Sermons on
1 Peter 4:11

“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

Understanding the Concept of Strength >  The Role of Strength in Our Lives  >  Strength enables us to serve and love others
The Role of Strength in a Christian's Life >  The Role of Strength in Serving God  >  Our strength should be used to glorify God.
Understanding the Purpose of Waiting >  Waiting is an Opportunity for Service  >  Glorifying God
Using Our Gifts >  The Purpose of Our Gifts  >  To glorify God and point others to Him
The Blessing of Speech >  Conclusion: Embracing the Blessing of Speech  >  Using our speech to glorify God and bless others.
The Power of Words >  The Responsibility of Our Words  >  We should use our words to glorify God
The Dangers of Negative Words >  Negative Words Can Impact Our Witness  >  The call to use our words to glorify God and edify others
Understanding Failure >  Using Our Failures for God's Glory  >  Realizing that our failures can be used to bring glory to God.
Grace Enables Us to Serve God Acceptably >  The Impact of Grace-filled Service  >  Glory to God
God as the Ultimate Source of Strength >  Living in God's Strength  >  God's strength in our service
Defining Strength from a Biblical Perspective >  The Impact of Biblical Strength  >  Strength for Service
Grace Empowers Us to Overcome Temptation >  The Ultimate Victory over Temptation through Grace  >  Grace glorifies God
Relying on God's Strength >  Living in God's Strength  >  Serving others with God's strength.
The Diversity of Gifts >  The Proper Use of Gifts for God's Glory  >  Using our gifts to glorify God.
God as our Strength >  Manifesting God's Strength in our Lives  >  God's Strength in our Service
Goodness in Our Words >  The Impact of Goodness in Our Words  >  Good words can glorify God.
Boldness in Witnessing >  The Impact of Boldness in Witnessing  >  It brings glory to God
Elevation Defined >  The Impact of Elevation  >  Glory to God
Our Weaknesses are Opportunities for God's Strength >  The Impact of God's Strength in Our Weaknesses  >  Testimony of God's Strength
Our Words Reflect What's in Our Hearts >  The Responsibility of Our Words  >  We should use our words to glorify God and edify others
Relying on God's Strength to Do Right >  Doing Right in God's Strength  >  Serving others
The Tongue Can Bring Healing or Pain >  Conclusion: The Choice is Ours  >  The call to use our tongues to glorify God
The Strength and Stability That Christ Provides >  The Impact of Christ's Strength and Stability in Our Lives  >  Serving others with the strength Christ provides
Demonstrating Christ's Love in Our Words >  The Impact of Demonstrating Christ's Love in Our Words  >  Glorifying God
The Peril of Knowledge Without Love >  The Blessings of Knowledge Coupled with Love  >  Knowledge with love glorifies God
Recognizing and Affirming Each Other's Gifts >  The Impact of Recognizing and Affirming Each Other's Gifts  >  Glory to God
The Spirit Empowers Us for Service >  The Impact of the Holy Spirit's Empowerment for Service  >  Glory to God
Community as a Platform for Evangelism >  The Impact of Effective Community-Based Evangelism  >  Glory to God
Share the Promise Through Your Words >  The Impact of Sharing the Promise  >  Glorifying God
Boldness from the Word of God >  The Result of Boldness  >  Boldness brings glory to God. When we live and speak boldly for Christ, we bring glory to God.
The Role of Love in Service >  The Impact of Love-Driven Service  >  Love-Driven Service Glorifies God
The Role of Strength and Endurance >  The Importance of Spiritual Strength  >  Strength to Serve
The Call to Tame Our Tongue >  The Blessings of a Tamed Tongue  >  A tamed tongue glorifies God
Loving Others as God Loves Us >  The Impact of Loving as God Loves  >  Glorifying God
Share the Promise Through Your Love >  The Impact of Sharing the Promise  >  Glory to God
Spirit-empowered words can convict of sin >  The Importance of Speaking Spirit-Empowered Words  >  Speaking Spirit-empowered words can bring glory to God
Spreading the Light of the Gospel >  The Impact of Spreading the Gospel  >  Glory to God
Sharing the Good News of Salvation >  The Impact of Sharing the Good News  >  Glory to God
Proclaiming Christ's Victory to the World >  The Impact of Proclaiming Christ's Victory  >  Glory to God
Positive Words Bring Healing and Peace >  The Impact of Positive Words on the World  >  Positive words can bring glory to God
Understanding the Weight of Our Words >  The Stewardship of Words  >  Using Words for God's Glory
The Fullness of Joy in Salvation >  The Impact of the Joy of Salvation  >  Glory to God
Sharing Our Hope Through the Gospel >  The Impact of Sharing Our Hope Through the Gospel  >  Glorification of God
Practice Speaking Words of Sweetness Daily >  The Blessings of Speaking Sweet Words  >  Sweet words can bring glory to God
The Importance of Using Spiritual Gifts >  The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts  >  To Glorify God
Discovering and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorify God
God's Response to Our Depression >  God Uses Our Depression for His Glory  >  Even in our depression, God can be glorified as we continue to trust and serve Him.
Understanding the Concept of Glorifying God >  The Importance of Glorifying God  >  The Ultimate Purpose of Our Lives
The Call to Use Our Gifts >  The Purpose of Our Gifts  >  To glorify God and point others to Him.
The Call to Use Our Gifts >  The Results of Using Our Gifts  >  God is glorified as His grace and power are displayed through us.
The Holy Spirit Guiding Our Words >  The Impact of Words Guided by the Holy Spirit  >  Words guided by the Holy Spirit glorify God
The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts >  The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts  >  To Glorify God
The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts >  The Ultimate Goal of Spiritual Gifts  >  The Glory of God
Discovering and Cultivating Your Spiritual Gifts >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts for God's Glory  >  Glorifying God
The Importance of Speaking with Wisdom >  The Impact of Wise Speech  >  Wise speech glorifies God
Sharing the Hope of Eternal Life >  The Impact of Sharing the Hope of Eternal Life  >  Glory to God
Responding to the Command to Go >  The Results of Going  >  God is glorified
The Connection between Wisdom and Speech >  The Impact of Wisdom and Speech on Our Christian Witness  >  Using Wisdom and Speech for God's Glory
Jesus' Sacrifice as a Model >  Applying Jesus' Sacrifice to Our Lives  >  Recognizing that, like Jesus, our sacrifices can bring glory to God
Hope Points Others to Christ >  Hope that Points to Christ  >  Hope brings glory to God
The Purpose of God's Favor >  God's Favor is for His Glory  >  God's Favor Magnifies His Name
The Biblical Definition of Blessing >  The Purpose of Blessings  >  To Glorify God
The Creative Power of Words >  Conclusion: The Responsibility of Our Words  >  The challenge to use our words for God's glory
Elevation Brings Glory to God >  The Purpose of Elevation  >  Elevation is meant to bring glory to God
Serve by Meeting Physical Needs >  The Impact of Meeting Physical Needs  >  The Glory of God
Cultivating a Lifestyle of Anointing >  The Impact of a Lifestyle of Anointing  >  Glory to God
Recognizing the Command to Serve >  The Impact of Christian Service  >  Service as a way of glorifying God
Living Out Peace and Contentment >  The Impact of Living Out Peace and Contentment  >  Glory to God
The Folly of Rash Speech >  The Blessings of Righteous Speech  >  Righteous speech brings glory to God
Proclaiming God's Glory to Others >  The Impact of Proclaiming God's Glory  >  Glory to God
The Joy of Enduring Love >  The Impact of the Joy of Enduring Love  >  Glory to God
Recognize Your Need for Strength >  Reflecting God's Strength  >  Living in God's strength
The Biblical Perspective on Words >  The Reflection of Words  >  Our words can glorify God.
Seeking God's Guidance in Speech >  The Blessings of Godly Speech  >  Honors God and blesses others.
Embracing the Process of Transformation >  Sharing the Story of Transformation  >  Peter 4
The Ultimate End: God's Glory >  The Ultimate End of Salvation: God's Glory  >  The Goal of Salvation
Understanding the Concept of Blessings >  The Purpose of Blessings  >  To Glorify God
Our Reward in God's Kingdom >  The Impact of Our Rewards in God's Kingdom  >  Our rewards bring glory to God
Understanding Inner Peace and Joy >  The Impact of Inner Peace and Joy  >  Glory to God
The Impact of Our Service >  The Eternal Impact of Our Service  >  Glorifying God
Understanding the Concept of Blessing >  The Purpose of Blessings  >  To Glorify God
Introduction: The Language of Heaven >  The Impact of the Language of Heaven  >  It brings glory to God
The Gift of Prophecy >  The Ultimate Goal of Prophecy  >  Prophecy and the Glory of God
Definition of Spiritual Gifts >  The Importance of Spiritual Gifts  >  For the glory of God
A Challenge of Power >  The Right Use of Power  >  Using power to glorify God
Identifying Your Spiritual Gifts >  The Impact of Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorifying God
In Our Spiritual Gifts >  The Impact of Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorifying God
Being Used by God >  Reflecting on the Impact of Being Used by God  >  Glorifying God through our service
The Empowerment for Ministry >  The Impact of Empowered Ministry  >  Glory to God
Proclaiming the Truth Boldly >  The Impact of Proclaiming the Truth Boldly  >  The Glory of God
The Call to Mission >  The Impact of the Call  >  The Call Glorifies God
Speak Words of Grace >  The Impact of Speaking Words of Grace  >  It can glorify God
Wise Speech Honors God >  The Call to Wise Speech  >  When we honor God with our speech, we glorify Him
The Promise of Prosperity >  The Purpose of Prosperity  >  To Glorify God
Definition of Divine Blessings >  The Purpose of Divine Blessings  >  Blessings for God's Glory
Proof of Genuine Faith >  Genuine Faith Gives Glory to God  >  Giving glory to God is the ultimate proof of genuine faith
God's Promises Bring Peace >  Sharing the Peace of God's Promises  >  Sharing God's promises brings glory to God
The Seed of Faith >  The Harvest of the Seed of Faith  >  The seed of faith results in God's glory
Authority Delegated by God >  Proper Use of Delegated Authority  >  To Glorify God
The Call to Proclaim >  The Impact of Our Proclamation  >  Our proclamation glorifies God.
The Role of Christians >  To Glorify God  >  Using our gifts and talents for God's glory
Worldly Strength is Self-Centered >  The Impact of Godly Strength  >  Godly strength brings glory to God and not to self
Share the Gospel Boldly >  The Impact of Boldly Sharing the Gospel  >  Glorifying God
The Purpose of Sacrifice >  Sacrifice as a Testimony to the World  >  The ultimate purpose of sacrifice
Identify Your Spiritual Gifts >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorify God
Fellowship Reflects God's Nature >  The Impact of Fellowship  >  Fellowship Glorifies God
Joy in Christian Fellowship >  The Impact of Joyful Christian Fellowship  >  Glorifying God
Serving in Practical Ways >  The Impact of Practical Service  >  Service brings glory to God
Experiencing the Ultimate Pleasure >  Sharing the Ultimate Pleasure  >  Sharing the ultimate pleasure glorifies God
Learning to Serve Others >  The Impact of Serving Others  >  Serving others brings glory to God
Experiencing God's Unfailing Strength >  Sharing God's Unfailing Strength with Others  >  By sharing God's strength, we glorify Him
Experiencing God's Mountain-Moving Power >  Living in God's Power  >  Glorifying God
The First Language: Edenic >  Edenic Today: Living Out the Language of Love  >  The call to use our language for God's glory
Cultivating Love in Action >  The Impact of Love in Action  >  Love glorifies God
The Process of Breakthrough >  Embracing the Breakthrough  >  Using the breakthrough for God's glory
Principles of Godly Communication >  Reflecting Christ in Our Communication  >  The goal of godly communication
Grace in Temptation >  The Result of Overcoming Temptation  >  Glory to God
Desire Spiritual Gifts >  The Ultimate Goal of Desiring Spiritual Gifts  >  To Glorify God
Grace Empowers Service >  Living Out Grace-Filled Service  >  Serving with Joy
Sharing God's Presence >  The Impact of Sharing God's Presence  >  It Glorifies God
Sharing Your Breakthrough >  The Impact of Sharing Your Breakthrough  >  Glorifying God
Sharing Our Experiences >  The Impact of Sharing Our Experiences  >  Glorifying God
Share His Promises >  The Impact of Sharing God's Promises  >  Glorifying God
Boldness Honors God >  How Boldness Honors God  >  Boldness Glorifies God
The Bold Proclamation >  The Impact of Bold Proclamation  >  Bold proclamation glorifies God
Receiving God's Reward >  The Joy of Receiving God's Reward  >  Receiving God's Reward Brings Glory to God
In Our Speech >  The Blessing of Edifying Speech  >  Edifying speech also glorifies God. When we use our words to build up others, we are reflecting the love and kindness of God, and we are bringing honor to His name.
Through Serving Others >  The Impact of Serving Others  >  Serving others brings glory to God
Prayer for Strength >  Experiencing God's Strength  >  Strength for Service
Increased Spiritual Power >  Understanding Spiritual Power  >  The Purpose of Spiritual Power
Proclaiming the Kingdom >  The Impact of Proclaiming the Kingdom  >  The Glory of God
It Glorifies God >  The Ultimate Purpose: Glorifying God  >  Our ultimate purpose is to glorify God
Making a Difference >  Seeing the Impact of Making a Difference  >  God will be glorified
A Strong Testimony >  The Impact of a Strong Testimony  >  Glorifying God
Boldness in Living >  The Impact of Boldness  >  Boldness Glorifies God
Recalling Personal Experiences >  Sharing Personal Experiences  >  Glorifying God through our experiences
Sharing Personal Testimonies >  Practical Tips for Sharing Personal Testimonies  >  Keep it focused on God
Definition of Gifts >  Using Your Gifts  >  For God's Glory
Transforming Our Speech >  The Impact of Transformed Speech  >  Transformed speech glorifies God
Understanding God's Blessings >  Sharing God's Blessings  >  Blessings as a Means to Glorify God
Principles of Elevation >  Understanding Elevation  >  Elevation is for God's Glory
Spiritual Gifts >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorifying God
Judge Prophesy >  The Purpose of Judging Prophecy  >  Glorifies God
Personal Weaknesses >  Transforming Weaknesses into Strengths  >  Using our weaknesses to glorify God
Effective Service >  The Impact of Effective Service  >  Service as a means to glorify God
Spreading Truth >  The Impact of Spreading Truth  >  Glory to God
Increased Influence >  The Impact of Increased Influence  >  Glory to God
Evangelism >  The Power of Evangelism  >  Glory to God
God's Power is Made Perfect in Weakness >  Demonstrating God's Power Through Our Weakness  >  Glorifying God in our weakness
God's Strength is Perfect in our Weakness >  The Power of Weakness in Witness  >  Our dependence on God's strength is a witness to His glory
Relying on God's Strength, Not Our Own >  Living in God's Strength  >  Glorifying God in His strength
Faith as a Means to Glorify God >  The Eternal Reward of a Faith-filled Life  >  Faith Brings Glory to God
Overcoming Obstacles and Opposition in Our Calling >  Walking in Our Calling Despite Opposition  >  Glorifying God in our calling.
Share God's Provision and Protection with Others >  The Impact of Sharing God's Provision and Protection  >  It Glorifies God
The Power to Bring Life or Death >  The Call to Tame the Tongue  >  The call to use our words to glorify God
The Role of Passion in Our Service >  The Impact of Passionate Service  >  Glory to God
Trusting God Leads to Strength and Courage >  Trusting God Leads to Strength  >  Strength in Service
The Role of Strength in Our Lives >  The Role of Strength in Our Christian Walk  >  Strength for service
The Outcomes of Relying on God's Strength >  Fulfilling God's Purpose  >  Serving Others with God's Strength
The Unity and Diversity of Spiritual Gifts >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorifying God
Elevation is for God's Glory, Not Ours >  Understanding the Purpose of Elevation  >  Our elevation should always point back to God
The Holy Spirit Gives us Spiritual Gifts >  The Impact of Spiritual Gifts in the Church and the World  >  Glorifying God
The Impact of Our Words on Ourselves >  The Importance of Controlling Our Words  >  We must use our words to glorify God
Understanding the Importance of Encouragement and Edification >  The Blessings of Encouragement and Edification  >  Encouragement and edification glorify God
Speaking the Language of Heaven Now >  The Power of Speaking the Language of Heaven  >  Speaking the language of heaven brings glory to God.
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit >  The Use of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit  >  To Glorify God
The Diversity of Gifts Among Believers >  The Ultimate Goal of Spiritual Gifts  >  Glorifying God
The Concept of Rewards in Heaven >  The Purpose of Heavenly Rewards  >  To bring glory to God
Building Up the Body of Christ >  The Impact of Building the Body of Christ  >  Glory to God
Seeking God's Strength in Physical Suffering >  Sharing God's Strength in Suffering  >  Pointing others to God's strength
A Call to Proclaim the Resurrection >  The Impact of Proclaiming the Resurrection  >  Glorification of God