Sermons on Overcoming Obstacles:

Worry Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 11, 2015

We all struggle with worry. It seems than any humanly devised plan only seems to cause us more worry. Jesus had some things to say about this subject. Let’s talk about what He said.

Series: There’s an App for That “Worry” Matthew 6:25-34 Open A man went to see a psychologist because he was anxious and stressed out all of the time. At the end of their first session, the psychologist gave the man some instructions for the time leading up to the next ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Warfare Series

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016

Part 1 of a series on the supernatural aspects of our Christian walk.

WINNING THE SPIRITUAL WAR Supernatural, Part 1 This is the first week of our series “Supernatural”. Some of you are saying, “Are we going to become weird, now?” Okay, ushers, if you would bring forward the poisonous snakes up front…. joking… I promise ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Timothy Passing The Faith Down Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016

Paul's charge to Timothy to overcome his fears and pass down the true faith that has been distorted by gnostic heretics

PASSING CHRISTIANITY DOWN AN EXPOSITION OF FIRST TIMOTHY B. The Faith Polluted (1:1-20) (a) The Protectors of the Faith (1: 1-3; 12-20) Sermon 2 TIMOTHY - PASSING THE FAITH (1:1-3: 12-20) “Watch out for false prophets.” (Matt. 7) “Guard yourselves and all the flock of God. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Depression

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Apr 4, 2016

Speaking about a subject that few in the church want to admit. There are several kinds and degrees of Depression and there is so much hope and healing in the loving arms of Jesus Christ!

Dealing with Depression Introduction: Pastor Jeff Strite once shared a story about Psychiatry students who were in their college class one day when their professor began a discussion to prove a point. "What we’re going to talk about today," the professor said, "are the emotional extremes ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Proclaiming God's Redemption Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 6, 2023

Fear often holds us back from openly sharing our redemption stories. However, God has given us the spirit of power and love, empowering us to overcome fear and boldly proclaim His redemption in our lives.

"Proclaiming God's Redemption" Introduction: Today, we explore the profound message of Psalm 107:2 (NLT): "Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies." Point 1: The Call to Remember God's Redemption Scripture: Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:2, Exodus 14:30-31, Revelation 12:11, 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Victory Over Temptation Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 31, 2023

What victory is promised.

“The temptation to sin and deny God’s plan for your life are no different than the temptation others experience. But a faithful God has a plan for your life, and will not allow You to experience temptations more severely than you can overcome. And when you are tempted, He has a way for you to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

Walk Worthy Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Apr 27, 2022

How to walk in way that God can bless and reward us.

Walk Worthy Ephesians 4:1-6 CCCAG, March 27th, 2022 Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6 Introduction I have a small confession- I’m a bit of a skeptic about most things. I want to see evidence of whatever someone says is true or claims is true. That’s different from being a cynic. A cynic doesn’t care ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Victory Over Every Circumstance

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 20, 2022

Most Christians want to experience overcoming power and triumph in every situation. How can we?

I feel that most Christians want to experience “...overcoming power and triumph in each trying hour.” Victory over every circumstance. This principle is taught throughout the Bible. 1. Potter and the clay, Jeremiah 18:1-10 a. In the hands of the potter, verse 6. b. Made it again as seemed good to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:5-8, Genesis 50:20

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Church Wake Up! Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 23, 2022

When a church has a good reputation, much activity and past accomplishment it does not guarantee a spiritually alive church.

George Barna in his book Turnaround Churches, profiles thirty churches that were about to die and made a turnaround. He compares dying churches to the Sears Catalogue. For about 100 years Sears was the symbol of mail order catalogue business. They introduced their mail order catalogue in 1894. For ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Depression; Its Causes And Cure - Philippians 1:12-21 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Feb 11, 2022

I think if we were to take the book of Philippians and we were to try to understand emotions, there would be a map that goes like this with these three particular kind of emotions. One is anger. The second is sadness. And the third is anxiety.

The book of Philippians is a very emotionally transparent book. It's the most emotional book in the New Testament. That's because Paul is sharing his emotions with them, but he's also processing his emotions with them, and he's also encouraging them to process their emotions in a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Shake It Off In The Fire

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Feb 21, 2022

In today's message we are going to deal with spiritually unhealthy things/people and ideas that will try to attach themselves to us, poison our spirit and hinder our service to God. We are going to see the way to deal with them, and that is to shake them off in the fire.

Shake It Off In The Fire PPT 1 Message Title In today's message we are going to deal with spiritually unhealthy things/people and ideas that will try to attach themselves to us, poison our spirit and hinder our service to God. We are going to see the way to deal with them, and that is to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Coming Out From Among The Trees

Contributed by Sean Dees on Mar 1, 2022

We may face many trees of life but Jesus is our tree of Life!

Intro: Today I want to speak to you about coming out from among the trees, and into the fulness of God. The church today has found its self in a state of weariness, waiting, and searching. We have grown weak and weary; the signs of the times have taken a toll on the church we have seen a fallen ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-6

Inspiration

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Nov 20, 2022

Where do you get your inspiration from? Life has a lot of ups and downs so we need inspiration to keep going.

Inspiration – Rev. 11 and 19 LIfe is full of its ups and downs, it’s a fact of life, indeed everyday has something to answer for- some for joy and some – well perhaps best forgotten. Sometimes these situations make us laugh and even sing for joy, other times to just hold our heads in our hands in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:15-18, Zechariah 6:9-15, Psalm 23:1-4

Look To The Lamb Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Dec 18, 2022

The more you look to the Lamb, the more you understand His all-encompassing sacrifice, the more you will grasp the greatness of God’s grace and mercy.

This month, we began studying the Gospel of John. John most likely wrote this Gospel around 70 AD, about 40 years after Jesus Christ walked the earth. John was an eyewitness of Christ’s life - His love and holiness, His justice and mercy, of all the miracles and healings - an eyewitness of the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sermon – Hope In The Day Of Adversity (Responding To Loss)

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 19, 2024

God calls us to reflection in times like these. Consider Ecclesiastes 7:14, “In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.”

Sermon – Hope in The Day of Adversity Introduction - The coronavirus, civil unrest and violence, looming national and personal debt, strained family relationships, and corruption within political parties have provoked a rising tide of fear and an increasing sense of vulnerability in the peoples of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-11, Ecclesiastes 7:14, Matthew 11:28-29, Proverbs 28:13, Acts 16:31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist