Sermons on Spiritual Poverty:

Overcoming The Cause Of Many Of Our Spiritual Defeats

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 9, 2007

This message deals with the consequences of sin in your life.

Our Complaint To God: “Why have you failed us?” - Joshua 7:6-9. - Joshua comes to the Lord with his complaints. The Lord had done great things for them, not the least of which was the recently completed crossing of the Jordan River. Still, there’s no doubt to Joshua that something has gone ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Is The Victory (Spiritual Warfare, Part 2) Series

Contributed by Dr. Tracy W. Marx on Apr 13, 2007

Being prepared for our battle against Satan.

(Announce Text) BACKGROUND: The book of Ephesians was written by the Apostle Paul sometime around A.D. 63 while Paul was a prisoner in Rome. The letters of Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon were also penned by Paul during this period. The theme of Ephesians is “the glorious church” and its ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

#4 The Gates Of Spiritual Progression - Part 2 Series

Contributed by James May on May 3, 2006

#4 in the Nehemiah Series. A continuation of the rebuilding of the gates of Jerusalem paralleled with the rebuilding of our lives in Christ.

The Book of Nehemiah Series #4 THE JERUSALEM GATES # 2 The Gates of Spiritual Progression - Part 2 By Pastor Jim May Last week we began a study of the gates of Jerusalem that Nehemiah and the Israelites rebuilt under the direction of King Artaxerxes (Cyrus) of Persia. God had sent judgment ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:15-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

#5 The Gates Of Spiritual Progression - Part 3 Series

Contributed by James May on May 3, 2006

#5 in the Nehemiah Series. Part 3 on rebuilding the gates symbolizing the rebuilding of our lives in Christ.

The Book of Nehemiah Series #5 THE JERUSALEM GATES # 3 The Gates of Spiritual Progression - Part 3 By Pastor Jim May Last week we started up the East Wall of the City with Nehemiah as they were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. We have spoken already about the Sheep Gate, the Fish Gate, the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:28-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

C.s.i.: Critical Spiritual Investigation

Contributed by Brandon Park on May 18, 2006

What Evidence are You Leaving Behind as a Follower of Christ? If you were accused and on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

CSI: Critical Spiritual Investigation What Evidence Are You Leaving Behind As A Follower of Christ? INTRO: - ILLUS: William A Hamm, Jr., was leaving his office in Minneapolis on a summer evening in 1933 when he was grabbed by four men and shoved into a car. That kidnapping was solved a few months ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

#2doomed: Spiritually Blind And Hard Headed!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 8, 2006

This is a series on Spiritual blindness, in this lesson we consider hard headedness and stubborness as problems that blind spiritual eyes.

#2 DOOMED TO FAILURE BECAUSE OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS. HARD HEADS OF SPIRITUALLY BLIND PEOPLE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts. I. SPIRITUALLY BLIND PEOPLE HAVE HARD HEARTS AND HARD HEADS AND THEY REFUSE CORRECTION. ARE WE PUTTING GREAT EFFORT IN ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:15-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts Part 3 Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Sep 12, 2006

God gifts believers in various ways for the building up of His church.

Do you like the way your body looks? Some of you do and some of you do don’t. But all of us can find parts that need improving. When God looks at the church – known as the “body of Christ” – do you think He likes what He sees? Just like us I think he likes certain parts and really wishes ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts Part 1 Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Sep 12, 2006

All believers should discover and use the spiritual gifts God has given them. Spiritual gifts are given for the benefit of God’s Kingdom.

What is the best gift you’ve ever received? For me, I’ll never forget Christmas when I was in 4th grade. When I went out to the living room – leaning on it’s kickstand was a beautiful silver univega ten-speed bicycle. I’d been dreaming of it and finally I had it! I can still remember going for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Ever Get The Spiritual Blahs?

Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Aug 12, 2007

Do you ever feel like you have lost your touch with your Christian experience and you just don’t know which way to turn?

DISCLAIMER: Since there are a large amount of sermons and topics and illustrations that are posted on Sermon Central, I feel it is necessary to place this disclaimer on all of the sermons that I submit. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Avoiding The Comparison Traps (Spiritually( Part 2 Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 25, 2008

part 2 of Avoiding the comparison traps of life. we cannot compare ourselves to each others faults or successes. we must compare ourselves to what the Lord desires for our lives.

AVOIDING THE COMPARISON TRAP (SPIRITUALLY) LUKE 18;9-14 INTRO- THIS MORNING WE ARE AGAIN GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE COMPARISON TRAP. THIS TIME SPIRITUALLY. INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT OUR LIVES OF WHERE THE LORD WANTS US ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Nazarene

"Spiritual Warfare: A Winnable War”, Pt. 3

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 1, 2008

Vigilant prayers are what bust the yoke of bondage, break the bonds of brokenness, crush the confusion surrounding your life and looses the lies Satan has wrapped your life up in!

Last time I left you with this thought – we have a weapon for every tool of the devil, but he has no weapon for the one weapon we have – the word of God! William Gurnall said, “We must not confide in the armor of God, but in the God of the armor, because all our weapons are only mighty through ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Warfare: A Winnable War, Pt. 4

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 9, 2008

I ask you, who is in control of your mind? I will proof to you through this teaching, that it is either “The desire of the flesh” or the “Desire of the Spirit”.

This maybe one of my most important sermons in this series as we begin to understand the battle that there is for the mind! I ask you, who is in control of your mind? I will proof to you through this teaching, that it is either “The desire of the flesh” or the “Desire of the Spirit”. Luke 12:29 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

When Diligence Becomes Hard Labour

Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on Oct 12, 2017

Diligence is a virtue but when God is taken out of the picture, it becomes a liability characterized by vanity, sorrow, hard labour, restlessness, failure and poverty

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Ps 127:1-2 Biblical Facts: 1. At every given ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

She Put In Everything She Had Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 4, 2012

Why was the story of the widow's lepta so very important to the early Church, and to Christ?

32nd Sunday in Course 2012 Verbum Domini Giving All Most of the stories the Holy Spirit shares with us in the Holy Gospel are stories of what Jesus did, or what he said. Only a few, like this story of the widow’s lepta, are about what he said regarding the actions of another. The actual ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-44

Denomination: Catholic

Joy And Hope: A Personal Encounter With Christ In The Church Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 22, 2012

The Constitution on the Church in the Modern World gives us a kind of charter for the substance of the New Evangelization.

Monday of 34th Week in Course 2012 Documents of Vatican II: Gaudium et Spes The redeemed pictured in John’s Revelation stand in the Father’s house on Mount Zion, that is the heavenly mountain, and they are with the Lamb, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. What are they doing for all ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:1-5

Denomination: Catholic