Sermons on Quality Of Living:

On-Again...off-Again

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on May 17, 2002

Christians need to change their hearts and work towards taking the wicked desires out of their lives while adding the things of God to their lives.

Col. 3:1-17 - 1Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God’s right hand in the place of honor and power. 2Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth. 3For you died when Christ died, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cross That River Series

Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002

Are we people who live by faith, or by sight; are we afraid to cross the river, or are we willing to take the risk and live by faith.

Cross That River Joshua 3 I. There are a few things you need to know that will be foundational to understanding the principles of today’s lesson. A. First, you need to know about the Ark. The Ark of the Covenant was the piece of furniture that God directed Moses to build and place in the middle of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Twist: What Does The Resurrection Mean? Series

Contributed by Brad Crocker on Mar 2, 2004

Jesus’ resurrection means that we can live with Him now and forever. Third of four in the series "Dying was His Reason for Living."

Dying Was His Reason for Living The Twist: What Does the Resurrection Mean? Brad Crocker Landmark Christian Church, Chippewa Falls, WI 3/2/2004 In April of the year 2000, there was a car crash in Japan. Sadly, a man died in the accident. When the police came to examine the body, witnesses at the ...read more

Scripture: John 16:20-22, John 14:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Return Of Jesus

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 23, 2006

Jesus will return, He will raise His people from the dead, and we need to live such lives as will prepare us for His arrival.

The Return of Jesus I Thess. 4:13-18 INTRO.: Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, He promised to return. After He left, the promise was repeated. Acts 1:1-11. Later, there arose confusion about this basic gospel teaching. There were those who feared it would never happen. Others believed He would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

#14 -- Unity Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Dec 19, 2006

Living in unity means living as a priesthood consecrated to encourage one another in the path of faith--therein lies God’s blessing.

“Songs for the Road #14: Unity” Psalm 133, Ephesians 4: 1 – 6 Brotherly Unity? Psalm 133 talks about brothers (and sisters!) getting along and enjoying a sense of unity. Well, I grew up as an only child and so I never had brothers and sisters. I don’t know from experience what it’s like. I can ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

What Is A True Christian

Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Dec 27, 2007

What is a true Christian? Here we can find how we should live our lives in order to be a True Christian.

WHAT IS A TRUE CHRISTIAN? Colossians 3:1 I. What a Christian is – John 1:12 a. Man’s Action i. Receive the gospel ii. Believe in Jesus Christ b. God’s Action i. “T1`1ower to become the sons of God.” ii. Word power means “the right or authority” iii. To them gave he the right to become the sons ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1

Denomination: *other

Pentecost; Desperate For His Presence

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 9, 2008

This message is for the Holy Spirit to be active in our lives. We can have transformed lives and tranform our city and community for Jesus

Pentecost; desperate for His presence Acts 1:1-4 2:1-12 Selective scriptures INTRO- HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY- I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY WITH YOUR FAMILY WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO. THE DAY OF PENTECOST AND MOTHER’S DAY FALLS ON THE SAME DAY THIS ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Challenged To Change Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 13, 2007

When we come to Christ, our lives are supposed to be different...we are supposed to be ’changed’ by what has happened in our lives!

Sermon Brief Date Written: October 13, 2007 Date Preached: September 16, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in 1 Peter Sermon Title: Challenged to Change! Sermon Text: 1 Peter 2:11-12 11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Final Instructions - How To Be A Gospel Church Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

How to be a gospel church; how to live lives that are appropriate for people who are waiting for Christ to return to take us to be with him forever.

We’re going to be thinking today about how to be a gospel church; how to live lives that are appropriate for people who are waiting for Christ to return to take us to be with him forever. In the previous section of this letter we were reminded that even if we don’t know exactly when Jesus will ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Denomination: Anglican

We Must Arm Ourselves For Battle! Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 23, 2008

The apostle Peter provides us as believers with four perspectives motivating us to be strong when living out our Christian lives.

We must Arm Ourselves for battle! 1 Peter 4:1-6 Introduction I read this news article on the internet as I was preparing this sermon this is exactly what the article read: When 53-year-old Danny Anderson was feeding his horses Monday night, a 5-foot rattler slithered onto his central Washington ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Liberating Grace Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 27, 2008

Jesus died to make us free. Jesus breaks the shackles of legalism and perfectionism and enables us to live true, authentic lives.

Galatians 5:1-6 “Liberating Grace” INTRODUCTION History is said to repeat itself. When it does, one of the constant truths that it displays is that people have a very difficult time dealing with God’s unconditional love and overwhelming grace. The idea that Jesus Christ died for our sins and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Who's Yo' Momma Series

Contributed by Andy Payne on Jun 14, 2009

Our fight is to do what is right, and live as God wants us to live, in freedom. Free from the struggle with sin and death.

ILLUSTRATION: Braveheart DVD “FREEDOM” Clip #1 • Time: 1:21 • Start Time: 1:17:14 • End Time: 1:18:35 Start Cue: "I AM William Wallace" End Cue: "Alba gu bra!" Clip #2 • Time: 2:02 • Start Time: 2:44:38 • End Time: 2:46:40 Start Cue: "The prisoner wishes to say a word." End Cue: Cloth falls from ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of His Resurrection

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2009

In Christ, we have a living Saviour who lives and hears our prayers. In Him, we can experience the power of the resurrection.

In Jesus, we have the power to change. Let’s read the encounter of 2 disciples of Christ – Acts 3:1-10. And Paul’s words - Phil 3:10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection…” We see here two very confident disciples Peter and John. • They saw a man in need, a crippled man – on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Working Out Your Salvation Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006

Considers the way godly living fits into the picture of our Christian lives and encourages us to hold each other accountable to be holy

1. Title: Working Out Your Salvation 2. Text: Hebrews 3 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, fpr the series “Nothing Better Than The Best” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand what it means to “work out your salvation”; to understand that the root of disobedience is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Anticipated State

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Jul 14, 2015

The power of anticipation is often neglected among the people of God. But we should live in anticipation of God's promises everyday of our lives.

Introduction: Before we began to talk about heaven; let’s consider our anticipated state. What will we be like? How will we look? How old will we be? Will we know each other? I. We will have a Resurrected or Translated ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: Baptist