Sermons on Temporal Values:

How Christians Ought To Behave

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 18, 2022

God knows best. He gave Jesus Christ to be the Savior for everyone who believes in Him. To receive the full benefits of his salvation, you should fully surrender to God. Decide not to do your will, but God’s will. Then you will be close to God and experience his power.

Sermon – How Christians ought to Behave (Walk Upright in a Fallen World) Romans 12:1-10 “And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-12, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ephesians 4:16, John 13:34-35

Denomination: Methodist

God Guarantees A Return On Spiritual Investments

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

(with Dick Holden) 1.

(with Dick Holden) 1. Spiritual Investing Requires Careful Planning (:6-7) a. Relationship of sowing to giving (implies a careful effort) 1) Sowing -- not scattering but careful planting 2) Giving -- not throwing money away but careful planning 3) Laws of nature apply to laws of giving b. Direct ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The God Of Gold Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 22, 2015

How can I tell if money has become my "god?" What is the tell-tale sign of this kind of idolatry, and what can this idolatry do to me that Jesus is warning me against?

(Comments before the scripture reading and prayer): This sermon series has been entitled “The Guardrails of Life” with the intention of exploring the guardrails God has set up for our lives to keep us from going off the road in our faith and crashing our lives and relationships. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34, Matthew 6:34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Clothed With Fire Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2017

There's part of this story of the fiery furnace that I'd always missed. There was one question upon which everything else hinged - not only in this story but also in our lives. Do you know what that question is?

When my sister Barbranne was in her early 20’s she left the Church and Jesus behind and went off to live the “wild life.” At age 55 she decided she’d hurt herself in that decision and started going back to church. One of the first things she did was to buy a Children’s Bible because she wanted to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Investing In The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Nov 18, 2011

We invest in the kingdom of heaven by investing in the lives of people.

In the movie, “The Pirates of the Caribbean,” Captain Jack Sparrow has a compass. It is no ordinary compass. Rather than pointing north, it points toward whatever the person holding it wants most. It might be treasure, or a person, or a location. But it only works if the person holding ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

A voice From The Grave

Contributed by John White on Mar 5, 2018

What would the rich man and Lazarus say if the could speak to us today?

A VOICE FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE Luke 16:19-32 Introduction: We have those today who sit around waiting for messages from other worlds. Reputable scientists spend multiplied millions of tax payer dollars to build vast arrays of radio tele- scopes, construct elaborate computers, and design advanced ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Stewardship Means More Than Dollars And Cents

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 4, 2008

So we come to the truth Stewardship Means more than dollars and cents. Stewardship is recognizing God’s ownership and our position. It is also realizing our responsibility as managers of what God has given us.

Intro: 1 Peter is a wonderful letter written to no one specific person or church. It is instead written to all the churches in Asia Minor or modern day turkey. It is written to churches that are experiencing suffering at the hands of others. So some would say this does not apply to the church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

Rich! Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 26, 2015

The Bible tells us a lot about being rich. Jesus, James and Paul all taught on this subject.

Luke 16:9-13 James 5:1-6, 1:9-11; 2:5-7; 1 Timothy 6:9-12, 17-19. Read all texts first. Jesus, James and Paul address one of the easiest traps to fall into here. It is so easy to be enamored by wealth and intimidated by the wealthy. Dreaming about and desiring to be rich are as common as human ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Internal Power To Face External Pressures

Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011

We cannot change what's going on around us most of the time, but we can change internally for the better so that we are better equipped to deal with external pressures.

TITLE: THE INTERNAL POWER TO FACE EXTERNAL PRESSURES TEXT: 2COR. 4:1,7, 8-10, 15, 16-18 INTRO: Atmosphere of extreme mental,‑physical and spir. pressure. ‑Discouragement seems to come from all‑sides. The news, people,‑circumstances, and even demonaic‑attacks. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Seed Of Faith

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 9, 2010

We all live with faith, we all walk in faith but it is only faith in God that will take us through our days, now and in eternity.

The Seed of Faith 11/15/09 AM Text: Mark 11:22 (various) Introduction: In our lesson together today we are going to talk about faith. Ok, so I’ll do the talking but I’m hoping you will do the listening and the thinking because the simple fact is that none of us can get through even the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Our Priority Money Or Prayer? Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 27, 2018

Let’s examine John 2:13-25, the money changers in the temple and prayer.

Prelude Is our priority prayer or money? Whether you are suspicious or selfish or give generously, what is the right use of money in the church? Purpose: Let’s understand that money will always be a cause for good and evil in the Church. Plan: Let’s examine John 2:13-25, the money changers in ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Baptist

Missions Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 11, 2019

Mission is nothing but helping one another to live a healthy, blessed life. First mission is to introduce Christ as savior then to see that person lives with all sufficiency and helping that person to overcome economic crises and other physical needs. Helping to the poor is another mission.

Text: Acts 11:23-30 Theme: GIVE TO MISSIONS Mission is nothing but helping one another to live a healthy, blessed life. First mission is to introduce Christ as savior to somebody and the second mission is to see that person lives with all sufficiency and helping that person to overcome economic ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:23-30

Denomination: Methodist

Shall Follow Me Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 28, 2022

Psalm 23:6, ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.’ The confession of David could be our desire. We would like to have these two divine blessings in our life. But we struggle to have them.

Psalm 23:6 - “Shall follow me” Happy New month to all of you. The Lord is good and his love never ends. While I was praying for this new month’s service, these words were brought to my mind by the Holy Spirit from Psalm 23:6, ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:6

Denomination: Methodist

Helping Hands Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 5, 2014

Let’s look a little deeper at our parable today and Jesus’ message about what it means to love our neighbors! Let’s look at the characters in this short story - giant idea parable and learn something about doing the right thing even if it costs you something in return

Opening Video Illustration: What if? (3 min) Theme: Time Management “God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Foolish Speaking

Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 10, 2008

FOOLISH SPEAKING is to make remarks in a negative manner about the works of God.

JOB 2:1-10 FOOLISH SPEAKING 10-6-07 Today we’re going to talk for a little while about Job, and some of the many trials that came his way. Listen as I read today’s text found in Job 2: 1-10 1Again there was a day when the sons of God [from Job and Psalms,” sons of God” is ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist