Sermons on Living Together:

Living By Trust - Not By Effort Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005

What happens after we are saved? Sometimes we treat salvation like a car wash - God cleans us up and then tells us not to get dirty again. But is that really grace?

I can’t lift very much - I don’t know how much I bench press - and even though I exercise fairly regularly, I don’t consider myself buff. But if I had a human exoskeleton I sure could be! This machine is designed to turn ordinary men into supermen - you wear it around you and is made of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-21

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Busyness In Our Lives

Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 27, 2004

This sermon focuses on the need for Christians to simplify their lives and establish a regular time to fellowship with God.

BUSYNESS IN OUR LIVES All live extremely busy lives, no matter our age: - Children - Teenagers - Young adults - Middle age adult - Senior adults When we read Jesus words in Matt. 11:28-30, we wonder how that could ever be true in our lives. Does not sound possible in our world. - How can we find ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Live Your Freedom

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jun 30, 2004

The "free-est" person in the world isn’t an American. It’s a Christian! How to live your freedom.

Galatians 5:1, 13-25: LIVE YOUR FREEDOM Today is Independence Day, the day that we as a country celebrate the fact that we are free. Freedom is such a great blessing, but unless you’ve been a slave, or you’ve been in jail, you’ll probably never really know just how great it is to be free. What ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Living With A Radical Commitment

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jul 12, 2004

When we choose to follow Jesus we are called to a life of radical commitment

Living with a Radical Commitment Matthew 16:21-28 Introduction The Wesleyan Church was founded on a radical commitment to the principle that the power of Christ could change the world. 21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Church Of God

Living Life With Purpose Series

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Jul 12, 2004

Introduction to The purpose driven life series. This is Pastor Gomez?own sermon notes on the topic with some quoats from Rick Warrens book, "The purpose Driven Life".

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, ?Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations? Living with a purpose (What on earth am I here for?) Rick Warren, the author of the forty days of purpose begins ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worry Resistant Living Series

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 16, 2004

Part 3 of 3 in the series "A Declaration of Dependence." Learn how to live a worry resistant life through dependence upon God.

WORRY RESISTENT LIVING Series: A Declaration of Dependence Matthew 6:25-34 July 18, 2004 Introduction: There is a deadly disease that is running rampant in our society today. Every year millions are infected and hundreds of thousands die from its deadly symptoms. No, it is not AIDS or the West ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

How We Live

Contributed by John Nadasi on Jul 23, 2004

A funeral sermon for my father-in-law after an arduous week of settling an estate. Carpe Diem message inpired by the death of a loved one.

It hardly seems real. This last week has been spent doing all the things Necessary to close an estate. Its been arduous to say the least. But, everything that has needed to happen has happened. Except for one thing. There has been little time to actually be able to sit back and grieve The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Denomination: Methodist

Living The Life Of Worship

Contributed by Edward Gay on Jan 31, 2004

This sermon is meant to give guidance to Christians in how to truly live lives that display "Worth-Ship" to God.

I. Introduction A. Background. 1. At the age of 75 Abraham was called by God 2. Read 12:1-4a. The Bible tells us that Abraham was a friend of God 3. Abraham’s journey with the Lord was cyclical, full of spiritual peaks and valleys. In his life, we see… a. Faith – Leaving His father’s household ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Life Of Purpose Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 15, 2004

1. What does God want? -- My whole life. 2. What does it take? -- Discipline 3. Why should I do it? -- The Cross!

(The outline of this sermon and some of the content has been adapted from Rick Warren’s Forty Days of Purpose material). I recently read this scripture from Isaiah and was struck at how this passage contained the entire message of the Bible in just a few words. More than that, it is the whole ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Long Live The King Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

The Kingdom of God--it’s presence and it’s coming theme

onsider the power of words. Two little words can change your life and many of us have discovered this truth when we said, “I do.” Hopefully we haven’t heard the power of the word pronounced in a court, “guilty as charged”. There are those who have even experienced the power of an oath such as: I, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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

How To Live In This World

Contributed by David Bubb on Mar 7, 2004

If we are ever going to make an impact on our culture, we can not let ourselves become conformed to it.

Subject: How To Live In This World Scripture Reading: Romans 12:2 You heard about the business lady who, between flights at an airport bought a small package of cookies. She then sat down in the busy snack shop to glance over the newspaper. As she read her paper she became aware of a rustling ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Holiness

Christ The Living Waters

Contributed by Lynwood Morriss on Jul 19, 2003

When the most broken places of our hearts are exposed, Christ invites us to let him in.

Introduction I’d like to introduce you to a woman, who is a lot like us. All of us before we come face to face with our Creator is like this woman. In listening to her story, we discover our own story. As we see her receive something from God. we ourselves learn to receive from God. I want to ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living A Worthy Life Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 28, 2003

The glorious relationship we have with God, the benefites of it, and the means of maintaining the relationship.

Living a Worthy Life I John 2:12-17 INTRO.: Nehemiah was a great leader and motivator among the Jews during the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Just before the completion of the wall was a time of great stress. The enemies of Judah did all they could to dishearten and intimidate Nehemiah and his ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Pilgrims Live

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 31, 2003

We are pilgrims and we have a pilgrims inheritance. We have a pilgrim’s calling and that has something to say about the way we live.

HOW PILGRIMS LIVE 1st Peter 1:13-21 I think you could call 1st Peter a pilgrims guide for the planet earth. One of the favorite words Peter uses for the Christian is pilgrims and strangers in this world. In the 15th verse, Peter describes our life down here as a time of so journeying. We are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Baptist