Sermons on A New Year Sermon:

The New Normal

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 19, 2011

A holiness sermon from Galatians, preached at a men's retreat, encouraging the hearers to be filled with the Spirit.

THE NEW NORMAL Galatians 5:16-26 Sermon objective: A holiness sermon from Galatians, preached at a men's retreat, encouraging the hearers to be filled with the Spirit. INTRO: The book of Galatians is an exciting and multi-faceted book. There are many different angles or perspectives you can use ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Nazarene

A New Direction

Contributed by Shane Brooks on Apr 12, 2019

A sermon that I preached at the first Sunday of our new church plant.

Isaiah 43 18“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. God Loves New Things. Wineskin. Jerusalem. Creation. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Creating A Loving Community For The New Millennium

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 27, 2010

Thinking about what the church must be in the future raises four questions: who are we, who gets in, who leads, and where are we going?

First Baptist Church (New Hampshire Ave), Washington, DC May 31, 1998 Can you believe that it won't be long until we cross over into the third millennium, a full two thousand years after the birth of Christ? Can you believe that we are still here to see it? Why, it seems like it was only ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Everything New Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

Christmas sermon. The promise that God is making everything new is highlighted by the arrival of His Son to earth

Global Warming. They tell us we’re all doomed. They tell us that we’re destroying the planet. They tell us that the ice caps are going to melt, there are going to be terrible storms, polar bears will go extinct, and that poison ivy is going to grow bigger and more toxic. They also tell us that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thanksgiving At Year End PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 27, 2023

This sermon encourages finding blessings in trials, practicing gratitude amidst grief, and promoting thanksgiving during tribulations, drawing us closer to God in our struggles.

Greetings, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Welcome to this blessed gathering where we come together, not as mere spectators, but as active participants in the divine communion of God's Word. We are here to seek His wisdom, to be comforted by His love, and to be transformed by His grace. Today, ...read more

Topics: Gratitude, Heart

The Unexpected (A Funeral Sermon)

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 26, 2013

This is a funeral sermon for a 59 year old Christian lady who died unexpectedly in the hospital.

Song: How Great Thou Art I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. John 11:25 1. The Funeral is a universal custom. It is our attempt to: a. Remember b. Honor c. Offer ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Friendship Series

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Oct 11, 2009

The sermon is designed foir the ’A Life worth living’ post alpha course as the discussion starter.

Introduction This evening we are talking about a new friendship. We will look at friendships in the world and the differences that can be found in Christian Friendships. I wonder how you define a friend? Perhaps you have 250 friends on face book, or you count your friends as those you work with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Anglican

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006

A Topical Christmas Sermon

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Matt. 2:1-12 Christmas is a season of wonder. Someone expressed that wonder this way: I am the Christmas Spirit— I enter the home of poverty, causing pale faced children to open their eyes wide, in pleased wonder. I cause the miser’s clutched hand to relax ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- Sermon On The Mount

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 15, 2026

The scene was set, both Jesus and Satan began calling to the people in the larger group.

Jesus builds a shield around the law or Commandments in order to create more space and distance so that we won’t even bump up against the fence or sit on the fence but rather keep a healthy distance. For example, the Yodh rhymes with mode, is the smallest, most essential stroke letter in Hebrew, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-37

Denomination: Catholic

Be Grateful For This Year

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Dec 8, 2025

The children of Israel complained in the wilderness, yet God had rescued them from Egypt. Their lack of gratitude kept them stuck where gratitude could have accelerated them.Do not enter the next year with the spirit of complaint. Enter with thanksgiving. Gratitude is the seed of expectation.

BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS YEAR Gratitude is one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines in the life of a believer. It is not just a polite response to good things; it is a posture of the heart, a way of seeing, a way of thinking, and a way of walking with God. As this year moves toward its end, the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 124:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Overcomers Sermon I: Overcomingthe Past With A New Perspective Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on May 20, 2020

To overcome troubles as did Joseph and Jesus, we rise above the negative effects of our past by seeing all that happened from a new perspective that sees God working in and through it all to bring about that which is good.

BE OVERCOMERS, NOT SUCCUMBERS . . . Overcome Negative Effects from the Past by Seeing Them from a New Perspective One day a Christian missionary walked into a Belgian village and saw a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:19-28

A New Covenant: A Sermon For The 5th. Sunday In Lent

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 6, 2018

To whom does this new covenant apply, to Israel or Everybody?

A New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-40 This prophecy of Jeremiah is one of the important prophecies of the Old Testament. It is the only prophecy of the New Covenant in it. It has been widely quoted in the New Testament, and is used in the debates concerning end-time prophecy. So it is profitable to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-40, Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Get That Monkey Off Your Back

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 8, 2019

Used as a New Year’s sermon, but can be used any time of year about dealing with things that are weighing us down.

Get That Monkey Off Your Back Used as a New Year’s sermon, but can be used any time of year about dealing with things that are weighing us down. Chuck Sligh January 6, 2019 [PROP: As large a stuffed monkey as can be found; several, if available.] Inspired by a sermon by Sam Mata at Shoreline ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Year Of Jubilee

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 6, 2001

Jesus offered the people in the syngogue at Nazareth ’the Year of Jubilee’ - release from the bondage that the fall of man has brought but they refused to accept it.

THE YEAR OF JUBILEE We’re going to have to use our imagination this morning/evening. We must imagine that we’re transported in time to the year 28 AD, when Jesus was beginning his ministry in the land of Israel. Instead of sitting in a church building we’re sitting in a synagogue in Nazareth, a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-28, Isaiah 61:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

A Year To Build

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 5, 2008

This coming year let’s make a promise to each other and to God to at least try to bring people to hear the gospel, to be living messengers of the gospel, and to always preach the gospel when the opportunity arises.

A Year To Build Acts 14:19-23 How many are excited to be in the house of the Lord this evening? I am and I’m excited to be a part of this Church in this up coming year. Why? Because I have noticed some special things about this Church, since my family and I just started here just a few months ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:19-23