SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Getting Close To Our Father:

showing 4,471-4,485 of 224,174
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    There Is A Wolf In The Sheep Pen

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,680 views

    How do you identify a false teacher?

    Text: Matthew 7:15-23 Subject: False Teachers Theme: Identifying false teachers Prop: We cannot identify false teachers by sight, be we must examine their fruit. T.S. Today we will study the instructions that Jesus gives us to be able to identify false teaches. INTRODUCTION Society and their ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Edward Hardee avatar

    Learning To Soar As A Christian Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 20, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,741 views

    Message about SOARing as Christians.

    NOTE: I did research from different sights and sermons, yet the SOARing points are original. Title: Learning to SOAR Theme: Understanding that we must SOAR to be real men. Text: Isaiah 40:26-31 Isa 40:26-31 Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Wallace avatar

    Our Security Blanket

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 27, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,190 views

    When we understand God’s unchanging nature in the midst of a rapidly changing world, we can feel secure.

    Our Security Blanket (is God’s Unchanging Nature) Malachi 3:6 , JAMES 1:17 What are you counting on for your security? What makes you feel safe in this world? Do you remember Linus in the Snoopy cartoon? He sucked his thumb and carried around what? His security blanket. If anything but ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Easter 2009: Our Beliefs Dictate Our Actions Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 21, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 22,067 views

    This sermons focuses on how what we believe, whether it is true or now, will dictate how we act.

    Easter 2009: Our Belief Dictate Our Action Scripture: Luke 24:1-11; 1 Peter 3:18-20; Introduction I want to say to each of you this morning, Happy Easter! This is the time of year when we celebrate life. The trees and flowers shake off their slumber and the grass wake up. The birds begin ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Huie avatar

    Where To Go For Guidance Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,814 views

    Where do we go for guidance in making daily decisions? Nebuchadnezzer illustrates for us the four places one may look for guidance.

    1. Illus. of "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" • Several hundred thousand dollars at stake. • Called a friend, and asked what to answer on a particular question. • Answer was wrong! Lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because he listened to the wrong person and made a bad decision. 2. Every day, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Spirit Guides Us To View Success From God's Perspective (Phil. 4:12

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 7,295 views

    How the Spirit Guides Us To View Success From God’s Perspective (Phil. 4:12,13)

    How the Spirit Guides Us To View Success From God’s Perspective (Phil. 4:12,13) Illustration:George MacDonald said, "In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably or succeed more miserably" Warren W. Wiersbe, The Integrity Crisis, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991, p. 42. 1. The Holy ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Grasping The Concept Of Grace Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Sep 9, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,461 views

    A message in the series answering quetions on a variety of spiritual topics.

    Perhaps the most destructive philosophy to ever be unleashed in our culture is that of human self-sufficiency. A philosophy that first becomes noticeable at very young age when we first say, “I can do it by myself.” The philosophy continues to grow as we become more educated, countless ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joe Mack Cherry avatar

    Manasseh: Old Testament Grace

    Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Jun 10, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 15,018 views

    The idea that grace is strictly a New Testament concept is foreign to the scriptures that I read. Just look at Manasseh.

    Manasseh: Old Testament Grace By: Joe Mack Cherry I. Introduction A. Text II Kings 21: 1-17 B. Timeline 1. Born 710 BC - two years into the 15 year extension God gave his father 2. Reign began in 698 BC at the age of 12 3. 55 year reign ended in 643 BC – Longest reigning king in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Clifton McKinley avatar

    Getting W.e.l.l. Series

    Contributed by Clifton Mckinley on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 287 ratings
     | 87,011 views

    A challenge to the church to Worship, Evangelize, Learn, & Love.

    Getting W.E.L.L. Acts 2:42-27 God’s original design for the church is found in the book Acts. If there was ever a church growth plan that worked, it was the one used by the first-century church. Talk about effectiveness. This church exploded. Why? Because the believers knew why they were ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    God's Emotional Matrix Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,651 views

    If we let the Bible speak for itself, we find a God Who is often different than the God many Christians present, a God with a complicated emotional matrix.

    God’s Emotional Matrix 1. The sermons over the last few weeks have really stretched us. 2. We mentioned the purpose for all creation, to glorify God. Creation does this by SHOWCASING what is special about God. 3. We cannot develop God’s special qualities, because they are already perfect. All ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Our Helper In The World"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 17, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,938 views

    How the coming of the Holy Spirit related to the world, the Christian and the Christ

    John 16:5-15 5 “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 “But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Roger Haugen avatar

    All Saints C

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 197 ratings
     | 14,300 views

    Who are the saints? A saint is one declared so by God.

    All Saints’ Sunday Luke 6:20-31 November 4, 2001 Rev. Roger Haugen Today is All Saint’s Sunday. The day we read the names of those who have been buried from this congregation this past year. A day to put carnations on the altar to help us remember those who have died and have left a hole in our ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Johnny Carver avatar

    A Lasting Impression

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 22, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,448 views

    This message deals with the dangers of leaving the first love that a person receives when first introduced to Jesus.

    Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7 Title: “A Lasting Impression” Introduction: When someone is deeply in love with each other I don’t think there’s anything that can hurt someone as much as when their wife or husband leaves them for someone else. But this is exactly what the church of Ephesus had done to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dallas McGill avatar

    The Psalm Of A Sheep

    Contributed by Dallas Mcgill on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 136 ratings
     | 10,992 views

    Every Christian should gladly follow the Lord because of 3 benefits listed in Psalms 23.

    The Psalm of a Sheep Psalms 23 Intro. Old Preacher @benefit dinner. Attending the dinner was a renowned actor who was always asked to grace the gathering with his eloquent words before the meal was consumed. This particular time he chose to quote the 23rd Psalm. As he stood with an arrogant ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Our Position In Christ

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022
     | 2,913 views

    We have communion in our church service because the Lord tells us that as OFTEN AS WE DO IT WE DO IT IN REMEMBERANCE OF HIM.

    Great men and women have come and gone, and our history books are filled with reminders of what they did when they were here. For example, today many are still talking about: • Winston Churchill • Napoleon • Margaret Thatcher • Lady Diana • Abraham Lincoln • And many more…. These great men ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist