Sermons on Virtuous Life:

A Fruitful Life

Contributed by Donato Solano on Aug 4, 2006

A fruitful life is demonstrated of how much you know of God and how much changed does it bring to your self.

INTRODUCTION The Fruitful Life begins with a desire for… I. SPIRITUAL GROWTH A. Knowledge of God (John 17:3; John 15:1-8) B. Inner-self change (“Pagkatao”; Galatians 5:22-23) A fruitful life is demonstrated of how much you know of God and how much changed does it bring to your self. When I ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The New Life

Contributed by Donato Solano on Aug 4, 2006

The old life has been taken away and we are created new again. We are given a new beginning.

Objectives: 1. That the students see the newness of life in Christ. 2. That the students become conscious of the kind of life God desires. 3. That they will begin to change their ways of living. INTRODUCTION We have found a new relationship with God. We have been forgiven and cleansed through ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Bread Of Life

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Aug 12, 2006

A sermon for Proper 14, accenting the Spiritual aspects of the Bread of Life discourse.

9th Sunday after Pentecost (Pr. 14) August 13, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds to the proclamation of your Word, that we ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: Lutheran

The Assurance Of Life Series

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 9, 2003

The first in a series of 5 sermons dealing with abundant living from 2 Peter 1:3-11. We have everything we need for life and godliness!

Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about a pastor. The pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and was then afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Buffet Of Life

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 14, 2003

We treat God’s Word as an ’all you can eat’ buffet. We take some of it in -- but we ignore the rest.

When I was in college, there was a restaurant that we loved to go to. It was an all you could eat type of place, which explains why I look the way I look today. We would go and stand in line in the buffet and pick all those things we wanted to eat -- shrimp, crab, clams, hushpuppies, French ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Life Is A Test Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 15, 2003

Saul, Pt. 3

LIFE IS A TEST (1 SAMUEL 13:5-15) There are many tests in life: death of loved ones, getting the pink slip and losing a stable job, to name the most stressful. One of the most stressful periods of my life was when I returned to full-time continuing theological education. My savings dried up after ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:5-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Embracing Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2003

The fear of life is often seen in resisting change and living in denial of the seasons of life. If we try to fight the seasons of life rather than accept them, we will miss the blessings God has for us and we will fail to mature. We need to embrace life

Embracing Life (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15) Intro 1. A major part of who we are and what we do is determined by fear. 2. Fear is not necessarily evil. Legitimate fear of danger, for example, results in restraint: whether driving, playing football, or welding, caution is a virtue. 3. There are fears ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, Psalm 56:3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life Is Beautiful

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 9, 2006

Life is beautiful, life is short, enjoy the beautiful life God has given you.

INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 How many times do we let things cause us to focus in on the difficult times of life? We see war, murder, theft, and other bad things along with job uncertainties, families falling apart among other things. There is so much going on around us that is ugly it can be hard at ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Eternal Life Series

Contributed by Kranthi Kumar Medida on Dec 14, 2006

The second saying of Lord Jesus on The Cross

“TRULY I SAY TO YOU, TODAY YOU SHALL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE” – LUKE 23:43 We learned that the first work to be accomplished to re-establish the relationship between God and us is forgiveness of sins. Now we are about to look at the second work. This second work is represented by the second saying ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:43

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sanctity Of Life

Contributed by James Powell on Sep 6, 2006

We are all precious to Jesus and each human life is worth something.

It is a few minutes before 11 a.m. when Harrison raps on the door of his operating room and walks in. His Fayetteville Women’s Clinic occupies a once-elegant home dating to the 1940s; the first-floor surgery looks like it was a parlor. Thick blue curtains block the windows and paintings of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:1-5

Denomination: Holiness

The Light Of Life Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 29, 2006

This morning I want us to hear the words of our Lord again… as found in part of the SOTM in Matthew 5. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be

This morning I want us to hear the words of our Lord again… as found in part of the SOTM in Matthew 5. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. “You are the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Swapping

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Dec 26, 2004

Imagine being "at the top of your game" and giving it all up for a life of uncertainty. Jesus calls all men everywhere to repent and whether you are at the top of your game or hitting rock bottom, his way is the best way.

Life Swapping Luke 5:1—11 INTRODUCTION The quarterback who has just guided his team to the National Championship, the CEO of a corporation who has just taken his company public with great fanfare, a Presidential candidate who has just been elected by a landslide, these are all modern examples of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Bread Of Life

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004

Our dependence on Jesus

THE BREAD OF LIFE JOHN 6:35; 8:54-58 I. INTRODUCTION BREAD IS THE MOST WIDELY EATEN FOOD IN THE WORLD. IT PROVIDES A LARGER SHARE OF PEOPLE’S ENERGY AND PROTEIN THAN ANY OTHER FOOD AND IS OFTEN CALLED THE STAFF OF LIFE. BREAD IS MADE BY BAKING DOUGH THAT CONSISTS CHIEFLY OF FLOUR OR GRAIN MEAL ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Christian Life

Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 31, 2004

This is a sermon about what a christians life should look like and how we should instead of making all these worldly resolutions at New year instead make a resolution to live our life for God.

A CHRISTIAN LIFE COL. 3:12-25 I hope that everyone here this morning had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. I am sure that we all got a lot of presents and we probably made quite a few New Years resolutions. This year as I was thinking about the direction I wanted my life to go I ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Inner Life

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Jan 16, 2005

In this world, we tend to be more concerned with the well being of our physical body than our spiritual body. We need to realize the importance of strenghtening our real life.

The Inner Life We sometimes put a lot of emphasis on or bodies. Don’t take me wrong, we need to care for these bodies, but remember that we have a heavenly body promised to us. Our focus should be on our spiritual body, as we walk in this world. So tonight, I am going to talk about our spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23