Sermons on Our Dependence Upon God:

Let The Light Shine Upon Us

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jan 30, 2015

In the Anglican Church, we do not have altar calls, spelled “A-L-T-A-R”, but Jesus always issues an altar call, spelled “A-L-T-E-R”. He calls on us to change our lives for a better fit. He calls on us to change habits that drag us down.

John 1:1-17 is John’s version of the nativity story. It doesn’t begin with shepherds and angels and a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. John’s nativity story takes us back to the beginning of creation and time, and it echoes the creation story in Genesis. In ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

God Our Refuge

Contributed by John Perry on Jul 13, 2011

We all have to live in a troubled world & to make matters worse we all have personal troubles we have to work through. God's plan however is that we would fine a place of refuge in all the troubles of life.

Bunbury Sun am 10/072011 “God our refuge” Intro: *** The famed survival expert Bear Grylls was shooting a survival show in Norway not too long ago teaching people how to survive in some of the worst weather conditions. Parts of Norway are known for being amongst the wettest places in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Is Our Refuge

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 14, 2001

A sermon for the Sept. 11 tragedy.

GOD IS OUR REFUGE Text: Psalm 46:1-11 In his book HOW CAN IT BE ALRIGHT, WHEN EVERYTHING IS ALL WRONG? Lewis B. Smedes describes hope and how we view it: "... three things are going on when we hope for something. The first is desire: we want what we hope for. The second is belief; we believe ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Strong Faith In A Faithful God

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 10, 2015

For faith to be true faith, it must be active faith. Its activity, however, must begin with prayer. This should precede any action. "I will cry," he says, "unto God most high."

STRONG FAITH IN A FAITHFUL GOD Text: "I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me." (Psalm 57:2) DAVID was in the cave of Adullam. He had fled from Saul, his ruthless foe, and had found shelter in the clefts of the rock. In the beginning of this psalm he rings the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 57:2

Denomination: Baptist

The Zeal For The House Of God Series

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Mar 7, 2017

Our personal relationship with Jesus is dependent and determined by our giving a place within our body for the presence of God.

The Zeal for the House of God (The Life of Christ Series) 01.29.17 Introduction In recent weeks we have talked a lot about your body being your Temple, and the habitation (dwelling) of Christ and the Holy Spirit. This teaching is very important in our spiritual life. Our personal relationship ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Offerings To God

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 28, 2014

To show that we need to offer GOD a sacrifice of thanksgiving and keep our word to Him.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you always thanking GOD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to offer GOD a sacrifice of thanksgiving and keep our word to Him. IV. TEXT: Psalms 50:14 (Amplified Bible) 50:14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our God Reigns Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

Our God Reigns

Psalm 106:32 - 48 Our God Reigns 1. The Provocation of God's People How Great their Sin - 32 They angered him also at the waters of strife How Grevious - so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: How Grave - 33 because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 106:32-48

Denomination: Holiness

Judgement Upon Judah Part 3.

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 7, 2016

The prevailing theme of Zephaniah’s prophetic message (610/15BC) is of coming judgement, the Day of the Lord. Which is two sided it brings punishment but it also brings praise and hope to a remnant of Gods people.

Zephaniah 3:1-8 Judgement upon Jerusalem and its officials (1) Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah (640-602 BC) who was 8 years old when he began his reign and reigned for 31 years, he was a pious king who brought much reforms to Judah around 620 onwards ( 2Kings; ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Trusting In God

Contributed by Nancy Peren on Jun 25, 2022

When we start to become dependent on man, we are no longer dependent on God.

The base text for this message is in Jeremiah 17:5-10. When we start to become dependent on man, we become less dependent on God. In fact, we eventually become far away from His presence. We no longer have a firm foundation. So then when man fails us and deceives us, we are alone. We have ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-10, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 1:7, James 1:5, 2 Timothy 2:15, Isaiah 53:6-7, Proverbs 3:5-6, Deuteronomy 4:29-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

You Can't Get To Heaven With Clean Feet

Contributed by Richard Goble on Oct 30, 2007

The quality of our relationship with Jesus Christ is dependent upon how we deal with personal sin.

Introduction Illustration: How Do You Get Into Heaven? This question will bring a variety of answers. A confusion of views is evident in the following sampling of opinions gathered for the Radio Bible Class program ’Sounds of the Times’: (responses are mine) · "God wouldn’t send you to hell." ...read more

Scripture: John 13:2-11

Denomination: Baptist

"i Am With You In The Silence" Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 2, 2020

Habakkuk’s praise was not dependent upon his circumstances and neither should our praise be dependent upon our circumstances. Even if our whole world is coming unglued, we will praise and worship Almighty God. Even if we lose everything, we will rejoice in the LORD and spin around in joy.

I don’t know exactly when … it was about four or five years ago … I came across an interesting documentary while I was surfing the web. I wish I had written the title down … I probably did and lost it. Anyways, I don’t remember the title but I do remember the documentary. It was a fascinating ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-19, Habakkuk 1:13-14, Habakkuk 1:5-6, Habakkuk 1:8-11, Habakkuk 2:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Building On Our Legacy Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 21, 2011

You preserve your sacred space by fulfilling your commitments that build upon your legacy.

Sunday, October 12, 2008 “Building On Our Legacy” Text: Deuteronomy 16: 9 – 17 We continue this month’s series under the general theme: Preserving Our Sacred Space. To preserve is not to memorialize or commemorate, but it is to make the preparations now for some future ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

Is God On Our Side?

Contributed by William Nelson on Oct 5, 2001

As we consider going to war, we’ll find that God is on the side of those who trust Him and have faith in Him and who humble themselves and repent of the sin in their lives.

In the Fall of 1938, as war was again threatening Europe, Irving Berlin decided to write a song emphasizing peace. Pulling a little known composition off the shelf, that he had written twenty years earlier, he made a few alterations to reflect the current state of the world. Then, on Armistice ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Alms And Prayer SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 28, 2023

The place of alms and prayer in the life of a believer

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a new day, a new opportunity to grow in our faith and deepen our relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-15

Topics: Our Attitude In Our Prayers, Our Attitude In Our Alms

God Our Rescuer Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Nov 22, 2021

As long as we live on this earth we will be confronted with various perils and dangers, which often fill our hearts with apprehension about the future. God’s word of assurance is that He will Himself be with us in the midst of all our troubles.

God Our Rescuer We read in Psalm 91:15, “When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them.” (GNB) As we continue our study on Psalm 91, we will meditate in depth on verse 15. While verses 1 to 13 are a dialogue between two ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:15

Denomination: Other