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

Sermons on Defenses:

showing 6,931-6,945 of 10,948
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
  • Jerry Dunn avatar

    Lives Made Over

    Contributed by Jerry Dunn on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 11,307 views

    No one is beyond starting over again.

    LIVES MADE OVER Jeremiah 18:1-5 A product with which most of us have grown up is Ivory soap. Besides being 99.44% pure, it has two uncommon qualities among soap. (1) It floats, and (2) it is the oldest of the best-sellers. But, it hasn’t always been that way! Years ago Ivory soap was just another ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Live With An Ascension Attitude

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on May 22, 2006
    based on 35 ratings
     | 14,647 views

    We ask the Holy Spirit to work through the verses of Psalm 47 to gently remind us of what the ascension of Jesus means for us. We have no reason to live our lives like deer caught in a car’s headlights. In light of this Psalm may each of us be empowered to live with an ascension attitude!

    ‘‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking into the sky?” Do you think the angels were really looking for an answer from the disciples when they asked that question? It doesn’t seem as though they were. The question appears to have implied that the disciples had no good reason for standing ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tim Hedberg avatar

    A Motherly Model

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on May 29, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,918 views

    Mary, an example of motherhood.

    A Motherly Model John 2:1-11 May 14, 2006 As a male Pastor, I am always intimidated by this day we call Mother’s day. And as a husband, I am a bit intimidated by this day. This day we call Mother’s Day intimidates me as a male Pastor and as a husband because nothing that I can say, do, write or ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    Undying Hope Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on May 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,659 views

    Why does God forbid murder? Because our God is a God of Hope.

    Two weeks ago, Michael Kennedy walked into the police station over in Chantilly. He took out a gun and started firing. Detective Vicky Armel was killed immediately. Officer Michael Garabino lived for a week and half before he too finally died from the injuries sustained on that day. The shooter ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Pimp My Ride

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jun 5, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,457 views

    Three desires Jesus has for your life.

    Luke 5:27-32 Pimp My Ride Woodlawn Baptist Church May 28, 2006 Introduction Read Luke 5:27-32. I don’t know how many of you take time to watch MTV, but if you watch TV at all you’ve likely heard of the show that got its launch there in 2004 called Pimp My Ride. The concept for the show was ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    The Nightly Visitor

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 10, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,585 views

    Jesus explains to Nicodemus the mandatory requirement for entrance into the kingdom of God.

    Scripture Reading: John 3:1-17 Message: “The Nightly Visitor” Text: This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him” (John 3:2). 1. Who was this man who came to Jesus by ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "You Have Heard...but I Say To You" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,889 views

    Sermon 10 in a study in the Sermon on the Mount

    “You have heard that the ancients were told” “Believing things ‘on authority’ only means believing them because you have been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine percent of the things you believe are believed on authority. I believe there is such a place as New York. I ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Rev. M Edmunds avatar

    "It's Time To Take Action”

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 21,348 views

    Have you ever come to a place in your life not knowing what to do concerning a certain matter? The simultaneous conflicting feelings of making a choice on what way to turn can cause unbearable stress to the body… Should I accept or pass up this opportunit

    Elder M. Edmunds Co-Pastor of United Ordained Church May 2005 In the foregoing chapter, Saul, king of Israel, gathered three thousand trained men to fight against their pursuing enemy, the Philistines. Two thousand were under Saul’s direct control in Michmash, and one thousand men Saul assigned ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Darryl Klassen avatar

    Let's Settle This Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Dec 1, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,348 views

    Should Christians sue other Christians? Should Christians sue anyone? Is it ever right to use the laws of this nation to achieve a measure of justice? What does Paul say about this?

    LET’S SETTLE THIS How should Christians settle differences of opinion with each other, disputes, or even instances of personal damages? Through lawsuits? Lawsuits have become a way of life in North American culture. I remember as children when someone wanted to throw a nice icy rip-your-skin ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Mennonite

  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    A Portrait Of Prudence

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,920 views

    Topical Sermon on Prudence

    A Portrait of Prudence Proverbs 1:4 33-year-old Larry Walters was an ordinary guy who one day decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store in a suburb of Los Angeles CA one morning and bought 45 used weather balloons. That afternoon ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Powell avatar

    Preparing For Revival

    Contributed by James Powell on Dec 25, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,287 views

    Revival Rediness

    Newspapermen from London went to see firsthand the marvelous happenings of the great Welsh revival at the turn-of-the-century. On their arrival in Wales one of them asked a policeman where the Welsh revival was. Drawing himself to his full height he laid his hand over his heart and proudly ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Holiness

  • Doug Henry avatar

    The Church In Jerusalem Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,493 views

    A reminder about how we need to seek God.

    Warnings, Exaltations, & Instructions – The Church in Jerusalem James 4:7 - 10 Did you ever read the Bible and become jealous of the relationship between God and the people you read about in it? Let me give you a few examples. Think about Adam and Eve. Not only did God provide a garden ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Henry avatar

    Undignified Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,786 views

    Worship is more than a song - sometimes God requires us to give Him more.

    Undignified Worship 2 Samuel 6:12 – 23 In the early 1900’s, there was a little boy who lived out in the country who dreamed of being able to see a circus. He had heard great things from his friends about the circus, but he had never been to see one. One day, the boy was excited to find out that ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Goettsche avatar

    Keep Alert Series

    Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Jan 1, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,619 views

    We must keep alert to the danger of spiritual terrorists.

    Keep Alert! 1 John 2:18-27 copyright December 30, 2006 Rev. Bruce Goettsche REAL DEAL CHRISTIANS At the end of one year and at the beginning of another we have this strange custom of waiting until midnight to bid one year farewell and another hello (which results in spending much of the first ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Moses (Pt. I): The Wound, The Will, & The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,979 views

    Our focus in this series is the good we can learn. As God is involved in our lives we can learn from others¡¦ experiences¡Xboth the struggles and the successes. - Biblical calling to ¡§remember.¡¨ - Our lives are part of a timeless, ongoing work of an u

    I want to begin with story a S.S. teacher shared¡K Asked her class of five-year-olds where God lives, and got a variety of answers. One little girl said, ¡§God lives in heaven.¡¨ Another said: ¡§God lives in church.¡¨ She was surprised, however, when little Johnny said, ¡§God lives in our ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational