Sermons on Bad Parents:

Sermon On Persistence

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 12, 2021

Persistence is defined as: "The fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action despite difficulty or opposition."

Roy T. Bennett, the author of “The Light in the Heart: Inspirational Thoughts for Living Your Best Life” once remarked: "Keep going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end." Luke 18:1-5 states: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:9-10, Philippians 3:14, James 1:2-4

Spiritual Strength

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 19, 2020

We are weak, if we know ourselves at all. But God is the opposite of weak, and in knowing Jesus, God gives us His power to live for Him!

Where Do I Find Spiritual Strength? When we face hardships, when we dwell on the past, when we are not being good to ourselves, we can feel weak. And yet hardships are not possible to avoid. The past cannot be willed away or ignored. We are not good to ourselves for a lot of complex ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 20:7, 2 Timothy 1:7, Isaiah 61:1-3, John 15:5, Philippians 4:11-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Piercing The Darkness

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 26, 2017

Spiritual Darkness comes in many forms. There is but one Light that can pierce the spiritual darkness of sin.

Piercing The Darkness When Frank Peretti’s Piercing The Darkness hit the bookshelves, I became an instant fan. I bought every book that he wrote as fast as they came off the press. But after a few of his works, I began noticing a trend. At first the Book Title on the jacket was large and ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Humanity In The Bible

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 1, 2022

Who are we? What are we? Why do we exist? What does the Bible say?

Who are we? What are we? Why do we exist? The Greek word for mankind is ?????p?? (anthropos) and studying what the Bible teaches about humanity is called biblical anthropology. “When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what are mere ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

Abc - The Building Blocks Of Faith- Catastrophe Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 8, 2024

The flood showed both the seriousness of sin and the mercy of the Creator who will save those who obey Him. The flood was a foreshadowing of a judgment and salvation to come.

Today we continue our series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. We learned last week, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5-13, Romans 5:17, Romans 1:17, Hebrews 11:17, Psalm 103:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Better Choice

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2006

We have two choices to choose from - God’s way or the alternative. Which pill will you swallow?

DVD – Matrix – scene where Neo has to choose the blue pill or the red pill… God calls us everyday to make a choice – for him or for the alternative. If we choose him we move into a world of mystery and adventure, and we experience real life! If we choose the alternative, we are promised only a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Salvation Army

What Is True Faith

Contributed by James Tetley on Dec 9, 2005

We need to know our God and know the story of him working in our lives for God is seraching for such a faith as this

Big Idea: The compassionate saving God who is looking for faith I want to tell you a story There were these people who had a god – but not just any old god – a god who had rescued them from captivity – they had been slaves in a foreign land – they lived under the authority of a bad king and had ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:10-23

Denomination: Baptist

Accentuating The Positive In A Negative World

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 15, 2010

Words can build up or tear down

Accentuating the Positive in a Negative World June 27, 2007 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A Last week we learned God made us with needs that are met by others. 1 Made is His image/likeness a Praise, good & kind words b What’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

Samuel, Kings And Chronicles Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 9, 2021

Choices Matter.

May 01, 2021 My Favorite thing about Samuel, Kings and Chronicles is a consistent theme from beginning to end ---- Our Choices Matter. Each book shows, step by step, the failure of the Chosen People and their leaders to maintain their side of the covenant with God. Any political / military / ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:4-5

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

God Is A God Of The Mountains And The Valleys

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 6, 2022

The Christian life is filled with MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES and VALLEY EXPERIENCES.

We all enjoy the MOUNTAIN TOP experiences. In God’s Word we find the writers used many superlatives to describe the blessings God bestows upon us. We are told that a good writer never uses too many superlatives for fear of overstating their case. They are to be reserved for special occasions ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4, 1 Kings 20:23-28

Denomination: Baptist

God Is A God Of The Mountains And The Valleys

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 2, 2022

The Christian life is filled with MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES and VALLEY EXPERIENCES.

We all enjoy the MOUNTAIN TOP experiences. In God’s Word we find the writers used many superlatives to describe the blessings God bestows upon us. We are told that a good writer never uses too many superlatives for fear of overstating their case. They are to be reserved for special occasions ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4, 1 Kings 20:23-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Historical Books Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 12, 2019

We can use the Historical Books of the Old Testament to understand God’s faithfulness, his loving discipline, and how our obedience to him can draw others to faith.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Last week we began our series, Binge Reading the Bible, by examining the Pentateuch. • We learned that the Pentateuch is the foundation of what we know about God, and it is the foundation of our faith. • We should have noticed that God’s desire for people to love and to be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:12-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Choosing To Rejoice! Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jun 16, 2016

This is the second sermon in this series on the Fruit Of The Spirit.

Fruit of The Spirit – Joy Choosing to Rejoice! Today we continue our series on the fruit of the Spirit. Let us go ahead and read our text: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stand Before God And Man With No Deception Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 18, 2002

We will see Joseph tell his brothers his true identity and have a personal time with them. This is so like the personal time Jesus seeks to spend with you and I on an ongoing basis in our ongoing relationship with Him.

Stand before God and Man with no Deception A. Come clean then be consoled B. God’s providence provided to Israel C. Jacob’s Joy Boy, the gimmicks we see today to get people to do things. I don’t know, I almost thought when I came out to Dillingham and Bristol Bay that we wouldn’t see the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Mulley Grubs (Depression)

Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Jan 2, 2002

Learn how to get away from depression and receive the joy that God wants us to have.

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN VISITING PREACHER: BROTHER BOBBY BRENDAL SERMON TITLE: THE MULLEY GRUBS (DEPRESSION) “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 102:1-9

Denomination: Baptist