Sermons on Salvation By Works:

Talk The Talk And Walk The Walk

Contributed by Ian Whitmore on Jul 31, 2024

Faith and works. This is the duo that is inseparable for James. James lays that out pretty plainly in this passage. Faith and works must go together. Belief and action, words and deeds.

Text: James 2:14-26 DT: James is telling us that we need to not only talk HIS talk, but walk HIS walk. When I was a kid I had a favorite duo. Two things that went together that one without the other just didn’t happen or it just didn't make sense that was Woody and Buzz lightyear. I love the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

He Who Began A Good Work In You.

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Feb 16, 2023

Reminding that He which began a good work in us will finish it.

Jeremiah 18:1-6 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying: (2) "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words." (3) Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. (4) And the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

"Having A Heart Condition"

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Jul 9, 2002

A message on the utter inadequecy of a righteousness that only goes skin-deep.

“Having a Heart Condition” Matt. 5:20-26 July 7, 2002 The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas www.st-andrew.com In 1506 Leonardo Da Vinci painted perhaps the most valuable, famous, and easily-recognizable portrait in the world on a piece of pine wood: The Mona ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:20-26

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

What Do These Stones Mean? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 31, 2008

For a Children’s Day message; twelve varying stones used as visuals to speak of original innocence, sin and accountability, and the redemptive work of Christ.

For centuries, people have raised up stones as a witness. Stone monuments testify as to who they are and what happened among them. Just this week news came of discoveries at the ancient monument of Stonehenge on the Salisbury plain in England. Those great Sarsen stones were raised to honor the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:8-24

Denomination: Baptist

Let'em Work, Let'em Live

Contributed by Joe Harding on Aug 11, 2001

To please God, our faith must be followed by action.

LET’EM WORK, LET’EM LIVE JAMES 2: 14 – 26 AUGUST 12, 2001 INTRODUCTION: Story of lil Leroy and the birthday bicycle. TRANSITION THOUGHT: Is it possible for Christ to save me from the perils of wickedness without saving me for the cause of goodness? Is Christianity mere mental assent to a fact of ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Unexpected Jesus (Sermon 1) At Work Today! Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 4, 2024

Many times in the Gospels, Jesus shows up in ways that people did not expect. He often defies expectations, both then and now, and as we look at three powerful moments in Scripture, we will see how Jesus reveals Himself in unexpected ways.

Transformed by Truth: The Unexpected Jesus (sermon 1) At work today! Luke 24:13-35, John 4:4-30, Isaiah 55:8-9 Introduction Have you ever had a moment when something or someone completely surprised you? Maybe you expected one outcome, but what actually happened caught you off guard and left you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35, John 4:4-30, Isaiah 55:8-9, Proverbs 3:5-6, Galatians 3:28, Matthew 28:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Question Ever Asked Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 24, 2006

Many people have a wrong understanding of how to get to heaven. This message seeks to answer the question, "What must I do to get saved?"

Scripture There are many great questions that have been asked in Scripture. But, I would like to suggest that the greatest question ever asked is found in Acts 16:30. It is the question the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas. After there had been a violent earthquake, the jailer thought that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Martin Luther's Text Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 16, 2007

In this sermon, we see the outworking of the gospel in the life of just one man, Martin Luther.

Scripture In 1920 an English preacher named Frank W. Boreham published a book of sermons on great Bible texts. In each case, he linked a Bible text to the history of a great Christian man or woman. He called his book Texts That Made History. An example of a text that made history is David ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Freedom, It Comes Apart From Law (Part One) Series

Contributed by Robert Odle on Jun 15, 2002

Paul now begins to unpack his Grand Proposition (2:15-21). In 3:1-18, Paul supports the first part of his proposition: legalism is not the SOURCE of human justification.

Freedom, It Comes Apart from Law (Part One) (Galatians 3:1-5) Theme: As faith justifies a human being, justification morally obligates that human being. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I preach this sermon, the hearer ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Labor For The Lord Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

Joseph was a peanut shell in Yankee Stadium, and that is the level of notice he would have gotten in history from that point on. But God gave him the ability to interpret dreams, and he impressed the Pharaoh. He was instantly exalted to the highest level of power in the powerful nation of Egypt.

Grace Kelly, the American actress, married into royalty when she became the wife of Prince Rainier of Monaco. This became world wide news back in 1956 as an American girl became Princess Grace. But it was far from being a rags to riches story, for Grace grew up in wealth and luxury. Her father ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:41-57

James 5:13-20 Series

Contributed by Michael Larsen on Oct 21, 2020

The Cheerful, the Sick, the Weak, and the Wondering.

Open your bibles to James Chapter 5. As we wrap up our series in the Book of James entitled Faith That Works. We have been quoting R. Kent Hughes who says “one thing is clear about the book of James—the dominant theme is; “Faith that is real works practically in one's life. Faith that is ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do Good Works And Your Best For God

Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Jan 10, 2025

What type of works are you doing for Jesus; good works or bad works? Are you doing your best for God, Jesus said to Mary, she has done a good work for me and she has done what she could. I pray that we will not be found wanting or lacking when we meet our maker in Jesus mighty name.

DO YOUR BEST FOR JESUS IN THE YEAR 2025 Mark 14:3-9; (NK JV) “3 And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. 4 But there were some who were ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fake Vs. Real Christianity Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 3, 2006

Was Jesus teaching us that we can "buy" our way into heaven by doing good works?

OPEN: One night a woman dreamed that she was having a conversation with God. She was angry about all the suffering and evil she saw around her, so she complained to the Lord. “God, why don’t You do something about all this?” God gently replied: “I did. I created you.” APPLY: Over the next ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Epistle Of Joy

Contributed by Don Campbell on Sep 27, 2025

This is a six-part sermon series on Paul's letter to the Philippians.

A SIX-PART SERMON SERIES ON PAUL’S EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS #1: THE GOD WHO CLOSES AND OPENS DOORS INTRODUCTION A. Paul wrote four epistles from prison: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. B. In this lesson, we will explore Paul’s second missionary journey that led him to Philippi. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-12, Philippians 1:3-6, Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Does His Best Work In The Dark

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 11, 2004

John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night (darkness) cometh, when no man can work.”

“God does His best work in the Dark” Genesis 1:1-2 This is the beginning, the start of everything. It is often called the dateless past or even a better term is eternity past. It is not bound by the limitations of time, because the beginning actually started before time began. Realize that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2

Denomination: Apostolic