Sermons on Normal Grief:

The Impact Of Anger Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2010

What are the effects of anger and how does it impact others.

Anger - Forgiveness Series Ephesians 4:26-32 January 3, 2010 About one week before Zachary was supposed to be born, Debbie’s mom flew into the airport in Springfield, Illinois. I picked her up and then we stopped and got some Chinese food to bring home to celebrate her arrival. On the way ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-32

Denomination: Baptist

When Fear Envelops You Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 7, 2021

God has made us with the ability to experience fear as a part of His loving provision for us. When properly embraced and employed, fear can protect us from harm, motivate us to action, and cause us to reach out to God for the help we need.

A. Years ago, fear began to take hold of the people of Moline (Mo-lean), Illinois. 1. First came the stories of a wild cougar on the loose. a. The news sent women and children into hiding, and even made brave men tremble. 2. Next came a similar story about a huge beaver, estimated to be 80 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:3-4, Hebrews 13:5-6, Mark 4:35-40, Matthew 14:22-32, Psalm 34:4, Psalm 46:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rejoicing In Sorrow

Contributed by Marvin P. Hoogland on Sep 1, 2018

Funeral sermon for a Christian mother and grandmother

I Peter 1:3a-4, 6 “By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and to an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and unfailing, kept in heaven for you….In this you rejoice, though now for a little while you may have to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-6

David's Cry

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

David's Cry

Psalm 6 David's Cry - 6:1-3 The Demeanor of Suffering - v.1 O LORD, rebuke me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10

Denomination: Holiness

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Series

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Nov 26, 2007

Learn the story behind the writing of the famous carol and the points of application from the message of the carol

Everyone loves the Christmas carols! Today I am starting a series of messages based on the stories behind the writing of the carols, and the message in the carols themselves. Take your hymnal and turn to hymn 98. The first carol we shall study is “I heard the bells on Christmas Day”. Look down ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

Unbind Us All

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 20, 2008

Funeral sermon for Richard Dean Lewis, a young man who had a great deal of potential, and whose death caused his family to rethink their relationships.

There is no binding so tight as the one we wind for ourselves. Others may strap you into a seat or use restraints on your hospital bed, but those are never so confining as the bindings with which we confine ourselves. For the bindings we use on ourselves are generally so snug that we cannot ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: Baptist

It,s Time To Plant

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 2, 2010

Plant the SEED of the Spirit in your life.

IT,S TIME TO PLANT Isaiah 53: 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:2-11

Denomination: Baptist

Happiness Is What? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001

Part 2 of series on Sermon on the Mount, looks at true happiness.

Happiness is What Sermon on the Mount # 2 Rev. Denn Guptill, BCC Sept. 22 1996 Last week as we started to discuss the Sermon on the Mount we mentioned several things that bear repeating. The first is that these are the words of Jesus for today, not for yesterday or tomorrow but for September 22 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

Where Displeasure Meets Grace—part Iii

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 2, 2002

A prophet’s displeasure with God’s actions was met by God’s grace. Part 3 of a 3 part sermon—4 positive aspects.

WHERE DISPLEASURE MEETS GRACE-III—Jonah 4:1-11 Need: God’s people can become disappointed/displeased with the direction God takes or the way God does things. Jonah’s displeasure with God’s actions was met by God’s grace. Displeasure is met by God’s grace. What is present where displeasure meets ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Strength And Comfort In Times Of Sorrow

Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Oct 4, 2023

In this Sermon, we explore the essence of comfort and strength in times of sorrow. Discover how to provide solace and support, strengthening the bonds of our faith community.

Introduction: Dear brothers and sisters in faith, may the boundless grace and peace of our Lord be upon each and every one of you as we gather today in this solemn prayer meeting of condolence. In this sacred assembly, our hearts are heavy with grief, and our souls yearn for the soothing embrace of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-2, Isaiah 40:27-31, 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, Psalm 34:18, Matthew 5:4, Psalm 23:4, Isaiah 53:4, John 11:35, Hebrews 4:15, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 46:1, Matthew 11:28-30, Romans 12:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Galatians 6:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our First Response Series

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Oct 24, 2003

What do we do when we have a problem? The Scripture is clear, and yet it is our our natural first response. The Bible tells us that our first response should be to pray. Why?

In the film, The Perfect Storm, a true story about an ocean going fishing boat that went off the coast of Massachusetts, way out into a storm. They didn’t go out into a storm but a storm developed in the ocean there, the North Atlantic. And they were trying to get back through the storm. And if ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

24.2 Happy Is . . . Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 18, 2007

Jesus thoughts on happiness were a little different then ours. This sermon is reworked from a previous message.

Happy Is If you were to take a survey of people in 38 different countries asking them this question “Taking all things together, would you say you are: a) not at all happy b) not very happy c) quite happy or very happy. I know that you are answering the question right now in your head, but here ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Blessed Mourning Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 15, 2014

Blessed mourning is an emotional paradox, but also a sublime truth.

Series: The Sermon on the Mount Title: The Blessed Mourner Text: Matthew 5:4 Introduction: Deep within the pages of the Old Testament is a phrase which has befuddled many bible readers down through the ages because it presents a type of emotional paradox. “It is better to go to the house ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Genesis 54 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 11, 2009

verse-by-verse

The last time we were in the book of genesis we were listening to the last words of the great patriarch Jacob as he told his 12 sons what would become of them. [Read Genesis 49:28-33.] In a moment Jacob was gone. He had passed from this life to the next. For him it meant eternity with God and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hope In The Middle Of Despair

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 18, 2011

This message focuses on Lamentations chapter 3, especially where Jeremiah pivots from all his sorrow and introduces hope in God's mercies and faithfulness.

Hope in the Middle of Despair Lamentations 3:19-58 CHCC – November 6, 2011 INTRODUCTION: The picture on the screen is a 1630 Rembrandt oil painting titled Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem. If you look in the background you see people fleeing a city that is in flames. ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:19-58

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ