Sermons on Doing What Is Right:

Do You Trust Me - No Matter What?

Contributed by Larry Elder on Aug 1, 2007

Jesus calls on two people to trust Him in different ways – but both are offered the chance to “prime the pump” of faith by forcing reliance on Jesus Christ.

Do You Trust Me - No Matter What? Mark 5:21-43 ILL…There was a man who was lost in the desert. After wandering around for a long time his throat became very dry, about that time he saw a little shack in the distance. He made his way over to the shack and found a water pump with a small jug of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Do You Want From Jesus

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 15, 2019

If Jesus were to ask you, why are you following him, how would you respond. This message looks at the two thieves who were crucified with Christ, and what they wanted from him.

What Do You Want From Jesus? Proverbs 9:10-12 Luke 23:32-43 Have you ever tried to use deception to get what you wanted. You told someone something good about themselves, because you had plans for later. It could have been a statement, “Mommy I Love You, You’re the best Mom in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What To Do When The Brook Dries Up

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 12, 2025

Somehow, we have the mistaken idea that the Christian life is like a fairy tale. That is, you accept the Lord as your Savior, and then then you live happily ever after! But there is no such life for any of us while we are here on earth.

It does not matter: • If a person is rich or poor • What country a person lives in? • What family a person belongs to? NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM THE SORROWS OF LIFE. Why is it important that we realize that!!! Illus: It is important because it makes me think of a young lady that was dating a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do If Salvation Stops Saving (Updated)

Contributed by Gordon Brownlee on Mar 6, 2025

Many can mark the day of their salvation. At some point they saw the need to ask for help from above and Jesus Yeshua heard their prayer and sent the gift of the Holy Spirit. However life doesn’t always provide us safe passage and a worldly or even religious mindset can interrupt a sure salvation.

The Contract Welcome Mr. Ross. How can my legal office be of service to you? I have signed my name to a contract and would like to be released from it. What is the contract pertaining too? Well…ah…it’s my salvation contract. Your salvation contract? That’s very interesting; do you have the document ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

Denomination: *other

What Kind Of Light Do You Have

Contributed by Jose Imperial on Jan 4, 2008

Jesus called you to be light not only in your house,not only in your city, not only in your country but in the world and he is serious...

Mat 5:14-16 You are like light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden,v15 and no one would light a lamp and put it under a clay pot. A lamp is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house. v16 Make your light shine, so that others will see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Know What Nieveh Knew?

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Aug 18, 2018

A sermon about how on hearing the word of God, they all repented

Do you know what Nineveh Knew Jonah 3:5 1. Notice the Significance of the message vs 5 whole country repented Anchorage Alaska 1697 sq miles, Jacksonville Fla. 757.7, Oklahoma City 607, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Values Do You Hold Sacred?

Contributed by Grant Sisson on Jun 29, 2009

Independence Day Sermon. How the Founding Fathers ordered their values and how Christians everywhere are to commit to Jesus’ values.

Grant S. Sisson Countryside Christian Church, Shreveport, LA 2009-06-28 One of the most profound things I learned in graduate school was taught to me by one of my professors. He is now my Counselor Intern Supervisor, my mentor, and my good friend, Tom Moore. It was really more of a question than ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

What Do You Expect From God?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 20, 2022

Paul tells us to expect trouble in this world, not riches and success.

5.22.22 Acts 14:8–22 (EHV) 8 In Lystra there was a man who was sitting down because he had no strength in his feet. He had never walked because he was lame from birth. 9 When he was listening to Paul as he was speaking, Paul looked at him closely and saw that he had faith to be healed. 10 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:8-22

Denomination: Lutheran

If The Foundations Be Destroyed, What Can The Righteous Do?

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 31, 2011

David and his followers left Jerusalem when he got the word what his son Absalom intended to do because, David didn’t want to have a battle there as he knew it ruin the city that he loved so much.

Psalm 11 verse 1,2 and 3 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-3, Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

What Does Love Have To Do With It?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jun 25, 2023

John 13:31-35 contains perhaps the most remarkable command given to Christians: that love for others is the characterizing indication of faith for ''all individuals,'' denoting the existence of a genuine believer.

Jesus outlines this as a new commandment, utilizing His own model as the norm. In giving this charge, Jesus indeed predicts His looming demise and exit from earth. To cherish others was not another new commandment (Leviticus 19:18), but rather to love others just as like Christ loved others was ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Are You Going To Do About It?

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 16, 2020

Although change is possible, it will never be actualized until there is a willed consent to move in a different direction

TITLE: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? SCRIPTURE: ST. JOHN 8:1-11 There have been many obstacles and hurdles that we have faced and overcome over the course of our lifetime. • If a job was not going well, we were faced with a decision to make - either stay with the job or seek other ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You Believe, And Why? # 6

Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Aug 27, 2005

This was another message in a series entitles, “What do you believe, and why?” and this message was based on Rev. 20 and Paul’s farewell to Ephesian elders in Acts 20.

This is the 6th message in series, "What do you believe, and why?" > Paul’s farewell to Ephesian elders = [Acts 20.17-27] = Focus on v.27 - This series = The necessity of preaching "the whole counsel of God" How necessary! - 1st Message - 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Excuse Do You Have?

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on May 12, 2011

Everybody seems to have an excuse why they can’t or don’t serve the Lord!

A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then 120, even 130. All ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

What Our Mother Can Do For Us

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 3, 2009

We can have confidence in our relationship with God if we imitate the Mother of Jesus.

Mother’s Day May 10, 2009 One of the most successful movies of all time was the 1981 blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark. In it, swashbuckling adventurers contended in the pre-World War II era for the privilege of finding the Ark of the Covenant, the Old Testament repository of the manna, Aaron’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18-24

Denomination: Catholic

What To Do While You're Standing Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 8, 2016

Self-Realization, Marching Orders, Intersession, Consistency, and Freedom through Prayer

Ephesians 6:18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-20

Denomination: *other