SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Abruptness:

showing 316-330 of 595
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Name Dropping

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 17, 2023
     | 1,121 views

    If your cry of “Lord, Lord,” is a cry for help, not a boast of power, his answer is, “Come unto me.”

    I could have called this sermon Identity Theft, or Forged Documents, or Illegal Entry, or any one of a number of buzz-words regarding one of today’s hot political topics, illegal immigration. Because this passage is about trying to get something you don’t deserve by pretending to be someone you’re ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • bala samson avatar

    Meaningless Offerings

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 13, 2024
     | 1,264 views

    Offerings and sacrifices given to God should cost you something, you cannot do all your personal expenses and give the dregs to God, anybody listening???

    OFFERINGS & SACRIFICES Isaiah 1:13 “Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me.” I have watched pagans break 100 coconuts at a stretch or if they are unable to do it themselves, they hire people to do this for them. Everything is done mechanically without heart ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Gaston avatar

    7 Barriers To Your Miracle

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 19, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,797 views

    Barriers are obstacles that keep us from reaching our needs. Blind Bartimaeus had 7 barriers he had to surmount before he got his healing. Chances are you have some of these too. Follow the example of this great man of faith.

    7 BARRIERS TO YOUR MIRACLE Mark 10:46-52 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Rabid fan & the Priest 1. During a recent World Series game, a diehard Astros fan (Texans, Rockets) amused himself by scaring White Sox fans walking to the game in their obnoxious White Sox shirts. When he saw one, he’d swerve ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Measure Upon Measure – Sorrow – The Restoration Of God - Part 7 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 4, 2025
     | 88 views

    This world is overtaken by sorrow in people’s lives. Sorrow came about through the entry of sin in Eden and marks so much of human living. Jesus was the Man of Sorrows and He lived among sorrow and took our sorrows on the cross. His was a sorrowful road as we see what He did for us.

    MEASURE UPON MEASURE – SORROW – THE RESTORATION OF GOD - Part 7 CHAPTER 4 - THE FOURTH CONSEQUENCE Are we not continually bombarded through television and magazines with a variety of advertisements showing groups of people smiling and laughing, seemingly with the world at their feet? What the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Owens avatar

    Sermon 8 - The Battle Is Won Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 20, 2025
     | 310 views

    God wants us to live in victory and hope knowing that the victory over Satan and death has already been won by Jesus. If we put our hope and trust in Jesus, then we are on His side and our victory is assured.

    A. One of the favorite movies of all time is The Wizard of Oz. 1. I remember as a child of being very frightened by the movie. a. First, there was the cranky, crotchety neighbor. b. Then there was the tornado. c. But worst of all was the Wicked Witch of the West, with her green face, long nails ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce Morrison avatar

    # 1 Water Baptism In The Gospels Series

    Contributed by Bruce Morrison on May 19, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,463 views

    An overview of water baptism from the ministry of John the Baptist and our Lord’s baptism.

    WATER BAPTISM Bible Teaching Series # 1 - Water Baptism in the Gospels Introduction: I have been a pastor for 35 years and during that time I have baptized hundreds of people in water. The baptismal services that are most memorable to me, with a few exceptions, are ones that ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Al Munger avatar

    How To Start Your Life Over

    Contributed by Al Munger on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 376 ratings
     | 17,267 views

    How to get a fresh start in life

    How to Start Your Life Over John 3:1-16 Introduction: Have you ever played the game ‘If I had my life to live over again’? The older and more experienced you get, the more you probably play this game – the more you say to yourself “gee, if only I had a second ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Waiting For Godot

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 22, 2001
    based on 261 ratings
     | 86,789 views

    How do we wait for God? 1. We wait patiently. 2. We wait expectantly. 3. We wait faithfully.

    Samuel Beckett’s play, entitled Waiting for Godot, is a satire on the human condition. As Beckett sees it, humanity is waiting for Godot, or God, to come and save them, but he never shows up. Their waiting is in vain, for although they have been repeatedly told that God is coming, he never has, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Don Jaques avatar

    Sexual Purity Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Feb 11, 2004
    based on 94 ratings
     | 15,965 views

    God’s plan for our lives commands sexual relations be enjoyed in the context of marriage only. This plan is for our best. This plan is difficult, but possible.

    Clarity or Confusion? 3. Sexual Purity Feb. 8, 2004 Don Jaques MAIN IDEA: God’s plan for our lives commands sexual relations be enjoyed in the context of marriage only. This plan is for our best. This plan is difficult, but possible. Intro: Contrast the rules of Roy Rogers’ riders rules with ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    Is God Suffering Cabin Fever - 1

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 6, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,949 views

    Is the Church building God’s Spiritual temple or has it slipped into spiritual apathy?

    God is suffering “Cabin Fever” – Haggai 1:1-4 Special thanks to Robert Robb for his sermon outline www.sermoncentral.com Cabin Fever • Gabbie having to live in a shed for 6 years with three kids while their house was going to be built. Originally told it would only be 2 years • I used to love ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Happiness Is What? Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 98 ratings
     | 9,478 views

    Part 2 of series on Sermon on the Mount, looks at true happiness.

    Happiness is What Sermon on the Mount # 2 Rev. Denn Guptill, BCC Sept. 22 1996 Last week as we started to discuss the Sermon on the Mount we mentioned several things that bear repeating. The first is that these are the words of Jesus for today, not for yesterday or tomorrow but for September 22 ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • David Moore avatar

    That They May Know I Am The Lord

    Contributed by David Moore on Feb 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,449 views

    This sermon (which could be divided in two) shows how by two foundational prophecies Daniel predicted a prophetic timeline for both the Jewish and Gentile peoples.

    That They May Know I Am The Lord Aim: To show how Daniel predicted a timeline of both Jewish and Gentile history. Text: Daniel 4:17, 25 &32 Introduction: The book of Daniel is one of the most important books of the Old Testament. Of course we mention Daniel and immediately we think of the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Telgren avatar

    Caricature Or Reality (Pt 2) Series

    Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,588 views

    Following the movement of the Ark in early Israelites history, we learn that God is holy and that means that he is not a commodity, but Lord. It also means that even though Joy is appropriate and even commanded, God must be approached with reverence befor

    Last week we saw that the number one characteristic of God is that he is holy. We need to understand this about God so we can make sure we are worshipping him and not some caricature of him we have made up in our mind. Do you know what a caricature is? We usually think of it as a picture, such as ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Lessons From A Lockdown Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,715 views

    I’m drawing out eight lessons from a lockdown as a result of what happened at our local high school when weapons were discovered.

    The Certainty of No Separation: Lessons from a Lockdown Romans 8:38-39 Rev. Brian Bill 9/2/07 Pontiac made not only the national headlines this week, we even became international news. We could have been named in the same sentence as Columbine or Virginia Tech but thankfully a tragedy was ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • David McAllan avatar

    God's Goodwill Toward Us

    Contributed by David Mcallan on Jun 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,847 views

    God’s goodwill to us is not because of our worthiness or beauty, but because we belong to Jesus Christ. Stay close to Jesus & you will know the constant goodwill of God: the grace & peace from God the Father & the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Intro Q. Are you familiar with the word “capricious” - The Greek gods in the days of the Ephesian Church were known to be capricious - Dictionary definition = “subject to sudden changes in behaviour, mood or opinion, often for no good reason”. - You never knew where you stood ---------------- - In ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational