Sermons on Physical Burdens:

What Should I Do When Others Do Not Respect My Personal Freedoms In Christ?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Do not let other people squeeze you into their mold through man made rules, regulations and restrictions. Paul wrote, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

Biblical solutions for the problems people face with personal freedoms? Illustration: Dr. Henry Cloud’s most popular book Boundaries, teaches Christian how they can successfully set up borders that will shield them from being overwhelmed by abusive people, difficult circumstances or personal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What We Do Is Nothing Without Love Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 9, 2006

. In order for us to succeed as believers we must have more than a desire, we need a burden. These two thoughts are essential for Christian living and activity. Today, I would like to introduce a third essential factor of our Christian living – “What W

WHAT WE DO IS NOTHING WITHOUT LOVE 1 CORINTHIANS 13 INTRODUCTION: You will remember that our overriding theme has been, “Its All About God”. As we have dealt with public worship, we have seen that every aspect of public worship is al about God, and not about us. Here at the beginning of a new ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

An Anchor Of Hope

Contributed by Carl Allen on May 7, 2008

One of the greatest dangers facing Christians is to lose sight of the basis of our hope.  When we become so burdened with the stormy blasts of life that we forget out hope, then we face the slippery slope of sluggish ness, doubt, and even worse, the possi

An Anchor of HopeHebrews 6:9-20Intro In the first part of chapter six, we saw the warning that was issued to those that had never moved pasted the stage of spiritual immaturity and the peril that would face them.  And those words from the author would cause most to look at their salvation.  I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:9-20

Denomination: Baptist

Struggling When Others Disappoint Us Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 18, 2009

July 1989. When others disappoint us, it is often because they do not meet our expectations, and anger is natural. God feels that about us. But God allows us to reap the consequences of our sin in Christ’s cross takes into Himself that burden and transf

He was a fuzzy-faced young man with a twangy West Virginia accent and an angular chin as craggy as the hills from which he had come. You had to notice him, small though he was, because he carried a Bible as big as the side of a barn and painted in the same bright fiery color. It was obvious that he ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

"Giving Thanks Is Normal"

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Nov 24, 2012

Daily from the media we hear about America driving off the Fiscal Cliff. Trillion Dollar Deficits spiraling out of control * More taxes just approved for tax burdened Californians * More layoffs looming on the horizon * More Murders * More States

Cornerstone Church November 18, 2012 “Giving Thanks Is Normal!” Ephesians 5:20 We live in interesting and difficult ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Liberty In The Lord Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 3, 2021

Life is never abundant without liberty. Jesus called Lazarus back into life, but He also commanded that they unbind him from his grave clothes that he might have liberty in life, for life without liberty would have been a burden and not a blessing.

The Civil War was a complex and complicated war. Lambdin P. Milligan was one of the men who got caught up in the complexities of it, and changed the course of legal history in the United States. Milligan was a lawyer active in local politics in Indiana. The war had been on three years and was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-2

A Promise For His People Series

Contributed by Larry Grant on Jun 26, 2021

When the worries of life press us down, we do not have to bear them alone! Notice how much of our burden we are supposed to give to the Lord. "All your care" We are told to give it all up to Jesus!

I. A SURRENDERED PEOPLE A. V. 5-6 WE MUST SURRENDER OUR WILL TO GOD – Peter quotes Proverbs 3:34 in verse 5, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” He says - "Clothe yourselves with Humility" literally means to "wear the apron of a slave". True humility before ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Yoke: 2nd Symbol Of Christianity

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 28, 2022

Jesus requires this of you; you are not only to take up the Cross of Surrender, but also the Yoke of Continual Service with Christ in the Gospel work. You face life with Christ; bear each other's burdens; learn of His gentle nature & love.

THE YOKE: 2ND SYMBOL OF CHRISTIANITY Mt. 11:29-30 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: A FLYING DEAD DUCK 1. John McKay, of the NFL, tells a story illustrating the supreme confidence of University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant. 2. “We were out shooting ducks, and finally, after about three hours, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:29-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lord Of The Sabbath - Servant Of Mercy - Matthew 12:1-21 Series

Contributed by William Akehurst on May 3, 2025

JESUS reveals that God's heart gives priority to mercy over ritual, rest over burden, and compassion over condemnation. JESUS redefines true Sabbath rest, corrects legalistic distortions, and fulfills the Servant prophecy with a ministry of gentle justice and mercy.

2025.05.04.Sermon Notes. Matthew 12.1-21 LORD OF THE SABBATH-SERVANT OF MERCY William Akehurst, HSWC SCRIPTURES: Matthew 12:1-21, Mark 2:25-28, 1 Samuel 21:1-6, Hosea 6:6, Mark 2:27, BIG IDEA: JESUS reveals that God's heart gives priority to mercy over ritual, rest over burden, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-21, Mark 2:25-28, 1 Samuel 21:1-6, Hosea 6:6, Mark 2:27, Matthew 11:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spark For End Time Revival

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 18, 2024

God is always ahead of time, and when He wants to do something, He plans far in advance. For instance, when God wants to send a revival, He prepares a young person or a team by giving them a burden for the revival long before it takes place

God is always ahead of time, and when He wants to do something, He plans far in advance. For instance, when God wants to send a revival, He prepares a young person or a team by giving them a burden for the revival long before it takes place. Consider Evan Roberts, who was prepared for 11 years ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:3

Give Me A Drink

Contributed by Samuel M on Aug 7, 2024

Jesus comes with his need to a broken person( in his brokenness), not to burden him, but to bless him and make him a blessing for others. Meeting Jesus’s need in your lack and brokenness creates an avenue for Jesus to bless you and become a blessing to many others.

Jesus asks the samaritan woman for a cup of water. This is the greatest paradox in the Bible. Jesus never asked anything from anyone. He always gives but rarely asks for something from others. Jesus comes to the most broken person and expects something from her. The broken person has nothing(in ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7

That Ye May Grow

Contributed by John D Jones on Jul 20, 2011

God has created life in such a way that all things living naturally grow and develop. From that moment of conception to the close of our earthly days, we grow. This is the pattern of life. We grow. This is true in our physical life and it ought to be equa

That Ye May Grow 1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3 God has created life in such a way that all things living naturally grow and develop. From that moment of conception to the close of our earthly days, we grow. This is the pattern of life. We grow. This is true in our physical life and it ought to be ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How The Blind Can See Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Apr 18, 2018

Our world is filled with blind people. Granted, all are not physically blind, but many have never had their eyes opened spiritually. Jesus alone can touch our blindness and give sight. We must come by faith unto Him if we desire to see.

How the Blind Can See Mark 10: 46-52 It has been said, “There is no one so blind as he who will not see”. Our world is filled with blind people. Now, I’m not talking necessarily about physical blindness. There are many who see perfectly physically but live in absolute blindness to the Lord. They ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Commandment Of Compassion Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 13, 2018

The Commandment of Compassion: Luke 6:36, Jesus said “You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”

We continue in our series on Hope Found Here and this month our focus is on the Compassion of Father God. This morning what I want us to consider together is The Commandment of Compassion. To focus our thoughts this morning consider these words: Psalm 103:13 says, “The Lord is like a father to His ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Luke 6:27-36, 1 John 3:17-18, Philippians 2:3-4, Galatians 6:2-5, 1 John 4:7-12, John 13:34-35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

God, The Mother. Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 23, 2025

We rarely remember God as mother. We were taught to call God as “Father”. Not a physical sense but a more spiritual. “Our Father, who art in heaven…” But Mother’s Day is as appropriate occasion to recapture the biblical maternal images for God.

Text: Isaiah 66:7-13 Theme: God, the mother. (Mother is a symbol of Nursing-Caring-Comforting).   Isaiah 66:12-13: “For this is what the Lord says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 66:7-13

Denomination: Methodist