Sermons on Raising Godly Children:

Growing In Godliness Series

Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 30, 2002

Based on Series #3 in Pursuing Spiritual Transformtion by Willow Creek & Zondervan

Growing in Godliness 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Growth Introduction: Fifty years ago, we began to orient our lives around one of the great growth avoidance inventions of all time: the Television. You didn’t have to think, focus your attention, or follow a closely reasoned chain of thought when you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mystery Of Godliness

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 6, 2013

The message of Christ and His work on our behalf is a mystery of God. In fact, Paul speaks of this as "the mystery of godliness."

“Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.” [1] Mysteries are a favourite genre in books, movies and television ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Unequally Yoked Don't Do It Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2015

Reasons why a believer should not marry a non believer

HoHum: David Slagle, a minister at a small church in Atlanta, tells the story of a woman in her late 20’s. The woman had befriended a man living in her apartment complex. Slagle and his wife asked whether the two were dating. The man in question was a known atheist. The young woman ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godly Change Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

Change is wise when the old way of doing something can be done better to fulfill the purpose for which you do it at all. The Christian life is to be a life of constant change where we are getting better and better at pleasing God.

Many years ago the U. S. Army wanted to get off more rounds of cannon fire, and so they hired a consultant to study the problem. He went into the field and noticed that the soldiers stepped back from the cannon and waited for about 3 seconds every time they fired it. When asked why they ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-11

The Challenge Of Godliness Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 22, 2009

Living a godly life is the better life. What must we invest ourselves in to live a godly life and experience the better life?

This series is based upon a series by Nelson Searcy and the Journey Church. This sermon is my own, however. The Challenge of Godliness 1 Timothy 4:7-8 2 Peter 1:3-8 Worldliness has value for nothing Godliness has value for everything Godliness requires Divine Intervention Godliness requires ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Godly Leadership

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 23, 2006

Crisis had hit the church. This Gentile thing was getting out of control. Soon the church would be swarming with these "foreigners." What should we do?

Passage: Acts 11:1-18 Intro: In 1972, I had the opportunity to stand in front of the Berlin Wall PP Berlin Wall 1. This wall separated the people of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany, which was communist. 2. this piece of barbed wire is from that wall (I picked it up in 1972 PP ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Godly Judgment

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 20, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Have you've been cheated in a court? Have you been deceived and felt that the judge who handled your case is an unjust judge. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To display characteristics of a Godly judgment.

I. EXORDIUM: Have you've been cheated in a court? Have you been deceived and felt that the judge who handled your case is an unjust judge. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To display characteristics of a Godly judgment. IV. TEXT: Isaiah 11:3 (New Living Translation, Second ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Godly Contentment

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 21, 2025

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall NOT WANT. There seems to be a dissatisfaction among people. Are we thankful and content?

GODLY CONTENTMENT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3 (NLT2) You ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1, Isaiah 26:3, 2 Corinthians 10:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Recognizing Godliness Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Feb 11, 2009

How do we recognize and pursue Godliness? 1. We stay away from evil influences. 2. We follow the teachings of scripture. 3. We anticipate divine blessing.

HOW TO RECOGNIZE GODLINESS PSALMS 1 1. Illus. of two magazine articles • One was on famous femal movie star. She talked about her desire to accumulate wealth, popularity, and sexual promiscuity. “I’m not happy, and I don’t even know anybody who is!” • The other article was about Mother Teresa. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Godly Expectation

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jan 1, 2006

the difference between faith and hope and how they work together to fulfill God’s purpose.

Expectation is something we all need to have if we want to see God’s promises fulfilled. It is really another way of saying hope. When many think of hope they think along the lines of I hope I inherit a million dollars, or I hope I get that job that I applied for, or I hope it doesn’t rain ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:5-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Communicating Love

Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 14, 2015

Jacob made some terrible mistakes in the way he raised his children. And we can learn some valuable lessons from the mistakes that he made.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. Listen to Psalm 71:17-18. "Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, & to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old & gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-10, Psalm 71:17-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godly Wisdom

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 22, 2020

To desire Godly wisdom is better than any treasure you can achieve on this earth.

Godly Wisdom Proverbs 1and 2 Introduction- Well good morning everyone, it is good to be with you. I am going to ask you to put your thinking cap on right away this morning- Time is an indicator. (Watch gives us immediate time)It gives us a measure of how long we can do something. Even if ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7, Proverbs 2:1-15

Denomination: Nazarene

Truth And Godliness

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Aug 28, 2002

TITUS 1:1

TRUTH AND GODLINESS TITUS 1:1 Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of talk on truth. Most of it focused on whether the President told the truth when he testified before a judge and a grand jury. The president claims that he did tell the truth as he understood certain terms. ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1

Denomination: Bible Church

Godly Gratitude

Contributed by Larry Turner on Aug 29, 2013

We seem to have forgotten how to show our gratitude. This sermon has a quiz and eleven blessings for which we can be grateful.

Luke 17:11-18 “As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance, crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-18

Denomination: Foursquare

The Mystery Of Godliness Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 1, 2022

1 Timothy 3:14-16 shows us the nature of the church.

Scripture In the third chapter of his First Letter to Timothy, Paul set down the qualifications for church officers. He described the qualifications for overseers, also known as elders, in verses 1-7 and then the qualifications for deacons in verses 8-13. Paul then turned his attention to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed