Sermons on Creating Problems:

Pleasing The Lord

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 19, 2021

Pleasing God means more than sitting in church absorbing God's word like a sponge.

Pleasing The Lord – Ephesians 5: 1 - 14 Intro: The story is told about a dog who often walked in his sleep. One night the dog wondered into a PetSmart saying to the attendant, “I’m a cat!” – “I’m a cat.” The attendant responded, “Yes sir, you are a cat.” The sleepwalking dog left and a patron ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Psalm 8 - What Is Man? Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 19, 2022

This sermon focuses on the Majesty of God and how believers experience their sense of identity in the context of God's majesty and through their belief in Jesus Christ.

We have been spending time in the Psalms this summer and since the summer is ending, we are also winding the Psalms down to an end. Last week we looked Psalm 90; the whole idea of the brevity of life. I have to admit it was probably a little bit of a downer to talk about the shortness of life. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-9, Hebrews 2:5-9, 1 John 3:2

Denomination: Christian Church

Why Does God Allow Evil?

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 19, 2001

An explanation of the existence of evil.

Why Does God Allow Evil? Various Scriptures I. Introduction Why does God allow evil? If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world? Why do we have war and murder, atrocity after atrocity, famine after famine? Why do innocent children die at the hands of cruel men? Why do the ravages ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Related By Creation

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

All mankind is related to God and therefore are subject to the terms of the relationship He established with us.

Introductory Considerations 1. We continue today to examine our relationship with God. I ask you "With whom does God have a relationship?" We all agree that as believers we have a relationship with Him, but what about that neighbour who is not a believer - who says there is no God and who lives ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:8-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Get To Heaven, But It Sure Would Be Nice

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Oct 3, 2002

A salvation message that stresses God’s grace is sufeciant for your salvation

You Don’t Need to be Perfect to get to Heaven, But it sure would be Nice 9/30/02 Have you ever known anyone to say; “Some day when I straiten up, I’m going to make things right with the Lord”? They think that is one of the qualifications of salvation. They feel with the life they are living that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

Denomination: *other

Unfinished

Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 9, 2002

What are we building our lives toward?

For several years, an unfinished building, which looked like it was to be a hotel, stood along Interstate 69 south of Fort Wayne, I believe at one of the Marion exits. I often wondered what happened to create this unfinished monument of someone’s hopes and dreams. Did they run out of money? Did ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Does God Have A Plan For Our Lives?

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Sep 19, 2009

A sermon for the 16 Sunday after Petecost, Proper 20

16th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr.20] September 20, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we give you thanks for coming among us in the person of your Son, Jesus the Christ, who gave his life to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Discovering Genesis, Part 5 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 5, 2011

Part 5 of this series discusses the after effects of the Fall of Man with the world's first murder of Abel by his brother Cain; and even in this we see the redemption, grace, mercy and protection of a Holy and Righteous God for His creation.

Discovering Genesis, Part 5 Genesis 4:1-15 Introduction - At our core, at our very molecular level, we were created to worship God - APP: Worship is not just our praise but also our obedience (critical point here) -- We must obey the God we serve; in everything; else we are not worshiping -- ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Authority

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 18, 2011

“ I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matt. 16:19.

One of the most important activities of the believer’s life is prayer. No matter how important and necessary it is prayer cannot take the place of the exercising of our authority. There are situations in life when Jesus Christ expects us to use the authority that He has given us instead of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"The Cosmic War And The Ministry Of Jesus”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jun 8, 2024

Similar to a previous sermon, Much like the message of Christmas & Easter the "warfare" noted in Mark and each of the gospels is on going. Sermon has some quotes from "Jesus in the Churches Gospels" by J. Reumann

In Jesus Holy Name June 9, 2024 Redeemer Text: Mark 3:28-29 “The Cosmic War and the Ministry of Jesus” Today’s Gospel reading brings us to a challenge very early in the ministry of Jesus. Jesus has returned to his new adopted home town of Capernaum. Jesus healed a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:28-29, John 8:44

Denomination: Lutheran

Prophetic Declaration PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 26, 2023

This sermon explores the power of intercessory prayer and our role as believers in restoring relationships and reconciling differences through God's love and faith.

Good morning, dear family of faith. Isn't it a blessing to gather together in the house of our Lord? We are here today to open our hearts and minds to the transformative power of God's Word. Today, we are going to turn our attention to a passage from the book of Ezekiel, a book that often goes ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30

Topics: Bridging The Gap

Standing Face To Faith Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 10, 2011

This was the third in a series of character studies from Hebrews 11. A look at believing in the tough times.

Standing Face to Faith Rev. Denn Guptill Every story has a beginning. And this one is found in Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. Did you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Living Up To Your Name Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Aug 5, 2019

The example of Barnabas

Living Up to Your Name - Acts 5 - 2/19/17 Did you ever hear the story about the want ad for the lost dog? In the classifieds section of the paper someone had placed this notice: LOST: male dog, brown fur, some missing due to mange, blind in right eye, mangled left ear, going deaf, lame in back ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace At An Unlikely Time Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 25, 2015

Grace can find us even in our moments of despair. Elijah's story shows us how God met the prophet in the valley.

There's a new Prime Minister in Canada and when you woke up Tuesday morning you were either ecstatic or disappointed, but however you feel about the new Prime Minister the Bible tells us that we have an obligation as Christians to pray for Prime Minister Trudeau and may I suggest for Mrs. Trudeau ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4

Denomination: Wesleyan

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Sin Series

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Sep 29, 2012

Sin entered the world through Adam and Eve. Since then all people are born into this world with a sin nature that we cannot fix on our own. The world tries to ignore the sin nature, tries to "manage" their sin nature and they fail every time. While Christ

Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Sin In this series I have been preaching about the differences between Christians and the world we have to talk about sin. Sin is what separates us from God as people. We are all born in sin and until people accept Jesus Christ as Lord and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-24

Denomination: Baptist