Sermons on Comfort: showing 46-60 of 49,337

How To Be Comforted

Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jun 13, 2006

This sermon is about how God wants us to empty our cups of the hurts we experience in life. God is the God of all comfort but also has a prescription for us to help each other deal with the hurts.

How to Find Comfort: Stopping the Overflow of Life’s Hurts 2Corinthains 1:3-7 Pastor Brad Rigney Intro.: A. God created us to be in relationship with People – Gen. 2 – “It is not good that man is alone…” Yet, in relationship with others (Parents, Spouses, Siblings, Friends, Co-workers, children, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Denomination: Adventist

Afflicting The Comfortable Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Aug 27, 2007

Like He did with Israel, God is in the business of afflicting the comfortable. When we are at ease in Zion, He sometimes has to shake us up with righteous affliction.

1. Introduction (6:8) 2. Afflicting the comfortable—(what does righteous affliction look like?) a. Afflicted bodies (6:9-10) b. Afflicted buildings (6:11) c. Afflicted brains (6:12-13) d. Afflicted borders (6:14) 3. Conclusion a. We know what God’s righteous affliction looks like—how do we avoid ...read more

Scripture: Amos 6:8-14, Amos 6:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The God Of Comfort Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 4, 2007

God offers comfort in all of our troubles not just at funerals.

The God of Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:3-6 Isaiah 40:1-3 As I listened to Dr Ron Hawkins on the Counseling Ministry DVD’s he said his dad who was a pastor told him after he had retired, “If I had it to do over I would preach more messages of comfort. People have so much pain in their lives.” ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-31

Denomination: Wesleyan

Comfort Zone

Contributed by Timothy Spivey on Dec 24, 2004

This sermon talks about the incarnation of Christ and it as God’s move of intimacy toward the world.

This is the season to use T. S. Eliot’s masterful phrase about the Incarnation: "the intersection of the timeless with time." Before it was Eliot’s, that way of looking at the birth of Jesus into human form was captured by John: John 1:1-4, 14, 16-18: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Comforting Kingdom

Contributed by Ryan Sato on Jan 13, 2005

Have you ever heard of “Happy Hour?” This is a time where we try to distract ourselves from all the problems of the world and try to cope with the reality of real life…..I think one of the reasons that “Happy Hour” was created was in an effort to cope wi

Opener: Have you ever heard of “Happy Hour?” This is a time where we try to distract ourselves from all the problems of the world and try to cope with the reality of real life…..I think one of the reasons that “Happy Hour” was created was in an effort to cope with our sorrows. This topic of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Comfortable Christians Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Oct 6, 2005

Challenging the false thinking of comfortable Christians

SERIES: “EXCERPTS FROM EZEKIEL” TEXT: EZEKIEL 12, 13, & 14 TITLE: “COMFORTABLE CHRISTIANS” INTRODUCTION: A. Many of you have probably heard the old story about an ancient village where all the people who lived there were blind. One day, while ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Comfort Ye

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 19, 2013

Comfort in the certainty of God's Word.

COMFORT YE… Isaiah 40:1-11. We have before us a passage which may well be very familiar to us: yet please do not allow its very familiarity to breed contempt. This is a little Gospel, a sort of proto-Gospel written by the prophet many years before the event. Our task is to ask Isaiah concerning ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grounds Of Comfort

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 7, 2013

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

GROUNDS OF COMFORT. Text: "“Let not your heart be troubled” (John 14:1). 1. Jesus reassures us that those who put their trust in Him have a sure place in the Father’s house (John 14:2-3). Jesus has left us as the forerunner to search out a resting place for us. He is our passport home. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Comfort

Contributed by Olafenwa John Ishola on Dec 27, 2013

A sermon focused on how to kill the power of sin and attain unto spiritual comfort.

In a world created with vast resources and splendor to provide for all our needs, physical comfort becomes attainable and sustainable by the things of the world. But after our death here on earth. How do we attain unto comfort when we leave the flesh and evolve to the spirit. This is the principal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:17-26

Denomination: *other

Comfort Control Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 11, 2014

We are comforted knowing God is in control.

Imagine a set of scales. On one side, let us put all your struggles. Maybe you had parents who were neglectful, mean, or played favorites. Add the dead-end job and the hateful boss who has been promoted beyond his ability. Some would include a bad marriage or rebellious children. There are bad ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:1-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Comfortable Cross Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 28, 2014

Many baptized believers attempt to avoid offending the world by not standing up for the cross because they feel they'd risk too much by doing so. But we've died supposedly died to this world and its attractions. How can we do that?

OPEN: Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament was getting a red-carpet tour of another preacher’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decorations. As they stepped outside, darkness was falling, and a spotlight shone on a huge ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conflict With The Comforter

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 27, 2013

A sermon detailing how we can diminish the influence of the Holy spirit in our lives.

“Conflict with the Comforter” Ephesians 4:1-32 ********** Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. INTRODUCTION: This word grieve means to make sad or sorrowful, to cause ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:30

Denomination: Baptist

More Comfort

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 3, 2013

Exposition of John

Text: John 14:16-18, Title: More Comfort, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/2/13, AM A. Opening illustration: What if President Obama says in 2016, “I have to go away, but don’t worry, I won’t leave you as orphans, I’m coming back to you. I am praying to my father, and he will send you ...read more

Scripture: John 14:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus The Comforter

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Feb 3, 2013

Jesus brings us comfort

John 14:1-6 Verse 1-“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. They had a lot to be troubled about, Jesus had just told them about what was going to happen to Him, and that someone was going to betray Him and Peter was going to deny knowing Him. Their hearts ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Comfortable Church Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 3, 2011

The church at Sardis had become arrogant and thus comfortable with their ’church.’ The result was compacency, apathy, and death. This should be a warning for churches today.

The Comfortable Church Revelation 3:1-6 * Having read about this church and preached this text many times, I have labored over the proper name for this church. Terms like dead, decaying, or dying, as well as confused, contented, or cozy, were tops on my list. However, comfortable is the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist