Sermons on Confronting Challenges:

The Healing Power Of Positive Words Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 17, 2009

Words have the power to hurt or heal... Our challenge is to speak wisely, kindly and positively.

Title: The Healing Power of Positive Words Text: Proverbs 12:18, 15:4 and 16:24 Thesis: Words have the power to hurt or heal… Our challenge is to speak wisely, kindly and positively. The Bible in 90 Days Whole Church Challenge Series During the last six weeks we have read a sizeable portion of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Church Ain't For Me. Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Aug 29, 2012

A closer look at why people do not attend church and a challenge for the church to reach them.

Sunday, Sept 16th is National Back to Church Sunday. On this Sunday we would like everyone to put out an effort to invite or bring someone to church with you. Bribe them with lunch afterwards if necessary. This Sunday I want to inform you of the reasons people do not go to church and how to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38

Denomination: Foursquare

Here Comes The Rain

Contributed by Phil Anderson on Apr 19, 2011

A message for those who are weary in prayer or need challenged to do something great for the Lord

Here Comes the Rain I Kings 18:41 And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 "Go and look toward the sea," he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-48

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mothers In Tight Situations Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2011

No matter what challenges you face, you can face them in a godly way.

Mothers in Tight Situations (topical) 1. Contemplating motherhood can makes some of us sentimental: A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed a little old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Radical Reliance

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Challenging the congregation to live a life of radical reliance, in the model of the Acts 242-47 church

INTRO I am a typical Westernized American. I am the third of three children, the baby in the family so to speak in a typical, American middle-class family. From my earliest memory my parents spoiled me – not rotten to the core (at least I would like to believe), but I never went ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Lutheran

Facing The Giants Of Your Life With Prayer Series

Contributed by Christopher Gregas on May 17, 2011

A message that encourages us to commit the great challenges and trials in our life to God in prayer.

“Facing The Giants In Your Life With Prayer” Text: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 We all have probably heard the story of David and Goliath in I Samuel 17…how God used a brave young man full of faith to face a huge hulk of a man so that God could get the glory. With sling in hand, he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Being Like Jesus

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 16, 2008

This one is a challenge to young people to follow and to imitate Jesus starting while they are still young.

Covenant Youth Mission April 1995 Being Like Jesus Mark 3:1-6 Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Denomination: Mennonite

Superman Theology

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jan 17, 2007

This sermon is a Baccaluerate or Confirmation message to challenge Graduates (and others) when they are in the Valley of Decisions.

I. Friday on the Internet I saw a pop up advertisement aimed at "Graduates" it showed a congratulations card, like you might get at Hallmark. On the cover it showed a Graduate getting their diploma, and the caption read: "Here you are Graduate, the card with cash!". What graduate wouldn’t want ...read more

Scripture: Joel 3:9-16

Denomination: United Methodist

3 Things To Be Thankful For

Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Nov 16, 2015

This sermon challenges us to have a thankful heart in 3 areas and to learn to live with gratitude.

3 THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR INTRODUCTION – Recently, my brother Nimal, who was formerly a ship's captain and is now a lay Pastor in our church, shared the Word of God in one of our services. In that sermon he expressed his appreciation and thanks to me for being the first in our family ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:11-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Stay In Line With God's Plan

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Oct 7, 2018

Dont give on Gods plan due to challenges or trials, be faithful to the Lord for He is faithful

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: STAY IN LINE WITH GOD'S PLAN. Acts 25:1-12 King James Version (KJV) 25 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 25:1-12

Denomination: Charismatic

A Life Worth Living

Contributed by Matt Krachunis on Apr 20, 2017

Living a life on this Earth can be challenging. This Sermon will encourage you to find life in Christ!

• I used to really want my life to matter- I wanted to make a difference. Then one day I was thinking about if the the Lord tarries, 100 years from now- Who would remember my name. Better yet- who’d remember anyones name in 100 years. Who would get more than a paragraph in a history book. • A ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Dynamics Of Christ’s Servants

Contributed by James Snyder on May 22, 2017

To really come to grips with the ministry God wants for us is the great challenge of the Christian life.

(1 Corinthians 4:1-21) How would you define ministry, particularly your ministry? The apostle Paul is very serious about this aspect of ministry among God’s people. We have not been saved to be passive, but rather, to do the work of the ministry under the authority of God. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Mary's Visit To Elizabeth

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 17, 2019

God asked Mary to take on an amazing challenge and he provided Elizabeth to be her encourager.

In the old days, theaters only had one screen. So on the marquee out front there would be the name of the one movie they were showing and they would be able to add the name of one or two of the main actors in the movies, the stars. So far we have looked at the two main actors in the story of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-46

"forgiveness" Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Mar 15, 2021

Sermon based on Matthew 6:12 - Challenges listeners with 3 questions regarding forgiveness

“FORGIVENESS” Matthew 6:12 FBCF – 3/14/21 Jon Daniels INTRO – Unmarked tombstone outside Sydney, NY – has one 3-syllable word on it: “Forgiven.” What freedom! What joy! What relief & release comes w/ that 1 single word: “Forgiven.” Let’s talk about forgiveness today. EXPLANATION – ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

Correctly Understanding Spiritual Leadership At Home Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Oct 3, 2019

Spiritual leadership in the home is one of our primary environments of leadership and by far the most challenging.

The Challenge of leading at Home Spiritual leadership in the home is one of our primary environments of leadership and by far the most challenging. It’s often a hard topic for men to even talk about because they don’t know what to do or how to do it, have failed in attempts, or just lacked a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7

Denomination: Baptist