Sermons on Cherry Sisters:

Naomi: A Bitter Woman Constantly Desiring Better, Ended Up A Nourisher Lesson 7 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 5, 2025

God can overlook the sins and mistakes of your youth and use you in your old age.

A. HOW NAOMI COMPROMISED 1. She compromised her spiritual priorities. a. Did not continue in difficulties. “A famine in the land” (Ruth 1:1). b. Enticed by the well-watered plains of Moab (1:1). c. Left the Promised Land. “Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah” (1:2). 2. She compromised her ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:15, Ruth 4:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

True Worship PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ! Today, we're diving into a deep and beautiful piece of Scripture from the book of Romans, which calls us to a higher level of worship. It's about more than just singing songs on a Sunday morning; it's about living a life of worship, every day, in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Topics: Surrender, God

Keep Awake, Be Alert, Be Ready PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 30, 2023

Explores the importance of spiritual alertness and readiness for the second coming of Christ.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this gathering of hearts and minds, united by faith and love in our Lord Jesus Christ. We are here, each one of us, bearing the imprint of His grace, the beneficiaries of His boundless love, and the recipients of His eternal promise. We are here to reflect, to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:24-37

Topics: Alertness, Readiness

In The Year Of Light PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 26, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to immerse in God's Word, become enlightened by it, and radiate His light to the world, transforming lives and dispelling darkness.

Warm greetings, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we gather in the Lord's house not merely as individuals, but as a family, a community, a body united by the same faith, the same hope, and the same love. We are here to grow, to learn, to be transformed by the Word of God. This is the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:3

Topics: Anno Lucis

The Better Life

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 11, 2004

1- Fine tune yourself 2- Get your heart focused 3- Learn to worship

INTRO.- ILL.- A young man was having some money problems, and needed $200 to get his car fixed, but he had run out of people to borrow from. So, he called his parents via the operator, and reversed the charge and said to his dad, "I need to borrow two hundred dollars." At the other end, his ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Lose Heart

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 29, 2003

Paul had a secret for not losing heart.

INTRO.- ILL.- The New York City Transit Company was missing a bus and a driver some years ago. For over a week, authorities searched for the man but couldn’t find him. Finally, ten days later after the man had disappeared, he was found, bus included. IN MIAMI, FLORIDA! The driver said, "I’d had ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-12, 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Straining Gnats And Swallowing Camels

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Nov 21, 2002

Shows how the Pharisees did and sometimes we do miss the harder parts of God’s plan--justice, mercy, and faithfulness.

Straining Gnats and Swallowing Camels MT 23:23 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23-24, Hosea 2:19-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

By Strength Shall No Man Prevail

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 9, 2004

If you do not allow God fight your battles for you, you will end up in a ditch.

Before we go into this message, I want you to pray like this: “Every enemy of my increase, scatter by fire, in the name of Jesus.” Beloved, because the Lord is already touching you as you read this message, whatever says you will not improve, whatever says you will not go up, whatever says you ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:13, 1 Samuel 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Do Demons Do All Day

Contributed by Keith Ogden on May 31, 2003

What Do Demons Do All Day

Zechariah 13:2 (NKJV) 2"It shall be in that day," says the LORD of hosts, "that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land. Matthew 12:43-45 (Message Bible ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 13:2, Matthew 12:43-45

Denomination: Baptist

"No Longer Children" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 12, 2003

It’s time to grow up... (#15 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

“As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;” E. K. Simpson, in commenting on this verse, points out that the Christian is to be ever a child and childlike ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14

Denomination: Orthodox

At War

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 3, 2001

We must have a Biblical focus, an inward focus, and an outward focus in order to defeat that terrorist, the devil.

AT WAR Jude 17-23 INTRO.- ILL.- A man and his preacher were out on the golf course. He said to his preacher, "How do you let off steam with when you miss a shot and your ball goes into a sand trap?" His preacher replied, "I just the repeat the names of some of my church members with great ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:17-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Lose Heart!

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 1, 2002

Our relationship to Christ can keep us from losing heart in life.

DON’T LOSE HEART! II Cor. 4:1-12 INTRO.- ILL.- The New York City Transit Company was missing a bus and a driver some years ago. For over a week, authorities searched for the man but couldn’t find him. Finally, ten days later after the man had disappeared, he was found, bus included. IN MIAMI, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Treat A New Christian

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 8, 2002

New Christians should be treated with acceptance, understanding and patience.

HOW TO TREAT A NEW CHRISTIAN Acts 9:19-31 INTRO.- ILL.- Bob Russell of the large Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, tells this story about a young man he baptized while in college. Bob said, "In my senior year at Bible college I met a tall, gangly basketball player from the University ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making The Best Out Of Life

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 5, 2002

There are certain Biblical principles that must be observed in order to make the best of this life.

MAKING THE BEST OUT OF LIFE INTRO.- ILL.- A man by the name of George owned an apartment complex and had just completed the exterior brick work on the 2nd floor. He had some bricks left over and was trying to decide the best way to get the load of bricks back down to the ground level without ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Before You Eat

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

The Lord's Supper: the wonderful privilege we as Christians have in coming to the Lord's Table together

Teddy Roosevelt, the man who would become the 26th President of the United States, was afraid to go to church when he was a child because of a creature he called "The Zeal." His mother eventually realized the reason for Teddy's fear was a Scripture verse he had heard the pastor read, John 2:17, "It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: Baptist