Sermons on Our Response To Adversity:

Our Eternal Home

Contributed by George Van Popta on Dec 28, 2017

This is the text of a sermon I hope to preach on New Year's Eve at Providence Canadian Reformed Church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

We all have an address, even several addresses. If someone wants to send you a letter, they just need to put your address on an envelope, stick on a stamp, and throw it in a mail box, and no matter where in the world they do that, sooner or later the letter will arrive in your mailbox. Your email ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fruit Of Our Lives

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 4, 2015

The Jews consecrated their first-fruits to God as His in a special sense. All Christians are meant to be the first-fruits, the promise and earnest of better work (Romans 8:23). What are the fruits being manifested from your lives?

Opening illustration: In the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Kerri Strug faced the trial of her life. She had injured her ankle on the vault and was in great pain as she approached her final attempt to determine whether the U.S. gymnastics team would win the gold medal. She moved the crowd with an ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Increase Our Faith Series

Contributed by Joe Tilton on Oct 7, 2013

Think you know the definition of faith? Have you looked it up? The Apostles needing something, but was it faith in Christ? They were right there with him! Their faith (as we traditionally think of it) was replaced by sight. So what were they asking?

Increase our Faith October 6, 2013 A young boy walked into a neighborhood church for the first time. He sat down and looked around at all the posters, announcements and pictures along the walls. When he came to a group of photographs of men in uniform, he asked a nearby usher, “Who are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: *other

Our Daily Bread Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 30, 2024

Approaching the Lord, especially at His communion table, requires reverence and repentance, as taking communion unworthily can lead to judgment. Our true desire should be a maturing relationship with the Lord, continually surrendering to His will and deepening our devotion to Him.

OUR DAILY BREAD John 6:30-35 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Once a month it is traditional for a Baptist church to have communion. We break the bread and partake of the wine so that we might always remember the Lord’s death until He returns (1 Corinthians 11:26). ...read more

Scripture: John 6:30-35

Denomination: Baptist

Our Identity Identified

Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Sep 5, 2006

Who we are in relation to the world

1. WE ARE A TRAVELING PEOPLE (VS 1) • I Peter 2:11 “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” • Peter is directing us in two things: a. One is that we are strangers ‘travelers’ in this world b. Two is that the flesh is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11

Denomination: Baptist

Our Best For Jesus

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jan 6, 2009

Mary’s actions showed she was giving her very best to the Lord Jesus.

OUR BEST FOR JESUS Text: Mark 14:3; John 12:3 Mark 14:3 (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. John 12:3 (KJV) Then ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3

Denomination: Church Of God

Stepping Into Our Story Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Nov 5, 2009

Introduction to the threads of deliverance in Judges teaching us about our deliverance story.

Stepping into our Story Introduction to the Book of Judges INTRODUCTION Imagine for a moment that you are invited to a royal banquet by a king named Adonibezek. 1) Almost any food you could hope for on the table. 2) Over to one side you notice a strange sight. a. A group of men chained to a ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Our God Is Hallelujah Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Nov 25, 2020

Do you remember the VBS kids song, that was a two-part action song? One half would stand up and sing "Hallelu!, Hallelu! and then sit down, and then the other half would stand and sing, "Praise Ye the Lord!" Well its all about giving God the praise.

Our first experience of hearing the word comes of days in VBS and Church camp singing the action song, :Hallelu! Praise ye the Lord. One of the favorite songs today by the popular singer and song writer is by Leonard Cohen called "Hallelujah". The song talks about a broken hallelujah in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Refocusing Our Priorities Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 11, 2002

The diagnosis, consequence and solution to misplaced priorities coinciding with an all church focus of stewardship.

In the Jules Verne novel The Mysterious Island, the author tells the story about five men who escape from a prison by hijacking a hot air balloon (www.PreachingToday.com). As the balloon rises into the air, the wind blows it toward the ocean. As the hours pass, the surface of the ocean draws closer ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are We Losing Our Vision

Contributed by Fred Elliott on Jun 13, 2003

Why Christians or Churches loose their vision

ARE WE LOSING OUR VISION Proverbs 29: 18 Intro: I am very much disturbed by the condition of today A. The condition of the USA 1. Guns and weapons in our schools 2. Violent crimes and mass murders 3. The encouragement of people not to work 4. Known criminals being ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For Our Enemy Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 14, 2003

Romans talks about how we should "treat" our enemies... but until we learn how to pray for them, we will find it nearly impossible to show love for them. Find out why.

OPEN: During the Korean war a certain military unit had hired a local boy to cook and clean for them. Being a bunch of jokesters, these guys soon took advantage of the boy’s seeming naiveté’. · They’d smear Vaseline on the stove handles so that when he’d turn the stove on in the morning he’d get ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Courage Of Our Convictions Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 9, 2007

Why would John repeatedly confront Herod about his sin? Why not just leave well enough alone?

OPEN: The philosophy final at U.C.L.A had many blank pages for the answer to one question: “What is courage?” Most of the students wrote frantically, giving examples, expounding on theories. But one of the classmates turned in his essay with just two words on it to describe what courage was. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Are Our Priorities? Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 25, 2010

Words are cheap, but the proof is in the doing. So they said, "It is not enough to sign our name & to sign it publicly. We will do more than that. We will put these 4 items as our top priority."

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (This is the ninth of a Leadership series featuring Nehemiah. Some ideas & illustrations in these messages were based on or ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Covenant With God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 30, 2008

An Anglican’s reflection on the Methodist Covenant

04-01-09 Frisby Methodist Church The Covenant Service 1. Introduction A story is told of a man in the church who once made a covenant with a young vicar. They agreed that, come what may. they would each tithe ten percent of their income every year. They were both young and neither of them ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34

Denomination: Anglican

Praying For Our Church

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jul 12, 2020

Paul's second prayer for the church in Ephesus is a great model of how we can pray for our church and for other churches today, for God to strengthen his people with power.

PRAYING FOR THE CHURCH INTRODUCTION We’ve now come to the sixth and last in our mini-series on prayer. We first looked at Gideon’s prayer for guidance. Then we spent two weeks on the Lord’s Prayer. Then we had two weeks on Daniel’s prayer of confession on behalf of his people. Today we’re ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist