Sermons on Awful:

Radical Gratitude Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Oct 13, 2009

Praise God with a deep sense of awe for the freedom we now have through His gift of forgiveness and new life.

Intro: Again this year, I’ve found amusement in the “Butterball Turkey-Talk Hotline”, which is now “going on-demand and on the go with Turkey Text Messages. Text the word “TURKEY” to 36888 to have weekly turkey tips, thawing reminders, and cooking alerts sent straight to your mobile phone.” (from ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:40-47

Denomination: Baptist

Where True Wisdom Is Found

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 26, 2009

True wisdom is more than knowledge, it is the right application of knowledge, especially a reverential awe and fear of our awesome God.

WHERE TRUE WISDOM IS FOUND--Job 28:1-28 Proposition: True wisdom is more than knowledge, it is the right application of knowledge, especially a reverential awe and fear of our awesome God. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to know and experience the true wisdom of a ...read more

Scripture: Job 28:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

What's Next? What Happens After We Die Series

Contributed by Dennis Mcconnaughhay on Aug 31, 2009

What’s Next? What Happens after we die? Heaven is Awesome! Hell is Awful! Part 1 of 7

INTRODUCTION Organ music background… Pall bearers bring out casket and position. Show their respects. Walk off platform. PAUSE. Dennis Enters!!! 1. Did you really think I was in this casket? I’ll often do some things to make the point – nope, not this time! Even I have my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Outsiders Come To Church

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 24, 2010

The impact of spiritual worship on outsiders is reviewed. It is the proclamation of the Word and not the frenzied attempts to awe and inspire outsiders that result in salvation of the lost.

“Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, ‘By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.’ Thus, tongues are a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Time For Everything Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 12, 2010

In today's lesson we learn that the sovereign God set the times forever so that people will stand in awe before him.

Scripture The writer of Ecclesiastes, also known as “Qoheleth” and “the Preacher,” wanted to know how to live a meaningful life. He tried all kinds of ways to live a meaningful life. In today’s text he talks about how there is a time for everything. Listen to how ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

#63 The Crucifixion Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 27, 2022

Crucifixion was the most awful and inhumane punishment the Romans could mete out. This sermon is on the crucifixion of Jesus and what it means to us.

#63 The Crucifixion of Jesus Series: Mark Chuck Sligh February 27, 2022 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chuckcsligh@gmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives. TEXT: Mark 15:20-32 - ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:20-32

Denomination: Baptist

Three Hours Of Darkness Series

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 27, 2016

At noon something both extremely disturbing and awe inspiring took place…darkness covered the land, like a blanket.

INTRO: 1. I want to draw your attention to an oft overlooked event that took place at Calvary. 2. Jesus had already, in broad daylight, hung upon that cross for three hours—from 9 in the morning to noon. a. There can be no doubt of his crucifixion, countless witnesses testify to that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54

Denomination: Pentecostal

Arise PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 8, 2024

This sermon explores God's command to Joshua, encouraging believers to find strength in divine promises and live in awed adoration of God.

Welcome beloved friends, to this sacred gathering, a time and place where we seek to commune with our Heavenly Father and understand His divine will for our lives. We are here today, not as individuals lost in the wilderness, but as a collective, a community of believers, united in our pursuit of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:2-6

Topics: Moses, Dead

The Whole Of Man Series

Contributed by Rolland Bouchard on Sep 11, 2002

Meaningless, Meaningless says the teacher...unless we stand in awe of God, unless we fear Him and keep His commands.

THE WHOLE OF MAN…EVERYTHING ELSE IS MEANINGLESS Sept 8,2002 AIM: To help the congregation understand the nature of God through our fear for Him. OPEN: 1. Good Morning and Welcome 2. Wedding In Winnipeg. 3. I remember asking my brother, when we were just little kids…What’s the meaning of life? ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Narnia: Discover The Wonder

Contributed by David Korsen on Dec 13, 2005

Of greater concern than the commercialization of Christmas is the trivialization of Christmas. This message seeks to rekindle the AWE that is a fundamental doorway into an authentic experience of God.

DISCOVER THE WONDER INTRODUCTION Let’s have a little fun together... -I want each of you to think of a number between 1-9. -Now multiply that number by nine. -Add the digits of your answer together (if 35, 3 + 5 = 8). -Now subtract five. -Now if A=1, B=2, C=3 etc., what letter is represented by ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It's All About Change

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jan 6, 2008

Those of us who have been following the news lately have been hearing an awful lot about the need for “change”.

IT’S ALL ABOUT CHANGE “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. What was old has disappeared, and now everything has become new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (International Standard Version) Those of us who have been following the news lately have been hearing an awful lot about the need for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

God Likes Order PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 6, 2024

This sermon encourages living a life of disciplined faith, rooted in awe and adoration of God, as we learn from and are transformed by His Word.

Welcome, dear friends and family in Christ, to this blessed gathering where we will be opening the Word of God together. We are here in the presence of our Creator, our Redeemer, our Comforter, and our Guide. We are here, not by accident or coincidence, but by divine appointment. God has ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:5

Topics: Church Order

The God Who We Worship

Contributed by Mike Bryant on Mar 26, 2021

God is worthy of worship because of His nature. This sermon considers how various aspects of God's nature should shape our worship of Him, lest it become meaningless with repetition.

I. In the novel “The American” by Henry James, Count Valentin remarks to Newman about some of the terrible things Newman has endured. “You’ve spent some awful, some deadly days, and you’ve done some extremely disagreeable things: you’ve shoveled sand, as a boy, for supper, and you’ve eaten cat in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23, 1 John 3:2-3, Revelation 4:11, Hebrews 10:22-27, Acts 2:42-47, Isaiah 1:10-17, John 4:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Does God Know About You? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

God’s knowledge of you is precise and full proof. He has exact intelligence on you; He’s better than the NSA or the KGB.

We all want to know who we are. We seek and search and try to “find ourselves.” Many of us have taken personality tests and other assessments. We learn personality inventory lists that tell us we are a lion, a beaver, a competitor, a high “I,” high “D.” We all want to know who we are. But what if I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

God Of Signs And Wonders Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 10, 2025

The God we serve is not a God of emptiness or silence—He is the God of signs and wonders. From the beginning of Scripture to the end, we see that God consistently reveals Himself through supernatural acts that defy human explanation.

GOD OF SIGNS AND WONDERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 8:18 Supporting Texts: Mark 16:17-18, Acts 2:22, Exodus 7:3, John 4:48 INTRODUCTION: The God we serve is not a God of emptiness or silence—He is the God of signs and wonders. From the beginning of Scripture to the end, we see ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 8:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God