Sermons on Showing Humility:

Servant Or Celebrity? Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 1, 2007

What were the disciples arguing about? Who would get to wash the others feet? Who would clean the ancient toilets? No, they were arguing over who would be the greatest. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

Servant or Celebrity? Matthew 18:1-10 http://gbcdecatur.org.sermons/ServantCelebrity.html The church is people, and so it is natural that most problems in the church are between people. And most problems involving people are the result of one of these 3 things: miscommunication, wounded pride, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Brokenness

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007

Brokenness is the process of surrender or our heart, mind, and body to Christ

Brokenness John 12:20-21 There are several indicators of a strong, healthy church: wet eyes, bent knees, and broken hearts. 1. Brokenness is a process and maturity that often originates, with simple curiosity. Many have only wished to see or hear a man who speaks much of Jesus, his miracles, ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-21

Denomination: Church Of God

Who Is The Greatest?

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 26, 2002

This is a message on what it takes to be "The Greatest" in God’s Kingdom. It discusses the role of a "Servant Leader" and seeks to explore specifics about being "great" in the Kingdom of God.

Who is the Greatest? Illustration: Muhammad Ali today is called the greatest. But it hasn’t always been that way. He became the greatest in the eyes of the world over the last 40 years. Muhammad Ali used to “float like a butterfly” and “sting like a bee”. He dazzled crowds with his amazing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Christian Church

Nebuchadnezzar: Pride's Proud Prisoner

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2003

Pride tends to make one see themselves as the center of one’s own universe; as the one who is in control, when in fact, pride holds us prisoner. God’s dealings with Nebuchadnezzar on the issue of pride totally changed his thinking.

Nebuchadnezzar: Pride’s Proud Prisoner Text: Dan.4: 8-18; Prov.16: 18 Intro: One need not go far in God’s Word to find the sin of pride rearing its ugly head. Genesis 3: 4-5 recounts for us the fall of Adam and Eve. Their fall was the direct result of pride having taken root in their ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:8-18, Proverbs 16:18

Denomination: Baptist

Ambition

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Worldly ambition’s causes, symptoms and effects is compared with godly ambition.

1 Timothy 6:3-10 Ambition Brunel Runnymede February 19th 2003 Intro • “You never go further than when you no longer know where you are going” (Goethe). • Jackson & Caroline story, including going south of the river! 4 hours for 45 minute journey. • This illustrates: the need for a purpose [reaching ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

God's Fools

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2008

A sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:18- 2:5 about the foolishness of the cross, the foolishness of preachers, the foolishness of the church and the foolishness of the world. Michael Card’s song God’s Own Fool is basic theme- http://www.tsrocks.com/m/michael_card

Sermon for 1/27/2008 Introduction: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal they lay down for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.” Watson replied, “I ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Pride

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Aug 27, 2004

The only way to overcome pride is to seek to be exalted by God rather than man. In this sermon we will see: I. The Problem of Pride II. The Place of the Humble III. The Praise Of God

Overcoming Pride Luke 14: 7-11 By Chris Nerreau Prayer / Read The Text: Father God we come to you not good but yours, not whole but broken and not faithful but seeking you. Father in you there is no deceit, no false hope and grace that extends to us even in our times of unbelief. It is my prayer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-11

Denomination: Orthodox

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

How then do we not let self-sufficiency and pride take root in our lives and in our church?

One of the most frequent headlines the past several months has been the Firestone tire safety issue on certain Ford Sport Utility Vehicles. However, not only have these two companies been linked together by business deals, they have also been linked together by marriage. In 1947 Harvey Firestone, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Puffy Heads Go Poof!

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 16, 2002

When pride takes over in a persons head their head puffs up and eventually their head goes poof!

Puffy heads go poof! Thesis: When pride takes over in a persons head their head puffs up and eventually their head goes poof! Texts: Proverbs 8:13 "To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech." Proverbs 16:18 "Pride goes before ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 16:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get Over Yourself Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 18, 2005

To be effective in ministry, let us not focus too much on self but rather be concern for the welfare of others.

To be effective in ministry, we need to learn one thing – don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t be too bothered about how people see you or treat you. Get over yourself. Don’t get stuck inside your own ego, because over time it will become your prison. It is amazing that while Jesus was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-50

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Rewards The Seeker

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 19, 2006

God rewards those who earnestly seek Him. God gave Uzziah success when he sought Him. When he turned away and disobeyed God because of his pride, he lost everything.

Heb 11:6 “...anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” God have given us a promise, that if we seek Him earnestly, we shall be rewarded. • This is an offer with a guarantee returns The question is not whether you attend church or how ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Taming Our Tongues Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 19, 2001

We can tame and control so many things, but our tongues, ooh, how difficult that is.

First Baptist Church September 30, 2001 James 3:1-12 On the September 13th edition of the Christian television program "The 700 Club," Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson had the following conversation regarding the terrorist attacks — Falwell said, "The ACLU’s got to take a lot of blame for this. ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

We Worship The Son Of God

Contributed by William Baeta on Dec 1, 2000

Jesus deserves our worship

Theme: We worship the Son of God Text: Jer. 11:18-20; James 3:16-4:3; Mk. 9:32-37 A few weeks ago the press carried a news item that another European parliament had approved a bill giving homosexual marriages the same legal status as heterosexual marriages. They have even gone further by ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 11:18-20, Mark 9:32-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Your Unique Journey To The Cross Series

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 20, 2006

This is the third sermon in a series on "The Journey To The Cross" which deals with brokenness from the perspective of The Exchanged Life."

As we continue to move on down the path of “Your Unique Journey to the Cross,” I want to share with you just a little of the theological and Scriptural foundation for what I’m trying to communicate to you. So let’s call this first half of the sermon: I. POSITION verses CONDITION I could call ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be An Overcomer

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 11, 2003

hOW WE CAN WITHSTAND TEMPTATION

The Atheist asserts there is no God. The Agnostic says he can¡¦t tell if there is a God or not. The Materialist boasts that he does not require a God. The Worldly fool wishes there were not God. The Christians answers that he can¡¦t do without God. Atheism says: ¡§Creation without a Creator; ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan