Sermons on Person:

How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Excellence is found in Christ Jesus for every dimension of our personal life, relationship and activities.

How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence Matt 5:48 Illustration:Serious critics sometimes argue that the standards in art are always relative, but all artistic masterpieces give them the lie. John Gardner in The Art of Fiction: Notes of Craft for Young Writers. The only thing most ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Raising The Bar Of Excellence Series

Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Nov 12, 2002

This is part of a series of sermons that encourage believers to take a personal responsibility for the growth and ministry of the church.

RAISING THE BAR OF EXCELLENCE Colosians 3:17 INTRODUCTION: ILL> This summer our son Alan was in the play ¡°Big River¡± which was performed at the Bucyrus Little Theater. Ken Barnett from MG High School was the director. Not long before the first performance they had a dress rehearsal. Mr. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trading Goodness Series

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Nov 14, 2002

Our contributions to the gains in the lives of others are the keys to our own personal inner growth.

When I started studying economics in the college, one of the first lessons in economics I learned was this: Business is first and foremost a community service which brings a gain on the investment in return. A businessman or a shopkeeper from this perspective is a skilled and responsible ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Catholic

"Meekness Is Not Weakness" Series

Contributed by Bruce Hamsher on Aug 6, 2002

A truly meek person quietly surrenders each day to the Lord without a big show.

“Meekness is not Weakness” Matthew 5:5 Beatitudes - #3 Intro: When’s the last time you heard someone say, “If you really want to succeed in life, try being meek?” Or, “If you want to rise to the top and get somewhere in life, display a lot of meekness along the way?” Meekness ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Denomination: Mennonite

Accepting Satisfaction

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 23, 2002

What needs to happen before a person will accept the offer of eternal life Jesus offers?

INTRODUCTION • Have you ever tried to explain something to a person only to have that person not understand a word you had to say? • Jesus has just fed the 5,000 and now because of His love for the people He is trying to lead them to Him. The crowd is fixated on the physical world. This does not ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Some See, Some Don't

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Dec 28, 2002

Simeon shows us what it means to wait upon the Lord and receive him personally

The cultural celebration of Christmas has come and gone. Gifts are unwrapped and Santa is back in the North Pole! Soon the decorations will come down and be put away for next year. You gave gifts and you received gifts – for some, this was Christmas. Others enjoyed a family ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Anglican

Improving Your Mental Health With Thanksgiving

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002

A person whose heart is empty of thanksgiving soon becomes crippled and darkened in their mental health.

(27) At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres. (28) The singers also were brought together from the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 12:27-43

Denomination: Pentecostal

What A Lost Man Doesn't Have

Contributed by Danny Moss on Jan 25, 2003

This sermon stresses what an unconverted person is missing by not knowing Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior.

WHAT A LOST MAN DOESN’T HAVE Text-Ephesians 2:12 Introduction- The idea for this sermon came from a sermon on SermonCentral.com by Rev. Howard Mc’Glawery. I want to express appreciation to him and Sermon- Central for providing this catalyst for the follow- ing ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12

Denomination: Baptist

How Worldly Love Compares To Biblical Love

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 9, 2007

There are many things that Biblical loves pushes a person not to do. Biblical love sets boundaries.

Ho w Worldly Love Compares to Biblical Love I Corinthians 13:4-7 The late Charles Schultz in his comic strip, “Peanuts” teaches a lot of common sense about life. Schultz has Lucy asking Charlie Brown a question: “You know what I don’t understand?” Then she answers her own question, “I don’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Free Methodist

In Whirlwind And Storm Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Jul 9, 2007

God speaks through storms, whether meteorlogical or personal and he proclaims victory in the end

As most of you know, a dozen of us returned a few days ago from Louisiana after spending a week with Brethren Disaster Service repairing a couple of houses. The stories we heard from people who lived in those houses helped us understand how difficult life has been for them for the past two ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Being Righteous: With My Prayer Life Series

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Mar 12, 2007

Prayer is the disappearance of my personal will, and the appearance of obedience to God’s will in my life.

Being Righteous: With My Prayer Life “Prayer is the disappearance of my personal will, and the appearance of obedience to God’s will in my life.” Sunday Morning Sermon 3.11.07 1st Thessalonians 5:17 Intro: Video on Prayer Discussion: (Start with title and text) I was a preacher in Apache, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Presence Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 4, 2006

God’s great gift of His personal presence has been offered to us.

Christmas Presence Following Jesus, part 8 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers We’ve been talking about following Jesus for the past eight weeks or so, examining what a Christ-following life looks like, digging in to the kingdom of heaven – the reality Jesus came to tell us about; because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:23

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Funeral For A Friend

Contributed by Scott Cody on Nov 13, 2003

A personal reflection on the life of a great man and the example he left us all to follow.

A man bought a parrot, but when he got him home, the parrot started cursing and biting people. They tried everything from soft music to talking nicely to it, but nothing worked. One day, after the bird let out a string of expletives, the man, in a fit of anger grabbed the bird and threw him into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:54-57, 1 Corinthians 15:52-57

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Guy Named Steve Series

Contributed by David Ward on Dec 21, 2004

A first-person narrative as Stephen. Big Idea: wherever you go, God will be with you.

“A Guy Named Steve” Acts 6:8—8:1 (Introduction) Good morning! Oh, that’s much better—thank you. My name is Stephen, but you may call me Steve if you’d rather. I guess we’re here for me to share my story with you folks. Have any of you heard of me before? You know me as the first martyr. The ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Maturity

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

Spiritual maturity of the person inside is being seen from the attitude outside-Arnorld Glascow

I. The test of maturity 1. his ability to instruct others v.12 2. his ability to discern the true and false in religious teachings v.13b, Eph.4:14 3. his ability to advance from elementary teachings v.6:1 II. The reason of maturity 1. he can easily understand the word of God v.11 2. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational