Sermons on Rivalry: showing 541-555 of 1,262

Danger The Explosive Emotion Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 10, 2015

True Biblical knowledge married to a living spiritual relationship with Jesus leads to new creation behavior. Anger is an emotion given by God to respond to injustice and unrighteousness. Learn in this sermon to use anger biblically.

Intro: If you remember last week one of the most important things we can do is saturate our minds with God’s word. We do this so that the Holy Spirit can plant it deeply within our minds and give us something of the Spirit to think about. We don’t learn more of the Bible which ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26

Denomination: Baptist

Go, Stand, And Speak, Pt. 1 Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015

I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

Go, Stand, and Speak, pt. 1 Acts 5:12-20 The early church is having a huge impact on Jerusalem with thousands being saved and healed. Lives are being forever changed! The church is unified and God is being magnified. The gospel is spreading like wildfire, the church is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Bible Relevant

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 14, 2015

The Bible is already relevant. Maybe we need to get out of the way and let its power be seen.

1. There is a lot of talk today about making the bible "relevant." a. The word Relevant means "Logically connected with and important to the matter in hand; appropriate, germane, pertinent." b. There seems to be a precedent in verses like: 15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Culture Of Lies

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Sep 15, 2015

Man's conscious actions in daily life begged the difference in the posture of women living in modern times.

CULTURE OF LIES by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 15, 2015) “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (St. Matthew 7: 12, King James Version ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12-14

Denomination: Friends

Seeing God At Work Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 6, 2015

God works through our troubles and our prayers.

God’s fingerprints can be detected all through history. • At times His work is dramatically obvious - like parting the Red Sea, tearing down the walls of Jericho - but other times, it’s not noticeable to our senses. • Our lack of perception, however, does not mean God is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:3-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The S Word Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 2, 2018

In order to grow in Christ to reach our full potential, we must admit our sinfulness.

That S Word Romans (Various) February 4, 2018 Today we’re going to talk about a 3 letter word that nobody really likes to talk about in church. It makes us uncomfortable, it makes us squirm in our seats and we really want to hold our ears so we don’t have to listen to what’s being said. You ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

The House In A Shambles Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 23, 2017

Deal with sin WITH God's help. Understand the need for confession, for correction, and for change of our ways of living. All of these Cs can only come through Christ.

Sin does not just affect the person who sin. It affects those around them. • A husband who sin affects his wife and children, the child who sin hurts his parents, a pastor who sin devastates the church, a leader who sin messes up the nation… • Sin contaminates everything around. It infects and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Ten Commandments Part 2

Contributed by Lee Houston on Sep 18, 2022

The First Commandment has to do with having no other gods and the Second with not replacing the Lord your God with images. The Third Commandment reinforces the first two while commanding another aspect of the reality of God: approaching and responding to the LORD.

The Ten Commandments Part 2 Introduction: The First Commandment has to do with worshiping no gods but God and the Second with not replacing the LORD your God with images. The Third Commandment reinforces the first two while commanding another aspect of the reality of God. That aspect, how ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11

Samuel Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Oct 31, 2022

Between the Judges and the Monarchy

October 29, 2022 Samuel was the last Judge of Israel, and he serves as a link between the time of the Judges and the Monarchy, so our story begins with him {1 Samuel 1-3}. Samuel’s father was Elkanah. Elkanah was of the tribe of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:23) but lived in the territory of Ephraim ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:19-21

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Redeemer Promised Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 19, 2022

We are redeemed from the clutches of Sin, and restored to the original state of relationship with God. He ascertained to the redeemed during their trials and temptations, failures, and fears. Therefore he is there to deal with every situation of the present life struggles of the redeemed.

Text: Genesis 3:1-15 Theme: Redeemer Promised Greetings: The Lord is good and his love endures forever! I greet you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Introduction: We are dealing with the Privileges of the redeemed. the redeemed enjoy the sonship, friendship, and stewardship in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Denomination: Methodist

More Than One Master? Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Apr 29, 2021

One of the important areas that Jesus spoke a lot about was the enslavement to money and material possessions. Money is essential for our basic needs and daily living, but we should be wary to not let money become our master. Here is a study on being under different masters!

More than one master? We read like this in Matthew 6:24, “No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.” (BBE) In the above mentioned ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24

Denomination: Other

Kingdom Of Truth Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 1, 2021

Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. His kingdom is not of this world. He is not a political or a geographical king. But a King forever in the hearts of his followers. Become a citizen of that kingdom.

Theme: John 18:36-38 Text: Kingdom of Truth The Lord is good; His love endures forever. This month we would learn the Word of God under the theme: I am the truth, keeping in mind the general theme of the year, I am the way the Truth and the Life. Once again, we face a pandemic situation. The ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36-38

Denomination: Methodist

Freedom In Christ

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jul 20, 2021

In Luke 4:18 Jesus proclaims freedom. This message evaluates how true freedom comes from overcoming temptation.

True Freedom is in Christ – Overcoming Temptation Theme: To show how true freedom comes from overcoming the temptation of Satan Text: Luke 3, 4 Introduction Luke 4:14) Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:21-22, Luke 4:1-13, Luke 4:16-21

Denomination: Church Of God

Holdfast To The End Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 9, 2021

We must abide in Christ, in His words and his love. Now hold fast of your salvation exhortation and keep alert about the deceptions.

Theme: Hold fast to the End. Text: Hebrews 3:12-19 Greetings The Lord is good; his love endures forever. I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Today, we would meditate from Hebrews 3:12-19, titled “Hold fast to the End”. We are continuously thinking about staying ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:12-19

Denomination: Methodist

When Opposites Are The Same Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

It is hard for Christians to believe this paradoxical truth that opposites can be the same. That is why so few Christians have a Biblical attitude toward other Christians who hold opposite views.

A cartoon pictures the door of an office in the central government building of Moscow. The sign reads, Commissar for the Electrification of all the Russias. Underneath is a bit of paper on which is written, "Please knock-bell out of order." We can see the humor in the great ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:6