Sermons on Dwell In Safety:

Sermon – There Is Hope After Ziklag Burns

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 10, 2025

What do you do when you lose your home, your family, your entire city? What do you do to soothe the pain? In the midst of tragedy and grief, people oftentimes begin assessing blame; they look for a scapegoat. Our text from the life of David, David, our hero in that very position.

Sermon – There is Hope After Ziklag Burns Scripture -1Samuel 30:1-9 “And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-9, Proverbs 25:1, Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 10:19

Denomination: Methodist

Don't Limit God

Contributed by Mason Davis on Jul 19, 2025

How and why we limit God in our lives.

DON’T LIMIT GOD By: C. Mason Davis There is a story of a man who really believed he was close in his relationship to God. The town he lived in was being deluged by rain. The flooding was getting so bad that the townspeople were told to evacuate. This man decided that he would pray to God for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:41

God Rescues The Righteous

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Jul 12, 2006

God does so much for us because He loves us. Not because we deserve His help because we don’t. We deserve His punishment because we all have sinned against Him. But instead of allowing us to drown in our sea of sin and wrong choices, He throws out a li

God Rescues the Righteous by Greg Johnson http://www.lovinggodfellowship.org The more I read and study the Bible, the more I understand how much God loves us. He does so much for us because He loves us. Not because we deserve His help because we don’t. We deserve His punishment because we all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Panic Room

Contributed by Carla Powell on Apr 20, 2002

References the movie "Panic Room" (Jodie Foster). Recalls the disciples’ reaction to hide out in a locked room after finding the tomb empty. The "Panic Room" can be both a safe haven and a well-fortressed prison.

"Panic Room" - Easter 2A April 7, 2002 - John 20:19-31 This week I saw the newly-released movie "Panic Room". In this movie, "Jodie Foster plays a wealthy single mom with a teenage daughter. They buy a fancy brownstone in NYC that has a ’panic room’, a fortified hi-tech room in the center of ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Staying Power Series

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 8, 2001

Apostolic Christianity is opportunity driven.

Do verses 2-3 make sense to you? "But the Jews who spurned God’s message stirred up distrust among the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas, saying all sorts of evil things about them..." At which point--based on prior patterns in the book of Acts, you’d expect Luke to say, "So they were let over ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-20

Denomination: *other

God Works In The Ordinary

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 8, 2007

God is with us and empowering us so that we can do great and mighty things in the everyday, ordinary things of life.

THIS HUMOROUS STORY HAS BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES, SO I’M SURE YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH THE EVENTS SURROUNDING A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN MAN WHO HEARD AN URGENT NEWS REPORT ON HIS RADIO THAT A FLASH FLOOD WAS WITHIN MINUTES OF ENTERING THE PEACEFUL VALLEY WHERE HE LIVED. IMMEDIATELY HE WENT TO HIS KNEES AND ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:5-9

Denomination: Free Methodist

God's Protection

Contributed by Kim Beckwith on Nov 15, 2005

A sermon about relying on God’s power rather than our own abilities.

10-30-05 GOD’S PROTECTION (Sermon delivered the week after a blooper in the pulpit brought the house down!) Ephesians 6:12-20 I want to address the thought of protection today and as I do, I hope each and every one of you will apply this message to your life…to your heart…to your walk with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-20

The Choices Of The Father

Contributed by Greg Newton on Jun 19, 2004

Message to the fathers need to make right choices and their choices determines the destiny of their children.

“choices of the father” Intro: When you begin to read the scriptures about the description of the father, you understand that he has quite an order or position to fill, quite the responsibility placed upon him, to be the voice of God to our families, to be the glory of our children? Men can have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:21-22, Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Star Trek [christmas]

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 11, 2005

The Wise Men were the true originals. This focuses on the real STAR of Christmas, Jesus, and how we can reflect that light to others this season and always. Link included to formatted text version and PowerPoint Template.

Star Trek Matthew 2:1-2, 9-10 PowerPoint for this and all our sermons available at http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Saying, Where is he that is born King of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Pisture Of Compassion Series

Contributed by Mark Neilly on Nov 22, 2002

Christ shows compassion for His followers because they belonged to Him

John 17: 9 - 12 A Picture of Compassion There is a man in the Intensive Care Unit who was very badly crushed by a piece of farm machinery, and he is critically ill. This accident happened on Tuesday, and his wife and daughter have not left him in all that time. Their very presence reveals their ...read more

Scripture: John 17:11-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fear Not - Genesis 15:1

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 1, 2011

Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."

Fear Not - Genesis 15:1 Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great." I. Fear Not II. God Is Our Shield III. Our Reward Is Very Great I. Fear Not This the Word Of The Lord - a phrase often ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

What To Say When The Time Is Right Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Dec 6, 2011

THE PASSAGE BEFORE US TODAY IS THE SECOND SERMON OF PETER IN THE BOOK OF ACTS, WITH THE FIRST TAKING PLACE A PENTECOST IN RESPONSE TO THE CROWD THAT HEARD THE NOISE OF THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. THIS SERMON IS PROMPTED BY THE REACTION OF THE CROWD TO

WHAT TO SAY WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT Acts 3:11-26 While the beggar held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-26

Denomination: Baptist

All Is Well In 2012 Series

Contributed by James Westervelt on Dec 28, 2011

Hope for the new year - it may look hopeless, but God sees it differently.

ALL IS WELL IN 2012 The theme God gave me for the New Year is this: “All is Well in 2012.” You may be thinking, ‘How can you say, ‘All is well in 2012’ when: -Islam is destroying the Middle East? -Communism is destroying China?-Hinduism is destroying ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Harvest Time!

Contributed by S S on Aug 4, 2009

Sermon on Matthew 9:35-38 - It’s harvest time!

Matt 9:35-38 It’s Harvest Time! - Catch a Vision for the Lost Introduction POLL - When did you become a Christian? (Statistics) 1.CONSIDER - See the crowds (v.36a) - ILL -- Going for a mission trip, home blessing 2.ASK - Ask for compassion (v.36b) - harassed and helpless (distressed and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: *other

Kairos Opportunity

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 16, 2013

Kairos is the right or opportune time

2Co 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard (epakuo listened favorably) thee in a time (kairos proper time, due season, opportunity) accepted, (approved favorable) and in the day of salvation have I succoured (aided relieved) thee: behold, now (immediate present) is the accepted time; behold, now is the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2

Denomination: Pentecostal