Sermons on evil turned to good:

Elisha Turns His Back

Contributed by Michael Fredette on Jul 20, 2019

The Bible is so important for many reasons , its our guide through storms , its our light in times of darkness . The big reason is at least for me it is how God speaks to us

The Bible is so important for many reasons , its our guide through storms , its our light in times of darkness . The big reason is at least for me it is how God speaks to us Hebrews 1:1God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2in these ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Back The Clock For Hezekiah

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 1, 2017

How the shadow went backward on Ahaz's stair; belief in miracles that defy science, and a recent archaeological discovery that confirms this miracle.

TURNING BACK THE CLOCK FOR HEZEKIAH Isa. 38:1-8 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. During a church service a man came up to the preacher to request prayer for his hearing. 2. So the preacher got a bottle of oil and anointed the man. He put his hands on the man’s head and prayed vigorously. 3. Then ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Turn Failure Into Success

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 31, 2008

Three steps to turn failure into success

HOW TO TURN FAILURE INTO SUCCESS Luke 5: 1-11 Now, I know that fishing for most of us would be considered a hobby or a time of leisure, but in our text we are looking at some men for whom fishing was their job; it was what they labored in. In our text, we read about some ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

When God Turns The Light On Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 9, 2015

How you can tell when God shows you what is in your heart.

In March of 1927 God sent a young named Peter Marshall to the U.S. He had a purpose, a plan of God a calling from on high to come to America and become a minister. Listen to Dr. Marshall’s words, “I was coming to the United States to enter the ministry, because I believed, with all my ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Initiating The Turn-9(2024)

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 24, 2024

9 of 12. Luke informed his audience of the initial steps that God took to turn His people toward Himself. God began the process of turning of His people toward Himself. But what principles does God use to begin turning people toward Himself? In Initiating the Turn, God uses...

‘INITIATING The TURN’-IX—Luke 1:22(:5-25) Attention: I discovered just a couple of years ago that ‘fresh’ Medjool dates were delicious. Until that time of discovery, I didn’t really appreciate the taste of dates, because the only dates I had ever had were dried. Now, for my morning breakfast ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:22, Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

Turning The Tables-Part 2 Series

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 6, 2018

Dear Friends, In this 2-part Series, Yours Truly aims to focus on how our Sovereign God (Isa 6:1) transformed apparent "curses" into "blessings" for His chosen ones'!!!

Turning the Tables-Part II Before coming to the spiritual realm of the second part of my message on the above theme, for once I would like to step into a world of fizz and come up with a fizzy true account, which is all about ‘ambush ...read more

Denomination: *other

Initiating The Turn-10(2024)

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 1, 2024

10 of 12. Luke informed his audience of the initial steps that God took to turn His people toward Himself. God began the process of turning of His people toward Himself. But what principles does God use to begin turning people toward Himself? In Initiating the Turn, God uses...

‘INITIATING The TURN’-X—Luke 1:23(:5-25) Attention: My wife & I have ‘key fobs’ for use of one of our cars. We have to have it close to the car in order to open the car door. The fob not only allows us to open the door but also allows us to start the car. And starting the car is something ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:23, Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

Initiating The Turn-12(2024)

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 13, 2024

12 of 12. Luke informed his audience of the initial steps that God took to turn His people toward Himself. God began the process of turning of His people toward Himself. But what principles does God use to begin turning people toward Himself? In Initiating the Turn, God uses...

‘INITIATING The TURN’-XII—Luke 1:24b-25(:5-25) Attention: Whenever it becomes obvious that Fall is near, I will end-up baking a few Pumpkin Pies. We begin stockpiling the ingredients for multiple pies. I will bake two pies at a time. I use the recipe printed on the Libby’s brand canned pumpkin ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:24-25, Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Turned A Funeral Into A Celebration

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 30, 2008

Jesus made it clear in His teachings that you are not really ready to live until you have faced the reality of death.

Jesus Turns a Funeral into a Celebration (Theme for this message came from "Outflow" by Sjogren and Ping) Luke 7:11-17 Can you imagine the shock of the widow of Nain and the crowd surrounding the funeral procession when Jesus walked up and stopped the procession? Jesus saw the widow and had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Free Methodist

The World Turned Upside Down Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 5, 2009

An adaptation of the Seder service: Jesus turns upside down all our common values: sorrow for slavery becomes sorrow for sin; common issues become community; and wandering becomes salvation, all through the Cross.

When great crowds gather in city streets, it is either for a celebration or for a revolution. Throngs do not come together without a purpose; they come together either to celebrate a great occasion or to agitate for what they want. They come to see evidence of a world turned upside down. In ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Our Failures Into Victories Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Oct 25, 2015

Failures can be transformed into victories if we only learn how to persevere and correct our mistakes. In this study, we will look on how Joshua faced his past failure and conquer that small city of Ai resulting into deeper commitment to serve God.

Have you ever failed before? Of course, we all do because we are human beings of flesh and blood. We all face failures in life. We all have failed at some point in life. But it is what you do after you failed that counts. Because there are people after failing lose sight of the goal, never correct ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Turning The World Upside Down Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Feb 23, 2023

God has called every believer to proclaim the REVOLUTIONARY message; to see lives turned over, one HEART at a time!

Turning The World Upside Down Acts 17:1-15 When I was in seminary, I took several preaching classes where students were required to write and preach sermons in class. One of those classes was "Expositional preaching." In this particular class there were several projects I had to do, one ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Good And Beautiful God: God Is Good Series

Contributed by Scott Walker on Jun 3, 2011

The world's narrative about God is that God is an "Angry God" seeking to destroy us if we get out of line. But Jesus tells us that God is good and just. When we see the final picture, we will be amazed at how good and just God is.

“The Good & Beautiful God: God Is Good” John 9:1-6 January 23rd, 2011 "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.  As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

Obamanation Series

Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 16, 2009

Our leaders in congress our president our judges have not judged correctly they have called what is evil good and what is good evil.

Obamanation: 1st 100 days of shame Jeremiah 1:16-19 2:7-19 Jeremiah the weeping prophet was charged by God to deliver his message to the people of Israel and like us, they had forsaken the Lord and had followed after other gods. Gods of gold, silver and stone gods that could not save ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:2

Denomination: Baptist

Transforming The Ordinary Into Extraordinary SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023

God's power can turn simple things into powerful weapons against evil

We all know the story of Moses and the burning bush, where Moses presented several excuses to God. However, God had an answer for each of his excuses. Today, we will focus on one particular question that God asked Moses. But before we delve into that, let's read a portion of the account from Exodus ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:2-4

Topics: Miracles, Faith