Sermons on The Good Life:

The Christian Life Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 4, 2021

Christians must grow in faithfulness through the virtues found in Scripture

INTRODUCTION • Today we begin a short series entitled Grow In Grace, a study of 2 Peter. › Big Idea of the Series: The body of Christ, the church, must be diligent in recognizing false teachers and doctrine while trusting the Scriptures and recognizing true ministers of the Word. • By learning ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Invitation To Life

Contributed by Will Cornwell on Apr 23, 2002

Jesus knows your hearts deepest longing. Come and join in on abundant life by responding to His open arms.

The text that I want to look at this morning is verses 35-39 of the first chapter of the gospel of John. In order to preface the chosen text I also read verses 1-18. I chose these scriptures as a preface for one reason. For the message I have prepared for you this morning, it is important for ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-39, John 1:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 12, 2021

Jesus the Bread of Life gives the spiritual food required so that we never need to hunger or thirst. As those who are filled with the bread-of-life character of Jesus our heart overflows into a heart for the spiritually hungering community.

Message John 6:35 I Am The Bread Of Life When Jesus describes Himself with a phrase beginning with “I am” He is identifying an aspect of his character and ministry. Today we are looking at Jesus who is the Bread of life. In the context Jesus, the day before, had fed 5000 men – a crowd of at least ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35

Denomination: Baptist

Life By The Spirit PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2023

Truly know God, live by the Spirit, resist fleshly desires, and serve others humbly in love. Key

Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. We are gathered here today in the spirit of fellowship, unity, and love, to delve into the wisdom of God's Word and to seek His guidance in our lives. Opening Scripture Reading – Our focus today will be on the powerful words of the Apostle Paul in his ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-25

Topics: Live, Jesus

Life As A Rock

Contributed by Clint Davison on Oct 10, 2006

Peter’s encouragement to live lives distinct from the world around us to God’s glory.

Life as a Rock: 1 Peter 2:4-12 A. Did your Mom ever say, “Behave yourself. Remember you’re a _________ and you never know who might see you.”? Mine did. I hated that…because she was right. You just never know who might be watching. Especially now, as a Christian, and even more so as a future ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Life Of An Encourager

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 27, 2012

Message given on Girl Scout Sunday to be an enocurager and to mirror the example of Christ to others.

The life of an encourager Romans chapter 12:1-12:8 Introduction- Romans chapter 12:1-8 We are honored to have with us this morning the Girls Scouts. We have a Daisy troop and a Brownie Troop. Girl Scout Sunday was started so that the place where the Girls worship would honor and recognize them. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

The Victorious Life

Contributed by John Dobbs on May 18, 2023

The book of Romans is like a jigsaw puzzle. It’s not a mysterious puzzle, the overall picture is Jesus. But there are pieces that have to be put together.

_____ Note to preachers: This is the second of a two-sermon presentation. It is an overview of Romans, so it is impossible to spend much time on the many rich details of this great book. I hope in preaching this to encourage people to spend time reading Romans on their own, while being able to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life In The Spirit 

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000

Life in the Spirit is more than we think.

INTRO.- ILL.- The captain’s voice came over the PA system of the airplane. He said, "There’s no cause for alarm but we felt you passengers should know that for the last three hours we’ve been flying without the benefit of radio, compass, radar, or navigational beam due to the breakdown of some ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Choose Life

Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008

... For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 6:45c

Do you know that what you say about yourself goes a long way to determine your entire existence? Try listening to yourself. Who do you say you are? A weakling, infirmed, never-do-well pessimist or a bold, confident, vivacious, charismatic, optimistic person? The list of wonderful attributes God has ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:7-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Life On Purpose

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Oct 18, 2000

I can’t forget the story one of our members tells about his childhood.

I can’t forget the story one of our members tells about his childhood. He asked his dad the big question: "Why am I here?" That’s a thoughtful question from a little boy. Here’s what his dad said. "How the h___ do I know?" My friend is still reeling from the shock of that response. But how would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11

Denomination: Baptist

Life In The Spirit Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 28, 2015

Paul is compelled to write these words to a church that needs to change. The challenge here today is doing an honest gut-check: do we live eternally for Christ – or for our own glory and recognition?

Life in the Spirit Galatians, Part 12 Galatians 6:1-10 Introduction - Originally, we were going to finish Galatians today -- However, this final chapter can’t be just glossed over and completed in one -- So, we will add one more week to our study and take Chapter 6 in two parts - Recap ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stages Of Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2023

Trust in God's unchanging nature and control over all life's seasons, even when our expectations need to be recalibrated.

Good morning, church family. We're going to dive into some deep waters today, but don't worry, we're not going it alone. We're exploring the wisdom of Ecclesiastes and the promise of God's unchanging nature and his control over all life's seasons. We're talking about the transitions we face in ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-9

Topics: Divine Control, Meaning Of Life

Choose Life!

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 21, 2007

In response to Virginia Tech: we have choices -- to choose to live in the here and now; to choose to give life to our children by contradicting this violent culture; and to choose life eternal for ourselves.

“I had no choice.” Of all the things we heard this past week from the deeply disturbed mind of Cho Seung Hui, that stands out for me as key: “I had no choice.” Cho Seung Hui felt trapped and cornered. He felt driven to do this terrible thing. In his mind, every victim was to blame – they were ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of Jonah

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 12, 2022

Some people describe others by saying, “They have an attitude problem.”

Illus: There used to be a song that some churches in the South liked to sing called, “I woke up this morning feeling fine! I woke up with heaven on my mind.” But I have a confession, sometimes I wake up and I am not feeling fine, and I certainly do not have heaven on my mind. Generally, when we ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17, Jonah 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessed Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

In this third verse of the first chapter John spells out most fully the actions that lead to the blessed life. The three things you can do with this book that leads to blessings are: You can read it; you can hear it, and you can keep it.

The famous medical missionary Dr. Grenfell of Labrador once came to John Hopkins Hospital in America looking for a head nurse to go back to Labrador with him. He made this appeal: "If you want to have the time of your life, come with me and run a hospital next summer for the orphans of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:3