Sermons on Please Him:

Giving Him Something He Can Feel

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 31, 2022

Faith in Jesus as the Saviour, even if that faith is not yet perfect, is honoured by the Lord. The message serves to encourage all to look to Jesus for mercy, which He gives to all who come to Him in faith.

“And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my garments?’” [1] How sensitive are you? I don’t mean, are you woke. Neither am I particularly thinking of whether you are able to feel the pain of another. But, I ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:30

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Trust Him When You Can’t See Him - Job 23:8-10 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 5, 2025

Have you ever had a moment where God felt silent? A moment where prayers seemed to echo into nothingness? You searched for His presence, but He felt distant? If that’s you today, you are not alone. The Bible is full of people who loved God deeply yet endured seasons of divine silence.

Go! And Trust Him When You Can’t See Him - Job 23:8-10 Job 23:8-10 (NLT): "I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:37-40, John 20:24-29, Hebrews 11:8, Matthew 26:39, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 10:9, Job 23:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Called Us By His Grace Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Dec 24, 2021

To establish that when it pleased God, He called us by His grace; to reveal His Son (Christ) to us, and in us; that we might preach and teach Him among the nations: that all might be saved by grace through the faith in Christ Jesus.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. He Called Us By His Grace Introductory Remarks. 1. In this lesson, we will discuss: “He called us by His grace.” Of course, we are talking about the God of heaven. He calls all believers by His grace. We must appreciate the truth outlined in the scriptures, that salvation ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:13-16, Romans 3:23-26, Ephesians 1:12-14, Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus - The True Vine

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Feb 13, 2020

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches

We have looked at Jesus in several ways. Jesus the True Shepherd - John 10: 1 - 6 Jesus the Good Shepherd - John 10: 7 - 18, Jesus the King of Glory - Psalms 24: 7 - 10, Jesus our righteousness - 1 Corinthians 1: 30, Jesus our Stronghold - Psalms 18:2, Jesus The Way, The Truth and The Life - John ...read more

Scripture: Micah 4:4, Psalm 78:42-47, Nahum 2:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wisdom For Peer Pressure Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 11, 2022

I overcome peer pressure by living to please God instead of living to please people .

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:8-19

Denomination: Baptist

Walking By Faith In An Uncertain World Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Apr 23, 2014

Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.(Hebrews 11:6)

Rediscovering the journey of faith. ‘Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. [Hebrews 11:6 NIV] Faith is an important word in the Bible. The word "faith" is used more than ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cut Me Some Slack, God Loves Me Series

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008

1st in series on pleasing God. Deals with the necessity of faith & other qualities needed to be a pleasing disciple. Expanded outline

CUT ME SOME SLACK: I’M WORKING ON IT What is it that makes me pleasing to God? The majority of us here this morning, if we were asked, would say that we want to please God. We want to make Him happy. We want to be “good” Christians. How do we describe good? What is it that makes us pleasing ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Denomination: Baptist

We All Must Have These Seven Things

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 1, 2018

What we need to please our Lord.

WE ALL MUST HAVE THESE SEVEN THINGS John 15: 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Six Expressions Of Faith Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 12, 2023

The question … “Do I please God?”

INTRODUCTION: FAITH THAT PLEASES GOD 1. The irreducible minimum. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). a. The question … “Do I please God?” b. What does ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Matthew 17:20

Denomination: Baptist

Majoring On The Majors Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 16, 2015

Although much of our time is spent on small points of ministry, we must never forget some of the big principles of church life.

Majoring on the Majors (I Timothy 4:9-16) 1. Peter Roussakis is our resident Greek, so I dug up a Greek joke on the internet in honor of him. If you don’t like it, blame it on him. If you do like it, remember, I’m the one who found it. 2. 3 Greeks and 3 Turks are traveling by train ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:9-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christ-Centered Life Sermon V: Slowing Down And Simply Living To Please God Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 19, 2020

In our everyday lives, when it seems like everybody is in a hurry to get somewhere fast, mature Christians have learned the joy of slowing down to enjoy life by simply living to please God.

SLOW ME DOWN, LORD, THAT I MAY SIMPLY LIVE TO PLEASE YOU When our grand-daughter was four, we took her to the airport to see the planes and to ride the very fast underground Plane Train. Sitting at the very front of the lead car of the train, looking through ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-12

Can You Do This? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 19, 2017

A study of the book of Job 39: 1- 30

Job 39: 1- 30 Can You Do This? 1 “Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or can you mark when the deer gives birth? 2 Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they bear young? 3 They bow down, they bring forth their young, they deliver ...read more

Scripture: Job 39:1-30

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Pre-Eminence Of Christ.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 24, 2024

"It pleased the Father that in Him should all the fulness dwell" (COLOSSIANS 1:19).

THE PRE-EMINENCE OF CHRIST. Colossians 1:13-20. Paul celebrates the fact that the Father has already qualified us to receive the inheritance which awaits His saints. We are delivered from the power of darkness and have been translated into the kingdom of His dear Son (COLOSSIANS 1:13). This is ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Revelation Study Series 16b - God’s Mysterious Plan Fulfilled (Chapter 11) Series

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Mar 7, 2023

Jesus came! He died! He resurrected! He is coming back!

Revelation Study Series 16b - God’s Mysterious Plan Fulfilled (Chapter 11) 02.27.22 Message… Matthew 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights He fasted and became very hungry. 3 During that time the devil ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas: Wise Men Still Seek Him.

Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Dec 2, 2002

The question isn’t does God still speak. The question is are we listening?

Wise Men Still Seek Him After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." 3 When King Herod heard this he was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist