Sermons on Listen Before Acting:

Thou Prepare A Table Before Me

Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on May 6, 2020

The beauty of our success is for those that thought that we will not succeed to see us succeed.

.“Thou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” (Psalm 23:5) this verse tells us how God wants to deal with our enemies, He does not want them to die; so that they can see our greatness. He wants to display His splendor on us to the shame of the enemies. The beauty of our success ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Your Heart Condition Before God Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 9, 2022

It is your heart that determines your usability. Maybe you are not the obvious choice for some position. The lesser known man who has the heart of God prevailed in the case of David. God’s principle remains the same.

When God looks at you He does not see your height or weight or any warts or blemishes. God sees your heart and He sees you for your heart. How pure is your heart before God? This is the story of the anointing of David, the king of Israel. The setting begins with King Saul. Saul took leadership ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

(Section 3) Before You Pomise Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jul 6, 2018

Reasons to Marry? Choosing Mates, Compatibility

Relationships and Marriage III. BEFORE YOU PROMISE INTRODUCTION: There was a you man who fell in love with a pretty young lady. He took her home to meet his mother before asking her to marry him. But alas, his mother disliked the girl intensely and refused to give her blessings. Three times ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Setting The Lord Always Before Us Series

Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Nov 21, 2022

We should never look at this world in isolation from God. We must view everything we do and see from an eternal perspective Setting the LORD Always Before Us.

It’s sometimes hard to be spiritually minded in this world: • The spiritual world is an invisible world (2 Cor 4:18). • The people that surround us are often worldly. • Our fleshly desires gravitate towards earthly things. But unless I am spiritually and eternally minded, I am going to waste my ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

You Have Not Passed This Way Before

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 19, 2023

Keys to having the Lord's blessings during difficult times

Joshua 3 You have not passed this way before - Read Joshua 3:1-17 Can you imagine? Can you imagine the Lord leading you into a river and having the water of the river, in flood season, stack up beside you so that you could walk through on dry ground? Can you imagine having the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Trial Of Jesus: Brought Before Caiaphas Series

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Dec 1, 2021

When Jesus was arrested, the multitude led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year. Annas sent Jesus bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

Found in Matthew 26:57-68,27:1; Mark 14:53,55-65; Luke 22:54,63-71 and John 18:13-14,19-24 John 18:13-14 When Jesus was arrested, the multitude led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year. Now Caiaphas was he, who gave counsel to the Jews, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:57-68, Matthew 27:1, Mark 14:53-65, Luke 22:54-71, John 18:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

From The Calm Before To The Storm In The Temple

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 3, 2018

Jesus will not tolerate desecration of the temple of our worship nor the temple of our bodies.

Weekend Message/Devotion March 3, 2018 Reading: John 2:13-22 Communion Sunday From the Calm Before to the Storm in the Temple Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to celebrate the sacred festival of Passover. He just departed Caana of Galilee, where He celebrated a peaceful wedding. At that wedding, ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22, Malachi 3:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Sin Is Always Before Me

Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018

3rd in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

Psalm 51:3 2/21/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #3) MY SIN IS ALWAYS BEFORE ME Edgar Allen Poe was kind of a morbid American author in the mid 1800s. He had a short and troubled life and wrote a number of troubling short stories and poems. One of those is called “The Tell-Tale heart”. I was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:3

Denomination: Lutheran

Before You Say "I Do" Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 2, 2016

God's Plan for Us, Purpose, Marriage

Love Like You Mean It – Before You Say “I Do” Genesis 2:18-25 (pg. 2) February 7, 2016 Introduction: God has some very strange arithmetic...You must become empty to be filled...you must become the least to be great...you must die to live. And when it comes to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Have Not Been This Way Before PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 4, 2023

This sermon explores the importance of seeking God's guidance, dedicating ourselves to devotion, and exercising discernment in our daily decisions, as illustrated in Joshua 3:1-5.

Welcome, beloved family of God, to this gathering of hearts and minds in the spirit of worship and discipleship. We are here today, not by accident, but by divine appointment. The Lord has ordained this moment for us to come together, to learn, to grow, and to be transformed by the renewing of our ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-5

Topics: New Year

Shipwrecked: Our Condition Before Christ Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 27, 2025

Using the analogy of a shipwreck, this sermon on Ephesians 2:1-3 explores Paul's stark description of our condition without Christ: spiritually dead, helplessly swept along by the currents of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and destined for God's just wrath.

Introduction Imagine a person who has survived a terrible shipwreck. They are floating alone in the middle of a vast, dark ocean. Though they are breathing and their heart is beating, are they truly alive? They are cut off from land, from safety, from any source of help. They are completely at the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Chosen In Him Before Time With A Purpose Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 8, 2025

This sermon explains that believers were chosen by God not based on human merit but "in Christ" and has a specific, life-altering purpose.

Introduction Verse 3 told us that God has blessed us with all spiritual blessings. Now, in verse 4, Paul explains the very first and most foundational blessing from which all others flow: we were chosen by God. Everyone longs to be chosen—for a team, for a promotion, for a relationship. It gives us ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

Before Abraham Was, I Am.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2024

Controversy in the Temple.

BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS, I AM. John 8:46-59. JOHN 8:46. There was nobody who could lay any charge against our spotless Saviour. So why do people refuse point blank to receive the Gospel? This is the unreasonableness of fallen mankind. JOHN 8:47. Elsewhere Jesus says, ‘My sheep hear my voice’ (cf. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:46-59

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons Learned From The Mistakes Of A King Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Apr 14, 2022

Let's look at Nebuchadnezzar's mistakes and learn from them.

Lessons Learned from the Mistakes of a King Dave Hartson / General How is Your Shine / Da 3:1–9   Introduction As we turned to Chapter 3 in the Book of Daniel, it has been seventeen years since Arioch, the captain of the Babylonian guard, has brought Daniel into the presence of the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming An Acts 1:8 Church

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 20, 2004

The goal of the local church is to become an Acts 1:8 Church - a dynamic church alive with the power of God. The early church in Acts is our model.

Becoming an Acts 1:8 Church -God’s Word Around the World- Acts 1:8 Acts 17:16-23 Our goal for the Willow Vale Church is to become an Acts 1:8 Church. The history of the church as recorded in the Book of Acts reveals a dynamic church. The church was alive with the power of God. The church in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-23

Denomination: Free Methodist