SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Efforts:

showing 3,361-3,375 of 34,800
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Serving Until The Master Comes thumbnail

    Serving Until The Master Comes PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 195 views

    God entrusts each of us with unique gifts, calling us to faithfully use them for His purposes, resulting in joy and shared blessing.

    Hello, friends. If you’ve ever held a newborn, signed a mortgage, received a promotion, or sat beside a hospital bed, you know the hush that falls when life reminds you: what we hold is holy. It may show up as a paycheck or a paintbrush, a diploma or a diaper bag, a toolbox or a tender testimony. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Topics:

  • Have You Forgotten Your Maker? thumbnail

    Have You Forgotten Your Maker? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 143 views

    The sermon urges us to turn from self-reliance and busyness, remembering that our true purpose and security are found in knowing and seeking God Himself.

    Friends, I’m glad you’re here. Life runs fast, doesn’t it? The calendar fills, the inbox swells, the deadlines line up like dominoes. We build our days with bricks of busyness—palaces of productivity, towers of tasks, fortresses of to-do lists. And yet, there comes that quiet hour when the house ...read more

    Scripture:

    Topics:

  • Christopher Arch avatar

    Dealing With Elijah's Depression

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Nov 25, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,902 views

    This is a message in a series on Elijah.

    Title: “Dealing with Elijah’s Depression” Scripture: I Ki. 19:1-21 Type: Expository series Where: GNBC 11-26-23 Intro: “Charles Spurgeon, who is often considered the greatest preacher since Paul, would commonly take two to three months off to go to a resort in France because he was so ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Worry Warts

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 158 ratings
     | 7,593 views

    Worry and faith don’t mix.

    Worry Warts Matthew 6:24-31 Introduction I. What do people worry about? A. Results of a national poll: Industry Week Magazine 1. Own health and fitness - 73% 2. Lack of time for family or leisure pursuits - 49% 3. Their children’s problems - 43% 4. TIE - Job related stress - 43% 5. Personal ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Kyle Meador avatar

    God Is Audience Of My Worship - Pt 1

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Oct 17, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,927 views

    God is the one who invites us, meets us and engages us in worship. It is also God who receives our worship. Look at this story in John 4 through the lens of worship.

    Isn’t it amazing how God layers truth upon truth within the Biblical text? Today, I invite you to see one truth from John 4. This is not to to suggest that this is the only truth, or necessarily the highest truth. But I believe you will see it certainly is a truth. As we read through this text from ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Salyer avatar

    Honor From The King

    Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 3,366 views

    That what we do for the kingdom of God is always seen by the Lord and he bestows the honor do to us for our labor

    Honor from the King 1Cor. 12:25-26 Indira Gandhi once said, “My grandfather told me that there are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there. The brilliant physician and writer Oliver ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    The Elder Son

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 8,300 views

    Three lessons to learn from how the elder son responded to his prodigal brother’s return.

    WHEN IT COMES TO JEALOUSY, IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF YOUR NEIGHBOR’S GRASS IS GREENER, JUST BE THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE STILL ABOVE GROUND TO SEE IT! CELEBRATING SOMEONE ELSE’S SUCCESS OR ACHIEVEMENT CAN BE A DIFFICULT THING IN LIFE, ESPECIALLY IF ALL THAT ONE KNOWS IS HARD LABOR WITHOUT REWARD. THIS ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Ronald Fair avatar

    Our Need For Renewal

    Contributed by Ronald Fair on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,479 views

    In life’s race we need the spiritual pit stop where we may go for renewal,lest we grow weary in Christian activity and give out before the end of the course.

    OUR NEED FOR RENEWAL Text: Galatians 6:9-10 - “And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we do not give out. As we therefore have opportunity, let us do good unto all man, especially unto them that are of the household of faith (fellow ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    The Great Omission

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 7,207 views

    The "C" (conviction, concern, consecration)in The Great Commission is missing in many churches, thus creating The Great Omission.

    The Great Omission Matt 9:35-38 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • J. Douglas Duty Jr. avatar

    Metamorphosis

    Contributed by J. Douglas Duty Jr. on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 301 ratings
     | 35,423 views

    From 2 Cor. 5:17

    Metamorphosis 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Transform, change, be different, it is a way of life for us… we don’t want to be who we are and we will try all sorts of things to change. Crash diets, plastic surgery, new hairdos, new clothes. In truth we really want to just change the outside covering. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    The New Testament Church; Its Baptism Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 6,757 views

    The who, how, and why of Christian baptism.

    The Church; Its Baptism I Pet. 3:21 INTRO.: Alexander Campbell was a Presbyterian minister from Scotland who immigrated into the United States in 1809. His father, Thomas, had come to the new world two years earlier. Thomas had settled in the area of Washington, Pa. And had begun The Christian ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #1standing In The Window Of Opportunity Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,857 views

    There stands open before us a window of opportunity, see how Joash missed his golden opportunity by halfhearted laziness.

    #1 STANDING IN THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is part one of a two part series. Part one is: STANDING IN THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY Part two is: SEIZING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY I have a big hour glass I purchased at Walmart. The hour glass is ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David DeWitt avatar

    The Qualities Of A Champion

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 19, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 23,024 views

    What does it take to be a champion for Christ?

    The Qualities of A Champion Selected Passages January 5, 2003 Introduction What an incredible season this has been for the Ohio State Football team! Look at all they have accomplished: remained undefeated during the longest season ever (13 – 0), succeeded in spite of constant criticism by so ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    When You Think Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,614 views

    Four lessons about the birth of Christ to deepen our thinking about Christmas.

    CHRISTMAS IS LOVE TUGGING HUMANITY BACK TO GOD WITH THE POWERFUL GRASP FROM A TINY HAND REACHING OUT FROM A BED OF STRAW IN A MANGER. WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD "CHRISTMAS" WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND FIRST? SHOPPING MALLS AND GIFTS TO BE PURCHASED? DECORATING THE HOUSE, AND GETTING THE ALL THE CARDS IN ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    The 4-H Club

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 23, 2002
    based on 126 ratings
     | 13,005 views

    How the working faith of four friends overcame obstacles in order to get their comrade to Jesus.

    THE 4-H CLUB Luke 5:17-26 INTRO. As the text says, there was a large crowd of people at the house where Jesus was teaching. Many had come in order to say, "I have seen the great man." Some had come to hear the doctrines Jesus taught and some had come to debate with Him (Pharisees and doctors ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist