Sermons on value in simplicity: showing 1,141-1,155 of 40,036

Living In A Material World

Contributed by Wayne Magruder on Aug 16, 2010

We must identify whats really important to us. Christ or the world

Deciding What’s Really Important Matthew 16:26-27 Oprah Winfrey is rich beyond our imagination yet she believes that there are many paths to God. Ted Turner believes that what we really need is a one world religion. He made that statement after his wife at the time, Jane Fonda became a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 1: God Gives Work

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2011

Find what you love to do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Work, some people love it, others hate it, but most people need work to pay the bills. 2. Work, some can’t wait for the closing whistle, or they live for retirement, while others joyfully put in extra hours without extra pay because they love what they do. 3. The first person ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:8-15

Denomination: Baptist

Helping Children To Know God

Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 10, 2015

Children need to know God's Truth; they can't simply take on their parent's beliefs, but need to understand and receive the truth of God on their own. Parents have a responsibility to guide children in the way they're to go.

Being a parent is an enormous responsibility. I can’t think of anything in life that’s more challenging. I’ve been to war, and I’ve had kids; war was easier. Proverbs 22:6 tells parents to “Train up children in the way they should go, and when they are old, they ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Congregational

Tesoros

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Dec 25, 2008

Donde esté tu tesoro, estará tu corazón

Tesoros 28/12/08 Intro: Ya estamos en los últimos días de este año 2008. Hay algo que siempre pasa cuando llegamos a estas fechas; como que el tiempo se detiene un poco y nos damos más a la tarea de reflexionar sobre todo el año que ha pasado y comenzamos a pensar en el que viene. Creo que es ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Look To The Future; Live In The Present Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Apr 1, 2009

Philippians 1:18-26. Believers are encouraged to follow the example of Paul as he proclaimed "To live is Christ, and to die is gain."

AGAIN I SAY REJOICE LOOK TO THE FUTURE; LIVE IN THE PRESENT PHILIPPIANS 1:19-26 INTRODUCTION - I’m sure many, if not all of you, are familiar with the famous Peanuts cartoons. If you have read one of these cartoons before, you know that often Charlie Brown is the frustrated character and Lucy ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:18-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Secret Of Contentment Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Jul 24, 2009

Philippians 4:10-23. Learn how to be satisfied with what you have from the experiences of Paul.

AGAIN I SAY REJOICE THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT PHILIPPIANS 4:10-23 INTRODUCTION - A few weeks ago when we were discussing how to pursue the prize of Christian maturity I quoted Dr. Warren Wiersbe as writing that “A divine dissatisfaction is essential for spiritual progress.” In the context of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-23

Denomination: Baptist

Is God's Reflection In Me?

Contributed by James Kirkland on Nov 20, 2006

Are you reflecting the image of God with your image or is the reflective surface contaminated?

Is God’s Reflection in Me? 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 NIV In the “Lion King, the cub lion is looking down into the water and sees his own reflection. He reaches down into the water and causes ripples in the surface. His image is distorted and the picture is not clear and sharp any longer. It is not his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, 2 Chronicles 3:16-18

Denomination: Nazarene

A Review Of Classroom Literature Textbooks

Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019

In years past, classroom literature textbooks used in American schools, both public and private, reinforced both Christian values of ethics and morality. In most public schools today, such things are no longer given to our children to read. This does not bode well for the future of democracy.

(If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) After having conducted an exhaustive survey of Americans who identify themselves and Christians, George Barna reported the following results in his book, “The State of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2-5

Denomination: United Methodist

How To Bless Your Children

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 26, 2017

Why bless your children?

“One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Created To Be Creative

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 9, 2019

This is a short message given at an inner-city mission that focuses on training people with soft-skills for life in a broad discipleship context.

[This is a short message given at an inner-city mission that focuses on training people with soft-skills for life in a broad discipleship context.] I know something about you that you might not be fully aware of. Or maybe you already know it. Did you know that you are a creation of the Creator ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fear No One (Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time)

Contributed by Dr. John Singarayar on Jun 19, 2020

No pandemic can overpower us because we have the gracious gift of Jesus with us.

Reflection 1. Fear no one: Today, Jesus says that fear no one. We live in constant fear of something. We read in the first reading, where Jeremiah says: “I hear the whisperings of many:       ‘Terror on every side!       Denounce! let us denounce him!’   ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 20:10-13, Romans 5:12-15, Matthew 10:28-33

Denomination: Other

What's My Purpose - 1

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 31, 2020

An ongoing series, looking at our purpose.

What's My Purpose February 2, 2020 Various We’re going to start by getting pretty deep really quickly. "Why did God create you?" Or how about this, “Why in God’s name am I here?” Or very simply, “What’s my purpose in life?” For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the fact ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:4, Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 1:11, Colossians 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

Bargain Hunting? What Will You Give?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 9, 2018

What will you give? Is this a bargain? What do we think off when we think about 30 pieces of silver? Think of the selling prices of people in the Bible?

BARGAIN HUNTING? WHAT WILL YOU GIVE ME? HOW MUCH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Two part lesson) Deal? SEEMS WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN… Recently I was in a store, they had luggage for $99.99 and no one was buying it. A few weeks later I saw they had the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6, Luke 15:12, Genesis 25:29-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Is It Worth?

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 24, 2017

a message delivered to a group of kids at our annual youth rally, 2 young ladies accepted the Lord as a result of the message.

Youth rally October 20, 2017 What is it worth? I brought my little friend Valentino with me tonight Ya’ll know all about beanie babies Right Some of you have some Some of you want some The rest just know about them This one’s name is Valentino He was made to celebrate Valentine’s day many ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Balanced Life

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Oct 13, 2019

Today's Sermon looks at the biblical value of living a balanced life in an unbalanced world. This is part off the sermon series, "Building Lasting Values." In this sermon we look at several principles to help us live balanced lives.

Building Lasting Values “Living A Balanced Life” {Audio File: https://mega.nz/#!OQ9QBawT!66QaK1PVc98q2gOEyTl30kAp3TrUeMQF98iMrIMIQyQ} Today I’d like to jump back into our Discipleship Series on Building Lasting Values as we build up the House of God within us. This is a value I believe in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:2

Denomination: Foursquare