Sermons on Bad Things Happen:

Five Things I Know About The Fundamentals Of Christianity

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Jan 11, 2002

Five things you must do to be right with God.

FIVE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CHRISTIANITY By Jerry Falwell I. FIVE THINGS YOU MUST DO TO BE RIGHT WITH GOD For the past two years I have been reading the standards of SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and the academic people have been talking to me about “must” ...read more

Scripture: John 3:7

Denomination: Baptist

Full Strength Love

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 24, 2011

We must keep fervent in our love toward one another.

Full Strength Love May 22, 2011 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must keep fervent in our love toward one another. Focus Passage: I Peter 4:7-11 Supplemental Passage: But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Prayer

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Jul 14, 2012

Prayer is critical and vital to a Christian's life. We pray to our God, the God of the Bible but the world "prays" to false Gods and idols. There are clear differences between how Christians pray and how the world prays. Christians need to highlight these

Prayer, it is a very deep and personal subject and one that is to be taken very seriously and There are very clear and distinct differences between what we as Christians call prayer and what the world calls prayer. Not only are there differences in what we call prayer there are major differences in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:25-29

Denomination: Baptist

A Study Of The Book Of Revelation, 3, Things That Are (On Earth) Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jun 12, 2015

The fabled letters to the seven churches turn out to be (are you ready for this) letters to the seven churches. Period. Where all the rest comes from I know not. But these churches were chosen because they represent every church that has ever existed.

2a. The things which are (on earth). (2-3) The communication to the seven churches of Asia is just what it appears to be: seven letters addressed to seven real churches, blessing them and warning them. All the fantasies of theologians through the years attempting to make these churches into ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Good King Asa (1 Kings 15)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 2, 2025

What can we learn from 3 bad and one good king? Let's look at 1 Kings 15.

Were all Israel’s kings bad? Were some kings of Judah good? Are there good and bad leaders in the church? Let’s look at three bad kings and one good king in 1 Kings 15. How could we summarize bad king Abijam’s reign of Judah? Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Hope Series

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Jun 29, 2012

There should be clear differences between Christians and the world. This sermon looks at how the word hope differs between Christians and the world. Christians have real hope and the world has false hope.

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Hope Hope is a remarkable word in our world and in the world it can mean anything from I sure do hope that it rains today to I hope I win the lottery today to I hope that I’m saved or I hope that I’m going to go to heaven. But for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

When Your Life Gets Interrupted

Contributed by Rev. Jim Wilson on Aug 18, 2007

When your life gets interrupted, each day our lives face unexpected things that happen, how you can turn those things around for God’s glory and learn to live in victory !

Life’s interruptions are those times in life when things just don’t seem to go the way we had planned. Interruptions can either make us or break us. We can learn from life’s experiences, or we can become resentful and close ourselves off to all that God has for us. For example, in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Let Temptations Sink You Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 10, 2011

Though so often we start out with such good intentions, things happen in our life to trip us up from serving God. What are those things and how can we avoid them?

Paul has just gotten finished encouraging us to pursue our relationship with the Lord and our being used by Him in the furtherance of the gospel like we were competing for the Olympic games, or in a boxing match where winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing! It’s a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Don't Let Temptations Sink You

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 10, 2011

Though so often we start out with such good intentions, things happen in our life to trip us up from serving God. What are those things and how can we avoid them?

Paul has just gotten finished encouraging us to pursue our relationship with the Lord and our being used by Him in the furtherance of the gospel like we were competing for the Olympic games, or in a boxing match where winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing! It’s a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

God Heals The Brokenhearted And Hurting Marriages Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Nov 29, 2024

Many marriages today are hurting and broken, leaving couples feeling hopeless and helpless.

Marriage is a sacred institution created by God, and it is designed to be a beautiful and fulfilling relationship between a husband and wife. However, many marriages today are hurting and broken, leaving couples feeling hopeless and helpless. But the good news is that God is a healer of broken ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:3-5, Proverbs 11:14, Ephesians 4:29

What Happens When We Get Tired Of Waiting On God’s Answer?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 20, 2013

A look at the consequences of trying to manufacture an answer rather than waiting on God to come through for us.

OUR SITUATION: We have a real problem and God seems to be late. - Genesis 16:1, 3. - Verse 3 notes that they’d been living in Canaan for 10 years at this point. Ten years is a long time to wait, especially for something as meaningful as a child. - We don’t want to minimize the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Face The Future With Joyful Confidence

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Jan 9, 2023

Whether events or attitude of people in this world “will go from bad to worse (verse 13),” God’s people can still face the coming days without fear.

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How The Mighty One Can Do Great Things Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 20, 2021

From Mary's poverty came the greatest event in human history.

Monday of 34th week in course This is the time of year churches and schools and other non-profit institutions have been waiting for: tax-reduction season. The rich will–and we thank God for it–be sending in their end-of-the-year donations. It’s been a particularly hard year for many charities, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:48-50, Luke 21:1-4, Luke 19:4-6

Denomination: Catholic

The Mysteries Of God

Contributed by Milo Velebir on Jul 18, 2011

There are people happy with shallow faith and shallow understanding of who God is but God wants to reveal to His beloved children more and more of His character and beauty and of His plans with mankind. These deeper things of God, the mysteries of God are

Preached on 17th of July 2011 Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1 The mysteries of God. Bible readings: Colossians 4:1-6 & Mark 4:1-11 Dear sons and daughters of the Almighty, loving God. Paul wrote to the believers in Corinth: “This is the way you should consider us: as the servants of Christ and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1

Denomination: Lutheran

Curling: Some Things We'll Never Understand Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 26, 2002

The fourth in my Winter Olympics Series, Looks at some things that we don’t understand.

It just wasn’t right. Peter had done a lot of weird and wonderful things over the past three years but he wasn’t going to let Jesus wash his feet. That was a servant’s job, and besides Peter had feet like a hobbit’s and while Jesus had certainly touched the fisherman’s heart, Peter didn’t want ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan