Sermons on Self Conceit:

Sincerely Yours – Victory Series

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009

Sincere love is a possibility for Christians. Evil cannot overcome us in our pursuit of genuine, sincere love.

Sincerely Yours – Victory September 6, 2009 Putting it into practice • Act in a loving way even when the emotion is not there. • Initiate love rather than simply responding to love. Seek not to be loved, but to be love. • Identify the evil in your life and dispose of it knowing that it is the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living A Spirit-Filled Life

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 20, 2009

A Spirit filled life should be the goal of believers. Few demonstrate lives filled with the power of God, most living a “ho-hum” Christian existence. Some wonder why there’s no victory in their lives. Reason is few are Spirit filled.

LIVING A SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE EPHESIANS 5:18-21 Introduction: A Spirit filled life ought to be the goal of every believer. Unfortunately many if not most Christians are satisfied with the way things are spiritually in their lives for as long as there is a spot is reserved for them in heaven they’re ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-21

Denomination: Baptist

Unequally Yoked

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 14, 2008

A textual sermon about 2 Corinthians 6:14

Sermon for 4/13/2008 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Unequally Yoked Introduction: Time magazine reported in January 1995 that an earthquake in Kobe, Japan, occurred when two plates on a fault line fifteen miles offshore suddenly shifted against each other, violently lurching six to ten feet in opposite ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mystery

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 23, 2013

An textual sermon on Romans 16:25-27 focused on the mystery (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's Roman's Commentary)

HoHum: How many of us enjoy a good mystery? The entertainment industry has made a living on “mysteries”. They will make documentaries on unsolved crimes, the building of the pyramids, and every other “mystery” under the sun. In order for it to be a mystery, there needs to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Getting Back To Basics" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2014

Learning How to Pray and the power of prayer.

The Ultimate Decision August 5, 2014 I love getting back to basics or simplifying things. Today, we make things too complicated. This past weekend I had the joy of meeting a friend from Prep School. I had not seen him in 40 years but it was as if we had never stopped meeting. He had told me of an ...read more

Scripture: John 5:19

Who You Gonna Call? Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 12, 2014

Just as Jesus’ disciples were put on the spot by the Pharisees, the day will come when you must speak for your Savior.

Who You Gonna Call? Lent Series Pt 2 March, 23, 2014 Matthew 9:9-13 I Eyes of Reality A Truth be told then... 1 Matthew, who also went by Levi, was seen by people as an extortionist & sellout because he was a tax-collector. a The Romans occupied Israel, collected taxes from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

I'm Not A Shepherd, I'm A Butcher Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2014

A sermon on elders (adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 11 Purposefully Designed, pgs. 288- 295)

HoHum: Lynn Anderson, in "They Smell Like Sheep” relates this story: “Several years ago in Palestine, Carolyn and I rode a tour bus through Israel’s countryside nearly mesmerized as the tour guide explained the scenery, the history, and the lifestyle. In his description, he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unsatisfied Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 7, 2014

You shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbour’s. Do you ever ask, "Why not me, Lord?"

Dakota Community Church September 7, 2014 Unsatisfied Summer Series at Dakota: The 10 Commandments Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Mennonite

The Will Of God For Individuals Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 22, 2012

God's will for each individual is to say yes to Jesus. How does that play out though. God's primary will for everyone is for each individual to konw Him. Read on to find out how that is practically lived out.

Intro: Many of us as believers can take a test and answer yes to questions like, did Jesus die for your sins, did he rise from the dead, is Jesus coming back to earth? Pastor and author Bruce Larson says that he grew up saying yes to these types of biblical doctrines. But eventually he sensed that ...read more

Scripture: John 17:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of His Grace!

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Dec 29, 2012

The purpose of God's grace in the life of a believer

Titus 2:11-14 KJV For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Simeon

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 30, 2012

Scripture and history do not provide us with a great amount of information about Simeon. All that we know of him is contained in these few verses in the book of Luke. But what we do have speaks volumes about Simeon, his character, faith and vision.

Simeon Luke 2:22-35 Scripture and history do not provide us with a great amount of information about Simeon. All that we know of him is contained in these few verses in the book of Luke. But what we do have speaks volumes about Simeon, his character, faith and vision. I. Simeon’s Character ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-35

Denomination: Baptist

Preferring Others In Giving Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jun 22, 2013

The new birth results in revolutionary change. “None but Christ can transform a burglar into a benefactor!” - John R.W. Stott

Dakota Community Church Ephesians 56, Grace at Work 26 June 23, 2013 Preferring Others in Giving We are given six behaviors we are to discontinue - because they destroy unity. We are given six replacement behaviors which will foster and protect unity. Instead of lying; speak truth ...having put ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27

Denomination: Mennonite

The Love Of Money 1 Timothy 6:3-19 Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 22, 2013

We live in a world that promises if you get a good job in a good company and make good money and get a good house and a good car you’ll be happy. The Bible teaches if you have a good relationship with God you have none of those things and be truly happy.

A Carjacking that was foiled in a Northern Virginia Shopping Mall. It seems as if an elderly grandmother had been given a gun by her son in which to protect herself. On day after she did her shopping she returned to the car where she found four white males seated inside. She dropped her shopping ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-19

Denomination: *other

How The Resurrection Affects Christianity

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 10, 2017

The resurrection of Jesus was a work of God established before the foundation of the world was set in place and has an enormous impact on our life today.

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Chicago Tribune journalist, Lee Strobel, had been on an incredible quest to disprove the resurrection of Jesus. A “just the facts” type of guy, Strobel figured debunking God would not be that difficult. This was a man who worked in a newsroom with a printed banner ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Vaccination Application 1.0 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Feb 25, 2021

The social impact of contributing to social context in a positive way increases our effectiveness as heralds of the good news. (words of affirmation, acts of kindness and gifts)

There are a couple of big questions on the minds of many people: Do I or don't I get the vaccination? And if I am going to get the vaccination, when? The question becomes more complex when a person is frail for one reason or another. Then there is the matter of believing in the science and the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4, Matthew 5:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational