Sermons on Separating From Others:

Give Forgiveness

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010

A sermon on forgiveness (Two articles from Guideposts and Our Prayer.com are featured and adapted)

Sermon for 2/7/2010 Give Forgiveness Introduction: Play the song “Live Like You Were Dying”- Focus on “I gave forgiveness I’d been denying. Oh, one day I hope you can live like you are dying.” WBTU: A. (Psa 90:12) Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Working Together Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 4, 2024

Continuing series on Nehemiah

Nehemiah 3 Please turn in your Bibles to Nehemiah 3. Nehemiah chapter 3 and verse 1. Nehemiah 3 and beginning in verse 1. This week Drew forwarded me a video whose headline said, “This is how I pronounce Bible names” and then it was a video of a baby going (make baby noises). If any of you feel ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Our Hope To Love Others (A Loving Hope)

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 15, 2022

How should we love others despite of an angry and vicious world around us? How can we have hope to love others just as God love them? May this exhortation give us the attitude towards loving and caring others for God.

Intro: This month is considered to be the love month of the year since we are celebrating Valentine’s Day every February and so everybody wanted to feel that love is in the air. Though for us Christian, this feeling or emotions of love should not be felt during this time only but in every day of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8-11, 1 Corinthians 16:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Famous Last Words: I Thirst Series

Contributed by Mark Hall on Sep 4, 2016

Our thirst for Christ

FAMOUS LAST WORDS: I THIRST BEFORE THE CROSS This morning, as we quietly and humbly stand before the cross of Jesus Christ, and as we hear His words tumble into our hearts, there is a challenge that comes to us from the Holy Spirit. That challenge is not to just hear Jesus words, but to let the ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Forgiving Toxic People Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 6, 2009

We are called to forgive if we are to receive forgiveness

Justin & Marie Sarah & Wes Jesus and Toxic People July 5, 2009 Forgiveness Matthew 6:14-15 Review where we’ve been – love & serve Toxic people; confront/engage Toxic people; know the Father’s love; when we have to break relationship… Return to a sermon I preached nearly 10 years ago as my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: *other

A Tale Of Two Prayers

Contributed by Rev Ken Shedenhelm on Apr 16, 2013

Knowing ourselves to be a sinner opens the door to salvation, whereas self-righteousness separates us from our God and our neighbor.

"A TALE OF TWO PRAYERS" It was just another day, like all the days that came before, and two men entered the temple to pray, as men had done for centuries. One of the men was a Pharisee. He was a man, to use Mark Twain's phrase, "who was good in the worst sense of the word." The other man was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Is A Religious Sinner? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 13, 2022

Here, the Gentiles are the individuals who sin, are separated from the law, while the Jews are the people who sin while under the law.

Romans 2:17-29 depicts two groups of individuals, with an accentuation on the way in which their transgression connects with their insight into God's composed Law for the country of Israel. Here, the Gentiles are the individuals who sin, are separated from the law, while the Jews are the people ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:17-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sheep And Goats

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 21, 2013

One day the Lord will separate the sheep from the goats. One day we will answer to God for our actions and our decisions.

Sheep and Goats Matthew 25:31-25:46 Introduction- Please turn to Matthew 25:31-25:46. This chapter is a conclusion to what they call the Olivet Discourse in which Jesus reveals the truth of His second coming, and the gathering of believers and the judgment of the wicked and the lost. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Nazarene

A Love That Won’t Let Go PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Emphasize the boundless, unconditional love of God for us, which is so profound that nothing in existence can separate us from it.

Good morning, family. I'm excited to bring you a message today about something we all crave, something we all need, and something we all have access to - the unconditional love of God, the power of Christ's love, and the assurance of His love. As A.W. Tozer once said, "God's love is measureless. It ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Topics: Assurance, Christ's Love

Part 2: Putting Away The Old Self Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Oct 25, 2019

If we want to walk in God's freedom, a first step is to stop doing the things that distance us from our God.

If you go into Chicago, maybe to the loop or North Michigan Avenue on a warm evening, you might see a strange sight, a 19th century horse and buggy out in the street in the 21st century. It’s wonderfully quaint to be brought back in time to ‘the good old days,’ and see a real horse in modern ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

The Undeniable Mark Of A Champion

Contributed by Ron Theis on Jul 9, 2010

What separates mediocre performance from championship performance? Where do we get our endurance? The secret is in the Power Source!!!

The Undeniable Mark of a Champion 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 1Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. 2But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

There Is No Condemnation Series

Contributed by Tim Bond on Mar 26, 2002

One of the benefits of being a Christian is that we are not condemned for the fact that we fall short of complete perfection.

Read Text: Romans 8:1-4 Michael Breissen was a new father, and he was not about to let his wife’s first Mother’s Day pass uncelebrated. But she was a nurse, and on that particular Sunday was working at the local hospital, and they weren’t able to celebrate together at home. So Michael plunked ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4, Psalm 121:1, Romans 8:8-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Veil And Mercy Seat Series

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jun 3, 2007

What is the significance of the Veil (curtain) separating the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies and Mercy Seat found inside the Holy of Holies?

The Veil Last time, in our examination of the Tabernacle as described in Hebrews 9, we began to the Holy of Holies or the Holiest of All. This area was hidden away from inquisitive eyes by the outer fence, the thick, four layered coverings of the tabernacle itself and then the curtain that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Abiding In The Vineyard PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Emphasize the importance of abiding in God's vineyard, as it brings blessings and protection, while not abiding can lead to danger and separation from God.

Good morning, dear friends and fellow believers! Today, we will be diving into a passage from the Book of Isaiah, where God extends an invitation to each one of us to abide in His vineyard. This passage speaks to the blessings that come from abiding in the vineyard and the danger of not abiding in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 27:1-6

Topics: Abiding, Vine

Love's In The Driver Seat Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 24, 2017

Love, Fear, Perfection, Others

FAITH OVER FEAR - Love’s In the Driver’s Seat 1 John 4:13-21 February 12, 2023 Introduction: One of my favorite stories is told by Bob Russell in his book “When Life is a Zoo, God Still Loves You.” A woman has left work late one night and as she gets on the freeway a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ