Sermons on Always Enough:

Rags-To-Riches, Or, Riches-To-Rags?

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Sep 24, 2019

A look at the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus with the theme of rags-to-riches. A big thanks goes to Dr. Mackenzie for spurring the application.

On November 25, 1835, little Andrew Carnegie was born into a poor family in Scotland. He grew up in extreme poverty, and often would sleep to “forget the misery of hunger.” To save themselves from starvation, his family came to the United States when was 13, hoping for a better future. While ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Game Of Thrones - Pt. 2 - Seedy Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 7, 2016

We talk, sing, and pray using the language of the Kingdom . . . words like Lord, King, and sovereign. However, citizenship in a democracy keeps us from understanding the throne.

Game of Thrones Pt. 2 - Seedy Introduction After 1 year we have finally come to the final battle in the attack on the 5 principalities that I identified for us. We have fought isolation, poverty, hopelessness and apathy. Now we square off against compartmentalism. Compartmentalism is pervasive ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preserving The Light Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 7, 2021

We are to be the Salt and light to this dying world. The church is tasked with being that light and witness.

Preserving the light Matthew chapter 5:13-16 Prayer- Introduction- I think that most people want to accomplish something of value in their life and they want people to say that their life mattered. Most look at what others have done and wish that it would have happened to them. They do not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Nazarene

Awake In Gethsemane

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 13, 2026

Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane reveals the cost of salvation and shows that Easter hope rests on His obedience, not ours.

Every Easter weekend, we gather to celebrate life. We sing resurrection songs. We dress a little brighter. We speak words like hope, victory, and new beginnings. And rightly so — Easter is the great declaration that death does not get the final word. Easter did not begin in a garden filled with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46, Isaiah 53:4-6, Psalm 75:7-8, Romans 5:6-8, Hebrews 5:7-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

I Am Still Dreaming PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 14, 2024

Emphasizes the call for Christians to manifest unity, love, and compassion in a divided world, as we are all one in Christ Jesus.

Beloved friends, it is a joy to gather with you once more as we seek to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are not mere spectators in this grand narrative of faith, we are active participants, handpicked by God, to manifest His glory in this world. Today, we will be ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:28

Topics: Mlk Day

Psalm 62

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 28, 2011

David gives us clear encouragement in the 62nd Psalm about seeking God for total comfort, that He alone is the provider we need; and that in Him is found spectacular rewards IF we will obey Him.

Psalm 62 - Tonight’s is a supplement to the series on faith we've been studying - Every time a situation arises, we can pause and take into account Him - When we take into account what God has done, we honor His work - We remember His sacrifice ... And we honor His works in our lives - ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wedding Ceremony

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 8, 2010

A wedding ceremony I gave when I married my daughter and her fiance. I used the blending of sand to represent the blending of two lives which blend into one marriage.

Dan and Kimberly, you have come together today to give thanks for, and to participate in, God’s wonderful gift of marriage. Marriage was meant to endure all things, and is never to be taken for granted, but to be held in high esteem at all times. EPHESIANS 5:22, tells the woman to submit unto ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22

Denomination: *other

Knowing God - #3 - God's Compassion, Mercy, And Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2001

Fourth in a series about God’s attributes and how to reflect them to others.

KNOWING GOD - #3 God’s Compassion, Mercy, and Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 Introduction We are continuing our series on the attributes or character qualities of God. Today we are going to talk about God’s compassion, mercy, and forgiveness. It has come to my attention this past week, as Debra ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Depths Unmeasured

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Feb 13, 2005

This sermon deals with the fact that God’s love for us cannot be measured.

Depths Unmeasured Ephesians 5:1-2, Ephesians 3:19 December 2, 2004 I. Several hundred feet below the ground of the Texas hill country is and underground lake. A cavern that holds the water that gives life to a dry country. It’s called the Edwards Aquifer. A. The people in South Texas ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Love Overcomes All

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 27, 2005

Love overcomes the clamking gons of life; without love it is impossible to please God; faith is of vaule when backed by love; love is a matter of just doing it!

SERMON: Love Overcomes All I Cor 13:1-13 February 15,2004 Have you heard the story about the actor who was playing the part of Christ in the Passion Play in the Ozarks? As he carried the cross up the hill a tourist began heckling, making fun of him and shouting insults at him. Finally, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: United Methodist

Why Worry

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009

As Christians, we can find comfort in knowing that things do not happen by accident, they happen on purpose. Nothing catches God off-guard. Nothing surprises him. He is carefully, and with great skill, weaving all the events of life together into hi

Worry Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, "What are you going to do?" "I’m going to take 100 people," Death replied. "That’s horrible!" the man said. "That’s the way it is," Death said. "That’s what I do." The man hurried to warn everyone he could about Death’s plan. As ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian Church

Content Or Discontent Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 12, 2017

Our world seems to contain far more people who are discontent than those who are content. For us, as Christians, what is the contentment we should be seeking?

Content or discontent We continue in our series on discovering our destiny and we have been looking at what it means to have the right mind-set. Today we are considering how we can be content in all circumstances. Let’s start with a question, I have not done that for a while. You don’t need to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-13, Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Righteousness Plus Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

The law has a purpose beyond itself. The law is a tool to form a people for God.

Judicial philosophy is much in the news right now. And underlying the debates – in addition to some very important policy issues - are some very fundamental questions. Who makes the law? Where does law come from? What is law for? What can law do? What role should religion play in the formation of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Refuge For The Righteous

Contributed by David Dunn on Feb 9, 2026

While we scramble to catch up, the King is seated on His throne. This message invites the weary to find refuge in God’s finished work, where chaos becomes glass and fragments become full.

Most of us live with the nagging sense that we are behind. We are behind on our work, behind on our rest, and—most significantly—behind on our souls. We imagine God as a disappointed coach standing at the finish line, looking at His watch, wondering why we’re still struggling somewhere back at ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:7-9, Psalm 93:1-2, Psalm 103:19, Revelation 4:2-6, Revelation 5:6-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Finding Freedom From The Past (A New Years Message) Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 29, 2021

We will find freedom from the past, by making our new year a B.L.A.S.T. (believe, leave, adapt, strain, trust)...

Finding Freedom From THE PAST The year is about 700 BC. AND – God’s people were not doing so good. UNDERSTAND - things are pretty tough for the nation. A large part of Judah and all of the northern kingdom of Israel were in exile in various parts of the Assyrian Empire. YOU SEE – because ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:15-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ