Sermons on Self Restraint:

The New Self

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jul 31, 2010

What does a New Self in Christ look like? The New Self is Sacrificial; The New Self is a Servant; The New Self is Sanctified; The New Self is Spirit-led

The New Self 060709 PM Text: Colossians 3:9 - 10 Introduction I think we can easily find Christians who don’t seem to be different from the rest of the world. I bet it would be difficult to pick them out as Christians at a party or a ball game. This is part of the reason that the world views ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Self Control

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 19, 2006

Message about the importance of self control when it comes to anger and to the tongue.

Self-Control Fathers have important role in family. Most fathers do what they can to provide for the needs of their family. (ILL) Most of us are concerned about taking care of our families. Especially when it comes to safety and security. (ILL) Men we really do have some responsibility ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:28

Denomination: Baptist

Self-Examination

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 17, 2006

A sermon on motives for self-examination, what to look for, and how to respond to deficiencies in our Christian development.

Self-examination I Cor 11:28 INTRO.: it is important we observe the Lord’s supper properly. The Corinthians were not and their meeting were doing more harm than good. V. 17. They had connected the Lord’s Supper to a love feast. It was a time of sweet fellowship and sharing. Each family brought ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Interrogated Self

Contributed by Bishop Daryl Townes on Aug 12, 2006

TAKIN A SELF EXAMINATION

The interrogated Self Subtext: Taking Inventory Text: Galatians 6:4, 1 Corinthians 11:28 Galatians 6:4 (Amplified Bible) 4But let every person carefully scrutinize and examine and test his own conduct and his own work. He can then have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Self Service Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 28, 2006

As Christians we desire to do things for the Lord. But sometimes we are really just doing them for ourselves. Learn how to spot self service and your attitudes while serving.

Most Christians understand that belonging to the Lord means we serve Him and will do things that He tells us to do. We like to think that we do it because we are so thankful for what He has done, or because Jesus commanded us to preach the gospel and make disciples or because we see the example of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-42

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Self-Control Series

Contributed by David Marks on Oct 14, 2007

¡§Self-control is the ability to keep cool while someone else is making it hot for you.¡¨ (Unknown quote)

¡§Self-control is the ability to keep cool while someone else is making it hot for you.¡¨ (Unknown quote) A mother was in a grocery store with her little boy in the shopping cart. She just picked him up from daycare after work and needed to get groceries for dinner. As she went up and down the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Idol Of Self Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 13, 2007

God alone deserves the place of priority in our lives. And that means we can’t even put ourselves before Him. He has the place of priority. He comes first. This message talks about what it means to put God before ourselves.

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been going through our Canadian Idols series of messages. The first week we talked about what an idol is: it’s anything or anyone that takes the place of God in our lives. It’s whatever we place in that place of priority in our lives which pushes God aside. We ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Wesleyan

Self Control

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Aug 10, 2007

This message explores the nature of self control and how to walk in it in partnership with God. Practical action steps are included.

SELF CONTROL Pastor Eric J. Hanson August 6, 2006 Read II Peter 1:1-11 and Galatians 5:16-25. Introduction: The writings of God through the apostles Peter and Paul could not be clearer on this matter of the Christian life. If a person genuinely comes into a saving relationship with the Lord ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Self Robbery

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 6, 2007

“Will a man rob God?”

Self Robbery Jeremiah 5:25 Intro On a Monday morning, a pastor entered the church. His office had been vandalized and his study had been ransacked. The drawers had been pulled out, and the contents emptied on the floor. The file cabinet had been pried open, and each file folder had been ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 5:25

Denomination: Baptist

Self-Esteem

Contributed by Norman Lorenzo on May 22, 2006

A sermon that teaches us the five steps in establishing self-worth

Self-Esteem 5 Steps in Establishing Self-Worth 1 Corinthians 1:27 GREETINGS SCRIPTURE “Subalit pinili ng Diyos ang sa palagay ng sanlibutan ay kahangalan upang hiyain ang marurunong, at ang mahihina sa turing ng sanlibutan upang hiyain ang malalakas.” INTRODUCTION Sa hapong ito nais kong ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Death To Self

Contributed by Aaron Johnson on Jul 26, 2008

This work reveals, from scripture, the need to die to ourselves and live life for others.

DEATH TO SELF Aaron Johnson “Die out to self” the old man with the bad breath and thick eyebrows shouted as he pounded his fist through my back. It is the close of a hot, muggy camp meeting night. There is a crowd of people shouting and crying kneeling in the sawdust around the altar. After a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Unknown Self

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 31, 2012

The outline for this sermon comes from GE MacCartney in "The Protestant Pulpit." Based on a great Old Testament story that most people don't know.

The Unknown Self (or "Who'd have thunk it'?") "t 2 Kings 8:7—15 “Who’d ‘of thunk it?” or for the English majors. - "Who would have guessed it?" That is what you hear over and over, every night as you watch the news... who would believe such a thing? who would ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 8:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

Self Discipline Series

Contributed by Ricky Sinclair on Feb 20, 2013

Discipline does not automatically make someone a leader, but no one can lead for long without it.

Discipline does not automatically make someone a leader, but no one can lead for long without it. I. Discipline a. More government leaders have failed from poor discipline than poor policies. b. More pastors have failed due to bad discipline than bad ...read more

Denomination: *other

Self Lies Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jul 18, 2011

Sermon #1 of a 4 part series on truth and lies. Based on material from a book called "The Lies We Believe, by Dr. Chris Thurman. Self lies come from erroneous thoughts floating around in our own minds.

Truth Series Sermon #1 SELF LIES CHCC – June 26, 2011 II Corinthians 10:4-5 INTRODUCTION: In this series of sermons I plan to focus on the kinds of lies people tend to allow to float around in their heads. We will deal with Self Lies, Worldly Lies, Marriage Lies, and Religious Lies. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Self-Sufficiency Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 20, 2011

Men require community of each other, beyond that we need the provision of God - air to breath, organs (over which we have no control) to function, water, land, food and so much more. Our God is completely unlike us in this - living eternally without need

Dakota Community Church August 21, 2011 Self-Sufficiency Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:24-25

Denomination: Mennonite