Sermons on Riotous Living:

Empowered Lives Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 9, 2007

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest watershed event in human history. Our world will never be the same, and living in the reality of the resurrection our lives will never be the same either.

John 20:1-8 “Great Expectations” INTRODUCTION What do you do with an empty tomb? John is very brief in his description of the events of Easter morning. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found it empty. She ran to Peter and the beloved disciple to tell them that someone had stolen Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Living Sacrifices

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 14, 2007

This one is about what it takes to get people to live sacrificially.

Dakota Community Church April 15, 2006 Living Sacrifices Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. The idea of personal sacrifice is almost foreign to us in this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Mennonite

Living For A Cause

Contributed by James May on Apr 15, 2007

Make your life really count. Find a cause greater than life itself and more important than yourself. That cause is found in Christ.

Living For a Cause By Pastor Jim May Someone once asked me if I knew all of the answers to life’s many questions? In a joking manner I answered, “Sure I know the answers. The problem I have is matching the right answer to the right question.” But as I think about it, I don’t know all the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Healthy Living

Contributed by David Diyanni on May 6, 2007

God is as interested in our bodies as He is in our spirits. He want us to be healthy body, soul, and spirit.

Healthy Living I Thess 5:23-24, I Tim 2:4, I Cor 6:19-20, Rom 12:1,I Tim 4:7-8 05/28/06 Why are we at Vineyard Community Church committed to a health and fitness ministry? I Thess 5:23-24 1.Most people think a pastor is not supposed to talk about losing weight, exercise, or motorcycles, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Vineyard

Living Stones

Contributed by Don Jones on May 7, 2007

Each time the Lord did great and mighty works amidst the Israelites they built stone memorials. Peter reveals we are the stones. Delivered at the 50th anniversary of the church.

Living Stones Joshua 3:5- 4:24 Introduction It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast of Florida. Every Friday night, until his death in 1973, he would return, walking slowly and slightly stooped with a large bucket of shrimp. The sea gulls ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living Together Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Jun 26, 2006

It is not good for man to be alone! We need one another in order to grow and become more like Jesus. The more we work together and live together, the closer we will become to being like God and the more we will be able to do for Him.

Over the next four weeks, we are going to be spending our time going through our mission statement: Living to grow, serve, worship and share. Each week we are going to look at a different piece of it and the have a small lesson about worship as we sing and participate in the experiential stations ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living By Faith

Contributed by Maurice Woodard Iii on Jun 30, 2006

True faith comes by hearing the Word of God, and without it, it’s impossible to please God. We are save by Grace thru faith plus nothing, and it is this faith that allows us to recognizing our own inability and the Lord’s ability.

SERMON by Dr. M. Marshall Woodard III Living By Faith Romans 1:17 Text "The just shall live by faith" True faith comes by hearing the Word of God, and without it, it’s impossible to please God. We are save by Grace thru faith plus nothing, and it is this faith that allows us to recognizing our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:17

Denomination: Baptist

Living In The Kingdom

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Jul 6, 2006

Jesus came into this earthly domain, ruled by the powers of darkness, and offered to all who were willing to receive - the benefits of His world.

Living in the Kingdom Text: Matthew 3:1-8 Introduction: Think about this: "Most Christians repent enough to get forgiven, but not enough to see the Kingdom." Now think about what John was saying: "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!" A modern translation puts it: "Turn to God and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Living On The Edge

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 16, 2006

If Paul was willing to endure hardship, face death, and live with risk, perhaps there are some small steps we might take to give everything for the gospel.

Living on the Edge July 16, 2006 II Corinthians 6:1-13 Some years ago, I remember presiding at the funeral of one of the older ladies of the church. I noticed that one of the grandsons was in the congregation dressed in his army dress uniform. At the cemetery following the committal service, I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Passionate Living

Contributed by Patrik Olterman on Mar 14, 2006

An inspiration to live a passionate life because we have a passionate God. A call to return to the first love.

Passionate living – the way God chooses to live. What is passion? Pathos = feel or suffer, used to denote destiny • Passion renders us passive under an emotion, the emotion becomes the active agent (Jesus in • Getsemane“thy will be done”) The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:6

Denomination: Holiness

Listen And Live

Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 14, 2006

Jesus proclaims and then explains the parable of the seed.

Listen And Live Matthew 13:1-23 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Lively Oracles Series

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on Mar 26, 2006

The accuracy and truthfulness of its message attest to its divine nature.

THE HOLY BIBLE ACTS 7:38 A. THE BIBLE IS CALLED 1. "The book of the Lord": Isa. 34:16 2. "The scripture of truth": Dan. 10:21 3. "The holy scriptures": Rom. 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:15 4. "The lively oracles": Acts 7:38 5. "The gospel of God": Rom. 1:1-3 B. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:38

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A Living Hope

Contributed by Wendy Pratt on Mar 30, 2006

This sermon looks at the nature of our hope, especially in terms of how we face death.

This week has been an interesting week. We’ve had three people in the hospital, so I’ve been spending time there daily, talking with patients and their families about issues of life and death. The news has been filled with issues of life and death, especially as they’ve pertained to Terri ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Laws For Living

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Apr 10, 2006

The 10 commandments and their relevance to today.

Laws for Living Exodus 20:1-17 March 19, 2006 One of the worksheets the Pastor gave Deb and I to do as we sat in his office for pre-marital counseling was to make a list of expectations that we had for each other and our upcoming life long marriage. We were to fill out a sheet of paper listing ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living In Liberty

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 30, 2006

Exposition of Gal. 5:1-14

Living in Liberty Gal. 5:1-14 On March 23, 1775, a group of men met at St. John’s church in Richmond VA. to figure out some way to avoid war. Many were willing to do almost anything for peace—even compromise with tyranny. But one man stood up ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist