Sermons on Apostles Empowered:

By God's Grace

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

God’s grace meets us in our need, empowers us in our weakness, equips us for every good work, and carries us safely home.

True story: at home, the last piece of toast would sometimes spark all kinds of family drama. One morning, that lone slice sat between us on the table. My brother lunged for it, and my sister barked, “Pig!” He backed off; she took it. I watched how, in a second, possession became power. What if ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 John 1:9, Hebrews 4:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

When The Lights Go Out

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025

Jesus rekindles our passion to shine. His authority sends us, His Spirit empowers us, and His mission becomes our greatest thrill again.

It happens slowly. You rarely notice when the first lights begin to flicker. A bulb gives up in the back hallway. One more goes dark in the kitchen. The living room dims a little, but you don’t think much about it. You just squint more. You buy a cheaper lamp. You hold your phone screen a little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 5:14-16, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Acts 1:8, John 20:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

When The Lights Go Out

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 30, 2025

Jesus rekindles our passion to shine. His authority sends us, His Spirit empowers us, and His mission becomes our greatest thrill again

It happens slowly. You rarely notice when the first lights begin to flicker. A bulb gives up in the back hallway. One more goes dark in the kitchen. The living room dims a little, but you don’t think much about it. You just squint more. You buy a cheaper lamp. You hold your phone screen a little ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 5:14-16, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Acts 1:8, John 20:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Purpose, Please Stand Up

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025

Purpose rises when God’s word defines us, God’s anointing empowers us, and we step into the valley knowing the battle belongs to the Lord.

There are moments in Scripture when God doesn’t whisper purpose—He shakes it into the bones of His people. And one of those moments erupts in 1 Samuel 17 when a young shepherd boy, overlooked by his family and underestimated by everyone else, stands on a battlefield and shouts a question that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:29, 1 Samuel 17:45, 1 Samuel 17:47, Ephesians 2:10, 1 John 2:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Unleashing Your Inner Strength: The Threefold Blessings SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 11, 2023

The threefold blessings of Leper, Priest, and King are available to all Christians today. These blessings represent the anointings that empower us to overcome challenges, serve faithfully, and reign in life.

Wouldn't it be amazing to have a stronger Christian faith? To witness miracles, lead people to Christ, cast out demons, heal the sick, and experience the power of effective prayer? Well, all of this is possible through the anointing from God. In the Bible, we find three anointings: the anointing of ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 14:14-18

Topics: Holy Spirit In Believers

Spiritual Deprivation PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 22, 2024

The sermon explores how God's word and Spirit quench our spiritual thirst, renew us, and empower us to share His life-giving message with others.

Good morning, friends. It's such a joy to be with you today, to stand here in the presence of our loving God and share His word with you. There's a warmth in this place, a warmth that radiates from each one of you, reflecting the love of Christ that binds us all together. It's a warmth that reminds ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:3-4

Topics: Water, Flows

God Of Wonders PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2025

Remembering God’s past faithfulness fuels our present hope and prayer, empowering us to trust Him and expect His power in today’s challenges.

Some nights feel noisier than others. The worries keep whispering, the clock keeps ticking, and our hearts keep wondering if morning will ever come. Have you been there? You grab your phone, scroll a few old photos, and a smile slips in where sighs used to sit. Memory does that. Memory can be a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:11

Topics: God, Wonders

Are You Convinced? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2025

God’s unwavering love and acceptance in Christ frees us from fear, guilt, and shame, empowering us to live confidently knowing He is always for us.

If you could hear heaven this morning, I think you’d hear a kind voice carrying across the chaos: I am for you. Not a whisper of wishful thinking, but the thunder of a Father’s heart. Some of us walked in today with shoulders tight and spirits thin—carrying the weight of worries, wounds, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-38

Topics: God's Love, Separation, Security

Grace PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 18, 2025

God’s grace alone saves us, transforms us, and empowers us to live out our purpose—not by our efforts, but as God’s gift.

Friends, grace has a way of slipping into the room like morning light under the curtains—quiet, sure, and warm. It comes to tired souls and try-hard hearts, whispering what our to-do lists never can: you are loved, you are rescued, you are His. Some of us carry the ache of “Have I done enough?” ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Topics: Grace, God's Grace

The Struggle Is Over PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 28, 2025

God meets us in our struggles, empowering us through prayer, perseverance, and hope, assuring restoration and strength even when life feels overwhelming or uncertain.

Some of us came in today with tears we’ve hidden well. Some with a smile that masks a storm. Some with a weariness we can hardly name. If that’s you, you’re in the right place. God meets people right where they are—at kitchen tables stacked with bills, in hospital rooms lit by beeping monitors, in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4, James 1:12, Job 42:10

Topics: Victory, Breakthrough, Restoration

Una Iglesia Victoriosa PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 4, 2025

Jesus personally builds an unstoppable, hope-filled Church, empowering ordinary people to advance His mission with confidence, unity, and enduring faith despite all opposition.

Amados, qué regalo estar juntos hoy. A veces la semana nos deja con el alma en la orilla, mirando el oleaje de preocupaciones que golpea contra el corazón. En esas horas, el Señor nos toma de la mano y nos susurra con una sonrisa: “Tengo un plan, tengo una promesa, tengo poder para ti”. Y esa ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Topics: Iglesia Victoriosa, Victoria, Iglesia

The Holy Spirit Of Witness And Division Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 21, 2018

The Spirit empowers, but the Spirit also divides. Because the Holy Spirit causes us to change our lives, and to summon our family and friends to the Christian way of life, conflict often emerges in relationships.

Thursday of the 29th Week in Course 2018 The phrase, “fire that Our Lord came to cast down upon the earth” is reminiscent of an encounter Jesus had in his earthly life with James and John, sons of Zebedee. Some town had refused hospitality to Jesus and the disciples, so those two asked Jesus for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21, Luke 12:49-53

Denomination: Catholic

Pleasingly Serve Him Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 9, 2021

The apostle exhorts Timothy to persevere with diligence, like a soldier, a combatant, and a Farmer. These three professionals are involved in their field of work with an interest and involvement. They had done their duties pleasingly.

Theme: Pleasingly Serve HIM Text: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Introduction: The apostle exhorts Timothy to persevere with diligence, like a soldier, a combatant, and a Farmer. These three professionals are involved in their field of work with an interest and involvement. They had done their duties ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

A Fresh Wind Of The Spirit

Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 1, 2007

Life can get tough at times. The enemy is always trying to destroy us. Sometimes we need a fresh filling of Gods spirit. It empowers for life and mininstry. We can be overcomers.

The fresh wind of the Spirit Acts 1 says: Acts 1:1 - 26 (NASB) 1The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. 3To these He also ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-26

Denomination: Nazarene

"Are You Catching Flies Or Men?”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 1, 2021

We are finding ourselves being more like the apostles when Jesus ascended to the right hand of the Father; staring up in the sky CATCHING FLIES RATHER THAN MEN!

Intro: Today Lord willing I want address an issue that is becoming a popular trend among Christians not to do and that is WITNESSING. We are finding ourselves being more like the apostles when Jesus ascended to the right hand of the Father; staring up in the sky CATCHING FLIES RATHER THAN ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8-12