Sermons on Lower Standards:

Biblical Authority Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 30, 2011

Our authority for faith and practise is the written Word of God. This becomes the standard by which we conduct our lives.

“As for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Kingdom Keys - Colossians Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Jan 12, 2024

As a Jesus follower, our presence should witness to a different set of standards than the world in which we operate.

So maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘read your bible’ so you tried and failed. Our hope as leaders is that all of us will pick up God’s word and come to understand the true nature of God. After all, the bible is God’s Word curated over centuries detailing His nature, His will, the meaning of life and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17, Matthew 7:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keys To A Godly And Joyful Marriage

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Feb 27, 2024

There are standard of operations for a godly marriage in the Scriptures. The couple have responsibilities to discover and walk in them towards a successful marriage.

Keys to a Godly and Joyful Marriage Study Text: Proverbs 5:18 - 19 Introduction: - The keys to a godly and joyful marriage is found in the Bible. When its instructions are obeyed, God will bless the union. - Always remember that God, our Heavenly Father, is the designer and originator of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 5:18-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Slaves To Satan Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Dec 17, 2024

The Bible warns us that those who are successful by the world's standards may actually be slaves to Satan.

As believers, we are often tempted to measure success by the world's standards. We may look at those who have achieved wealth, fame, and power, and assume that they are living the "good life." However, the Bible warns us that those who are successful by the world's standards may ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4, James 1:5

The Power Of Sin

Contributed by Grant Adams on Mar 30, 2022

God has not changed His mind about sin. God does not change the standard from generation to generation.

1. God has not changed His mind about sin. God does not change the standard from generation to generation. 2. Nor has God changed the punishment or the payment for sin. a. It is still the same. Death, James 1:15 b. Numbers 32:23, is still in effect. 3. In Genesis 34:1-31, tells the story of a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 34:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

When Things Don’t Work Out Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016

what does Jesus have to say about divorce? In our Scripture today, the Pharisees asked Jesus, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

When Things Don’t Work Out Matthew 19: 1-12 Scott Grant writes about a Time Magazine article where Caitlin Flanagan observes that, while the divorce culture has become a fact of life over the past twenty-five years, the middle class has turned weddings into “overwrought exercises in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

True Love Part 3 Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 14, 2011

When it comes to studying about love, it is easy to feel under the pile because no human can measure up to the standard of love in 1 Corinthians 13 - and that's because it is God's standard. Thanks be to God that he makes us able, as we give our lives, ho

If you’ve watched any spy movies lately, or paid attention to military rhetoric in the past decade, you will have heard the term “actionable intelligence.” It means that you have obtained important information that you can do something about. Well, when it comes to love, I want ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5-6

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Let The Lord Exalt You

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 31, 2013

“Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble” Pr. 25:6-7.

Theme: Let the Lord exalt you Text: Pr. 25:6-7; Heb. 13:1-8; Lk. 14:1-14 The first sin in the history of the universe was the result of pride. Pride believes in doing things one’s own way and it was pride that made Satan declare “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Giving And The Prophets Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 15, 2023

If we ask, what is the minimum standard we can give to the Lord and still be OK? then it reveals a problem in our relationship with the Lord. We find joy in giving abundantly.

In many areas of life, we find minimum standards. There are minimum daily requirements of vitamins. There are minimum speed limits on the interstate. You probably remember a time in your student life when a paper was assigned and the first question a student asked was, what is the minimum number ...read more

Scripture: Amos 4:1-5, Malachi 3:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Crown And Climax Of God’s Creation Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 27, 2013

What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels,And You have crowned him with glory and honor (Psalm 8:1-4 NKJV)

The Crown and Climax of God’s Creation Is man a particle of nature or the crown of creation? O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Person Of Interest

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 8, 2022

As a supposed victim of a judicial murder, Jesus becomes a Person of Interest. The message is a study of His sacrifice and what that sacrifice means for us.

“From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, ‘This man is calling ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54

Denomination: Baptist

Receiving Mercy For Making Messes

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 2, 2003

God’s justice brings punishment, but God’s mercy brings forgiveness, to the point of repaying our sins for blessings. What a God!

Joel 2:18-27 – Receiving Mercy for Making Messes Once there was a pastor who was such a golf addict that one Sunday he called in sick and went golfing instead. Two angels were above him on the golf course, discussing the situation. One angel said, “You just wait. I’m gonna punish him good for ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Apostles' Creed: Jesus, Christ, Son, Lord Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 14, 2019

A close look at the meaning and message of Jesus Christ, the Son, the Lord

APOSTLES’ CREED: Jesus, Christ, Son, Lord ***I began with a video of a Jesus dashboard bobblehead. You could use some pictures of Jesus, tattoos, or other cultural images of Jesus**** Who or what is Jesus? For some, he is a figurehead, a good luck charm, a cultural icon. For others, he is a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:20-21, Hebrews 1:1-3, Titus 3:3-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How To Find A Hero

Contributed by Clarence Peters on Oct 12, 2004

Find the right people to copy and you will grow upward rather than downward.

How to Find a Hero Function: The listener will be able to identify healthy people to mimic and avoid those who drag them down. Some of you will remember times when no one gave a second thought to hitchhiking -- the roads were assumed to be safe. When you walked into a store, no one would scan ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Denomination: Mennonite

Grace At Work 1 Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 22, 2012

Having looked at “new men”, and a new “society”; Paul now turns his attention to new standards that will define this new order.

Dakota Community Church July 22, 2012 Grace at Work - 1 Ephesians 4-6 Closing thoughts on Paul’s Powerful Prayer: Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Mennonite