Sermons on Challenges Of Life:

Water Of Life, Tree Of Life, Throne Of God And The Lamb Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 24, 2019

This section describes what could be called the “New Eden.” What the first Garden of Eden was supposed to be is fulfilled here. What Adam and Eve would have had if they had not fallen is what is given to God’s people. Adam and Eve lost paradise; here, God has remade it.

Tom Lowe 2/5/18 Book of Revelation Commentary Lesson: V.D.3: The Water of Life, Tree of Life, Throne of God and the Lamb (22:1-5) Scripture (Rev. 22:1-5, KJV) 1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Life’s Ups And Downs - Part 3 Of 3 Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 27, 2019

The Lord is close to all that call upon Him in sincerity, and is abundantly generous to them, and has promised to help and save them.

17 Let me not be ashamed , O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed , and let them be silent in the grave. Let me not be ashamed, O Lord The petition is the same as in verse 1; “In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.” ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

Faith In Action - Life Lessons From The Life Of Rahab Series

Contributed by Timothy Bokka on May 31, 2019

Rahab, a woman of a disrepute, makes it to the list of the heroes of faith. It is in the book of Joshua that we first read about Rahab and the role she plays to help the Israelites conquer a city. Rahab is a Canaanite.

Hebrews 11:30 – 31 These two verses talk about an unusual event and an unusual person. In verse 30, the walls of Jericho, a fortified city, fell because of faith. In verse 31, Rahab, a woman of a disrepute, makes it to the list of the heroes of faith. It is in the book of Joshua that we first read ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:30-31, Joshua 2:9-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Life Of Misery And Despair Tranformed Into A Life Of Abundance And Joy!

Contributed by Dennis Shaw on Sep 14, 2015

Bartimaeus was the blind son of a blind father. His was a life without hope. Jesus transformed his entire life when He gave Bartimaeus his sight. Jesus is still transforming lives today by doing the impossible.

Matthew 10:46-52 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. Blindness was a very debilitating condition. A blind person was not capable of any productive work, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:46-52

Denomination: Church Of God

Go! And Live Life To The Full — The Abundant Life In Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 10, 2025

Will we follow the thief who steals life, or the Saviour who gives it?

Go! And Live Life to the Full — The Abundant Life in Christ John 10:10 (NLT): “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” Introduction: Life to the Full There’s a story told of a man who spent his whole life collecting expensive ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, 1 Peter 5:8, John 14:6, Romans 6:23, Colossians 1:27, Psalm 23:1-3, John 11:25-26, Galatians 2:20, John 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Am Not A Victim: The Christian Life Is An Abundant Life

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Dec 21, 2022

God takes broken things and makes them new. And abundantly new. Abundantly beautiful.

“Slats Grobnik scratched out a few bucks selling Christmas trees. Just before Christmas, when all the trees had been picked over, a ragged couple came onto the lot. As they turned the price tag over on each tree, it was obvious that they didn’t have enough money to buy one. Then the woman spied a ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-19, 2 Peter 1:3-8, John 10:10

Denomination: Salvation Army

Sermon: Finding Stability Amid Life’s Confusion

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 27, 2025

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? Why does it rain on good and evil, the just and the unjust? Asaph decided to seek God. In seeking God, we will find stability amid life’s confusion.

Sermon: Finding Stability Amid Life’s Confusion Scripture: Psalms 73:1-28, “Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28, Psalm 91:9-16, Jeremiah 12:1, Habakkuk 1:13

Denomination: Methodist

A Resurrected Life Like His – The Newness Of Life In Christ

Contributed by Michael Brown on Apr 28, 2023

This sermon/devotional was written to deliver in nursing homes where I do ministry every month. It's about the resurrected life of Christ that we celebrate at Easter.

Let's start this message out with a pop quiz. Don't worry you should already know the answer to all of the questions. Don't you wish the pop quizzes you took in school were that easy? The questions prove this message based on God's Word is true. 1) Is the Word of God true? 2) Is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 John 1:9, John 10:10, John 11:25, Romans 6:4, 1 Peter 3:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Trust Me

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 4, 2011

God’s answer to all of life’s challenges is the same: Trust Me - an exposition of Isaiah 40

Trust Me TCF Sermon May 1, 2011 Sometimes, reading the newspaper can be entertaining. How about these headlines? • 4-H Girls Win Prizes for Fat Calves • After Detour to California Shuttle Returns to Earth • Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft • Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical Sanctity Of Life, Nasb, Footnotes From Biblegateway.com

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jan 13, 2026

This is based on a Focus on the Family question.

"We believe that human beings are created by God in His image. Therefore, every person, from conception to natural death, possesses inherent dignity and immeasurable worth – including preborn children, elderly individuals, those with special needs and others marginalized by society. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 21:22-25

Denomination: Vineyard

"lazarus Lives"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 13, 2019

If Jesus can raise Lazarus to new life, can He not do the same for us?

“Lazarus Lives” John 11:1-3, 17-44 Most all of us want to live lives that matter. We want to be significant in some way, to make a difference, to have a legacy, to be happy. Yet overshadowing all these hopes and dreams is the dark cloud of death, and along with it may come a feeling of ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: United Methodist

Vida Abundante

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Nov 18, 2018

La vida eterna es una realidad que se gozará plenamente en el futuro, pero es una realidad que comenzamos a gozar desde el presente porque la vida eterna vino a la tierra y a nuestras vidas en la persona de Jesucristo.

Intro. Recuerdo que cuando tenía como 10 años y en el verano mi familia pasaba el verano en Chuburná Puerto, coincidía con las fechas en la que habían campamentos juveniles en el campamento Passler. Y en las noches iba a las instalaciones del campamento y veía como los jóvenes de ese entonces (de ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"We Ain't Dead Yet!" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Sep 21, 2018

We are called to serve God's purpose in our generation until our dying breath.

We’ve been looking to Paul’s summary of the life of King David to learn principles that should guide us in the decisions we make in our life as individuals and as a congregation. We’ve said that we need to live our life serving God’s purpose of seeing His will be done on earth as it is done in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Life's Short, Live It! Series

Contributed by James Dorman on May 10, 2016

First in a series based on a tweet. This sermon focuses on settling for no less than the abundantly life due to the brevity of life.

Introduction: AG: I don’t often pay attention to what celebrities have to save, but Easter Sunday, Donnie Walburg tweeted this: Life's short, LIVE IT! Hate's weak, STOP IT! Hope's real, KEEP IT! Fear's poison, FACE IT! Love's eternal, FEEL IT! Time's wasting, DO IT! RS: That got me ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Denomination: Baptist

Job’s Final Defense, Part 1 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 25, 2017

Sometimes, life brings us challenges that seem unsurmountable. The simple fact is, life is not easy ... and life is not always fair or predictable. However, can’t we willingly serve a Holy God, holding our heads high because God is in charge?

Job’s Final Defense, Part 1 Job Sermon Series, Part 14 Introduction (Job Slide) - We are continuing to examine Job’s response to his friends -- What is important is that there are several phases to his response -- Mike covered the first last Sunday which was identifying Job’s focus - Job ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational