Sermons on Help With Suffering:

"Jesus' Mission Statement"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 20, 2016

A sermon about following the REAL Jesus.

"Jesus' Mission Statement" Luke 4:14-21 Before our passage for this morning Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. We talked about this two weeks ago. We are told that "heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit came down on [Jesus] in bodily form like a dove. And there ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: United Methodist

People Pleaser?

Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on Apr 6, 2020

The scripture is coming to fulfilment with the signs of end time visible around us. We are in the dispensation where immoral behaviour, evil, wickedness, perversion, debauchery, lies, deception and so on are the order of the day.

“3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. 4 ON THE CONTRARY, WE SPEAK AS THOSE APPROVED BY GOD TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH THE GOSPEL. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO PLEASE PEOPLE BUT GOD, WHO TESTS OUR HEARTS. 5 You know we never used flattery, nor did ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:3-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Helpers Of Joy

Contributed by Arlen Payne on May 13, 2020

Though written during the Corona virus outbreak, this message is good for most any time. It is meant to encourage people to pray and help each other.

Helpers of Joy 2 Corinthians 1:24 Intro. 2 Cor. 1:24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. Paul is writing to the Church at Corinth to encourage them. - He said he did not come to control I this time of trouble, we should be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:24

Denomination: Baptist

"good Friends"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 2, 2022

What does it mean to carry people to Jesus?

“Good Friends” Mark 2:1-12 At the church I served in East Ridge, we had a member named Tootsie Watson. Tootsie and her parents lived in a deteriorating part of town. And that is where Tootsie lived for her entire life—all 89 years of her life-- in the same house where she was born, in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Water Boys Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 7, 2022

Holes. Gaps. Stretched. Should this be the case? We are gifted to help. We are needed. We are the answer to an age-old problem.

Help Wanted Pt. 2 - Water Boys I. Introduction We are in the middle of a national worker shortage. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, 67% of business owners were trying to hire workers in May 2022, and 92% of those seeking to hire reported few or no qualified applicants. ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Beginning Of… Marriage Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 15, 2010

God gives marriage to show the greatness of his love and to work out the glory of his grace.

Scripture Introduction If I ask you what is most like half the moon, is it half an orange? half a basketball? a round of cheese? The answer is the other half of the moon! So if we ask what is most like a man, the answer is a woman. And what is most like a woman? a man. Men and women are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A New Look At The Mustard Seed And What It Means To Us.

Contributed by Ricky Maye on Dec 19, 2010

A Mustard Seed may be tiny, but it’s not hard to look at, but maybe spiritually we can take a deeper look into the Mustard Seed and learn more of the wisdom Jesus wanted to offer about the Mustard Seed. Join me as we uncover a comforting truth Jesus offer

I want to share a teaching of mine that I’ve been blessed to share with more people than i can count , and see an awesome reaction every time. On one special occasion I shared at a church I have been to only once, nobody but the leadership new me, I started and said how Jesus began to teach to a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:31-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessings Of Being A Christian

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 24, 2013

Blessings of being a Christian. 1 - We have help for daily living 2 - We have provision for our needs 3 - We have confidence for death

INTRO. - ILL.- Two men boarded a coast-to-coast flight and were seated next to each other on the commercial plane. After breezing through the on-flight magazine, the first man turned to the other and asked, what do you do? The man replied: "I am a pastor of a church." "Oh," said the first ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Look From The Top

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Apr 30, 2013

The mountains and hills that we all need

A Look from the Top. by Gerald Van Horn Text: Psalms 121:1 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help?” Have you ever thought how important mountains- hills are? David was given a great insight concerning mountains and hills.. Someone once said “God must have loved ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Be Not Dismayed. (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on May 5, 2013

A child when they get a certain age, they want to do things themselves. You will hear them say, “I can do it!” or “I want to do it myself!” When some people get older and someone offers them help, you can hear them say, “I can do it myself!” I be

Deut. 31:7-8-Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. And the Lord, He is the One who goes before ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Able

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 7, 2016

To show that GOD is able and working all grace to super abound in us so that we can be a channel of blessing to others.

I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD able? Yes. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is able and working all grace to super abound in us so that we can be a channel of blessing to others. IV. TEXT: 2 Corinthians 9:8 (Amplified Bible) And God is able to make all ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Now Is The Time! Series

Contributed by Larry Grant on Oct 2, 2021

Each one reconciled by Christ is to be involved in reconciling the world to God. But not all those in the church do! According to our text, they have received the grace of God in vain. God expects those who have received grace to be involved in the ministry of reconciliation.

Paul has been defending his life and ministry in the first five chapters. His enemies at Corinth had accused him of wrong methods and motives, and he successfully answered them. His final statement in chapter 5 deals with his ministry of reconciliation. The first two verses in the sixth chapter ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Doing For God And Humanity? (A Case Study Of Esther And Mordecai)

Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 17, 2020

The story of Esther and Mordecai is a classic narrative of lessons for our generation on how to make it in life or how to make it in a foreign land

The story of Esther and Mordecai is a classic narrative of lessons for our generation on how to make it in life or how to make it in a foreign land. The summary could be that they served God as He should be served, they served their people, the Jews and God compensated them for their services. We ...read more

Scripture: Esther 9:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

My Soul Fainteth Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

My soul fainteth

Psalm 119:81-88 ? Caph - The Eleventh Part. It's Always Darkest before the Dawn - Paul & Silas in Prison. 1. The Troubling Stagnation - 81-83 - Soul Fainting - 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. Here Is Dearth, Desire, Design, and Dependence. Sight Failing - ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:81-88

Denomination: Holiness

Praise God When His Help Comes (Isaiah 44:24-28; 45:1-8] Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jul 6, 2024

God sometimes helps us through people we don't like, using means we don't like, to the point we doubt it's actually from God. See God's help, and thank him, regardless of how it comes.

There is a short list of people in the church who are responsible for proclaiming a message from God to his people. Apostles, teachers, prophets, and evangelists, basically. That's the list. Now, sometimes the specific word from God that needs to be communicated is controversial. If ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:24-28, Isaiah 45:1-8, Leviticus 25:47-52, Isaiah 41:2-5, Isaiah 41:25-26, Isaiah 43:14, Leviticus 25:29-34  (view more)  (view less)