Sermons on How Big Is Your God:

The Surprise Of Answered Prayer Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 11, 2004

God answers prayers -- and that usually surprises us!

A Sunday School teacher was struggling to open a combination lock on the supply cabinet. She had been told the combination, but couldn’t quite remember it. Exasperated, she went to the pastor’s study and asked for help. The pastor came into the room and began to turn the dial. After the first two ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Go Ye!

Contributed by John Montgomery on Jun 21, 2007

God calls us to preach the gospel to everyone!

Mark 16:15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Such a simple verse.....just a few words.... but the implications of this verse(as it is with any verse) is enormous as you unpack it Now we need to qualify who the "You" it is both us as ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15

Denomination: Baptist

Your Name Is Israel

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 15, 2011

Have you ever wanted something so badly from God that you were willing to not let Him go until you got it?

If you could go back and get an accurate count, how many decisions do you think you made last year? If the truth were to be known, the number would probably be in the tens or even hundreds of thousands, wouldn’t it? Now, exactly what is a decision? A decision is a point in time where you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-28

Denomination: *other

Let's Go Fising

Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Mar 12, 2001

God has called us to be fishers of men.

My dad’s from Minnesota. Does anyone here know what Minnesota is known for? Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. Just about everyone in Minnesota fishes. Now, my dad once told me the story about a peculiar fisherman from Minnesota. You see, this fisherman was very well prepared. He knew how ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Lutheran

You're Valuable In The Here And Now

Contributed by Jay Patton on May 20, 2002

A sermon about God uses all ages of people to accomplish his purposes.

The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old. NIV Introduction: Grandma and Grandpa illustration Read Scripture/Pray Background: Proverbs wise truths of life from a father to his son Purpose Statement: It is important that we recognize the value of... I) Youth to the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:29

Denomination: Baptist

The Lass With Downs Syndrome And How I Learnt About Being God's Friend

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 17, 2018

When you go to work, however tough your job, you don't go alone

Tomorrow many of you will be in the workplace. Some of you may have to make difficult decisions about people’s livelihoods. Who do you fire? Who do you keep? Some of you may have to face difficult moral choices? Do you obey that order from your boss when it is ethically suspect? But if you don’t ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-25

Denomination: Anglican

How Do You Know God Exists? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 8, 2009

What will you say if someone asks you "Why do you believe God exists and does it really mean anything?"

Before we study Ephesians, we will do a 5 week series on apologetics. Apologetics is the word for defending what you believe. What would you say if you were asked the following questions? How do you know God really exists? Why do you trust the Bible as God’s Word? Why is Jesus Christ God and the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sacrifice Of Tithing PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 16, 2024

This sermon encourages us to trust in God's abundance, honor Him through sacrificial giving, and serve others as an expression of our faith and love.

Good morning, beloved congregation. As we gather together in this sacred space, we are reminded of the blessings that we have received and the grace that has been bestowed upon us. We are here to honor, praise, and give thanks to our Lord, and to learn how we can better serve him and each other. In ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10

Topics: Doing Your Part

Lighten Your Load Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001

How to lighten our load of four burdens that can crush us in the spiritual life.

For many people today the spiritual journey is filled with crushing burdens. I think of the character Rodrigo from the 1986 academy award winning movie The Mission. Rodrigo, played by Robert DeNiro, portrays a slave trader who kills his brother in a fit of rage. He’s filled with such terrible ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keeping Your Heart Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on May 20, 2005

How do we not lose heart in this world with very real troubles? Paul tells us how: three things that will keep our heart.

"Keeping your heart." WBC 22/05/05am. 2 Cor 4:16-18 Here Paul says ’ therefore we do not lose heart’ (v16) - so how does he do it? - how does he do it in spite of all he describes earlier o hard pressed, perplexed, persecuted, struck down o yet he keeps his heart, zeal, ’joy’ even - how can we do ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Love Your Enemies Series

Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 26, 2021

In probably his most radical command to us, Jesus tells us to love our enemies. How’s it going with that, dear Christian?

Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:43-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"No Boundaries"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 21, 2006

Are we heeding the call of God on our lives?

“No Boundaries” Jonah 1:1-7, 15-17, 2:10, 3:1-5, 10 Mark 1:14-20 By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org According to a famous parable: There once was a fishing village on the shore of a great lake stocked full of fish. The ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Becoming A World Class Christian

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 1, 2003

God calls us to build bridges of love and compassion from our home and church to our community.

Becoming a World Class Christian -The Story of Jonah- Introduction May 13-15 I attended a church conference with the theme: “The Church of Irresistible Influence.” Superintend Forest Bush and Jerry and Gale Mottwieler from Ripon also attended. Pastor Robert Lewis served as host pastor of the ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

What Is Your Life?

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010

The Bible compares our life to many things so that we may realize how short it is and how important it is for us to number our days.

Intro: The Bible compares our life to many things so that we may realize how short it is and how important it is for us to number our days (i.e., to plan for our life well) so we will have a good influence on the world for Christ. To show us how short our life is, God compares our life to nine ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:9-12

Denomination: *other

How Does God Know All Things? Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 25, 2014

Orthodox Christians have always held that God has absolute and exhaustive knowledge of everything, including the future. But how is He certain about the future?

Sometimes, there are statements made in the Bible which are very meaningful, yet easy to overlook. I believe that this passage in the Sermon on the Mount is one such statement. Jesus is telling us something about the nature of God in this passage which is so sublime that it should cause our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational