Sermons on Man:

Obey God Or Man?

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Mar 14, 2009

The early apostles, arrested for a second time boldly declared that they should obey not man but God.

There was an item in the news recently, concerning the Bishop of Hereford. The Bishop had turned down a man for an appointment in his diocese because of his gay lifestyle, and found himself in court being charged under the new Sexual Orientation Regulations. Actually, as the Bishop explained to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:27-32

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Rich Man And Lazarus Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 13, 2009

While judgment, salvation, discipleship, and the kingdom are elements of this story, this parable is about wealth. Jesus is concerned with the neglect of the poor because people are selfish with their wealth.

The Parables of Jesus The Rich Man and Lazarus Luke 16:19-31 July 12, 2009 Now we turn to the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It is true that this is parable about discipleship as well as the future kingdom. But it is a parable specifically about money. How discipleship impacts our use of our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Church Of God

The Power Of A Godly Man Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 23, 2009

Stephen set us a good example of a committed, Spirit-filled evangelist who has a unwavering trust in God.

True life examples are inspiring because they are real and they show us what is achievable; it is not something fake and unreal. • So we are going to look at Stephen today. He was chosen as one of the first deacons of the Church, and given the responsibility of overseeing the “daily distribution ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Mistakes Of A Young Man

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 24, 2009

The young man made several crucial and critical mistakes when he stood before Jesus

The Mistakes Of A Young Man Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Man And His Message Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 29, 2009

In today’s world we are surrounded by counterfeits, and the James starts his epistle by proofing his genuiness and encouraging his readers.

The Man and His Message James 1:1 Intro Counterfeiting is a major problem in our society. Forged credit cards, jewelry, works of art, and virtually everything else of value is passed off as a genuine to deceive the unwary. Consequently, valuable commodities must be carefully examined to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Man Talking

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 12, 2009

An Easter message focusing on what Jesus said and did after he rose from the dead.

Dakota Community Church April 12, 2009 Dead Man Talking John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Mennonite

The Healing Of The Blind Man Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 16, 2009

Although there are no pat answers to the problem of human suffering Jesus has the only answer that wil suffice for eternity.

The healing of the blind man John 9:1-5 As we come to a new chapter we have to stand back a bit from the text and look at the whole book and see how the whole thing ties together. There’s a verse in John 1:11 and 12 that’s speaking about Jesus and it says, “He came ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Making Of A Man Of God Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009

My goal here is to lay a foundation for our understanding of who Joshua is, by pointing out a few references to him prior to his assuming the leadership of the nation and the events or situations that led to his spiritual development

The making of a man of God Exodus 17:8-14 Surprised to see an empty seat at the Super Bowl stadium, a diehard fan asked the woman sitting next to him who’s it was. “It was my husband’s,” the woman explained, “But he died.” “I’m very sorry,” said the man. “You know, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming A Real Man

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 24, 2009

A message to the 2009 "A Real Man" Conference at our church. Much of the info in this message I gleaned from the teachings of Robert Lewis.

A REAL MAN 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 * Men – Video / Women – Video * All of my life I have had my own personal concept of what it means to be a REAL man. Understand, I never gave it much “thought”, I simply watch dad, papaw, my uncles, men friends, and others to decide what manhood is all about. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49

Denomination: Baptist

The Strong Man Competition Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009

Jesus’s strength compared to Evil Spirits

“The Strong man competition” Gladstone Baptist Church – 6/8/06 pm S1 - When we look around the world, we sometimes doubt that good is winning the war against Evil (OOPS) Earlier in the service, I asked you to share with each other who was the strongest man you knew or could think of. What were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:14-28

Denomination: Baptist

Clothes Make The Man

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 21, 2007

A sermon on Isaiah 61:3, 10 on the garments that we need to be wearing as Christians (garments of salvation, robe of righteousness, and garment of praise) Material adapted from various SermonCentral Contributors, Thanks!

Sermon for 3/18/2007 Clothes Make the Man Isaiah 61:1-3, 10-11 Introduction: A. Clothes are important in our society. In the third world they are thankful just to have clothes but here we must have a certain brand of clothing or we are not happy. What we wear says a lot about who we are and what ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Brand New Man Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 26, 2007

As Christians, our daily walk should be categorically different than that of non-Christians. Our walk should reflect the fact that we are newly created in Christ.

1. A brand-new man thinks right (17-18) 2. A brand-new man feels right (19) 3. A brand-new man acts right (20-22) 4. A brand-new man is right (23-24) EPHESIANS 4:17-24 I remember back several years ago when we lived in Mississippi, I had an old, beat up Toyota pickup. I bought it while we were ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Rich Man And Lazarus Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Apr 2, 2007

Use Jesus’ teaching to demonstrate God’s desire for us to reach out to the poor and lost and the eternal implications of a real place of torment called hell for those who do not worship (love) God as revealed through Jesus’ resurrection.

We continue today on our 40 day journey through the season of Lent as we walk with Jesus to the cross and to resurrection. During our Lenten journey we have been focusing on Jesus’ teachings on the way to the cross from Luke’s gospel. This is the section from Luke 9:50 until his arrest and death ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

A Devout Man's Need Series

Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 9, 2007

To make clear that every man need to know Jesus Christ as Savior.

A DEVOUT MAN’S NEED Acts 10:1-8 My brothers and my sisters, many of us know someone that we consider devout. You know the person that don’t swear, drink, nor cheat on his taxes. In fact they are honest and trustworthy too. I tell you if anyone acts like a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Steps Of A Good Man Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 25, 2007

Esther, Pt. 8 (Final)

THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN (ESTHER 8-10) Do you know the safest cities to live? SustainLane, a San Francisco research group, used primary research as well as information from Risk Management Solutions to determine what cities are less vulnerable to earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and ...read more

Scripture: Esther 8:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible