Sermons on Personal Choice:

Sermon On The Nativity Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by William Meakin on Dec 10, 2024

Nativity is defined as the place of a person’s birth.

C. S. Lewis, a British writer and literary scholar once remarked: “Once in our world, A stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.” Isaiah 7:14 reminds us: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 3:6, Matthew 2:1, Jeremiah 1:5

Which Life Do You Choose?

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003

A message dealing with the problem of making the right choice that people face today.

WHICH LIFE DO YOU CHOOSE? Romans 10:17 INTRO: Choices abound in our modern world. Freedom allows us to decide many things for ourselves. Man has always had certain powers to chose. Sometimes there are a number of choices which we can make. However, in many cases we must decide from only two. We ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:17

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom From Addiction

Contributed by Joe Adaline on Jan 13, 2007

Your addiction is a choice. Read from Isaiah and find your deliverance!

Addictions are obviously the work of the Devil. People wreck their lives, their families and their very souls. How does this happen? We can blame the Devil or we can make the choice to choose the right way. We can choose the way of grace, the way of peace, the way of salvation. The Devil came ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Rich Man, Poor Man

Contributed by Carl Willis on Sep 1, 2005

Lazarus and the rich man. A look at the eternal consequences of our earthly choices.

Luke 16:19-20 (NLT) Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury. [20] At his door lay a diseased beggar named Lazarus. A Story of Two Men  There are many divisions amongst people – Racial – Socio-economic – Cultural  A ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Follow The Leader Series

Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on May 28, 2009

Jesus invites us to make our choice fo Him public

There was a man who got lost in the desert. After wandering around for a long time his throat became very dry, about that time he saw a little shack in the distance. He made his way over to the shack and found a water pump with a small jug of water and a note. The note read: "pour all the water ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Grace, Adam And Christ Series

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 20, 2011

Adam and Eve's choice to disobey God has influenced all their descendants.

Introduction: A. Do you ever think about how your sinful actions or attitudes affect others? B. Actions always have consequences and sinful actions do as well. I. Sin and the Law (13-14) A. Consider the question: Is it possible to break a law even when there is no law against what you have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Consequences

Contributed by Micah Barnhart on Mar 21, 2006

Looking at consequences through the understanding of our choices being a response to God.

Since I couldn’t post this w/o indicating a primary passage, i put the first passage i use in this sermon so i could post it. also i’m not sure if the topic is exactly accurate either. and it is also meant for all ages. CONSEQUENCES OK, SO RIGHT NOW YOU THINK, ON NO, HE GONNA TELL ME I HAVE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Life Of Fairh Iv Series

Contributed by Billy Noel on Jul 27, 2007

as you live the life of faith it calls you to make hard choices

The Life of Faith IV Hebrews 11: 24-28 God speaks to Amram in a dream Thermuthis –Pharaoh’s Daughter Nothing is more important that making the right choices in life The life of faith involves making choices, hard choices Faith Makes Difficult Choices In the life of Moses we see that faith enabled ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:24-28

Denomination: Christian Church

Who Are You Voting For?

Contributed by Jerry Smith on May 13, 2019

As a Christian, by what standard do you measure your leadership choices?

As a Christian, by what standard do you measure your leadership choices? By God's? By your own? By the world's? Do you make your leadership choices according to strength, money, loud music, catchy slogan or jingle, empty words, emotions, popularity? Or do you choose your leaders ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Peter 3:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, 1 Corinthians 11:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

With Gentleness And Respect

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 26, 2007

Jesus respects man’s choice and believes in the sovereignty of God in changing lives.

1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect…” Eagles Communications’ Vantage Point, Sep-Oct 2006 issue has a good article - ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Repent For Heaven Is At Hand Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Apr 9, 2010

God has made possible our choice. We may choose for our own sake, or the sake of others, for the sake of Jesus or the promise of Heaven but what ever our motivation, the choice is ours to make.

Repent for Heaven Is At Hand Change Part One 020109 AM Text: Matthew 3:1-3 Introduction This morning we are going to begin a short series centered on change. You may have noticed quite a bit of talk about change in the media these days. Change is taking place all around us, in every aspect of our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Whom Do You Believe?

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 20, 2010

Making a right choice as to whom we believe will determine our eternal destiny.

Text: “How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?” (John 5:44) Do you believe everything you read, everything you see, or everything someone tells you? By the same token, does everything you write, everything you ...read more

Scripture: John 5:31-47

Denomination: Christian Church

What Should I Do When Others Do Not Respect My Personal Freedoms In Christ?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Do not let other people squeeze you into their mold through man made rules, regulations and restrictions. Paul wrote, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

Biblical solutions for the problems people face with personal freedoms? Illustration: Dr. Henry Cloud’s most popular book Boundaries, teaches Christian how they can successfully set up borders that will shield them from being overwhelmed by abusive people, difficult circumstances or personal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Kind Of Person Does God Accept And On What Basis Does He Do It?

Contributed by Larry Moyer on Mar 14, 2007

The people God accepts are ungodly people who trust in Christ alone to save them.

A man who was not raised in the United States enlisted in the U. S. Army. Being a foreigner he had a difficult time with the English language. One day the troop was preparing for inspection and the men realized that unless they helped him, he could flunk the inspection simply due to his struggles ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Book Of Galatians – Chapter 1:10-24 - Message 3 – Paul Resorts To Personal Testimony Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 3, 2023

Those engaged in ministry must not be men pleasers or compromise the gospel through fear or laziness. Preach the true gospel of grace as honest ministers. Doctrinal stability must be maintained. Paul had to restate the gospel to the Galatians using his own personal testimony.

THE BOOK OF GALATIANS – CHAPTER 1:10-24 - MESSAGE 3 – PAUL RESORTS TO PERSONAL TESTIMONY We are going to continue our meditation in this first chapter of Galatians. Last time we looked at reason why Galatians was written, looked at the people, and looked at the importance of the purity of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:10, Romans 9:32-33, 1 Corinthians 1:23, Galatians 1:11-14, Galatians 1:15-17, Philippians 3:10, John 20:29, Galatians 1:18-19, Matthew 12:46-47, Matthew 13:54-56, Acts 9:22-30, Galatians 1:20-24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational