Sermons on Bench:

Thankful Living

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Nov 20, 2007

How do you obey the commands of scripture? Grudgingly? In fear of punishment? Paul gives us three of the most incredible and important commands of Scripture about how to live out our daily lives, but in each command he also tells us how to obey:

Intro: How do you obey the commands of scripture? Grudgingly? In fear of punishment? Paul gives us three of the most incredible and important commands of Scripture about how to live out our daily lives, but in each command he also tells us how to obey: I. Let the peace of Christ Rule in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Lost Sheep & Prayer

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jun 14, 2006

Right now the Holy Spirit is touching someone I can guarantee that! Why not take five minutes now to pray for someone you know who needs Jesus.

I have been moved by the Lord to share some amazing ways that He has reached down and touched some people I know to win them into the Kingdom and to remind us all that it is he who calls us! JOHN 6:44 kNo one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me ldraws him; 1) Barry: Barry was a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Quest For The Unknown

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 20, 2005

Pursuing a purpose for Life

Quest For The Unknown Acts17:16-34 QUEST: A seeking; hunting; pursuing As hounds who have caught the scent of game You & I - for 1999 History’s Quest - 1999 World Almanac Nobel Prize in Medicine = Viagra - The most influential people for the last 1000 years • William Shakespeare • Isaac ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Limitations And Advantages Of Learning, As Illustrated In The Life Of M

Contributed by Walter Pankow on Apr 5, 2004

Advantages and disadvantages of education

Acts 7:22. Volume I. Page 48. We have heard many severe condemnations of the educational system of to-day, both by learned and unlearned. The strongest condemnation I have heard was by a doctor who had to deal with many cases of immorality among high school students. The ordinary m an knows ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:22

Denomination: Lutheran

You Are Mine

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Oct 21, 2010

A funeral sermon about the hope of belonging to God

In the opening of a David Haas song called “You Are Mine” the lyrics state:(1) “I will come to you in the silence, I will lift you from all your fear, You will hear My voice, I claim you as My choice, Be still, and know I am near. - I am hope for all who are hopeless, I am eyes ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Belief In The Resurrection Of The Dead

Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Nov 6, 2010

The Sadducees try to ridicule Jesus with a stupid question about what happens in heaven. The answer of Jesus is not about the how but they why. If we don't believe in a life after death, we will have no purpose for our life on earth.

People sometimes ask stupid questions. They know it is stupid; but they ask them anyway. When somebody asks a stupid question, we can assume that either they are too naïve, or they are sarcastic. And most of the time they are not naïve; they are trying to make us look foolish trying to answer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Catholic

Grace To Live Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 2, 2013

The grace that God gives allows us to have a life that is full and abundant.

A story is told about Fiorello LaGuardia, who, when he was mayor of New York City during the worst days of the Great Depression and all of WWII, was called by adoring New Yorkers 'the Little Flower' because he was only five foot four and always wore a carnation in his lapel. He was a colorful ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Have You Sent For Me?

Contributed by Steven Cordle on Feb 14, 2018

A look at the work of the preacher. This is the first sermon I preach in a new congregation. I received the original outline from Wayne Burger at the Bear Valley Bible Institute in Denver and modified it over the years.

Change is something new and exciting. Not only that, it can be scary because when things change there is a certain unknown element we face. What will change bring? Will it be for the good or bad? Will this work? Did I make the right decision? All of these questions and thoughts are natural ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nevertheless, Rebound

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 4, 2018

Nevertheless, a good team must do more than shoot good, they must rebound. We need to rebound because we will not always make the shot? MJ's (Jordan) great lesson.

NEVERTHELESS, GOD USES MANY ON THE REBOUND… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WILL WE BELIEVE THEIR WORDS, OR WILL BELIEVE THE WORD… Psalm 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. **NEVERTHELESS: in spite of what has just been ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:24-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ignite The Fire

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Feb 19, 2021

‘But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth’.

IGNITE THE FIRE ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: ACTS 1:8 ‘But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth’. Ignite the fire means to catch the fire, it can also mean to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Embrace Opportunities In The New Year

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Jan 4, 2025

Big Idea: The time is now; lay old habits and troublesome ideas to rest!

Prayer: Father God, Lord Jesus, hallowed is Your holy name; thank You for supplying our needs (Your endless love, a renewed heart, family and friends, a roof over our head, clothes on our back, and food on our table). Thank You for forgiving our sins and encouraging us to forgive others. As we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Psalm 90:10

Denomination: Other

Beyond Our Strength

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 23, 2021

When human mind and brain fail THEN we need to put our trust in God who raised the dead.

Beyond our strength 2 Cor 1:8” For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; 9 indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sermon On A Helping Hand

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 15, 2020

Helping those in need

Barack Obama, the former 44th President of the United States once said: “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Be Fruitful

Contributed by Chidi Ejeagba on Jan 8, 2019

Only maturity can bring FRUITFULNESS

The first commandment So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27-28, John 15:1-8

Great Expectations

Contributed by Larry Grant on Sep 28, 2025

Frederick Douglass said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Deuteronomy 28:13 teaches that WHILE YOU ARE HERE “The Lord will make you the head and not the tail and you shall be above and not beneath.”

Jeremiah 29:4-11 KJV “Great Expectations” September 28, 2025 “Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:4-11

Denomination: Baptist