Sermons on Complications:

Detour Into A Lonely Place

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 21, 2024

A sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, Year B

February 18, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Mark 1:9-15 Detour into a Lonely Place Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. When I was a child, my grandparents always purchased the Reader’s Digest condensed version of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Denomination: Lutheran

The Light That Overcomes Darkness - Father’s Series

Contributed by Gary Tate on Mar 6, 2024

This I believe can help those who have or are struggling with their relationships. As a grown man now, I understand I had been living within “darkness”. I did not understand until ten years ago I was walking around being held captive by feelings of abandonment and a “orphan spirit”.

Father’s While thinking on the concept of a “father’s affection”, I want to share what I found at Psychologotoday.com, Roland Warren, father of two sons and board member of National Fatherhood Initiative. Four things every son (daughter) needs to know: Does my son know that he matters to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14, Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Other

Sermon On Conquest Over Inferiority

Contributed by William Meakin on May 30, 2025

Inferiority is a state of mind that predominantly refers to the disposition of being not as good as someone or something else, or the possible notion of being less valuable or important.

Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychologist once remarked: “To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest. The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge for conquest and the more violent ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 8:37

My Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 25, 2023

This sermon explores Micah 6, emphasizing the need for introspection, transformation, and living out the teachings of the Bible in our daily lives.

Welcome, dear friends, to this gathering of hearts and souls, united in our shared love for the Lord and our desire to understand His word more deeply. We are gathered here today, not as strangers or acquaintances, but as a family, bound together by the unbreakable ties of faith and fellowship. We ...read more

Topics: New Year

Beginnings - Fall Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of 'new beginnings' and second chances in the Bible, using personal experiences and the story of Adam, Noah, and Abraham to discuss the human tendency to sin and the need for personal and communal 'reboots'.

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 3:1-6

Topics: Second Chances, New Beginnings, Sin And Redemption

Sermon Series: Beginnings

Faithful, Flawed And After God’s Heart - King David

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 9, 2025

This message is about King David and how the low points in his life didn't define him, how through his faith in God, David was not encumbered by his past or his mistakes and rather could live his life for the glory of the God! His love for God despite his flaws, was beautiful.

Message – “Faithful, Flawed and After God’s Heart” Does anyone hear enjoy doing puzzles? What do you enjoy the most about doing puzzles? Here’s another question: Do you ever feel like figuring out your life is like trying to solve a large, thousand-piece puzzle that doesn’t have a picture on the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Wonder Of It All Series

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Apr 6, 2001

An invitation to reclaim the magic of the resurrection.

#94 4/15/01 Easter Sunrise Luke 24:1-12 Bibliography: You may remember not to long ago, when Bob drew our attention to episodes in our life that we remember with the words: “I’ll never forget when..” Such times are incidences that stick with us throughout our life and are often life changing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Shout For Joy -- Thanksgiving 1 Of 4 Series

Contributed by David Hodgin on Nov 4, 2005

As Christians, joy should is more than just a thought, it is a way of life

Shout for Joy!! Psalm 100 Ps 100:1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Ps 100:2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Ps 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Ps 100:4 Enter his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Narnia: The Searchers

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 28, 2005

Life’s greatest quest is to discover the will of God. This message examines that noble search.

NARNIA: THE SEARCHERS Act 22:6-11 AMONG THE MANY THEMES found in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, there is one that generates excitement, intrigue, and suspense. C.S. Lewis does a masterful job as he includes the timeless motif of quest. Like knights in search of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:6-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hezekiah's Heaps

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 8, 2005

All of the things that Hezekiah did were to help his people return to God. Part of what he reinstated and restored was the giving of tithes. It was the final piece of the picture he was trying to restore.

HEZEKIAH’S HEAPS 2 CHRONICLES 31:5-10 INTRODUCTION... 3 Sermons (http://elbourne.org/sermons/index.mv?illustration+1136) One sunny Sunday morning a shrewd minister who desperately needed funds for his struggling church stood up in the pulpit and announced: ‘Brothers and sisters, I have before me ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 31:5-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Levitical Feasts Intro Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2005

God has a plan, a long-range plan. He is a Big God. He does not improvise as things move along, for every detail is taken into account beforehand.

Digging Deeply into the Levitical Festivals (Leviticus 23) 1. Ginny and I were talking about something she heard on Moody Radio this week. 2. The speaker related that he was sitting on a plain leaving from China, and to his surprise the woman next to him spoke perfect English. 3. The began ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:1-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible

After The Election

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 6, 2004

God does not care about the economy or missing WMDs or anything of the sort. God cares about the moral fabric of our nation and that moral fabric was up for election this past Tuesday. You can believe it or not, but it is true. The Question of the Day:

AFTER THE ELECTION VARIOUS PASSAGES 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-4 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Solomon & The Moms

Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 15, 2006

Compassionate people like Solomon readily recognize compassion within others of like heart.

Solomon and the Moms, I Kings 3:16-28 -A Mother’s Day sermon by Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We’ve been studying the wisdom of King Solomon from the Book of Ecclesiastes. He asked God for wisdom to rule Israel. He wrote wisdom literature. Now let’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28

Denomination: Congregational

Preparing Ourselves: By Praying For Those Around Us Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003

How do we pray for those who live near us?

Do you remember last summer’s amazing rescue of the nine miners trapped in the Quecreek mine in Pennsylvania? I remember staying up into the early morning hours and watching as they were hauled out of the darkness to safety one-by-one. But the rescue was anything but easy. A drill bit broke in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Leviticus 19:34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hunger And Thirst -The Way To Happiness Series

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 19, 2003

Introduction No two people are exactly alike. Nor have they ever been or will they be. We are different from one another in so many ways. We have different fingerprints; eye, hair, and skin colors; heritage; intelligence levels; and personalities, not to

Hunger and Thirst The Way to Happiness Text: "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" (Matt. 5:6). Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:1-6 Introduction No two people are exactly alike. Nor have they ever been or will they be. We are different from one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal