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What Makes A Home Christian Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Aug 7, 2018

Listing the religious practices that a Christian home should have putting the emphasis upon Christian character that expresses itself in obedience to God, with love and forgiveness.

4 WHAT MAKES A HOME CHRISTIAN? Eph. 5:15-6:4 Annual Sermons: Vol. 3 Sermon 10 homeorchurchbiblestudy.com bob marcaurelle In 1641 Richard Baxter went as pastor to the English village of Kidderminster. He found the church to be cold and apathetic. As he worked and prayed for revival, God ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Best Of A Bad Situation

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 17, 2014

God takes the disadvantages of our dead ends and uses them as an opportunity to propel His plan into the spectrum of His greater glory and our greater good, as seen in the discourse between the disciples and Christ prior to His ascension.

Have you ever felt like you were at the end of your rope? - Seeming possibilities--crushed. - Dreams—deferred. - Hopes—handcuffed. - Hands—tied. - Predicaments—problematic. - Vision—diminished. - Life—over We are living in perilous times. And what tends to add ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

What Makes You Mad? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 25, 2015

Fear and anger have a way of causing us to stray from God's will. Jonah shows us a clear example of this and Jesus shows us how to avoid it.

Growing up as a child in the midst of American patriotism during the cold war with Russia, I remember hearing it said by otherwise good Christian people that they wished we would just launch a bunch of our atomic warheads at Russia and blow them off the map. Some would even look at biblical books ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Makes A Great Mother

Contributed by Matt Skiles on Jun 12, 2023

Giving birth does not make a woman a mother. It takes a special woman to be a mother. A mother is a person who is willing to take the responsibility of investing her life into another human being who is totally de-pendent upon her to do so:

Proverbs 31:29-30-“Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised. Luke 2:1-7-“And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:29-30, Luke 2:1-7, Proverbs 22:6, 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Can Make A Difference Series

Contributed by Jason Hill on Jul 5, 2002

As a follower fo Christ, you have the abilty to make a HUGE impact in the world; an impact that will last for eternity.

You Can Make A Difference Jason Hill – June 30, 2002 Have you ever looked around at the world, your town, your work, your neighborhood or any other place you may frequent and wish that you could make some changes? Isaac Asimov once said, “It is change, continuing change, inevitable change ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making Distinctions; Doers Of The Word Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Sep 4, 2021

James points out the economic distinctions that we are all too likely to make in our hospitality ministry. But it wouldn’t be too big a leap to talk about racial and immigrant and gender and orientation distinctions at the same time.

Making Distinctions Doers of the Word FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B September 5 2021 James points out the economic distinctions that we are all too likely to make in our hospitality ministry. But it wouldn’t be too big a leap to talk about racial and immigrant and gender and orientation ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-9, James 2:14-17

Denomination: United Methodist

"Making The Most Of Our Ministry” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 3, 2019

How Paul made the most of his call to minimstry is a good example for us to follow in fulfilling our God-given ministry calling.

“And say to Archippus, ‘See to it that you fulfill [carefully the duties of] the ministry which you have received in the Lord.’” - Colossians 4:17 (Amplified) Every Child of God is called to full time ministry. We saw that last week as we considered Ephesians 2:10: “For we are His workmanship ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Make A Difference

Contributed by Scott Terrell on Jun 26, 2006

We can all make a difference in the lives of the lost in ouur communties.

You can make a difference Jude 1:23 Verse “22..Be merciful to those who doubt; 23…snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.” Does anyone here have 57 cents? Oh no the preacher is ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will Your Prayer Make A Difference?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 21, 2005

Praying to change the world

WILL YOUR PRAYER MAKE A DIFFERENCE? James 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Making Your Life Matter Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Christians are to display a willingness to be offended, disadvantaged, even abused without making a return, without requiring vengeance, without demanding an accounting – whether an apology, or punishment, or a repayment of some kind.

This is one of the most encouraging messages you’ll hear. Today’s Big Idea: God Works Diligently on Our Behalf. Over the next few minutes, I want to tell you God serves His children. “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Makes God Smile

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Mar 8, 2013

jesus told three parables, each revealing the Fathers heart. The one message from each stroy is that God rejoices when a child returns home.

WHAT MAKES GOD SMILE Luke 15:1-32 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION There is a story of an old bag lady that was saved while attending a Billy Graham crusade. At the end of the service as he always does, Billy instructed the new believers to find a Bible believing church to attend. The woman, not knowing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

When God Makes An Appearance

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 13, 2006

When God Makes An Appearance 1) We say, "WOE!" 2) But He says, "NO!" 3) Then He says, "GO!" God’s unconditional love moves us to unconditional service (Sermon theme adapted from sermon theme by Professor James Tiefel of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Me

(Sermon will begin by playing the opening bars of Also Sprach Zarathustra, the theme song from the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.”) When you hear this music, don’t you expect the arrival of something awesome? Indeed today we do get to preview an awesome sight: the glorious God of the universe. We’ll ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

What Makes You Alive? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 16, 2011

Week two of our health check series, we are looking at the marks of being dead or alive.

Good, you’re sitting down, I have some bad news for you, some of you are dead. Now it’s not as bad as it sounds, it might be reversible, if we catch it in time. The title and theme of our services from now until the middle of February is “Health Check” and our focus will ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Makes God Smile?

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 17, 2009

A sermon designed to mak us think of ways to please Our God and Father in heaven.

WHAT MAKES GOD SMILE? (All my sermons use illustrations from Sermon Central and scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Have you ever wondered if by something you said, or by your actions, you have made God smile? I know as a parent there are things that my children do and say that make me ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"What Makes God Smile?"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Aug 19, 2004

What are things in our life that can make the smile of God present upon our lives.

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches August 22, 2004 “What Makes God Smile?” Psalm 119:135 Msg. Bible “Smile on me, your servant; teach me the right way to live.” Numbers 6:25 NLT “May the Lord smile on you.” INTRODUCTION: Have you ever thought of God as a HARSH God toward you? Maybe someone who ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:135, Numbers 6:25

Denomination: Methodist