Sermons on Courageous Decision:

Gideon - The Mighty Man Of Valor - "Spiritual Adultery” Part 2 Of A Series Series

Contributed by Larry Semore on Jul 31, 2017

We fall off the wagon somehow, become defiant and disobedient to God, turn to completely ungodly or humanistic resources for help or satisfaction and then wonder why God isn’t blessing us?

Gideon - The Mighty Man of Valor “Spiritual Adultery” Part 2 of a Series TEXT: Judges 6:11-40 New King James Version, “Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Fly In The Ointment PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 19, 2023

Explores the importance of wisdom, the consequences of folly, and the impact of our decisions on our Christian witness and righteousness.

Welcome, beloved friends, to this sacred space where we gather in unity, bound by our shared love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. The world outside may be chaotic, but here, in the presence of our Lord, we find solace, strength, and wisdom. Today, we will be turning our hearts and minds towards the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1, Matthew 5:13-16, Galatians 2:12-14

Topics: Consequences, Bad Actions, Decisions

A Living Faith In God Overcomes The World

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Sep 23, 2021

The conquest of Canaan was summed up in two New Testament passages: Heb 11:30, 31 and Jas 2:23-25, which concludes By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, Rahab the harlot justified by works, so faith without works is dead.”

Sermon – The Power of Living Faith In God Overcomes Joshua 2:1-21 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-21, Hebrews 11:30, James 2:23-25

Denomination: Methodist

The Contest On Mount Carmel; A Biblical Model For Revival

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 27, 2002

A biblical model for revival, from 1 Kings 18

THE CONTEST ON MOUNT CARMEL; MODEL FOR A BIBLICAL REVIVAL Elijah was driven with a passion that his apostate nation return to God. The contest on Mount Carmel provides a biblical model for revival both for us and for our nation. There are 9 elements of the contest on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21-41, 1 Kings 18:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Terrified But Trusting

Contributed by Kristen Mckeag on Apr 16, 2015

How do we allow God to help us overcome our fears?

What are you afraid of? Spiders? Stink bugs? Snakes? Are you afraid of failure? Of losing someone that you love? Of dying before you get a chance to experience a milestone like seeing your kids get married? Are you afraid of being hurt by others or of hurting someone else? Here is a biggie - Are ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Qualified To Decide-1 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 8, 2017

1 of 6. Paul rebuked the Corinthian Christians because they trusted secular sources to rectify their personal grievances. Christians are fitted for properly rectifying personal grievances. Christians are qualified to rectify grievances thru their...

QUALIFIED To DECIDE-I—1Corinthians 6:1-11 OR Qualified To Rectify Attention: Computer Dating: A hopeful suitor logged onto match.com , the online dating service & registered his qualifications & his desires. He was looking for a young lady with four minimal qualities—she should be who was petite, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

I Think I Will; But Maybe Not

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017

Indecision is a stressful state of mind. Decisive people solve problems and get things done. This message takes lessons from Nazis Germany and Israel’s history to examine the perils of indecision.

1 Kings 18:21 7/10/16 On April 9, 1945 seven conspirators against Hitler were marched to the gallows and hung. It was just one month before Germany surrendered. One of the men hung that day was a pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Some of you have probably read his book, The Cost of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21, Joshua 24:15, Ruth 1:16-17, Luke 9:59, Luke 9:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

The Wonder Of Faith Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 31, 2022

Moses made a clear-cut life altering decision to follow the way of the Life is made up of decisions. Moses made a clear-cut life altering decision to follow the way of the eternal God instead of partaking in the passing pleasures this world system offers.

HEBREWS 11:23-27 [Leaving a Legacy Series] THE WONDER OF FAITH [Acts 7:20-44] To the Hebrews Moses was the supreme figure in history. He was the leader who had rescued them from slavery and who had received the law of the covenant with God. To the writer of the letter to the Hebrews the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

Esther - A Woman Of Humility And Wisdom - The Queen Of Beauty And Courage Series

Contributed by Bev Sesink on Jul 17, 2019

A sermon about Esther and the impact she had due to her humility and wisdom.

Esther - A Woman Of Humility And Wisdom The Queen Of Beauty And Courage Esther - A Woman Of Humility And Wisdom The Queen Of Beauty And Courage (The Book Of Esther) THE Story Chapter 20 Sunday March 10, 2019 Thank you for joining us today as we continue with The Story. This week we are looking at ...read more

Scripture: James 4:10, Proverbs 11:2

Denomination: *other

Keep The Faith When Seeking Wisdom Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Feb 17, 2014

We All need God’s help and will receive it when we choose the path of Wisdom

How can you honor God when faced with important decisions? In the 1989 blockbuster, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” Jones is battling an evil Nazi scientist. Jones and the scientist are at the end of their quest and are in a room filled with chalices, one of which is supposedly ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bringing The Paralytic To Christ: A Witness To Compassion, Faith, Courage

Contributed by Philip Gill on Feb 26, 2003

We pray for a peaceful resolution to the tensions between the US and Iraq and support those working towards that end, but we must consider that for the longer term, military action could be the most compassionate, faithful and courageous response.

Bringing the Paralytic to Christ: a witness to compassion, faith and courage Then some people came, bringing to him a paralysed man, carried by four of them. And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:3-4

Denomination: Anglican

Making An Impact For God Sermon I: The Courage Of Conviction Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 20, 2020

In times like these, when pressures are brought to bear on the committed by the uncommitted, mature Christians must dare to be like Daniel whose courage of conviction became his personal testimony for the Lord.

MAKING AN IMPACT FOR GOD: THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION As my elder brother passed through death into life everlasting life, a hospital chaplain spoke of the process as a “tug of war” between Creator God and Medical Science. My brother, like many of us, had made the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21

You Are Blessed To Be A Blessing

Contributed by Darrell Williams on Nov 17, 2019

We are blessed to help others in need

In the movie, "Radio," Coach Jones and Radio’s mom have tea. She asks why Coach has spent so much time helping Radio. He responds that it’s the right thing to do. She replies that there’s a whole lot of right out there that needs to be done, but people don’t do it. God places an innate ...read more

Scripture: Esther 3:13, Esther 4:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holy Spirit Decision Analysis - Part 2 Marriage Series

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Aug 5, 2003

In Part 2 decision making in the arena of marriage is considered; important factors are:- " What Does the Bible say?", fasting, prayer and the art of waiting.

In Part 1 of this subject some important criteria to consider in making the right choices in the Spirit were touched upon. Once again for review they were:- 1. Search the Scriptures 2. Don’t be impatient 3. Persist in prayer 4. Fast 5. Wait for peace. As illustrations of Holy Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:32-33, 2 Corinthians 6:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Making The World's Best Or Worst Decisions- The Choice Is Yours Series

Contributed by Bob Reccord on Aug 7, 2006

God reveals His mission through His Word, His Spirit, wise counsel, and His work in circumstances around you. (Principle 5 from MADE TO COUNT)

THEME: God reveals His mission through His Word, His Spirit, wise counsel, and His work in circumstances around you. (Principle 5 from MADE TO COUNT) Introduction: Have you ever made a lousy decision? As you’re laughing, you’re probably really thinking, “What do you mean?” A bad decision. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational