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  • God's Good Pleasure

    Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Apr 27, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,673 views

    God Takes Pleasure in Providing For His Children

    1. SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD • Why should we seek the kingdom of God? And what is the literal interpretation of this? • Seeking the things of God ensures our seeking his will for us • Luke 2:49 “And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s ...read more

  • A Warning Against Worldliness

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,692 views

    To note the importance of drawing close to God.

    A Warning Against Worldliness Text: James 4.1-10 Thesis: To note the importance of drawing close to God. Introduction: (1) Have you ever been wanted “your way”? (2) We live in a culture where we are taught to “have it your way, right away.” Discussion: I. The Curse of Worldliness: A. Leads ...read more

  • Shun Worldly Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,496 views

    In today's lesson we learn that God's wisdom is superior to the world's wisdom.

    Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is a clear understanding that God’s wisdom is superior to the world’s wisdom. Let’s learn about this in ...read more

  • Lot Was A "Worldly" Believer! Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,924 views

    Because God is Almighty, Holy, and Loving, He will judge evil but will always show His mercy, but God’s mercy is only as good as one responds to it.

    Remember Adam and Eve? They were created to live forever in paradise! But Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden and they found themselves naked, lost, childbirth became painful, marriage problems began, work became hard, and they lost their immortality. But Adam and Eve were still ...read more

  • The Lure Of "Spiritual Worldliness" Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 11, 2015
     | 3,266 views

    Although the Christian life brings conflict, we cannot flee from a personal and committed relationship with God which still commits us to serving others.

    Thursday of 2nd Week of Easter 2015 Joy of the Gospel If you have ever wondered why the Season of Easter is the longest one in the liturgical year, consider this: after the Resurrection of our Lord, we are living in an Easter season that will last until the Lord comes again! All our lives are a ...read more

  • Worldliness The Respectable Sin.

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Feb 11, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,134 views

    What is worldliness. The consequences of worldliness and compromise in the life of the christian.

    Worldliness the respectable sin. Genesis 19:1-38 Everyone in this world has a philosophy of life, and while there are thousands of variant philosophies, they can be boiled down to just two: the world's and the Christian's. The philosophy of the world is: "My life is my own to ...read more

  • The Allure Of Worldly Conformity.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 11, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 836 views

    The Church should never want be "like all the nations."

    THE ALLURE OF WORLDLY CONFORMITY. 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 1 Samuel 11:14-15. Samuel appointed his two sons to be judges in Beersheba in the south of Israel, but ‘his sons walked not in his ways’ and ‘took bribes and perverted judgement (1 Samuel 8:1-3). On account of this, the elders of Israel ...read more

  • What Are You Seeking?

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Feb 4, 2022
     | 2,244 views

    The world is gripped in a whirlwind of materialism. The rat race for fame, wealth, power, pleasure and other carnal desires has swallowed many believers.

    TEXT: John 1:37-39 "And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. ...read more

  • Chosen For His Pleasure Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 14, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 33,307 views

    Second in a series from Ephesians. God has chosen us because it gives Him pleasure.

    Last week, we entered into spiritual basic training as we began to dig into our training manual – Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus. In the first three verses of that letter, we discovered that God has set his followers apart for salvation, for service and for spiritual blessings. Let’s see ...read more

  • Planned For God's Pleasure Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 24, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,310 views

    Someone said, “There are two great days in a person’s life -- the day we are born and the day we discover why.”

    On August 22nd, US Olympian Matt Emmons fired his final shot in the 50-meter three-position rifle competition. Emmons was leading by three points and needed only to get near the bull’s-eye to win the gold medal. He fired, but the automatic scoring system didn’t register any points. At first, ...read more

  • The Pleasure Of Pleasing God

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Aug 15, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 13,707 views

    This sermon is about focusing our energies on those things that pleases God.

    There are several things I Like about the author of our text, Brother Luke. First, I like the fact that Luke was not one of the original Disciples of Christ, yet the power of the gospel so affect his life that he felt the need to make a change. He did not have the pleasure of walking and talking ...read more

  • Planned For God's Pleasure Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,860 views

    One of the 40 Days of Purpose sermons, in the program based on Rick Warren’s book "The Purpose Driven Life."

    Not long ago I read an amazing story. A man named Bill Mallory traveled to India to discover the purpose of life. But he didn’t find the answer there. So after returning to the United States, he noticed a sign at Chevron gas station that simply said, “As you travel, ask us.” So every ...read more

  • Words Of Distinction - "Pleasure"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,450 views

    There’s nothing wrong with "pleasure" ... it all depends on where you find it. This message is a study on "pleasure" in light of God’s view of it.

    WORDS OF DISTINCTION – “pleasure” Hebrews 11:25 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on “Words of Distinction”. We have studied the words “daily”, “adoption”. TONIGHT, we will look at the word “pleasure”. Is there anything wrong with “pleasure”? NO, of course not. BUT … like anything ...read more

  • Pleasure While They Perish

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,904 views

    The need to consider the plight of the unsaved

    “Pleasure While They Perish” Jonah 4 Intro: Can I make a confession to you? I am not the most patient person in the world. There are some areas where I can be extremely patient. But there are some times I tend to have very little patience. For example, am I the only one who gets upset waiting ...read more

  • Planned For God's Pleasure Series

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on May 22, 2004
    based on 86 ratings
     | 13,744 views

    First Sermon of Purpose Driven Life series.

    THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT March 7, 2004 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel , Jr. 1 Peter 2:4-9 “Planned for God’s Pleasure” Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your Word be our rule, Your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern, ...read more

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