Sermons on Dark Nights Of The Soul:

What Kind Of Church Does God Want This Church To Be?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 18, 2022

I want to talk to you about God’s church. Folks have some strange ideas about the church.

Illus: Did you hear about Cowboy Joe, who went to church for the first time? Cowboy Joe was telling his friend Charlie about his first visit to the big-city church. • He said, "When I got there, they had me park my old truck in the corral," Charlie said, "You mean the parking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Baptist

Psalms: When Darkness Is Your Only Friend (Psalms Of Disorientation: Part 3) Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 12, 2021

The basis of this sermon is a sermon preached by Tim Keller on Psalm 88.

When Darkness Is My Only Friend Introduction Warning: I want to build your faith, but my first point of this sermon is a real downer. The book of Psalms is filled with desperate prayers. There are personal laments and corporate laments. It is in these that the psalmists express their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 88:1-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Paul - The Model Mailman

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 9, 2007

Paul epitomizes the ideal scriptural mailman as it can be said, "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night can keep this courageous courier from the swift completion of his appointed task."

Paul - The Ideal Mailman (Acts 28) Mitchell Kendall engraved this famous saying on the New York City post office, taken from Herodutus about the diligence of the Persian mailmen during the heat of their battles with the Greeks in 500 B.C. "Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail, nor dark ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Many Are My Iniquities? - A Soul Searching Question Series

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 18, 2020

Recognition of sin and its effects on us should always bring us before the throne of God to forgive and restore us to fellowship.

In Job 13:23, the suffering patriarch is pleading his case before God, asking Him to specifically name those sins he has allegedly committed in order to see some justification for the untold misery he has undergone. He desired to confess any unknown wrongdoing so that he could be made pure ...read more

Scripture: Job 13:23, Job 19:25, Numbers 32:23, 1 John 1:8, Isaiah 59:9-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Isaiah Saw The Cradle Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 9, 2018

Isaiah tells us this newborn Messiah would bring light to a dark world. In what ways is our world "dark" and how does Jesus change that in our lives?

OPENING: Video – Christmas, The Nativity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu6A9fMLnsY) (The video was all dramatic music and words on a screen. After the video was done, I spoke the words to open the sermon) “His birth… foretold in ancient writings a miracle that would threaten an empire. His ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-6, Matthew 4:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Prayer For The Dark/Sick Times In Life (Psalm 6) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 20, 2022

When prayer is unanswered, God isn't saying "no." God just isn't listening. God gives this psalm, to encourage you to get his attention.

We continue our very sporadic study of the book of Psalms today, by working through Psalm 6. Now, this is a psalm that deals with, among other things, sickness and healing. So some of you are going to wonder if this psalm was chosen deliberately, because we've spent a lot of time talking, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10

I Am The Light Of The World

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 29, 2012

For people living in darkness, Jesus is the Light! And light that produces life.

For people living in darkness, Jesus is the Light! And light that produces life. This “I am” statement was made in Jerusalem during the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Huge lamps were lit outside the Temple to commemorate the pillar of light that guided the Israelites during their ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Denomination: Congregational

Paul’s Parting Words

Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 3, 2017

What advice would you give to someone if you knew that you were talking to them for the last time? That question was on the apostle Paul’s mind when he wrote his final letter to Timothy.

What advice would you give to someone if you knew that you were talking to them for the last time? That question was on the apostle Paul’s mind when he wrote his final letter to Timothy. The passage we heard from 2 Timothy is part of Paul’s last letter, and was written from his prison ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Light Of Christmas

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Jesus said, "I am the Light of the World." This is your Savior who died for you. He transforms us; he leads us. He is Light for everyone. Do you have him in your life?

Opening illustration: Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879. Twenty-two years later, in 1901, one of the newfangled gadgets was hung and turned on in the Livermore, Calif., Fire Department. It’s still there, and still on. The old bulb has almost never been turned off in 117 ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mirror Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 16, 2013

Psalm 119 is all about God's Word, but is the Word an instruction manual with every detail of life enumerated for us, or is it more a character sketch of the most beautiful and wonderful being ever?

Psalm 119 has been called the Mt. Everest of the Psalms. It is the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the Bible. What I love about it is that it is all about God’s Word. And that’s what we are about here at Calvary Chapel: teaching God’s Word. I’ve heard a slur about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-32

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Thank You Jesus For Saving My Soul!

Contributed by Jack Warford on Apr 3, 2001

Let’s try and feel, hear, and see what Jesus of Nazareth did for us in His last hours.

Mark 14:53-65 Mark 15:33-41 We will never know how it was for Jesus to suffer the separation from the Father and Holy Spirit. But because of His sacrifice we will be Joint Heirs with Him in Heaven. We who are His disciples can now enter into the Holy of Holies any time we want. We can carry our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Heals Our Sin Sick Soul

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001

To lead the people to understand that they can be forgiven of their sin sickness and made whole by placing their faith in Jesus Christ.

The Bronze Serpent – Numbers 21:4-9 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand that the can be forgiven of their sin sickness and made whole by placing their faith in Jesus Christ. Illustration:Chuck Swindoll reports that a seminary student in Chicago faced a forgiveness test. Although he ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"An Anchor Of The Soul..." By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Aug 30, 2005

When you can’t change the wind, adjust your sails. God has promised He will be our anchor. Let’s examine it together!

INTRODUCTION The anchor. How important is it? Anyone with any sense would tell you "Never leave shore with out one..." Hundreds of stories could be written about the times ones anchor saved a lot of heartache, time and money! The Christian life is a lot like a ship out on the sea. Storms can ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:19

Denomination: Baptist

How Much Do We Care For Souls

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Dec 13, 2006

It’s a sad commentary when no one cares for men’s souls.

Souls? Text Psalms 142:4 “I looked on my right hand, and behold, but there was no man that cared for my soul.” Introduction: It’s a sad commentary in Psalms 142. "No man cared for my soul.” It’s an indictment to the church when such conditions arise. We expect the world and its systems ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Protein Shakes For The Soul - Getting In Spiritual Shape

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2000

We are to train for godliness like we train our bodies in the gym. I use the analogy of physical training to explain spiritual training.

[Note to pastors: This sermon started a new ministry. In this sermon I invited people to share in a ?distance devotional program.? See point 8. I had over 400 families sign up for this!] ------------------------------------------------------- Can you believe it is the last Sunday of 1998? There are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational