Sermons on Found Wanting:

Resolutions For A New Year

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

As the new year is coming, I want to encourage you to have a closer walk with Christ and to make not just one but a few resolutions today to step up your game in your Christian walk!

Resolutions for A New Year On new years be sure to raise your left leg so you'll start the New Year on the right foot! My New Year's resolution is to help all my friends gain ten pounds so I look skinnier. My resolution was to read more so I put the subtitles on my tv. I would resolve ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Luke 19:9-10, Revelation 3:20, John 14:6, 1 John 1:8-10, Romans 8:13, Colossians 3:5-10, 2 Timothy 2:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Candyman Or Doctor? Who Are You Looking For?

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Oct 20, 2024

Jesus travels to Galilee and is greeted enthusiastically. However the Greeting is only with the hope of a great show, as those who he comes to preach to only want to see signs and wonders, and not the Savior from Sin.

The Doctor or the Candyman I was listening to someone talk about elections and democracy, and he dug up a great quote from the past. And by the past, I mean like 2500 years ago. Ancient Athens was the first democracy we know of, and Socrates, the smartest man of his time, hated the idea. This was ...read more

Scripture: John 4:44

Denomination: Anglican

Be Prepared Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 30, 2024

Jesus wanted His disciples to be prepared for what was to come, and God's Word still speaks to us in the same way, preparing us for the hatred of the world as we stand strong for Christ.

Be Prepared Text: John 16:1-4 When I was a kid my parents let me watch Saturday morning cartoons. I watched Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, the Flintstones… but my favorite was G.I. Joe… G.I Joe was full of action, and excitement, and danger. And at the end of each episode, there was always a little ...read more

Scripture: John 16:1-4, Matthew 13:20-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mother's Day Sermon

Contributed by Robert Webb on May 1, 2025

A mother is a vital part of God’s blueprint for building a good Christian home. I want to look at some Images this morning that mothers provide in making the Christian home what it should be.

God’s blueprint for building a Christian home Happy Mother's Day Booker T Washington once said “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother” Washington Irving said “A mother is the truest friend we ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, 2 Timothy 1:5, Proverbs 14:26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Playing The Supporting Role In Someones Life Story Series

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Mar 20, 2025

Are you a leader? A mentor? Are you a disciple? A follower? God says we all need someone to be a role model in our life. Ultimately, He wants you to be one to someone else as well.

I was reading about a Pastor one Sunday that had a lady leaving out of the church that said: “Pastor, that was a model sermon.” The Pastor felt pretty good about the statement until he got home and looked up the word “model” in the dictionary and read this: “Model, a small imitation of the real ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Love Does Not Insist On Its Own Way Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 21, 2025

You may have heard the phrase: It’s my way or the high way! But, if we want to love better, we must remember… The “high” way is to not seek my way.

Love Does Not Insist On Its Own Way Jeffery Anselmi / General Adult Love Better / God’s Love; Greed / 1 Corinthians 13:5; Luke 22:39–43 You may have heard the phrase: It’s my way or the high way! But, if we want to love better, we must remember… The “high” way is to not seek my way. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5, Luke 22:39-43

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Destiny Destroyers Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 18, 2025

Destiny destroyers are real and active, but they are not stronger than the power of God. Sin, wrong associations, fear, ignorance, and demonic manipulations must be dealt with decisively if you want to fulfil your divine assignment.

OVERCOMING DESTINY DESTROYERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 10:10 — “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Timothy 4:7, Isaiah 54:17, 1 ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Sabbath Healing At The Pool Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jun 2, 2015

The miracle of the man who had been lame for 38 years has many unique and unusual aspects; One is the question which Jesus asks him: "Do you want to be healed?" What would your answer be?

5 31 15 The Sabbath Healing at the Pool John 5:1-18 When you are sick for a long time, what is your hope? I want to get well; if you are a person of prayer, you would be praying for good health. If you were paralyzed for 38 years, would you have lost hope of ever walking again? The ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is God?

Contributed by John Covell on Oct 17, 2001

God says we need him and, even though we might not often think of it in these terms, we wish we didn’t need God. We don’t want to need God.

A few weeks ago, I was given a list of 75 questions asked by our elementary kids about God. One of them was, “Where is God?” A few astronauts have said that there must not be a God because they’ve been out in space, and they didn’t see him there. Some say God’s in the earth, he’s in the rocks, he’s ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 5:24-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Education Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

To know Him and the power of His resurrection was Paul's ambition, and is the ambition of all who really want the greatest education. It is the greatest for it is more comprehensive than the best liberal arts education if one pursues it.

G. A. Studdert-Kennedy wrote a poem called "Faith," which has become very widely quoted. Let me share the whole of it with you. "How do I know that God is good? I don't. I gamble like a man. I bet my life Upon one side in life's great war. I must. I can't stand out. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8

Maturing Prayer

Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 6, 2009

Prayer provides the opportunity for us to have conversations with God that will transform our lives. We must increase our prayer lives: individually and corporately if we want to obtain the promises that God has made us. We will be intentional about

Maturing Prayer Kitten Prayer - The story is told of a young girl who was saying her bedtime prayers while her parents knelt beside her. “Dear God, bless Mommy and Daddy and my little brother, Tommy. God, I would really like a pony, but if You can’t get me a pony, a kitten would do. Amen.” Get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jethro's Story Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 16, 2017

Extraordinary is defined as very unusual or remarkable – not ordinary or normal! Yes, the opposite of extraordinary is normal! We were created by God to live and do extraordinary things in our lives with His power and presence. Do you want to be normal or

Video Transition: Men of courage! Series: Extraordinary Men of Faith Thesis of Series: Extraordinary is defined as very unusual or remarkable – not ordinary or normal! Yes, the opposite of extraordinary is normal! We were created by God to live and do extraordinary things in our lives with His ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:1-27, Exodus 4:18-20, Exodus 2:15-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Closer To Our Divine Father Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 25, 2006

It would seem natural that we would long to be close to God, our heavenly father…for every child wants to know the security of being close to their parents: …the familiarity of their faces, the security of their strength, the assurance of their words. T

It would seem natural that we would long to be close to God, our heavenly father…for every child wants to know the security of being close to their parents: …the familiarity of their faces, the security of their strength, the assurance of their words. This is a good model for our relationship with ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace Through The Eyes Of A Little One Series

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Apr 4, 2007

Whether it is with Jesus feeding the five thousand through the help of a young boy, or Jesus as we see in this passage encouraging the children to come to him, it is evident that Jesus loved children and wanted to share with them what Grace is all about.

Story told about a mother who was walking upstairs to put her children to bed and as she walked by the upstairs bathroom she saw her daughter leaning over the bathtub and she was running water in it. Had six dolls lined up on floor and decided dolls needed to be baptized. Been to baptismal service ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus: God’s Last Word

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 12, 2018

THIS IS PART OF A SHORT SERIS ON JESUS MINISTRY IN WHICH I SUGGEST THAT JESUS IS GOD'S FINAL WORD IN REVELATION TO MAN. tHE QUESTION IS ALWAYS ASKED IN TV'S "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE" IS THIS YOUR FINAL ANSWER. FOR GOD AND CHRISTIANS JESUS IS.

JESUS: GOD’S LAST WORD HEBREWS 1:1-12 MANY YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A MAN WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO WIN A CERTAIN LADY’S AFFECTION. SHE WAS HIS NEIGHBOR, AND EVERY WEEK FOR 42 YEARS, THE SHY BUT PERSISITENT SUITOR SLIPPED A LOVE LETTER UNDER HER DOOR. THEY HAD HAD A FIGHT AND SHE SIMPLY REFUSED TO ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist