Sermons on Overcoming Despair:

Streams In The Desert Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 19, 2005

God touches our lives with refreshing streams in the midst of our difficult times.

GOD, WATER AND LIFE SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 Isaiah 35:1-7 “Streams in the Desert” INTRODUCTION One of the harshest truths that we ever learn is that suffering and difficult times is a part of life. No one can go through life without experiencing suffering in some shape or form. The once popular ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Thanksgiving For Deliverance

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 25, 2008

There is Hope in the place of Darkness and how to rise in that Hope.

THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE Reading: Psalm 116 In the scope of human experience we find that there are many experiences that we all go through to one degree or another. There are times of joy and happiness we all have fond memories of some past event, which when we tell the story we keep to the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Finished!

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 8, 2005

The finished work of Christ has provided all that you will ever need to secure your salvation.

It Is Finished! John 19:28-30 28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Avoiding The Money Pit Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007

6th in a series from 1 Timothy. Which do we love more: God or money? Let’s use the resources God places in our care to honor Christ and aid those in need. “You can have all this world, but Give me Jesus!”

Sermon Notes Lessons for a Healthy Church: Avoiding the Money Pit 1 Timothy 6:3-19 Introduction: In 1986 Tom Hanks & Shelly Long starred in a movie called "The Money Pit." It’s a film “for everyone who’s ever been deeply in Love or deeply in debt.” One of my favorite lines: “Here lies Walter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-19, 1 Timothy 6:3-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Want To Hold Your Hand

Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 24, 2016

God tells us to fear not, He will hold our hand

Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993 - not the famous ball player) has an honored title of 'The Father of Gospel Music', and his music is loved around the world. The journey to this title and fame was a very difficult one. Thomas loved music. At a very early age, long before his music education at the Chicago ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

Victory

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

Victory

Joshua 6 v 1- 21 God had planned that Israel should possess the land. - Deut 1:8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. The Battle of Jericho was with the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21

Denomination: Holiness

Hannah’s Submission To God

Contributed by Antonius Fu on May 2, 2022

Submission to God always brings blessings

Today we will learn from a woman who was extraordinary in facing the trials of life, her name was Hannah. Hannah faced an extraordinary test, because God was preparing her and wanted to use her. If we know that God has a wonderful purpose behind the trials we face, then we will face the trials ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stressed? Finding Encouragement In The Storm. Acts 27

Contributed by David Cramer on Jun 24, 2024

A message of encouragement during the trying times we are living in.

Good morning, everyone! Stand with me and lift 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 ending, living ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Pain To Promise

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 15, 2024

we're exploring a story from the Bible about Hannah. This story is more than just an ancient tale; it's about facing tough times and finding hope.

"Good morning! Today, we're exploring a story from the Bible about Hannah. This story is more than just an ancient tale; it's about facing tough times and finding hope. Like a gardener seeing potential in a bare plot, Hannah's story reminds us that in our empty moments, something ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Triumphal Entry

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 27, 2024

Let’s take a quick look at the wording of these verses to look a little deeper into the event.

Our passage tonight happens to fall in a timely manner. It is the familiar story that we hear each year at this time. Tonight’s passage is the familiar passage of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. But let’s take a quick look at the wording of these verses to look a little deeper into the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

These Three -Faith –hope And Love

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Nov 21, 2017

THE APOSTLE PAUL PRESENTS A PERSUASIVE AND STRONG CASE FOR THE PREEMINENCE --- THE PERMANENCE AND THE PERFECTION OF CHRISTIAN LOVE BY LINKING LOVE WITH TWO INDISPENSABLE GIFTS THAT SHOULD BE FOUND IN EACH OF OUR SPIRITUAL TOOL BOX

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV) 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT THESE THREE -FAITH –HOPE AND LOVE MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS IN THE CHAPTER THAT IS ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Rejoice In Trials: Trusting God Through Suffering Romans 5:3-5 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 30, 2025

Life is filled with hardships, but the Bible teaches us that suffering is not meaningless. Instead, it produces endurance, character, and hope. Explore how we can trust God through trials, standing on the truth of Romans 5:3-5

Go! And Rejoice in Trials: Trusting God Through Suffering Introduction Charles Spurgeon once said, "Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil and let us see what we are made of." Life is filled with hardships, but the Bible teaches us that suffering is not meaningless. Instead, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:3-5, James 1:2-4, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Lamentations 3:21-23, Isaiah 49:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tomorrow About This Time Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 17, 2025

This story reminds us that God can shift any situation overnight. His word is more powerful than the prevailing circumstance. When God speaks, the future bends to His voice.

TOMORROW ABOUT THIS TIME By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 7:1-20 Supporting Texts: Psalm 30:5; Jeremiah 32:27; Isaiah 43:19; Romans 4:17-21; Joel 2:25-26 INTRODUCTION: The nation of Israel was in a desperate situation. A severe famine had struck Samaria, caused by a siege from the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Songs From The Cave Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 23, 2025

From a dark cave where he was hiding for his life, David teaches us in Psalm 57 how to find refuge in God and turn any place of fear into a sanctuary of praise.

Introduction: Life in the Cave 1. Imagine for a moment that you are in a cave. It is dark, damp, and cold. You are a fugitive, hiding for your very life. The most powerful man in the kingdom, with his entire army, is hunting you, and you can hear his soldiers searching nearby. Every shadow could ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

From Strangers To Sons: The Power Of Receiving Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 16, 2025

We live in an age obsessed with identity, and many are still asking the ancient question: “Who am I really?”

From Strangers to Sons: The Power of Receiving Christ - John 1:12 (NLT) Introduction: Identity in an Age of Confusion We live in an age obsessed with identity. People define themselves by career, politics, sexuality, social media approval, or personal success. Yet for all our progress, anxiety is ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12-13, John 20:31, Romans 10:9, Romans 8:15-16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 15:4, 1 John 3:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal