Sermons on Maintaining Godly Standards:

The Overflow For God

Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Apr 29, 2003

God calls us to share our blessings of time, talent, money, service, and prayers. After sharing our blessings, like the stream that watered it shores, we will see that we will have maintained and increased our own purity.

Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris In April, Renee, Bethany, and I visited our family in Kentucky. This was the first time my grandmother had seen Bethany. Being in her home ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Denomination: Methodist

Spiritual Efficiency And Effectiveness

Contributed by David Richardson on Aug 17, 2007

Spiritual activities naturally and supernaturally lend themselves to maintaining one’s personal spirituality, but when we’re confronted by a very common, boring, or repetitive activity…like driving, our spirituality tends to slip down a notch.

Spiritual Inefficiency John 13:17, Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. Have you ever noticed either yourself or someone else’s inability to remain spiritual when doing certain activities? For example, we can be all spiritual in a prayer meeting, but what about ...read more

Scripture: John 13:17

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

New: Flat-Line Faith

Contributed by John Bishop on Mar 25, 2009

Staying on fire for God can be one of the most difficult things we do. Pastor John Bishop talks to us about the Church at Laodicea and how we can maintain the joy of our salvation and share it with the rest of the world.

PRAYER: Father, I pray that You’d bring our faith back to life. That the parts of our faith that have kind of become ’flat-lined’, this apathetic sort of indifference, that’s so affected us and it’s affected the people around us. And I pray in the name of Jesus, by the power and blood of Jesus, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Re-Digging The Wells

Contributed by Larry Semore on Jun 15, 2011

This is a message speaking to those who have lost their spiritual heritage and are working on restoring what has been lost. It speaks of how to move forward after dealing with those setbacks and disappointments and how to maintain a right heart and attitu

Re-digging the Wells TEXT: Genesis 26:12-22 New Living Translation, “When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. 13 He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. 14 He acquired so many flocks of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:12-22

Denomination: Church Of God

A Vision Of Purpose

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jan 15, 2017

The church faces many difficulties and obstacles while serving the Lord. While these are unavoidable, we do not have to allow them to defeat us. We must maintain our focus on the Lord and follow the vision He has provided.

A Vision of Purpose Ephesians 3: 20-21 The church at Ephesus was dear to Paul. His ministry among them spanned three years. The church there began with just twelve believers (Acts 19:7), but through faithful effort they experienced amazing growth. Knowing the success in Ephesus, Paul desired them ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon # 14 - Stay United, Prayerful And Obedient Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Oct 3, 2024

Jonah’s disobedience brought untold troubles on all the crew aboard that ship. The church too must be wary of those who are divisive and must strive hard to maintain unity, integrity continuing in prayer and being obedient to God.

We read in Jonah 1:11, Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea was raging and growing more tempestuous. (AFV) The events that preceded this verse were that the ship on which Jonah voyaged was faced with a severe tempest. The mariners ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13, Proverbs 16:28, Romans 16:17, 2 Samuel 11:1-2, Matthew 26:40-41, Joshua 7:8, Joshua 7:11, Jonah 1:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

He Died In Honor [judges 8.29-8.32] Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 2, 2019

The war having ended, Gideon disbanded his army, and retired to his own house; not that he lived altogether a private life there, but he continued as a judge in Israel, where he was successful in preserving and maintaining their religion and liberties.

Chapter 35 He Died In Honor [Judges 8.29-8.32] GIDEON'S LONG LIFE; HIS DEATH AND BURIAL Scripture 29And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 31And his concubine that was in ...read more

Scripture: Judges 8:29

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Gospel Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 27, 2024

This outline begins a series of teachings entitled "Power Principles." Each lesson examines a different principle necessary in order for you to receive and maintain spiritual power. The first principle is "The Power of the Gospel."

SERIES: UNDERSTANDING POWER PRINCIPLES THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL - POWER PRINCIPLE ONE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this lesson you will be able to: • Define "Gospel.” • Understand the basic elements of the Gospel. • Explain why the Gospel is powerful. • Identify ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Inward Intimacy With Christ

Contributed by Joe Dan Vendelin on Mar 2, 2024

Samson is a story of a man who had an outward consecration but was missing an internal intimacy. Our number one charge as believers is to maintain an inward intimacy with Christ and to work "with God" (instead of "for Him).

Being strong is important. King David told Solomon to “be strong, and show yourself a man” (1 Kings 2:2 ESV) when he gave his final exhortations to him before he passed away. Being strong is part of what we have to do in order to fulfill what God has called us to do. It is true that God has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:2, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 7:21-23, Proverbs 9:10, Romans 8:28  (view more)  (view less)

God Wants Us To Be Overcomers For Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 2, 2021

God wants us... 1. To refuse to get revenge (vs. 17a; 19). 2. To reveal His righteousness (vs. 17b). 3. To pursue peaceful living (vs. 18). 4. To depend on His divine help (vs. 19). 5. To demonstrate the kindness of our King (vs. 20-21).

God Wants Us to Be Overcomers for Jesus Christ The Book of Romans Romans 12:17-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - November 13, 2016 (Revised September 2, 2021) BACKGROUND: *In Romans 1-11, Paul went into great detail about our terrible sinfulness and our desperate need for the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

You Can't Fool God!

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Sep 8, 2004

I think the parallel between Judah in Isaiah’s time and America today is frighteningly similar. Everywhere we look, we see declining moral standards, business ethics are deteriorating, and the leadership of this nation moves further and further away from

Sermon Title: You Can’t Fool God! Text: Isaiah 1:10-20 Date: July 27, 2003 Context of Scripture: I think the parallel between Judah in Isaiah’s time and America today is frighteningly similar. Everywhere we look, we see declining moral standards, business ethics are deteriorating, and the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20

Denomination: *other

How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Jesus knew that excellence could only be measured in terms of the heavenly Father. The Lord Jesus did not make the mistake of letting His standards be measured relative to his cultural context. Instead, Jesus said, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly

1. Jesus knew that excellence could only be measured in terms of the heavenly Father. The Lord Jesus did not make the mistake of letting His standards be measured relative to his cultural context. Instead, Jesus said, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matt. 5:48) ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Will Deliver Me! Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 28, 2005

The law of God is perfect, but we are not. Trying to live up to God’s standards with our own steam is an impossible task. Before power comes freedom! ...Free from sin, free from death, even free from the law!

If I were to take a long piece of super-duper duct tape and stick it firmly to your hairy arm, how would you prefer to have it removed if you only had these two choices: Slowly, pulling out one hair at a time, or suddenly, ripping it off instantly? Most of us would prefer a quick rip. Well, when ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Vote Biblically

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 27, 2006

VOTE BIBLICALLY How should a Christian Vote? Should we just vote the party line or does God hold us to a different standard than the Democrats and Rebulicans? Let’s learn to let God direct us at the ballot box.

VOTE BIBLICALLY How should a Christian Vote? Philippians 3:20—Ephesians 2:19 As a Christian we have a dual citizenship. I believe all of us here today are US citizens (some who live in the US still retain citizenship of their home nation such as Canada, Mexico or other nations). However, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Marriage That Goes The Distance

Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 5, 2007

This message includes ten characteristics of marriages that last. We concluded the service by honoring several couples who had been married for 50 years or more. It was a great way to communicate God’s standard for marriage of one man and one woman for

Pastor’s Note: Just before this message, we had the ladies on the praise team sing their own rendition of “Stand by Your Man”. Stand by your man. That might sound a little chauvinistic in today’s culture, but I have to tell you, when a man treats his wife the way the Bible says she should be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Nazarene