Sermons on Looking Inward:

What Are You Looking For Series

Contributed by Steve Smith on Aug 28, 2007

A lesson warning us that our focus in life will determine our destiny and our reward: - what Jesus will say to us when we see him face to face! What are you looking for & Where are you looking For iT?

INTRODUCTION A. The Sermon on the Mount Is About The Heart 1. OT Fulfillment (5.17-48) a. Jesus took 6 OT laws and interpreted them for His disciples in the light of the new life He came to give. b. He dealt with the attitudes and intents of the heart and not simply with the external act as the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

A Look Back At Life

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007

What a privelege, to take a look back at life through the eyes of the world’s wisest man, who knew now what really mattered.

Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Intro: There is a museum in Deadwood, SD, to the American West. 1. Inscription left by one prospector: 2. “I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are after me. But I’ve got all the gold I can carry.” 3. King Solomon had a lot, too. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Person God Is Looking For

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006

An Exposition of 16

The Person God Is Looking For 1 Samuel 16 When Mike Kollin, a graduate of Auburn University, was linebacker for the Miami Dolphins his former college coach, Shug Jordan, asked him if he would do some recruiting for him. Mike said, "Sure, coach. What kind of player are you looking for?" The coach ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For Something More?

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Dec 4, 2006

A Christmas sermon which looks at some differences between Jesus and Santa.

AM sermon preached at Syria Christian Church December 21, 2003 Looking for Something More? (Things Santa Can‘t Bring…That Christ Can) Tradition tells us that the Santa Claus of legend and lore pops in and out of every house on Christmas Eve bringing Christmas gifts to good little boys and girls ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking Out For #1

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008

We have this tendency to be selfish--to look out for #1--me, me, me. The true #1 is God and God’s ways. Jesus shows that making God #1 means not thinking we are better than others. John 13 (foot washing) is a beautiful expression of this.

Looking Out for Number One March 16, 2008 Matthew 21: 1-11; John 13 Part One (kid’s sermon) Let me tell you about the most memorable day of my life. There I was living this average conditions with no one recognizing my worth. No one really could see the great potential that I had when suddenly ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Hope Looks Up

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 3, 2009

When your mountain seems too big to climb, look up and remember who gives you the hope you need.

Hope Looks Up Psalm 121:1-8 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Look In The Mirror. (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 22, 2011

We need to look in God's word to get a good look at the person we are and the person we need to be.

Tina-”Our Father which art in heaven...” Jimmy-Yes! Tina-Don’t interrupt me. I’m praying. Jimmy-But you called me. Tina-Called you? I didn’t call you! Where was I? Oh, yea...”Our Father which art in heaven.,.” Jimmy-There you did it again! Tina- What? Jimmy-You called me, you said, “Our ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Looking At

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 9, 2017

Paul is helping us understand how our thought process can dominate our actions and how to address recurring idle thoughts.

Matthew 22:1-14 What are you looking at? Where do you return when your mind is not occupied by some current demand? Our thought process is dominated, isn’t it? We tend to think about a pet project, a pet peeve, a lingering hurt, some secret desire that we keep coming back to (even though we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Looking Good On Paper

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 16, 2017

A sermon about living a life of thanksgiving to God.

“Looking Good on Paper” Luke 17:11-19 In one Peanuts comic strip Lucy, who is in love with the piano-playing Schroeder, is watching him play the piano—she’s looking at him all google-eyed. Lucy asks Schroeder, “Do you know what love is?” Schroeder stops the music and says, “Love is a strong ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: United Methodist

Look Forward, Not Back

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Nov 29, 2017

Advent is a season when we look forward to the coming of Jesus, both His first coming born in Bethlehem and his second coming in power and great glory - are we ready? 'Be on your guard.' ‘KEEP AWAKE!

LOOK FORWARD, NOT BACK MK. 13:33-37. Today we start a new Christian year and that is marked in our lectionary by our gospel readings coming from St. Mark. Mark is unusual as it is the only synoptic gospel which does not give an account of the birth of Jesus. But it does speak of when Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:33-37

Looking Toward Calvary Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Dec 27, 2017

Often our spiritual vision is hindered by the desires of the flesh. We seek to serve the Lord, but often find a struggle with the flesh.

Looking toward Calvary Mark 8: 31-33 At this point in Jesus’ ministry His popularity has diminished greatly, particularly among the devout Jews. He is about to enter a season of intense difficulty, culminating with the cross. From this moment forward, Jesus will be intent on enabling the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-33

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For A Perfect Christmas

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 26, 2018

We cannot try to make Christmas Perfect with our own efforts. There is one thing that is perfect in Christmas. We got to be able to focus on that perfect thing in Christmas.

We are into yet another Christmas Season. And immaterial of the number of times we have done Christmas before, and have failed, we still want to do things right. We want to make all possible efforts to make things as perfect as possible. We buy the perfect clothes, we look for the perfect gifts for ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25, Romans 13:11-14, Isaiah 30:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life For A Look At The Saviour

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

Life For A Look At The Saviour

Numbers 21 : 1-9 Life For A Look At The Saviour I. The Sinful People 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. A. ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:1-9

Denomination: Holiness

God Is Looking For A Man

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015

GOD IS LOOKING FOR A MAN

GOD IS LOOKING FOR A MAN EZEKIEL 22 v.23 -31 v.30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. INTRODUCTION: God looks for men! (a) In Salvation God has been seeking for the souls of ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:23-31

Denomination: Holiness

Look At The Savior's Hands

Contributed by Anoop Samuel on Apr 8, 2015

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated as Easter around the world. The hands of Jesus Christ was pierced to the Cross. Let us look at the hands of Jesus Christ and see what actions came out of it.

Look at The Savior’s Hands Introduction The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated as Easter around the world. The hands of Jesus Christ was pierced to the Cross. The actions of a person’s hand is symbolic of what he wants to accomplish. When the work of the hands of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 123:2

Denomination: Pentecostal