Sermons on Self Desiring:

The Prayer Of Hezekiah

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 5, 2017

Putting your trust in Him instead of self will reap benefits. What would you do if God sent an angel to tell you to get your house in order?

The prayer of Hezekiah Isaiah 38:1-5 Introduction- Good morning, last week I challenged you with a simple two letter word if. What if and if only. What if you believe God in His word for these Scriptures? How many remember them? If my people who are called by my name will humbly pray and seek ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-5

Denomination: Nazarene

Shouldn’t I Trust What The Preacher Says? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 27, 2021

This passage showcases the myriad of problems created when you have self-confident religious leaders. How do we avoid that problem with today's preachers?

OF COURSE I SHOULD: If the preacher is God’s messenger, shouldn’t I trust what he says? - Many presume that they should just trust everything that the preacher says. - This passage is a reminder to us in a myriad of ways that religious leaders aren’t always on point. SO MANY MISTAKES IN THIS ...read more

Scripture: John 7:40-52

Denomination: Baptist

Saul Disobeys God (1 Samuel 13)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 8, 2025

What is the difference between a man after God's own heart and a man after self-glorification? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 13.

Did Saul act foolishly, disobeying God? What kind of heart was God looking for in a national leader? What kind of heart do we have? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 13. How old was Saul when he began to rule and how long was he king? Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And See Yourself Through God's Eyes - Numbers 13:33 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 11, 2025

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “I’m not good enough”? Are you allowing fear, self-doubt, and insecurity to whisper louder than the promises of God?

Go! And See Yourself Through God's Eyes - Numbers 13:33 Numbers 13:33 (NLT): “We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” Introduction Church, let me begin by asking a question that might hit home for many of ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:33, Exodus 3:14, Judges 6:12, Romans 8:37, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Colossians 2:15, Romans 10:9, Jeremiah 29:11, Numbers 14:6-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Impact Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023

Living generously creates a ripple effect that can impact others and future generations. Our generosity is a response to Jesus' self-sacrificing love and can inspire others to be generous.

You know when you toss a pebble into a pond, and it creates ripples that spread out? That's what we're talking about. Our actions, like that pebble, can create ripples that impact others. We've all been influenced by someone, and that person was influenced by someone before them. It's like a chain ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-46, 2 Corinthians 8:7

Topics: Philanthropy, Altruism, Charitable Giving, Generosity Psychology

The Servant's Response!

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Nov 8, 2011

As Christians in the radically self promoting age we need to remind ourselves that we are not lords over God's heritage but His servants, and servants to our brethren in our ministry to glorify Christ.

"If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Disagreement Among Missionaries Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 24, 2024

In the same way Split brings destruction in the church. Unity keeps peace and prosperity. Many denominations, organisations are the out come of personality clashes and self projected leaders. How to resolve the problem?

Text: Acts 15:36-41 Theme: Disagreement among missionaries   Greetings: The Lord is good and His love endures forever.   I request you to kindly turn to the Bible passage. Observe the Text: Paul and Barnabas, planning for second missionary journey. John Mark, Sharp Disagreement; Barnabas ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Methodist

The Shameless Neighbor

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jul 25, 2019

Luke packs into these thirteen verses: The Lord's prayer, a parable on prayer, and then reminder that the disciple can be “shameless in prayer, trusting in a God of love and mercy. “ Self discipline. Fancy words not needed.

In Jesus Holy Name July 27, 2019 Text: Luke 11:5-8,13b Pentecost VII - Redeemer “The Shameless Neighbor” Over the past 4 weeks we have been reading the parables and teachings of Jesus as written by Luke in His Gospel. Luke collected these stories and parables to answer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-14, 1 Peter 3:12

Denomination: Lutheran

A Powerful Church

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 4, 2008

In spite of the persecution and opposition it endured, the early church was a powerful church. They experienced and operated in the power of the Holy Spirit daily. The Lord desires no less for His church today.

A Powerful Church Scripture Reading: Acts 4:5-35 Scripture Text: Ephes. 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Ephes. 3:20 [Living] Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:5-35

Denomination: Church Of God

Loving God With All Of Your Mind PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 17, 2024

This sermon explores the depth of Mark 12:30, urging believers to fully love God by desiring His glory, accepting His terms, and dedicating to His acts.

Good morning, it is a blessed day, a day the Lord has made, and we are here to rejoice and be glad in it. We gather here today, not as strangers under a roof, but as brothers and sisters in Christ, bound by His love and grace. We are here to seek His face, to know His will, and to grow in our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Topics: Giving, God, All

Time To Expand/ Sense Of Calling

Contributed by Pepe Gonzales on Aug 12, 2023

…. In A world where everything revolves around self Protect Yourself, Promote yourself, Preserve Yourself, Entertain yourself, Comfort yourself, Take care of yourself, Jesus said “slay Yourself”.

Expansion means Growth , Expansion means Fruit ; Expansion in the word of God is always the advancement of Gods Kingdom and a fulfillment to a Promise from God for Gods People One of our Promise Scriptures is Is 54:2-3...Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:2-3, Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walk In Righteousness

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 3, 2025

We live in the midst of a rapidly changing culture, one that has no desire for that which is righteous and holy. The church is being pressured to abandon the truths of Scripture in order to conform to the dictates of the culture.

Walk in Righteousness Ephesians 5: 3-7 In our last study, Paul admonished believers to follow the Lord, literally being imitators of God. In order to accomplish such an enormous task, we must walk in the love of Christ the Lord. Those who are purposefully following the Lord and walking in the love ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

An Interview To Change Life

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2000

Nicodemus was confused because his thinking was earth-bound but Jesus offered him eternal life through a spiritual rebirth if he would believe in Christ’s self-offering on the Cross.

A LIFE CHANGING INTERVIEW The text, John 3:16 is a biblical classic: "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." It’s probably the most loved and quoted verse in Scripture. Rev Sandy Millar, Rector of Holy ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In The Presence: How Women Pray

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 22, 2009

Women succeed in pray because they persist in trusting God, allow the whole self to pray, take God at His word, are not afraid of intensity, choose responsibility over religion, and keep their commitments.

If, as Thomas Edison tells us, genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration, then I suspect it is also true that prayer is one per cent insistence and ninety-nine per cent persistence. Prayer is one per cent insistence, to be sure; we do, in our prayers, tell God what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Prayers Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 10, 2014

The focus is humility in prayer out of a realization that righteousness can not be reached by means of our own efforts. Prayers are heard & answered because of God's mercy not because of our self-justifying merits.

LUKE 18: 9-14 [PARABLES IN LUKE] THE PARABLE OF THE PRAYERS [Luke 11:39-11;54] In this section Jesus tells a story of a Pharisee and a tax collector. Both were sincere and devout. As a matter of fact, one kept the law scrupulously, or thought he did. The other was in a profession in which ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist