Sermons on Hard Seasons:

To Swerve Or Not To Swerve? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2016

The Jews and Jewish believers so cherished Moses, they were tempted to exalt him above Jesus, or to make them equals. Jesus demands to be our primary loyalty.

To Swerve or Not to Swerve? (Hebrews 3:1-14) 1. Doug Anderson recently shared a joke with me that illustrates the distinction between cause and correlation. Here goes. An Amish man and his son are at the shopping mall for the first time. They see two shiny doors open (an elevator) and an elderly ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Blesses Godly People

Contributed by Peter Toy on Apr 17, 2018

Emulate Ruth's godly characteristics. Outline: 1. We have to have a humble attitude. 2. We need to be hard workers. 3. we need to be wholly dependent on Him.

God Blesses Godly People – Ruth 2:1-23 May 5, 2013 If we become the people God wants us to be, then He will direct us in the path He wants us to take. Have you ever wondered if God made the perfect person for you? You may have heard the term, “a match made in heaven”. Let me show you a clip from ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

God Rebuked Jonah Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 21, 2018

Message 7 in our journey through Jonah. This message explores Jonah's stinking attitude and God's rebuke for his lack of mercy.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Jonah Series #7 “God Rebuked Jonah” “Running Against God” Review Jonah teaches us both about God and ourselves. We learn about the love of God, the sovereignty of God, the forgiveness of God, the persistence of God. We learn about people; their ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:18-23, James 3:14-16

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Be Strong In Grace.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 23, 2023

Three metaphors of the Christian life.

BE STRONG IN GRACE. 2 Timothy 2:1-7. 2 TIMOTHY 2:1. Paul exhorts Timothy, “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” In other words, in the face of the general apostasy (cf. 2 Timothy 1:15), you stand firm! The timid young man is not being encouraged to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Experiencing The Rest Of God

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 14, 2025

Jesus knew that the hypocrites in the crowd would accuse Him of playing God. So Our Lord asks, “what is easier for me to say, ‘your sins are forgiven’ or ‘arise and walk.’”

Friday of the First Week in Course 2025 Psalm 29 is prescribed for all of us clerics as the first prayer of the Divine Office. It’s a very short history of the Israelites. It begins “come ring out our joy to the Lord; hail the Rock who saves us. Let us come before Him giving thanks; with songs let ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12, Psalm 78:3-8, Hebrews 4:1-5, Hebrews 4:11

Denomination: Catholic

God's Grace Supports Us: Working Hard For A Faithful God Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Vivek Gundimi on Mar 1, 2024

We all must receive grace in Christ because grace strengthens us from time to time in any given challenge and difficulty of life.

Supported by Grace: Working hard for a faithful God Introduction: The phrase in v1, be strong is indeed an important encouragement. You also find this in the familiar OT passage of Joshua 1 where God encourages Joshua to be strong in taking Israel forward in their journey to the Promised ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1

Denomination: Methodist

How To Be Successful Series

Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Jul 18, 2022

* I want to succeed in life – I don’t want to be a failure. I HATE failing. I want to succeed for the honour & glory of God. Don’t you? * What areas of life do YOU want to succeed in?

Introduction: * I want to succeed in life – I don’t want to be a failure. I HATE failing. I want to succeed for the honour & glory of God. Don’t you? * What areas of life do YOU want to succeed in? • Marriage • Child-rearing • Business • Education • Finances • Prayer • Bible study • Soul ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:22-29

Denomination: Baptist

The End Of A Difficult Relationship Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 22, 2023

This is the 12th Sermon in the Series "Israel's 2nd King". This Series is about King David.

Series: Israel’s 2nd King- David [#12] THE END OF A DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP 2 Samuel 1:1-12 Introduction: In our study of the 1st and 2nd Kings of Israel, we meet 2 men who chose very different paths. 1 Samuel ends with the death of Saul. He died on the battlefield along with 3 of his sons. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Into His Presents

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 5, 2021

Problems here on earth and in our lives are short in time compared to our time with our God.

Sermon Title: Into His presents. Scripture Text: 2 Corinthians 4:13- 5:1 We have plenty of troubles, personal and national , to keep us busy with worry and no sleep at night. These troubles even cause us medical problems. Things seem to be getting worse as time passes. Everything is ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Here Am I Send Me

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Aug 12, 2022

Are you willing to go when the Lord asks? Even when you know the job is hard? Would you go to preach to people who never wanted to hear you in the first place? That is exactly what Isaiah did.

Send Me 30 May 2021 Richardson The truth hurts! Actually it really does. It’s documented that the truth hurts when it’s something you don’t want to hear. I read a really interesting article about how psychologists first studied this. In the early 50’s, Dorothy Martin, a Chicago homemaker ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8-9, Isaiah 30:9-11, Matthew 5:11-12

Denomination: Other

Do Not Become Callous

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Feb 24, 2025

Do not wander from the life in Christ.

Father God, Lord Jesus, hallowed is your holy name. Thank you for mercy and grace. Lord Jesus, today, we ask that You sweep across this nation and create a clean heart and renewed spirit in everyone who calls You, Lord. I say a special prayer for those with a hardened heart: soften their hearts and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:18-19, Colossians 3:5, Romans 13:14

Denomination: Other

When The Axe Head Falls Off

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jul 4, 2025

Today I would like to look at a text that can help us in our daily walk.

“When The Axe Head Falls Off” 2 Kings 6:1-7 Today I would like to look at a text that can help us in our daily walk. Elisha was with the “sons of the prophets” or if you will Disciples. Looks like they are in Gilgal according to 2 Kings 4:38 “And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Help My Unbelief: Rest For A Struggling Faith Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 29, 2025

This is the third talk in a course called "Trauma and Transformation, Level 2". This advanced course takes a bio-psycho-socio-spiritual approach to healing. Both Christians and non-Christians are in attendance, so the homily is presented with that in mind.

T&T Level 2 Spiritual Talk 3 - February 2024 Sometimes, not all the time, not every second of every day, but sometimes life is just too much. It is just too hard. The day-to-day things that we deal with can start to feel like heavy weights, and just doing the bare necessities of life can ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30, Mark 9:24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Christ Or Santa Claus

Contributed by Clarence Talley on Oct 18, 2000

We are now in the Holiday season.

We are now in the Holiday season. A time of year when we look forward to celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Recently, we thanked God for past and present blessings during our national Thanksgiving holiday. And now we look forward with great anticipation, to December 25th, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-33

God's Expiry Date Series

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 24, 2012

This is Part 1 of a series of 3 titled "God's Expiry date"

I found a bag of garlic hiding in the refrigerator the other day, but I couldn't recall how long they'd been there. And I couldn't find an expiration date. Now, I know garlic can last a long time but not forever! We get used to thinking everything has an expiration or "best by" date, and we have ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23

Denomination: Baptist