Sermons on Help In Trouble:

Thirteen Ways The Spirit Helps Us Exhibit Self-Control

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 15, 2004

The Holy Spirit motivates us to serve with love from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith by helping us to control our thoughts, emotions, and choices.

Thirteen Ways the Spirit Helps us Exhibit Self-Control Gal 5:23 - "The fruit of the Spirit is self-control." Illustration: A man from Michigan had an idea for removing a tree stump from the yard of a friend. He decided to use some dynamite he had stored away in his house. It did the trick. The ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Hypocrite Man Helps The Needy They Make Known To All! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jul 25, 2019

our good deeds should be motivated by a sincere desire to help others. Our responsibility to care for each other....

1. Wicked and hypocrite Christian: our good deeds should be motivated by a sincere desire to help others. Our responsibility to care for each other, especially to care for the poor and needy among us, is all over the place in the bible. Many Christians want public recognition when helping the poor. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-40, 1 Timothy 6:10, Philippians 4:8-9, Proverbs 29:7

How Can The Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Love not the world or the things in the world, for all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh... is not of the Father but is of the world.

How Can the Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts? How can I control my physical desires? ILlustration:While my wife and I were shopping at a mall kiosk, a shapely young woman in a short, form-fitting dress strolled by. My eyes followed her. Without looking up from the item she was examining, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Can The Lord Help Me Gain Real Confidence?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Confidence comes from believing that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us to do what He wants us to do and be.

What are the ways to gain real confidence? 1. Appropriate every aspect of the greatest promise in the Bible! - Paul writes, "I can do everything God asks me to do with the help of Christ who gives me the strength and power. (Phil. 4: 13) Illustration:James Dobson tells of a friend of his during ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6-8, Philippians 1:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Son (Eli) Is Born! - I Can't Help It

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009

This sermon was written the night my son was born. I gave it when he was 2 days old. It focuses on the love of a father, especially in the context of John 3:16. How great is a Father’s love?

“My Son (Eli) is Born!” (I Can’t Help It) Friday morning… at 7:42 am… central standard time… hurricane Eli made landfall. A devastating storm… we predict thousands and thousands of dollars worth of damage. There will be many a sleepless night following the arrival of this super storm… and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Can The Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006

Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin.

How Can the Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts? by Paul Fritz 1 Corinthians 6:18-6:20 How Can the Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts? How can I control my physical desires? ILlustration:While my wife and I were shopping at a mall kiosk, a shapely young woman in a short, form-fitting ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Revival: Stronger Than Ever Where To Turn In Your Darkest Moment Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jan 28, 2021

A sermon about revival when your back is against the wall and you have no where else to turn to but God (This sermon and it's series was taken from Sermon Central and heavily edited for use at our church

Revival: Stronger Than Ever Where to Turn in Your Darkest Moment Scripture:2 Chronicles 17-20 When I was about six years old, my parents bought me a new bicycle that had decorations on it that made it look like a racing bike. It was the best thing ever and I rolled that all over the place. I had ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Four Beneficial-Rhetorical Questions To Help You Evaluate The Effectiveness

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 28, 2001

Four Beneficial-Rhetorical Questions to Help You Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Missions Ministry – Rom. 10:14,15

Four Beneficial-Rhetorical Questions to Help You Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Missions Ministry – Rom. 10:14,15 While the world hunts for Osama Bin Laden, many missionaries feel tempted to give up on a Muslim world that is becoming increasingly hostile to the gospel. Indonesia reports that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:14-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Help For Happier Families - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 4, 2023

We must: 1. Help children discover God's best for their lives (vs. 40, 52). 2. Make every effort to worship together (vs. 41-42). 3. Watch out for false assumptions (vs. 43). 4. Work together to solve our problems (vs. 43-46). 5. Wake up to the wonder of Jesus Christ (vs. 46-50).

God's Help for Happier Families - Part 1 Luke 2:40-52 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared July 4, 2023) BACKGROUND: *The Bible is the Word of God, and the best thing it can ever do for us is save our souls. That's what God's Word will do, if we hear the good news about the cross of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-52

Denomination: Baptist

How The Holy Spirit Helps Spouses Develop Emotional Intimacy

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

"Recently I received a phone call from a friendly-sounding person who told me she wanted to make my life easier. She called me by my first name and warmly asked how my day was going."

Let the Holy Spirit Enhance Intimacy in Your Relationship Illustration: I am a companion of all who fear You. —Psalm 119:63 Two men were neighbors—one had opened his heart to Christ and the other had not. The believer witnessed often; the other ignored him. One day the Christian answered a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:20-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Memorial Day - The Passover

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 11, 2001

Re-examining the first Memorial Day (the Passover) to learn why remembering God’s blessings not only honors Him but also helps us in times of trouble.

The Passover story is extremely familiar; you might say it is overly familiar. God’s tenth and final miracle in ancient Egypt sent to judge the Egyptians and deliver the Israelites was accomplished in a unique manner. A lamb was sacrificed for each household of Israelites and its blood applied to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Restore One Another Series

Contributed by Eric Anthony on Sep 20, 2014

In troubled times when it's so easy to fall away from God's Word, we all need help understanding that 'We ain't all that.'

THE ONE ANOTHER SERIES—RESTORE ONE ANOTHER GALATIANS 6:1-5 I. Introduction 1. In this series, this perhaps the most intriguing of the one anothers. 2. “Restore”- means to mend something that is broken (example: Mending broken bones; Mending a fisherman’s net). 3. To ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Improve Your Marriage

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Mar 2, 2018

So many people are hurting in their marriages today. This simple, yet in-depth message, can help married couples enrich their relationships and find peace in troubled times.

o The Bible has a lot to say about "Words" o Words are the "Currency of Life o Imagine a world without words… I. A MAN'S STOMACH IS FILLED WITH THE PRODUCE OF HIS MOUTH! A. Life and Death are in the power of our tongues. - Proverbs 18:20-22 1. Our words are seeds - V.20 2. Every word we speak ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18, James 3:1-10, Colossians 3:18-19, Ephesians 5:22-33, Matthew 12:33-37, Proverbs 18:20-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

When You Don't Know What To Do

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Feb 25, 2024

Whether you believe yourself to be a good decision maker or have trouble picking out clothes in the morning. Know that God wants to help do the proper things in life.

The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-10, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 21:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let Holy Spirit Help Lead In Formal And Informal Settings

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

General John Galvin, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe was asked what was it like to be in charge of a variety of forces. His reply: “I often feel like the director of a cemetery. I have a lot of people under me but nobody listens

Learning to Lead in Formal and Informal Settings (I Cor 9:19-27) Some leaders are comfortable in formal settings but are awkward informally relating to people. Jonathan Edwards, the former President of Princeton Seminary was dismissed as the Pastor of his local church for that very reason. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:21-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational