Sermons on Giver Or Taker:

Peace The World Can't Give PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025

Jesus offers his own unshakeable peace to calm our anxious hearts, inviting us to trust his presence instead of giving in to fear or panic.

Some days the headlines hit like hail on a tin roof. Bills stack up, calendars crowd in, and our hearts hum with hurry. We lie awake staring at the ceiling fan, counting worries like sheep that refuse to sleep. We wonder if peace is a myth, a mirage on the horizon of a hurried life. Is there a calm ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Topics: God's Peace, Peace

Be Fruitful PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 24, 2025

God calls us to fruitfulness, inviting our prayers and faithful actions to cultivate blessing, growth, and goodness in every area of our ordinary lives.

If you listen closely to the first pages of Scripture, you can almost hear it—the cadence of creation, the hush before the first sunrise, the smile of God as He blesses the world He just made. And then, over the first man and woman, He speaks a sentence that still sighs through every hallway of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28

Topics: Fruitfulness, House Of God

God's Faithfulness PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 27, 2025

God’s promises are fulfilled not by our strength or timing, but by His faithfulness, even when hope seems impossible and waiting feels endless.

Good morning, friends. If your heart has ever ached in the waiting room of life—if you’ve watched calendars turn while prayers felt unanswered, if you’ve listened to the echo of your own questions and wondered whether God still remembers your name—then you are in good company today. Abraham and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:15-22, Romans 9:6-9

Topics: God's Character, Identity

What Happens When You Get What You Ask Or Pray For? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 29, 2025

True security is found in trusting God as our King, not in pursuing what others have or seeking control through earthly solutions.

Have you ever stood at the fence line of your life, looked at what others have, and felt that tug? If I just had their certainty. Their security. Their leader. Their plan. The human heart has a way of reaching for what is visible, tangible, and immediate. We want a king we can see. A system we can ...read more

Topics: Divine Will, Human Desire

When Should We Be Thankful? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2025

True gratitude is not dependent on circumstances but is a daily response to God’s faithfulness, shaping our hearts and sustaining us through every season.

Friends, some weeks feel like a kaleidoscope of errands and emotions—school drop-offs and late invoices, texts we forgot to answer, headlines we wish we hadn’t read. Yet right in the middle of muddy shoes by the door, burnt toast on the counter, and the ache we can’t name, there is a whisper from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Topics: Thankfulness, Gratitude

Beauty For Ashes PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025

God lovingly exchanges our sorrow and heaviness for joy and praise, transforming our brokenness into strength through His nearness and kindness in prayer.

If your week has felt heavy, if your heart has carried more sighs than songs, you are in the right place. You didn’t stumble in here by accident. The God who sees you also speaks to you, and His voice carries comfort that steadies the soul. He has a word for the weary and a lift for the lowly. He ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:3

Topics: Rejoicing

Salvation PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025

God’s unwavering presence and grace offer hope, healing, and salvation to all, no matter our failures, fears, or questions.

If you walked in today carrying a heavy heart, a tired soul, or a long list of questions, you are in good company. The God who knows your name is here, and He is not distant. He is near to the brokenhearted, kind to the weary, and faithful to finish what He starts. Homes have porch lights to say, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Topics: Salvation, Redemption, Faith

Faith That Pays When The Paycheck Delays PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025

Trust God to provide for your needs, focus on His Kingdom above all else, and find peace in His faithful care despite financial uncertainty.

Some of us walked in today with a calculator in our pocket and a knot in our stomach. The paycheck was thin, the pantry looks tired, and the math refuses to cooperate. You’ve pinched pennies, stretched spaghetti, checked the account twice, and still you wonder, Will there be enough? Have you ever ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19, Psalm 37:25, Matthew 6:33

Topics: Provision, God's Supply, Dependence

The Smack Heard Round The World

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 10, 2018

A study in the book of 1 Samuel 17: 1 – 58

1 Samuel 17: 1 – 58 The smack heard round the world 17 Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Week Five Service Series

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 28, 2023

Service In the Spirit, not the flesh.

SERVICE IN THE SPIRIT I. INTRODUCTION This lesson addresses a sticky part for many Christians. They are happy to have been delivered from the judgment of Hell and glad that it is free. Being a disciple and serving, however, are quite different things. As stated in the previous lesson, some people ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:6, Acts 1:8, Galatians 3:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Ten Lepers

Contributed by John Skaggs on Oct 18, 2000

(Luke 17:11-19 NASB) "And it came about while He was on the way to Jerusalem, that He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

(Luke 17:11-19 NASB) "And it came about while He was on the way to Jerusalem, that He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. {12} And as He entered a certain village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him; {13} and they raised their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, HAVE MERCY ON US!" ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:10-19, Luke 17:10

One For All And All For One!

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

Stewardship sermon

"One For All And All For One!" 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 During the months of May and June we spent four weeks seeking to gain a deeper understanding of "God’s Amazing Grace" and how the Lord has so freely showered every one of us with His abundant blessings. We learned that we were not born by mere ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Or Cursed: It's Your Choice

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jan 16, 2001

The contrast between unity and disunity in the Body of Christ

Tonight, we are going to take a look at two contrasting sections of Scriptures. One set of verses which can lead you to blessings and the other set which carry with them a curse. It is all an issue of integrity. It is not uncommon in our world today to see people try to compromise on ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The God Who Is Real Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 24, 2001

Three reasons to believe God is real, presented to people investigating the Christian faith.

One of the more creative movies to come out in the last few years was the Peter Wier film The Truman Show. The Truman Show is about a man named Truman Burbank--played by Jim Carey--who was adopted as a newborn by the OmniCam Corporation. The OmniCam corporation then created an entire city on a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:15-17, Acts 17:26-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Chest Of Joash, Part One: Why?

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 5, 2001

A three-fold rationale for keeping stewardship a primary focus in the church...It is a Lordship matter, Heart matter, and Eternal matter.

Chest of Joash, Part One: WHY? 2 Chronicles 24 March 4, 2001 1Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother¡¦s name also was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 24:1-27

Denomination: United Methodist