Sermons on Passion And Purpose:

Make The Most Of Your Walk With God

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 7, 2011

Train yourself to be godly. This ought to be life's purpose, pursuit, passion and preoccupation. Love is the true indicator of godliness. Training (spiritual disciplines) is the means to growing in Christlikeness.

How to make the most of your walk with God? Answer: TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE GODLY. • Get into training. Training (practices) helps you become more like Christ. • If training helps us excel in the things we commit to, then spiritual training (disciplines) will help us be LIKE ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Forget About It PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 2, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to passionately pursue their God-given purpose, persevere past pain, and progress beyond previous problems, guided by Philippians 3:14.

Good morning, beloved. I greet you all in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is always a joy to gather with you, my family in faith, as we seek to grow together in the knowledge and understanding of God’s Word. Today, we are gathered here to look into the beautiful words of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:14

Topics: Pressing On

Defining The Church

Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Dec 14, 2001

What exactly is the church ... A community center, a social action organization, or a gathering of people set apart from a sinful world and set apart to a life devoted to God’s calling? Peter, the rock, helps us define the true purpose of the church.

Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris To define the church there is no better place in the Bible to look than at the 16th Chapter of Matthew and Peter’s confession at Caesarea ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Methodist

Pursuing God’s Purpose For Your Life Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Aug 31, 2020

Most people never discover the true purpose for their lives. In the text. Philippians 3:12-14. we have a revelation of what life is all about. This message examines 4 points of understanding that undergirds a meaningful Christian life.

We are progressing in a study of Philippians; our text today is in chapter 3. In this chapter we are given a revelation of what life is all about. Sadly, most people never discover the true purpose of their lives. In fact, most Christians never grasp it. They often pursue the same goals that the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29, Philippians 2:12, Amos 6:1, Revelation 3:16-17, James 1:23-25, Hebrews 12:1-5, 1 John 2:15-17, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, Luke 12:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

What On Earth Am I Here For Series

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Dec 9, 2003

This is the first in a series based on Rick Warren’s Purpose driven life

Colossians 1:15-20 What On Earth Am I Here For? Introduction A. What on Earth am I here for? B. I cant tell you how many times I have heard that question C. It may be phrase What is life for D. What is this all about E. Why? F. Where is the meaning? G. Why is this world empty H. What do I have to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

We Depend On Each Other Series

Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 30, 2004

Acts 2 points to the ways the early church depended on each other. As a church family today, we depend on each other; points use acrostic HELP. Holiness, Enthusiasm, Labor, People.

I have researched Sermon Central as well as many other sources in preparing this sermon. BEING THE CHURCH GOD WANTS US TO BE: WE DEPEND ON EACH OTHER August 29, 2004 Jay Robison Acts 2:42-47 Sunday began sermon series leading to TBC B-day Sept 19 Looking at 1st few chapters of Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Effective Teamwork Series

Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 28, 2006

Part 4 of our series on the Effective Church

Sermon 6/25/06-Effective Teamwork Intro. Last message in the effective church series. Last Week-Pastor Clark– Effective Vision -image determines our impact 2 weeks ago-effective worship Started w/ Pastor Clark talking about the 3 non-negotiables -Great Commandment (Love God & Love Others) -Great ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7

Denomination: *other

“you Were Planned For God’s Pleasure” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Sep 23, 2013

God calls his children to respond to His love for them with love in return.

Jesus had just finished answering a trick question posed by some of His enemies who were trying to trip Him up. After witnessing our Lord’s answer and because he was impressed, the Bible tells us that one of the teachers of the law decided to ask Jesus a legitimate question. (READ ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

You Were Planned For God's Pleasure

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 28, 2002

The first purpose of our lives is to worship God.

Note: This topic and some of the ideas come from Rick Warren’s "40 Days of Purpose" campaign. This morning, we continue our series of messages on "The Purpose Driven Life". Last week, we saw that God does have a purpose for each of our lives. We are not the random results of an evolutionary ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 6:6

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Church? Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 8, 2009

Jesus said He would build His church. What did he say about it’s foundation, function, fruit and future?

WHAT IS THE CHURCH? A man bought a new hunting dog. Eager to see how he would perform, he took him out to track a bear. No sooner had they gotten into the woods than the dog picked up the trail. Suddenly he stopped, sniffed the ground, and headed in a new direction. The inexperienced dag had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Leaving It All On The Field Series

Contributed by Quint Pitts on Dec 23, 2008

Sixth sermon in series focuses on the biblical purpose of worship--with emphasis on a lifestyle of worship and surrender to God.

LEAVING IT ALL ON THE FIELD Doing Life Together—Part 6 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 (NIV) Leave It All On The Field—“To exert maximum effort, to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: *other

David – A Man Of Destiny

Contributed by Nathaniel Sadela on May 29, 2017

Examining the life of David briefly...

David was a shepherd boy whom God took from the sheepfold, to dwell in the palace. This man was called by God, ordained for greatness, even when no one was mindful of him. David eventually became a man dear to God’s heart. The first time the name of David was mentioned in the Bible was in Ruth ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Worship As A Way Of Life Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 20, 2008

Worship happens on Sunday. What we do Monday to Saturday is our own business. Or is it? How does God see worship? What does it mean to life a lifestyle of worship.

Worship as a Way of Life – Sermon for CATM April 20, 2008 [Introduction involved powerpoint images of people engaged in acts of worship and then engaged in everyday things. The congregation was asked which images they thought represented worship and which didn’t] Our Scripture today is from ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mardi Gras Or Shrove Tuesday?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 22, 2020

The season we begin tomorrow is a time to draw near to God so that He can draw near to us.

Tuesday of the 7th Week in Course Mardi Gras Passions. We don’t hear much about that plural noun lately. Oh, the word “passion” turns up in seamy novels and videos, I suppose. And those of us for whom the Catholic religion, the word “passion” stirs up thoughts of the torture Jesus had to undergo ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, James 4:1-10, Psalm 55:22

Denomination: Catholic

What We're About Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Aug 2, 2005

Our core values as a church help us to understand why we exist and the things that are closest to our heart and upon which we build ministries and programs.

“What We’re About” August 7, 2005 Introduction: "Video clip of Simon Birch." It is the clip where Simon is in church and the pastor is going on about the announcements and he asked, "Does God really care about cookie sales?" For the next two weeks, we will be talking about what makes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Baptist