Sermons on Successive:

The Dark Side Of Power

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

David, Pt. 4

THE DARK SIDE OF POWER (1 SAMUEL 19:1-24) One of the most educated, talented and charismatic seminary graduates I know taught me all I care to know about power and ambition. He is gifted in languages – English, Mandarin and Cantonese, preaching and teaching. His alma mater is one of the finest ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 19:1-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Evil Eye

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

David, Pt. 3

THE EVIL EYE (1 SAMUEL 18) The master-disciple or teacher-student relationship in the Chinese society is a hierarchical one. The teacher is the superior and the student is the subordinate. A prominent senior pastor twenty years older than me still calls me teacher after he has audited just one of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Lord Looks At The Heart

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

David, Pt. 1

THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART (1 SAMUEL 16) During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor with an unusual offer. “Look, I’ll give you $100 if you’ll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part where I’m to promise to ‘love, honor and obey’ and ‘forsaking all others, be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Age Is Just A Number Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

Joshua, Pt. 6

AGE IS JUST A NUMBER (JOSHUA 14:6-15) Three old ladies are sitting in a diner, chatting about various things. One lady says, “You know, I'm getting really forgetful. This morning, I was standing at the top of the stairs, and I couldn't remember whether I had just come up or was about to go ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:6-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Four Myths About God’s Judgment Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 9, 2010

A look at the two foundations and four popular lies about final judgment.

1. Myth: “The line dividing heaven and hell is. . . who claims Jesus’ name.” - Matthew 7:24, 26 – “puts into practice,” “does not put them into practice.” - Focus: empty religion. [a, c, g, o] - There is a lot of empty religion out there. - And, as I’ve shared before, one of the biggest myths ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Care And Feeding Of The Money Tree Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 8, 2010

We are called to lay up treasures in heaven, but we also have bills to pay. These verses give us some insights into how we can be wise Christians stewards of our money.

Luke 12:13-21 “Care and Feeding of the Money Tree” INTRODUCTION Video presentation: “Contentment—Deep Thoughts by a Shallow Christian” We laugh at the absurdity of the shallow Christian’s remarks, yet, how often our lives mirror his thoughts. We often ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Lessons From David Pt 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 11, 2009

God takes nobodies with a right heart on the inside and makes them into some-bodies.

How a nobody becomes a somebody! Video Clip: Phatheads from Bluefush TV before sermon Series – Lessons from David Introduction: There are 66 chapters that speak about David in the Old Testament. As a matter of fact, there are more references to David in the Bible than any other person. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Greatness

Contributed by Rj Davis on Jul 8, 2010

What is greatness? How do you acheive greatness? Understand what it means to be great and have success based on the example of Christ.

In January 2009 we celebrated a historical day in our country. A nation gathered together to witness the inauguration of the 44th president of these United States, Barack Obama. And whether you voted for him or not, whether you agree with him or not on the issues, we all can applaud the achievement ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Asking God To Do Big Things!

Contributed by James Barnes on Feb 26, 2014

This is a sermon that encourages us, and our church to trust the Lord to do great things through us when we seek to do them for His glory.

Text: Ephesians 3:20-21 Cosperville Baptist Church Series: Building Project Excursion Pastor Jim Barnes Topic: Prayer, Growth, Success January 12, 2014 “Asking God To Do Big Things!” Intro: Johnny, a very bright 5 year old, told his daddy he'd ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

God Believes In You

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012

Examines the differences between people who fail and people who make a difference.

GOD BELIEVES IN YOU This past Thursday I performed the funeral for the 5 month old grandson of a friend of mine from the sheriff’s office. It was an especially sad day. Friends, and family were heart broken. Wanting to do everything we could to help, Gladys brought one of the 4-H ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-52

Denomination: Baptist

Anointed To Succeed

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Mar 8, 2016

God as not called us to fail. He has given us His Spirit to go and do supernatural exploits in His Name.

God has not called us to fail. He has filled us with His Spirit which incorporates all the resources heaven has. The anointing we have within us will power us to the ends of the earth. It is not a local anointing only. Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Charismatic

The Climb To The Top Series

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Aug 2, 2022

God doesn't want our successes. He wants us. Your significance, your value has already been proven and paid for, free of charge.

Today wraps up this series on idolatry. Over the last 4 weeks we've talked about exposing the golden calf in our lives, looking at surface idols and root idols. Then we talked about a couple of specific areas of idolatry that commonly affect us, family and money. As this series comes to a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:40-42, Jeremiah 17:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sermon On Perseverance

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 18, 2023

Perseverance is defined as doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Denis Waitley, an American motivational speaker once remarked: “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Proverbs 24:16 ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:36, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 4:13, Isaiah 41:10

Prepared

Contributed by Grant Adams on Feb 8, 2022

If there was one word that each of us would like used in describing us would be “success.”

If there was one word that could be the foundation to success, I feel it would be the word “prepared.” I realize there are a lot of words that could come close to the word prepared in success such as the word work. 1. Work a. Physical work 1) The Bible has a lot to say about work. 2) 1 Timothy ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:2-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Motivation To Succeed Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Paul is so negative here that we know their must be another paradox involved, for he is a positive thinker. We can only conclude that somehow a negative approach is sometimes the most positive method of influence.

Successful people almost always attribute their success, in large measure, to the influence and inspiration of some other person. Henry Ford tells of how he was in a period of uncertainty about building his gas engine. He was discouraged about it, and was letting the idea go dead in him. It was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-15