Sermons on Blaming God:

Sermon: When God Puts You On Hold!

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 24, 2025

Can anyone relate? Have you ever been excited about what is in your heart, but at the same time felt boxed in, trapped, on hold, or on a plateau in life? Welcome to the crowd! A plan of action for dealing with delays.

Sermon: When God Puts You on Hold! Scripture: Acts 1:4-8, “Once when he (Jesus) was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8, Psalm 46:10, Proverbs 3:5-6, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, James 1:2-3, John 16:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Let Go And Let God

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Jun 21, 2006

Sermon preached July 13, 2003 for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost.

There’s a story that illustrates what we learn through this morning’s gospel reading very well and I struggled with all week to decide how to use it, or even to use it at all, but I decided to use it and tell it in two parts because it seems to really illustrate so well what we’re about to hear ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Lutheran

Prosperity Is Power, But God Judges The Abuse Of Power Series

Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Mar 30, 2017

Part 7 of the Sermon Series, "Rich Man Poor Man in Proverbs"

"A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape" (Prov. 19:5). "It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes" (Prov. 19:10). "To be poor is to be powerless. But to be rich is to be powerful and influential. The ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:5-10, Proverbs 30:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Stopped Listening To God?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 28, 2020

What is uncertain is not the “coming” of Christ but our own reception of him, our own response to him, our own readiness and capacity to “go forth to meet him.

ILLUSTRATION: Speaking of Jesus the Christ: "What is uncertain is not the “coming” of Christ but our own reception of him, our own response to him, our own readiness and capacity to “go forth to meet him.” Quote from Thomas Merton The time between the Hebrew Scriptures and the Greek New ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9, Luke 2:8, Luke 2:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Father Heart Overview. Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 19, 2006

This sermon looks at models of parental authority and discusses how they can restrict or enable us in interpreting God’s heart towards us. again depends heavily on illustrations from Floyd McClungs book The Father heart of God although don’t blame him f

Father heart of God sermon 2. 5 Sundays – Sunday 1 Father heart of God – Overview. Sermon Central Pro A gray-haired old lady, long a member of her community and church, shook hands with the minister after the service one Sunday morning. “That was a wonderful sermon,” she told him, “just ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God And Marriage Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Aug 5, 2018

In the first wedding in the Bible we find what God thinks about the marriage bond

Sermon 2 GOD AND MARRIAGE Gen. 2:18-25 Bob Marcaurelle homeorchurchbiblestudy.com What is marriage? There are all kinds of definitions. To some it is “the quickest way to kill a good romance.” To a live-in girlfriend put in the street it is “a piece of paper that guarantees I will get ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25, Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Fear Of God

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jun 6, 2021

Part of our series on the major themes or lessons from the minor prophets. In this Sunday’s Message we’ll be looking at what it means to fear the Lord from the prophet Haggai, and those things that dissuade us from fulfilling God’s call, and how are we to respond.

The Fear of God The Book of Haggai Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5ycYJsQew We’ve been working our way through the minor prophets looking at their major themes, and in the process seeing some of God’s characteristics to boot. To date we’ve looked at the prophet Jonah and the theme of ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 9, 2017

No matter how good things are going; no matter how bad things are going; it isn't about us. It's all about God.

Blessed Be the Name of the Lord August 6, 2017 Morning Service Pastor’s 10th Anniversary Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: No matter how good things are going; no matter how bad things are going; it isn't about us. It's all about God. Focus Passage: Job ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Fear And Faith Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 10, 2013

Suffering, Fearing God, Trust

Job 1:1-3 (p. 350) October 13, 2013 Introduction: From the beginning of time there has been a philosophy that people believe...and it genuinely affects their relationship with God....Sometimes causing them to reject God altogether Here it is: “God things come to good ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Broken People Produce Broken Marriages Series

Contributed by David Mcclain on Jul 22, 2018

We cannot fix relationships until we first realize we are broken, sinful people that God loves and wants to restore. The self-obsession of broken, sinful people creates a seeks to hide our flaws and blame others for them when exposed.

OPENING SENTENCE: I had an uncle who started to have a pain in his neck that caused him to lean his head to the left side and constantly wince in pain. INTRODUCTION: Doctors could not diagnosis the problem so he lived with the pain for years. In time his neck began to permanently lean to the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-19

Denomination: Baptist

God Is More Than Enough

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 26, 2013

The presence of problems does not mean necessarily that you are out of God's will, it just shows us that God is enough to see us through those times.

God is more than enough Exodus chapter 6:1-8 Introduction- Turn with me to Exodus chapter 6. It is the second book of the Bible. In Exodus We get a chance to see Israel in their rebellion of God. We see God intervene for them repeatedly. We see God’s people being held captive by a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 6:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Lesson 5: Waiting On God In Faith

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 11, 2003

Abraham’s Journey of Faith

A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 16:1-16 1. Promised Seed. "Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children" (Gen. 16:1). "I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth" (13:16). "Look toward heaven, can you count the stars . . . so shall your seed be" (15:5). 2. Rejected alternative. "What wilt thou give ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is The God Of Justice?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 25, 2010

For Martin Luther King Day 1988: It is irresponsible to continue to whine about God's absence in the face of injustice. He is refining His church to address justice, and will bless us when we give ourselves without reserve to His purposes.

Some twenty-four centuries ago, when the prophet Malachi's ears were assaulted by an impertinent question, he heard it as a confession of irresponsibility. When the men and women of Judah shouted at this prophet, who had accused them of wearying God, who had charged that their blabbering talk was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Blindness In Misinterpreting God’s Way-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 25, 2025

1 of 6. YHWH God answered the frustrations experienced by His prophet Habakkūk, when he misinterpreted God’s way. Spiritual blindness results from misinterpreting God’s way. But, ?What characterizes that blindness? Misinterpreting God’s way, blinds you to...

The BLINDNESS In MISINTERPRETING GOD’s WAY--I —Habakkuk 1:5[part-1--:5a](:5-11) Attention: Airport Mistletoe: It was the beginning of December. The business trip had gone reasonably well, & the businessman was ready to return home.  Due to the season, the airport had been decorated ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:5, Habakkuk 1:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Blindness In Misinterpreting God’s Way-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 29, 2025

3 of 6. YHWH God answered the frustrations experienced by His prophet Habakkūk, when he misinterpreted God’s way. Spiritual blindness results from misinterpreting God’s way. But, ?What characterizes that blindness? Misinterpreting God’s way, blinds you to...

The BLINDNESS In MISINTERPRETING GOD’s WAY--III —Habakkuk 1:6a(:5-11) Attention: Have you ever experienced realistic artwork done with chalk on cement walkway. It’s made to appear 3-dimensional. To the person walking down the sidewalk or in the town-square, the artwork has the look of real water, ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:6, Habakkuk 1:5-11

Denomination: Baptist