Sermons on Changes:

Living In The Midst Of Changing Times

Contributed by Laren Whaley on Jan 16, 2011

We are living in the midst of changing times. Our world is going through changes with the forces of nature, with earthquake, mudslides, flooding around the world, and unprecedented snowfall across the entire United States. The news reported this week tha

Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) 6“For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. We are living in the midst of changing times. Our world is going through changes with the forces of nature, with earthquake, mudslides, flooding around the world, and unprecedented ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6

Denomination: Church Of God

History Needs Some Changing

Contributed by David Trexler on Apr 10, 2011

If only, if only we could learn from Jesus in today

Sermon for John 4:5-42 Third Sunday in Lent March 27, 2011 The conflict the Jews had with the Samaritans goes way back, and I mean way back. When the Hebrew people were brought out of the land of Egypt there were originally twelve tribes—twelve lands. But due to reasons of survival these ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: Lutheran

Once Saved, Always Changed Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Nov 22, 2010

God changes those he saves into those who are devoted to good works.

Scripture Introduction Many of you know the slogan, “Once Saved, Always Saved.” Some Christians love how that phrase justifies a lack of godliness even after they walked the aisle, or were baptized, or made some profession of faith. Other Christians hate the saying because of its lack of Biblical ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Let God Change The Mind! Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 24, 2010

We pray & we pray but nothing seems to happen. "God, are you asleep up there? Don't you hear my prayers?" Weeks may pass & nothing seems to happen! So what do we do?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (This is the second of a Leadership series featuring Nehemiah. Some ideas & illustrations in these messages were based on or benefited greatly from, to varying ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Changing Church And The Changeless Christ

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 29, 2010

We are in transitional times; we will be helped through transition if we remember who got us here and why, but if we also remain wary of popular bandwagons. The ultimate measure is whether we have been faithful to Christ's call.

Gethsemane Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Nov. 24, 1996 Some folks are allergic to change. They want everything to be just as it always was. They get used to things and they want everything to stay put. Some folks just won’t deal with change. A few weeks ago the electricity went out at ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-16

Denomination: Baptist

"A Change Of Heart And Life"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 1, 2010

A sermon on repentance and coming out of the wilderness of life.

Matthew 3:1-12 “A Change of Heart and Life” by: Ken sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN (Many ideas in the first part of this sermon are attributed to N.T. Wright) Imagine a police motorcade sweeping down Ringgold Road. First there are the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Eight Days That Changed The World

Contributed by Quint Pitts on Oct 17, 2009

Team taught with two pastors. An examination of the eight days revolving around Christ’s passion and resurrection.

Eight Days That Changed the World Pastors: Quint Pitts and Steve Felder Easter 2009 Masterpieces (Quint) On May 10, 1508 Michelangelo began a project that would become his masterpiece. His canvas was a rounded ceiling 134 feet long and 43 feet wide stretching over the Sistine Chapel. Pope ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5-7

Denomination: *other

Is Truth Absolute Or Ever Changing? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Nov 11, 2008

This message compares the postmodern view of truth with the Biblical view.

Does truth change? "All is relative" has become one of the slogans of our generation. In the Western World, multitudes have rejected the possibility that such a thing as absolute truth could exist. We often hear phrases like "that may be true for you, but it’s not true for me". Truth is seen as a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Connected: Looking For Life-Change Series

Contributed by Travis Jarrett on Nov 12, 2008

Part 2 of 4 - Teaching series on Small Groups at NewSong

“Connected” Part 2 – Connected for Life-Change NewSong Church – 09/21/08 To watch/listen to this message online go to www.newsongs.org or contact info@newsongs.org. **NOTE: THIS IS A CONCEPT OUTLINE FOR THIS MESSAGE. GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THIS SERIES. The Need to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: *other

Some Things Never Change Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 1, 2008

In the midst of an ever-changing world Christ and message of God’s love stays the same

Do you remember when General Motors declared, “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile"? It was suppose to reinvent the brand for an upcoming generation. It didn’t work. The last models of Oldsmobile rolled off the line in 2004. Radical, far-reaching, earth shattering change rocks everyone eventually ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Power Of God To Change The Unchangeable Series

Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Aug 1, 2008

This sermon illustrates the truth of the power of God to change that which seems unchangeable to us - be it a person or situation.

As I’ve mentioned to you I’ve been spending some time in reading/thinking through Kings/Chronicles. In 2 Kings 2 I was struck by a very simple & straightforward incident. It is not hard to understand. You do not need to know Hebrew to discover its meaning. It is a short quick episode in life of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:19-22, Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Becoming The Church That Changes The City Series

Contributed by Rob Willis on Oct 8, 2005

Transforming our city by being a transformed church

Extreme Makeover: City Edition Session Two: Becoming the Church That Changes the City Acts 2:41-47 We began last week talking about Extreme Makeover: City Edition – changing our towns and cities for Jesus Christ. We began with placing up on the screen our purpose statement: Inviting People on the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Baptist

Going With The Flow, Embracing Change Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Feb 9, 2008

What God is about to do is so great, and so important and so impressive that what He has done in the past pales in comparison. If you persist in holding too tightly to the greatness of what He did in the past, you will miss the greatness of what He is goi

Going with the flow, embracing change Isaiah 43:16-21 God’s changelessness is a powerful and important doctrine in our faith. God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? (Numbers 23:19 ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21

Denomination: Mennonite

The Kind Of Prayer That Changes Things Series

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Feb 13, 2008

The world that we live in desperately needs God’s intervention, and so we need the kind of prayer that changes things. This sermon builds a case for why we need prayer and then discusses characteristics (honest, fervent, rises to take action, salvation)

The Kind of Prayer that Changes Things Grant van Boeschoten February 10, 2007 One of my favorite topics to talk about in life is prayer. One of my favorite things to do is to pray. Some people don’t see what all the commotion and fuss is about though. They don’t think that prayer is anything ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Changing Our "Why's" Into "How's"

Contributed by John Petty on Jan 11, 2008

Much of our time and energy is spent on trying to figure out "why" things happen, when we need to focus on "how" to make it through it.

2 Chronicles 20:1 (NKJV) 1 It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. 2 Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God