Sermons on Bind Heavy Burdens:

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 5, 2012

Trying to do things in our own strength can result in disappointment and frustration. But when we give our burdens to Christ the cross we are carrying is lighter.

Take Up your cross Isaiah 53 Mark 8:27-38 I remember hearing a radio broadcast of Dr. James Dobson. He was retelling a story about his son Ryan who was about three years old at the time. Little Ryan had gotten up early one morning before his Dad and Mom. He managed to climb up onto the kitchen ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Beehive PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 5, 2024

Encourages believers to bear each other's burdens, persist in doing good, and draw strength from Christ, fostering unity and love within the church community.

Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters, to this sacred gathering, this blessed communion of souls. We gather not as strangers passing in the night, but as fellow travelers, bound by a shared faith, a shared hope, and a shared love in our Lord Jesus Christ. Each of us, unique in our own ways, yet ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9

Topics: Working, Church

10000 Bricks: Open Doors Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 7, 2026

May we be open to the Lord placing a burden on our hearts so that when the time comes, we are willing to take the risky costly hard path to serve the Lord.

10000 BRICKS: OPEN DOORS Nehemiah 2:1–8 #10000Bricks READ NEHEMIAH 2 FROM THE MSG It was the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king. At the hour for serving wine I brought it in and gave it to the king. I had never been hangdog in his presence before, so he asked me, “Why the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope Thou In God

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 7, 2008

Sometimes, as a result of heavy and burdensome trials, a feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and despair may set in upon the child of God. This is not uncommon and should not be viewed as such. This sermon shows how to have hope in Christ.

Hope Thou In God Scripture Reading: Psalm 42 [Living Bible] As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God. [2] I thirst for God, the living God. Where can I find him to come and stand before him? [3] Day and night I weep for his help, and all the while my enemies taunt me. "Where is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Good Friday: "the Weight And Worth Of The Cross" Series

Contributed by Ron Auch Jr on Apr 18, 2025

Today, we stand at the foot of the cross. The air is heavy. The sky has darkened. The Son of God hangs in agony. This was not an accident or a tragedy. This was a divine transaction. The crushing of Jesus was the plan of the Father, for the salvation of the world.

Holy Week Series 2025 Pt.1 Palm Sunday: “The King Who Chose the Cross” Text: Luke 19:28–44; Isaiah 53:10–12; John 12:23–33 Pt. 2 Part 2 – Good Friday: "The Weight and Worth of the Cross” Text: Isaiah 53:10–12; John 19:28–30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Psalm 34:8 Part 3 – Resurrection Sunday: ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:10-12, John 19:28-30, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Psalm 34:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

City Of Ramses Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 21, 2023

The Slavery city, it has extracted their energy, strength and retuned to them nothing but bitterness and heaviness. Where do you live today? In Ramses of money minting work or earning to live a decent life?

Exodus 12, Numbers 33:50 – The city of Rameses Introduction: Exodus ((exodos from ex = out + hodos = way) is literally "the road out" or "the way out"! A way out of Egypt, out of bondage, out of death, and out of human iniquity. Exodus chapters 12 and 13 constitute a single ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Have A Blessed Life Sermon Iii: Blessed By A Meditation Prescription For The Heart Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 23, 2020

In America we are blessed in ways that the world at large can only dream about and hope for. All of our spiritual and most of our sociological problems can be remedied by heavy doses of meditation.

BLESSED BY A MEDITATION PRESCRIPTION FOR THE HEART Many if of us older adults take medication to prevent or treat heart trouble. Because of all the medicines on the market today, we tend to live longer than did our ancestors, and we have learned ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16

Casting Your Cares On The Lord Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 5, 2023

Psalm 55:22 encourages us to cast our cares on the Lord. In a world filled with worries, anxieties, and burdens, this scripture offers us a profound message of hope and assurance.

"Casting Your Cares on the Lord" Introduction: Today, we delve into the comforting words of Psalm 55:22, which encourages us to cast our cares on the Lord. In a world filled with worries, anxieties, and burdens, this scripture offers us a profound message of hope and assurance. Point ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Quest For Perfection, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 9, 2007

All parts of the law which have not been fulfilled are as equally binding and applicable today as they were for the nation of Israel. The law was never meant to save—it was meant to be a schoolmaster, showing people their ineptitude before a holy God. T

1. The first lesson is the presence of the law fulfilled (5:17-18) 2. The second lesson is the consequence of the law fulfilled (5:19) 3. The third lesson is the requirement of the law fulfilled (5:20) 4. The fourth lesson is the impossibility of the law fulfilled (5:48) Yesterday morning, we went ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Denomination: Baptist

Promises, Promises Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011

The system of sexual morality which begins with God operates on three levels, in three dimensions. First it binds the individual, then the couple, and finally the entire society. And each dimension reflects something of the nature of our Creator.

So what is all this fuss over marriage about, anyway? And why shouldn’t any two people who love each other be given the blessing of church and state? Come to think of it, why should it be limited to two people? After all, David had any number of wives, at least 8 that we know of not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Peace, Joy, And Security

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 18, 2012

Let’s talk a little about this peace that Jesus mentions. Peace means to bind together, to join, to weave together. It means that a person is bound, woven and joined together with himself and with God and others.

Jesus begins tonight’s passage where we began a few weeks ago by saying, (READ PASSAGE).. Let’s talk a little about this peace that Jesus mentions. Peace means to bind together, to join, to weave together. It means that a person is bound, woven and joined together with himself and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27-31

Denomination: Baptist

Commandments Would Talk With You!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 10, 2015

When you bind the Word of God on your heart always and tie them around your neck, then they would lead you, guide you and also protect you in the quiet, dark hours of the night.

Commandments would talk with you! Proverbs 6:22”…. When you are awake, they will talk with you.” Talk with you! I’m today not talking about the whole gamut of worthless people who are talking with you, but this is about the ‘Commandments that would talk with ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Did The Catholic Church Give Us The Bible + Doctrine? - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 23, 2024

Peter the Little Rock, Royal Priesthood, Binding and Loosing, Paradise Vs Purgatory, Veneration, Prayer to the Saints, Salvation by Grace Vs Works, Justification, Infant Baptism, Age of Reason/Accountability, Communion, Transubstantiation

PART 2 NAME CHANGES There are many times in the Bible when a person's name is changed or a nickname is given. Peter was one of them, and so was Lucifer, whose name was changed to satan (= Adversary). Not all these names came from God, but all name changes marked a transformation in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:12-15, John 6:53-58, 1 Corinthians 11:24-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Does The Pharisees Dishes Series

Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004

The burden of righteousness that God lays on us is not cumbersome, but freeing, for it opens the door to restoring us to the places God created us for.

Introduction: I want to begin today by taking you back in time 2000 years ago to the common scene at the table of any Jewish Scribe or Pharisee. You will notice that here on the table are a few seemingly simple items, a jug of water and a small wash basin, but to the Pharisees, these items made ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-54

Denomination: Baptist

Putting God First

Contributed by Victoria Oladipupo on Oct 12, 2004

The secret of successful life is to cast all our burden unto the Lord and make Him first in every area of our life.

Topic: Putting God first Scripture Reading: Mt. 6: 31 – 34 “Therefore do not worry, saying, what shall we eat? Or what shall we drink? Or what shall we wear? For after all these things the gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:31-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational