Sermons on Now The People Of God:

When Bad Things Happen To Good People Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 7, 2014

Joseph is unjustly put in prison; yet God is present with him there.

Genesis 39:1-23 "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" INTRODUCTION We go through life telling ourselves little lies. These lies include: "If I work hard, I can get whatever I want," "If I earn just 20% more, I'll be happy," "Affluence, security and comfort are what life really is all ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 39:1-23

Denomination: Lutheran

The Power Of God’s Word Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Oct 15, 2025

The Bible is more than literature, history or the chronicles of a nation. It is the written WORD of GOD to all people.

The Power of God's Word The Hebrew term dabar appears 394 times in the Old Testament, signifying God's communicated word – an expression of His very being. Scripture's divine nature is evident through its scientific accuracy, historical precision, unity, fulfilled prophecy, ever-living ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:29, Psalm 119:105, Hebrews 4:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Boxing With God Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 14, 2006

Solomon confronts the popular view of prosperity in chapter 6. People equate wealth with happiness. Solomon warns that people who live apart from God are “never satisfied”.

Overcoming Futility, a Sermon Series on Ecclesiastes “Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God -chapter 6 >Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts As actor Tommy Lee Jones prepared for his latest movie, “The Three Burials”, he studied the book of Ecclesiastes. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12

Denomination: Congregational

The Faithfulness Of God Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 3, 2007

People will let you down, but God never will.

The Lord is a faithful God: • “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands” (Deuteronomy 7:9). • “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:23

Denomination: Baptist

God, With Skin On

Contributed by Douglas Kinney on Dec 27, 2007

People sometimes need to experience God, with skin on.

God with Skin on Isa40:l "Comfort, oh comfort my people," says your God. While I understand that this passage is talking about God’s People Israel, or Jerusalem to be more exact, I think it behoves us to also look at it in light of the Golden Rule. We are all God’s people, some have just accepted ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Good Things Happen To Bad People

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 9, 2009

Rewritten for Calverton Baptist Church: In a world of injustice, "bad" people get good things they do not deserve. But grace gives us gentle gifts, gives us the satisfaction of outwaiting our enemies, and allows us to wait for God’s justice.

I was in my office at Takoma Park church, and, as so often happened, someone stopped by to ask for help. The story was very much like most of the stories I had heard. He said that he just needed a few dollars to get by. Tomorrow there would be a job and, “Pastor, if you’ll just give me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Future Set By God Believable? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 28, 2009

The return of Jesus Christ to earth will happen soon and is preceded by much trouble in the world which we are seeing now.

I recently went on the Internet and Googled the question “What will the future look like?” Of course, there was much said but here are a couple of interesting observations from the world: - no one in this world really knows the future exactly - predictions about the future are just guesses - to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-51

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Knowing Series

Contributed by Brian Stevenson Athisayaraj on Mar 17, 2015

Knowing the NOW Living the EDGE©

I'm always fascinated by 2 things about God... 1) Who is HE - Psalm 63 2) Where is HE - Psalm 139 Knowing God is very important in life. The book of Romans chapter 2 talks about this matter quite clearly. 1 Peter 2 says that through the knowledge of Him we have Everything we need for life and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Journey Through Acts (Part 10) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Feb 7, 2024

In Acts 27, we discover that as long as we trust in God’s PRESENCE, God’s PLANS, God’s PEOPLE, and godly PRAYERS—we’ll reach the end of our journey safe and sound, just like Paul.

The Journey: Following Jesus through Acts (10) Scott Bayles, pastor Scripture: Acts 27:13-44 Blooming Grove Christian Church: 8/27/2017 If you’re new to the Grove or just visiting today, we are coming to the end of a ten-week journey through the book of Acts. The book of Act deals with the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:13-44

Denomination: Christian Church

God’s Eternal Plan

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016

God’s great plan is eternal because he set it out before the creation of the world, because it’s effective right now and because it reaches into the future to the end of time. This eternal, cosmic plan is being worked out day by day and we’re part of it.

I hope that those of you who were here last week have been waiting with anticipation to hear more about God’s eternal plan for the world. As we’ll see in a moment it’s an eternal plan because he set it out before the creation of the world, because it’s effective right now and because it reaches ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

You Can't Please Everyone Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Mar 2, 2009

You can’t please everyone, but you can please God.

To receive free weekly emails contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com Visit Jonathan’s blog - http://jonathan-mcleod.blogspot.com/ PEOPLE PLEASING The Apostle Paul wrote the Letter to the Galatians to expose the error of a group known as the Judaizers. The Judaizers were Jewish Christians who taught that ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Love More? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 18, 2013

No matter how much we love people now, god calls us to love even more!

Several weeks ago we noted this from 2 Peter 1: 2 Peter 1:5-7…. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Heart Of Saul: Lessons From A People-Pleaser - 1 Samuel 15:24 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Aug 27, 2025

Are you living for the applause of people or the approval of God? Discover how Saul’s fear of man led to his downfall and how you can break free.

For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. 1 Samuel 15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned. I violated the LORD's command and your instructions. I was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:24

A Faithful Plan For Fallen People (#2 In Preaching Through The Bible In A Year) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 11, 2023

God planned it all before the fall.

This morning, I want us to look back at Genesis 3-8. We are going to look at how sin came into the world, but even more importantly, we are going to look at how God already had a plan to deal with our sin. And we are going to see how God illustrated that plan over and over, just in this first week ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Embraced By God’s Grace Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 27, 2023

Embraced By God’s Grace means we are loved unconditionally, forgiven completely, accepted in the Beloved, and that are to live for his glory. Glorifying God means that we praise Him continuously and live with absolute contentment, knowing that our present situation is God's plan for us now.

Sermon – Embraced By God’s Grace Scripture - Ephesians 1:1-15 “This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-15, Psalm 139:13-16, Romans 3:23, Hosea 4:6, Revelation 4:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist