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

Sermons on Hard Knocks:

showing 361-375 of 79,837
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
  • Kelly Durant avatar

    Worlds Matter: They Lift Up Or Knock Down!

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Nov 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,508 views

    Words are real things! They have the ability to lift up, or to knock down, to inspire, to encourage, or to discourage!

    Words Matter! Captain Kelly Durant Scientists have studied how many words we speak a day. They have determined that men speak about 10,000 per day and women speak about 20,000. The problem is when men get home from work they usually have ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    Knock It Off, You Big Cry Baby Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,402 views

    A stsudy of the Gospel of Luke 12: 13 – 21

    Luke 12: 13 – 21 Knock It Off, You Big Cry Baby 13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 And He said to them, “Take heed ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    "When ‘bad Luck’ Knocks Us Down” Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 4, 2023
     | 1,975 views

    The story of Joseph being sold into slavery provides a compelling example of moments when it seems like "bad luck" has come our way when God may be up to something else.

    WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? There are moments when we feel like bad luck knocked us down. - We will get into the specifics that this passage details as we go through the sermon, but this is obviously a passage with some “just-so-happened” moments. - To use the common vernacular, someone might say, “Oh, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    Ask, Seek, Knock - The Secret To The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 15, 2023
     | 1,313 views

    We do not think as the world thinks. We do not worship as the world worships. We trust God. Period.

    Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org I recently read a powerful description of the human brain in a book by R. Kent Hughes, Disciplines of a Godly Man: “The complex capacity of the human brain is the subject of ever-widening scientific wonder. Its ten ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Brethren

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    I Stand At The Door

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 16, 2013
     | 7,389 views

    Jesus stands at the door of our heart allowing Him to be a part of every aspect of our lives.

    I stand at the door Revelation 3:20-3:22 Introduction- Last week we looked at letting the Holy Spirit work in our lives. Sometimes I feel I need to preach the same message twice in a row so we get it. Paul said that he “resolved to know nothing while he was with them except Jesus ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Mark Batterson avatar

    The Circle Maker 3: Pray Hard Series

    Contributed by Mark Batterson on Nov 15, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 20,684 views

    The Bible is a promise book and a prayer book. And while reading is reactive, prayer is proactive. Reading is the way you get through the Bible. Prayer is the way you get the Bible through you.

    Introduction In standardized math tests, Japanese children consistently score higher than their American counterparts. While some assume that a natural proclivity toward mathematics is the primary difference, researchers have discovered that it may have more to do with effort than ability. In one ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Complacent Church Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 97 ratings
     | 43,686 views

    The Laodicean Church had become complacent & apatetic about the cause of Christ because its members were involved in the worldly activities of the affluent society in which they lived. Jesus tells them that He would not accept their luke-warm attitude.

    Revelation 3: 14-22 THE COMPLACENT CHURCH [Matthew 2:19-34] The letters to the seven churches are God’s X-rays, given so that we might examine our own lives and ministries. Judgment is going to come to this world, but it first begins at the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. C. David White avatar

    Between "The Rock" And A Hard Place

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Apr 28, 2002
    based on 127 ratings
     | 12,710 views

    Life is slippery, stressful and full of obstacles, but Jesus is our Rock, our Fortress and our Deliverer.

    Between "The Rock" and a Hard Place 1. Has life ever dealt you a hard blow? Got any enemies? Limitations? (Don’t Go Anywhere!!!) 2. David had killed a lion, a bear and a giant as a young boy. (Invincibility of youth?) 3. David’s enemies had taught him his strengths, limitations and God’s ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny Carver avatar

    Putting God To The Test

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 121 ratings
     | 21,279 views

    This sermon seriously deals with actually putting your faith into practice at God insistence or encouragement.

    Scripture: Malachi 3:1 – 10 Title: “Putting God To The Test” Introduction: There are some very interesting verses of Scripture located at different places in the Bible. In Malachi in the Scripture we have just read in verse 10, “Prove Me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tim Parsons avatar

    How To Become A Giant Killer

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Feb 5, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,556 views

    This sermon deals with killing the giants in our life, and a look at the fight of David and Goliath.

    How to become a giant killer 1 samuel 1-54 Lets all read our text. very long but what a story. Let me say before we get into the meat of the message, that In every contest there is a champanion and a underdog, Lets consider the stand off in our text, David, against Goliath. First lets ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ken Henson avatar

    More About Obedience And A Good Day's Work Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,047 views

    We are also called to honor and obey our heavenly Father-this is the highest obedience. If obedience to parents or an employer, or a government, is contradictory to obedience to God, we have to make a choice. We must choose to obey God rather than people.

    Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a] 4 Fathers (Parents), do ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • D Marion Clark avatar

    The Scandalized

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 9, 2016
     | 3,720 views

    They believed Jesus was a bad man. That is scary. How could one behold Jesus, hear him teach, witness his miracles, and then conclude that “He is possessed by Beelzebul”?

    Matthew 26:57-68 The Scandalized 2/29/04 D. Marion Clark Introduction Who is responsible for Jesus’ death? Judas bears guilt. He is the disciple who betrayed Jesus into the hands of his enemies. Peter and the other disciples bear guilt. They did not defend their Lord. Judas represents ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    "…there Is Nothing Too Hard For Thee!”

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 16, 2022
     | 2,973 views

    One day, Abraham was sitting in his home and he had some interesting visitors come to visit him.

    The Bible tells us that the angel of the Lord appeared unto him with two other angels. One of these three was the Lord Jesus Himself. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM WAS THE LORD HIMSELF? He is given the name of God, He is called “Yahweh”: • In verse 3 - “And said, My Lord…” • In verse 13 - ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Difficult Doeg Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 10, 2022
     | 2,766 views

    Difficult people are everywhere around us. Difficult people may be us. How do we act and react?

    THE VERY RELATABLE LIFE OF KING DAVID DIFFICULT DOEG 1 SAMUEL 21:1-9, 22:6-23, PSALM 52 #kingdavid INTRODUCTION We are currently in a time when we are looking deeper at the life of King David in the Bible. His life is given to us as a gift in that we see the ups and downs of his life in detail. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Taylor avatar

    Brought To Life; Brought Together

    Contributed by David Taylor on Sep 3, 2024
     | 376 views

    Don’t be a bitter person, be a forgiving person.

    We are continuing our series in Ephesians, Brought to Life; Brought Together. As I have said, Ephesians has two sections, chapters one through three describe what God has done in us through Christ while chapters four through six call us to live out what God has done in us, what Paul calls walking ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational