Sermons on Memory Loss:

Message For Stillborn Baby

Contributed by Brian Bolton on Apr 25, 2007

This message was written for a stillborn baby that was born at 36 weeks.

Memorial/Grave Side Service Grace Mikayla Godby Psalm 139:16 Today we gather to grieve with and support Nick & Jenni Godby. □ Grace Mikayla was born on April 18 at 7:19pm □ The excitement of a long awaited pregnancy has come to a terrible, unexpected and painful end. □ This ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Never-Dying Souls In Jesus Are The Light Of The World

Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Dec 16, 2024

Remember always the beauty with which our souls came into this world – the gifts, the talents, and strengths -- are to accomplish the will of God for our lives in this world.

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus speaks powerful words about our soul, raising the question of what is there if we gain the whole world at the cost of losing it. To ponder the soul that God has given us, I'd like to share two stories with you. The first story is from my days of teaching ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:27-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Home

Contributed by Tom Lawson on Dec 16, 2000

A Narrative Sermon on Heaven as Home

It was a warm day in the summer in Grayson. Our windows were open, so it was easy to hear him, even though he was still half a block away: "Ma! Ma!" TJ, our oldest son, had been our playing with his friends. And, as usual, he was barefoot. And, you already know what happened. He discovered one ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Learning To Make Lemonade Series

Contributed by Robert Dyson on Dec 19, 2003

This sermon is designed to encourage believers to make the most out of difficult situations.

Series: “How To Have Joy In A Jail Cell” Pastor: Robert E. Dyson City of Refuge Bible Baptist Church True Blue, VA PHP 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-6

Denomination: Baptist

Running On Empty

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 19, 2018

how to find God when life seems empty

FINDING GOD IN THE EMPTINESS OF LIFE “Running on Empty” Job 14:14 and John 11:25 We have spent nearly 3 months now on Wednesday evenings studying the book of Job. The story of Job is one of the best known in the entire Bible yet it is still one of the least understood. Most of us at one time or ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Good Work Of Wasted Ointment

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006

This is a message of the broken alabaster box and what real worship can do in our lives.

Mark 14:3-9 KJV And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. [4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Do We Take Communion?

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007

Many times we end up doing things for the wrong reasons I thought it would be a good time to explain why we take communion every week

A church had an unusual ritual every Sunday morning. • Before the church sang the Doxology, they would stand up, • everyone would turn to the right and face a blank white wall, • and they would sang. • Every Sunday they did this • Finally a visitor to the church was confused and asked, • “Why ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:20-33

Denomination: Christian Church

Remembrance Day Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 7, 2003

Thoughts for Remembrance Day • That we should be thankful for the sacrifice of others • That we should be dedicated to work for peace and justice in the world • That we should be sorry for human sin and evil.

Stiffkey 2003 Remembrance Sunday (Ps 46:1-11) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Ps 46:1) Story: Many of you will recall Lt. General Sir William Dobbie (Dobbie of Malta) who was Governor General of Malta during the Second World ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

The Turmoil Of Human Need

Contributed by Howard Innis on Sep 20, 2002

In a culture that is given to watching and talking (Spectators) the task of the church is to present the gospel as a doing and acting faith.

Get Attention: I hold in my a hand a piece of paper -it is a small piece of paper and now crumpled -it is now trash -I place it on the floor -not in the middle of the floor but off to the side -this is a test to see who will pick it up and who will leave it lay Notice: it is where everyone can see ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 1:1-12

Denomination: Holiness

The Big Three: Major Obstacles To A Better Marriage Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 9, 2012

Marriage brings with it great blessings, but marriage also brings with it many problems because marriage is the uniting of two sinners. Today, I would like to share three of the biggest and commonest marriage problems, but as you listen, you will discove

The Big Three: Major Obstacles to a Better Marriage (topical) 1. “A Swedish woman who lost her wedding ring 16 years ago was flabbergasted when she found it again, around a carrot growing in her garden, media reported Saturday. Lena Paahlsson had taken off the white gold ring before a Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Something Iv'e Never Seen Before

Contributed by Scott Carroll on May 20, 2011

miracles

SOMETHING IV'E NEVER SEEN BEFORE 02/15/09 TEXT John 9:1-7-25 INTRO. *** Of all the miracles of the bible the one that God perpetuates over and over again is the miracle of healing the blind eye! *** The bible tells us as is the natural so is the spiritual. *** No vision; people perish! ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Overcoming Yesterday To Experience A Greater Tomorrow Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 7, 2026

This sermon reveals how releasing the grip of yesterday empowers believers to press forward into God’s ordained future.

OVERCOMING YESTERDAY TO EXPERIENCE A GREATER TOMORROW By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 3:13-14 Key Verse: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hopes And Dreams At Christmas

Contributed by Simon Harrison on Apr 4, 2001

We all need to treat our own dreams and the hopes of those around us with respect, because it is easier to crush someone’s hope than to be with them as they look towards a difficult future.

Hopes and Dreams- Langdon Christmas Service (A Secure Forensic Hospital for patients with psychiatric and/or learning disabilities) Christmas is quite a strange time, full of contradictions. For many, it is a time of happiness and excitement- for others, a time carrying many sad memories. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

I Am The Resurrection And The Life

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 11, 2005

Jesus is our savior. He is the source of true life for all who believe.

John 11:25 “I Am the Resurrection and the Life” INTRODUCTION One of the most powerful verses of Scripture is the one we focus on tonight, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Lutheran

Follow The Leader Series

Contributed by Edward Walker on Mar 11, 2007

Through Christ, the Right Way is Revealed--the way to peace, joy, and eternal life.

2. When Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery returned with their report—they opened wide the opportunities of the in the American Frontier. The westward expansion encouraged many people to direct their dreams and passions toward a new land. 3. There was a young man by the name of Jedediah ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God