Sermons on Always Near:

Serving A God Of Impact - It's Not Always Easy Series

Contributed by Dave Bentley on Feb 6, 2010

It's tough sometimes. Serving God doesn't mean that automatically everything in life will go smoothly.

IMPACT SERIES #2 Serving a God of IMPACT It's Not Always Easy It's a tough pill to swallow. We expect that because we have determined to follow and serve God that it's going to mean that life will be easier. It's a lesson that has left us broken, discouraged, and perhaps even driven some from ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Transformational Thinking”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 11, 2025

What we think determines what and who we are. It’s not our background, heredity, or environment. It’s what we choose to think about that has the greatest influence upon our lives. In this message we'll look at our need to look at God's Goodness, God's Greatness, and God's Nearness.

“Transformational Thinking” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90drtxMwkk Our minds are an amazing creation of God. They handle billions of informational bites, and process 800 memories a second. No computer will ever compare with the mind’s computing power. And what’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:7, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, Genesis 50:20, Psalm 31:19, Romans 8:28, Psalm 69:14-16, Jeremiah 32:27, Psalm 112:1-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Live Like You Were Dying Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 11, 2009

16th in a series from Ecclesiastes. The fact that we are going to die ought ot impact the way that we live.

Last Saturday, a 50-1 long shot named Mine That Bird won the 135th Kentucky Derby, surging all the way from last place to first on the final turn and the home stretch. This was an improbable victory for a horse that was purchased last year for only $9,500, a real bargain compared to the millions ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Worry? Be Happy?

Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 3, 2005

Near the anniversary of 9/11, this sermon from Philippians 4 explains how and why Paul says we are to rejoice in the Lord always.

Fourteenth Sunday in Trinity Philippians 4:4-13 “Don’t Worry? Be Happy?” This past week, our nation passed through the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Jim and I were in Colorado Springs for meetings, staying with the Stanleys. When I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-13

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Jonah Finds A Calm Place In The Storm Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on May 25, 2009

Jonah like the rest of us is ready to pray as he sees the end at hand.

Jonah finds a calm place in the storm. Jonah 3 As I read the account of Jonah I can’t help but wonder exactly what happened that day. I mean it almost seems from what the scripture says that the second Jonah hit the waters the raging sea became as calm as glass. It doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Living Life To The Full Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 26, 2010

Since life is short and unpredictable, enjoy your life, but don't waste it.

[If you would like to receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] TIME AND CHANCE What if you knew you were going to die in 30 days? How would your life change? Probably you would try to make the most of each of your last 30 days. The truth is that each day ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

It's Always Right To Do What's Right Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 10, 2010

Keep the "who" in mind as we look at the "why" and the "how" and the "when" to do what's right.

It’s Always Right to Do What’s Right Romans 13:2-7 Rev. Brian Bill 1/10/10 I’ve had the privilege of teaching three of our daughters how to drive, starting each one out in the parking lot right here at PBC when they were ten…JK (just kidding). Over the years I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:2-7

Denomination: Baptist

Teach Us To Number Our Days Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

SINCE OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED, WE SEEK PERSPECTIVE FROM THE GOD OF ETERNITY

BIG IDEA: SINCE OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED, WE SEEK PERSPECTIVE FROM THE GOD OF ETERNITY INTRODUCTION: Written by Moses = "the man of God": certainly he had a unique perspective to offer on life; had seen and experienced much; yet his life too was finite and full of disappointment; he struggled with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Drawing Nearer To God

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 28, 2021

A new year's message to get us looking at God first.

New Year Message January 2, 2022 This is really a great Sunday! When we think about the new year, there’s always the hope that the new year will be better than the prior year. If 2021 wasn’t the best year, then there’s the hope, maybe an expectation that 2022 will be better. And if 2021 was the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Can A Person Know Jesus Intimately?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Sep 6, 2021

I believe that the essential issue in the church today is the need to grow in intimacy with Jesus, the Creator God of all things.

God desires to have a personal, intimate, loving, dynamic, and powerful relationship with every person on the planet. WHAT IS INTIMACY? To develop an intimate relationship with Jesus, we need to define what that looks like. Some have said that intimacy means "in-to-me-see" and begins ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:13, John 17:20-23, 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, Proverbs 2:1-8, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:4, Psalm 27:4, John 6:35, Ephesians 2:8-9, Psalm 63:1-3, Psalm 139:23-24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Thought I Had More Time

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jun 20, 2013

The writer of Hebrews tells us that we all will die and face judgment but there is salvation available through Jesus Christ.

I Thought I had More Time Hebrews 10: 27-28 Intro: I saw a book of letters that children have written to God and I want to share a couple of them with you this morning. . Mike writes, Dear God, what is it like when someone dies? Nobody will tell me, I just want to know. I don’t want it to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Nearsighted Christians Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

A Christian with spiritual myopia is all caught up with an entangled with what is under his nose, but he has lost the vision of the distant past and the upcoming future in God's plan. He is forgetful of the cross, and blind to the glory of the future.

F. W. Boreham, the famous Australian preacher, had an instructive experience in St. Paul's Cathedral. He and a friend were looking at Holman Hunt's well known painting, "The Light Of The World." The Savior stands before a closed door with a lantern in His hand, and He is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:9

Draw Nigh Unto God Series

Contributed by Peter Silway on Nov 3, 2014

Draw nigh also means “take up God with you.”Take up his case,take up his burden.draw nigh means take God in to confidence,take him as your only provider.It also means “bringing “God in to your case.

DRAW NIGH UNTO GOD. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.”(James.4:8). Today people are so busy living out their lives, that they don’t find time to have intimacy with Gd. This is the world that is driving man to every corner, keeping him busy. Man works day and night. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

And You Call Yourself A Christian Really?

Contributed by A J "Therightrevrhino" Watkins on Dec 21, 2013

This message was penned and preached to remind us that being in everyone else's business and judging them is not as Christian as we think. There are texts that address this but this message is for those holier than thou people in churches everywhere.

And You Call Yourself A Christian, Really? Psalm 150 - Philippians 4:4 By Pastor A. J. Watkins D.Min. King James Version Utilized Ryrie, Henry, and Clarke Study Aides Simonton Genesis Ministries © June 2009 Today’s society is in a major turmoil. We have people still hating people so much ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6, Philippians 4:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Choice To Rejoice

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 2, 2016

"Make the Choice to Rejoice" is not a platitude, but an accurate summary of Paul's commands in Philippians 4.

THE CHOICE TO REJOICE PHILIPPIANS 4:1-23 #choicerejoice INTRODUCTION… https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-best-most-annoying-platitudes-that-you-have-read-or-heard-or-even-made-up-yourself A “platitude” is a comment or statement that a person makes that is often flat or dull ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ