Sermons on Make It Your Ambition:

How To Make Up Your Mind Series

Contributed by Jim Mooney on Dec 30, 2000

This sermon will encourage Believers to become stable minded in a confused world.

HOW TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND Growing Up Rather Than Giving Up - Part 3 James 1:5-11 I want us to look at what James has to say on "How to Make up Your Mind". Life is full of decisions and life is basically a series of choices we make every day. We have to evaluate, decide, draw conclusions. Frank ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Will Make Your Paths Straight

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 31, 2001

The Bible teaches that prayer affects God & that prayer can affect circumstances.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. I want to read a passage of scripture that you have probably heard many times, but I’m afraid we have generally failed to focus on what it is saying. Listen as I read Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Exodus 32:9-10, Ephesians 3:20-21, Jeremiah 18:7-8, Isaiah 55:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Make Your Marriage Work Series

Contributed by Ricky Burke on Mar 6, 2001

This is the second sermon in a series of messages entitled, "How to Have a Happy and Healthy Home."

Series: How to Have a Happy and Healthy Home Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33 Sermon: How to Make Your Marriage Work (ILL: Sleepy Beauty and the Prince were married and lived happily every after) The sad reality is that most marriages aren’t happily ever after. Roughly one-half of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Most Of The Rest Of Your Life Series

Contributed by Tim Olson on Mar 18, 2001

Introduction to Philippians Series

Philippians: Introduction Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life KBF & 00-03-18 & Tim Olson *PowerPoint file available on our web site: http://kbftokyo.org INTRO: A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE Last week after church I came across a piece of paper someone left on one of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1

Making Peace With The People In Your Past

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 18, 2001

How to move toward forgiving those who have hurt you the most over the years.

Forgiveness is hard. When somebody does something that cuts our heart or damages our feelings, it’s difficult to forgive. But the difficulty of forgiveness is exponentially harder when the person we are trying to forgive has been in our life for years. A father or a mother, a brother or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Make The Most Of Your Master's Mammon

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 4, 2001

how to use the things of this world to the glory of God’s Kingdom

October 7, 2001 Luke 16:1-13 1 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’ 3 “The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Making Your Summer Count For Christ!

Contributed by Jess Bousa on May 10, 2005

Summer can be a time of joy or disaster. Setting Godly standards, being a Godly influence, and building Godly relationships are the basic elements in makeing one’s summer count for Christ!

Pray First: (I have some information in front of me that I feel is extremely important!) Today is May 11th: Seniors: 1. 1,987,200 seconds till summer 2. 33,120 minutes till summer 3. 552 Hours till summer 4. 23 days (June 3rd) Everybody else: 1. 1,036,800 seconds 2. 17,280 minutes 3. 720 ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stop Making Your Brother Cry

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 27, 2004

This Christmas sermon summarizes the season and its meaning.

STOP MAKING YOUR BROTHER CRY Hebrews 2:11-18 Introduction: “Stop making your brother (or sister) cry”. How many times a day do I say that? At my house a battle breaks out every 5.7 seconds (or at least it seems that way). Now my mom enjoys that because she feels avenged for all the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

God Will Make A Road In Your Desert

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 13, 2003

God provides a way out of the desert for His own.

"God Will Make A Road In Your Desert" Isaiah 43:19 * November 9, 2003 Chester’s First Baptist Church, Chester, Illinois * Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:19

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Kingdom Your Primary Concern

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Apr 30, 2006

Ever wonder what should be your primary concern in life? Why does Jesus mix money/treasure/materialism with spiritual things like good deeds & prayer? Find out . . .

Making the Kingdom your Primary Concern Matthew 6: 19-34 Background info: In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warned, “Unless your righteousness exceeds the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom.” Jesus speaks of good deeds, prayer, and then as one preacher called it “The sermon on amount.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Jesus Making A Difference In Your Life? Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 5, 2006

Is JEsus making a difference in your life? We will look at five indicators of His influence in your life.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are going to examine an important question. Is Jesus making a difference in your life? • The answer to this question is important because the answer to this question will tell you where you are at with Jesus and just how important He really is to you. • This ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Make The Most With Your Money

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006

Realize that the accumulation of wealth is a vain attempt to find satisfaction. Solomon wrote, "Labor not to be rich: cease from your own wisdom. Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly will make wings for themselves; they fly aw

How Can the Lord Help You Overcome Problems Related to Money? by Paul Fritz Proverbs 11:28-11:28 1. Concentrate on being more spiritually productive allowing the Lord to provide to you whatever is necessary rather than what you think you. Solomon wrote, "Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:28-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Make The Most Of Your Time

Contributed by Robert Fleener on Aug 4, 2008

Make the most of your time for maximum ministry.

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME Ephesians 5:16 Make the most of every opportunity . . . [NIV] Redeem the time . . . [KJV] Make the most of your time . . . [NAS] Make the best use of your time . . . [JB Phillips] Others may have more influence, power, money, etc. But kings & presidents have no ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:16

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Makes Your Brain Happy

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jan 7, 2008

New discoveries in neuro-science indicate that there is a "warm-glow" effect in our brains when we are generous. God has built into our brains a great way to feel happy - be generous.

Giving Makes Your Brain Happy Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14 January 6, 2008 I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. December always leaves me exhausted and I look forward to January o that I can relax a little bit. Butt God has this interesting, and sometimes infuriating was of not letting me rest. I ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Make Your Calling And Election Sure

Contributed by Donald Jewell on Jan 20, 2009

Learning from Peter

Make Your Calling, & Election, Sure II Peter 1:10 I took the text from II Peter. It was written just after Paul’s death and very close to his own. I believe of all of the Apostles, Peter was the most familiar with trials that will defeat us if we do not heed his advice. He was resourceful, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10

Denomination: Wesleyan