Sermons on Outlook:

According To Your Word

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 29, 2009

Funeral sermon for Mary Henry, aged 101, prayer warrior and Bible student, who, like the Biblical Mary, could accept whatever the Word taught her.

Submission is not subservience. Humility is not the same thing as low self-esteem. In fact, it takes a strong and certain heart to be submissive and not subservient, to be humble and not cowardly. If ever there was a strong and certain heart, that was Mary Henry. She knew how to submit to all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Unnecessary Fear

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Jun 15, 2009

We don’t have to live our lives in fear when we are living in the presence of God

Intro. Have you ever noticed that fear is something that seems to be wanted? It is marketed. It is sold. We live in a fearful world. We live in a fearful time. But over 60 times God tells us to “Fear not”. There are times in our life that we all face fear, but fear is not something that should be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus At The Center

Contributed by Herson Gonzalez on Aug 29, 2021

You are not the center of the universe.

A little 9-year-old girl came home from VBS one day. She proudly told her parents and little brother that, "Jesus is living in my heart now!" Mom and Dad were so proud, and made a big deal out of it. Later that day, her little brother said something she didn’t like, and she hauled off ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Art Of Reframing—worship.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 15, 2021

The art of reframing, lets you see God’s view on any given particular subject and situation. John Milton once said—the mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a heaven out of hell, a hell of heaven.

The Art Of Reframing—Worship. Acts 16:25TPT The art of reframing, lets you see God’s view on any given particular subject and situation. John Milton once said—the mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a heaven out of hell, a hell of heaven. In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are in stocks in a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25, Hebrews 13:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Delusions That Defy Common Sense

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jun 16, 2021

The world system and all who live by it apart are deluded by both the devil and their own depraved minds. They believe they have everything figured out and can live without the intervention of God Almighty. Scripture proves otherwise.

The apostle Paul reminded the church of Corinth that there was a time to put away childish things and assume the maturity and responsibility expected of an adult or mature young person (1 Corinthians 13:11). The time comes for everyone to grow up and realize that the world and all you know does ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:5-6, Matthew 3:7-9, Matthew 6:7, Luke 12:19, Acts 24:25-26, James 4:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

What Revival Means To Me At Crane Eater Community Church.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 28, 2020

Revival is what we do by living a Holy Spirit filled life. There is no mistaking its fruit.

What Revival Means to Me at Crane Eater Community Church. 1 John 4:9-11NIV At Crane Eater Community Church our out-cry is for revival. That is, revival within, a revival that permeates through and through. In other words, it brings a cleansing within, that works its way out. According to 2 ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:9-11, James 3:1-12, Hebrews 4:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Almost Paradise! Series

Contributed by Kirby Lloyd on Dec 13, 2016

It has been a long journey in our faith but here we have reached the climax of it

Series: Destinations on the Journey of Faith Almost Paradise! Ephesians 4:13–15 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Intelligence Briefing On The Invisible War

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 6, 2021

The army of God and the malevolent demons of Satan have been at war since the start of history. We are on one side or the other with no neutrality. Your eternity rests on whose side you choose when the LORD declares victory at the end of the age.

Nearly a century ago there lived a minister by the name of Donald Grey Barnhouse, who served as pastor of the Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1927 until his death in 1960. He led the church through the time when the mainline Presbyterians began to drift away from ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, Hebrews 10:25, Revelation 19:11-21, John 16:33, 1 Corinthians 15:24, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 John 5:4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Strike The Tent: When The Righteous Go Home

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 10, 2021

Life is temporary, no matter how many years one may dwell in this present world. The men, women, and children who die in Christ leave this troubled enter into the joy of for heaven and the presence of the LORD. Scripture tells of what they will gain as they take in their first glimpse of glory.

The censors engaged in the "cancel culture" movement have taken it upon themselves to rid this nation of any memory of those who lived before us because they were either' oppressors", or "fascists", or had engaged in "white privilege", or some other reason ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Peter 1:13-15, Psalm 116:15, Philippians 1:21, Luke 23:39-43  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Living In The Sunshine

Contributed by David Cramer on May 13, 2020

A message about living for today...

Am I living in Sunshine with the Lord? Stand and lift up your bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The indestructible, never ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Women Of Faith Sermon Ii: Hannah: Confident Faith Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 24, 2020

When God's children get depressed over circumstances beyond our control, the Spirit reminds us of our Father's constant presence, and, makes us confident that our fervent prayers will be answered in keeping with God's Will.

HANNAH: CONFIDENT FAITH “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” One of those axioms we’ve heard most of our lives! But my take on it: I’m glad the makers of black and white TV did not see it that way. We like color television a ...read more

The Blind Who See And The Seeing Who Are Blind Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2013

Spiritual arrogance and presumption can blind us to our ignorance and stubbornness of heart; only those who realize their desperate need of the Savior come to the Savior in saving faith.

The Blind Who See and the Seeing Who Are Blind (Isaiah 42:10-25) 1. We discover things everyday. Take this recent article from Medscape: “Middle-aged adults who are more optimistic about their future tend to have higher antioxidant levels than their less optimistic peers, according to new ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:10-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Loaded - Pt. 4 - Benefit 4 Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 25, 2014

We are instructed to give thanks. Some of us struggle to do that because we aren't sure that God has blessed us lately. Situations and circumstances cause us to wonder if God even deserves our thanks! The truth is that we are loaded!

Loaded Pt. 4 - Benefit 4 I. Introduction We have been commanded repeatedly to be thankful. Over and over again gratitude is commanded because God is worthy. Because life can be difficult and not everything is always as planned it is necessary to remind ourselves of the benefits that we have due to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ordinary Acts Of Grace

Contributed by Darryl Ward on Mar 26, 2017

Sermon about ministry amongst the marginalised

During our lives, we encounter some people who make such indelible impressions on us that we are never quite the same again. And one person who had a profound impact on my outlook on life was my friend Sam. Like most of my friends back in the day, Sam was far from conventional. She defiantly ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

A New Year's Promise

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Jan 16, 2015

What is your promise for the New Year, a new beginning with Jesus or your old stuff

A NEW YEAR PROMISE / RESOLUTION “The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Charismatic