Sermons on Defying Odds:

The Formula For Joy

Contributed by Luke Oakes on Jan 2, 2008

My purpose is to show that God loves us and wants us to be filled with His joy.

The Formula for Joy We all have moments that define our lives. For me, one of these moments began the week after I graduated high school. You see my dad has always been there for me, but I have not always been there for him. I remember that week I decided to join the Navy and leave the house. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

A Life Transformed By The Lamb Series

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Jan 2, 2008

Simon was a very impetuous man. He was unstable, impulsive, spontaneous. Sinking Sand. It was Simon who followed Jesus for 3 years then denied Him 3 times. Shifting sands. He promised “though all forsake you Jesus, I never will” and then he promised the l

John Hiebert was a bank robber. It is said that he had robbed more than 30 banks in his lifetime before getting caught and put into prison. In prison he became a Christian simply through reading one of the prison Bibles and submitting to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. One day he wrote to his mother. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"What Did God Really Say?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 8, 2008

We are the ones who get in the way of the making of disciples for the transformation of the world.

“What Did God Really Say?” Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the world. This is a huge responsibility. Precious lives ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Test 8: Integrity Test Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008

God demands that His children be people of integrity. People who are honest and reliable. This is the next-to-last test of faith that James gives us--the integrity test.

1. The importance of individual integrity 2. The implication of individual integrity 3. The intentionality of individual integrity 4. The incentive of individual integrity This Wednesday night, American TV is hitting a new low. It’s almost hard to say that with all the trash that’s on TV these ...read more

Scripture: James 5:12

Denomination: Baptist

Your Majesty (Palm Sunday)

Contributed by Troy Richards on Feb 20, 2008

A sermon about how Jesus for one day was recognized for the royalty He is and how we are royal too.

YOUR MAJESTY -> JOHN 12:12-19 [ENTER DRESSED AS KING, PLAY “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN YOUTH FALLS FOR YOU TO STEPON FOR STAGE, ETC.] -good morning everyone and welcome to Palm Sunday. -this is one of those holidays we celebrate every year, people bring palm branches to church, but do we see what it ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Methodist

Get The Doubt Out!

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Feb 22, 2008

How many times do you find yourself in a situation where doubt creeps in and, before you know it, fear has taken over your situation? This sermon will show you how to defeat the doubt.

I. Trusting the Word! A. Text: Mark 5:21-24 B. How many times do you find yourself in a situation where doubt creeps in and, before you know it, fear has taken over your situation? C. That’s exactly what happened to Jairus in our text. D. Jairus was a presiding elder of the synagogue--an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-24

Who Do You Serve? Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 2, 2008

We are destined to serve somebody or something. Do you really serve the true God?

TEXT: ACTS 16:16-34 TITLE: “WHO DO YOU SERVE?” OPEN: A. A preacher meets an old friend from Bible college while at the North American Christian Convention. The old friend asks the preacher, “How many members are in your congregation?” The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Caricature Or Reality (Pt 1) Series

Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006

In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Learning To Do God's Will Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 7, 2006

The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to do God’s Will.

Reverence for Our Heavenly Father “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Requests for Our Needs 11Give us today our daily bread. 12Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And lead us not into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Challenges Of Being A Cheerful Giver

Contributed by Joseph Betz on Nov 22, 2006

Lay Sermon on Stewardship. The focus is on the historical and social responsibility of being a Christian and giving and does not mention biblical tithing.

"The Challenges of Being a Cheerful Giver" Sermon Preached by Joseph A. Betz Setauket Presbyterian Church, NY October 22, 2006 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15 The Apostle Paul writes, "God loves a cheerful giver." The original Greek word he used was hilaron for cheerful, which translates into ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Learning To Hear God's Voice Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Aug 3, 2007

Answer’s to our prayers are not always what we expect. What do we do when God speaks, but His answer is "Not Yet."

Introduction: I. We have been looking these past weeks at listening to the voice of God. A. The first week, we looked at what it takes to be prepared to hear from God. B. In the second week, we looked at a few ways that God speaks to us. 1. The Bible, 2. Teachers, 3. Impressions, call ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Drop The Weight Of Sin Series

Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007

Today we begin a series which will last several weeks, called “Drop The Weight”. Throughout this series you will be asked to release the sins you have been carrying, in some cases, maybe these are things that have been a part of your life for a long time

Drop The Weight I have a backpack on…and it is really heavy! It’s heavy because it’s filled with rocks, stones! “Why on earth would you fill backpack w/rocks?” Good ? The rocks in my backpack symbolize the various sins in our life. (have someone take out rock: “sin”) This stone today ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Denomination: Wesleyan

Go Tell Your World

Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 25, 2011

We all need to be more faithful to witness for Jesus, and the Lord will help us do it. Jesus will help us overcome: 1. our inadequacies. 2. our inhibitions. 3. our inexperience. 4. our indifference.

Go Tell Your World John 4:24-42 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Oct. 26, 2008 *John 4 tells the great story of a Samaritan woman whose life had been broken. She had been married 5 times, and now was living with a man outside of marriage. This woman was scorned by her neighbors, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:24-42

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Saturday, But Is It Finished? Series

Contributed by Rogers Steven Warner on Mar 11, 2013

The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday rarely gets much attention. This sermon seeks to address Holy Saturday’s importance in an imaginative and emotive manner. It was first preached for a Good Friday service and is crafted for such an audience.

It’s Saturday – But Is It Finished? Luke 23: 54 Throughout the season of Christ’s birth we celebrate Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Three months later we commemorate Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. But what do we call the Saturday that falls ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:54

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Great Commission: Populating Heaven

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 21, 2013

The Great Commission invites us, amazingly, into the joy of sharing faith and, by God's power and grace, having a real impact on the future population of heaven. Weird but true.

Let me ask a couple questions about our home planet and its population to begin today. How many nations/countries are in the world? Anyone want to guess? Ballpark? 196 [ (not incl. Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Greenland, Palestine, Western Sahara, and even the components of the United Kingdom (such as ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational