Sermons on Love A Badge Of Discipleship:

Look To Yourselves

Contributed by Chris Johnson on Oct 17, 2003

Self examination allows us to determine the genuineness of our faith.

In the Second Epistle of John, he exhorts the Church to vigilance in the Last Days. It is important for us to be alert; not just to things that are outside us (false prophets, etc.) but more importantly to things that are inside us. As Jesus told us it is not the things that are external that ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:4-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Carrying The Second Bulb

Contributed by Rusty Wright on May 10, 2007

Making the most of the second chances God gives us to "feed his sheep."

Carrying the Second Bulb 4-22-07 John 21:1-19 We all know from history class that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. He wasn’t the first person to come up with the idea, some guy in England actually made a working light bulb the year before. But Edison was the first person to make a ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

How Does A Mature Christian Handle Open Rebuke

Contributed by Clarence Weaver Sr on Oct 25, 2005

THIS OUTLINE DEALS WITH STEPS ON HOW TO HANDLE OPEN REBUKE. I WORTE THIS AFTER I WAS OPEN REBUKE

Praise the Lord all of my beloved Brothers and sisters in our FATHER and Savior Jesus Christ. This message is solely about me and it will explain how I handle an open rebuke for bringing honor upon myself and not honoring those that deserve honor. I was rebuke for plagiarism. As many of you that ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Protecting The Next Generation

Contributed by Mark Green on Aug 4, 2005

Discover how to protect our heart and the heart of the next generation against the deceptions of the world.

The journey down the yellow brick road seemed pretty safe at the beginning for Dorothy. But we know from the story of The Wizard of Oz that the bright yellow brick road would intersect with an evil witch, dangerous flying animals and personal fears that must be overcome. One of the characters In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Surely Jesus Didn't Mean That!

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 5, 2008

Hate your parents, spouse, kids??? What is going on here in Luke 14? Before we decided to change the Word of God, consider the unthinkable with me for a bit. It might just open our eyes to a deeper understanding of who Jesus is.

(If you rate this sermon please offer helpful comments, God bless, Greg) When was the last time you said something that you really didn’t mean? What if I got up here and said, “If anyone comes to this church and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Playing To Win: Get In The Game!

Contributed by C Jordan on May 5, 2008

Christianity is a contact sport. The true joy and satisfaction in the journey of faith comes when we get out of the stands and onto the court. God wants all believers to get in the game and play to win!

PLAYING TO WIN: GET IN THE GAME OPENING TEXT: “11 He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ, 13 until we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: *other

Motives: The Problem In The Church Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 24, 2003

Many people say the biggest problem we face in the church today is an integrity crisis. It may surprise a lot of us that envy and rivalry and dissentions dates all the way back to the first century church. People preached because they wanted to exalt them

Introduction In the fifteen hundreds there was a protestant reformer in England by the name of Hugh Latimer. He was known as a great preacher of his day and he had many opportunities to preach. One of his opportunities was to preach before the King Henry VIII of England. He thought about his great ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

Americas Idols

Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 15, 2004

At times, the horizontal totally eclipses the vertical. What I mean is that our relationships with other people are often more important than our relationship with God. Our relationship with God becomes secondary. God is the ultimate reality. Theref

At times, the horizontal totally eclipses the vertical. What I mean is that our relationships with other people are often more important than our relationship with God. Our relationship with God becomes secondary. God is the ultimate reality. Therefore, to be rightly aligned with Him is the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greater Than These PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 8, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to embrace their potential in Christ, become His disciples, and bear witness to His transformative work in their lives.

Beloved family in Christ, I greet you with the joy and peace of our Lord Jesus. As we gather in this sacred space, we are bound together not by the physical walls that surround us, but by the spiritual ties that unite us. We are brothers and sisters in Christ, a family knit together by the divine ...read more

Scripture: John 14:12

Topics: Discipleship

Look Before You Leap

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 31, 2004

A sermon for the 14th Sunday afer Pentecost Proper 18 Discipleship

14th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 18 Luke 14:25-33 "Look before You Leap!" "Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them, "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Created To Become Like Christ Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 26, 2005

Purpose #3 DISCIPLESHIP — 40 Days of Purpose (addapted from Rick Warren) See in Word format at www.praiseag.org

CREATED TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST Purpose #3 DISCIPLESHIP — 40 Days of Purpose Philippians 2:5 Adapted from Outline by Rick Warren—Saddleback Church INTRODUCTION: In Shakespeare’s A Mid Summer Night’s Dream, the poor, foolish mortal characters come to the point of being unable to distinguish dreams ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Make The Right Choice

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 27, 2002

Pentecost 14(B) - AUGUST 25, 2002 - Believers make the right choice when they forsake false gods and follow the true God.

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE JOSHUA 24:1,2a;14-18 AUGUST 25, 2002 1Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. 2Joshua said to all the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Crossing The Line To Authentic Living

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 11, 2005

Daniel demonstrated a life of integrity. He crossed the line from a life of mediocrity a life of authentic God honoring living.

Crossing the Line to Authentic Christian Living Daniel Leads the Way Daniel 6:1-4 Verse 4: “Daniel was faithful and honest and always responsible.” NLT Daniel lived a life of integrity as a teenager when he entered Babylon as recorded in chapter one of Daniel. He lived through the leadership of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-4

Denomination: Free Methodist

How Can We Imitate God?

Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 20, 2002

Paul gives us four ways to imitate God.

I. Introduction a. Illustration –We have all seen young children imitate their parents. Young girls play with dolls and little boys play with plastic lawn mowers. b. Paul writes to the church at Ephesus and tells them to imitate God. c. Though Paul’s letter was written to the church at Ephesus, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Five Natural Qualities Of A Disciple Series

Contributed by Rodney Owens on Nov 20, 2003

This second sermon in the series, addresses qualities that should be desired by a disciple of Jesus Christ to be developed in their life.

The Discipleship of All Believers – Five Natural Qualities of a Disciple (Week Two of Series) 11/09/2003 Introduction: We began our look last week at what is a disciple by looking at Mark 1:16- 18: And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-18, Matthew 22:37

Denomination: Baptist