Sermons on Ways Of Life:

God Will Provide

Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 30, 2003

Go ahead and trust him with the needs of your life - I didn’t say wants, the things that we think we need - but what do we really need. God will provide the right thing, at just the right place, at just the right time.

In view of life’s difficult circumstances many of us must wonder from time to time whether or not God really cares for us or not. All of us have had perplexing situations that we have had to deal with. All of us have had needs which we have earnestly prayed over. I want you to know this morning ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Participate In The Resurrection Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 1, 2013

The witness of the apostles to the Resurrection challenges us to face the mystery of our own existence and life, and adopt a way of life that would inspire others at our own funerals.

Monday of Easter Week Gaudium et Spes Fifty-one days. What a difference fifty-one days can make, if Jesus Christ and the Spirit of Jesus Christ permeates those days. Look at the followers of Jesus in the wake of His arrest, torture and execution. They were cowering in a little upper room in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:8-15

Denomination: Catholic

Advent 2c-- Make Straight His Paths Series

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 1, 2018

What needs straightening out in my life? How can I help ease the path of others?

Father Joseph Donders who lives in Washington DC tells an interesting story about going to the airport to pick up a friend who was coming to visit him from Africa. It was a cold, winter day and all the trees were bare except for a few firs and pines. This was the first time his friend ever left ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

What To Do - At The Crossroads

Contributed by John Gullick on Oct 4, 2017

A sermon that attempts to help believers understand that here are many crossroads in life and encourages them how to act.

Isaiah 45:22New International Version (NIV) 22 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. Sometimes we, in life, have to make choices. We do it all the time. This morning you made a choice to come and worship the Lord – Good choice! The ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Surrender Your Way To Victory

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 30, 2012

Surrender to God is the way to a blessed life. It is not a commitment to God that we asking for, which focuses on what we can do for God. We are called to surrender our lives to Him.

The way to a blessed life is to allow God to take control, when we invite Him into every area of our lives. • In Rom 12:1 Paul says, “...I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship.” • Gal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Five Ways To Stand In The Way Of Kingdom Growth Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 22, 2019

Paul tells us where the false teachers were off-track. These aren't theological matters - so what are they doing that Paul rebukes?

- As we begin, let me give a little context to the situation Paul is addressing. Paul has been to Corinth but during his absence there were some false teachers who came in and began to move the Corinthian church in another direction. - This is an extension of the earlier part of this chapter, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Self-Determined Life

Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004

The self-determined life is the life lived with one goal in mind--to please self. God has a better way for His people.

Self-determination: n. 1. freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting others. I. It is a life of fleeing God’s will (Jonah) A. Jonah’s call—Jonah 1:1-2 Jonah was a well-known prophet at Gath-hepher (II Kings 14:25). Like many of the Jews, he felt that God was only the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-13

Denomination: Holiness

Conquering The Challenges Of Life Series

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 19, 2007

Message #4 in series, "Pursuing Victory." How to "beat the Emmaus Road Blues," how to overcome the challenges life brings our way.

Series: Pursuing Victory Message #3: Conquering the Challenges Of Life" -- How To Overcome Disappointment, Despair, and Depression Luke 24:17 -- "And (Jesus) said to them, ’What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?’ And they stood still, looking ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday – My Way Or The High Way

Contributed by Ed Warfield on Mar 14, 2008

Just as the crowds praised and then a few days later crucified Jesus. We must be a people that "stays the course" and follows Jesus as Lord, not as a "quick fix" for our problems.

Palm Sunday – My Way or the High Way – Luke 19:29-48 Intro.: These religious leaders think the whole world has gone after Jesus because of the crowds waving their palm branches as Jesus entered the city. But despite the number of people around that day, no one seemed to grasp the magnitude of what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-48

Denomination: Charismatic

Understanding God's Will For Your Life

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jun 26, 2010

One way to know God's will for your life is to believe His word.

June 27, 2010 Morning Worship Text: 1 John 4:1-7 Subject: Testing the Spirits Title: Understanding God’s Will for Your Life You have heard me talk in the past about George Mueller – a great man of faith from the nineteenth century. George Mueller was a man who knew the word of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Love: Live A Life Of Love Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 12, 2012

We are called to love the way He loves with the loves He gives.

Eph 5:1-2 1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 1 John 4:7-12 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Five Life-Changing Questions Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 2, 2012

The answer to these questions can change the way we see and live life!

INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 • How would you like to know that no matter how you looked, what you did, that you were loved unconditionally? • Of the many people who end up living a life of crime, how many of them do you think came from backgrounds in which they felt unconditionally loved by ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living The Truly Good Life

Contributed by Brian Kluth on Feb 15, 2007

Ways to Rise Above the Pull of Materialism Highlights from 1 Timothy

1) A goal to strive for: Godliness with contentment 1 Tim 6:6,8 Godliness (=devoted to Christ living) with contentment (=satisfaction) is great gain… if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Luke 12:15 (Jesus said) "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Grace Changes Everything Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001

When we encounter God’s grace, it changes everything because we die to our old way of live, are introduced to a new way of life, and find a new master.

In his book "What’s So Amazing About Grace," Christian author Philip Yancey writes about a friend who invited him out for a cup of coffee one night (Yancey 179-80). This friend, it turns out, is contemplating leaving his wife after 15 years of marriage because he’s found someone younger and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living The Blessed Life

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 30, 2006

God wants every person blessed in every way. We have made money an issue, but God just wants the tithe and we will be blessed.

Living the Blessed Life Text: Matthew 6:19-21 How many of you want to live a blessed life? 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Pentecostal