Sermons on unselfishness: showing 1-15 of 1,709

"Unselfish Love"

Contributed by Gary Smith on Jul 27, 2002

Unselfish love drives one to live as Christ would live and to deny the works of the flesh.

Last week I stopped somewhere along in here. Tonight I want to go back for just a few minutes and pick up on the subject of Obedience. We we truly have an unselfish love, we will then be obedient in all things no matter what. No matter what the circumstances, good or bad. No matter the out look ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:3-8

Denomination: Church Of God

An Unselfish Ambition

Contributed by Fred Lab on Feb 6, 2007

This is a sermon I put together for our 100% Sunday. Helping our church to realize our amazing potential.

ICCC 2-4-07 “An Unselfish ambition” Philippians 2 & Acts 2 Ralph L. Woods: An ambitious farmer, unhappy about the yield of his crops, heard of a highly recommended new seed corn. He bought some and produced a crop that was so abundant his astonished neighbors asked him to sell them a portion of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Benefits Of Unselfishness

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 24, 2011

Jesus gives us the ultimate gift and teaches us unselfishness as the path of true joy and victory.

Benefits of Unselfishness Romans 13:8-10 The following illustrations come from Sermon Central's Illustration collection. A fascinating study on the principle of the Golden Rule was conducted by Bernard Rimland, director of the Institute for Child Behavior Research. Rimland found that "The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Unselfish Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 20, 2017

William Gladstone said, "Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race." Think about it; if everyone just looked out for #1 then no one would be satisfied; including #1. I can gain a lot by being selfish...except what's truly important.

GOD IS UNSELFISH William Gladstone said, "Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race." If you think about that there's much truth in it. If everyone just looked out for #1 then no one would be satisfied; including #1. There's a lot to be gained by being selfish except what matters most. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Matthew 20:17-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Generosity Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 18, 2013

part 4 of 4 in a series about being great with our possessions

Generosity 2 Corinthians 9 April 28, 2013 Stephen King is the author of 49 suspense and horror novels that have sold over 350 million copies. You may not know that about 10 years ago he almost lost his life. He was walking along a country road in Maine, and a van hit him and knocked him into a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Look Of Love--True, Unselfish Love Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 20, 2021

He saw her as a person, a human being with infinite human dignity. Isn’t that the same look of love He has given us all during our life?

Monday of the 5th week in Lent There are two common principles possible for human society. By birth into our fallen state, we are born into a kind of fraternity of failure. Our brotherhood is a society of sin. That is one thing we can say unequivocally about every one of us above the age of ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6, Matthew 28:20

Denomination: Catholic

Don't Be Selfish Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 31, 2015

This is the 5th sermon in the series "Don't Be Discouraged". We must remember that it's not about us; but about Jesus.

Series: Don’t Be Discouraged [#5] DON’T BE SELFISH 1 Peter 3:1-7 Introduction: It seems that one of the greatest reasons that people are discouraged is bad relationships. It is true that when you are having relationship problems everything else seems to fall apart. One of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Secret Of Joy

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 4, 2014

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The Secret of Joy John 16 / Philippians 1 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SecretJoy.html In the year 1900 a survey asked, "What must you have to be happy?" Results showed 72 answers. The same survey was taken among the same size sampling in 1950. Results showed 496 answers. I wonder how many ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-9, Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Falling Out Of Love With Myself

Contributed by Craig Benner on Aug 9, 2019

It is time to wake up and realize that the world does not revolve around me. If Jesus is number one in my life, then my goal is to make Him known to others.

Falling out of love with Myself Selflessness Mt 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. Lev. 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43

Denomination: Pentecostal

Agur’s Awesome Prayer

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 17, 2021

One of the all time best selling religious books is “The Prayer of Jabez.”

It has been a writing phenomena as it has sold by the millions. As you study the prayer of Jabez, it will bless your heart over and over again. But another prayer that is just as interesting is the prayer of Agur. Let’s look at this simple prayer that he prayed, that God considered to be so ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

What Makes For A Great Fatih?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 29, 2016

A great faith is unselfish, unassuming, and unwavering.

What makes for a great athlete? It’s more than athletic ability isn’t it? There have been plenty of people who could run fast and jump high who never made it in the big leagues. It’s because they either weren’t team players or their work ethic was lacking. While others were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Fruit

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 10, 2020

There can be no fruit until there are roots. The fruit is a result of the roots. No roots, no fruit.

How would you define fruit? What is fruit? W.E. Vines says, “Fruit is the visible expressions of power working inwardly and invisibly. The character of the fruit being evidence of the character of the power producing it.” God has some established principles, and this is one of them I want to share ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

Four Things That Bring Blessing

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 30, 2006

Blessings stem from forgiveness, obedience, unselfish service, and faithfulness.

Four Things that Bring Blessing. Matt. 16:17 INTRO.: in our text, Jesus declares Peter to be blessed or happy because he has just received from the Father great truth and has confessed Jesus to be Christ. It’s hard for us to realize how much happiness would come to a Jew because he discovered the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saying No To Selfishness Series

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 3, 2001

I talk about how to turn a selfish life into an unselfish one.

Saying No To Selfishness 6-30-01 Opening Illustration: Some things just rob our joy. For instance waking up in the morning because you have to go to the bathroom. As you get up you look at the clock and realize you woke up 20 minutes before your alarm was to go off. How you wished you had those ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

To Serve Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 16, 2011

What did Jesus teach? Servant hood. Throughout His life He always put others first before Himself. Everyday He would spend time with His Father alone in prayer to prepare Himself for His day ahead, in teaching, healing, praying, but mostly serving.

Who among us does not want to be recognized for something? We long for human affirmation. We want to be recognized for a job well done, for boldly helping others, for supporting a cause we believe in. It is our nature, our human nature, but the words of Christ teach us otherwise. Within the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-5

Denomination: Christian Church