Sermons on Before It Kills You:

You Will Survive

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Sep 12, 2025

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. In other words, you will survive.

Scripture Reference: Job 14:7-9 (KJV) “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

You Will Be Surprised PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 23, 2024

This sermon explores our dependence on God's Spirit, the unpredictability of His path, and the call to self-denial and cross-bearing in following Jesus.

Good morning, beloved. I trust that the Lord has kept you well and that you are eager, as I am, to delve into the richness of His Word today. I am grateful for your presence, whether in person or online, and I am confident that God has something special for each and every one of us today. Our focus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Topics: God's Unpredictability

Christmas - The Cries Of Christmas

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001

It’s Christmas time, & all kinds of sounds remind us of that - bells ringing, choirs singing, & music filling the air. But in the midst of all the joyous sounds there are other sounds - sounds of anguish & grief.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2021) THE CRIES OF CHRISTMAS or DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? TEXT: Matthew 2:13 18 PP #194BW A. This month has been filled with the sounds of Christmas - bells ringing, choirs singing, & ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Will You Listen? Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012

The disciples did not want to listen to Jesus' message. They were not going to argue with Jesus, but they did want to avoid the subject. How many of us do the same thing?

Introduction In the 13th century B.C., God called Moses to deliver his people out of slavery in Egypt and into the Promised Land of what is now called Israel. His job included forming the descendants of Abraham into a nation, the kingdom of God. Soon after leaving Egypt, he led the people to the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Where Are You?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Where are you? Are you hiding, afraid of God, because of sin in your life? Maybe you’re trying to cover your sin with the fig leaves of your good works.

Introduction: Does this mean that God didn't know something? Not at all. Someone can easily ask a question to which they know the answer. Usually, the reason to do that is to point something out or teach something. Obviously, Adam and Eve had sinned. God asked, "Adam, where are you?" ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Death By Lying Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 25, 2009

Sin kills the soul, the community, momentum and our witness in the world.

Most people don’t really “like” sermons on sin. They don’t like hearing them, and (at least in my case) they don’t really like preaching them. I think that is because judgmental-ism and “holier than thou” attitudes have typically characterized our discussions of sin, and often the end result has ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Ready?

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jun 15, 2009

Being ready for the return of Christ. The parables of Jesus in Matthew 25 give us a model for being ready. First Sunday of Advent, Year B

It’s hard to believe that Christmas season is upon us again. The craziness has begun. I was reading in the paper the other day that a Wal-Mart employee out in New York was killed by injuries sustained while trying to prevent a mob from entering the store at 5 am the Friday after Christmas. A ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Denomination: Methodist

What Do You Truly Love In The Midst Of Covaid-19

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 25, 2020

Our circumstances may have changed, but the issue before is still the same as Jesus asked Peter, "Do You Love Me More Than These?"

What Do You Truly Love? John 14:23-27 John 21:1-14 Do you love your favorite food? Do you love going on vacation? Do you love your car? Do you love your pet? Do you love your children? Do you love your parents? Do you love your job? Do you love ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-15, John 21:1-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Is It Nothing To You?

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Feb 25, 2008

Good Friday address with the text - Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around & see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was inflicted on me, that the Lord brought on me in the day of His fierce anger”

In parts Matthew’s passion & death narrative is read throughout the service which had the sermon very near the end & was followed with an extended period of silence. Text - Lamentations 1:12“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around & see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Are You Happy?

Contributed by Grant Adams on Dec 30, 2022

If you can find the secret of peace of mind, then you will find the mind and happy heart.

All around us people are trying to be happy. Seeking things to make them happy, trying new things to make them happy. Everyone want happiness. About six years ago in Houston, Texas, an ambitious young reporter went to interview a famous oil mogul. This rich man patiently answered all of his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1-2, Psalm 145:5, Psalm 144:15

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Lost?

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 12, 2007

This sermon compares being physically lost in the darkness to being spiritually lost.

Introduction: I look forward to this time of the year for a couple of reasons. First of all, I really enjoy deer hunting, which my father and I were able to do for a little while yesterday. But something I enjoy as much as hunting is just being out in the woods with my father, which is something ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Ready?

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 12, 2006

Advent 1(A) - Are you ready? Judgment Day is approaching and all are always to be watching.

ARE YOU READY? December 3, 2006 - ADVENT 1 Matthew 24:37-44 * * * * * * * * * Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: If you had a chance to look in the bulletin, our question, our theme for today is "Are you ready?" In our life we just know that very ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:37-44

Denomination: Lutheran

Where Are You? Series

Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Jun 24, 2024

God's Two Questions to Adam & Eve and Cain. Where are you? and Where's Your Brother?

Intro BLUF: Today I’m going to talk about two questions God poses to Adam & Eve and later on to Cain. These two questions are Where are You? and Where’s Your Brother? I’m going to weave in the concept of Fellowship within the story - Question 1 is about our fellowship with God Question 2 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:9, Hebrews 4:16

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Always With You Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Oct 30, 2018

Living in God’s Presence means realizing that God is with you anywhere and everywhere you are 24/7 … and that He is more concerned about every part of your life than you could possibly imagine.

Today we’re going to learn about the God who is always here … who is always there [point out into the congregation] … and there [point to a different part of the congregation] … who is always everywhere. Just as God is infinite with respect to time, so He is infinite in terms of space. He is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12, Isaiah 43:1-3, John 14:25-28

Denomination: United Methodist

A Passion For You

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 12, 2004

God has a passion for you!

A PASSION FOR YOU Luke 15:1-32 S: God’s love Th: God seeks us out Pr: GOD HAS A PASSION FOR YOU! ?: Who? Who does God have a passion for? KW: Inductive TS: We will find in our study of Luke 15 three The _____ person God has a passion for is the… I. WANDERING (3-7) II. MISSING ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Baptist