Sermons on Broken Puzzle:

Comfort Amid The Ruins PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025

God offers deep, transformative grace—restoring brokenness, writing His law on our hearts, and forgiving our sins completely through the new covenant in Christ.

Some days feel like a slow sunrise after a long night. You wake up with yesterday’s worries still whispering, with old guilt tugging at your sleeve, with the quiet question that won’t quit: Can things really change? Is there mercy for what’s been messed up, mendedness for what’s been mangled? If ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:27-34

Topics: New Covenant, Promises, Jeremiah

Imperfect People In God's Perfect Plan: Judah PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 16, 2025

God’s grace redeems even our deepest failures, transforming broken stories and flawed families through repentance, mercy, and the faithfulness of Jesus, the Lion of Judah.

Have you ever thought your past placed you on the bench forever? Have you ever carried a family story that felt too messy to mention in church? Take a breath. God writes grace into pages we might have thrown away. He stitches hope through flawed hearts and complicated homes. He meets us in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:8-12, Revelation 5:5

Topics: Grace

Imperfect People In God's Perfect Plan: Judah PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 16, 2025

God redeems our deepest failures, transforming brokenness into hope, as seen in Judah’s story, ultimately pointing us to Christ’s unfailing love and redemption.

Friends, settle your hearts and take a deep breath. Grace has a way of meeting us right where we are—right in the middle of our mess, our mistakes, and our midnight worries. If you’ve ever wondered whether God can weave good from the tangled threads of your past, you’re in the right place. If ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:8-12, Revelation 5:5

Topics: Judah, Character, Tribe

6.3 (The Hardest Sermon I’ve Preached.) Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 25, 2011

This is the second major earthquake our city has suffered in the past seven months. We have this time suffered more physical damage and serious loss of life and injury. If you are reading this please take the time to pray for the people of this city.

6.3 [Why the hardest? February 22nd 2011 was a Tuesday, at 12.51pm the Quake struck effectively shutting down the City, New Zealand's second largest by population. As a Salvation Army Corps we immediately became involved in relief efforts, while dealing with our own minor issues and a community of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:13-19, Psalm 42:5

Denomination: Salvation Army

Give Up Giving Up Series

Contributed by David Roth on Feb 20, 2015

Ash Wednesday (B). Too often we focus on our outward behavior, our sins. But the root of our problem is not sins, but sin, our sinful nature. Joel urges us to "Turn to God and live."

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “Give up giving up” What are you giving up for Lent? Anything? Some people give up something for lent. Not with the purpose of earning ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-19, Psalm 51:5-10

Denomination: Lutheran

My Name Is .... Yeshua (God In Flesh - Salvation) Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 14, 2024

Number 4 in a series of five names of God - looking at what God in Flesh called Himself - Yeshua - Salvation

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21 Series – Names of God Title: My name is Yeshua (Salvation) Sermon looks at the name God gave Himself as He came to Earth as God in Flesh – Jesus – Yeshua. INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Good morning! Over the last few weeks, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21, John 3:16-17, Luke 2:11

Denomination: Nazarene

From Hurt To Healing Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Dec 22, 2024

In this sermon, we will explore the biblical principle of how God uses those who were hurt and abused to help others get delivered.

As believers, we often struggle to understand why God allows us to experience pain and suffering. However, the Bible teaches us that God can take our hurts and use them to bring healing and deliverance to others. In this sermon, we will explore the biblical principle of how God uses those who were ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:11, Romans 5:3-5

Integrity

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 11, 2004

The man trying to kill him had lied to him, broken promises, take his wife and given her to another man. Didn’t he deserve to die?

Passage: 1 Samuel 26 Intro: The man trying to kill him had lied to him, broken promises made to him, taken his wife and given her to another man. 1. 15 separate attempts on his life, personal attempts, hit squad attempts, attempts by sending him to battle. 2. what had he done to deserve? 3. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 26:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Jesus' Pain Became Our Gain

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 21, 2008

A Good Friday Word. This was done by our community with four pastor’s involved. This chapter was broken down into four parts. this was the third out of Four lessons from Matthew

Jesus’ Pain Became Our Gain Text: Matthew 27:32-44 32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34They gave him vinegar to drink ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32-44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Imitation Of God Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011

It grieves the Holy Spirit when our broken, crazy, noisy world has more effect on our actions than does our experience and knowledge of the love of God.

A couple of weeks ago I flew out to Minneapolis for just 36 hours to see my godson Ted in The Music Man. If he hadn’t skipped the cast party and come home early Thursday night I wouldn’t have gotten to see him off stage at all. But there we were, at 10:30 at night, both exhausted and happy, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Your Personal Commitment

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jan 9, 2021

Make a personal commitment to pray. We are called to pray to strengthen our relationship with Christ and to pray for others, who are broken and weary. Make a personal commitment to be present in church.

Your Personal Commitment Once there was a great story teller, who only had a fourth grade education. One of his favorite stories was about a chicken and a pig, who encountered a hungry man besides the road. Moved with compassion, the chicken said to the pig, “Why don’t you and I go together and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beware Of Lies And Liers! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 26, 2021

Lies bring brokenness, truth brings freedom. We now live in a society that has become so desensitized to lying that it has become the norm rather than the exception.

Lies bring brokenness, truth brings freedom. We now live in a society that has become so desensitized to lying that it has become the norm rather than the exception. Satan is a pathological liar, and Jesus described him in John eight as the father of all lies. Friends, when you lie you are not just ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:9, Proverbs 6:16-19

A Merry Heart

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 23, 2014

To show that our happiness comes in the LORD, we celebrate JESUS in our life and heart. Broken spirit are for the unbelievers because they don't have any reason to rejoice.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you happy? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that our happiness comes in the LORD, we celebrate JESUS in our life and heart. Broken spirit are for the unbelievers because they don't have any reason to rejoice. IV. TEXT: Proverbs 17:22 (Amplified ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Falling Out Series

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 8, 2014

Through covenants, God establishes a relationship with man that cannot be broken even when fellowship is hindered, so that when man falls away, God offers a way back.

Today we start a sermon series “Falling in Love Again.” Lent is the prenuptial period leading up to the great wedding banquet that begins on Maundy Thursday, that is consummated on Good Friday, and is proven unbreakable on Easter Sunday. As we begin “Falling in Love ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Committed To Prayer

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 1, 2014

The Bible is full of verses that say that we should be praying. How many believers are praying? Prayer is communication between you and God, and when you are not involved communication Is broken.

Committed to Prayer Colossians 4:2-4:6 Introduction- This morning I would like to talk to you about prayer. It was the topic of Tuesday night small group and I have not been able to shake it since. The Bible is full of verses telling God’s people to pray. Jesus by example in numerous ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Nazarene