Sermons on Hero:

Heroes And The Heroic

Contributed by Michael Blankenship on Jan 4, 2007

GIDEON COMES TO A REALIZATION THAT: No great man ever lives in vain failure visits each of us: Each person has tasted, felt, beheld, the bitterness of failure, of feeling either too inadequate or inferior, or just too average, to accomplish great things.

Judges 6 Notes The Need of Heroes and the Heroic Hall Street Baptist Church Sunday Morning Dec 3, 2006 Urian Oakes (1675-1681) Fourth President of Harvard University, in speaking of the theological necessity of history said “We are to be the Lord’s remembrancers.” By that felicitous phrase he ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Heroes Of Faith Series

Contributed by Joshua Hetrick on Jul 4, 2009

Outline of Heb. 11

Heroes of Faith Hebrews Chapter Eleven Scripture Reading 11:1-7 1. Our author finished chapter ten with the admonition not to “draw back unto perdition”. 2. In this chapter we see our author encouraging his readers to push on to the “saving of the soul”. Divine Spectacle During an interview with ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Unexpected Hero

Contributed by Bret Bone on Sep 13, 2011

Ten years ago today I think we would all agree that the events that happened on Sept. 11 marked us as a nation and individuals for a lifetime.

An Unexpected Hero Slide Watch movie trailer…U-tube World Trade Towers (Nicholas Cage 2min…) Ten years ago today I think we would all agree that the events that happened on Sept. 11 marked us as a nation and individuals for a lifetime. Every American alive that day will forever ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-13

The Stuff Of Heroes Series

Contributed by Scott Berry on Jul 21, 2011

How do we live as heroes? It is only by being strengthened by the Holy Spirit who leads us like he did the apostle Peter.

The stuff of heroes – the holy spirit changes everything – the transformation of Peter from denier to preacher, you don’t have to be a hero alone – we are called to learn to ‘Keep in step with the Spirit’ Gal 5:16 The best turn arounds from zero to hero in a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Hero And The Coward

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010

Peter Denies Jesus Three Times (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: John chapter 18 verses 10-18&25-27 Ill: • The Book of Heroic Failures, was written by Stephen Pile in 1979, • It is a book written in celebration of human inadequacy in all its forms. • My favourite story took part in 1978; • During the fireman’s strike in England, • The British ...read more

Scripture: John 18:15-27

Denomination: Brethren

Christian Heroes Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 3, 2010

God illustrates a life of joyful obedience through Christian heroes.

Scripture Introduction As a society, our taste in heroes has changed. A few years ago, researchers asked two thousand eighth-graders to name prominent people they admired and wanted to be like. After the results were published, a columnist for the Chicago Daily News, Sidney Harris, lamented the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Heroes: Noah Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jul 15, 2008

This series explores some of the heroes of the faith found in Hebrews 11 ...this one’s about Noah

This week we are starting a new series of messages taken from Hebrews 11. Its a series of messages looking at heroes of faith - people who did extraordinary things for God - Big things - but what we often miss is that they were people, just like us... NBC has a television show called “Heroes.” It ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:7

Denomination: Baptist

Heroes: Abraham Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jul 27, 2008

This message looks at the faith of a man who was willing to walk on faith alone...

In Hebrews 11 we have this great list of people who lived by faith. They were just normal people, but because they trusted God with everything they had they became extraordinary! It wasn’t that they were special...it was that their faith was special. What I love about looking at their stories is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Heroes: Joseph Series

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jul 27, 2008

This message looks at how God sometimes uses suffering and always takes longer than we want to accomplish his goals for us!

In Hebrews 11 we have this great list of people who lived by faith. They were just normal people, but because they trusted God with everything they had they became extraordinary! It wasn’t that they were special...it was that their faith was special. What I love about looking at their stories is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:22

Denomination: Baptist

Be Somebody's Hero

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

Many people mistake leadership for a position. They think because they’re not leading an organization they’re not a leader. Not so. Leadership is influence. And everybody influences someone. This sermon helps us know how to be a better leader of othe

“Be Somebody’s Hero” I personally believe that each of us needs someone we can look up to and admire. Someone we can pattern our life after and learn from. Mannie Jackson, the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team agrees. He says: “I think we all have the capacity for commitment ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Mighty Hero

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 13, 2009

Maybe in your life right now, you are actually in a place that has nothing to do with what you’ve done but you’re in it. Or maybe you are in a situation that has everything to do with you. Maybe you’re in a place where you’re saying ‘I’ve had enough of t

Ashingdon 15 02 2009 Mighty Hero? Tonight I want us to consider a passage of scripture that I’ve been thinking about this week, and as I got into preparing for this message I realised that there was so much that could be said that rather than Sermon notes I could end up writing a whole book. But ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Unlikely Hero Series

Contributed by Jess Bousa on Apr 26, 2007

“Being a neighbor is not necessarily defined by seeking out those who need help, but rather it is becoming a person who is able to reach beyond themselves to help someone get back on track.”

“The Unlikely Hero” I want to share a story about a man by the name of Karl Marx. (Has anyone here ever heard of him?) He is known as the father of Communism. He had one agenda and one agenda only and that was for communism to replace capitalism. Let me explain. Today, in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Hero's Heart Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 2, 2008

Joshua was one of the greatest heroes in the Old Testament. This message examines the qualities that he had in his life

A Hero’s Heart Joshua 1:5-9 Essential 100 Series February 3, 2008 Morning Message Introduction Have any of you heard of Alvin York? Sadly this amazing man has been all but forgotten by most Americans. Alvin York was a hero’s hero. On October 8, 1918 York was serving as a Sergeant in the US Army ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:5-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Days For Heroes Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011

A Father's Day message - geared to challenge men to uphold their calling as men and as leaders in their homes, the Church, and society.

Judges 4:1-5:31; 9:50-57; I Timothy 2:8 Introduction: One night a wife found her husband standing over their newborn baby’s crib. She kept silent, and hid in the shadows to watch him. As he stood there looking down at their little child, she looked at the mixture of emotions on his face: ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be A Heavenly Hero

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 1, 2013

1. We need to see with spiritual vision (vs. 8-10). 2. We need to give with generosity (vs. 10-17). 3. We need to take our troubles to God (vs. 18-37).

Be a Heavenly Hero 2 Kings 4:8-37 (Initial reading vs. 8-24) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - June 23, 2013 *Who is your hero? -- When I was a little boy, one of my heroes was Roy Rogers, "The King of the Cowboys!" He was such a good guy, and what a great horse: Trigger! Roy had ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-37

Denomination: Baptist