Sermons on Apply:

You Can Run But You Can’t Hide

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Mar 14, 2013

A Youth Message that I applied after playing Hide and Go Seek with our Youth Group.

. (Matthew 10:26)26"So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known The psalmist knew that hiding from God was a fruitless enterprise. 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? (Psalm 139:7). He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:26

Denomination: Other

Meek And Mild (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 21, 2013

What being meek means, and how do we apply it in the world we live in,

Matthew 5:5-Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed-True happiness is within. Not in pleasure, wealth, etc. A missionary in Jamaica was once questioning some boys on the meaning of this text, and asked, "Who are the meek?" A boy answered, "Those who give soft answers to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fear Factor

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Feb 26, 2009

Taking a frank look at the reality of fear and the crippling effect. A workable recipe that if applied will bring success.

Scripture: 1 John 4:1 – ‘18’ – 21 Title: “Fear Factor” Introduction: “Reality Shows” have become an overwhelming success, mainly because so many people can identify with the theme of the programs! • The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is FEAR! • It appears that everybody is afraid of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

When The World Seems Bigger Than God

Contributed by George Crumbly on Nov 25, 2008

To encourage the reader to apply God’s word when the world appears to be bigger than God

WHEN THE WORLD SEEMS BIGGER THAN GOD by George Crumbly Humphrey UMC 11/09/2008AM I John 4:1-4 I want to talk again about applying God’s word to our lives. We’ve been talking about searching the scriptures for the answers to questions we have today as well as solutions to the problems we are ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Lessons From Wiffle Ball

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on May 5, 2009

I loved wiffle ball as a child, some of those lessons apply to our walk with Christ

LESSONS FROM WIFFLE BALL (All my sermons use illustrations from sermon central and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) When I was a young child I loved to play wiffle ball. We would set up a small “ball park” in the back yard and pretend we were great base ball players. You can do ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Choosing A Mate

Contributed by Steve Greene on May 27, 2009

This message offers practical, biblical guidelines that apply to people of all ages who are in the dating process.

Choosing a Mate The Five Most Important Decisions of Life: 1) Your relationship with God. 2) Vocational choice. 3) Where you go to school. 4) Where you will live. 5) Who you will marry. Decision #1 is the most important decision by far. The other four decisions may vary in their order depending ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-27

Denomination: Nazarene

Grace And Availability Series

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 5, 2011

When we trust in Christ, God takes the righteousness of his Son and applies it to our account.

Grace And Availability Romans 4:17-25 I. Justified By Faith A. Abraham’s example of justification by faith. (v. 17) 1. As already mentioned, Abraham was not justified by circumcision or by obedience to the Law given to Moses. 2. He lived long before the law was given, and Paul has already ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:17-25

Denomination: Baptist

Abraham's Steps Of Faith

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 18, 2010

Examining Abraham's life for examples of living through faith and applying it to our own walk with Christ.

Abraham's Steps of Faith Hebrews 11:8-12 Introduction - Has anyone ever had an issue with faith? For example, we pray and nothing happens … - Let’s start out with some honesty: Faith is something that we all struggle with, right? - Even though with our mouths we confess we have it; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-12, Romans 4:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gospel Church @ Ephesus

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 3, 2009

THIS SERMON UNPACKS THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH @ EPHESUS AND APPLIES IT TO THE CHURCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY. YOUR CHURCH...........

TOO THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS REV. 2: 1-8. DOES GOD CARE FOR HIS CHURCH? SOMETIMES WE MAY FEEL THAT GOD IS DISTANT – IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, THAT GOD IS SOME HOW NO LONGER INTERESTED IN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES (IT WAS A WONDERFUL HONEYMOON BUT IN THE MARRIAGE GOD SEEMS TO BE ABSENT). DO WE LONG ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

What Haggai Is All About Series

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Oct 15, 2009

This sermon looks at the neglect of God’s house while the people lived in luxury and applies it to today

Haggai part 1 Haggai 1:1-15 Introduction: The book of Haggai is the second shortest book of the Old Testament and the first of the writings where the people had come back to Israel from their captivity in Babylon. In other words, the last three books of our Old Testament were written AFTER the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

“the Bible Is Transformational” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 25, 2016

How does the Bible change the life of one who reads, studies, applies and obey it?

We have considered how the Bible is inspired. We talked about how our Bible came to us as it is today and how the early church determined which writings were inspired by God and which ones were not with the Apostolic test: Is the testimony tied to the Apostles? Is it endorsed by the Apostles? And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Connecting With The World Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Feb 10, 2016

Understanding your audience is important! But while it is EASY to see this in MISSIONS, we fail to apply this to evangelism!

Let me share a fictitious story about two missionaries and their approach to missions. These two missionary couples are not real. Their stories however are very real and reflect a variety of common missionary situations. To add simplicity (and a small degree of good-heartedness) to our story, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Way Of The Cross Leads (To A Blessed) Home Series

Contributed by Paul Norwood on May 16, 2016

Applying some characteristics of "the way of the cross" to our marriages can lead to a blessed home.

The Way of the Cross Leads (to a Blessed) Home Text: Colossians 1:19-23 I. Welcome II. Introduction Last Sunday was Mother’s Day as we began a series of lessons on marriage and the home that will continue through Father’s Day. My dad was a preacher. Although he loved to sing, he really ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:19-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Daily Life Application Of The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 5, 2021

How do we apply the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, not the dates but that event, to our daily lives?

Have you heard of C and E Christians? C and E Christians believe you only have to worship Christ twice a year; during Christmas and Easter! Of course true Christians know that the actual celebrations are about the First Coming of the Savior to earth and the completion of dealing with people’s sins ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Truth Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 28, 2022

This sermon addresses Jesus' words to the Pharisees regarding truth and how it applies to believers today.

Did anybody happen to see the news story about the 11-year-old boy from MN who was given the opportunity to win $50,000 if he could hit a hockey puck through a 3.5-inch hole? Did anybody hear about that? The good news is that the young man made the shot. He nailed it from 89 feet. The bad ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:14, John 8:42-59, Proverbs 14:12, 1 John 5:10

Denomination: Christian Church