Sermons on Ill Feeling:

Anchored In Hope When The World Feels Uncertain PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025

Prayer is our refuge in anxiety, inviting God’s peace and strength to guard our hearts and renew us amid life’s worries and uncertainties.

Some of us walked in today with a knot in the stomach and a weight on the chest. Worry whispers at 3 a.m., bills pile on the counter, diagnoses arrive in sterile envelopes, and the what-ifs line up like storm clouds on the horizon. Our hearts try to outrun our thoughts, and our thoughts try to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 46:1-3, Isaiah 40:31

Topics: Jesus-Reflectors, Change, Living

Help Me God, I Feel Helpless Series

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Oct 3, 2022

Have you ever felt hopeless — helpless — at the end of your proverbial rope? Have you ever cried out, “God help me”? That’s a loaded question, because I think we’ve all been there. In one way, or many ways, we’ve been there. When we’re there, we have options, even when we don’t think so

Alba 7-28-13 (Revised 10-2-2022) HELP ME GOD, I FEEL HELPLESS John 5:1-9 Have you ever felt hopeless — helpless — at the end of your proverbial rope? Have you ever cried out, “God help me”? That’s a loaded question, because I think we’ve all been there. In one way, or many ways, we’ve been ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon "Living By Faith And I Feel No Alarm”

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 15, 2024

Habakkuk was tempted to measure what he believed by what he was experiencing. God gives an eternal answer for our present confusion and doubts, The Just shall live by Faith!

Sermon – “Living by Faith and I Feel No Alarm” Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-4 “And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-4, Hebrews 10:38, Habakkuk 3:17-19, Ezekiel 37:12-14

Denomination: Methodist

Children Of God Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on May 13, 2013

Father, adoption, faith, feeling

CHILDREN OF GOD Matt 6:9 (678) May 12, 2013 INTRODUCTION: One of the hazards of working with me is that I will try with all my heart to make you one of the family…by that I mean, when I work alongside you or oversee you on a regular basis I will seek to have a family type ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Impossible To Restore Part 2: Four To Sixth Qualities Of Apostate Person

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 6, 2014

To show that JESUS our LORD is compared to food and drink, and every moment we can, we need to consume and drink Him at all times until we are overflowing.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you consume JESUS until you are full? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that JESUS our LORD is compared to food and drink, and every moment we can, we need to consume and drink Him at all times until we are overflowing. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 6:5 (Amplified ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Emotional Life

Contributed by Dave Workman on Apr 26, 2011

So oftentimes, emotions function like the lights on our dashboard. When the engine light comes on, something needs to be paid attention to.

Today I want to talk about our emotional life. Maybe this is an area for you that seems out-of-control for you. Or perhaps the opposite: you feel a bit dead, almost feeling-less. Recently Time magazine even ran an article about how to handle your emotions during tough economic times. I’m ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-35

Denomination: Vineyard

Emotions And Sensory Spirituality

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 24, 2017

God never intended emotions or feelings to guide or reveal what is right or wrong. They are constantly changing, and they need to be controlled because they can take control of a person and lead them into serious error and deception.

Human emotions are deeply intertwined with the five basic senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which human beings use to investigate and perceive the world around them. They are essential for processing, learning, perception, reasoning, problem-solving and adapting to the events of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-17, 1 Timothy 8:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Truth About The Security Of The Believer

Contributed by Grant Adams on May 6, 2020

God does all things well. God’s work always bears with it a twofold mark. His work is always perfect and His work is always complete.

1. God does all things well. God’s work always bears with it a twofold mark. a. God’s work is always perfect. 1) Verse 3, Peter says salvation is being begotten again, being born again. 2) John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23; There are no abnormal births in the family of God. 3) Salvation is a work of God. It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

How Do You Make Decisions?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 6, 2024

Mozart was a great musician, but a terrible philosopher.

Tenth Sunday in Course 2024 The great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is quoted as saying “I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.” It seems appropriate to apply this statement to our first reading today, because the original man, whom we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35, 2 Corinthians 4:13, Psalm 130:1-8, Genesis 3:9-15

Denomination: Catholic

Sermon On An Endorphins Rush

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 2, 2024

Endorphins are defined as any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions.

Ellen DeGeneres, an American comedian and actress once remarked: “Now, I'm no scientist, but I know what endorphins are. They're tiny little magical elves that swim through your bloodstream and tell funny jokes to each other. When they reach your brain, you hear what they're saying and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5, 1 Timothy 4:8, Philippians 4:8, John 16:33

Has The Way Of The Most High Changed? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 8, 2023

God loves us. He wants to shed His grace–His very divine life–on every human being.

Saturday of the Second Week in Lent 2023 Every four weeks, those of us who pray the Church’s official morning prayer encounter Psalm 77, which is a lament by a temple Levite. Things are not going well for Israel, in this man’s view, and after reviewing all the awful things that have been ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:14-20, Psalm 103:1-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Catholic

God's Love Is Constant--Even When It Does Not Feel Good

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 19, 2022

When the Lord showed Himself to Moses on the mountain, He declared Himself to be a God of compassion and loving kindness–in Biblical language–forever.

Tuesday of the 16th Week in Course Recently I heard a homily that really pricked my ears, and almost prompted me to jump up in the pew and object. The preacher said something like “the God of the OT is not One that I worship,” because in the Scriptures we read some pretty nasty stuff. Psalm 137 is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6, Matthew 12:46-50, Psalm 85:2-8, Micah 7:14-20

Denomination: Catholic

Hanging On When You Feel Like Letting Go

Contributed by John Knight on Jul 25, 2003

A holiday word of encouragement to the distressed.

Hanging On When You Feel Like Letting Go December 1, 2002 Isaiah 64:1-9 1. Excitement Holidays-family, friends, shopping, vacation, TV specials, parades, lights A. Can be fun, but also fearful -Reunion of contentious family -drunk relative who embarrasses themselves, everyone ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:4-9

Denomination: Holiness

Mental Health In The Psalms: 69 Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 26, 2023

God can completely heal mental illness, but even if He does not He still is steadfast in His love and a firm saving grace to us. He gives power to us in our weaknesses and struggles.

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PSALMS: 69 PSALM 69:1-36 #mentalhealth INTRODUCTION 1 … POOR BISHOP HOOPER PSALM 69 (EVERY PSALM) youtube.com/watch?v=BRE6-mBWkc8 [3:50] INTRODUCTION 2… Tremper Longman III, How to Read the Psalms. IVP Academic; Inter-Varsity Press, 1988, 76–85. [adapted] We are in a series ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 69:1-36, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mental Health In The Psalms: 42 Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 20, 2023

Please understand that a person dealing with mental illness needs medicine and therapy, but they also need a good steady source of the Lord. If you are a person dealing with mental illness, please do not leave God behind.

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PSALMS: 42 PSALM 42:1-11 #mentalhealth INTRODUCTION 1 … POOR BISHOP HOOPER PSALM 42 (EVERY PSALM) youtube.com/watch?v=wwDs1dKHZ1Q [4:33] INTRODUCTION AND NEED FOR METAL HEALTH EMPHASIS… ‘Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life.’ Richard Baxter. Crossway 2018. Pages ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ