Sermons on Grieving Season:

Hope When A Loved One Dies

Contributed by Don Schultz on Oct 31, 2014

What's the world missing? Hope. Jesus gives us hope in the most hopeless of situations - death.

Chapel Monday Nov 10 I'm starting to wonder if one of the Devil's ultimate goals is that you would have no hope. The reason I'm starting to wonder this is because our culture is showing more and more evidence of being a place where people have no hope. We have money, we have technology, we have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Business As Usual

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 2, 2009

A brief look at the days of Noah and their relevance to the present day

"Business As Usual" (The Days of Noah) "As it was in the Days of Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Good Mourning Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Jan 18, 2022

God blesses us with comfort when we are heartbroken over brokenness.

Good Mourning lanny smith Reboot / Repentance; Grief; Comfort / Matthew 5:4   • David’s story of failure. • Considered Israel’s greatest king - promised a line of succession eternally. • Sort of our George Washington-Abraham Lincoln-John Wayne-(young) Brad Pitt with a dash of Harry Connick ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4, 2 Samuel 12:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Is Beside Us! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 4, 2018

For Christians, wherever we go, whatever we do, Jesus is right there beside us!

The Bible is the Word of God and it is eternal, infallible, and life-changing. The Bible is our instructions manual for life. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 states, All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Continuation Of Destiny

Contributed by Mike Hullah on May 5, 2019

Once a person is saved there is a continuing journey we must all take to reach our individual destiny. Using Jacob's prophecy over Joseph we see the example of the journey that awaits us if we are to become fruitful

Entering Into the Joseph Anointing! Joseph was the one whom God used to save an entire tribe, nation and people. However, he had to go through a tremendous set of what might be considered "negative circumstances" (he was the one who was separated from his brothers) but he described it ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walking In The Love Of God

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 3, 2011

For Peter to lead the early church his overwhelming drive must exemplify supreme love for his Lord.

Walking In the Love of God Text: John 21:15-17 15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Avoiding Loss Or Becoming A Champion? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2013

God wants to transform us from loss-avoiders to champions.

Avoiding Loss or Becoming a Champion? (Judges 6:1-32) 1. Loss aversion means instead of playing to win, we play not to lose. We get much more misery from losing $100 than we get joy from being given $100. One authority writes; 2. “For example, ever wonder why retail clothing stores have ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Gifts

Contributed by Jesse Crooks on May 27, 2017

Sharing your God given gifts

The Gifts 1Peter 4: 7-11 By Jesse Crooks Southern Baptist Revivalist (Evangelist) Introduction: I usually end my testimony by challenging people to give their loaves and fish or their gifts. I never have time to really explain what I mean by giving one’s five loaves and two fish. I want to take ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7

Types Of Repentance

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 24, 2020

There may be many reasons we tell God we are sorry for our sins. Our repentance before him can be a time of Discovery; Recovery; or Covering.

1. I have wondered how we will be after the Corona Virus has run its course. We’ve probably gotten more serious about God during this time – will we go back to our old normal or live a new normal? 2. Think of a husband and wife in a car, the wife tells her husband to turn right at the next junction ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Great Awakening Sermon Iv: Reclaiming The Joy Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Apr 29, 2020

In times of "doom and gloom", Christians need not get consumed by negativism if only we reclaim the joy of the Lord found in God's Word by reconnecting with the Lord and rediscovering God's Will. Once again, Come Alive!

RECLAIMING THE JOY OF THE LORD FOUND IN THE WORD Is there a Word from the Lord? The single most asked question in the Bible! And if you know of a more pertinent question to be asking in the twilight years of our lives, speak now or forever hold your ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-10

Deliver Me From Evil! (Prayer Of Jabez) Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 7, 2025

A Sermon on Overcoming the Attacks of the Enemy.

DELIVER ME FROM EVIL! By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 "And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Funeral Sermon: The Christian's Hope In Death Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 5, 2025

In the midst of sorrow and loss, we take comfort in the assurance that for the Christian, death is not a defeat, but a victory. It is a gateway to a new and better life in the presence of the Lord.

FUNERAL SERMON: THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE IN DEATH By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 1:21 (KJV) For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. INTRODUCTION: Death is a subject that brings both fear and sorrow to many, yet for the Christian, death is not something to fear. The ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Rejects Saul (1 Samuel 15)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 10, 2025

Are we deserving of God's rejection like Saul or are we people after God's heart like David? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 15.

What was the ultimate cause of Saul’s failure as king of Israel? Was his obedience to God partial and inconsistent? Did he desire to glorify himself or God? Let’s look in 1 Samuel 15. Was Saul expected to destroy everything that the Amalekites owned? Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When Morning Comes

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 2, 2025

Hope for Those Who Sleep in Christ. Death for the believer is not an ending but a pause— until resurrection morning awakens every promise.

There are few sounds on earth more sacred than quiet weeping at a graveside. A mother pressing a flower into the soil, a husband lingering after everyone else has gone, a child holding onto the edge of a coffin too big for her small hands. In moments like these, the air feels thinner—heaven seems ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Revelation 14:13, Philippians 3:20-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Comforting Promise To The Family

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 5, 2003

Funeral Sermon for a believer

A COMFORTING PROMISE TO THE FAMILY JOHN 11:25-26 TEXT: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’” I. THE SITUATION A. Jesus just arrived to find ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ