Sermons on Basketball:

Are We Truly In The Hands Of God?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 9, 2023

What are our hands good for doing?

What are our hands good for doing? They can make things. They can comfort and they can chastise. They write words. Hands can make signals and signs. Hands can be on the offense and hands can be on the defense. Without hands we could not eat, unless we put our face down on to a plate of food but ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:73

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Slaying The Giant Of Fear Series

Contributed by Kevin Broyhill on Sep 24, 2024

Fear is a giant that every believer will face, but as overcomers, we are called to face our giants, knowing that through God's strength, we can triumph. David confronted his fears and defeated Goliath, learning how we, too, can slay the giant of fear in our lives.

Slaying the Giant of Fear! 1Samuel 17:1-11 Introduction: Israel had Giant Problems! Giant of Fear – Goliath! Scene of Fear: Valley of Elah - Much like a large canyon or basin - opening was about a mile in width… in each end of the canyon or valley were high sloping hillsides about a half-mile ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Makes Jesus Angry? Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025

Main thought: we will look at the things that brought Jesus to a righteous anger and another demonstration of his messiahship.

Background to passage, Matthew 21:12-17: The day following the triumphal entry. Passover. Last week of his life. Began to open the can on Sunday. Full on charge today against the establishment. He said early in his ministry that he was Lord of the Sabbath, take he says he is Lord of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-17, Matthew 23:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

Temptations Men Face Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 25, 2006

Temptations common to men

(adapted from messages from Dan Webb, Bob Russell, and Mark Jones) SERIES: ¡§FATAL TEMPTATIONS¡¨ TEXT: JAMES 1:14-15; SELECTED TITLE: ¡§TEMPTATIONS MEN FACE¡¨ OPEN: A. The Father¡¦s Day ¡§Top Ten¡¨ List of Things Men Have Been Itching to Say for Years¡K --I wouldn¡¦t ...read more

Scripture: James 1:14-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Get Your Mind In The Game!

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Sep 19, 2017

Paul instructs us to have the Mindset of Christ 1. The Mindset of Servanthood (Humble and Agape Filled) 2. The Mindset of Living in the Supernatural 3. The Mindset Birthed and Bathed in Prayer

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11 Theme: Mindset of Christ Paul instructs us to have the Mindset of Christ 1. The Mindset of Servanthood (Humble and Agape Filled) 2. The Mindset of Living in the Supernatural 3. The Mindset Birthed and Bathed in Prayer INTRO: Grace and peace from God our ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Nazarene

What Does The Bible Say About The Christian’s Relationship With The Government?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 25, 2021

What do Paul and Peter have to say about the Christian and government? Is the church allowed to pursue the violent overthrow of secular governments? What should be our focus if it's not the accumulation of earthly power?

- We are going to dig into a subject this morning that is challenging. We are going to be talking about church and state. It’s one we don’t talk about particularly often. - As we start, I want to acknowledge up front that these passages are difficult. I want to say that I don’t like everything ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Express Kindness

Contributed by Chris Cuthbertson on Jun 7, 2024

Not every act of kindness pays ; it doesn’t always turn out to be profitable. In fact, often times kindness costs us something. But it is fulfilling, it is commanded, and it’s an important attribute of love.

June 5th 2016 Seaford Christian Church (Homecoming) Express Kindness Luke 8: 40 – 56 I heard about a woman who had just cashed her income tax return check, and as she was standing at a bus stop a man went over to a poorly dressed man, whispered something in his ear, and handed him some money. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:40-56, 1 Corinthians 13:4, 2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Peter 5:14, Proverbs 11:17, Romans 15:7, Colossians 3:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding Your Sweet Spot

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001

A critical part of stewardship is to discover and use your spiritual gifts as well as "natural" talents for service.

FINDING YOUR SWEET SPOT What do a tennis racket, a baseball bat, and a golf club have in common? They all have a sweet spot. There is a place on them that allows you the opportunity to make the type of contact with the respective balls they are designed to hit that will allow ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7, Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Church Of God

Who Is Really Number One

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 27, 2001

This sermon was written during African American History month and deals with the need to see ourselves as Christians before being anything else.

Who’s Really Number One 2/27/2000 Joshua 5:13-15 John 17:6-18 Why do we celebrate African American History? Because it reveals the workings of God in a group of people whom God has loved and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:13-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Superman And His Kryptonite Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 19, 2002

What was the source of Samson’s strength? Was it what he told Delilah, or was it something else?

OPEN: My wife and I have always enjoyed doing jig saw puzzles. We’ll put them out on a folding table and work on it for days, enjoying the experience as we successfully put in piece after piece. I recently ran across another person’s experience with a jig saw puzzle. She wrote: "After toiling over ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Witness In Jerusalem – Progress Of The Church Series

Contributed by Paul Long on Feb 24, 2003

2nd part of 5 week series on ACTS: WITNESS IN JERUSALEM – PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH

WITNESS IN JERUSALEM – PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH (Acts 3-6) Introduction: Last we began our 5-week series on Acts where we saw that the Church began well under the topic: Witness in Jerusalem: power of the church (chap 1-2) This morning we continue with Witness in Jerusalem: progress of the church ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Counting The Cost Of Discipleship Series

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Mar 4, 2002

Jesus told these stories in Luke’s Gospel to teach us to count what it would cost us to fully follow Jesus and what it would cost us if we choose a different path.

INTRODUCTION Sermonic Theme Opening Statement: I came across a story this week that all the farmers will appreciate, especially Marvin Abplanalp. A hen and a pig approached a church and read the advertised sermon topic: “What can we do to help the poor?” Immediately the hen suggested they feed ...read more

You Were Made For A Mission Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 4, 2004

A sermon from The Purpose Driven Life which talks about our spiritual S.H.A.P.E.

God wants to use your life. That’s why we want to discover our purpose. There are a lot of shallow secular books out there like the one I saw recently entitled Discovering Your Purpose. It is an attempt to ride on the coattails of the popularity of Rick Warren’s book The Purpose Driven Life. ...read more

Scripture: John 17:13-21

Denomination: Methodist

Letting Go & Moving Forward

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 31, 2005

This sermon deals with the need to let go of our past and move into what God has for us for the future.

Letting Go And Moving Forward GNLCC 1-2-2005 Joshua 1:1-9 Acts 14:8-20 Now most of us in Cleveland know that Lebron James is our star basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron is truly an awesome and incredible athlete. Very few people can make the jump from high school to ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9, Genesis 12:1-2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Let Your Light Shine

Contributed by James May on Aug 20, 2004

Letting your light shine is a natural characteristic of those who are filled with the Holy Spirit and living for Jesus. He said that WE are the Light of the Word because we refect Him.

You Are the Light of the World (This sermon was adapted from message by Pastor Roger Griffith for another website. He also has some sermons posted here at Sermoncentral.com) Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible