Sermons on Impacting:

Trusting God's Timing Genesis 16:1-6 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 6, 2024

Genesis 16:1-6 is a passage that presents a pivotal moment in the lives of Abram, Sarai, and Hagar. This story reveals the complexities of human impatience and the importance of trusting God's timing.

Trusting God's Timing Genesis 16:1-6 Introduction: Today, we delve into Genesis 16:1-6, a passage that presents a pivotal moment in the lives of Abram, Sarai, and Hagar. This story reveals the complexities of human impatience and the importance of trusting God's timing. Let's explore ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-6, Genesis 16:1-2, Proverbs 3:5-6, Genesis 16:4-5, Galatians 6:7-8, Genesis 16:6, 1 John 1:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Battle Is His, But We Have To Show Up Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon series aims to guide believers in inviting God into their financial lives, trusting Him in the process, and understanding their required participation, inspired by the biblical story of Jehoshaphat from 2 Chronicles 20.

Today we are starting a 4-week sermon series inspired by the book Simple Money, Rich Life. As the title suggests we are going to talk about a topic that affects every one of us: money. It is a safe bet that regardless of what your financial life looks like at this moment, you have had moments where ...read more

Topics: Financial Freedom, Eternal Impact, Divine Trust

Sermon Series: Simple Money, Rich Life

How To Cheerfully Give Away As Much As Possible Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon introduction focuses on encouraging cheerful giving based on the teachings of Paul in 2 Corinthians 9, despite the challenges faced by a dysfunctional church.

In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul has a difficult task. He’s responsible for encouraging a church to give to a very important cause. But here’s the deal, they are a pretty dysfunctional bunch. They have tons of problems. He tried addressing these problems in the past and received mixed reviews. There are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Topics: Cheerful Giving, Financial Freedom, Eternal Impact

Sermon Series: Simple Money, Rich Life

How To Enjoy It All Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of financial freedom through faith, emphasizing the importance of enjoying God's gifts without letting them become a source of misery.

Nothing beats fresh-baked homemade bread coming out of the oven. The aroma that fills the house is simply amazing. As you probably know, bread is made from a few key ingredients: flour, water, salt, yeast. But here’s the thing: if you forget a key ingredient, then the end product is very different. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Topics: Financial Freedom, Eternal Impact, God's Gifts

Sermon Series: Simple Money, Rich Life

The Sent Ones Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

The sermon introduction discusses the idea of the church acting as a 'trailer' for Christianity, aiming to live in such a way that it entices others to want to learn more about the faith.

Are you the kind of person who enjoys watching the trailers for upcoming movies? Maybe you get to the theater early especially to see those trailers on the big screen. Trailers are tasters, short film versions of the soon-to-be-released feature, and they usually include the best special effects or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16, Matthew 10:7-8

Topics: Movie Metaphors, Church Influence, Spiritual Impact

Sermon Series: Surprise The World

Fly The Kite Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Small beginnings can lead to great things. If we do little things well, God will do big things through us. We should not underestimate the power of small beginnings and the impact they can have.

Ever tried flying a kite? It's not as easy as it looks, right? You've got to get the angle just right, run at the right speed, and let out just enough string. But once it's up there, soaring in the sky, it's pretty awesome. Back in 1847, a guy named Charles Ellet Jr. had to build a bridge across a ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:6-10

Topics: Impact, Small Beginnings, Big Changes, Growth

Gratitude's Nemesis: The Grumble Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Understand the harmful effects of grumbling and the benefits of gratitude. Grumbling leads to discontentment and distances us from God, while gratitude brings us closer to God and improves our overall well-being.

Do you remember the movie 'Inside Out'? You know, the one with all the emotions living inside the girl's head? Imagine if there was a character in there called 'Grumble'. He'd be the one always complaining, always seeing the glass half empty. Funny in a movie, but not so cool in real life, right? ...read more

Topics: Gratitude, Complaining, Emotional Impact, Positive Psychology

Joseph’s Obedience Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jan 1, 2023

Joseph is the unsung hero of Christ's early life. Through obedience, he impacted Mary, he impacted Jesus, he impacted the other children, and I think he impacted Jesus’ entire ministry.

Sometimes there's words that we just don't like. Sometimes it's because of the way they sound. Some sound weird or sometimes they conjure up something kind of gross. One word that I don't like is the word ‘maggot.’ Really, if you think of maggots, is anything pleasant ever really ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Making An Impact For God Sermon Iii: Courageous Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 20, 2020

In times like these, when pressures are brought to bear on the omitted by the uncommitted, mature Christians stay committed to God's Way and Ways as opposed to succumbing to worldly ways and points of view.

COURAGEOUS FAITH ENDURES "And they lived happily ever after"! Like so many novels that end that way, the end of chapter two of Daniel intimated that everything was going to be alright now that the lives of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:13-28

Mother's Day 2016 Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 9, 2016

how much do mothers impact the world and what must they do to have a positive impact?

As I prepared for this message, one of the articles I read stated this “What happens in individual homes will affect society, both positively and negatively. We need to cultivate healthy and functional homes for our children.” We all live in homes and all of us will influence those in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

“the Dynamic Impact Of A Good Deacon”

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 19, 2014

In Acts 6, we see what kind of positive impact the effective ministry of the deacon can have on a local church.

The early church was experiencing phenomenal growth, marvelous miracles, pulsating power, and unlimited blessings. Then, right in the middle of this success story, dissension arose. The Greek speaking widows were being neglected in favor of the Hebrew speaking widows. The Apostles said that they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Impacting Our City For Christ (Part I)--Get Involved With People

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 9, 2008

This sermon examines the process of impacting a city for Jesus Christ.

Do you want to impact this city for Jesus Christ? That should be the dream of every believer. We find a wonderful example in John 4. The majority of this chapter is dedicated to Jesus involvement with one lady. However, the end result is found in verse 39, "Many of the Samaritans of that city ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Make A Difference Series

Contributed by Jason Hill on Jul 5, 2002

As a follower fo Christ, you have the abilty to make a HUGE impact in the world; an impact that will last for eternity.

You Can Make A Difference Jason Hill – June 30, 2002 Have you ever looked around at the world, your town, your work, your neighborhood or any other place you may frequent and wish that you could make some changes? Isaac Asimov once said, “It is change, continuing change, inevitable change ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Influencing Our World For Christ

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001

A call to be people of impact for Christ.

Influencing Our World For Christ Various Scriptures I. Introduction Today our topic is “Influencing Our World for Christ.” The idea of our time together is to look at just some of the many ways we can make a difference as we live and work in a world that doesn’t seem to have much time for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12, Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Burning Bush Conference

Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001

How to impact our culture.

James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. TEXT: Exodus 3 TOPIC: The Burning Bush THEME: How to impact our culture. THE BURNING BUSH CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION: 1. I want to invite you to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God