Sermons on Broken Puzzle:

The Parable Of The Tenant Farmers Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 26, 2014

In response to the questioning of His authority by the scribes & Pharisees after His cleansing of the Temple, Jesus tells a parable. This parable summaries the whole of biblical history including the gospel story.

LUKE 20: 9-18 [PARABLES IN LUKE] THE PARABLE OF THE TENANT FARMERS [Isaiah 5:1-7 / John 12:35-43] In response to the questioning of His authority by the scribes and Pharisees after His cleansing of the Temple, Jesus tells a parable. This parable summaries the whole of biblical history ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:9-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Sum Of Our Parts Series

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 7, 2016

Are there people missing from your church? Did they stop going? Where are they now? Why did they leave? How can we get them to come back to be a part of the family of God? Start by loving them just as they are. We are better together.

The Sum of our parts Ephesians 4:2-16 1 John 4:7-9 Did you know that people live longer together than they do living apart? And married people live longer than people who just live together. “Marriage brings in positive social behavior. Choosing to share your life with someone forever ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:2-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

He Restoreth My Soul

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 14, 2013

Restoration is taking something from the trash bin and making it into a beautiful piece. God can restore the rain, the years that the palmerworm ate, the broken hearted, the joy of the Lord, and He can restore us in righteousness.

He Restoreth My Soul We are in the midst of a series on Jesus who is the center piece of civilization, the summa theologica of all truth, the first born from the dead, the one whose eyes are a flame of fire, The Word that became Flesh, the one who led captivity captive, who conquered sin, hell and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

When I Called Upon The Lord

Contributed by Tim Diack on May 27, 2011

The pastors in our community take turns preaching at the local hospital. This is the message I preached there recently. It examines the brokenness of our lives and points us to the One from whom our help comes.

When I Called Upon the Lord - Psalm 30 - May 17, 2011 (A Sermon Preached at the Dauphin Hospital) I’ve got a watch here with me this afternoon. [Hold up watch]. I got it a couple of years ago. It’s got a lot of fancy bells and whistles on it. It’ll tell you the normal ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1-12

Denomination: *other

When Hope Seems Lost

Contributed by Tim Diack on May 27, 2011

This is a message that was preached at our local hospital. You don't have to live very long before your confronted with the reality of pain and suffering in our world. How do we make sense out of life when hope seems lost? A look at how God can work ev

When Hope Seems Lost - 1 Kings 17:17-24 - October 5, 2010 - Hospital Service Today I want to share with you a bit of a story from the life of a man by the name of Elijah. Elijah was what is called a prophet. And a prophet is a man, or a woman, to whom God has spoken in a special way and to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:17-24

Denomination: *other

Switchbacks On The Road Of Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 22, 2011

God weaves our lives through many turns on the upward call.

Children’s Sermon Freight trains cannot climb very steep hills. In fact, 4% would be near the absolute limit of any freight train. (Show as 4 cm lift on meter ruler.) Steepest road in the United States? Canton Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a grade of 37%, meaning that for every ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I've Had Enough

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 24, 2022

When we finally have had enough of brokenness, marginalization, or irrelevance, we will find that making our way through the crowds to reach Jesus can give us victory.

“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

Know Your Currency? Value System?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 29, 2018

Cowboys break horses? We must understand the eternal currency system vs the temporal systems and invest wisely. Life can break us?

KNOW YOUR CURRENCY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WILL YOU TRADE THAT FOR THIS? LIFE HAS A WAY OF BREAKING OUR HEARTS, CRUSHING OUR SPIRITS, ANDIT CAN BECOME VERY HEAVY. DID YOU KNOW THE ENEMY HAS A PLAN TO BREAK YOU? Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the good man of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:43, 1 Corinthians 11:24, Mark 14:3, Mark 8:35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Turning Wasted Years Into Years Of Abundance Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Sep 11, 2024

Have you felt like your life has been marked by wasted years of suffering, pain, and regret?

"God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20). Have you felt like your life has been marked by wasted years of suffering, pain, and regret? Take heart, dear believer, for God is a God of restoration. He can take the broken pieces of your life ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:10, Psalm 23:3

Restoring Trust: Healing The Wounds Of Broken Faith" By Pastor Joseph Ondu

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Mar 4, 2024

As we reflect on the pain of broken trust, let us cling to the hope and promise found in God's Word. Though the road to healing may be long and difficult, we can take comfort in knowing that God is with us every step of the way.

Title: "Restoring Trust: Healing the Wounds of Broken Faith" Introduction: My dear congregation, today we come together to address a topic that weighs heavy on the hearts of many: broken trust. In a world marked by betrayal and disappointment, the pain of shattered faith can leave deep ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heart Speaks To Heart

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 2, 2018

St. Luke records that when Jesus began his ministry, he proclaimed that He was sent “to heal the brokenhearted, and proclaim deliverance to captives.”

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost 2018 Healing of the Heart When I was growing up in the fifties and early sixties, this Extraordinary Form Mass was everywhere the norm. So we heard this wonderful Gospel every year. But what is “dropsy”? Now we have the Internet and we can learn easily that dropsy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:13-21, Luke 14:1-11, Luke 4:18

Denomination: Catholic

Make Me A Donkey

Contributed by Richard Stevens on Mar 20, 2018

I got the outline from a sermon preached by Dr. Joe Arthur, pastor of Harvest Baptist Tabernacle in Jonesboro, GA. preached at Sword of the Lord Conference at Gospel Light Baptist Church. The Donkey had to be BOUGHT, BROUGHT and BROKEN.

Introduction - Luke 19:29-40 Bethphage and Bethany are across the valley from Jerusalem. It is only populated as people were preparing for a feast in the Temple. Like Madison/Mayodan/Stoneville/Eden before a Martinsville NASCAR race. Jesus is preparing for the “Triumphal Entry” into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-40

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Let Rocks Sing

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 24, 2020

It is always time to praise and always the place to praise!

Luke 19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Luke 19:37, Psalm 18:3, Psalm 142:7, Psalm 106:12, Psalm 22:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Dreams, Drama And Providence Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 14, 2025

As we continue to look at the life of Joseph we will see the incredible intricacies of God’s providential plan despite all the injustices, the anger and abuse he suffered, the word says that the Lord was with him.

In recent years, months, and weeks, we have witnessed the escalation of hatred, bitterness, and violence around the world. This escalating anger and unrest points to deeper struggles going on in people’s hearts. The question is where is God? What is he doing, what good could possibly come out of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Church Renewal Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 21, 2021

The second step to embrace for church renewal is understanding that each of us are a piece of the puzzle to the Great Commission and to fulfilling Jesus’ mission.

Series: Church Renewed Thesis: For revival and renewal to happen in us, or in the church and in this world will require us to tap into the teachings of the Word which ignite revival. Scripture: Romans 12:1-8: Living Sacrifices 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:15-20, Luke 24:36-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational