Sermons on Overcoming Sin In Our Lives:

Transformed Lives Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 30, 2006

First of Three from Philemon. The Holy Spirit Tranforms us from the inside out.

Extreme Makeover/The Swan. Extreme outward change, God wants to be our makeover artist creating change from the inside out. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Ephesians 5:8 Two separate studies conducted several years apart concluded that only 10% and 9% of ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living With A Resurrection Heart

Contributed by Chad Wright on May 11, 2002

This text focuses on the epistle lesson for the sixth Sunday of Easter (ILCW series A). Peter reminds us how powerful the Resurrection is in our own lives.

Introduction: The human heart is a hard-working marvel. It can keep on beating automatically even if all other nerves were severed. In a 70 year lifetime, it will beat an average of 75 times a minute, forty million times a year - or two-and-a-half billion times. At each beat, the average adult ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Passion Is Our Priority Series

Contributed by Dj Castilleja on Jun 20, 2007

What ever we are passionate about the most will get our priority.

Our Passion is Our Priority Welcome to week two of the “Summer of Passion Series.” Passion is an extreme excitement, a deep devotion and a longing love for something. God would desire that we would be passionate about him. Jesus tells us to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living For Your Own Glory Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 8, 2008

Living for our own glory will hurt our ability to reach people.

INTRODUCTION • ME CHURCH VIDEO • SLIDE #1 • That is some kind of church! • Can you imagine what kind of church we would have if we all had that type mentality. WOW! • Today we are going to look at the second of 8 things that we can do to be a bad Christian. • I believe we can easily forget why we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:5-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Treasure In Christ

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jan 27, 2019

We live in an age of information, with great technological advancement. People have an opportunity to be more connected now than ever, but many are isolated and alone. They seek real peace and truth. This is found only in Jesus!

Our Treasure in Christ 1 John 1: 1-4 As I read these verses I thought of the present condition of our world. We live in the most advanced age the world has ever known: an age of information, technological advancement, and increasing global dependence and interaction. In an age like this, one ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Understanding Our Father

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Aug 9, 2021

Everybody likes to be kind of understood. We may not understand all, but we can start somewhere.

Understanding our FATHER 1 John 1:5 Of course, it is impossible to understand The MOST HIGH. One word usually describes HIM in modern times, good. Those who know HIM more intimately will tell you that HE is Excellent and that that is an understatement. HE is WONDERFUL beyond description. One way ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5

Lies We Live By Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2006

People admit they live restless lives, yet they don’t know why. No one can discover meaning in life...if God’s wisdom is rejected. If truth is unattainable under the sun, our only hope must be above it.

Overcoming Futility—a Sermon Series on Ecclesiastes “Lies We Live By” -chapter 8 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts How are we to make sense of this chapter? Let’s frame it: Look at verse one, then the last few verses, 16-17. Chapter 8 begins and ends ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 8:1-17

Denomination: Congregational

Encounters With The Living Christ

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Mar 17, 2008

Often we do not recognize when God is at work in our lives. Even those that walked with Jesus had difficulty recognizing the Risen Lord (Ideas for this sermon taken from an article entitled A Manifold Resurrection by John Witte and a Christianity Today

Introduction As I was reading the accounts of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ … most started with … Mk 15:22 Then they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. (Picture- skull/cross bones, Tina Manthorpe) There is a principle that unfolds out of ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-22

Denomination: Charismatic

The Problem Of Pride Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 24, 2006

A life livedin pride is compared to a life lived in perspective.

SERIES: “OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT OBSTRUCT OBEDIENCE” TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 4:6-21 TITLE: “THE PROBLEM OF PRIDE” INTRODUCTION: A. A young lawyer has just opened his new practice. On his very first day, he sits at his desk waiting and hoping for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:6-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Awesome Encounter With The Living God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 6, 2004

An encounter with God does two things - it reveals our unworthiness and releases our God given calling

An Encounter with the Living God Story: Last Friday (06-02-04) I went to the funeral service of my CME tutor John Aves, who died on the Lord’s Day in Bethlehem from a heart attack at the age of 52. John was over in Bethlehem as an “Ecumenical Accompanier” and has, for his work there been awarded ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

And They Overcame Him By The Blood Of The Lamb

Contributed by Trevor Chuma on Oct 11, 2018

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Revelation 12:11

Jesus speaking to Peter said; “Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not” (Luke 22:32). Notice his prayer for Peter will not stop Satan from coming against Peter, but when Satan comes, Peter would rise like an ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:32, John 16:33, Isaiah 54:15, Isaiah 43:2, Romans 8:37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

The Risen Jesus Changes Lives

Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 2, 2006

Easter 3(C) - The risen Jesus changes lives by forgiving our past and directing our future.

THE RISEN JESUS CHANGES LIVES April 30, 2006 - EASTER 3 - Acts 9:1-20 Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord, those who are called and chosen by our Savior Jesus Christ: God’s grace, mercy and peace: Whether we realize it or not, for each and every one of us here today and for each and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Backyard Needs Cleaned.

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 1, 2021

Sinners and the government are not the real problem. We are our own worse enemies refusing to clean ourselves up so sinners will want to be clean.

Romans 13:1  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.  2  Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17, Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

When Your Nation Forgets God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Good morning, family. We're going to delve into God's word today, looking at Acts 4:17-20, Daniel 3:17-18, and John 6:27. We'll be talking about the importance of establishing our faith in God, overcoming the temptation to forget Him, and leading courageously like the great Jehoshaphat did. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:17-20, Daniel 3:17-18, John 6:27

Topics: Overcoming, Faith

Living By Faith

Contributed by Paul George on May 27, 2003

Faith is one of the most ambiguous words in the Christian vocabulary. True Christian faith is not only to believe that the Bible is true, but also have a sure trust in Jesus Christ.

The author of the Letters to the Hebrews wrote, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). If we beleive this it should have an influence on our reaction toward the Lord when His will is not our will. How do we react when events happen in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:17

Denomination: Holiness