Sermons on Character (Page 10)
Greet One Another-Mark 14:44-46
This is something for us to avoid at all cost. That cost is the cost of change. Change is our ability to deal with others outside of our comfort zone. Mark 14:44-46 (NASB) 44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away [a]under guard.” 45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him. 46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.
Blinded by the Light-John 19:2
The curse of Blindness A blind priest couldn’t serve in the temple Unless exceptional, a blind person was a liability A drain on family resources Someone needed to look after them Destined to beg to stay alive John 19:2 (NASB) 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him;
Conscience 1 Peter 3:15-16
•Two of the biggest names of the 20th century recommend the conscience as a guide . 1 Peter 3:15-16 15 but [a]sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a [b]defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and [c]reverence; 16 [d]and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
Generousity-Staring into the heart of God -3 Eph 3:20-21
The Power •He is ALL powerful •He is EVER present •He is TOTALLY aware Ephesians 3:20-21 (NASB) 20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21 to Him bethe glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations [a]forever and ever. Amen.
Generousity-Staring into the heart of God 2-1Chron 29:10-19
1 Chronicles 29:10-19 (NASB) David’s Prayer 10 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. 12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your…
Your Body Is A Temple 1 Cor 6:19
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NASB) 19 Or do you not know that your body is a [a]temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from [b]God, and that you are not your own?20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
Generousity – Staring in the Heart of God-Acts 17:25-28
God’s generousity is not about you, Acts 17:25-28 (NASB) 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;28 for in Him we live…
Yesterday, Today and Beyond-Eccl 3:11
We live in a paradigm of past memory, present (senses, thoughts, actions) and future anticipation. God is not confined to such a linear existence. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NASB) 11 He has made everything [a]appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, [b]yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.
Character-John 1:47
You are your character and your character is you. John 1:47 (NASB) 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”