Sermons on Can We Talk:

How To Talk To God

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jul 24, 2016

"Lord, teach us to pray." In response, Jesus gives his disciples and us the model prayer, the "Our Father" or "Lord's Prayer." He continues with strong teaching to be persistent, knowing that God loves us more than we love our own children.

Luke 11:1-13 How to Talk to God “Chaplain, will you teach me how to pray?” I remember that question like it was yesterday, even though it must have been at least a couple of years ago. It came from a Veteran on our inpatient mental health unit. I marveled at the time how simple and yet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

We Can Live In Perfect Peace

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Nov 3, 2017

Jesus says the world will treat His followers just like it treated him. But He says that we can have peace in the midst of the persecution. Sadly, we don't see peace operating in the lives of most Christians. Why not?

If you spend any length of time listening to or reading what the media (conservative and liberal) are saying about politics, which is most often focused on President Trump, and social issues like racism, the anthem protests, BLM, the Alt-right, etc., you might believe our country is teetering on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:22-25, John 15:18-20, John 17:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How We Can Grow For The Lord Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 3, 2018

1. Embrace each other (vs. 1). 2. Encourage each other (vs. 2). 3. Expect some changes in our plans (vs. 2-3). 4. Enlist more helpers (vs. 4-6). 5. Examine God's Word (vs. 7-8; 11). 6. Expect great things from God (vs. 7-12).

How We Can Grow for the Lord The Book of Acts - Part 71 Acts 20:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - January 25, 2015 INTRODUCTION: *Dr. Wray Ivey was one of my mentors, and an outstanding man of God. In the late 1970s and early '80s, Wray was our pastor at First Baptist Church ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Take A Message?

Contributed by Theresa Ratliff on Mar 25, 2013

God is trying to talk to all of us, but will we heed the still, small voice of God?

My boyfriend Brian and I spend a lot of time walking and hiking. We go all over the place – the woods, the beach, sometimes just around the block. Some of the trails are really flat and wide and easy to walk on. Others are rocky and steep. On almost every hike, we hit a stretch of trail ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: *other

Why Can't We Be Friends Series

Contributed by Andy Stanley on Aug 23, 2011

Your friends will influence and possibly determine the direction and the quality of your life.

We’re in the second part of this series Guardrails, and if you were here last week, or if you joined us online last week, we talked about physical guardrails. Guardrails are things we don’t pay much attention to and we don’t really think about them until we hit one. When we ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 6, 2012

Unfortunately one of the things people will sometimes share with you and me is this: I don't have very many friends. Perhaps you have said that before. Or we may say you know I'm hurt. I thought they were my friend and I can't believe they did that to

“Making Friends” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Friends song You have most likely heard those words before …, It's Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Wisdom: What We Can Expect Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 31, 2016

Forewarned is forearmed. Wisdom not only guides us in our choices, it helps us anticipate what we may expect to see.

Wisdom: What We Can Expect (Proverbs 24:7-12) 1. A lot of times folks get very superstitious about finding God’s will. And, more often than not, they want God’s will to be their will, and somehow make it so. 2. By the time Bobby arrived, the football game had already started. "Why ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:7-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Change: Change We Can Believe In Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 26, 2012

Learn from Barnabas. Know the power of encouragement and believe in the power of the Holy Spirit in changing lives. Don’t just look at who a person is, but who he can become in Christ.

Paul wanted to go on a second missionary journey, to return the churches they had visited on the first journey. • He shared the plan with Barnabas, who suggested taking John Mark with them again, and a quarrel broke out. • Mark had travelled with them on the first journey (Acts 13:5 ‘as their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Make This Church The Best We Can Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 5, 2009

An introductory sermon on Ephesians

Sermon for 1/4/2009 Make This Church the Best We Can Introduction: I was talking with the guys installing my satellite. Knowing that I was a preacher, one asked, “Can you be saved and not go to church?” I said, “Sure, the same way that you can be a soldier and not be in the military.” ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Can We Be Alienated From God? Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Feb 6, 2010

Paul was fighting against false teachers, the same as we do today about the Truth of Jesus Christ and what He has accomplished on the Cross.

Can we be Alienated from God? Pastor Glenn Newton February 7th, 2010 Text: Colossians 1:21-29 (NIV) COL 1:21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-29

Denomination: Nazarene

With Confidence We Can Approach God!

Contributed by Tammy Hardwick on Mar 22, 2014

A brief study on 1John 5: 13 - 15 pastor shares 4 misconceptions regarding prayer. Scripture is God's way of communicating with us and prayer is our way of communicating with God the two combined unleash the power of God in our lives

1John 5: 13 – 15 This confidence that John speaks about is a direct result of our assurance … in other words Our assurance can be seen in the confidence we Express by approaching the Father The Truth that God hears our prayers was stated in 1 John 3: 22 this verse in 1John 5: 13 - 15 ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:13-15

Denomination: Vineyard

What Is Suffering All About, And Can We Gain From It.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Mar 24, 2019

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why should we suffer; and what are we mean to do about it.

This sermon was delivered Gordon McCulloch to the congregation at Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 24th March 2019; Holy Trinity is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. Exodus 3:1-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 “Please join me ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-15

Denomination: Episcopal

We Can Always Trust In The Lord! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 10, 2019

1. Trust Jesus with elusive things (vs. 9-11). 2. Trust Jesus with earthly things (vs. 12). 3. Trust Jesus with eternal things (vs. 12-15).

We Can Always Trust in the Lord! The Gospel of John John 3:9-15 (Reading vs. 1-15) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 25, 2016 (Revised July 10, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Tonight, we continue our verse by verse study of John Chapter 3, and we will take a close look at vs. 9-15. But for ...read more

Scripture: John 3:9-15, Numbers 21:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

How Can We Trust It? Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 2, 2016

The bible is absolutely reliable and trustworthy

Story about someone who relied on another person’s word and the person was wrong. Turn with me to 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 “ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED AND IS USEFUL FOR TEACHING, REBUKING, CORRECTING AND TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, SO THAT THE MAN OF GOD MAY BE THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED FOR ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Here God... Talk To My Hand

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 11, 2025

Grace is the oxygen of heaven—opening the heart, empowering the climb, and transforming resistance into surrender so we can breathe freely at God’s altitude.

>>> The Voice We Ignore There is a universal gesture that needs no translation. It crosses cultures, languages, borders, and time zones. Teenagers use it. Grandkids use it. Some husbands use it. And nearly every wife has perfected it. It’s the motion that says: “I am not receiving ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:7, 2 Corinthians 12:9, James 4:6, John 20:22, Psalm 95:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist