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

Sermons on Distractions:

showing 1,471-1,485 of 12,176
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
  • Dan Cale avatar

    Sonic Whisper

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Jul 9, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    This sermon looks at mistakes we make and hints we can find from Elijah’s experience in listening to God.

    Sonic Whisper Learning to Listen to God I Kings 19:9-13 Have you ever been in a spot where God was hard to find? Where you just wanted answers but no answers seemed evident? Have you ever been in a spot where you just needed to hear from God? Well Elijah was in just such a predicament when we ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Phil Anderson avatar

    "How To Fail Successfully"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 17, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,916 views

    Taking a look at how we should respond to times of spiritual failure...a look at Peter.

    “How to Fail Successfully” Matthew 14:25-33 MT 14:25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It’s a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Helps Leaders Utilize Self-Control

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,022 views

    1. The Holy Spirit motivates us to serve with love from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith by helping us to control our thoughts, emotions, and choices.

    1. The Holy Spirit motivates us to serve with love from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith by helping us to control our thoughts, emotions, and choices. Paul wrote, "The object and purpose of our instruction and charge is love, which springs from a pure heart and a good (clear) ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Are You Spiritually Progressing Or Regressing?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,713 views

    Progressing - To move forward while proceeding steadily to the advancement of a goal.

    Progressing - To move forward while proceeding steadily to the advancement of a goal. Regressing - To move backwards while falling back to an earlier spiritual level of growth. To return to an earlier state of development, maturity or understanding. Why People Spiritually Regress - Some people ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    A Model Of Wise Toleration

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,148 views

    Gamaliel gives us a fine example of one who practiced wise toleration without sacrificing what is true, honorable and God inspired.

    1. Today’s media continually stresses the importance of tolerating other peoples’ beliefs, practices or viewpoints with a measure of respect. Yet, Christians know that Jesus is THE way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by Him. Gamaliel gives us a fine example of one who ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Raymond Perkins avatar

    The Winds & The Waves Series

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 11,256 views

    This is the second in a series based on Matthew 14:22-32

    The Wind and The Waves Matthew 14:30 INTRODUCTION: A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Don Jones avatar

    Blessed Are They That Mourn Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,923 views

    The message deals with 1. The Cause of Mourning, 2. The Blessedness of Mourning, and 3. The Comfort in Mourning.

    "Blessed are they that mourn" Matthew 5:4 Introduction "Blessed are they that mourn, for they will be comforted" Webster’s Dictionary defines mourning as; "a sorrowing or lamenting; specifically the expression of grief at someone’s death". To mourn means, "to feel or express sorrow for ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Major Gerardo Balmori avatar

    Run The Race

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,303 views

    I like to hear stories about people who won’t give up. Quitters aren’t much of an inspiration, but people who stay with a commitment even though the going gets tough are a source of great inspiration to all. Do you remember the man who came to Jesus & s

    Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army I like to hear stories about people who won’t give up. Quitters aren’t much of an inspiration, but people who stay with a commitment even though the going gets tough are a source of great inspiration to all. Do you remember the man who came to Jesus & ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Tim White avatar

    Deacons: Origin And Qualifications Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 27, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,992 views

    God led the Church in Jerusalem to select men of Godly character to meet a specific service need of the congregation, and then blessed the position by including through Paul, led by the Spirit, high qualifications and responsibility for men so selected.

    Deacons: Origin and Qualifications Acts 4:32-37, 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:8-13 In my opinion, the Church got into something that it should not have. I. Faulty Situation. Act 4:32-37 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darren Sirmans avatar

    Getting Back Together With God

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,634 views

    There is a big difference from being actively in Christ, and outside of Christ.

    Jeremiah 2: 11- 13 The guardsman of our time is trust, in order to understand who you’re trusting in. You have to understand the threat. The curse is outside; everything outside promises harm, like hot lava coming down a mountain, after the mountain erupts, it is known to us as a volcano eruption. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Jones avatar

    Lessons Learned From Nehemiah

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,583 views

    The message describes biblical principles found in Nehemiah.

    Lessons Learned From Nehemiah Matthew 19:26 1. Expect opposition - John 15:18-20 Whenever Nehemiah stepped in faith he encountered problems. The problems he faced included fear, false accusations, treason, and threats to his physical well being. Doubt was also a part of his life. Without an ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Matthew 6 – Part 2 - Why Pray If God Already Knows My Needs? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 31, 2010
    based on 17 ratings
     | 21,265 views

    God chooses to answer me not because I have needs, but because I bring those needs to Him rather than try to meet them in my own strength. And He is not all that keen on repetition.

    Matthew 6 – Part 3 - WHY PRAY IF GOD ALREADY KNOWS MY NEEDS? So what is the use of praying if God already knows what I need? Matthew 6:7 and 8 says “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    The Practical Living Series Series

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,363 views

    • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not

    Introduction • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not to blend in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    The Practical Living Series Series

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,828 views

    • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not

    Introduction • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not to blend in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda avatar

    Focus On What Is Ahead

    Contributed by Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda on Sep 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,364 views

    A sermon on how a Christian can concentrate walking towards the direction God has set for us.

    “Focus on What is Ahead” Heb. 12:1-2 (God’s Word) Since we are surrounded by so many examples of faith, we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up. 2 We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational