Sermons on Shallow Living:

Thoughts To Live By

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 8, 2007

This sermon examines some of the characteristics and basics of Christian living.

Introduction: Early in the season football teams sometimes gets so caught up in the preseason hype and trying to learn the offence and defense that they forget the basics of blocking and tackling. Unfortunately when that happens they usually end up losing a game or two, which for teams like ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Baptist

Empowered Lives Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 9, 2007

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest watershed event in human history. Our world will never be the same, and living in the reality of the resurrection our lives will never be the same either.

John 20:1-8 “Great Expectations” INTRODUCTION What do you do with an empty tomb? John is very brief in his description of the events of Easter morning. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found it empty. She ran to Peter and the beloved disciple to tell them that someone had stolen Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Living Sacrifices

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 14, 2007

This one is about what it takes to get people to live sacrificially.

Dakota Community Church April 15, 2006 Living Sacrifices Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. The idea of personal sacrifice is almost foreign to us in this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Mennonite

Living For A Cause

Contributed by James May on Apr 15, 2007

Make your life really count. Find a cause greater than life itself and more important than yourself. That cause is found in Christ.

Living For a Cause By Pastor Jim May Someone once asked me if I knew all of the answers to life’s many questions? In a joking manner I answered, “Sure I know the answers. The problem I have is matching the right answer to the right question.” But as I think about it, I don’t know all the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dying To Live Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Aug 14, 2008

Jesus invites us to a great faith than one where we hang on to the sides of the boat for the storm to pass. He invites us to get out of the boat and walk on water.

Matthew 14:22-33 “Dieing to Live” INTRODUCTION The story of Jesus walking on water is a familiar story to most of us. I first heard the story in Sunday School and I remember thinking to myself how neat it would be to be able to walk on water. I really wasn’t very interested in feeding a lot ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Look And Live

Contributed by Carl Greene on Mar 23, 2009

Chances are most regular church attendees can rattle off the gist of John 3: 16…often called “the gospel in a nutshell.” There’s truth in that statement, but it may leave some with the assumption the rest of the Bible is just Commentary!

Am I safe this morning to assume that even if you haven’t read it, or subscribe to it… you know what I’m talking about when I mention the New York Times? Of course, it is a well know newspaper and it’s been around for years. How many you have heard it referred to as “the gray lady.” It picked up ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Methodist

Living As A Worshiper Series

Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 30, 2009

God has called us to be constantly fanning the spiritual flames inside us, and it is up to us to train ourselves to make the Spiritual Disciplines part of our routine, or lifestyle.

Spiritual Disciplines Living as a Worshiper As we progress in the Spiritual Disciplines, it is important to note that no act of spiritual growth happens unless we truly “Draw Near to God”. I think this is important to note because in the midst of the all the struggles and strife we face today, God ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Denomination: Foursquare

We Live Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 3, 2009

Because He died, we can live for eternity. We have the freedom to make a choice between eternal life and perishing.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Life is all about making choices. Our lives are what they are based on choices we have made throughout our lives up to this point. • Generally if life is good, it is because we have made wise choices and if our life is a mess generally it is because we have consistently ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Living One

Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 9, 2009

In a buffet of religious choices, choose Christ, the Living One!

“The Living One” I Corinthians 15:1-11 Introduction A Mohammedan and a Christian were discussing their religions and had agreed that both Mohamed and Christ were prophets. Where, then, lay the difference? The Christian illustrated it this way: “I came to a crossroads and I saw a dead man and a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Healthy Living

Contributed by David Diyanni on May 6, 2007

God is as interested in our bodies as He is in our spirits. He want us to be healthy body, soul, and spirit.

Healthy Living I Thess 5:23-24, I Tim 2:4, I Cor 6:19-20, Rom 12:1,I Tim 4:7-8 05/28/06 Why are we at Vineyard Community Church committed to a health and fitness ministry? I Thess 5:23-24 1.Most people think a pastor is not supposed to talk about losing weight, exercise, or motorcycles, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Vineyard

Living Stones

Contributed by Don Jones on May 7, 2007

Each time the Lord did great and mighty works amidst the Israelites they built stone memorials. Peter reveals we are the stones. Delivered at the 50th anniversary of the church.

Living Stones Joshua 3:5- 4:24 Introduction It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast of Florida. Every Friday night, until his death in 1973, he would return, walking slowly and slightly stooped with a large bucket of shrimp. The sea gulls ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Liberty

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 30, 2006

Exposition of Gal. 5:1-14

Living in Liberty Gal. 5:1-14 On March 23, 1775, a group of men met at St. John’s church in Richmond VA. to figure out some way to avoid war. Many were willing to do almost anything for peace—even compromise with tyranny. But one man stood up ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Laodicea

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 9, 2008

Are you opting out of Sunday morning because you are a cutting edge postmodern thinker blazing the trail to a new kind of christianity; or are you just sleeping in and living in lukewarm apathy?

Dakota Community Church August 10, 2008 Living in Laodicea Last week in my sermon on baptism I mentioned that for a while I described myself as emergent on my Facebook profile but that I had removed it. I like the idea of having a discussion about how we do things, how we treat sin and sinners, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Mennonite

Living With Purpose Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010

If you are in this building today and call yourself a Christian, you have a vitally important purpose. We all live with purpose, the question is what is our purpose?

If you are in this building today and call yourself a Christian, you have a vitally important purpose. We all live with purpose, the question is what is our purpose? Well if we look at a person’s life it’s pretty easy to tell what their primary purpose is. Maybe it’s financial ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14

Look & Live! Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 1, 2010

This sermon looks at the Glorious Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:29. “Look & live!” Have you ever looked and beheld something which has simply taken your breath away, maybe an amazing view, ( from a mount top - a beautiful sunset) something you’ve be held in this wonderful creation. Maybe some dramatic human act has left you ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-34

Denomination: Baptist