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

Sermons on Hard Truths:

showing 2,326-2,340 of 146,602
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
  • Grant Adams avatar

    Suffering Saints

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 20, 2022
     | 1,554 views

    Suffering is hard to handle. It is easier when it is us going through it and not our loved ones, but it is still hard.

    Suffering is hard to handle. None of us like it. Usually, we can handle it better in ourselves than having to watch friends and loved ones go through it. We were just like our children, and we ask why not only for ourselves but for others. If they're not careful, we try to inform others why ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    I Want A Jesus Heart!

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Sep 27, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,088 views

    In the midst of this passage the LORD speaks on the topic of heart heartedness. It is the cause us so much pain (including divorce). How can we be tender hearted? This sermon deals with that subject - Tender Heartedness

    Scripture: Mark 10:1 - 16 and Ephesians 4:32-5:2 Theme: A Heart Like Jesus In the midst of this passage the LORD speaks on the topic of heart heartedness. It is the cause us so much pain (including divorce). How can we be tender hearted? This sermon deals with that subject - Tender ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    Here We Raise Our Ebeneezer Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 69 ratings
     | 42,596 views

    Today we could use a memorial like Samuel’s. It wasn’t a memorial of their hard times or of their more recent victories. It was a memorial to God’s faithfulness. Here we raise our Ebenezer because “Thus far has the Lord helped us.” That’s a reminder w

    Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Here We Raise Our Ebenezer 1 Samuel 7:12 Introduction: I recently saw a production of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” The play reminded me how much of an impression the classic Christmas tale has had on all ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Kingdom Integrity Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 11, 2019
     | 5,674 views

    How do you live in a culture that regards truth as relative? Jesus says, “Don’t swear. Just speak the truth.” But in order to do that, you must submit to Him!

    On the first day of school in a Peanuts comic strip, the teacher asks her class to write an essay about returning to school after summer vacation. Linus writes, “No one can deny the joys of a summer vacation with its days of warmth and freedom. It must be admitted however that the true joy lies in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Terry Frazier avatar

    Rightly Dividing The Word Of God

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Feb 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,095 views

    This sermon addresses the misuse and twisting of Scripture to fit an agenda. When Scripture is blatantly taken out of context to further an agenda whether it is politically based or religiously based is wrong and Christians have to stand up and say that i

    Rightly Dividing The Word Of God Today I want to talk to all of you here today about something that has been on my mind and heart for some time and I have been waiting for the Holy Spirit to turn me loose on this topic and I feel that now He has. And the main Scripture text that I want to use ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Eat The Honey

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 30, 2010
    based on 62 ratings
     | 54,077 views

    We explore in this sermon an awesome revelation about prepared blessings, you may be in some bitter places but there is some honey waiting on you.

    We don’t know how long Jonathon was in this situation: 6 hrs, a day, a week, a month. We don’t know, but what we do know is that he was in the same situation as around six hundred other men. But Jonathon decided that something wasn’t right, he decided that it was not right for the child of God to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Superiority Bias Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 16, 2019
     | 2,986 views

    The human race suffers from three sin-related problems that alienate mankind from the true God.

    Superiority Bias (Romans 2:1-29) 1. This week was a tough week, losing Ginny. I know many of you are hurting, as are Marylu and me. Ginny was quite a woman of God as well as everyone’s friend. 2. She was also very much enjoying and looking forward to this series in Romans. She was a woman of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Perry Greene avatar

    A Change Of Hearts Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 18, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,551 views

    The stone heart is resistant to God, the heart of flesh, created by God is open to and led by him. We need a change of heart from hard, resistant stone to soft, Spirit-pliable flesh.

    1. Dinosaur Heart It was 103°F in Hell Creek, South Dakota, one day in September 1993. Dinosaur hunter Michael Hammer was amazed at what he saw. Sticking out of the ground were the remains of a Thescelosaurus, a plant-eating dinosaur. The skeleton was almost complete. Hammer says he knew right away ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Dina avatar

    Words Are Full Of Power

    Contributed by James Dina on Oct 4, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,085 views

    When you speak, heaven begins to work because there is power in the words you declare. Every word that comes out of your mouth should be a word of life, to edify, motivate, and bring comfort.

    WORDS ARE FULL OF POWER "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." (Proverbs 18:21) “.....The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life..” (John 6:63) Words are full of power, both to wound and to heal, to break ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Knowledge (Not Opinion)

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,373 views

    Some of us handle truth by simply asserting ourselves forcefully. Paul's way was to root truth in revelation rather than logic; to find authentic confidence in personal experience; and to submit himself to transformation. First Baptist Church of Gaithers

    If there’s one thing I have a strong opinion about, it is that I do not like people with strong opinions! I have a hard time with the person who declares what he thinks with absolute hard-core certainty, riding roughshod over any contrary thoughts I might have. I struggle with that. I have ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Finley avatar

    Searching For The Perfect Gift

    Contributed by Larry Finley on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,004 views

    The gift that God desires is not hard to find

    1. The Bible is Under constant Attack a. distort and destroy b. making it relevant to modern man NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE - Our Mutual Joy “Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side. - Lisa Miller We cannot look to the Bible ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Dobbs avatar

    When The Holidays Are Hard: Finding Peace When You Can't.

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Dec 1, 2022
     | 2,035 views

    The holidays are often the happiest time of the year for many people.  It’s easy to forget that for many, the family gatherings, songs, and celebrations overlook the losses they have endured - and instead of being the happiest season of all, it becomes a hard time of year.

    When The Holidays Are Hard: Finding Peace When You Can't Introduction The holidays are often the happiest time of the year for many people.  It’s easy to forget that for many, the family gatherings, songs, and celebrations overlook the losses they have endured - and instead of being ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    The Truth About Loving Your Enemies - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 17, 2023
     | 1,309 views

    What is the Christian's response when confronted with wrongs and evil?

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org We have traveled through an incredible section of the Sermon on the Mount, immediately following the paradoxes of the Beatitudes, Jesus gets right to the heart of the issue behind what is wrong with this world and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Brethren

  • Shawn Malloy avatar

    Arise And Walk

    Contributed by Shawn Malloy on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,340 views

    Walking with Him can be hard

    Sunday Sermon 05/08/2005 We will start with a prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, I want to thank you for your inspiring Word. I love you and worship you Oh Lord. Please forgive me and my sins. I ask that you these words to show and inspire the readers to come to you and want to know you as I know you. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Samuel Fulkerson avatar

    I’m Still Standing Only Because Of God

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,665 views

    Life can be... is hard.

    Hebrew: Hebrew is written and read right-to-left. Psalm 119 = (136 verses [22x8]) • The Hebrew Aleph-Bet (alaphbet) has 22 letters. • Psa. 119 is an Acrostic. (There are several of them throughout the OT). • Paleo (Ancient)-Hebrew was pictographical. o Aleph = Ox Head o Bet = ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal