Sermons on Crisis:

No God Or Know God

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Leslie Verghese on Sep 6, 2018

Knowing God among people who say there is no God

Psalm 53 is identical to Psalm 14. - 7 verses in 14; 6 in 53 Fools Theology – Atheism, Wickedness, God’s Sovereignty, and Ultimate Salvation - 5&6 in 14 and 5 in 53 are different but relatively the same meaning. Used for Temple worship; by David; warning to the wicked for denying that God exists. ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walking In The Spirit

Contributed by Wes Gunther on May 20, 2019

What does it mean to walk in the Spirit?

We often teach and preach about the importance of ‘Walking in the Spirit’ but what exactly does that look like? Specifically, what should change in my life if I am walking in the Spirit? How do I do it and how do I know if I am walking in the Spirit? 1) To walk in the Spirit, we must first be ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-18

Salvation In The Storm

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Aug 9, 2023

In the story of Jesus calming the storm, we can see the steps of salvation.

1. Going along doing the routine things of life Jesus went into a ship with his disciples. “Let’s go to the other side of the lake,” he said to them. They launched the boat. As they sailed Jesus fell asleep. (Luke 8:22-23a) This was routine for the disciples. They had been on the Sea of Galilee ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 10:9

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Hope In Recovery SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023

Our God is a God of Recovery. He is interested in your restoration. He is not happy when His children are not where they should be in this life. When you are lower in the status that heaven has ordained for you, heaven becomes concerned and questions the reasons.

If you're going through a broken heart, a failed marriage, a financial disaster, a family heartache, an emotional meltdown, or a spiritual collapse, there is hope for your broken life. Jesus specializes in recovery and transformation. Our God is a God of Recovery, interested in restoring and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:34-37

Topics: Hope, Recovery, Restoration

Credible Christianity Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 18, 2002

We need to be credible as Christians if we’re to fulfill our reason for being here - to share the gospel with those we meet. We’ll do this by showing the sorts of Characteristics that Jesus describes in the sermon on the mount and by the way we live toget

There’s no doubt that Christianity and the Church are currently experiencing our greatest crisis of credibility since the middle ages. We have people in various parts of the world killing each other on the grounds of their particular version of Christianity. We have the churches split into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-10

Denomination: Anglican

Choose Ye This Day

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 25, 2002

Why do we give an invitation? Here are three reasons...Three invitations really.

A man stepped up to the first tee to begin his round of golf. He teed up the ball, took a mighty swing and missed the ball, but hit a rather large ant hill; ants, parts of ants, turf and dirt scattered everywhere. He swung again, missed the ball again, making thousands more ant widows and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15, 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: United Methodist

My Heart Is Troubled

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Apr 9, 2003

Our hearts may be troubled, our hearts may be heavy with life happenings or past problems but put it into perspective; there is always someone out there that has it worse than you or I and we all have something in common; Christ walked that road, he took

1. Jeremiah 31 31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 12:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Ideal Marriage

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 7, 2001

How can I take steps to help my marriage become better? Consider the "stumbling signs" and Use the "stepping stones".

The Ideal Marriage (Senior Adult Sunday) Matthew 19.8 June 10, 2001 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. The preacher said I could have 16 wives; four better, four worse, four richer, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:8

Denomination: United Methodist

An Uncertain Forgiveness

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 12, 2005

Bad stuff happens, people need forgiveness; how the two fit together and draw us closer to God.

15Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong that we did to him?” 16So they approached Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this instruction before he died, 17‘Say to Joseph: I beg you, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:15-21

Denomination: United Methodist

What To Do In Time Of War And Tragedy

Contributed by John Telgren on Jun 1, 2003

What should you do when war strikes? Retaliate? Protest? Or could this be an opportunity to strengthen faith in God and minister to those in need?

The news came shortly after we had arrived in Tulsa for the workshop. After a short time, we were able to put it out of our mind. We were with thousands of Christians from all over the world with some of the best preachers of today. We had a marvelous time singing together, being uplifted by ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 31:1-5, Luke 10:25-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What, Me Holy? Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007

Taken from Ephesians 1, this series delves into the riches that we know through our relationship with Christ.

After 13 years, I feel it’s time to come clean, to be vulnerable, to share some deep secrets with this congregation. So here goes: • My first childhood crush was Agent 99. • The first time I was on a TV game show was when I was in 6th grade—but it wasn’t the last. • My nickname in high school was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Steps To Strengthen Our Faith Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Jun 10, 2007

Lazarus has died. What can this story tell us that can help strengthen our faith.

Introduction I. One of the questions that I typically ask of scripture is “Why?” A. Why did God have this particular passage placed in His written word to us? B. Particularly in the case of the gospels, the easy answer is that it is the next act that a particular writer remembers or wants to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-25

Denomination: Methodist

Jeremiah's Living Sermon On Fatherhood

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 23, 2009

Jeremiah’s experience with the Rechabites shaped his message on fatherhood and guidance. We need to renew our commitment to parenting and to responding to parental guidance.

I guess every teenager grapples with who he is. For me, a 17-year-old, away from home and “on my own” at college, I was ever so much “smarter” than I am today and certainly “much smarter” than my own father who had attended college and seminary on a “catch as catch can” basis and had no degree to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 35:1-19

Denomination: *other

The God Of All Comfort

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 9

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT (2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-6) Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Will Smith’s character in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” He invested his money into buying and selling bone-density scanners. One of his $250 scanners was stolen by a hippie and another by a lunatic. The lack of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Life Enjoyed Is A Life Shared Pt. 6 Series

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Apr 22, 2009

Part of a lengthy series I am doing in the book of Philippians.

HOW TO BE A CHRISTIAN AND STILL ENJOY LIFE A LIFE ENJOYED IS A LIFE SHARED Pt.6 Sunday March 10, 2008 Scripture Reference: Philippians 1:9-11 Intro. A. Last week as we continued our look into V.9-11 of chapter one we were talking about the results of this prayer Paul was praying for the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Holiness