SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Defense Mechanism:

showing 1,636-1,650 of 14,164
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    Divine Order

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 28,520 views

    What evidence should be found in our lives to give indication that we are walking in divine order?

    DIVINE ORDER I Corinthians 14:33 Anyone who truly knows me well is aware that I am not the most mechanically gifted person on this earth. I have learned the hard way that it is best not even pretend that I am. It often takes me hours to fix something that most people could fix in only ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Abide In Me

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 44,804 views

    Jesus calls us to abide in him to avoid spiritual vagrancy, against intermittent consecration, against a spasmodic religious life.

    Abide In Me John 15:4-7 After the Crusades, Western Europe received a number of supposed holy relics, including a tooth of Goliath, Wood from Christ Cross, and a bottle that held the breath of Christ. Of course, no one today takes such relics seriously. If we did have the breath of Christ ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • DAN SANTIAGO avatar

    The Principle Of Prayers

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,092 views

    Prayer is a privilege given to us as a result of our relationship with God.

    Prayer is an important Christian discipline. But how do we pray? The disciples requested to the Lord Jesus Christ to teach them how to pray. When it comes to prayer, Christians were reminded not follow the ways of the religious people like Pharisees nor the way of the pagans. 1. Pray ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Gordon T. Eldridge avatar

    The Hands That Pray

    Contributed by Rev. Gordon T. Eldridge on Sep 8, 2012
     | 2,641 views

    The way we pray should reflect our own life in Christ toward others and ourselves.

    The Hands that Pray When you pray, do not do as the pagans do. With their many words they seek to impress; yet when you pray, do so in secret as your Father is in secret. (Paraphrase of Matthew 6) Your hands were made by God as you were so when you pray take note of them. Your thumb is the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Taking Pride In God Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 4, 2013
     | 7,152 views

    We should gladly own Yahweh as our God, and we should take great pride in him!

    Taking Pride in God Isaiah 44:1-28 1. Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist 
 Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bruce Rzengota avatar

    Codebreakers Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 26, 2014
     | 2,671 views

    The kingdom of God changed how the people of God pray. The challenge and call to pray

    Code Breakers Matt 6:9-15 8/4/2013 An Enigma machine was any of a family of related electro-mechanical rotor cipher machines used for the encryption and decryption of secret messages. Enigma was invented by the German engineer Arthur Scherbius at the end of World War I. The early models were ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Dan Proctor avatar

    Christian, Save Thyself! (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on May 4, 2015
     | 4,059 views

    Christian, you must take personal responsibility for your walk with Christ and for your spiritual health.

    Christian, Save Thyself! (Part 2) 1 Timothy 4:13-16 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. Sometimes we can get so involved in ministering to others that we forget to take care of ourselves spiritually, and we neglect our own spiritual health and well-being. 2. This can lead to frustration or, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Yahweh Time Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,937 views

    One of the hardest struggles we as believers face is the illusion that God is silent and passive, even though it seems like this is the case so very often. But he works on what we might call “Yahweh Time.”

    Yahweh Time (Isaiah 64:1-12) 1. Can you be on those perennial late persons and still succeed in life? 2. A British man named Steve Cleary was in his early 50's, retired from the Royal Navy, and had started a second career. However, he just couldn't seem to get to work on time. Every day he was ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Getting A Handle On Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2014
     | 6,685 views

    Life is more than bowl of cherries, and God wants us to take life seriously. He gives us specific hands-on instructions about how to do this in his Word. Today, we will examine three principles that summarize how to get a handle on life as believers.

    Getting A Handle on Life (Proverbs 22:1-5) 1. A middle school was faced with a unique problem. A number of girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirrors leaving dozens of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Larrin Robertson avatar

    Bound For Mt. Zion

    Contributed by Larrin Robertson on Nov 15, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,922 views

    There remains reasons to hope in the Lord's activity for the people of God. There will come a day of fellowship and peace for the people of God.

    Isaiah 2:1-5 Bound for Mt. Zion As evidenced on the day notoriously known to us as Black Friday, crowds can be dangerous. Impatience leads to jockeying for position, invasion of personal space, and as perennially demonstrated by sad nightly news video proof, knock-down, drag-out fights and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Developing A Mature Prayer Life

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 21, 2016
     | 4,380 views

    Prayer is simply talking to God.

    A. What is Prayer? 1. Prayer is simply talking to God; it’s as easy as a child talking to a parent. 2. There are many ways a child talks to a parent. There are many ways to pray. 3. A baby’s first word, “Da Da,” is a beginning prayer. 4. As children grow older, reflects ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Finding God's Plan When You Feel Lost

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 10, 2016
     | 8,316 views

    Twelve principles to guide your future

    A. WHEN YOU FEEL CUT OFF FROM GOD 1. When you can’t reach God, you question Him, “Has God forgotten to be kind? Has He slammed the door on His compassion?” (Ps. 77:9, NLT). “O Israel, how can you say the Lord does see your troubles? How can you say God refuses to hear ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Expending Patience Wisely

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,895 views

    Patience is difficult for us all, but if we develop certain good habits, it makes a big difference. Often times patience simply means delaying anger or refusing to rush to a conclusion or action.

    Expending Patience Wisely 1. Someone has contrasted the good and bad of patience, “Patience: The quality you admire in the driver behind you but can’t stand in the driver who’s in front of you.” 2. Someone else illustrated patience this way: “When you're being yelled ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Jesus, The True Faith Healer

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jan 31, 2015
     | 3,870 views

    We have to take a risk by reaching out to Jesus in faith for healing. Jesus can release us from our suffering and then use our story to encourage others.

    Have you ever wanted something so much that you were willing to do anything to get it? If so, you can appreciate what Jairus and the woman did in Mark 5:21-43.. Jairus was one of a group of key people who oversaw some of the administrative duties of local synagogues. He was not a priest. In this ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Jesus, The Rabbi Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 30, 2014
     | 5,344 views

    Jesus did what others rabbis did, only in more powerful ways; yet ministry is only effective when people have receptive hearts.

    Jesus, the Rabbi (Mark 6:1-13) 1. Jewish Rabbis often play the role of settling disputes. A poor Jewish man finds a wallet with $700 in it. At his synagogue, he reads a notice stating that a wealthy member has lost his wallet and is offering a $50 reward to anyone who returns it. Quickly he ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible