Sermons on Out Of Balance:

Coming Out Of The Pit

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Feb 8, 2011

Sermon is about overcoming discouragement

COMING OUT OF THE PIT Psalms 40:2-40:3 Intro: We all get discouraged. How many of you have ever been in a pit of discouragement? -We try to live our lives according to God’s word, but many times we find ourselves in trouble. - We fall into a pit and find that not only are we deep in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:2-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Get Out Of The Way!

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Feb 8, 2009

The Holy Spirit is hard at work in the lives of others. We need to make sure we are being a helper in the work of the gospel and not a hindrance.

-Have you ever been judged unfairly by others? -Has anyone ever looked down on you for something they thought you did? -Have you ever received a punishment for something that you didn’t do? -That is what the Apostle Paul is dealing with in chapter 9 of his first letter to the Corinthians -A number ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Reaching Out Together Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Feb 12, 2009

Adapted sermon of Rick Warren for the 40 Days of Community on the need to reach out and share faith together.

We are in the second week of our 40 Days of Community and during the remainder of our 40 days, we are doing two things: deepening the sense of community within our church family, and reaching out to the community around our church family. We’re learning to build stronger relationships in our ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:5

Denomination: Methodist

Lazarus Come Out

Contributed by Jacob Kutty on Apr 27, 2006

Theree people with different attitude can be changed in to one by the Lord

Lazarus come out Jesus came to the house of Lazarus. In the Gospels we can see that Jesus went to the house of different people. In Cana he went to the wedding ceremony. He went to the House of Peters Mother-in-Law. He went to the house of Jairas. During his ministry he went to so many houses. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Helping God Out Series

Contributed by Thomas Black on Apr 28, 2006

Do you ever try to “help God out”? Or are you content even in an uncomfortable situation to trust Him?

The flow of the story is rather simple: Jacob wants to go home, but instead remains on with uncle Laban and gets rich in the mean time. The passage carries with it allot of presuppositions; starting with the obvious strain between Jacob and Laban and continuing in Jacob’s alternating faithfulness ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:25-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Out Of The Comfort Zone

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 4, 2006

God is in the business of changing lives, and that means the disruption of our comfort zone. Here is the story of a man whose world was rocked!

Passage: Acts 10:1-8 Intro: Henry Ford Story, submitted by Jeff Strite 1. change is tough, whoever and whatever is involved. 2. we settle into a comfort zone, where we know everyone and everyone know us 3. we appreciate the known, even if that known is miserable. A known misery is often preferred ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Check Jesus Out

Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006

Seeker sermon designed to get an unconvinced person curious about investigating Christ. We wrote a drama that goes along with this. If your interested in the accompanying drama, send me an email.

John 1:43-51 “Come & See – Check Jesus Out” 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me." 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Church Of God

Spiritual Work Outs

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 9, 2006

Our spiritual growth requires daily work outs

Do you have a daily work out plan or know someone who does? Each day some people have a routine of doing some form of exercise. Some either walk or jog in their neighborhood. Others go to the gym and use special equipment to work out. All of this is to improve physical strength, endurance and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18, Philippians 2:12-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Get Out Of The Boat! Series

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Sep 20, 2006

Peter was the only disciple to get out of the boat. Jesus scolded them for their lack of Faith. They did not recognize His Deity!

I. Jesus Constrained His disciples A. Jesus Sent them into a storm B. Jesus Prays for them in the storm C. Jesus Sees them in the storm D. Jesus Went to them in the storm 1. He Comes In The Face Of Disaster 2. He Comes In The Face Of Darkness II. Peter Considers his Lord, 28 A. Peter ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Fear Of Losing Out

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Sep 24, 2006

Why struggle for the approval of worldly things when the things of heaven are better in so many ways?

Mary Mallon was a very ordinary woman. She had the same desires as you and me. She was born in 1869, died in 1938, and because of that the career options opened to her were different, but the impulse was the same. She just wanted a better life. She had been born in the aftermath of the Irish ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:8-21

Denomination: Baptist

Trash In Trash Out

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Sep 27, 2006

PROPOSITION: To motivate the hearer to be proactive in controlling the things they meditate upon and speak forth.

TRASH IN TRASH OUT Philippians 4:8,9 TEXT: (NKJV) Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8-9

Denomination: Nazarene

Something Out Of Nothing Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Creation, Pt. 1

BEGINNINGS INTRODUCTION Genesis is a universal, historical, and theological account of God, his creation, and man. The new is as old as the Bible, the more things change the more they remain the same, whatever will be has been, and there is nothing new under the sun. People repeat themselves ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

From The Inside Out

Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 11, 2007

This sermon is about the process of change which God is us through. In theological terms this is referred to as sanctification. In practical terms it is the gradual and continual process of God working in our lives to make us more Christ like. It is th

From The Inside Out, I John 1:9-10 Introduction The medical staff at the hospital was puzzled why a patient was not improving. The nurses were giving the proper medication. Yet, there was no improvement. The following day the nurse gave the medication and hid. Thinking the nurse had left, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Shut Out Of Heaven

Contributed by James May on Nov 11, 2007

Behold the Bridegroom Cometh, Go ye out to meet him. Jesus is coming soon. Are we ready?

Shut Out of Heaven By Pastor Jim May Matthew 25:1-13, "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Rooting Out Rot Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 18, 2007

Assessing and addressing the rot in evangelical churches requires a return to biblical holiness.

JAMES 1:19-21 ROOTING OUT ROT “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-21

Denomination: Baptist