Sermons on Biblical Happiness:

A Recipe For Contentment

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008

The world will never give us true lasting contentment. What will?

“A Recipe for Contentment” Contentment, inner peace, serenity, terribly elusive but desired states of mind in our culture. Often sought after through worldly pursuits, which may bring fleeting glimpses of it, but ultimately are temporary. The New Testament word for contentment in it’s different ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:41-43

Happy Are Those Who Mourn Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jan 21, 2011

Happy are those who mourn. Today’s text is one of the great contradictions of the Bible. Even if we don’t use happy for the word blessed, there still seems to be little correlation between being blessed and grieving.

Happy are those who mourn. Today’s text is one of the great contradictions of the Bible. Even if we don’t use happy for the word blessed, there still seems to be little correlation between being blessed and grieving. When you lose a person you love, do you feel blessed? Does it comfort ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Parenting – God’s Plan, Our Responsibility

Contributed by Mark Mitchell on May 24, 2017

We have a biblical responsibility in parenting

Ephesians 6:1-4 Introduction: Parenting needs to be done in unity. Failure to do so reaps serious consequences. I. Children are to be brought up in the instruction of the Lord. A. Children are to be nurtured. B. The care and attention given to someone or something that is growing or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your View Of The Election?

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 23, 2017

People are finding fault like never before over our new president. Power Point is available upon request

MATTHEW 5:13-16 “WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THE ELECTION?” A) If you were to come to me and say, “Pastor, I have some problems in my personal life, can you help me?” * I would open my Bible, try to identify the problem and seek to speak God’s truth into your life, giving you God’s Word to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Return Of The Evil Spirit PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Explore the reality of demonic activity, its impact on our lives, and the hope and deliverance we have through Christ.

Good morning, church family. Today we're going to delve into some of the more challenging aspects of the spiritual realm, the kind that may make us squirm a bit in our seats. We're going to speak about demons, their impact on our lives, and the hope we have in Christ. In the words of A.W. Tozer, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:43-45

Topics: Biblical Demonology

Does God Help Those Who Help Themselves? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 7, 2023

This sermon explores misinterpretations of mainstream beliefs, the importance of mutual aid in Scripture, and the mandate for mercy and mutual support in our lives.

Welcome, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. We gather here today, not as strangers or mere acquaintances, but as a family bound together by the love of our Savior. In the sanctuary of God's presence, we find comfort, solace, and wisdom. So, let's prepare our hearts to receive the Word of God ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26

Topics: Statements, Not Biblical

Jesus Is The Culmination Of The Law PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 21, 2024

This sermon explores the profound truth of Christ as the fulfillment of the law, freeing believers from earning salvation through works.

Good morning, dear friends. I am thrilled to be standing before you today, in this sacred space, where we gather together, not merely as a congregation, but as a family, united in our shared love for the Lord. Each Sunday, as we come together, we have the opportunity to grow, to learn, and to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:4

Topics: Biblical Teaching

God's Keys To Happy Life

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Dec 30, 2004

To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances, To seek him the greatest adventure, To find him the greatest human achievement.

Let us start by saying the following prayer points: 1. Every closed door of blessing, open, in the name of Jesus. 2. Every pillar of witchcraft in my family, die, in Jesus’ name. 3. Every dark power that has ever visited me at night, what are you waiting for? Die, in Jesus’ name. 4. O ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Biblical Look At Divorce And Remarriage

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Dec 10, 2001

This is a study of what the Scriptures teach on the subject of divorce and remarriage. The Church has failed to up-hold God’s design for marriage and has misled many by teaching the permission of divorce and remarriage under the New Covenant.

It is reported that one in two marriages end in divorce. What begins at a wedding ceremony usually with a minister, parents and friends increasingly ends in a courtroom with a judge, lawyers and strangers. The average marriage now lasts seven years. Fifty-five percent of all Americans say a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Duty And Blessedness Of Biblical Assurance

Contributed by W. Bryan Wheeler on Dec 25, 2001

There are fewer things so frequently neglected, or so often taken for granted, as the matter of MAKING SURE that we are in a state of grace and salvation.

“The Duty and Blessedness of Biblical Assurance” Text: Read; 2 Peter 1:1-11 Intro: I think that it was Thomas Watson who once said, ‘There are two things that are very hard for the preacher to do; <1st> Make the godly glad; <2nd> Make the ungodly sad.’ I think that most of us would agree, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Biblical Response To Crime – Restitution

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 6, 2001

Consider the biblical principle of restitution in the wake of rising prison population and what we as Christians can do

A Biblical Response to Crime – Restitution BY Rev. Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver, BC June 2001 Text: Ex.22:1-15 My purpose today is to help you to understand that the Biblical principle of restitution. Today, we have increased prison population, that’s a fact and also the fact is - people ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 22:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Biblical Marriage For The 90"S

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 20, 2001

This Sermon Was Given At A Banquet For Pastors And Their Spouses to Renew Their Marriages.

Biblical Marriage For The 90’s Living God Church. Psalms 1:1-6 Luke 22:24-30 Ephesians 5:21-6:4 I consider it an honor to speak to you tonight at this banquet in honor of the pastors and their spouses. God has placed us in strategic places at one of the most significant ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Biblical Theology Of Church Planting

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

``If you want to study something, begin with its origins.’’ In this lesson we want to ask the Lord’s help in examining the origins, nature, aims, Biblical commands, and methods of the apostles first century church planting Biblical Theology of Church Pla

A Brief Biblical Theology of Church Planting From The Acts of the Apostles Learning Objectives 1. The students will be able to explain how the first church started and grew. 2. The students will be able to explain five principles from Acts that will help their church grow. 3. The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical View Of Being A Father

Contributed by Harry Wood on Jan 8, 2002

To address the Father’s role Biblically on the observance of Father’s Day.

Biblical View of being a Father Introduction: The first recorded observance know was in 1910 by the Spokane Ministerial Association. In 1946 officially the third Sunday of June was designated as Father’s Day. 1. What would be God’s estimate of us as a Father? a. Genesis 18:19 “For I know ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Strategy For A Biblical World View

Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Feb 13, 2002

We are engaged today in a battle between world views. Ultimately our battle is not against flesh and blood. At stake are the hearts and souls of America’s youth, who are leaving the faith at an unprecedented rate.

Illustr. - In a wealthy suburb of Indianapolis, a group of high school students were asked, "Was Adolf Hitler wrong in murdering millions of Jews?" They said yes. The interviewer then asked them why. They did not realize that their response was chilling. "Well, you see," they said, "Hitler was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5, Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Pentecostal