the Kingdom 18 Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6; First Corinthians 5:1-5; Galatians 6:7-8 As I am continuing my series “Living in the Kingdom”, this morning we begin with Matthew chapter seven. We will be looking at the first five verses where Jesus talks about not judging. Let’s read ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6, 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, Galatians 6:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abraham: Living By Grace Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 18, 2007

Lessons from Abraham’s life: 1. God uses imperfect people. 2. Having received grace, we give grace. 3. A life of grace will sometimes be difficult.

Abraham: Living by Grace Hebrews 11:8-12 Abraham’s experience with God began when the Lord appeared to him and said, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-12

Denomination: Methodist

Living For One Purpose

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 1, 2011

This message is part of a series through the Gospel of John and sows how God has designed us to live for one purpose: to Give Him GLory

Living for One purpose John 17:1-5 Today I want us to think about the one sole purpose, the one passion that we live for. What is it that gets us out of bed in the morning and motivates us through the day at the same time I want you to consider if that purpose is bringing you joy and ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5

Prayer - A Pattern For Living Series

Contributed by Roy Newton on Oct 25, 2010

Introduction to the series on the Lord’s Prayer. Aim is to show that prayer is not something we only say but a way of living in a vital relationship with our Heavenly Father

"When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Someone To Live And Die For Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 6, 2017

In this sermon, we consider Paul's confidence, conviction and conflict that gave him someone to live and die for.

Introduction: A. Life can often be complicated and confusing! – How is that for an understatement? 1. In his famous “Peanuts” cartoon, Charles Shultz marvelously captured that reality of life. 2. In one cartoon, Lucy was front and center, delivering one of her characteristic lectures. 3. She ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living In The Kingdom 11 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 26, 2022

In this message we examine what Jesus said about getting revenge; about doing "unto others AS they do unto us." This is a hard message for some Christians to hear because society tells us to defend ourselves at all cost. But what does Jesus say?

Living in the Kingdom 11 Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42; Exodus 21:23-24; Romans 12:17 This morning we are going to talk about what it means to turn the other cheek – in other words, we will be talking about not getting revenge or doing unto others as they “do” unto you. This is part eleven of my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42, Exodus 21:23-24, Romans 12:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Live In The Power Of The Passion Series

Contributed by Keith Fultz on Feb 27, 2004

HOW TO RESPOND TO THE MOVIE "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST"

HOW TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD SERIES ALL SCRIPTURAL TEXTS ARE FROM NEW LIVING TRANSLATION LIVE IN THE POWER OF THE CHRIST’S PASSION 1So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you are willing to suffer for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Living As If God Matters Series

Contributed by Tim Bond on Aug 27, 2002

Nadab & Abihu serve as examples of what happens when we trivialize God and begin to live as if God doesn’t matter. Thank God for the grace that saves us from the consequences of our sin.

The story of Nadab and Abihu is not one of the most prominent in the Bible. - Unlike Samson last week, not one of those commonly taught in Sunday School. - Not in many people’s top 10 list. Some are probably thinking “Nadab & Abi-who?” The Hebrews had just been led out of Egypt. They had followed ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus, The Living Savior

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 30, 2002

If there was no resurrection, 1. Death 2. Darkness and 3. Evil would have won. But death was defeated, darkness was vanquished, and evil was conquered.

In 1981 there was a devastating flood in central China. During the flood an ancient pagoda collapsed at Famen Temple. A few years later, archaeologists were digging through the rubble when they made a startling discovery. Sealed in a miniature stone casket, they found what they believed to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Because He Lives

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001

Looks at what the resurrection meant for various people.

John 20:19-23 He was dead, and with him died all of their dreams, all of their hopes everything they believed in. They had given everything to him, their past, their present even their future and up until three days ago it seemed like a pretty good bargain. All he had wanted was everything, and ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

One Life To Live Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 26, 2003

James describes for us the kind of attitude that Christians should have about their life. The basis of our attitude, that I believe James describes, is that Christians are people who know that they have one life to live and it counts how you live it.

8 RULES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE: ONE LIFE TO LIVE JAMES 4:13-17 INTRODUCTION… How Long Things Last, Frank Kendig and Richard Hutton, 1979 · Experts estimate that if a normal cassette tape is played about 100 times a year, sound quality will deteriorate somewhat after about 10 years. But ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17, 1 Samuel 20:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ