Sermons on Bless This Mess:

Dealing With Montezuma's Revenge Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 9, 2014

God tells us to rejoice when the world persecutes us and makes people give us a hard time about our faith. Why on earth would I want to rejoice? What possible advantage could my being persecuted do for God?

OPEN: Next week Ryan and Trisha Seybold will be here to present their new ministry at Show Low, Arizona where they’ll be managing the American Indian Christian Mission (AICM). It’s a ministry to the Navajo and Apache tribes in that area and they’ve done a great job there for a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Blood Of Holiness Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 21, 2019

Why is there so much emphasis on the blood of Jesus in the Bible? What difference does it make that Jesus died on the cross and then rose from the grave?

OPEN: As I was working on today’s sermon I was looking at some old Gospel hymns and I was pleasantly surprised at the # of hymns that - mentioned the blood of Christ. So I thought we’d do this this morning is sing just a few of them: • Just as I am, without one plea, but that Thy blood was shed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Future Restoration Of Israel - Part 5 - Scriptures In Isaiah Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 14, 2022

The prophet Isaiah loved his own sinful people of his own time, but the Spirit of God moved him to write of their glorious restoration when they will come back to the Lord in a national repentance during the Tribulation. The people are restored and the land is restored.

THE FUTURE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL - PART 5 - SCRIPTURES IN ISAIAH This is a continuing study on the restoration of Israel from both Major and Minor Prophets. Every Restoration passage is being covered, and I hope none has been missed. The series began with the book of Isaiah, and this is PART ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:5-7, Isaiah 11:11-12, Isaiah 44:1-6, Isaiah 45:21-25, Philippians 2:10-11, Isaiah 49:8-13, Isaiah 49:22-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 8 - Matthew 8:16-17 - I Prayed For Her, Lord, And She Died! Why? Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 28, 2010

The children of a lady with cancer invited us to pray for her. We did and she gave her life to the Lord before she died. We prayed for her healing as well as for her to come to know Christ personally. Why did she die?

Part 8 - Matthew 8:16-17 - I PRAYED FOR HER, LORD, AND SHE DIED! WHY? The children of a lady with cancer invited us to pray for her. We did and she gave her life to the Lord before she died. We prayed for her healing as well as for her to come to know Christ personally. The Lord answered only one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I'm The Problem

Contributed by R. Troy Wilkins on Dec 28, 2014

A message about disobedience

Jonah 1:12 He said to them, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you. In this day and time it would just be mighty kind if folks would live by the Jonah rule. Meaning that if you have ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Sting Of Hornets

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Apr 30, 2002

Hornets are a tool of God to help rid us of "secret sins."

THE STING OF HORNETS Deut: 7:20-23 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. And the LORD thy God will put out ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:20-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Got A Reason To Praise Him PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 20, 2023

Explores the boundless, enduring mercy of God, its manifestations in our lives, and the transformative power it holds for all who trust in Him.

Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering where we gather under the banner of His love, to bask in the radiance of His mercy. A mercy that is not just a whisper in the wind, but a resounding echo in our hearts, reverberating in every corner of our lives. It's not just a fleeting sentiment, ...read more

Topics: Mercy

Under Construction

Contributed by Paul Dehaan on Aug 14, 2003

This message deals with the Potter and clay, and how God is still working on us to mold us into a vessel of honor.

Under Construction Jer 18:1-6 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Giving God To The Next Generation

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

Who is God?

Intro: everything I needed to know, I learned in Kindergarten. Share everything, play fair, don’t hit people, put things back where you found them, clean up your mess, don’t take things that are not yours, say you’re sorry if you hurt someone, take a nap every afternoon, hold hands crossing the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Did Jesus Say He’s Not A Judge?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 18, 2014

A look at two short verses where Jesus says He wasn't appointed a judge. Why did He say that? This leads us to a larger discussion of the dangers of coming to Jesus with a pre-existing agenda.

A CONFUSING STATEMENT: Why does Jesus say He’s not a judge? - Luke 12:13. - This is an odd statement by Jesus. Why does He say that He was not appointed a judge between them? - It’s important to read the full sentence. Jesus doesn’t say, “I am not a judge” or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Jacob’s Ladder

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Aug 10, 2023

Jacob dreamed about a ladder reaching to Heaven. Jesus revealed that He is that ladder, that one way to reach God.

Jacob was a deceiver (Genesis 27). His mother Rebekah came up with a plan. She and Jacob deceived Isaac and stole Esau’s blessing. Esau planned to kill Jacob as soon as their father died. Rebekah heard about Esau’s plan and told Jacob. At Rebekah’s prompting, Issac sent Jacob to Haran to find a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:2, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 28:10-15, Genesis 28:21, John 3:17, John 3:14-15, John 1:51, John 14:6, 1 Timothy 2:5, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 10:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 146:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

He Enables Us Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jun 9, 2001

Whatever situation God brings us into, He is more than able to enable us to succeed!

He Enables Us June 9, 2001 When the angel, Gabriel, informed Mary that she was to become the mother of God’s special child, she asked a most logical question. “How can this be?” What the angel had told her, besides being startling, was physically impossible. Mary knew a virgin couldn’t possibly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-9, Luke 1:34-55

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hearing God When He Speaks

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 17, 2002

People tend to listen only to what they want to hear. Why do we do that to God and how can we learn to listen when He speaks?

People have a tendency to listen only to what they want to listen to… Keith Downing shared a story about his Uncle Dick. Apparently his uncle noticed that every time he ate his favorite food, chitlins, his foot pained him immensely that evening. The family physician confirmed his suspicion of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-8, 1 Samuel 3:1-3, 1 Samuel 3:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Good Enough Is Not Good Enough Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jun 13, 2005

The promise of this beatitude is that those whose lives are marked by a refusal to want anything second best or second rate, are the ones whose strivings are satisfied.

Good Enough is Not Good Enough Ezekiel 47:1-12 June 5, 2005 Today we are continuing the sermon series on the beatitudes and have come to the fourth: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6). Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase in “The ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

It's A Love Thing

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 12, 2004

What’s love got to do with it....Everything

“It’s a Love Thing” Ephesians 2:1-7 The book of Ephesians is described as the most profound book in the Bible. It is the only Pauline epistle that has nothing to do directly concerning the church of Ephesus, but is concerned with dealings that affect all Christians. He starts outside the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-7

Denomination: Apostolic