Sermons on Encourage Yourself:

Please Take A Number And Wait Your Turn!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 12, 2019

Can we identify the BIGGER PICTURE. Lord give me patience right now? Often we find life hits us in BIG WADS, we must understand we can find God in hidden obstacles.

PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER AND WAIT YOUR TURN… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (I do this in two parts) Have you ever honestly tried to identity 5 spiritual issues that you have hidden from others and hidden from yourself? Will we ask the Holy Spirit to expose and help us to identify ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:3, Proverbs 13:12, Job 14:1, Jeremiah 22:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Arise, Shine: Radiate

Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Mar 5, 2018

"Arise, Shine" was our Epiphany 2018 Series. This was the final installment (Transfiguration Sunday). In short, as Christ radiantly revealed His glory to the disciples, we radiate the light, the life, and the love of Jesus to all the world.

The whole week had been one big mountaintop experience for us all. It was July, 2008, and there were about 30 of us—both high school youth and adults from Redeemer and Immanuel Lutheran Churches from my hometown of Seymour, Indiana. We had been on a servant event trip all week at Lutheran ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:29-35, Mark 9:2-9, 2 Corinthians 3:12-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Giving To The Giver Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 19, 2018

We often think of our giving as giving to Jesus, here are examples of people actually giving to Jesus and what we can learn from their gifts.

When people talk about their giving you will often hear them speak about giving to the church or giving to God and sometimes about their gift to Jesus. And those are all valid expressions. I do feel that we give to God through the church and that our giving is an expression of love and obedience ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Fighting Fatigue

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 19, 2018

This sermon is part of our spiritual first aid series and looks at the problem of spiritual fatigue.

Spiritual First Aid Fighting Fatigue Ever wanted to just quit? There’s not a person alive that hasn’t felt like that. It’s where the circumstances and situations of life overwhelm us and all we want to do is to back away, check out, and vanish. It’s where we want to quit on everyone, even the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9

Denomination: Foursquare

No Fooling - Jesus Rose (Easter 2018)

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 6, 2018

Easter message focusing on Paul and Mary Magdelene

Easter 2018 April 1, 2018 No Fooling . . . Jesus Rose! Maybe you’re one of the people who struggle with believing it. Maybe this crazy kind of miracle is out of your realm of believing and thinking. I’m with you. It sounds totally crazy and implausible. There are tons of theories about the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, 1 Corinthians 15:32-34, John 20:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Biblical Take On Marriage Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 8, 2018

This message takes a look at what biblical marriage is and isn't

Some of you are old enough that you recognize the music as the Frank Sinatra song, “Love and Marriage”. Others who are a little younger simply recognize it as the theme from “Married with Children”, that’s how I think of it. For those who aren’t familiar, “Married with Children” was a sitcom ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Lost Pursuit

Contributed by Greg Yort on Apr 8, 2018

Jesus seeks the lost, saves the lost, and shouts for the found.

Sermon Idea Jesus seeks the lost, saves the lost, and shouts for the found. Introduction Max Misty and I lost our dear old dog, Max, a couple of years ago. It was terrible. He was very sick and we had to put him down. We stood by with our hands on him while the vet put Max to sleep. It was ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

A Foolish Message

Contributed by Johnny Cox on Apr 11, 2018

A message given Easter Sunday in 2018 when it also fell on April Fools Day.

Welcome to Church today! Do you like dumb riddles? I do. While you are turning to John 3:16, let’s see if you are awake! Why did the Easter egg hide? He was a little chicken! What do you call a rabbit with fleas? Bugs Bunny! What do you get if you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole? A hot ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Seriousness Of Forgiveness

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 16, 2018

We are told to forgive because God forgave us. We can do that when we take off the old garments of bitterness and anger and replace them with love, compassion and humility. Today we'll see Jesus communicating how serious forgiving others is.

THE SERIOUSNESS OF FORGIVENESS Last week we looked into the subject of forgiveness. I started by saying we first had to answer the question of whether or not we want to forgive. And if we do we need to determine how to go about it. We looked at Paul's words in Eph., and Col. and saw that we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-24, Luke 17:1-10, Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:14-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is It That Pleases God? Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 22, 2018

When Micah wrote these verses, Israel’s southern kingdom, Judah, had become corrupt. The people there were faithfully bringing sacrifices to the Lord, under the false impression that this would satisfy His demands. However, God corrected His people . . .

11-25-03 Title: What Is It That Pleases God? Text: “He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8). Bible Reading: Micah 6:6-8 6 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

I Want A New Drug

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 22, 2018

If you're a child of the 80's like me you are no doubt familiar with this song from Huey Lewis and the News. He wants his new drug to make him feel the way he does when he's with his lady. We need a new drug too. And we have it when we find Christ.

I WANT A NEW DRUG INTRODUCTION: If you're a child of the 80's like me you are no doubt familiar with this song from Huey Lewis and the News. The song is filled with statements regarding the kinds of things Huey doesn't want his new drug to do like-make him sick, make him nervous, cost too much, or ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:29-35, Ephesians 5:15-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Restrictive Religion Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 3, 2018

If you want to be free from a guilty conscience, don’t depend on restrictive religion, which is limited by its procedures, its place, its people, and its purifying power.

Two neighbor boys were the best of friends on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Sunday, however, they didn’t talk to each other, because one was a Catholic and the other was a Baptist. Their parents were concerned, so they agreed to let their sons visit each other’s ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Father's Son Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 3, 2018

Message 11 from John cover Jesus' bold claims.

Alliance Church “The Father’s Son” REVIEW A most familiar Christmas carol asks a very important question; “What Child is this?” People though the ages have tried to speculate about this most significant figure in human history. Some have even tried to discredit his uniqueness. I praise God for ...read more

Scripture: John 5:19-47

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Storms Of Life- Relationships Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 16, 2019

Dealing with severe relationship problems God's way

The Storms of Life Relationship Storms CCCAG July 14th, 2019 Scripture- Genesis 2:18 Intro: One of the benefits of being a bivocational pastor is that I get to meet real people in real situations instead of sitting in a church office all day. Over the years as a paramedic I've had dozens of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

More Than Forgiveness Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 22, 2019

*This sermon was adapted from a series on Sermon Central and is not all my original content* A sermon addressing that God's grace is for more than forgiveness, but also for a changed life.

“God’s Grace: More Than Forgiveness” CCCAG July 21st, 2019 Scripture- Titus 2:11-14 Today we set out on a four-week journey that has the potential to change our lives. Together, we will examine the Scriptures and listen to the Holy Spirit as we consider the topic of God’s grace. Prayer- understand ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God