Sermons on standards: showing 361-375 of 24,194

Elijah The Man

Contributed by Colin Coombs on Feb 16, 2008

Elijah the Man- The Model - The Method. What an example and challenge for us. In a time when our nation seems to be so far away from God, here is a call to return to Biblcal standards.

Elijah The Man James 5:16b-18. 16b. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. 17. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Can We Have Moral Values Without God? Series

Contributed by Andy Payne on Apr 13, 2010

We may deny God’s existence ... but it is hard to escape the reality of a fixed moral law ... we prove this when we judge others by a standard that we ourselves break.

Can We Have Moral Values Without God? Romans 1:16-20, 28-32; 2:1-4 INTO: People claim that they don’t care about sexual morality, or cheating on exams, or lying to keep from getting in further trouble. This is part of being RELATIVIST: What is right for you is right And what is right for me ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming People Of Grace

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 10, 2010

We think that we can approach forgiveness with some half-measures that look pretty good to us. Jesus sets a standard that is incredibly high, but one that He has already met.

Passage: Matthew 18:21-35 Intro: Few things we can do will have such a powerful impact on our lives. 1. this is an area where the battle will rage with great force, because of what is at stake. 2. there is something about holding grudges that fills a great need in us. 3. there are few thing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Family Fairytales: "Being A Mom Looks Like This" Series

Contributed by Fred Shackelford on May 16, 2011

Have you ever felt that to be the perfect mom, you have to look a certain way or dress a certain way. There's only one standard for motherhood, and that only to be found in the Word of God.

Family Fairytales: “Being a Mom Looks Like This” Luke 1:34-38; Matthew 12:46-50; John 19:25 Sunday Morning, May 8, 2011 Mother’s Day Springhill Baptist Church I’ve been looking forward to being here with you today, because I believe that this is the real deal. The things ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:34-38

Denomination: Baptist

Holy, Holy, Holy Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 11, 2015

God is separate from all that is sinful; He is the perfect measure of goodness. He is holiness itself--the source and standard of moral absolutes. Do we have a sense of God's holiness?

Everything begins with God. He is at the center of our faith. Yet we don’t get out of bed each morning and mindlessly repeat “I believe” three times. We need to ask ourselves: “In whom do I believe?” We were made to know God. Do we? I’m not talking about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 99:1-9

Denomination: Congregational

"Out Of The Grave And Into The Battle”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 1, 2021

We as the Church were once the standard that many honored and respected, but the time has come were the people of God who were once a great army has fallen and become weak.

Intro: These verses of Scripture spoke prophetically of the rise of the Jewess Nation from the Babylonian Exile in 586 BC. But this vision is also prophetic of the Church today. We as the Church were once the standard that many honored and respected, but the time has come were the people of God ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

He’s On My Side.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 20, 2021

Everything that Thomas Goodwin and John Owen were—well educated, analytical, at home in the worlds best universities—John Bunyan wasn't. Bunyan was poor and uneducated. By the world standards,

He’s On My Side. John 6:37ESV Everything that Thomas Goodwin and John Owen were—well educated, analytical, at home in the worlds best universities— John Bunyan wasn't. Bunyan was poor and uneducated. By the world standards, everything was against Bunyan making a lasting impact on human ...read more

Scripture: John 6:37, Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Gifts Of The Spirit 5- Propecy & Discernment Of Spirits Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 17, 2004

1) The three sources (of revelation) 2) The three standards (against which to measure it) 3) The three stages (at which error can creep in: revelation, interpretation, application)

Gifts of the Spirit 5- ¡§To another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits¡¨ 1 Cor 12:10 WBC 19/9/4 pm - How can I become more discerning about what is from God and what isn¡¦t? - How can I be wise about mistakes made in the prophetic yet completely open to what God might be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:10

Denomination: Baptist

Examining Your Life! Series

Contributed by Dr. Baby Ruth Hablo on Nov 30, 2004

(Devotional Series 1/50) These are three principles for truly successful and happy Christian living, and we can hardly do better than test our lives by the standards laid down here.

EXAMINING YOUR LIFE Proverbs 3:1-12 (Devotional Series 1) These are three principles for truly successful and happy Christian living, and we can hardly do better than test our lives by the standards laid down here. I. Is yours a sanctified life? (1-4) God’s law and will should constantly be ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living The Christian Life - Loving Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 6, 2007

Here is a sermon that teaches us to "love one another". 1. The Standard of Love. 2. The Test of Love. 3. The Ultimate Example of Love. 4. The Unlimited Boundary of Love. 5. The Application of Love.

Living The Christian Life – Loving Many years ago Robert Fulghum wrote a book titled: “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” This book was his way of sharing all that he thought we would need to live by in order to be happy and successful in life. He ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Obstacles To Kingdom Life- Judge Not... Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007

Sermon #7 in the Sermon on the Mount Series, Deals with Matt. 7:1-6 where Jesus urges us not to condemn others and warns that we will be judged by the same standard we use on others.

The Sermon on the Mount #7 Obstacles to Kingdom Life – Judge not… Matthew 7:1-6 CHCC: October 21, 2007 INTRODUCTION: This is the 7th in our series on The Sermon on the Mount, so I want to take a minute to review. This sermon is a cohesive talk by the most brilliant Teacher who ever lived. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be Ye Seperate

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Sep 14, 2010

Sanctification is a forgotten concept in much of the modern church. Salvation is preached much and is needed. Deliverance is preached in some circles as well, but the thought of have a standard of separated, holy living for God is just as important.

I. Introduction The Lord is looking for a people who will love Him and serve Him and be His. When God created Adam and Eve in the garden it was with the thought that they and their descendants would love and worship God but they failed Him. Then God destroyed the world with a flood and that Noah ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spirit Of Greatness Series

Contributed by Don Emmitte on Jun 17, 2014

By any standard of measurement, the Apostle Paul was a great man. If you just consider the influence of his life upon history, even upon his own generation, you are confronted with his greatness.

The Spirit of Greatness Romans 1:8-16 Romans Series (Part 2) Sermon by Don Emmitte, Grace Restoration Ministries The salutation in a Pauline letter is normally followed by a paragraph or so in which the apostle ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

Outside Of The Box

Contributed by John Telgren on Feb 11, 2017

The Bible is our standard and is what defines our freedoms and boundaries. It is important to spend generous amounts of time in the word in order to grow in knowing God and how God want us to serve him

In a conversation, someone posed an interesting and much needed question to me. "Is it wise to think outside of the box?" There are many, including myself, who have used this phrase. Wisdom would seem to dictate that this, like many other things, should have a caveat to it. Many things pressed to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Simple Faith Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 30, 2016

If you want the joy of your relationship with Christ back, beware of the legalists and simply believe in Christ. Stop trying to live up to someone's performance standards and simply trust Christ with your life.

In our lawsuit-happy culture, American companies must go to great lengths to avoid lawsuits, and they do it by putting some of the strangest warning labels on their products. Every year, the Center for America sponsors the Wacky Warning Labels Contest, looking for what it calls “the most ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free