Sermons on Open Hand:

Do You Know Jesus? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2025

True life is found not in achievements or busyness, but in personally knowing God through Jesus, who invites us into a deep, transforming relationship with Him.

Some of us walked in today with hearts that feel hurried and hands that feel full. Calendars cram our days, and yet our souls can still feel thin. In the middle of all that noise, Jesus gives us a sentence that settles the storm and steadies the soul. He prays for us. He speaks about life—real ...read more

Scripture: John 17:3

Topics: Knowing Jesus, Benefits

Never Alone, Always Held PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2025

True contentment comes not from circumstances or possessions, but from trusting in God’s constant presence and faithfulness in every moment of our lives.

Some of us walked in today with hearts humming like a beehive—busy with bills, budgets, and bank balances. We feel it in our shoulders, see it in our calendars, hear it in the sighs we release in traffic and the whispers we mutter at the mailbox. We carry comparison like a backpack of bricks. We ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5

Topics: God's Presence, Divine Nearness

Sermon On The Widow's Mite

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 2, 2024

The Widow’s Mite is regarded as a small contribution that is willingly given and is all one can afford.

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett, a female British-American novelist and play-write once remarked: “If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:12, Mark 12:40, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 11:24-25

Blessing Of Salvation PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 28, 2025

God’s grace meets us in our weakness, transforms our identity, and invites us to live in continual amazement and gratitude for His mercy.

Some days feel like thin ice, don’t they? One more worry, one more regret, and the surface might crack. You smile for the room, but your heart whispers, “I’m worn, I’m weak, I’m wondering.” And then, in the hush of that honest place, a gentle truth arrives: God’s mercy is not measured by your ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-9

Topics: Gratitude

Joy In Relationships Series

Contributed by Steve Pearman on Jul 21, 2025

We had a family in for an infant child presentation. The sermon was written for that even within the series

Intro: Life is Full of Joyful Interruptions This morning feels a little different — in the best possible way. We're in the middle of our series called “Enjoy Life”, and today we get to celebrate something that brings joy to life in a • very real, • very wriggly, • very wide-eyed way: ? the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Mark 10:13-16

The Ledger, Charge That To My Account - Philemon

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 9, 2015

Beloved, Martin Luther saw the power of this short epistle to Philemon in his statement: "We are all his Onesimi if we really believe it." Updated September 2022

Beloved ... It seems right to me ... that we lay the foundation ... the background to this letter to Philemon ... before we look into it ... to behold its treasures. We know the following ... from the Scriptures ... from both this letter ... and the letter ... to the Colossians: That Philemon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:46-48, 1 Peter 1:18, Romans 5:12, Romans 6:23, Galatians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philemon 1:1-25, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Men Standing Firm Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2016

How was Titus going to "straighten out what had been left unfinished" in Crete? It was an evil land and he was only one man. How did God expect him to do such a daunting task?

How many of you have ever heard of a television show called “This Old House” (the majority raised their hands). It is a popular home improvement show that is now in its 36th season – that’s 36 years it’s been on TV. It’s popular because people are intrigued with ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Five Things That Grace Does PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 26, 2025

God’s grace meets us in our brokenness, not as something earned, but as a transforming gift that brings new life and freedom in Christ.

There is a hush that falls on the heart when grace comes close. Like dawn quietly lifting the night off the hills, grace slips in—soft, steady, sure—and before you know it, the frost of fear begins to melt. Maybe you’ve felt it on a hard day when your own strength ran out, or in a quiet moment when ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-8

Topics: Grace, Salvation

Follow Christ, Our Firm Foundation PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2025

True stability and rest are found by knowing God through Jesus, the Bread of Life, who anchors us when life feels uncertain and overwhelming.

Some weeks feel like riding a rickety elevator: you’re not sure what floor you’ll land on, you just hope the doors open and you can step out standing. The headlines howl, the inbox fills, the calendar crowds. You try to smile, but your soul sighs. Have you felt that lately? Have you wondered, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:46-49, Psalm 11:3

Topics: Following Christ, Firm Foundation

The Promise Is Received By Faith PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025

God’s promises are guaranteed by grace, not our strength; faith trusts and obeys even when we doubt, because grace secures what God has spoken.

Some days faith feels like a full sail on a steady sea. Other days it feels like a flickering candle cupped in the wind. I think of you who walked in today carrying quiet questions. You who love Jesus and still wonder how His promises stand tall in a world that leans hard. You who have prayed for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16

Topics: Grace, Faith

Spiritual Success Love Series

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 25, 2008

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AGAPE Christian love is the ’hall mark’ the Church of Christ. Love is the distinguishing Mark of a Christian life. Love should make the Christian stand out in the crowd, Jesus prayed that we would be recognised by our love for each other (see Jh 13:34-35, 15:9-17). Christian love is more than the ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Precious Blood Series

Contributed by Kim Huffman on Mar 31, 2004

This message looks at how the precious blood redeems us. We will see who this precious blood belongs to and see what this precious blood gives us.

Feb. 8, 2004 Kim Huffman Goshen Christian Timeless Treasures Series #2 “PRECIOUS BLOOD” 1 Peter 1:18-21 “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, (19) but with the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-14, 1 Peter 1:18-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ's Mind Of Serenity Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Mar 16, 2018

To establish that Christ had a mind of submission, sacrifice and serenity (great patience); when He came to earth, to do the will of His Father. This lesson is the last of three in the series: “The Mind of Christ.”

INTRODUCTION Outline. Christ’s Mind of Serenity Remarks. 1. Today we are going to be discussing the mind of Christ. The beloved apostle Paul encourages the saints at Philippi to: “If there be therefore in a consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Reign At His Coming Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 2, 2017

To establish that when the Lord returns, that shall be the end. And there will be “no rapture, no seven years of tribulation, and no 1000 year reign” upon the earth, at the second coming of Christ.

INTRODUCTION Outline. Reign (1000 years) at His Coming Remarks. 1. In our lesson series today we are going to be discussing a theme: “the reign (1000 years) at his coming.” We have addressed the first two theories in pre-millennialism already in this lesson series: “the rapture and 7 years of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One With Each Other - Community Series

Contributed by Ava Ch on May 11, 2025

The second week of the Stewardship series talks about oneness in being together. This was also Mother's Day, so we saw how, being in a community, we can nurture and receive love from each other.

One with Each other Introduction:?Beloved, on this second Sunday of our stewardship series, we turn to a portrait of the early church from Acts 2—a church not just alive in faith, but interwoven in life. They met together, prayed together, gave generously, and broke bread in one another’s homes. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:44-47, Acts 2:42-47