Sermons on Self Restraint:

Breaking Chains PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Encourage us to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to prioritize His Kingdom above all else in our lives.

Good morning, Church family! Today we're going to dive deep into a scripture that calls us to examine our hearts and priorities. Our focus is Mark 12:30, which says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." This verse is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Topics: Getting Rid, Self

Resting Is Hard Work PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 5, 2024

Explores the concept of spiritual rest in God, its relevance in our lives, and our responsibility to embrace and live in this rest.

Good morning, cherished family of God. As we gather in this sacred space, let's take a moment to pause, to breathe, to be still and know that He is God. In the hustle and bustle of life, it's so easy to lose sight of the peace and rest that our Father so generously offers us. We are often caught up ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:6

Topics: Rest, Self-Care

God's Wisdom Always Trumps Man's PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 1, 2024

The sermon emphasizes the importance of seeking God's wisdom over worldly wisdom, and calls for unity in the church under Christ's banner.

Good morning, dear church family. It's always a joy to gather with you, to share in the warmth of our fellowship, and to turn our hearts and minds together towards the Word of God. It's a beautiful day, isn't it? A day the Lord has made, a day to rejoice and be glad in it. We find ourselves today ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23

Topics: Humility, Self-Importance

Leave The Old Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 14, 2015

Ephesians 4 presents ... a divine wardrobe which will really change one’s life...a heavenly, eternal style which will never go out of date — a wardrobe which wears increasingly better with time.

If you have been abroad, you know there is a worldwide fascination with fashion. Whether you travel to Chicago or London or Geneva or Beijingor Nairobi, you find fashion-conscious people making fashion statements. Much of this lure comes from fashion’s enticing promise of a “new ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-19

Denomination: Other

When God Blocks You For Your Own Good Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 4, 2025

Sometimes, the greatest blessings from God are not the doors He opens but the ones He shuts.

WHEN GOD BLOCKS YOU FOR YOUR OWN GOOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 29 Supporting Texts: Romans 8:28, Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 37:23-24, Isaiah 30:21, Revelation 3:7 INTRODUCTION: Sometimes, the greatest blessings from God are not the doors He opens but the ones He shuts. In 1 Samuel ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Crisis Of Freedom Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 1, 2002

Dealing with freedom is a tricky thing. it requires restraint and an awareness of the source of our freedom, namely the mercy and grace of God shown in Jesus Christ.

Rom 14:1-15:13 Freedom is a tricky thing. It’s something that we hold dear as members of a democracy. It’s something that people have fought long and hard to achieve. We’d hate to give it up. Yet there are times when our desire for freedom can lead us astray, even to the point of undermining the ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

A Child Is Born Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 29, 2022

Isaiah tells us of the greatness of this child, with the best that can be done given the restraint of human understanding. This passage is the theme for Handel’s Messiah.

My friend wrote about the birth of Jesus and put it in a way to look like a birth announcement for Jesus. It was designed to look like it was clipped from a newspaper. Birth Announcement The Nazareth Daily News in the year 1 A.D. Joseph and Mary from Nazareth are pleased to announce the birth ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Character Trait: Seeing And Living The Supernatural Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 22, 2013

The supernatural is not always spectacular. Sometimes God works supernaturally in the natural. Some examples are marriages restored, addictions undone, attitudes remade. Character and conduct are conformed to Jesus.

Intro: The supernatural is not always spectacular. Sometimes God works supernaturally in the natural. Some examples are marriages restored, addictions undone, attitudes remade. There is something that is very dangerous today. The supernatural has become twisted to be vampires, zombies, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-43

Denomination: Baptist

First Love Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 1, 2009

Marriage can make us healthy, and marriage can make us wealthy... but it can only make us wise if we do it God’s way. Find out how.

OPEN: At the banquet of Tom and Susan’s 25th wedding anniversary, Tom was asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage of such long duration. "Tell us, Tom, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful years with your wife?" Tom responded, "Well, I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7, Ephesians 5:21-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lawlessness

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 30, 2006

In the past few years it seems that men are doing what is right in their own sight without any restraints. It’s time that we understand lawlessness!

Lawlessness Text: Matthew 7: 21-23 Lawlessness is a trap; it’s a trap because lawlessness can start just with a bad attitude toward someone in authority. Lawlessness always becomes more progressive and usually thinks there the only one who is right. In Webster’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Konwing And Doing God's Will Series

Contributed by Mark Mohler on Jun 26, 2004

Aiding believers in finding God’s will for theeir lives

Knowing and Doing God’s Will Colossians 1:9-14 Introduction: Isn’t Yahoo maps great? The driving directions tell us exactly where to go, what turns to make, how to get where we are wanting to go. Ever wish God has a website we could log into and find out where he wants our life to go? This sermon ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Distraction

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 6, 2017

When we have to cope for the long term, we need to implement God’s template for doing so. Distraction is a key element in this process, but needs to be viewed as part of the whole process.

The Power of Distraction (Philippians 4:1-9) 1. The psychology professor was giving an oral test. She asked, "How would you diagnose a patient who screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?" A sports-minded young man answered, "He's ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Longsuffering Of God

Contributed by Steve Klein on May 18, 2015

An examination of God's longsuffering, which both comforts and motivates us.

The Longsuffering of God Intro: Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put his boots on? He asked for help and she could see why. With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want to go on. When the second boot was on, she had worked up a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessings Of The Grey Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 21, 2020

Often we neglect older persons and their importance in our life. The busy world makes us go away from God and parents and the elders. This sermon explains the importance of the grey and their blessings, also it exhorts the elders to make use of their days.

Blessings of the Grey Psalm 92:12-15 Introduction: Children are beloved to Elders but children treat elders as a burden. The term senescence refers to the ageing process, including biological, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual changes. There are challenges to the caregivers during ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:12-15

Denomination: Methodist

Three Rash People Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 2, 2023

Jude’s love of threes continues in this section. Three men are brought forward as examples that prove the insurgents’ certain damnation. Each is mentioned in the Old Testament in negative terms and are well-known character to Jude’s Judaean audience.

Jude 1:11-Three Rash People Jude 1:11: “Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have given themselves up to the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.” (NASB). Woe unto them! It is an echo of Christ's denunciations in the first three Gospels, ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:11

Denomination: Methodist