Sermons on Effective Preaching:

Under Trials Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Sep 9, 2024

When trials come, we have a choice to trust God in joy or wallow in bitterness.

James: Practical Faith  James 1:1-8 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church  09-08-2024 Dancing in the Rain  I watched the sky grow darker and felt the wind kick up.  I checked the radar, and sure enough, a thunderstorm was about to let loose.  Maxine and I ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Being Independent Together With God

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 31, 2024

This message is a revision of a message I delivered previously. God has given us free-will and will not override our decisions. His desire is that we will choose to come into agreement with Him and walk with Him. The choice is ours.

Being Independent Together With God Scripture: Amos 3:3; John 8:36; Exodus 1:11a; 3:7-8; Romans 12:2 Good morning Strangers Rest! This morning, I will be talking with you about “Being Independent Together With God.” While the title seems to be contradictory when you consider that the ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3, John 8:36, Romans 12:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You've Come This Far By Faith

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 9, 2024

This message recognizes our Church's upcoming 99th anniversary. In this message I used the old gospel sonmg "We've Come This Far By Faith" to illustrate the continued journey of this Church.

You’ve Come This Far By Faith! Scripture: Second Corinthians 5:7; Proverbs 3:5-6; James 1:12 Good morning Strangers Rest. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” When this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7, Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Of Order

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 30, 2025

If you want to know the God of the Bible, it is important that you consider that He is a God of orderliness.

God created everything with order. • The moon reliably follows a cyclical pattern. • The planets all orbit in an established, orderly way. • The Seasons come and go in an arranged and expected fashion. Such order in the universe is not an accident but rather that the God of the Bible is a God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:27-33

Denomination: Baptist

Taking God For Granted

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Nov 27, 2025

Are we truly devoted to God whole heartedly no matter what? Or are we only Christianity to see what's in it for us? Are we taking God for granted or are we humble before him? Today, I want us to search our souls and our hearts for the answers to these questions as we dive into the Gospel.

The problem with our world today is not with a God who has never failed and is faithful from generation to generation. The problem in the world today are the hearts of evil men who take God for granted. And today, we turn to Psalms 78, and we see a chapter in Israel's history in which, time ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 75:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

My Child Has Come Home

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 3, 2025

The Father runs toward wandering children with restoring love, covering shame, celebrating repentance, and welcoming every prodigal home with joy and resurrection life.

Introduction — When Words Can’t Touch the Wound There are some wounds in life that do not bleed outwardly, yet they bleed continuously inside a parent’s heart. These wounds have no bandage, no cast, no sling. They don’t show up in X-rays or MRIs. And yet they ache every single day. They are the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24, Isaiah 44:22, 1 John 3:1, John 6:37, Psalm 103:10-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Murder At The Altar

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 3, 2025

The first murder at the altar exposes the danger of unsurrendered worship, but Jesus’ blood speaks mercy, transforming Cain-like hearts through grace.

There is a sentence that sounds almost unbelievable the first time you hear it. A sentence we tend to rush past because it feels too severe, too intrusive, too revealing. But when you slow down long enough to take it seriously, it begins to open a doorway into the human heart… and into the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-10, Hebrews 12:24, Matthew 5:23-24, Romans 5:8, 1 John 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

What God Wants Isn’t What You Think

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025

Faith is not belief alone but a heart returning to and reaching for Jesus—seeking relationship, surrender, and wholeness in His presence.

There are moments in Scripture so brief, so quiet, so easily passed over, that we almost miss the entire weight of Heaven behind them. Luke 17 records one of those moments—an encounter tucked into a journey, a miracle overshadowed by a greater truth, a healing overshadowed by a deeper kind of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:19, Mark 5:34, Galatians 2:20, Romans 1:17, James 2:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Where Is Your Bed?

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025

Jesus replaces false hope with wholeness, calling us to rise from spiritual paralysis, carry redeemed stories, and walk in restored identity and purpose.

PART 1 — THE BED YOU’VE BEEN LYING ON There is a place in Jerusalem that almost no one visited with joy. They did not come singing. They did not come expecting a miracle. They came because they were stuck. They came because they were broken. They came because they had nowhere else to go. It was ...read more

Scripture: John 5:6-7, Isaiah 35:3-6, Psalm 147:3, Mark 2:1-12, Philippians 2:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Breaking Through Denial: Repentance Without Fear

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 6, 2026

David’s sin deepened through denial, but repentance broke deception, revealing grace already present, restoring joy, relationship, and healing for believers.

There are some biblical stories we approach with a certain hesitation—not because they are unclear, but because they are too clear. We know them well enough to feel their weight before a single word is spoken. The story of David and Bathsheba is one of those stories. It is not a comfortable ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Faith In God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 27, 2025

God’s faithfulness endures through our doubts, fears, and failures; He calls us to trust, obey, and pray as He fulfills His promises in our lives.

Some of us walked in today with silent rooms at home and silent prayers in our hearts. Some carry questions that keep us awake at night. Some feel like the calendar keeps turning while the promise still tarries. If that’s you, welcome. You’re in good company with a man and a woman who learned what ...read more

Topics: Sarah's Roots, Life Journey

A View Of Heaven PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 28, 2025

God’s presence and promise of a new creation give hope, endurance, and joy to weary believers, assuring us that He will make all things new.

Friends, can we begin with a breath of hope? Hearts get heavy, headlines howl, and some weeks feel like a long night with the lights off. Yet here we are, loved by the Lord, gathered under grace, held by hands that never let go. Your Father has a word for weary people and a promise for tired souls. ...read more

Topics: Heaven, Comparison

Good Shepherd PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2025

The sermon proclaims that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, personally calls, protects, and provides abundant life for those who trust and surrender fully to Him.

Friends, some words settle us. Some words steady our steps and still our storms. John 10 is filled with those words. The scene is simple and strong: a Shepherd, His sheep, a door, a field, a wolf, and a promise. If your week has been loud, hear this: the Good Shepherd speaks in a voice that cuts ...read more

Topics: Identity, Divinity

God's Chosen One PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025

God calls ordinary, imperfect people to carry His name, assuring us that our past doesn’t disqualify us and His presence empowers our purpose.

Some of us walked in today with a smile that hides a sigh. Your hands shook a little when you poured the coffee. Your thoughts carried old regrets like heavy suitcases. You wonder, “Could God still use me? Does Heaven have a purpose for someone like me?” Friend, lift your chin. The heart of God is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:15

Topics: Chosen Vessel

On The Profit Of Believing

Contributed by Augustine Of Hippo on Jun 1, 2011

A classic sermon by St. Augustine.

1. If, Honoratus, a heretic, and a man trusting heretics seemed to me one and the same, I should judge it my duty to remain silent both in tongue and pen in this matter. But now, whereas there is a very great difference between these two: forasmuch as he, in my opinion, is an heretic, who, for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-33

Denomination: *other