Sermons on Self Improvement:

“didn’t You Use To Be Samson?”

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 31, 2013

Because he hasn’t dealt with his problems, they’re going to come up again, and this time they are going to destroy him.

Judges 16:16-30 Pastor Allan Kircher Shell point Baptist church • The story/Samson really could be titled • “Didn’t you use to be Samson?” • It’s the story/man/reached/pinnacle/career • accomplished everything a man would want to ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:16-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Plumb Line

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 8, 2011

A sermon emphasising the righteousness of God.

The Power of the plumb Line Amos 7:7-8 Amos saw the Lord "standing on a wall." The wall is not identified, but it can be only one wall -- the wall of Israel's capital city, Samaria. The wall at Samaria symbolized Israel as a nation. Amos tells us that this wall "had been made with a plumb line," ...read more

Scripture: Amos 7:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Examination

Contributed by Scott Thomas on Oct 19, 2013

Christ told us to examine ourselves. We must take an examination that questions if our souls are in line with the Word of a Holy God, the Works of the Holy Ghost, and the Works of the Heavenly Grace. Finally, are your steps in line with God's steps?

The Examination II Corinthians 13:5 5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? Intro: We try to teach our kids and grandkids what is right and what is wrong. Yet, there are many ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Baptist

Happy & Passionate Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2013

A sermon on the fourth beatitude.

Happy, Happy, Happy: Happy & Passionate Matthew 5:1-2, 6 You gotta’ love grandmothers, right? My grandmother, we called her Mama Kit, lived in Chatham, LA. It just so happened that I worked in Chatham, as did my older brother. I worked for the Sheriff’s Office and my brother ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Methodist

Why Deny? Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2014

We have been inundated with the message of self-indulgence, so why should we deny ourselves?

Why Deny? Matthew 6:16-18 The Sermon on the Mount is a guide for how to live as followers of Jesus. Specifically, Jesus is teaching us that we have to lose some things in our religion so we can get back to a relationship with God. Religion focuses on religious practices, rules, observances, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Methodist

Was It The Devil?

Contributed by G. D. Helton on Aug 10, 2013

A message on Self-Decption

Was It The Devil Sunday Morning, 07-14-13 Intro: I’m going to test either your memory or your youth with the question I am about to ask. Some of you are definitely old enough to remember and some of you were not even born yet. Have you ever heard the expression “The Devil made me do ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 36:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus And Prayer

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 21, 2016

Jesus prayed to discover God's will.

A. JESUS’ PRAYER INTENSITY 1. He didn’t consider prayer a light thing. “And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground” (Luke 22:44). 2. Jesus went through terrible struggles when He became our sin. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:42

Denomination: Baptist

Selflessness Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 4, 2010

Christians choose to do things out of self-lessness

A matter of the heart – Selflessness We have been looking a Paul’s letter to the Philippians and how he just seems to exhibit an abnormal response to his current situation. The first week he opened the letter with prayers to God for the church in Philippi. How they had supported ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Congregational

Lesson 2: How To Know The Line Between Right And Wrong

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 24, 2010

How to know how sin affects our relationship with Christ, and what God expects of us.

A. WHAT GOD EXPECTS OF YOU 1. Separate from sin. “Be ye holy, for I am holy” (I Peter 1:16). 2. Perfection. “You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven” (Matt. 5:48). B. WHAT IS THE LINE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? Anything that dims my vision of Christ, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Meaning Of Discipleship Series

Contributed by David Baeder on May 8, 2011

Lesson one in a 15 lesson series on discipleship.

Discipleship The Meaning of Discipleship Sunday, April 11, 2010 am Reading: Mark 8:34-38 Introduction: This morning, we’re beginning a new adventure. We’re starting a new sermon series on discipleship. I’m afraid that “discipleship” is a term that most of us ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Did My Porch Get So Dirty? Series

Contributed by Kirby Lloyd on Jun 30, 2019

Over the next few weeks we are going to look at how we can stop spending so much of our time focusing on everyone else and getting down to the nitty gritty of cleaning up our own mess…

Intro: How many of you grew up when having a big front porch was the way houses were built…they were built that way because in that time people were open to having friends just drop in and they would sit on the front porch and talk…in fact I can call my dad and 7 out of 10 times he is on the front ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Doing The Right Thing

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 25, 2019

Why do some people seem to have more in, from and through their relationship with God? Because they trust in God’s capabilities more than their capabilities and they practice the faith and the self discipline of the word until!

Galatians 5:22-23 MSG But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Proverbs 29:11, 1 Samuel 16:10-21, Mark 6:31-34, 1 Samuel 24:1-7, Ephesians 3:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You’re On Your Last Nerve

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 26, 2018

Have you ever had a moment when – maybe it was a screaming child, or a rude bullying driver cutting in on you, or a whole succession of unfortunate events happening – but whatever it was, it drove you to the brink of your endurance? That's when you need self-control!

WHEN YOU’RE ON YOUR LAST NERVE Gal. 5:22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. All of us can probably think of some time in our life where we went too far. 2. An elderly lady, driving a big, new, expensive car, was preparing to back into a parallel parking space when suddenly a young man in a small sports ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Zachaeus Lesson 23 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 28, 2018

Jesus' final ministry in Galilee, Perea, and Jericho

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Retreat from Jerusalem. Jesus left Bethany shortly after raising Lazarus from the dead. “Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples” (John ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:9

Denomination: Baptist

(Section 2) Obstacles Of Worship Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Aug 4, 2018

What it will take to make it.

IX. OBSTACLES Worship is not an option, it is an obligation; it is not a luxury, it is a necessity. The one thing that the church can do that no other assembly can do is to worship God and glorify Him. A. Human nature being what it is, we do not naturally want to seek after God and get ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal