Sermons on Divine Process:

Where Is God When I'm Hurting? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 9, 2007

Suffering is never easy, but understanding what God is up to helps us cooperate with Him in the process of using our pain for good results.

One of the biggest speed bumps to understanding God can be our encounters with pain and suffering. The hurts we experience may stem from abandonment or abuse, sorrow and loss, fears and failures, setbacks and confrontations, chronic illness and pain - the list is long. We all hurt for a variety ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Noah - Proof That Miracles Can Happen When Your Life Is Committed To God

Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 21, 2005

Noah was careful who he used as role models. Noah refused to give up. Noah was sustained throughout the entire process by God.

Noah - Proof that Miracles Can Happen When Your Life is Committed to God Genesis Chapters 6 - 9 Introduction: First of all, in this story we have to ask the question can we ignore God without consequence? And second, if we do obey God, how will he work a miracle in our life? Noah, whose ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thanksgiving In Nain

Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004

A thanksgiving sermon. What happens when the Lord of Life encounters a procession of death on the outskirts of the village of Nain? A worship service is waiting to happen.

Intro: The Spring of the Year. I. Two Crowds a. A Jubiliant Crowd 1. A crowd which had traveled all day with Jesus 2. A crowd which had witnessed a miraculous healing 3. A crowd that was asking the question, who is this Jesus? 4. Like the feeling you get when you pass an overturned mini-van and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Baptist

Part 3 - How God Gets Us There Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 31, 2007

How does God get us to the abundant life? He takes us through a process in which we play a vital part.

Advance to the Abundant Life Part 3 - How God Gets Us There John 15:1-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Aug. 19, 2007 *It’s back to school time! One of my favorite back-to-school stories came from Pennsylvania mother, Susan Moser. A few weeks into the new school year, Susan ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

It's Already Done

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Sep 25, 2009

Your victory is already proclaimed you just have to go through the process. Don’t worry it’s already done.

IT’S ALREADY DONE 1st Kings 17:1-9 “And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Get ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-9

Denomination: Apostolic

Repent, Refine, Renew Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 5, 2009

Zechariah emphasizes God’s desire to renew his people through a process of repentance and refining, even as he points to the coming of Christ.

I once read about a young man who had run away from home because he could not get along with his parents. Somehow, his parents were able to get a message to him, inviting him back home. He wrote back, saying that he was coming home and if they were sure he was welcome, they should hang a white ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Simply Irresistible Series

Contributed by Rob Jansons on Sep 14, 2010

Fourth sermon in the series on salvation, examining the "order of salvation" and how God's grace works behind the scenes in our lives during the process.

We are talking about our salvation. Spending time thinking about how God saves us. In once sense, it doesn’t really matter - we are saved! Thank God. Why analyze it? But on the other hand, it is helpful to our understanding of God and to our Christian life if we spend some time thinking ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Putting Out The Wild Fire Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 25, 2012

The sins of the toungue are like a wild fire in process. God can control our words and put out the devastation of the fire of our lips.

1. Speech, the Importance of: Pianist Arthur Rubenstein, who could speak in eight languages, once told this story on himself: Some years ago he had a stubborn case of hoarseness. The newspapers were full of reports about smoking and cancer; so he decided to consult a throat specialist. "I searched ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Have A Life-Changing Experience At Church Today

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 18, 2009

The book of James gives us a process, a picture, and a promise about how we can have a life-changing experience at church today.

HOW TO HAVE A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE AT CHURCH TODAY Text: James 1:21 – 25 Introduction: · What would it take for you to have a life-changing experience at church today? o Inherit $1,000,000 o Cure for chronic illness o Find out you are expecting · Every time you come to church you ought to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

Critical Mass

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 19, 2017

Critical mass is a tipping point. A message that the world is heading to critical mass and we need to be ready because things are in the process of a massive shift.

Critical Mass PPT 1 sermon title I heard a sermon by Joseph Garlington where his topic was, "critical mass." He defined critical mass as the minimum amount of fissionable material needed for a sustained nuclear reaction. He explained it as a tipping point where things change and a new dynamic ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Attitude Towards Temptation And Trials Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 17, 2019

A look at why James tells us to be joyful when trials and temptations come. We become stronger and more like Jesus in the process.

The path of life isn’t an easy path to walk. It’s filled with all kinds of trials; like sickness and disease, accidents, disappointments, sufferings and death and also all the trials we go through concerning sin and being seduced. What we need is a guaranteed way to conquer all the trials of ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Looking At

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 9, 2017

Paul is helping us understand how our thought process can dominate our actions and how to address recurring idle thoughts.

Matthew 22:1-14 What are you looking at? Where do you return when your mind is not occupied by some current demand? Our thought process is dominated, isn’t it? We tend to think about a pet project, a pet peeve, a lingering hurt, some secret desire that we keep coming back to (even though we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To God’s Glory Alone Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 30, 2017

Solo Deo Gloria — to the glory of God alone — means that the entire process of salvation — and creation, for that matter — has as its goal glorifying God.

To God’s Glory Alone (Ephesians 2:8-10) 1. Some people do not get it. I handed the teller at my bank a withdrawal slip for $400.00 I said “May I have large bills, please”. She looked at me and said “I’m sorry sir, all the bills are the same size.” I explained it to her. 2. When we talk about ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Not Now Perhaps But You Will! PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Emphasize the urgency and importance of confessing Jesus as Lord in our lives, not as a one-time event, but as a daily surrender and process of growth into Christ-likeness.

Good morning, church family. Today we're going to dive into a topic that is both urgent and timeless - the confession of our faith. Our focus scripture for today's sermon is Philippians 2:10-11, which says, "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:10-11

Topics: Confess, Will

0203 Epiphany Iii: Sign And Nexus Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Jan 23, 2006

The turning of water into wine was a sign. It’s also a nexus of the human and the divine.

Sermon: Sign and Nexus Text: John 2:1-11 Occasion: Epiphany III Who: Mark Woolsey Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, January 22, 2006 Audio link: http://providencerec.com/Sound%20Files/Srmn060122WoolseyJohn02;01-011EpiphanyIIISignAndNexus.mp3 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican