Sermons on church standards: showing 1-15 of 144,226

The Standard

Contributed by Joe Harding on May 27, 2002

Failure to live up to God’s standard results in experiencing His wrath.

THE STANDARD AMOS 7:7-17 May 19, 2002 PM SERVICE INTRODUCTION: All of us frequently compare ourselves favorably with someone else. We all think of someone whom we consider to be less mature, less competent, or less able than we are. That person is a great comfort to us because he or she enables us ...read more

Scripture: Amos 7:7-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Standard Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 2, 2020

God teaches that internal righteousness is what produces external acts of righteousness.

The Standard Matthew 5:1, 17,10 God teaches that internal righteousness is what produces external acts of righteousness. SLIDE #1 INTRODUCTION • Today we begin a new seven-week series entitled, “Sermon on the Mount: A Kingdom Upside Down.” • This series will encourage Christians to go beyond ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Standard For Success Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Dec 8, 2006

Many churches based the success or failure of their ministries on how many people come. God’s standard is somwhat different.

Introduction I. What is the determining factor between success and failure? A. Pappa John’s pizza has a mission statement of “To produce the best possible pizza at the most affordable price.” B. Now you may not like Pappa John’s pizza, and you may not think it is the most affordable, but is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Methodist

The Standard Of The Lord.

Contributed by Eugene Morell on Feb 4, 2012

This message looks at obeying the Standard of the Lord.

THE STANDARD OF THE LORD. Joshua 5:1-12. Verse 1. Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Maintaining A Holy Standard

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 16, 2008

It¡¯s a shame and a black mark against the church when someone comes to church bound, hurt, possessed, lonely, un-loved, cast down, forsaken, perplexed, sad, or just with a need to ultimately leave without having these issues resolved, we must

MAINTAINING A HOLY (SPIRITUAL) STANDARD By District Elder M. L. Maughmer, Jr. ***Spirituality without standard is an Atrocity*** OPENING: - It’s a shame and a black mark against the church when someone comes to church bound, hurt, possessed, lonely, un-loved, cast down, forsaken, perplexed, ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:44

Denomination: Apostolic

Finding The Standard In A Non-Standard World Series

Contributed by Carl Kolb on Feb 2, 2004

When God is removed as the rule-maker, the limit-setter, then anything and everything goes.

What If They Are Wrong Series Exodus 20:1-3 "Finding the Standard in a Nonstandard World" The "Ten Commandments" have been a topic of much discussion over the past several years. They seem to always be ending up in a court somewhere. Most of the time it’s because they are being found ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical Standards

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 20, 2022

We live in a society where many of us recognize the need for standards.

You heard of the Mason Dixon line, haven’t you? You know what Mason said to Dixon, "You've got to draw the line somewhere." We need standards in our: (1) NEIGHBORHOODS Illus: Sometime we read and hear about people complaining about standards in their neighborhood. That is, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 25:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Raising The Standard

Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 13, 2010

We found out that things like lying, living together, stealing, murder, abortion, hatred, and all sorts of other things that the Bible condemns are all right for most people so long as they think it to be so. The Bible has taken a back seat to some ot

Raising the Standard Modified 1/7/08 James 1:12; I Corinthians 9:27 Monte T. Brown Review Week before last we started our series of messages called Raising the Standard. The first message was entitled What’s Your Standard. We ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

A New Standard Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 11, 2010

We are to love one another as Jesus loved us.

“A New Standard” John 13:31-35; 1 John 3:11-18 If you knew that the evening you were spending with your loved ones would be the last you’d ever spend with them, what would you say? What would you do? What would well up in our heart as the final, lasting memory you want to leave ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Higher Standard

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

Throughout the years, God has released great blessings when his children whole-heartedly followed him. Proverbs 3:5-10. What a great promise from Scripture! Do you realize that this promise still applies to us today?

A Higher Standard; Malachi 3:8-10 Throughout the years, God has released great blessings when his children whole-heartedly followed him. Proverbs 3:5-10. What a great promise from Scripture! Do you realize that this promise still applies to us today? The book of Malachi reveals how important the ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-10

A Standard For Leadership

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2020

A standard for leadership from 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4 (adapted from Bob Russell's book, Take Comfort, chapter called a standard for leadership pgs. 15-28

HoHum: “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes”- Jim Carrey. What is being said here is that arrogance has no place in leadership, even more so in spiritual leadership WBTU: In 2 Corinthians, Paul defends his qualifications as a leader. He set some standards that we can still use ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Higher Standard

Contributed by Troy Richards on Apr 26, 2011

A look at raising the bar as described in the Sermon on the Mount.

-for the last few weeks here at Fishers UMC we have been taking a look at Jesus’ famous Sermon On The Mount found at the beginning of Matthew. It’s really one of the few times where we have an actual “sermon” from Jesus. Most other teaching came in the form of Him talking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Methodist

The Gold Standard Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009

God doesn’t merely want to meet our expectations, God wants to raise our standards.

The Gold Standard I want to apologize if what I’m about to share is repetitious. I think my opening illustration was shared with me by our friend and Chairman of Deacons, Robert Johnson, a few months ago, but I’m not positive. Anyway, in 1900, a company called the Detroit Automobile Company ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-16

Denomination: *other

What Standard? Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on May 13, 2020

Holiness is often misunderstood. It has been abused to try to enforce rules. So, what is Holiness? Is it possible? Why is it so difficult? Why does it seem to be such a mess?

Pt. 1 - What Standard? I. Introduction You can just say the name of the city and most people instantly, without any additional information, recognize what you are talking about. Canton, OH, Springfield, MA, Cooperstown, NY. Hall of Fame for football, basketball and baseball. These special places ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Keeping The Standard Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 7, 2003

We must have the courage to expect righteousness.

KEEPING THE STANDARD Nehemiah 13:1-31 S: Courage Th: Brave Hearts Pr: WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO EXPECT RIGHTEOUSNESS. ?: What? What should we be expecting and what should we be watching out for? KW: Compromises TS: We will find in our study of Nehemiah 13:1-31 four compromises that get in ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:1-31

Denomination: Baptist