Sermons on Planning Life:

God Values Life

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Jan 17, 2002

Sanctity of Life Sunday sermon that gives God’s view on the issue of life in the midst of all the world views we are bombarded with.

Date: 1-16-2000 Title: God is Pro-Life. Bible Text: Jer. 1:5 and assorted others Subject: What does God say about life? Complement: God is for life in a big way! Main Idea: If the God the Bible is our God then we must be pro-life! Intro: On September 11, 2001 over 4,000 people were killed. They ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:5, Genesis 1:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Tragedy Of A Profitless Life

Contributed by John Perry on May 15, 2010

What will your life amount to? The parable of the talents is a parable about life, a parable about the fact that we've got to do something with life, a parable about the fact that a life not put to good use is a life lost!

Bunbury Fri pm Men’s D/S “The tragedy of a profitless life” Intro: *** There was a story about a man who died & when they were winding up his estate it was discovered that in his will he wanted his estate left to the devil! Since the estate involved a property the executors of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life After Sunday

Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010

A look at living for Christ outside of Sunday morning, and also looking at why that is such a challenge.

-good morning everyone. As you can see, the pastors are away for annual conference so we’ve called in the third string today. -before we begin today though, I have a volunteer who is going to come up here for a second. [DO TRUST FALL THING, HAM IT UP] -now be honest, how many of you after a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:11-12

Denomination: Methodist

Life's Great Paradox

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 4, 2011

In this world we are told that climbing the ladder, stepping on other people, and even "being served" is a path to greatness - the Bible teaches something entirely different.

Life’s Great Paradox Galatians 5:1, 13-15 * To define the word “paradox” is an apparently true statement or group of statements that seems to lead to a contradiction or to a situation that defies intuition. Let me give you a couple of examples; * If a compulsive liar tells you, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Facing The Storms Of Life Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 7, 2009

Each of us will face storms in our lives from this story we discover ways to survive those storms.

Facing the Storms of Life (That video I think was taken off the coast of New Zealand, sometimes on you tube it is identified as being off of Newfoundland or Grand Manan, it’s not.) Have you ever been in a really great storm? I mean a doozy of a storm? Do you remember when Juan swept through in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:13-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Prophecy Life

Contributed by Apostle Bobby Hogan on Sep 21, 2018

God sets the prophet Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones (which represented the house of Israel) for one purpose - to prophesy life. There was so much power and authority in his voice that everything dead in the valley came back to life.

I PROPHESY LIFE “The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Is The Resurrection And The Life Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 16, 2015

Jesus is the resurrection and the life, so we should trust the Lord: 1. When life is a mystery (vs. 1-6). 2. In our agony (vs. 17-21). 3. In His ability (vs. 21-23). 4. To overcome our enemy (vs. 24-25). 5. For our eternity (vs. 26-27).

Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life John 11:1-27 Series: The Great I Am Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 16, 2014 BACKGROUND: *Jesus Christ is the Son of God. That means He is also God the Son, one with God the Father, and conceived as a man by God the Holy Spirit. Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Life Liberty And The Pursuit Series

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008

This is the final in a study of the book of Ecclesiastes

Life Liberty and the Pursuit Ecclesiastes 12 Do you remember the Cadillac slogan from a few years ago? Life , Liberty and the Pursuit Ecclesiastes is about the Pursuit And Solomon had his share of pursuits We are wrapping up our study of this book We are skipping chapters 10 and 11, since they are ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of An Indestructible Life Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 12, 2018

If you want to grow up as you grow old, depend on Jesus, your permanent, superior, and powerful High Priest.

An old Disney film, called The Kid, is the story of a successful, high-powered image consultant named Russ (played by Bruce Willis). Russ lives an empty life, but one day, Rusty (played by Spencer Breslin) shows up at his home. Over time Russ comes to realize that this kid is actually Russ himself ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A Snap Shot Of Life

Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Feb 7, 2025

A sermon to adults using just one small part of Paul's life.

Acts 14 I enjoy reading the Book of Acts. Most people believe it was written by Luke and it covers around 32 years of early church history. For all of those years Luke was there watching all of the things going on, from the ASCENSION of Jesus back to Heaven, all of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

This Is What Counts In Life Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 22, 2024

God is in control of your life, my friend. All that you have is a gift of God. Your parents, your family, your marriage, your money, and your breath are all gifts from above.

At the conclusion of today’s message, you will be invited to respond to Jesus’ offer of a clean, fresh start. You can respond by going to the Encourager’s Room, a virtual room, or the altar. Today’s Scripture “After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-36

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Gives Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 2, 2025

Jesus’ promise gives present assurance of eternal life, freeing us from guilt and fear, and inviting us to trust fully in His finished work.

Some words rearrange a room, don’t they? A doctor says, “It’s benign,” and shoulders drop. A coach calls your name, and you run to the field. A judge declares, “You’re free to go,” and the hallway home seems shorter. Words can wrap around us like a warm blanket on a windy night. And then there are ...read more

Scripture: John 5:24

Topics: Abide, God's Word, Power

Walk In Newness Of Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025

Through union with Christ’s death and resurrection, believers receive a new identity, freedom from sin, and the power to live transformed lives.

Friend, take a deep breath. The God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead is nearer than your next heartbeat. He is not reluctant. He is not distant. He is ready—ready to speak life where you’ve heard only the rustle of regret, ready to steady trembling hands and tired hearts. I think of a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4-11

Topics: Freedom, Sin

Developing A Life Of Prayer

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006

Prayer is at the very core of spiritual life. Despite how many people speak of praying as a part of their lives… I believe that a life that lives out of a center of prayer is challenging for most of us.

Fires and earthquakes may serve to get our attention, taking our focus off the temporary things of this world… but the voice that we ultimately long for comes in quiet places. So it shouldn’t surprise us what we find the disciples of Jesus coming to him about in Matthew 6. They might have asked ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:11-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living The Good Life Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 31, 2001

Four insights about living the good life.

With New Year’s Eve coming up on Monday, it’s a good time to ask ourselves the more probing questions about our lives. I want to encourage you on Monday night to ask yourself one question: "Am I living the good life?" Are you living the life God intended for you to live? Of course, the question ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational