Sermons on spiritual favoritism: showing 271-285 of 110,602

Soil Spirituality

Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 13, 2006

On this Friend Day at Wildwind, Dave makes the case that a local church is kind of like soil. As the health of a plant is determined in large part by the soil in which it is planted, so the health of a Christ-follower (or God-seeker) is determined by the

Soil Spirituality Friend Day Sept. 10, 2006 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers I want to begin by welcoming all our guests this morning. At 10:30 on a Sunday morning, especially as summer wraps up and we look toward fall, there are ten-thousand other things you could be doing at this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-8

Denomination: Free Methodist

Spiritual Adultery Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Aug 27, 2007

Every generation commits spiritual adultery whilst claiming to be faithfully following Christ. we need to heed the warnings of Hosea

Hosea 1.1-2.1 Spiritual Adultery. Gentlemen if someone was to come and ask you to write down a list of the attributes of a good wife I wonder what you would write? I guarantee none of you would write ‘Unfaithfulness’ in the list. ‘Unfaithfulness’ is not an attribute we would uphold or seek for a ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Spiritually Forsaken Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 2, 2008

Exposition of Isa 58:1-14 about spiritually forsaking the care of the less fortunate by fasting, prayer, and worship and God’s response to that behavior

Text: Isaiah 58:1-14, Title: Spiritually Forsaken, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/29/08, AM A. Opening illustration: some local illustration of trying to help someone, or maybe a generic example of how things usually go with trying to help those who are struggling. B. Background to passage: As we continue our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Headship Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 29, 2007

Exposition of Nehemiah 8:13-18 about the heads of the households coming back for more instruction in the Word to lead their families

Text: Nehemiah 8:13-18, Title: Spiritual Headship, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/25/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Some quote about the definition of headship from the RBM&W book, Abilene Christian University researchers, Dr. David Lewis and Dr. Carley Dodd have recently concluded a cross-generational ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

No Spiritual Elite Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 16, 2007

There is a sad tendency on the part of all churches. That some people become regarded as a spiritual elite. That they, in some way, have more of an expectation to be heard by God and to have a say in the church’s operation than everyone else. This is a mi

No Spiritual Elite Ephesus - Year 10 Ephesians 2:11-18 There is a sad tendency on the part of all churches, including Ephesus and Norma. That some people become regarded as a spiritual elite. That they, in some way, have more of an expectation to be heard by God and to have a say in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-18

Denomination: Mennonite

Spiritual Athletics

Contributed by James May on Sep 24, 2006

6 points to remember as we run this race toward Heaven.

Spiritual Athletics By Pastor Jim May Most of us have watched the Olympics on TV. We have watched as the athletes competed in all sorts of contests. Regardless of their area of competition, every athlete had to pay a high price to get to the Olympics. I know a young man who had such a dream. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Coldness

Contributed by James May on Oct 30, 2005

These are the signs and results of spiritual coldness. The signs are related to the only time I went deer hunting.

Spiritual Coldness By Pastor Jim May Matthew 24:12-13, "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Being from the South we have to get used to the heat. Right now though the seasons are changing and these ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:12-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 19, 2009

Peter’s view of handling Spiritual Warfare

SPIRITUAL WAREFARE 1 Peter 5:8-11 * God uses few things to teach us like He uses “experience.” For instance, in the matter of raising children you might get one kind of answer from a non-parent and an entirely different one from a parent. The reason is because the non-parent offers what the text ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Rescues

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 26, 2008

When Jesus stopped at the Well in Samaria he was performing a spiritual rescue and demonstrating guidelines for us to do the same

She was rescued twice. Two times, two complete strangers made a decision to rescue her, within two days of each other. Not bad, huh? Her name was Kelly Moore which means absolutely nothing to you. You don’t know Kelly Moore but most of you know some of the circumstances about the day that she ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Spiritual Authority

Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 28, 2008

What is Spiritual authority and who can have it?

I think we all agree that ours is a spiritual battle...EPH 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Where are these "spiritual hosts ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Destructive Spirituality Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Nov 13, 2008

Part 2 in series Slowing Down. How do we pursue God in a way that does not damage ourselves and those around us?

Destructive Spirituality Slowing Down, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers October 18, 2008 I want to talk to you tonight about destructive spirituality. Last week we talked about how important it is to make sure we follow Jesus the Way in the right way, lest we find that the way is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:12

Denomination: Free Methodist

Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Ben Thomas on Nov 20, 2008

There are many things we need to watch in our walk of life. These are some of the things we need to be careful in our walk with Lord.

Seven traps need to avoid in spiritual walk. Luke 15: 11-32 God called us to walk with him and have the fellowship with him.In that great jopurney of victory there are traps placed by our enemy. We need to avoid these traps to become great people of God. These are some of those traps. Why it is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Spiritual Economics Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 23, 2008

Exposition of Mark 12:41-44 about the giving and the widow

Text: Mark 12:41-44, Title: Spiritual Economics, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/28/08, PM A. Opening illustration: W. A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Baptist

Passionate Spirituality

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jul 8, 2008

Encouragement to give your all to God all the time in all you do.

How many of you here today feel as though any fire that could be considered a passion has been extinguished? Your love for the activities you like to do has been wiped out and now you are working with an emptied and tired slate. Survival may be the only way of life that you reach for because ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Sowers

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2008

We are spiritual sowers by our witness for Jesus.

Text: Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow” (Matthew 13:3). Why would Jesus use the words “sow and sower”? What does it mean to “sow”? What is a “sower”? What is a parable? Why did Jesus teach in parables? Jesus used the words “sow and sower” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9

Denomination: Christian Church