Sermons on Fixed Purpose:

Furnace Of Affliction PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 24, 2023

This sermon explores how facing life's trials can deepen our faith, help us find God's presence, and fulfill our divine purpose amidst struggles.

Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. We gather here today, not as strangers, but as a family, united under the banner of God's unending love. We come together, not as individuals, but as a community, bound by the shared hope of our faith. And today, we stand on the precipice of a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 48:8-12

Topics: Furnace

Jeremiah's Call Confirmed PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 10, 2024

This sermon explores how God breaks barriers of disbelief, blesses us with His divine words, and equips us for our divine purpose, using Jeremiah's calling as an example.

Beloved friends, welcome. We gather here today, not as strangers, but as a family united in faith, bound by a love that transcends all barriers. We are here, not merely to listen, but to be transformed by the power of God's Word. We are not spectators, but active participants in the grand narrative ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:11-19

Topics: Call, Confirmation, Equipping

Making Disciples PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2025

Jesus calls every believer to courageous, surrendered living—trusting His authority, presence, and purpose—as we share His love and message in our everyday lives.

Some of us came in today with a smile that hides a sigh. Some with questions that keep us awake. Some with a to-do list longer than a river. And yet, here we are, gathered under the gentle reign of the risen Christ, the One who meets us in our Mondays and our midnights. He knows the names on your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Topics: Discipleship

My Spirit Is In Training PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 10, 2025

God lovingly searches and guides our hearts, illuminating our true priorities so we pursue what truly matters and find purpose in His presence and direction.

Friends, welcome. There’s a candle God has placed within you—a steady, searching flame that glows in the quiet corners of your soul. You feel it when the house finally settles for the night and the noise goes still. You sense it on the commute, when the dashboard hums and your heart starts ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:27

Topics: Spirit, Character

A Light In The Darkness

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Jan 3, 2019

This world can often be a very dark place - senseless acts of violence, hatred and abuse - selfishness, greed and anger in our own hearts and lives. A saving Light appears that brings genuine peace and lasting purpose. See how Jesus is a Light in the darkness of this world.

What do you do when you walk into a dark room? You reach for the light switch, right? For many of us, it’s probably hard to imagine living without that little thing called “the lightbulb” – that little glass bulb that instantly dispels the darkness and brings light. Can you imagine experiencing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6

Denomination: Lutheran

Got Wine? Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Apr 30, 2002

April 14, 2002 -- Sermon 2 in a series on the Gospel of John. The purpose of the miracle of changing water to wine is to dramatize the glory of Christ, and how the glory of Christ has the power to transform. Jesus changed the water into wine. Jesus can

GOT WINE? THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF CHRIST April 14, 2002 The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor John 2:1-11 1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Behind The Curtain - Mark 9:1-7 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Dec 16, 2023

What is the purpose of the Transfiguration? And how can it help you in your daily life? This message will answer those questions and show you how this event explodes with meaning when you understand the “hyperlinks” in the setting.

Mark 9:1 And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power." 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:1-7, Matthew 17:1-6, Luke 9:28-35

Identify The Root

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 11, 2020

It is sad a dandelion can have ten feet deep roots. Cut the yellow flower of and the plant still thrives. To mature we must identify the root of the problem. Our enemy will hide his true purposes. Get smart, go to the root system.

IDENTIFY THE ROOTS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com **Root: the underground part of a plant, absorption, aeration, food storage. The anchor, support, the origin, source, underlying, core, to help develop, to fix, essence. OFTEN SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS EXIST BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RECOGNIZE ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12-15, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 13:29

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Settling For Less Than The Best?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 17, 2004

It is easy to settle for less than our best before God. God has a beautiful plan and purpose for your life, we must learn to apply our heart and obey God’s word to reach our potentential!

SETTLING FOR LESS THAN THE BEST ... The lesson of ZOAR? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Gensis 19:12 ---23 Romans 8:28 When I was little my older brother and I decided we had enough at home and we discussed running away. So my older brother and I informed our Mom of our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:23, Romans 8:28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Visionary View: Change Your Outlook Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 10, 2023

In our journey of faith, God desires us to have an outlook that aligns with His promises. Trust in His Word, seek His guidance and apply these changes in your life. Your outlook will shape your destiny, and with God, your destiny is filled with hope and purpose.

"Visionary View: Change Your Outlook" Greetings, beloved congregation. Today, we embark on a journey to explore the importance of changing our outlook, and our perspective on life, and the guidance that comes from the New Living Translation of the Bible. Proverbs 23:7a (NLT): "As a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:7, Romans 12:2, Philippians 4:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Word Comes Alive

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 6, 2014

Do your actions, your faithfulness show you are a part of God's program or does it show that you are outside of it looking on? For you is worshiping the Lord a matter of service to others and obeying Him. This is what honors Him and gives us our purpose.

Opening Illustration: This line between truth and falsehood is blurred in our society. We pick up newspapers and read touching stories and later find out that the stories were complete fabrications. We are used to politicians making us promises to get our votes, only to forget those promises once ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Bad Things Happen To Good People

Contributed by Doug Humphrey on Nov 18, 2009

The purpose of this sermon is to help people trust God in the midst of life’s suffering and trials. Rather than focus on the "Why" question, I encourage them to focus on the "Who" question. For behind life’s trials stands a God who is good, loving and sov

When Bad Things Happen to Good People Acts 9:32-43 Introduction: The Bible teaches that we live in a fallen world. This is not the world as God originally created it. It is not the world as it will be one day. But when Adam and Eve sinned everything changed. The Bible says that creation itself ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:32-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Had Come To Heal And To Preach

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 10, 2003

Although Jesus had the power and the authority to heal people, the purpose of His ministry was not for healing only: "Let us got to the next towns, that I may preach also; for that is why I came out" (Mark 1:38 RSV).

JESUS HAD COME TO HEAL AND TO PREACH Mark 1:29-39 "When Cabesa DeVaca wrote about his trip from Texas to the Pacific during 1530 to 1536, he described how the Indians insisted that he and his companion cure their sick. The Indians believed them to be gods, so they had to try. "We had to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: United Methodist

The Conception Of Communion Clarified Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

The Lord's Supper signifies the greatest fact in a person's life. It is a symbol of his death that men might live forever. The purpose of this memorial is that you might never forget that this is life's greatest fact.

The pyramids of Egypt are symbols of man's desire to be remembered. Man alone among all creatures builds a tomb to perpetuate his name. He builds houses, but so do muskrats and birds. He organizes into cooperative society, but so do bees. He forms armies with captains and generals, but so do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

The Ache Of Insignificance Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 22, 2025

This reflection on Psalm 8 confronts the universal "ache of insignificance" by exploring God's stunning answer to the question, "What is man?", revealing a divine purpose and a royal dignity that is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Introduction: There’s a feeling I believe we have all known at some point. Perhaps it hits you on a clear, moonless night, far from the city lights of Metro Manila, when you can truly see the Milky Way splashed across the sky like a river of diamonds. You stare up into that endless, silent ...read more

Denomination: Baptist