Sermons on Difficult Moments:

Preparing For Difficult Days Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 24, 2023

No matter how bad things become, our great God is in control.

Preparing for Difficult Days 2 Timothy 3:1-9 Rev. Brian Bill July 22-23, 2023 This week, I did a Google search to see how the ever-knowing search engine would answer this question: “Is our world getting better or worse?” Of the top five responses, four of them said the world is getting better. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Going To Hell Is Difficult

Contributed by Richard Bowman on Sep 19, 2023

John 3:17 is clear that Jesus came to save, not to condemn. However, it is still possible to end up in hell but it's not easy.

GOING TO HELL IS DIFFICULT Warsaw Christian Church, Richard Bowman, Pastor In this sermon, I plan to give you clear directions on how to end up in hell. It is not an easy matter to go to hell, but it can be done. God has made it difficult to go to hell, but I will show you the way. One of the most ...read more

Scripture: John 3:17

Love Difficult People PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 11, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to respond to trials and adversaries with love, kindness, and prayer, reflecting God's grace and becoming better, not bitter.

Good morning, beloved. It is a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, isn't it? We are here, filled with hope, brimming with expectation, and united in faith. We are here to open our hearts to the Word of God, to let His truth seep into our very being, to allow His wisdom to shape our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-35, Colossians 4:1, Ephesians 6:9

Topics: Love, Enemies

"Our Moment Of Decision" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 20, 2017

Our failures are not final. Jesus looked at Peter and saw his future, not his failures.

“Commitment Issues” John 18:15-18; 25-27 All of us have at least one. All of us have at least one sound; one noise that really annoys us. For some it is the sound of the dentist drilling in your mouth, for others it may be the sound of screeching tires on pavement or perhaps when kids used to ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-27

Denomination: Baptist

Hindsight And God Moments

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 24, 2020

"God moments," like the Transfiguration, need time and perspective before we can fully appreciate the significance of what we have experienced of the divine.

February 23, 2020 Transfiguration Sunday Hope Lutheran Church 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Hindsight and God Moments Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Today we come to the conclusion of Epiphany. Epiphany is known as the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

A Moment Of Intense Prayer Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 9, 2014

A sermon examining those times of intense prayer.

A Moment Of Intense Prayer Psalm 55:16-17 In October of 1871 D.L Moody had reached a place of a deep hunger for God. He was in agony of soul as he prayed and sought the power of God. At times he would roll on the floor in agony and in tears. One day while passing through New York on his way to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Solitary Moments

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 3, 2025

A cosmic experience is regarded as a state of consciousness that can involve a special sense of connection to the universe.

Thomas Merton, an American monk and writer once remarked: “When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when they are really children, when we know love in our own ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16, Matthew 14:23, Isaiah 40:26

The Moment Everything Crumbles

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 22, 2021

Have you had one of those moments when it feels like you have hit rock bottom? Like everything has crumbled, and you are despairing? If you have had such a moment, then you may understand a bit of how Ezekiel felt in chapter 10.

Have you had one of those moments when it feels like you’ve hit rock bottom? Everything has crumbled, and you’re despairing? If you’ve had such a moment, then you may understand a bit of how Ezekiel feels in our chapter. For in a vision he sees a terrible thing: he sees the glory of the LORD leave ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 43:1-9, Ezekiel 10:18-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Called . . . Go - 2

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 4, 2020

Looking at how we grasp divine moments from God.

Your Moment Matthew 25:31-46 July 5, 2020 Last week we were talking about grabbing hold of those moments in life which are transformative. That’s a tall order! I know that! That’s kind of what makes messages like this filled with so much fun and anxiety. It’s being alert to when God is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46, James 2:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

Life's Momentous Questions

Contributed by William Young on Aug 26, 2001

Who What And Why? Great Questions to answer with the Bible about our existence

Life’s Momentous Questions James 4:14 Thesis: to bring us to a fuller understanding of what we are and why ? Introduction: 1. There are four important questions which are as old as the human race, 2. yet they are as new as an infant in its mother’s arms. 3. These questions have boggled the mind ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14, Hebrews 2:6-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Moments At The Manger Scene

Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 18, 2002

What are Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds thinking as they look at the Christ? What are you thinking?

Luke 2:1-20 MOMENTS AT THE MANGER SCENE Perhaps the most well-known Christian symbol of Christmas is the manger scene. There are manger scenes in people’s front yards. Churches have manger scenes. Some people even put together live nativity scenes. What thoughts do you have, as you look at a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Crowning Moment

Contributed by David Nolte on Apr 23, 2001

Describes 4 crowning moments in God’s experience and designates one as the ultimate.

"GOD’S CROWNING MOMENT!"/COLOSSIANS 1:13-23/SHASTA WAY/04-22-01/A.M. For each of us there are those pivotal, mountain top experiences. There are those times, those events, those happenings which we will remember all our lives as our "Crowning Moment" so to speak. For the athlete it might be ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:13-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Changing The World In A Moment

Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 30, 2006

When we share our faith, we have the chance to change the world for an individual, and perhaps even thousands of people, in a moment.

Change the World In a Moment It was likely a day as any other. The work day was over and she was looking forward to spending time at home doing the things she did each night. To look at her, you would not see anything but another woman heading home after a long day at work. You would not see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Life's Great Moments

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 17, 2006

There are at least six special, significant moments in one’s life that need examination. That’s what this sermon does.

LIFE’S GREAT MOMENTS Esther 4:14 Synopsis of Esther • Persian Queen Vashti is deposed • Esther chosen to succeed her • Uncle Mordecail uncovers a conspiracy • Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews • Mordecai persuades Esther to intercede • Esther’s request to the king • Mordecai is honored by ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:14

Denomination: Wesleyan

Missing A God Moment Series

Contributed by Richard Hall on Sep 29, 2005

We must stay focused on God or we will miss the God moments in our life

Sermon #4 Not Enough, Just Enough, More than Enough MISSING A GOD MOMENT NUMBERS 20:1-13 God moments… When was the last time that you experienced a God moment? (Ask for sharing) Bible is filled with God moments: Jacob and the dream of the ladder descending from heaven. Jacob and the man ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan