Sermons on Bad Odor:

God Is Good All The Time

Contributed by Tim Wallace on Jan 29, 2009

God is good not only when life is pleasant, God is also good in life’s unpleasant circumstances

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME Matthew 14:22-32 God is good all the time, All the time God is good. We tend to say that and perhaps only believe it when life is going great. You ask her to marry and she says yes. “GIG” (God is good) You get an unexpected raise. “GIG” Meryl beats Darcy in a horse ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

A Family Resemblance Series

Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009

Looking like a member of God’s family comes from hearing, believing, and living out the truth of God’s Word.

* Illus. People’s dogs tend to look like them. * Family members typically carry a resemblance to each other. I. Those of God act like it. * Some people have no place for Jesus’ teachings. (37) * What Jesus is saying doesn’t fit into their plans, their lives, or their family ...read more

Scripture: John 8:37-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessed Life #8: The Boomerang Blessing Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 24, 2008

In the last section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us three more keys to experiencing the blessed life: The Boomerang Blessing, Prayer and the Goodness of God, and The Highway to Heaven and Hell.

THE BLESSED LIFE #8: THE BOOMERANG BLESSING REVIEW THE BLESSED LIFE SERIES: For the past two months, we have been going through the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. We have been looking at how God’s desire is that we would experience the blessed life – where we would be happy, supremely ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-29

Denomination: *other

Attempting Newness With New Year Resolutions

Contributed by Leo Samuel D G on Apr 25, 2017

In general, new year resolutions become old in a few days and we are back with our old routines. This sermon focuses on how to stand firm in our resolutions 1. Dependence on God 2. Creating the apt environment and 3. Perseverance.

Introduction: Another year has ended. Though there were many sweet moments, there were also bad moments of missed opportunities, broken relationships, etc. We started the year 2016 with an aspiration to achieve great things (resolutions) and started running very hard, but soon we lost track and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:8, Philippians 4:13, Mark 9:27, Ephesians 6:10-12

Denomination: *other

Trust God In Every Season Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 5, 2022

The natural seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn; there are also spiritual seasons in our lives.

Trust God in every season “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

God’s Infallible Guarantee Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014

Have you ever bought a product and received a guarantee or a warranty that says if anything goes wrong with it, you get your money back? Romans 8:28 is “God’s Infallible Guarantee!”

INTRODUCTION Last year I read the book entitled, Into Thin Air, written by John Krakauer, an account of the ill-fated expedition to climb Mt. Everest in May of 1996. This was the expedition where some of them got caught at the top of Mt. Everest during a terrible storm and of the five people who ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

We Can Trust The Bible Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 4, 2018

If a non-contingent, uncaused by anything else, self-sufficient, self-reliant, all-powerful, intelligent, always existing, unique, good & moral God who loves us, were to write a book – what kind of book would it be… (week 1 of series)

We Can Trust The Bible #UnderstandingTheBible VIDEO BUMPER… OKAY - I want to start of the morning by reading several passages of Scripture that all have a common focus that will become obvious pretty quickly. Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Looking For A Broken Heart Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006

An examination of God’s forgiveness in the light of true repentance

1. Title: God is Looking for a Broken Heart (Manasseh) 2. Text: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20; 2 Kings 20 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, June 25, 2006, last in the series “The Kings and I” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand what motivates a person to repentance; that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Woe, Woe, Woe - Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009

3 pitfalls the Pharisees fell into and which we can fall into also.

“Woe, Woe, Woe - Luke 11:37-55” Gladstone Baptist Church – 5/11/06 am S1 - Not everyone with Bad eyes are outside the church. Jesus turned his attention to the Pharisees in the crowd and expressed regret at their blindness and inappropriate action. (Review of last week, Vs 37-41) OOPS Last ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-55

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Fruit Inspectors Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 30, 2012

We are to discern false teaching within the church by examining the fruit produced by our teachers.

I know that several of you have recently driven to California. I was wondering if they still have the Agricultural Inspection Stations when you cross the border into California. I know they still had them when Mary and I vacationed there a couple of years ago. Those inspectors are tasked with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Beginning Of Biblical Miracles

Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 26, 2011

This message is to help believers teaches about how Moses used the stick that was in his hand to do great things for God. It helps believers learn to steward well the blessings already in their hands.

Beginnings of Biblical Miracles WHAT’S IN YOUR HAND? Have you ever had one of those days? Just one of those days when you can (or have to) push your way through it, or crawl back? I did. I started catching the bus to work awhile back. I have never caught the bus before, so let me ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-10

Denomination: Other

Dealing With Unpleasant Realities Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Aug 19, 2016

We all have to deal with the unpleasant realities in life--death and taxes among many others. Even the Son of God was not exempt from these. How Jesus handles these situations gives us wisdom for dealing with the same.in our lives.

Eyewitness to the Messiah Dealing with Unpleasant Realities Matthew 22:22-27 The old sage of American History, Ben Franklin, commenting on his hope of the new U.S. Constitutions permanency, wrote in 1789: “But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:22-27

Denomination: Bible Church

The Battle Within Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 7, 2017

Paul addresses the Christian's battle with indwelling sin.

Tommy Lasorda, the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager, once described his battle with bad habits: “I took a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, stared at it and said, “Who’s stronger, you or me?” The answer was me. I stopped smoking. Then I took a vodka martini and said to it, “Who’s stronger, you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Theology Of Problems Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 3, 2021

History began with a problem. Problems are more universal than sin, for Jesus had no sin but He had problems. Even before sin, Adam and Eve had a problem. Their problem was, should I obey God or not?

A woman who wanted her apartment painted while she was out of town was very fussy. She insisted that the ceiling be painted the exact shade of her ash tray. The painters after trying to mix this exact shade unsuccessfully finally hit upon a solution to their problem. They painted the ash ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-4

Did God Make Sin? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 18, 2021

The YouTube teacher named Joe Scott (Answers With Joe) once shared questions about Christianity that troubled him. And one of those questions was "Did God Make Sin?"

OPEN: A woman had volunteered to teach a Sunday School class for toddlers. She was teaching them about Creation, and she started the class by asking questions like “Who made the trees?” and “Who made the sun?” The children responded, “God did” and the woman She was pleased the children were quickly ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ