Sermons on Wealth:

Affluenza [april Fools Message] Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 30, 2007

The Parable of the Rich Fool. "Affluenza" is the disease, the love of money is the root cause, and this story of Jesus is the cure! Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

Ample Fool’s Day Luke 12:16-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/RichFool.html Why is it that when life is going the best and we have the most, that we act the most foolishly? When supplies are ample, or we are celebrating a great victory, or someone praises us—we take such opportunity to show what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Man With Some Pretty Big Shoes To Fill Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Oct 3, 2008

The message looks at Solomon’s rise to the throne of Israel.

Folk sayings are easily remembered, but not always understood. People talk about "walking the walk" and "following in the footsteps" of others, about "taking a stand," "standing firm," and "standing tall." These sayings, along with many traditional proverbs, are all commonly expressed folk wisdom ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Proverbs 15 - Contrast The Upright And The Wicked Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Mar 13, 2012

This is a look at Proverbs chapter fifteen.

Pearls From Proverbs – Chapter Fifteen We will now look at Proverbs chapter fifteen: Contrast the Upright and the Wicked 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 (NASB) This is an excellent verse to commit to memory. Have you ever tried to argue ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:1-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Character Counts

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 28, 2013

Character counts and it impacts. God is concerned with our character, more than our comfort and competence.

RECAP last week's sermon – Matt 7:15-23 – the false prophets were IN the circle but OUT of salvation. • Right believing leads to RIGHT LIVING. It starts on the INSIDE. It is a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ. • Draw close to Him every day and you’ll see your life ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Able Kinsman Redeemer

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 19, 2014

From Hebrews 7:25 let’s talk about uttermost (KJV), then completely (NIV) and then how Jesus Christ can save this way

HoHum: This is one of my favorite jeans.  Even though it is one of my favorites, I don't wear it as much as my other jeans.  Know why?  Evidently I sat on the ground in these jeans and it got this stain. Well, Crystal has washed these jeans many times and the stain is still there. She has ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Requirements To Be A Kinsman Redeemer Series

Contributed by Kim Oliver on Jun 17, 2014

NAOIMI finds rest for Ruth in BOAZ ,God finds rest for us in Christ

THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE A KINSMAN REDEEMER; BOAZ IS THE ONLY ONE IN SCRIPTURE THAT IS REFERRED TO AS KINSMAN REDEEMER; GOD IN HIS DIVINE WISDOM 1: MADE BOAZ THE ONLY KINSMAN REDEEMER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: AND SO IT IS WITH in the new testament 2: JESUS CHRIST THE ONLY KINSMAN REDEEMER: OF ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Deadly Sin Of Sloth

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 11, 2011

“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord slothfully...” The “work of the Lord is not to be done negligently, with slackness. Sloth is disastrous to the believer.

The Deadly Sin of Sloth Jeremiah 48:10 “Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully...” In this passage of Scripture before us the Chaldeans were to destroy the Moabites, which is called the work of the Lord, because God had commission them to do so. It was not to be done ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 48:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Right Combination Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 12, 2011

God doesn’t need our money. He owns everything. But we give first because it takes faith to give first and God wants us to trust Him. We give first and the blessings of God follow. Test and see how God will bless you and your family because of your giving

Opening illustration: A few years back, a Galveston church had a Tithing Demonstration Sunday for its members. On a designated Sunday everyone was asked to give a tithe of one week’s salary. They urged everyone … whether or not they usually tithed … to give a tithe that one time. As you could ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Am I? Series

Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on Jan 20, 2012

Do you know who you are when your face with hardship and uncertainty?

Who Am I? Who are we? What makes you, you and me, me? About 2,617 years ago, the President of Iraq led his troops into Israel and smashed his way into the city of Jerusalem. Some of the locals were able to escape, but thousands of old men and women were slaughtered. Many more women were raped and ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Radical Reliance

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Challenging the congregation to live a life of radical reliance, in the model of the Acts 242-47 church

INTRO I am a typical Westernized American. I am the third of three children, the baby in the family so to speak in a typical, American middle-class family. From my earliest memory my parents spoiled me – not rotten to the core (at least I would like to believe), but I never went ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Lutheran

Isaiah 2 Series

Contributed by Chuck Musselwhite on Feb 29, 2016

exposition of Isaiah 2

Read Isaiah 2 Transition: Isaiah means “The Lord is Salvation” In Hebrew it is very similar to the names of Joshua, Elisha, and Jesus Isaiah is quoted 65 times in the NT. More than any other prophet He is the son of Amoz who was a scribe and is thought to be the brother of King ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pruning Our Hearts

Contributed by Hiram Withers on Dec 30, 2018

There are things that need to be trimmed in all of our lives, God will prune these things so that we can be fruitful.

Charles Spurgeon when preaching on Psalm 131said this, “Psalm 131is one of the shortest psalms to read but one of the longest to learn.” This is a ‘slam that calls us to resist the temptation to be prideful, it calls us to push against our arrogant ambitions. This is hard as it is in direct ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-3

A Faith Journey - 1 Series

Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Jun 23, 2017

Part 5 of the Sermon Series, "God of Elisha"

The cluster of miracles of Elijah and Elisha serve several purposes. One is to show Israel that Yahweh remains faithful to Israel even after her exile to Babylon. The other is to show Israel that despite the godlessness of her kings, Yahweh remains gracious and merciful in difficult times. The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-37, 1 Timothy 5:17, 2 Kings 8:1, Luke 12:15, Luke 16:13, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Mark 9:22, Hebrews 11:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Zacchaeus The Transformed Man

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 21, 2016

There's an interesting story in Luke about a man named Zacchaeus who just wanted to see Jesus as He passed through Jericho but Zacchaeus got much more than he expected. and it transformed his life. Have you pursued Jesus. Has Jesus transformed your life?

Luke 19:1-10 (Please look this up in your Bibles and follow along) As we take a look at the salvation story of Zacchaeus it is always good to turn the attention inward and examine our own heart and our own motives. Luke19:1 NIV “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.” Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Nazarene

The Rich Man And Lazarus Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Oct 17, 2020

If we keep walking past “obvious unseen” people, and we keep doing “obvious unseen” actions, and we keep treating Scripture as an “obvious unseen” we will join the rich man.

Message Luke 16:19-31 The Rich Man and Lazarus Let’s turn in the Scriptures to Luke 16:19-31 Read With this parable fresh in our minds let’s start with some very important statements. The rich man is not in hell just because he is rich. The poor man is not at Abraham’s side just because he is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist