Sermons on Fresh Starts:

Part 4 - Matthew 9:15-17 - Renovate Or Demolish And Start Again! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 22, 2010

It seems to me that Jesus is saying He didn’t come to patch things up for me. HE ISN’T INTO PATCHING UP MY OLD WAY OF LIFE. He wants to make EVERYTHING NEW! New birth in Christ is NOT JUST A RENOVATION OF THE OLD WAY OF LIFE!

Part 4 - Matthew 9:15-17 - RENOVATE OR DEMOLISH AND START AGAIN! People in Airlie Beach in Australia are facing the task of a huge cleanup after a cyclone hit in the early hours of Sunday morning. Some are faced with the choice of renovate or start again. My son and daughter in law are also ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Jump Start Spiritual Growth - 2 Peter 1:9a Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 16, 2025

Is there anything more frustrating than those stubborn character flaws that you can't change? You’ve tried everything—prayer, accountability, discipline—but the changes never last. Peter shows us the surprising path to lasting change.

2 Peter 1:8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:9

The Cup Sermon

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Jan 1, 2013

To share that each one of us are special and loved in God's eyes. Each one of us were made by His hands and have a special place with God.

Here we are. The first Sunday in 2013 and I have an important question for you. How many of you here this morning, “ would like to have a fresh start in your Christian life? ” Many of us here this morning have made many mistakes this past year and in our lives as Christians. We have ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Other

God Is Mercy-Full! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 8, 2020

God's most essential attribute is His Mercy -- full of Mercy! He expects His children to be merciful as well. "Blessed are the merciful . . . "

I love the sign displayed at a convent, "Trespassers will be punished at the fullest of the law!" signed 'Sisters of Mercy.' Punished by mercy? That doesn't quite make sense! What is mercy? When we look up the definition in the dictionary it states the following: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three Parables:the Treasure, Pearl & Fish. Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Aug 29, 2002

A fresh look at these parables, that leads us to better understand God’slove and grace towards us

Three parables: the treasure, pearl & fish. Mt 13:44-52 WBC 1/9/2 pm The good thing about parables - had lots on parables. Want to re-visit because God has re-visited me on it! These ones That’s the great thing about parables - so much in them. As many ‘truths’ as there are facets - So good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Baptist

1 Advent C

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 20, 2001

The start of Advent

23 Pentecost B Mark 13:1-8 / Hebrews 10:11-25 19 November 2000 Such a text. Wars, rumours of wars, earthquakes, famines, family discord, signs of the end of the world. Could be the nightly 11:00 news. We’ve heard it and seen it all. If we were of a ceratin theological bent, we would talk about ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Lutheran

The Year Hope Died

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000

When hope dies we need a fresh vision of God, a transformation of the heart and a mission to the world.

Most of us who were old enough to understand at the time can remember where we were on November 22, 1963. President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade was on its way to a luncheon in downtown Dallas. The president and his wife were sitting in the back of an open convertible, and Governor and Mrs. John ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 23, 2011

IN A YEAR WHERE SHADOWS HAVE HUNG OVER THE WORLD, CHRISTMAS BRINGS WITH IT FRESH PROMISES OF HOPE.

There's A Song in the Air I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day  Year 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday.  February 1 -- Danish-Prussian War 57,000 Austrian and Prussian troops cross the Eider River into Denmark.  February 17 -- American Civil War: The tiny Confederate ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Let's Go To Galilee

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Apr 19, 2020

After His resurrection, the Lord instructed the disciples to meet Him in Galilee. What's the significance of Galilee in Jesus and the disciples' ministry? The Lord's call for us to go to Galilee is still valid today.

LET'S GO TO GALILEE "6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:6-7, Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Valley Of The Dry Bones Will Come Alive”

Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Aug 10, 2008

God Bringing a Spiritual freshness(renewal) into the dry and arid placese sometimes find ourselves

vs. 1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. •• We discern a nation’s true condition (e.g., Canada or Bella Coola “by the hand of the Lord ... by the Spirit of the Lord.” • And what He shows us ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Graduations: Moving Up!

Contributed by Kelly Durant on May 27, 2015

Life is full of stages. Time, outside forces, our own maturing nature forces us to move on.Young people, the first thing you need to get right in life starting independence, your priority, is to learn to seek God, fear God, and live only by His standards.

Graduations: Moving Up! Kelly Durant 5-31-15 Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 2. How many of you have seen a toddler scream when the parents are trying to put it into the stroller? Once a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:8

Denomination: Salvation Army

Alone With God

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 11, 2006

Being alone with God changes you. Jacob had been through enough, he wanted change. He was willing to encounter God as a result.

INTRO: This last week have you had an opportunity to spend time with your best friend? That is God. Do you know something? He’s been waiting for you to spend some time with him. Question: Do you guys ever get that excited feeling when you’re going to see a good old buddy who is very close to you? ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Can These Dry Bones Live? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2023

God has the power to breathe new life into our dry, weary, and lifeless situations, offering us hope of a new beginning and a new covenant.

Good morning, lovely people of God. I'm excited to share God's word with you today! Our sermon today is centered on the power of God to restore life, the hope of a new beginning, and the promise of a new covenant. We'll be diving into the book of Ezekiel, chapter 37, verses 9 and 10. Let's read it ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:9-10

Topics: Valley, Dry Bones

Prospering In A New Church Plant

Contributed by Darron Edwards on Apr 9, 2004

How to prosper in a new church plant, start-up, or re-start congregation

HOW TO PROSPER IN A NEW CHURCH PLANT Habakkuk 3: 17 - 19 INTRODUCTION: I have the greatest respect for anyone who can do anything from scratch. It is so easy to go out and "buy the instant formula" or purchase the product already made so that all that needs to happen is a "re-heating process". ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19, Habakkuk 3:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Strange Encounter At Jabbok

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Mar 27, 2020

The night by the Jabbok River made all the difference in Jacob's life. He met the Lord in a powerful way, and his life was changed forever.

THE STRANGE ENCOUNTER AT JABBOK "22 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. 23 He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. 24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-28, Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational