Sermons on Spiritual Fruits:

Rejoicing Brings Joy Into Life

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 18, 2008

How to have joy in your life

This comes from the writing of John Maxwell. “After a major earthquake occurs, they begin reporting on all the aftershocks. Even though the earth has stopped moving, there are always a few more trembles after the major quake. Changes we have come to in the past few years We went from humanism, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Wesleyan

Spiritual Discipline Of Service Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 23, 2006

Service of others can bring us closer to God if we treat it as a spiritual discipline

Tilling the Soil of The Soul May 14, 2006 The Spiritual Discipline of Service The Spiritual Disciplines are meant to be ways to draw closer to God. We meditate, not just to achieve inner peace, but to have God fill our emptiness; we fast to increase our hunger for God; we study to have our ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17

Denomination: *other

Becoming Spiritually Mature Series

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Jan 11, 2015

Are there any common goals for all believers, and for the church? There is one all encompassing goal for every believer and for every church. It is to become conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians: Our Identity in Christ ~ Part 16 Becoming Spiritually Mature Ephesians 4:13-16 . . . until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:13-16

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Spiritual Side Of Giving

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 23, 2008

Tithing is a matter of obedience, and God blesses us when we are faithful.

The Spiritual Side of Giving Text: Mal. 3:6-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: A new survey conducted by the Barna Research Group shows that...born again Christians are much more generous than the norm, but very few give 10% or more of their income - a proportion described in the Bible as a ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Denomination: Methodist

How To Thrive Spiritually

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 22, 2002

Everyone needs a mentor and friend to accomplish all that God calls them to do.

“Friendships – the way to Thrive Spiritually” Acts 9:10-19 What is it that helps you survive and thrive spiritually in a world that is not friendly to Christians? Most of us would have to answer: Family and friends. Our family and friends have been our primary encouragers to survive ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-18

Denomination: Free Methodist

Spiritual Disciplines - Giving Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 14, 2021

Giving is a spiritual discipline and the people are encouraged to give as a spiritual discipline

Spiritual Discipline - Giving August 15, 2021 One day a dad was out with his 5 year old son. The boy was hungry and the dad asked him what he wanted to eat. The boy simply wanted McDonald’s french fries. Easy enough! So, they went to McDonald’s. The dad wanted to make it a fun day, so instead ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10, 1 Chronicles 29:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

Encouragement To Spiritual Unity

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 7, 2019

Philippians 2:1-11 teaches us the nature of spiritual unity.

Scripture We are in a series of sermons on Paul’s letter to the Philippians that I am calling, “The Christian’s Contentment.” After the opening greeting, Paul gave thanks to God for them, and prayed for them. As he began the body his letter, Paul wanted them to know that despite his imprisonment, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

False Spiritual Authority Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jan 16, 2025

A sermon that teaches how to discern between what is true and false in the church and it's leadership

False Spiritual Authority Book of Daniel Series CCCAG 1-12-25 Scripture: Daniel 2:1-12 Introduction: I’m going to break up Daniel chapter 2 into two separate sermons. It’s a long chapter, and it has two central subjects that are more than big enough to warrant two separate sermons. The first part ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-12, Matthew 24:5, Galatians 1:8-9, Revelation 22:19, Deuteronomy 18:21-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prayer For The One You Love Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 19, 2016

How do you pray for one you love dearly? Paul demonstrates a prayer for abounding love, knowledge, insight, discernment of excellence, purity without offense, righteous fruit and glory to God.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:7-11

Denomination: *other

The Case For Spiritual Formation Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Dec 31, 2009

Part 4 in series The Company We Keep, this message makes the case for why spiritual formation is critical and discusses the difference between training to obey Jesus and trying to obey Jesus.

The Case for Spiritual Formation The Company We Keep, prt. 4 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers May 23, 2009 John Ortberg asks us to consider what it would be like to be doing what we do every night – sitting on the couch eating Twinkies and potato chips – when suddenly the phone rings. You ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Free Methodist

Prayer As A Spiritual Discipline

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 27, 2008

Prayer and what it means for our spiritual life. Part 10 of 13 on Spiritual Disc.

Spiritual Disciplines: Prayer Sermon Number 10 March 2, 2008 There’s a story about a small town that had been historically “dry,” it was alcohol free. A bar was going to open on Main Street and upon hearing the news, the only church in town organized an all-night prayer meeting, asking God to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Spiritual Discipline Of Worship

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jul 19, 2023

This sermon is based heavily on ch. 11 of Richard Foster's classic book "Celebration of Discipline."

John 4:1-26 (NIV) 1 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ive Got The Joy Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 16, 2009

We look at the flvor of joy

"I’ve Got the Joy...’ Galatians 5:22 Introduction: We used to sing a little chorus: "I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy .. ." Watching many Christians makes me wonder why there seems to be so little joy among God’s people. We seem to have every¬thing figured out except how to be joyful. Joy is a fruit of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Baptist

Kindness, 5th Fruit Of Spirit

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 4, 2024

We are studying the 9 fruits of this spirit. This lesson is gentleness, kindness the 5th installment. Are we growing kindness?

5TH FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: KINDNESS, GENTLENESS 7/4/24 By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) The way I treat _______?___________ is the real way I treat Jesus Christ! FOR ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Genesis 1:28, Luke 6:27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Personal War

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on May 22, 2012

In Deuteronomy 20 Moses tells the Israelite people how God wants them to conquer the promised land. He provides the principles of war. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 that we fight a war today. Are the principles similar?

In Deuteronomy 20 Moses tells the Israelite people how God wants them to conquer the promised land. He provides the principles of War. In short they are: 1. Don’t be afraid (vs. 1) 2. Be courageous and dependent on God (vs. 2-4) 3. Offer peace (to those outside the promised land) (vs. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 20:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ