Sermons on Christian Encouragement:

God Is To Be Feared Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 30, 2013

The Psalmist tells us why we must fear God. 1- We fear because God can be angered 2- We fear because God will judge everyone

INTRO.- His name is great. Not many people think of themselves of being great or their name as being great, but then there is 76 year old Silvio Berlusconi who was the 50th Prime Minister of Italy from 2008-2011. He actually served as Prime Minister three times. And he’s a very wealthy ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 76:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Would You Do?

Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 13, 2013

A homeless man walks into a bar. What would you do? (Sermon based on TV show What Would You Do? , the episode centering on the treatment of the homeless.)

Show video from You Tube “WWYD? - No shoes, no shirt, no pants, no service!” I cannot watch this video without being overcome by emotions. I am forced to ask myself “What would I do?” Would I have been one of the many to sit and watch as this person is cast out of the bar? Would I have turned my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:45, Matthew 25:35, Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Foursquare

Taste Testers

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 21, 2013

Hebrews 6 adresses those who only taste what Jesus has to offer us.

Hebrews 6:4-8 . Intro: On Sunday, August 16,1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport. One hundred fifty-five people were killed. One survived: a 4-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. News accounts say when rescuers found Cecelia they did ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Whatever Your Hand Finds, Do!

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 25, 2013

What work you should do for God is not a mystery; God says your work is "near at hand." You don't have to go far to find it. We will look at WHAT job you're to do, HOW to do it, and WHY you should do it.

WHATEVER YOUR HAND FINDS, DO! Eccles. 9:10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR GENRE: LAZY JOKES 1. What do you call a lazy baby kangaroo? A pouch potato. 2. ‘Yo momma so lazy’ Jokes a. Yo momma so lazy, she has a stay-at-home job and STILL can't get to work on time. b. Yo momma so lazy, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When The Time Had Fully Come Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 14, 2010

When the time of God had fully come, what happened? 1- When the time had come God sent His Son 2- When the time had come God sent His Spirit

INTRO.- ILL.- A time management expert at a conference was to give a speech about her success in business and how time management plays a huge part of business success. She engaged the crowd and they seemed to love her. She was giving tips and sharing success stories. Suddenly, she realized she ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Enemies - Part 1 - Enemy Appeal Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 30, 2010

Enemies . . . you have them. You need them. You must be aware of them and handle them correctly. Welcome to the fight!

Enemies Pt. 1 – Enemy Appeal Text Backdrop for Series: Read these to you as a backdrop for entire series and then will come back and read some specific text for today’s thoughts. Ecclesiastes 3:1, 3, 8 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 3 a time to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hardening Of The Hearteries

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 8, 2010

October 1986: We are like Pharaoh; we become stubborn when our plans do not go as we expected, and we attempt to force our way. But the difference between being merely good and being great is to be radically obedient to God's will.

The physicists used to speak of the hypothetical question: what happens when an irresistible force meets an immoveable object? What happens when a force defined as beyond the capacity of anything to resist it comes into collision with an object so firmly fixed, so deeply rooted, that it can, by ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

An Adventure Of A Lifetime - Unwrapping Christmas Series

Contributed by Kelly Benton on May 10, 2010

To invite the listener to take a spiritual journey which will change his/her life?

An Adventure of a Lifetime –Unwrapping Christmas Scripture: Matthew 2: 1-3 Date: 13 December 2009 Purpose: To invite the listener to take a spiritual journey which will change his/her life? My brother’s 40th birthday was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-3

Denomination: Other

What Does God Want From Me?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 27, 2013

What Does God Want from Me? 1) Nothing! 2) Everything!

What’s the worst summer job you’ve ever had? Mine was working for a home cleaning company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because I didn’t have a car of my own to drive to palatial homes overlooking Lake Michigan to scrub bathroom floors and dust antique furniture in relative peace, I ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Denomination: Lutheran

O The Wonderful Cross

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Nov 4, 2013

A message for communion centering on the power of the cross

O THE WONDERFUL CROSS Isaiah 53:1-12 INTRODUCTION: The cross is the most loved, reviled, and misunderstood symbol in the world. It is so common that many do not really know what it is about except maybe a nice piece of Jewelry. To the Christian the cross means so much more. Oswald Chambers ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Peter Died To Self

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 7, 2013

Jacob had his Jabbok, Abraham had his Mt. Moriah, Paul had his Damascus road and Peter had his encounter with Jesus on the Sea of Galilee's shores. That's where Peter began a new life living solely for Christ.

WHEN PETER DIED TO SELF Jn. 21:1-8,14-22. INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Agatha Longworth, age 78 and rather deaf, had a tendency to shout when she went to the Catholic confessional. 2. When the priest, Father Leo Dankin, asked her to speak more quietly, since everyone in the church could hear, she ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Certainty In Uncertain Times

Contributed by Paul Davidson on Nov 13, 2013

We are living in the middle of troubled and uncertain times, but instead of being fearful, let's grab on tightly to four certainties found in Daniel's vision of the four beasts from Daniel chapter 7.

CERTAINTY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Daniel 7:1-28 (Bible quotes are from NKJV) INTRODUCTION Pastor _______ has been preaching a series on the book of Daniel, and he asked if I would cover the topic of the four beasts in Daniel chapter 7 this week while he’s away. So this morning, we’re going to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Impossible Is Nothing

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 18, 2013

God desires to work miracles today for His people and the lost. Like rain, if the conditions are right, God still answers believing prayers with miracles. He usually uses people as His agents. Will you let Him use you?

IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING 2 Kings 7:1-2 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: “Brunette Joke” 1. One day, Hannah decided that she was sick and tired of all her husband Arnold’s brunette jokes and decided to show him how wrong he was and to prove that brunettes really are smart. 2. Hannah decided ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have You Been With Jesus

Contributed by Michael Cotie on Mar 13, 2014

When Peter and John were called before the Sanhedrin we are told this one thing they perceived , "They had been with Jesus."

Title: Have you been with Jesus, Portions taken for messages from Jerry Shirley and Kenneth Trent on Sermon Central. Introduction: As we sit in the breeze way we are sometimes watching vehicles go by the church. One might pass being really clean another with mud all over it. We can say the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Assurance

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 23, 2014

A sermon to correct distorted views about God.

"Blessed Assurance" Psalms 103:19-22 Psalm 103:19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:19-22

Denomination: Baptist