Sermons on Looking Ahead:

Faith When Your Future Looks Bleak Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Jan 13, 2003

The fact that we live in time means that we tend to worry about the future. In this talk, we will examine some of God’s His attributes that can help us face an uncertain future. When we get to know God, we find greater hope for facing life’s challenges.

The pessimist mainly complains about the wind. The optimist simply expects it to change. The realist wisely adjusts the sails. This is a talk for the optimist who just expects things to get better, but rarely is willing to take action. So, the future never really gets brighter. And it’s a talk ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

Look Up, Grow Up, Spruce Up

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Apr 14, 2003

The last days church will be a great one!

1 Look Up, Grow Up, Spruce Up In Rochester, NY, there is a local radio sports show that is a call up program. Some callers are regulars and they have nicknames one that has always stuck out to me is a guy who call’s himself, "Mr. Negativity." I guess he always looks at things from the negative ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:26-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

This Could Be The Start Of Something Big: Look Within Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 9, 2010

What the Church needs today...

Look Within I Peter 2:11-25 1 Peter 2:11-25 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25

Denomination: Church Of God

Purity: looking Beyond The Surface Of Our Lives Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 14, 2009

Purity is important when it comes to the water we drink. Purity is important when it comes to the toys we let our children play with. Purity is important when it comes to the food we eat. Where purity is becoming less important is in the area of morali

PURITY: LOOKING BEYOND THE SURFACE OF OUR LIVES Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 (NIV) Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous—possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Look Where He's Brought Me From

Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Dec 4, 2007

This sermon is one of a reminder of how the grace of God has brought us out of the darkness of Satan into the marvelous light of Jesus the Christ. We use to be old dead bones but the breath of the living God breathed life in us through salvation.

Introduction: As I was taking my shower the other day, God Himself spoke a Word into my spirit. He took me to book of Ezekiel when it centered around the dry bones. I said God I’ve heard the story many times about the connection of the dry bones; however, there are unlimited facets to the mind ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

There Is A Sound In The Land

Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Nov 23, 2017

Ehud, a judge in Israel kills the fat king....and there is a sound of victory throughout the land

THERE IS A SOUND IN THE LAND: The story of Ehud (AY-HOOD) Judges 3:12-30 12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 13 And he gathered unto him the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 3:12-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Dec 7, 2017

John the Baptist helps us get ready for Advent. He points us to baptism, repentance, and the Mighty One, Jesus Christ. This sermon looks at the text and then shifts into an application with two illustrations.

To borrow the words of Meredith Wilson: “It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.” Thanksgiving is done and the leftovers are consumed. Black Friday is over. Cyber Monday and Cyber week are finished. This week, we had our first real taste of winter and Minnesota weather ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Divine Opportunities & Purpose

Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Jan 27, 2017

God has a great plan for our lives which He wants to see fulfilled. He is watching to see that His Word concerning our lives is fulfilled (Jeremiah 1:12). The devil doesn’t want to see this plan actualized. The way he comes about this is to get us to mis

Introduction Our lives matter to God. There is a purpose behind your existence… Ephesians 2: 10 tells us that there are good works which God prepared in advance for us to do. Those good works are God’s plan and purpose for our lives; what He created us to do. God doesn’t wait for you to be an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

This Could Be The Start Of Something Big: Looking Forward Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 11, 2010

Only one consideration can be your PRIORITY! Priority by definition can never be plural!

Looking Forward I Peter 1:17- 2:3 Australia has two animals pictured on their Coat of Arms. They are an Emu and a Kangaroo. These are some strange choices to those who don’t know why they are there. The Emu is nothing but a big, dumb bird and a kangaroo just looks funny while it hops along ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

God Is Looking Forward To Rewarding Your Life Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Nov 4, 2003

Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-14, 1 Timothy 4:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Oh, Where To Look For Peace, Joy And Love?

Contributed by Miles Anderson on Jun 23, 2001

When you want to find the love of life you have to look in the right place.

Introduction: A car salesman was sure he could make a big sale to me if he could just get me inside one of their new computerized cars. This model came complete with a computer generated voice that told you everything. The salesman noted the little voice would tell me how much gas was left, when I ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Look At The Ripples - What Will Grab Your Heart

Contributed by John Gullick on May 9, 2002

A sermon that encourages folk to be positive about what God can do by sending ripples of love into the world. Begins with a story that I only realised lacked it’s ending updated 6/04

Look at the ripples. What will grab your heart. Last week we thought a little about the year ahead and some things we could do in order to front up to that year with some resolve and Spiritual direction that would help us not whittle away the year in trivialities and defeat. This week I want to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Are You Looking For A Prayer That Works Part 4

Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jul 23, 2007

This is the last part of this 4 part series. I would like to thank all of you who joined me in prayer for my brother Earl Pruitt

DISCLAIMER: Since there are a large amount of sermons and topics and illustrations that are posted on Sermon Central, I feel it is necessary to place this disclaimer on all of the sermons that I submit. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Church Of God

Our Determined Savior Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 16, 2021

Nothing could stop Jesus from the cross. It was a rough road with pot holes galore, and obstacles everywhere, but He plowed ahead not looking back.

Robert Fulghum, who became famous for his book All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, has written another funny book titled, It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It. He has officiated at over 1000 weddings and knows by experience that they are the events that bring out the ding dong in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-62

Overcomeing Th Grasshopper Complex_ Looking Back Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Aug 24, 2008

This is a review of the first four messages in the series

TITLE: Overcoming the Grasshopper Complex, Looking Back TEXT: Various, Philippians 3:12-13 P.S. INTRODUCTION: I think that it is fair to say that the Christian life is not a cake walk, it is a long distance marathon. The goal for every believer is to finish the race that God has marked out for ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal