Sermons on Chance:

The Peril Of Disobedience

Contributed by John Mccormack on May 16, 2016

DISOBEDIENCE IS COSTLY.

THE PERIL OF DISOBEDIENCE OBSERVATION: JONAH WAS A PROPHET WHO TRIED TO RUN FROM GOD’S CALL. GOD SINGLED THIS MAN OUT FOR A STRATEGIC MISSION. HE WAS TO WARN THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH TO REPENT OF THEIR SINS AND WORSHIP JEHOVAH GOD. JONAH STRUGGLED WITH GOD’S DIRECTIVE AND RAN. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:7

Denomination: Baptist

How God Moves In Tiny Things

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 11, 2014

Zechariah ends up in Holy of Holies because of a cast lot. Why would God move through something like that?

What In The World? When it came to which priest went into the Holy of Holies, God’s will was chosen by lot. - Luke 1:9. - This is odd to us. This seems weird. - And yet here it is in the Christmas story. - We want to chase down this line of thought: What does this being part of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Second Chnaces

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 2, 2014

Disobedience causes us to run from God our God is a God of second chances. When we call out to Him, He answers us.

God of the second chances Jonah chanter 3”1-3:10 Introduction- Last week we looked at the prophet Jonah and his disobedience to what God had told him to do. God told him to go to Nineveh and Jonah headed to Joppa which is in the opposite direction. He went as far away from God as he ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Nazarene

Un Dios De Segunda Oportunidad

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 9, 2023

Resumen: Incluso cuando fallamos, Dios está dispuesto a darnos una segunda oportunidad si nos arrepentimos.

Un Dios de Segunda Oportunidad Por Rick Gillespie-Mobley 2 Crónicas 33:1-11 Resumen: Incluso cuando fallamos, Dios está dispuesto a darnos una segunda oportunidad si nos arrepentimos. ________________________________________ Un Dios de Segunda Oportunidad 2 Crónicas 33:1-11 Lucas ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-11, Luke 22:31-33, Mark 14:66-72

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Resurrection Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Aug 29, 2022

This message is from the Sermon Central Series, "From the Ashes" and is heavily edited for use in our church.

From the Ashes Week 6 - Resurrection Scripture: Luke 24, Job 38-42, 1 Corinthians 15:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:20 Introduction Over the last several week where we have been together, we have been learning how to recover after something happens that seems to reduce our life to ashes. This morning, we ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon On Living Twice?

Contributed by William Meakin on Feb 12, 2024

Living twice is said to resemble a personal experience of two different lives.

Ian Fleming, a British writer, especially noted for his many books based on James Bond, a fictional British secret service agent, working for MI6 under the codename: 007, once remarked: “You only live twice: Once when you are born, And once when you look death in the face.” Colossians 3:5-10 ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Romans 12:2, Psalm 127:3, James 2:26

Hope Is Here - Hope For The Broken Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the hope and forgiveness found in Jesus, using the story of the adulterous woman as an example, and encourages the Church to extend the same grace to others.

I want to welcome you back to our current sermon series called Hope Is Here. We have been discovering the hope we find in our relationship with Jesus Christ and in the relationships we find with one another inside the Church. Last week we looked at how Jesus invites us to find rest in Him when we ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Topics: Forgiveness, Second Chances, Sin And Redemption

Sermon Series: Hope Is Here

Beginnings - Identity Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of new beginnings and second chances in life, as illustrated by the biblical book of Genesis and the real-life story of Michael Oher from the movie "The Blindside."

Have you seen the movie, “The Blindside?” It is a moving real-life drama of Michael Oher. He was a really big kid who grew up on the streets of Memphis. By God’s grace, he was adopted by a wonderful couple, a family very different than his. His mother was a mama-bear. She watched out for him. Well, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26

Topics: Identity, New Beginnings, Second Chances

Sermon Series: Beginnings

Beginnings - Covenant Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon introduction discusses the concept of new beginnings and second chances in the Bible, using the stories of Adam, Noah, and Abraham as examples, and poses the question of how one can participate in God's work in the world.

When we were kids, mistakes were magically fixed with a “do-over.” As adults, God knows we still need “do-overs.” Good thing the Bible begins with a book called “Genesis.” It is not merely the beginning—it tells the story of “new-beginnings.” Generation after generation—Adam, Noah, and Abraham—God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:6

Topics: New Beginnings, Second Chances, Covenant

Sermon Series: Beginnings

Near Death Experiences - Can A Person Die, Leave Their Body, And Then Return For A Second Chance?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 30, 2025

The belief that human beings have an eternal spirit and that it will return to a place in the afterlife known as Heaven or Hell are from Judeo-Christian teachings found in the Bible.

"Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living." (Genesis 2:7 NIV) The word “breathed” (Heb: ‘ruwach”) means wind or spirit. "By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-4, Matthew 27:52, Acts 7:60, 1 Corinthians 7:39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Independent Jonah And The Life-Giving Crusade Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 29, 2008

God not only gave Jonah a second chance to live but a second chance to serve. He does the same in our lives!

How far would you go to find a fountain of youth? What would you give to forever have the energy level of a two-year old and the smooth skin of a baby’s bottom? In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade the intrepid Dr. Jones slogged through a sewer, stepped over rats, outran a fire, did ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Hey, What About Me?

Contributed by Howard Gunter on May 3, 2018

Matthias is the little known apostle chosen by chance. What motivates our response, when chosen, whether by chance or not?

Mid-week Message/Devotion May 2, 2018 Acts 1:15-17 Hey, What About Me? Reading Luke’s account to Theophilus about the selection of Matthias to replace the traitor Judas as an Apostle, gives rise to a few questions. 1. Who was Matthias? Matthias is not mentioned anywhere else in the bible. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Is My Honor?

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 14, 2008

Stewardship is our chance to honor God

In the prophecy of Malachi, we find that God was not pleased with His people. The Lord had been put on the national "back burner." God preferred the honesty of no worship at all to this hypocritical show of paying lip-service to honoring God. Worship had degenerated into nothing but form. ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6

Denomination: United Methodist

Moses' Excuses Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 27, 2017

God gives Moses a second chance.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. “Every vice has its excuse ready.” 2. “He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.” 3. “If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.” 4. “We have 40 million reasons for failure, but ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Hell - Judgment Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 13, 2023

Hell - There are no second chances, no relief, and no escapes.

A. INTRODUCTION: DESCRIPTION OF HELL 1. Hell is the strongest expletive, i.e., curse word. 2. Wrong thinking, hell is at the center of the earth. 3. Ruled over by devil with horns, pitchfork, red suit with tail. 4. There is no intermediate state, go straight to hell at death. 5. Hell is a place ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15, Luke 16:22-24

Denomination: Baptist