Sermons on Facing Discouragment:

Is Your Face There In God’s "Facebook"

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 8, 2011

BEING PART OF THE WIDEST NETWORK IN THE CREATION

Is your face there in God’s Facebook Linked in…Tweeter…Facebook…Orkut… now these are the names of social networking portals which figure high in the lingo of the modern day iPod generation youth. Is not social networking the order of the ...read more

Denomination: *other

Seeking God’s Face

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011

THOSE WHO SEEK GOD’S FACE CONFIDENTLY EXPECT DELIVERANCE

Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army THOSE WHO SEEK GOD’S FACE CONFIDENTLY EXPECT DELIVERANCE THE SECRET OF THE SEEKER -- How can he be so confident when the enemies are so terrible and the goodness of the Lord is nowhere to be seen? I. (:1-3) THE LORD IS THE ANSWER TO ALL MY FEARS (NO ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-14

Denomination: Salvation Army

Facing Your Giants, Breaking The Chains

Contributed by Wayne Doyle on Feb 13, 2014

So many Families in the body of Christ seem to be under attack by the enemy, whose goal is destroy their Faith.

Sermon - Facing Your Giants , Breaking the Chains Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 17:4-49 Heb 12 : 1-6 While this story is over 3000+ years old. We can still learn from it. Goliath was this HUGE giant over 9 feet tall and everyone was afraid of him. Obviously, he seemed invincible and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:4-49

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Favor To Face Life's Pressures Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jan 11, 2015

What do we do when God works differently than we expect or understand? Find out in this sermon from the book of Daniel.

Intro: What do we do when God works differently than we expect or understand? Everything that we see in the book of Daniel is Daniel trusting God when life doesn’t make sense. Being carried off to captivity 900 miles from where he was born and raised. Placed in a foreign country and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

The Patriarchs Abraham: Facing Our Fears Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Aug 23, 2016

The Patriarchs Abraham: Facing Our Fears Genesis12:10-12:20 David Taylor March 13, 2016

The Patriarchs Abraham: Facing Our Fears Genesis12:10-12:20 David Taylor March 13, 2016 Janez Rus lived in Germany during the days of the Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler. During that time, he was a young shoemaker, looking to make his name prominent. Because of the power of the German government, he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:10-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get Your War Face On!

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Nov 8, 2015

Are you in flight or are your weaponed up and in the fight?

A picture was posted on Facebook of a knight in armor with these words. I am a Christian, but make no mistake. I will defend the weak. I will defend freedom. I will sacrifice so that others can live free. I will defend my family to the death. I love peace, but I am a fierce enemy. I live by a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Controversial Truth Is Looking America In The Face Series

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Jun 25, 2015

IN ORDER FOR AMERICA TO MOVE FORWARD, ANY KIND OF DISCRIMINATION, RACISM, SEGREGATION, OR WHITE SUPREMACY MUST BECOME A THING OF THE PAST.

My fellow Americans and those that chose to call themselves Americans, I was born on July 9, 1964 on Lakeland Farms in rural Perry Count and the evidence of the racial prejudices and the demeaning injustices we faced as African Americans filled the early years of my life. For the first sixteen ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: *other

He Set His Face To Jerusalem

Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Jul 11, 2012

This is what Jesus accomplished at the Cross, He had a firm resolve to do the will of the Father

He Set His Face to Jerusalem Isaiah 50:2/9 Verse seven states, “I have set my face like a flint.” This is a statement of courage with a firm commitment to accomplish what God had sent Him to do, in spite of all the scorn and hatred heaped upon Him. The Messiah was dedicated to one ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 50:2-9

Denomination: *other

Sweat Of Our Face And Return To The Ground

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 7, 2016

To show that urgency of death is inevitable to everyone, and that we still have time to evangelize.

I. EXORDIUM: Will you just return to the dust just like that? No. I will make sure I will have sweat, toil and labor to work for the Kingdom of GOD before I go. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (Amplified Bible) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

When God Hides His Face

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Jun 22, 2016

THE FACE OF GOD TOWARDS YOU DETERMINES YOUR BRIGHTNESS AND JOY

WHEN GOD HIDES HIS FACE MAIN TEXT: JOB 34:29 “When He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? Whether it be done against a nation or against a man only”. PROVERBS 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any ...read more

Scripture: Job 34:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

"the Face Of The Gospel"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 3, 2019

In this text we encounter the law, the prophets, and we encounter the Gospel the good news.

Luke 9:26-36 “The Face of the Gospel” • LeBron James or Michael Jordan, Jerry West is the 'face' of the NBA 1. A person can represent a campaign, an organization, or a sport • Who might be the face of automobiles or the assembly line would be Henry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Methodist

Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 11, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 49: 1 – 39

Jeremiah 49: 1 – 39 He will wipe that smirk off your face 1 Against the Ammonites. Thus, says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? 2 Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will cause to be heard ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 49:39

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Our Face Set Toward Jerusalem Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 28, 2019

Athanasius taught that God became human so that humans could be made divine. But even the baptized struggle with the profound negative impacts of original sins in our physical, emotional and spiritual lives.

Tuesday of the 26th Week in Course 2019 St. Therese of Liseaux The connection between our two Scripture readings today is stark. The prophet Zechariah, writing a couple of hundred years before Christ, is in a society dominated by Hellenist culture, polytheism and utter contempt for Biblical faith ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-56, Zechariah 8:21-23

Denomination: Catholic

Confession: Facing The Truth About Yourself Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Nov 7, 2018

Confession... part of the process of acknowledging the Holy Spirit's work bringing us to repentance, Some Thoughts from "Keep On Believing"

In Jesus Holy Name October 21, 2018 Series: Luther’s Small Catechism Redeemer Text I John 1:8-9 “Thinking the Things of God” Confession: Facing the Truth about Yourself Are you willing to face your past? The hardest truth you’ll ever face ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-9, Colossians 1:19-23

Denomination: Lutheran

What Brings A Smile To God's Face?

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 8, 2018

A sermon in the character of an observer who was seeing the events that unfolded in Mark 12:38-44, where he see the difference between the religious rulers and the widow, and we explore not only what this means for us but what this story reveals about God.

I will never forget that day. I was sitting near the back waiting to worship and out of the corner of my eye I could the one everyone was talking about. This is the one who was challenging some of the religious authorities, not with violence but with love and something called grace. And there ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-44

Denomination: Lutheran