Sermons on A Fresh Start:

Making Changes For The New Year

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 15, 2019

Every year as we approach the end of one year, we begin praying that the New year would come in with blessings from God.

Making changes for the New Year Introduction- This morning we look at the end of 2018 and move toward the beginning of 2019. 2018 has been a challenge for the church in many ways but also has been a blessing in many ways. Individually we have seen many struggles, but we know without a shadow of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Nazarene

Extreme Makeover: Soul Purification Series

Contributed by Todd Bishop on Mar 30, 2007

Everyone has something in their life that needs to be made new.

Four weeks ago we started our new Super Series – “Extreme Makeover: Soul Edition.” In that first week we learned that we need a SOUL TRANSFORMATION … that means being “Jesus with skin on” more than simply wearing a “Jesus costume.” God desires for each of us to wear much more than a Christian ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Go! And Live In God's Faithful Love - Lamentations 3:22-23 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 22, 2025

Life is filled with hardships. Pain, loss, and disappointment are part of the human experience. We live in a world that is broken by sin, and at times, we may feel overwhelmed by the weight of suffering.

Go! And Live in God's Faithful Love - Lamentations 3:22-23 Introduction: The Faithfulness of God in the Midst of Brokenness Life is filled with hardships. Pain, loss, and disappointment are part of the human experience. We live in a world that is broken by sin, and at times, we may feel ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 136:1, Romans 8:38-39, Psalm 103:8, Ephesians 2:4-5, Luke 6:36, Deuteronomy 7:9, 2 Timothy 2:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

New Beginnings In The New Year PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 31, 2023

This sermon encourages believers to let go of their past, embrace God's transforming grace, and anticipate His future promises with faith and perseverance.

Good morning, beloved family in Christ. It's a blessing to be gathered here today, not by accident or mere coincidence, but by the divine orchestration of our Heavenly Father. I sense in my spirit that God has a message for each one of us today, a message that will transform our lives and renew our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Topics: New Year

The Calvary Will Save You!

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 3, 2005

A 4-point sermon detailing how God loves us by doing everything from blessing us to rescuing us.

When I was a kid, I enjoyed watching westerns on TV. It seemed that no matter how much trouble the hero got into, he would always be saved by the Cavalry. Today, as an adult, life sure seems to be full of trouble, too. It seems that no matter what we do, we have trouble of some kind. If it’s not ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 86:1-4

Denomination: *other

The Book Of Joshua 6 Of 9

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 26, 2022

When we get into chapter 7, the wonderful victory of defeating Jericho had to be fresh in the minds of the people of God.

WHAT A VICTORY! But now there were many more cities that needed to be defeated, such as the city of Ai which was next on the agenda. We do not know a great deal about Ai. • The reason we do not know a great deal about this town is because of its insignificance • We know that it was located east ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Revive Us Again

Contributed by Jon Miller on Aug 7, 2006

This is a sermon I preached before we started our revival.

We have our revival services beginning this evening and continuing throughout this week, I look forward to seeing this size of crowd out here for each service To give you some background information to better understand this passage of scripture. The walls of Jerusalem were lying in ruins and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-13

#14 -- Unity Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Dec 19, 2006

Living in unity means living as a priesthood consecrated to encourage one another in the path of faith--therein lies God’s blessing.

“Songs for the Road #14: Unity” Psalm 133, Ephesians 4: 1 – 6 Brotherly Unity? Psalm 133 talks about brothers (and sisters!) getting along and enjoying a sense of unity. Well, I grew up as an only child and so I never had brothers and sisters. I don’t know from experience what it’s like. I can ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Reflection D.1 / Does God Have A Purpose In Coronavirus? Starting To Look At Revelation

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jun 3, 2020

If we think coronavirus might be God's judgement or a part of 'End Times' then we need to know what God's judgement and 'End Times' look like. We now turn to Revelation. This Reflection provides an introduction.

Today we start on Revelation. However, before diving in I’d like to do a quick introduction. When we start to talk about Revelation we quickly find that there are a lot of different views. The main views are ‘preterist’, ‘historicist’, ‘idealist’ and ‘futurist’. Preterists believe that most of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:13-14, Daniel 7:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Trust The God Who Finishes What He Starts - Philippians 1:6 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 10, 2025

We’ve all left things unfinished. But God is not like us. He is the Author and the Finisher of our faith. When He begins a work—He finishes it. And that is Good News!

Go! And Trust the God Who Finishes What He Starts - Philippians 1:6 Philippians 1:6 (NLT): “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Introduction: Trusting the Divine Craftsman Church, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6, 2 Timothy 1:9, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 1 John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9, Galatians 3:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Difining The Kingndom Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 15, 2024

Many of the parables start with “The kingdom of heaven is like....

DIFINING THE KINGNDOM OF HEAVEN Welcome in Jesus name. This is an introduction to the teaching: DIFINING THE KINGNDOM OF HEAVEN, from the series “the parables of Jesus.” INTRODUCTION 1. In our previous lesson, which was an introductory lesson, we observed that the general “theme” of Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:11

Is The Light On At The House Of Bread?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 24, 2004

What are you baking? Is it fresh, half baked or do you only have stale bread in the house?

Is The Light On At The House Of Bread? Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (KJV) We sing about the little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

Three Habits Of Highly Successful Seekers

Contributed by Joseph Barraclough on Jan 5, 2007

To investigate the habits of the Magi as they searched for and discovered the King of kings to provoke us to make a fresh commitment to Christ.

Text: Matthew 2:1-12 "When Chances Come" By Willo Lou Clark If you had been a lowly shepherd who heard the angels sing, Would you have left your sheep alone to find the baby King? If you had been the innkeeper - pressed & hurried since the dawn, Would you have done the best you could, or told ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Making Changes For The New Year

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 22, 2025

Beginning the New Year

Making changes for the New Year Introduction- This morning we look at the end of 2024 and move toward the beginning of 2025. 2024 has been a challenge for many of us and for Rosedale. 2024 has also been a blessing to many of us and to the church. We know that God can change circumstances ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Nazarene

Series Planning Guide Series

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Jan 12, 2021

TO BE PROPERLY PREPARED PLAN OUT YOU SERIES

Selfless Series Document Series Title: Selfless Run dates January 2021 3-24 4parts Topic: Every new year, we make decisions about who we want to be. We make resolutions; we set goals. Often, these goals are focused on ourselves. Losing weight, saving money — even the best goals are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational