Sermons on Self Desiring:

Comfort Zone Or End Zone?

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001

Motivational chapel message to inspire the student body, faculty, and staff @ Ozark Christian College to spiritually stretch themselves for Christ’s glory.

Comfort Zone or End Zone ? Selected Scriptures * The Visual Bible: Matthew (8:1-4; 26:36-56) I love these scenes! The first one, from the first four verses of Matt. 8, reveals the utter self less ness of Jesus – when everyone else steered clear of this poor man with leprosy, our Lord ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4, 1 Corinthians 4:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Faced With An Empty Tomb

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 31, 2002

Discover the reasons for the four different responses to the empty tomb to help you choose wisely how you will respond

Happy Easter, Everybody! I came across an imagined scenario of the two Roman soldiers guarding Jesus’ tomb on that first Easter morning. Each had his cup of coffee in hand. Moments before the angel showed, one soldier said to the other, "Cheer up, it’s Sunday morning. The way I see it, we’ve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-20

Denomination: *other

Theology 101: Human Nature

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Apr 4, 2004

We live in a fallen world, the image of God remains in us, giving us reasons to rejoice in our humanness.

Theology 101: Human Nature Genesis 3:1-19 Thesis: We live in a fallen world, the image of God remains in us, giving us reasons to rejoice in our humanness. What is your reaction to the word theology or theologian? If you are like most people, you cringe at the very mention of it. We live in a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Denomination: Holiness

A Journey Of Repentance Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007

the only journeys of eternal significance are the journeys of our souls. This is an intro sermon to a lenten series on repentance

A Journey of Repentance February 6, 2005 Intro: THE TWO TOWERS DVD Chapter: 50 Start Time: 2:44:15 End Time: 2:46:35 Invitation to a Journey: The greatest journeys are never easy. Frodo and Sam discovered that. So did Alice when she fell into wonderland, Dorothy in Oz, all the heroes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:15

Denomination: Baptist

Meekness Is Strength Worth Possessing! Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 26, 2011

The beatitudes and the meaning they have in our lives all good but who wants to be seen as a wimp? Meek not on your life! But meekness is a great strength in the eyes oF God, so much so that Jesus impacted the world through his meekness!

Meekness is strength worth possessing! Matthew 5:5 During the last couple of weeks we’ve been looking at Matthew 5:1-12 which is the beatitudes at the start of Jesus Sermon on the Mount. We’ve looked at what the beatitudes are, that they describe blessings as the word beatitude comes from the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-2, Matthew 5:5

Denomination: Salvation Army

From Serve Us To Service

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Mar 21, 2011

God blesses a life of service.

From Serve-us To Service Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. “Workmanship” – you were made to make a contribution…to make a difference. Message bible 1Pe 4:10 Be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 15, 2008

There are many sins that go unexposed here on earth...and they will be revealed only at the judgment. In Romans 2, Paul says that God will judge the secrets of man.

BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT NUMBERS 32:23 BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT! That particular passage is found in Numbers 32:23...and I believe this is one of the most misunderstood statements in all of God’s Word. There are many sins that go unexposed here on earth...and they will be ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 32:23

Diligent Leadership

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Oct 26, 2013

The spiritual gift of leadership is one of the gifts of Romans 12.

10 27 13 “Diligent Leadership” Romans 12:8c: “He who leads, with diligence.” We have been looking at the spiritual gifts of the Body of Christ in Romans 12: prophecy (speaking God’s Word to others), serving ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Denomination: Baptist

Chaff Or Tree? How To Thrive In A Withering World Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 3, 2025

This psalm promises a blessed life to those who delight in God’s Word. The sermon describes the meaning of “blessed life,” and contrasts it with the life that is like worthless, weightless chaff. Then it reveals how to have that blessed life through delighting in Scripture.

* For hundreds of free downloadable audio and video sermons, visit TreasuringGod.com. Meditation is the natural activity that comes from delight. The first time you fell in love with someone you meditated on that person - day and night. People who love football have their thoughts consumed with ...read more

Let The Blessings Flow

Contributed by Robert Brent on Sep 1, 2004

This simple and touching story gives us several important insights into the blessings of God flowing into our lives.

"Let The Blessings Flow" 2 Kings 4:1-7 God wants to pour His blessings into our lives. This passage teaches us four principles of how we can receive His blessings: 1. We must be aware of our need. (1) She was about to lose her two sons to a creditor. A desperate need = "If God does not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

No Matter How You Slice It - It Is Still Bologna

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Sep 8, 2004

It simply amazes me how much ridiculously unimportant stuff gets in the way of the churches fulfilling “The Great Commission”. If sin in our lives isn’t enough of a stumbling block, the politics and some of the outdated traditions of some of the churches

Sermon Title: No matter how you slice it - it is still Bologna Text: I Timothy 2:9-15 Date: August 10, 2003 Introduction of Scripture: For those of you that have been following the direction that this series on Paul’s first letter to Timothy has been taken you will know that this morning we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:9-15

Denomination: *other

The Big Surprise

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 5, 2021

This Easter message focuses on the DISRUPTION that Jesus's presence brought into the lives of the selfish priests and Pharisees at His first Advent, their response to the disruption (murdering Jesus), and the SURPRISE Jesus's resurrection was to them and even to the disciples.

Today we celebrate the greatest event in the history of mankind: the resurrection of Christ. Nothing has ever happened that influences the destiny of mankind like that one event. Alexander’s defeat of the Persians changed the course of Western civilization. It was a significant turning point in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:34-36, John 3:16, Revelation 1:18, John 20:15, John 2:12-25, Matthew 27:62-66, Mark 8:34-37, John 11:47-48, Matthew 23:27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-58, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Acts 1:11, Matthew 28:1-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Living With A Sense Of Urgency

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Mar 17, 2003

Being only days away now from something known as “March Madness,” the pace and intensity of college basketball games begin to reach a new level. There’s a sense of urgency as teams begin to prepare for a run that will eventually result in four unbeaten

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Being only days away now from something known as “March Madness,” the pace and intensity of college basketball games begin to reach a new level. There’s a sense of urgency as teams begin to prepare for a run that will eventually result in four unbeaten teams, one of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-11

It's A Heart Attitude

Contributed by Michael Calo on Jan 6, 2010

When we have heart issues we actually give the enemy a foothold, then what He does is lie to us And tell us we’re not worthy.

It’s a Heart Attitude Importance of testimonies – When you give one – It’s out in the airwaves – God gets the glory What you may not consider as important can actually change someone’s life Testimonies are given So that all of heaven can hear – All ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:5-24

Denomination: *other

Blessings In Poverty

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Feb 1, 2006

You don’t need to have everything going your way to be happy.

INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION I came across of these lines from a song from the musical “Oklahoma,” -- Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day; I’ve got a wonderful feeling, everything’s going my way. A lot people today tend to regard happiness in that light. “When everything’s going my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist