Sermons on Money Dysmorphia:

Jtv: The Incredible Race #3 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 30, 2019

We all need to cleanse our temple to get back to the mission of Jesus Christ. How are you doing in cleaning yours?

This week we continue our message series entitled, “JTV” or Jesus Television. We established last week that the average American watches 29 hours of TV per week according to that source of all knowledge the Starbucks coffee cup. Almost a third of our waking lives are affected or infected vy the TV ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greed And Generosity Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 12, 2012

Are we seeking first the Kingdom of God, or are we focused on getting all we can in this life? We find all we need in Christ. Let's freely give, expecting nothing in return.

Are we selfish or selfless? The next pair of vice and virtue deal with our attitude towards possessions and people. Greed $ In the Movie Wall Street, Gordon Gecko, a ruthless broker, bluntly proposes in a stockholders meeting, “Greed is good.” His code leads him to conclude that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4

Denomination: Congregational

Godly Stewardship Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 31, 2001

This is the final key to unlocking the door to revival in our lives and in the church. But it is the least used key in the Body of Christ because it’s the hardest to pick up and use in the lock.

Key 7 to Revival – Sermon 7 “Godly Stewardship” Summary of the other 6 sermons in the series the 7 keys to Revival. Prayer and Fasting, Taming the Tongue, Unity in the Community, Reverence for Communion, Authentic Worship, and Teamwork. Opening Video Illustration: Shindlers List Oskar Shindler ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-12, Hebrews 13:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If God Owns It All, What Am I Doing With It? Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 7, 2003

Responsibility comes with the gifts God gives us. Adapted from a John C. Maxwell sermon.

Stewardship: The Missing Piece of Successful Living (3 of 4) "If God Owns It All, What Am I Doing With It?" January 19, 2003 FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker (Originally preached by Dr. John C. Maxwell) Introduction: A We continue our theme of Stewardship we’ve been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

Requires Gathering The Resources Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 21, 2002

Sermon 3 of 4 on Building a great church. How did it happen that in the course of building a place of worship that the people were giving so much that it was becoming a distraction to the actual work and Moses had to tell them to stop?

Building A Great Church Requires that You Gather the Resources Exodus 36:1-6 The LORD has given to Bezalel, Oholiab, and others the skills needed for building a place of worship, and they will follow the LORD’s instructions. Then Moses brought together these workers who were eager to work, and he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:21-33, Exodus 36:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Be A Failure

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 14, 2005

Failure is a habit, the parable of the talents can teach us some lessons about failure

INTRODUCTION SLIDE 1 „X How many of us want to fail in our walk with Jesus? How many of us want to fail at life? How many of us want our children to grow up to fail? „X Failure is something that most of us want to avoid at all costs. We do not want to be known for our failures nor do we want to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rusted Wealth Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 30, 2001

Wealth is not wrong, it is your attitude towards it that matters most to God.

First Baptist Church October 28, 2001 James 5:1-6 A man was a regular diner at a restaurant. The owner always did his best to please him. One day he complained that he only received one piece of bread with his meal, so the waiter promptly brought him four slices. The man said, "That’s good, but ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Worldliness Is Against Being Like Jesus

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 16, 2008

Being humble and not worldly

Worldliness is against being like Jesus ALL I NEED TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE I LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY! Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. There’s no such thing as too much candy. All work and no play can make you a basket case. A cute little tail ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Spiritual Growth Series Series

Contributed by Alexander John on Jul 5, 2007

Outward Spiritual Discipline: Simplicity

LESSON 8: THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES IN SPIRITUAL GROWTH (Part 2) In-Depth Study Outward Spiritual Discipline: Simplicity Matthew 6:19- 33 (New International Version) 19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Remember The Poor Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

All throughout scripture, we see the priority God has with the poor. We are called to participate in that inititative

To Remember the Poor Luke 1:46-55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLkNGyPq90E Somehow this is what we've turned Christmas into. When did Christmas become all about us? The Madison Avenue version of Christmas with the angels, glitter and gold, and cheap plastic Santas and snowmen and Christmas ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Glad Generosity Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

Paul knew the power of wealth to serve a great spiritual purpose. When the believers in Jerusalem would see gifts, which Gentiles had given to help Jews, they would know then, beyond a doubt, that the light of grace had penetrated the darkness of Gentile hearts.

When organized baseball was in its infancy a man by the name of Farrar was first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a fine player, and he had a little girl who was his best rooter. She sat in the grandstand clapping and cheering every time he made a good play. She would shout ...read more

Are You Plugged In To Support God's Work? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

After almost a century of exile, the Jews returned to find Jerusalem in ruins. They were spiritually unplugged. Ezra is a great story of how they plugged in to what God had for them. Giving an offering was an important step in getting plugged in.

Are You Plugged in to Support God’s Work? Ezra 3:5-7 by Dr. David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Before I get started, I just remembered we are taking some friends out to lunch, and I’m out of cash. Can anyone help me? ... Will you loan me some money for lunch? “How much do you need?” How much do you ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

God's Way Of Meeting My Needs Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Oct 6, 2008

Sermon looks at the topic of tithing and how God promises blessings in our lives when we put his Kingdom work first

GOD’S WAY OF MEETING MY NEEDS 50 Days of Faith Part 5 – 2nd Cor. 9:6-15 Acknowledgement - Rick Warren For the past four weeks we’ve been in our series “50 Days of Faith.” I’m real excited about what God is doing here at Calvary (ie series, youth, studies). Throughout this series we’ve been ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-13

But First You Obey

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 28, 2003

This is a stewardship message based on Elijah and the Widow

If there is one type of sermon that really bugs people more then any other, one sermon topic that really bends people out of shape it’s when the preacher talks about money, That’s right good old filthy lucre. He can talk about adultery, not a problem, stealing, murder, lust s’alright. When he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Is That Your Final Answer? Series

Contributed by Glenn Teal on Nov 20, 2001

Stewardship challenge

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Part 3 – Is That Your Final Answer? Glenn H. Teal, CrossRoads Community Church February 20/00 We are using the name of the TV Game Show to jump-start a serious study of the issues surrounding the management of money. How do we get more money? In a word – ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10-11

Denomination: Free Methodist