Sermons on Dont Go To Far:

Matthew 5 - Part 6 - Oh God, Please Don’t Send Me To Africa! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009

So, do I have to go to the heart of Africa or some other war ravaged, AIDS ridden, refugee overrun, starving hordes kind of country before I can show mercy? I hope not! Is that unmerciful? What does being merciful really mean?

26/12/09 Pastorross | public entry | tags: identifying with others, Mercy, Compassion, Matthew 5 | report Matthew 5 - Oh God, please don’t send me to Africa! When I think of mercy I think of Mother Teresa spending her life working amongst the poor in India, but I don’t know why exactly. Mercy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Go! And Trust The God Of Your Today And Tomorrow Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 2, 2025

Have you ever lain awake at night, staring at the ceiling, thinking about tomorrow? When God speaks a promise, it carries the power to accomplish what it declares.

Go! And Trust the God of Your Today and Tomorrow Introduction – Living Between Today’s Worries and Tomorrow’s Promises Have you ever lain awake at night, staring at the ceiling, thinking about tomorrow? Maybe you’re wondering how the bills will be paid, or how that medical report will turn out, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:34, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Luke 1:37, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, 2 Corinthians 6:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Why Don't You Do Something

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 2, 2007

As we stand at the foot of the cross it is easy to demand of God how could you allow this happen, why don’t you do something?

How many times have we asked ourselves the same question that Jesus asked as he hung dying on the cross? “God why don’t you do something?” Surely if we had of been standing by watching as this man of peaces, as the Son of God was humiliated in a sham of a trial, as he was scourged and beaten in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:33-39

Denomination: Wesleyan

When You Feel Like Quitting Don't

Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 10, 2003

Have you ever felt like just giving up? I hear Pastor’s say all the time I resign every monday morning... God gave me this at a very crucial moment in my ministry and I was hurt,tired and fed up. Teri and I had just lost our son.

When you feel like quitting DON’T! 1 Peter 2:9 John 21:1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: (NIV) John 21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-3, 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

At The Forks Of The Road, Which Way Will You Go?

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Feb 16, 2005

Decision Time!!

AT THE FORKS OF THE ROAD WHICH WAY WILL YOU GO?? ACTS 24:19-27 I’d like to start tonight by saying that everyone That’s here is on their way to Heaven!! But I can’t! Did you Hear Me??? I CANT!!!!! When you’re at THE FORKS OF THE ROAD Which way will you go?? There’s two directions you can choose ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:19-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Am I Going Thru These Trials?

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 31, 2005

Sometimes God allows trials only to prove a point.

Many are asking themselves; WHY AM I GOING THRU THESE TRIALS? If I?m serving god, why is there so many things happening in my life Revelation 1. Sometimes God allows trials only to prove a point to the devil. recall the story of job(THE RICHEST MAN IN THE LAND OF UZ) - He had seven sons and ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"I'm Just Dying To Go To Heaven!"

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Mar 30, 2009

Easter sermon on the resurrection of Christ

"I’M JUST DYING TO GO TO HEAVEN!" TEXT: I Cor. 15:1-58 INTRO: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most important event in human history! It has touched everything in this life, and in the life to come. Even when cultures have attempted to stamp out the reality of Christ’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

Denomination: Assembly Of God

One More Thing Before I Go Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Oct 16, 2025

As for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh

JOSHUA One More Thing Before I Go Joshua 23:1-2a October 18, 2025 The Reubenites and Gadites had very large flocks and herds. After the lands of kings Sihon and Og had been conquered, these tribes, along with ½ the tribe of Manasseh, saw that the land on the east side of the Jordan was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:11-12, Micah 7:19, Hebrews 8:12

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Don't Give Up On Prayer Or On The Return Of Jesus!

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 20, 2010

God will answer our prayers. Jesus will return - but both often seem to be taking such a long time! This short talk encourages us not to give up on prayer, nor to give up on the return of Jesus.

On 10th May 2003, through the post I received six letters concerning my claim for Tax Credits - much to my annoyance, since I made my application quite some time before. Back in 2003 the Tax Credit Office were singled out for a lot of criticism, and every day there seemed to be a story of a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Don't Bring A Rubber Knife To A Gun Fight

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

Christian Armor

Don’t bring a rubber knife to a gunfight (Eph.6:10-18) Illustration: My life fell apart in the summer of ‘68. One minute I was the happiest man in the world then wham! It was all over. My countenance changed from a look of total contentment into one filled with agony and anguish. Here I was living ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

When We Ask God To Go Away Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 16, 2020

There are times when we instantly reject the message of God because it offends us and hurts us. We don't even want to consider it's true. But what happens when we ask God to go away?

- Image: a broken mirror with most of the pieces missing. - Maybe do the image as a drawing on a piece of butcher paper, with four of the ten pieces colored in blue to look like a mirror. - Discuss how little of yourself you would know if you had such a limited mirror. We look at ourselves and ...read more

Scripture: Amos 7:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

24.24 Don't Make A Pig Of Yourself Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2007

This is our Season Finale of 24 and we look at the Demon Filled men and the pigs.

It is a great story to end the season on. A true season finale. It has all the elements that are needed to draw the viewers in. A cemetery, two violent men, the supernatural, outraged citizens and pigs. Well maybe pigs aren’t essential for a season finale but they can’t hurt. It had been a ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Listen To The Prophets

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Aug 21, 2022

God often gives us direction through Prophets. Why don’t we listen to him? We don’t like being told we are on the wrong path or going the wrong way. The answer as actually rooted in our psyche.

Listen to the Prophets 21 Aug 22 Richardson TX YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY! My favorite scene in Planes, Trains & Automobiles is when Steve Martin and John Candy were driving down the freeway after getting spun around and a couple keeps screaming at them, “YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!” Of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:16, Matthew 24:24, 2 Peter 2:2-18

Denomination: Other

Go! And Live Redeemed - Ephesians 1:7 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 13, 2025

Paul, writing to the believers in Ephesus, gives us one of the richest summaries of the Gospel: “He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”

Go! And Live Redeemed - Ephesians 1:7 Ephesians 1:7 (NLT): “He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.” Introduction – The Power of Redemption Imagine standing in a slave market in ancient Ephesus. Chains clink. Bidders ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7, Romans 5:20, Mark 10:45, Psalm 103:12, 1 John 1:9, Titus 2:14, Galatians 5:1, Romans 6:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Go! And Rejoice Always - Philippians 4:4 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 13, 2025

In Christ, joy is not optional—it’s essential. It’s a witness to the world that our God is greater than our circumstances.

Go! And Rejoice Always Philippians 4:4 (NLT) – “Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!” Introduction: A Command That Seems Impossible If I were to stand before you today and say, “Be joyful—always,” some of you might smile politely, while others might think, “Dean, that’s ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4, Habakkuk 3:17-18, John 15:9-11, Nehemiah 8:10, Romans 5:1-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal