Sermons on Pettiness:

Harnessing Your Passion

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 3, 2022

Some people misuse their passion in a way that is harmful to others and the kingdom. This sermon asks: “What is passion?” “Is anyone here passionate?” “Why should we harness passion?” and “What should we be passionate about?”

This evening’s message is entitled “Harnessing Your Passion.” “Harness” means “to tie together,” and “to yoke.”(1) You know what a yoke is, right? It is “a wooden bar or frame by which two . . . oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together,” but it is also “the control device for ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Grace From Galatians (12 Of 19)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 8, 2022

This is Paul’s fourth appeal to try to get them to come to their senses.

As we have seen, Paul does not understand why these backsliding Galatian Christians wanted to return to the bondage of the law. In this appeal, he seems to appeal to their common sense, something that many in this country seem to have lost. Illus: I saw this sad announcement and thought about ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Practice Makes Perfect

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Apr 17, 2023

The Apostle Peter certainly was very comfortable speaking about practice as tending toward growth in Christian discipleship.

TITLE: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT SCRIPTURE: II PETER 1:5-10 Anyone who has ever achieved at a really high level knows that there is no substitute for practice. Sure, we've all heard stories of exceptionally gifted people who are able to master a subject or discipline on their first ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Following Jesus: Mark 11 Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 19, 2022

Part 12 of 16: In this series, we follow Jesus chapter-by-chapter through the Gospel of Mark. This is Mark 11.

Following Jesus (12) Scott Bayles, pastor Scripture: Mark 11:1-21 Blooming Grove Christian Church: 3/19/2017 If you’ve been with us since January, you know we began a sixteen-week journey that has led us through the deserts of Palestine, along the shores of Lake Galilee and the Jordan River, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-21

Denomination: Christian Church

Prince Of Peace Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 19, 2023

Looking at names of Jesus from Isaiah 9

Prince of Peace Isaiah 53:1-5; Isaiah 9:2-7; Ephesians 2:14-19 December 24, 2023 During Advent we’ve been looking at Isaiah’s prophecy of a child who was to be born, of a son that is given to us, and now we come to the fourth, final and climactic name given to the child: Prince of Peace. Because ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7, Ephesians 2:15-19, Isaiah 53:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

In The Dark

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 27, 2022

It’s always darkest before dawn.

LIGHT DISPELS DARKNESS: Ruth 3: 2 "Now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight. 3 "Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor..” We had to travel ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Courage Or Compromise?

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jul 12, 2022

We are at a time in history when Christians need to be courageous. Stop compromising with the world and stand strong, bold as a lion, and speak the truth!

Courage or Compromise Text: 1 Kings 22:1-28 GIVE THANKS / OPEN WITH PRAYER This morning I want to share with you all something from God’s Word, that I believe is very relevant and important for us to grasp, especially for this time that we are living in. And what that important thing is - - IS ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 22:1-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do I Really Have To Change?

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 16, 2025

Encountering God’s holiness leads us to honest confession, gracious cleansing, and a life of obedient mission.

Opening: A Question We All Know Can people really change? That question sits in the back of our minds like a song we can’t finish. It comes at two in the morning. It comes after the argument we had at dinner. It comes when the doctor says, “The test is back,” or when a child looks at us with holy ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8, 1 John 1:9, Luke 15:20-24, Romans 15:12, Acts 5:32  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Path To Healthy Emotions Prt 1 Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Jul 14, 2025

Paul’s desire for the church was that they would teach the truth and do it in love so that the church would not be like babies but instead grow in spiritual mature.

Last week we spoke about what it means to find deep rest in Christ in the many areas and levels of our lives. Today, we will be talking about the Path to Healthy Emotions. Our summer sermon series is: Church on Mission but if we are to be fruitful, we need to be a healthy church. For the next ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Parable Of The Sheep & The Goats: The Final Judgment Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 8, 2022

His German name was Karl der Grosse. At age twenty-nine, he was crowned the ruler of a tiny kingdom in what is now modern-day France. Few people at his coronation thought that King Karl would one day reshape the map of Europe.

“His German name was Karl der Grosse. At age twenty-nine, he was crowned the ruler of a tiny kingdom in what is now modern-day France. Few people at his coronation thought that King Karl would one day reshape the map of Europe. At the time of Karl’s ascension in 771, Europe was a collection of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Salvation Army

We Believe In The Authority Of Scripture Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 6, 2025

Part 1 of a series on the foundational truths of our church

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to 2 Timothy chapter 3. We begin a new series this morning on the things we believe. The foundational truths that hold us together as a church and as followers of Jesus. Over the next few weeks we are going to talk about the Bible, prayer, fellowship, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The False Prophet Elymas Bar-Jesus Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 19, 2025

Barnabas and Saul had just started their first missionary journey. They started in Cyprus, walking from the eastern shore to the western shore. That's where they met a false prophet with an unusual name.

The False Prophet Elymas Bar-Jesus (Based on a message preached at New Hope Baptist Church near Fulton, MO on Sunday evening, 3-16-2025. This is not an exact transcription.) (Full disclosure: Sermon Central has an outline of mine on this passage, but this is an edited sermon and not just an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Unified Front SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 25, 2023

Help my congregation understand about sticking together and supporting the pastor.

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather together in this sacred space, under the protective and loving gaze of our Heavenly Father, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a new day, a new opportunity to grow in faith and unity. Today, we are here to discuss a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10, Acts 4:32, John 13:35

Topics: Standing United, Supporting The Pastor

How To Overcome Envy Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Jun 23, 2008

Sermon looks at the devastating effects of envy - using the life of Joseph in Genesis 37 as a backdrop

How to Overcome Envy Acknowledgement (Rick Warren - Breaking Free Series) We’re in a series we’ve been calling “Breaking Free” from those sins in our lives that are not readily evident. We looked at temptations, pride, anxiety, and today jealousy. These sins become wedged in our hearts. We ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:3-11

The Dan Lirette Story

Contributed by Dan Lirette on Jan 30, 2012

Dan Lirette shares his Salvation andRestoration Testimony

Amazing Grace: The Dan Lirette Story My name is Dan Lirette and today I'd like to share my Testimony with you. I was born on November 2nd, 1976. From an early age my brother and I would attend a local Evangelical church with my parents, though both of my parents were not saved; my parents were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-8

Denomination: *other