Sermons on Selfish:

Good Friday Meditation 2014 Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 11, 2017

Four Episodes from John's account of the Passion, including four sonnets by Malcolm Guite - Jesus is Condemned to Death; Jesus is stripped of his garments; Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross; Jesus is laid in the tomb.

[All Sonnets are from "Sounding the Seasons ; seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year", by Malcolm Guite, Canterbury Press 2012. Used with permission - https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/tag/good-friday/] 1. Jesus is Condemned to Death - Sonnet 1 John 18:19-24; John 18:28-38 The ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Is Good, Good Enough?

Contributed by Wayne Du Toit on Dec 4, 2015

When is being good not good enough? How would you define being Good? (Not being as bad as the person next to you?)

Listen: http://www.wayneamydutoit.com/Wayne/is-good-good-enough/ {Desire – to change, motivating factors / consequences / benefits} I have heard people say that that are “good” people. That if there is a God and He is a God of love that He would not throw them into hell, because ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Gain More Self-Control Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Sep 20, 2016

This is a sermon on self-control. It is one of the fruits of the Spirit. 1. Admit You Have A PROBLEM 2. Put The Past BEHIND You 3. Master Your EMOTIONS 4. Believe You Can CHANGE 5. Avoid TEMPTATION 6. Depend On Christ’s POWER

Fruit of the Spirit – Self-Control How to Gain More Self-Control Today we finish up the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit. We are looking at self-control. Next week we will deal with the phrase – “against such things there is no law.” Let’s go ahead and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love The Right Things

Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Feb 7, 2012

We have become so desensitized by the word love. We throw the word "love" out so often, like an old man with gum for the neighborhood kids. We invest our emotions in things like: money, toxic relationships, popularity, health, selfhish motives and even th

Loving the Right Things I Cor. 13:1-13 Introduction: There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Personal Holiness

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Feb 18, 2011

The way to personal holiness.

Personal Holiness! Reading: 1 Peter 1v15-16 Modern day television programs have taught us the wrong way to deal with relationships,…how to deal with our money,…what we should and should not value,…and how to evaluate what is right or wrong. In other words,…our culture is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Deny Your Dark Side Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 1, 2021

Salvation is free but discipleship will cost you your life.

Trevin Wax writes, “Recent studies reveal 91 percent of Americans agree with this statement: ‘The best way to find yourself is by looking within yourself.’ In other words, if you want to discover who you are and what your purpose is, the place to look is inside your heart.” When I googled the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Denomination: Baptist

Banking God's Way: Contentment

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 5, 2022

It is important every so often to talk about money in church, not so that offerings will go up (which is what people think), but so that you and I keep a proper perspective on money and our possessions.

BANKING GOD’S WAY: CONTENTMENT HEBREWS 13:5-6 #bankingGodsway INTRODUCTION… Back To the Future 2 Money Lesson Back to the Future II from 1989 is a semi-solid sequel to Back to the Future (1985). Starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown, the second movie of three ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming The World Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Aug 1, 2022

Christ said He overcame the world. We have been charged with the same purpose. But how do we do it?

I think I was seven or eight years old when my mother became concerned enough about the lack of a church background for my younger sister and I that she began to take us to church. We drove 20 minutes to the nearest Presbyterian Church and on one of those first Sundays I found myself in a large ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27-28, Luke 6:35-36, Matthew 5:11-12, 1 Corinthians 4:12-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

Pride, Lies And Scorn

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jun 16, 2022

An example of two queens and what The LORD wants

Pride, lies and scorn Two queens and what GOD wants. Micah 6:6-8 All scripture is profitable for teaching. Where you find pride, you will find scorn and despising of other people. Scorn blinds people and makes you think that you are god or better than others and so you start taking matters ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8

The Portrait Of A Godly Father

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 18, 2022

When we consider Jesus’ audience, there is a much deeper truth. Jesus shows the sinners, publicans, scribes and the pharisees what God is really like and he paints a picture of a Godly Father.

Sermon: The Portrait of a Godly Father Text: Luke 15: 1-24 1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! 3 So Jesus told them ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-24

Denomination: Methodist

How Do I Know It's God?

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 7, 2021

Next in series on John. Examines how one can recognize God's voice when He's speaking to you.

HOW DO I KNOW IT’S GOD? - Read John 10:1-6 In this passage, Jesus says in verse 2, “the sheep listen to His voice.” In verse 4, “and His sheep will follow Him because they recognize His voice.” These are 2 very important statements. The sheep listen to His voice and the sheep recognize His ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Fulfill Your Calling Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 3, 2022

Fulfill your calling to go as God’s representative, because God calls you to go; to be God’s special, secure servant, because God calls you to be; and to come together as God’s people, because God calls you to share together in the fellowship provided by His Son, Jesus Christ.

A university football coach went out to practice one Monday with his first and third string quarterbacks out with injuries. The big game was coming up Saturday, and he had to “make do” with his second, fourth, and fifth string quarterbacks. In the first five minutes of practice, his second-string ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, 2 Corinthians 5:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Living In The Kingdom Part 12 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Feb 4, 2022

In this message we examine what Jesus said about how we should treat our enemies. This follows what we covered last week where Jesus talked about how we should be willing to turn the other cheek. To be a part of His kingdom, we must learn to love our enemies.

Living in the Kingdom 12 Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48; 7:12; Leviticus 19:18; James 4:17 In my message last week I shared with you what Jesus said about turning the other cheek and going the extra mile without being asked. Jesus said that we are to have a disposition that chooses to not seek ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 7:12, Leviticus 19:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hypocrisy And Darkness

Contributed by Dennis King on Nov 17, 2021

This epistle delves into chapter six of Matthew. There he provides a first-hand report of Jesus speaking and His words cast Christian reflections against the dark shadows of hypocrisy.

As recorded by Luke in chapter 12, Jesus began to speak to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:37, Matthew 6:19

Denomination: Baptist

Conflict Revolution Series

Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 19, 2023

Message 8 in a series through James that helps us explore the relationship between faith and works in our lives. James was the half-brother of Jesus and the leader of the church in Jerusalem.

If you could use one word to describe the current state of the world around us, what would it be? Sad? Troubled? Crazy? If you chose the word Peaceful, I may use the word Drunk to describe you! I think we would all agree that the past few years have been a difficult season, and so here’s the word ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational