Sermons on Discouraged:

5. The Shield Of Faith Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 1, 2019

Merely sort of agreeing with Christian ideas won't carry you far when life gets difficult. The real strength comes when we are solidly connected with our God through a deep and living faith inour hearts.

This morning we'll continue with putting on the armor of God. We live in a world that bombards us with things that battle against our souls. And God has provided armament to be able to resist them, not only to resist, but to stand strong and firm and hold our ground. We start by putting on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17, Luke 17:5-10

Help! I Can't Pray Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

Paul knew what he was saying when he said we know not how to pray as we ought. We can't depend upon prayer. We need to depend upon God. Prayer is not the answer, but God is. Prayer can even be a danger to the best in life.

One of the perplexing of all life's paradoxes is the fact that God often answers our prayers by refusing to answer our prayers. One of the greatest examples of this in history is that of Monica praying for her son Augustine. All night in a sea side chapel on the North African coast she pleaded ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

The Humor Of History Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

One of the greatest paradoxes of history is that the Jews, who have suffered so incredibly, have also been the source of incredible laughter.

It was one of the greatest celebrations in the history of the American people. The bells rang in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. There was a hundred gun salute in City Hall Park of New York. In Chicago there was a volunteer possession of people seven miles long. In California they celebrated ...read more

Scripture: Esther 9:20-28

Paul's Unique Experience Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 22, 2021

This is Paul's personal testimony, and it fits nobody else in all of history. As far as the record goes, nobody else on this planet was every converted by getting knocked to the ground and blinded by the presence of Christ.

America was at war with Spain in 1898. One of the most unusual incidents in the history of naval warfare took place. One night Captain Freemont of the American ship Porter detected some strange object coming toward the ship. As it came closer he saw that it was a torpedo. Ensign Irving Gillis ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:1-11

Thriving In A Hostile Environment

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Jan 22, 2020

The Bible doesn’t promise that life on earth would be pleasant for believers. Neither is it the will of God for us to just strive or survive; His plan is for us to thrive and be fruitful.

THRIVING IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT "12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. 13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; 14 for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:12-15, Matthew 10:16, Psalm 23:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Evicting Hell From Your Promised Land

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 19, 2020

Moses outlines 5 principles for Evicting Hell from your Promised Land: Victory only comes by 1). Growth, 2). Communing with God, 3). No Compromise with Sin, 4). Death to the Old Life, and 5). Dependence on God’s Power.

EVICTING HELL FROM YOUR PROMISED LAND INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: PARKING FINES 1. One little old lady came into the hair salon and told her elderly friend, “I got a compliment on my driving today! Someone put a note on my windshield that said, ‘Driving Fine!’” 2. A young man found his friend ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:28-30, Numbers 33:55, Colossians 3:5, Deuteronomy 7:2-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Stuck In A Place Called Troas

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Mar 4, 2020

At Troas something remarkable happened to Apostle Paul that will change the course of the early church history.

STUCK IN A PLACE CALLED TROAS "6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6-10, Isaiah 55:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You May Not Believe This...

Contributed by Eugene Moore on Apr 3, 2020

Open your Bibles to the 24th chapter of Luke at verse 12, I want to preach this Easter Sunday Morning, “You May Not Believe This...”

Beloved here we are. Another resurrection Sunday morning.Another time to celebrate the triumphant victory of our lord Jesus Christ over death, hell, and the grave. We come to recall salvation history, about how a God who lived upstairs, knowing the adoration of angels moved downstairs to know the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:12

A Time For Patience

Contributed by David Cramer on Apr 7, 2020

An encouragement to be patient in life

Stand and lift up your bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The indestructible, never ending, living word Of God. I will never be ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Two Faces Of Faith: Triumph And Trial

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 9, 2020

It’s easy to trust God when the sea is parting, when the walls of Jericho are falling, when His voice is clearly coming through to our spirit. But what about those days when God is silent? Discovering both sides of Faith!

There is a faith receives what it believes, and a faith that believes beyond what it receives. Text: Hebrews 11:13-16 "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:2-40

Denomination: Methodist

The Resurrection From The Dead Of The Humble King Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 13, 2020

Their hope seemed lost, but a new dawn, the dawn of a new day was coming and renewal and hope was in the wings of this new sun rise. The Light of new age, the hope of a new covenant was rising with this new day.

MARK 16:1-8-9 THE RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD OF THE HUMBLE KING What we find in Mark as in the other gospels, though all have different details, an account of women finding that Jesus’ tomb was empty and receiving a message that he had risen. All other evidence that Mark has recounted to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Equipped With Knowledge Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

A vast infinite reservoir is what we have to dip into with our finite little minds while we recognize the importance of knowledge, we must also recognize its immensity and our limitations.

When Julia Ward Howe toured a battlefield during the Civil War her heart was heavy for things were not going well for the union cause. The soldiers were trying to keep their moral up by singing snatches of then popular army song-John Brown's Body. Mrs. Howe's minister, James Freeman ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5

Relatively Impossible Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

Paul said he could do all things through Christ who would strengthen him. Nothing is impossible if Jesus wills it. He wanted John to come up an see heaven, and in a split second John was in heaven.

God expects us to do the impossible. He expected Luther H. Bridgers to play the role of Job and keep on singing. He was a young pastor who was away in another city for a series of meetings. The phone rang late one night and a friend had to tell him of the tragic news. Fire had swept through ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

A Mountain Top Experience Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

Mountains force the thought of God upon you, for there is nowhere else the mind can go and be relevant. Man becomes insignificant and humanism melts into oblivion before these rocking monarchs of the earth.

Mountains have made men marvel at the majesty of God's creation all through history. Man needs the mountains, for the heights are in his head and heart. Mountains awaken in man the instinct for heaven. He knows when he looks at the mountains that he was made for a high and lofty purpose. ...read more

Angelic Host Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

Angels were the primary messengers of that first Christmas. The Star of Bethlehem was their only competitor, and it reached only the wise men. All others were reached by angels.

Before the turn of the century, a Bishop was paying his annual visit to a church related college. He was the guest of one of the professors, and was stating to his host, that now since man knows all about nature, and all inventions have been discovered, we must be on the verge of the millennium. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-15