Sermons on Our Response To Adversity:

Saluting Our Heritage, Building Our Nation

Contributed by Nigel Martin on Aug 21, 2009

Sometimes we find ourselves focusing on our National Heroes when we talk about heritage. But our heritage encapsulates more than the heroes. Our heritage is the things that give us an awareness of who we are as Jamaicans. These are also some of the things

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009 Place: Clifton New Testament Church of God Time: 10:00 a.m. Theme: Saluting Our Heritage, Building Our Nation Text: Joshua 4:15-24 Introduction Come, see, live, love, laugh, capture the true spirit and flavor of Jamaica. Journey into the majestic mountains, the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:15-24

Denomination: Church Of God

"The Knock"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 8, 2011

The sermon portrays Joseph knocking on the door and the Inn Keeper said, "there is no room." Also let us consider our response as Jesus is knocking on our hearts door and who will get the door.

“The Knock” Luke 2: 1-7 Dr. Bill Wilson was preaching a sermon explaining how the inn keeper just simply had no room for Jesus in the inn; as a result the Savior had to be born in meager circumstances in a manger for cattle. Explaining how God is calmly knocking on our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Our Sovereign God Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on Jan 6, 2006

Many of us are perplexed of the evils around us. Doesn’t God care anymore? Take heart! God has the sovereign control of every event. Every incident is always in line to what He has in mind.

Theme: OUR SOVEREIGN GOD Daniel 1:1-7 Intro. A. Looking at the evils happening around us, we would be tempted to think that the Devil and his evil forces had won the world over God. The evils and the ills we have seen seem to be beyond remedy, and God seems to have no concern any longer. It seems ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving God Our Best PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 23, 2024

This sermon explores Abraham's obedience and faith in God's call, emphasizing the importance of commitment and offering our best to God. Key

Welcome, dear friends. It's a joy to gather together, to share in the warmth of fellowship and to turn our hearts and minds to the sacred text that has been our guide and our comfort throughout the ages. We come together today to consider a story of profound faith and obedience, a story that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Topics: God's Call, Our Best

Birth Pains

Contributed by Neal Gracey on Jun 6, 2020

Many people don’t understand what’s happening right now in our country. Friends, it will have to get worse!

Proverbs 1:1-10 My Devotional for you this week is something I think needs to be said. Many people don’t understand what’s happening right now in our country. Many are scared; many are mad; many are giving up; some actually understand exactly what’s happening, right now in our nation of civil ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

When Things Don't Make Sense

Contributed by Thomas Miller on Apr 16, 2005

Get busy living or get busy dying. We can live with adversity or let adversity live us.

When Things Don’t Make Sense It doesn’t make sense to try to and figure out the way things happen. We know He said that our ways are not His ways, and who can understand the mind of the Lord? We hear the whisper of His voice, and we have a choice to get out of the boat and walk ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Prepare For A Flood

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

Preparing for the flood of adversity, trouble and setbacks

Why the Flood Happened and How God Helped One Family Prepare for the Flood – Genesis 6:1-7:5 Illustration:It was a stormy night in Birmingham, England, and Hudson Taylor was to speak at a meeting at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess assured him that nobody would attend on such a stormy ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facing Our Fears

Contributed by Steve Woods (Pastor Woody) on Apr 8, 2019

We all have our giants to face in today's society. Our giants may be our fears, our difficult challenges, our health or our finances. Let us battle our giants as those in our Bible have done so in the past.

We have been talking, over the past few weeks, about some of the challenges we’ve all been facing. Some, more than others but nonetheless, challenges… and how they tore at our hearts and, more sadly, tore at our faith. I like to think of these challenges as our giants. What is a giant to you? They ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 51:16, Luke 12:11-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Really Want To... But! Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 2, 2022

The command to follow Christ as a disciple, as an ambassador, and as a proclaimer of the good news is a command. Yet most of the time we treat our mission in this world as something optional.

I really want to... But! Jesus told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned (Mark 16:15-16 NLT) As Christians, we know we are supposed to share our faith. Almost every ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15-16, Matthew 9:12-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Flesh And Spirit: Love And Self-Control Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 20, 2009

Self-control is difficult for us because we are afraid of responsibility. But to have no form of control is to choose chaos. The answer is to build a relationship with Christ so close that His will becomes ours.

Scene One: You are standing in front of your freezer. You opened the door just to explore, nothing particular in mind, just to see what’s there. In front of you is a container label1ed, "Gourmet Ice Cream: Cherry Almond Fudge". Lifting the lid, again just to explore, just to see what’s there, you ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25

Denomination: Baptist

Our Search For Certainty PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Explore the folly of doubting God, the certainty of trusting in Him, and the wisdom of seeking Him, as illustrated in Psalm 14.

Good morning, beloved. Today we're going to be diving into the depths of Psalm 14, a passage that teaches us about the folly of doubting God, the certainty of trusting in Him, and the wisdom of seeking Him. C.S. Lewis once wrote, "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not ...read more

Topics: Trust, God

Casting Your Cares On The Lord

Contributed by Mark Roper on Jan 25, 2008

Character and substance are shaped in the crucible of adversity

Casting your Cares on the Lord Ps 55:22 NIV, gives us a wonderful promise: 22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. These words are so dear to us, especially since mankind has always struggled with adversities. 1.Every since Adam and Eve ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Our Guilt Series

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Dec 9, 2003

Guilty guilty guily, none of us deserve to go to Heaven. After looking at this sermon you will see why

Romans 3:9-20 Getting on the Same Pages as God about Our Guilt Introduction A. I love you all, Don’t blame me it is the Bible B. The Scripture Passage today that we have to deal with, hurts C. I will tell you right now after where done, you are not going to feel good about yourselves D. Also I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Our Mission Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Nov 5, 2004

This series is based on A. M. Hills book "Holiness in the Book of Romans."

This is, in essence, Paul’s mission statement. Mission statements are wildly popular today. A. The Spirit PROMISED Joel, “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh” (2:28). Isaiah 44:3 “For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:16

Denomination: Wesleyan

In Our Sufferings

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 9, 2004

I have decided it’s time to blow the whistle on the devil. I caught him red handed trying to sew seeds of discouragement. I am not here to embarrass any of you that have fallen to this lie. I am here to rebuke the devourer and serve him notice.

Text: Philippians 4:6 thru 8 Prayer: I want to tell everyone this morning how pleased I am with what the Lord has been doing with this church. Does that come as a surprise to anyone? The fact is I see many people here today that are certainly not the same people my wife and I met a year ago. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God