Sermons on Present Day Living:

Death Valley Days

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 10, 2001

Ties together Israel’s disobedience during the Exodus, people’s failure to recognize Jesus when he came, and our own obliviousness to the warning signs around us. Lesson: Hardships aren’t for punishnment, it’s to point us to God.

Have any of you ever watched a movie or a TV show about a wagon train? You know, a column of Conestoga wagons, what they called prairie schooners, with the rounded canvas tent-tops? When I was young Westerns were the commonest sort of show, and everyone knew the conventions: The square-jawed ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21, Numbers 21:4-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It's A Different Day

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 26, 2001

This sermon was preached on our 11th anniversary as pastors indicating the changes which had taken place in the life of the church.

It’s A Different Day 3/5/2000 Genesis 12:1-6 Ephesians 6:10-18 Toby What is it about God, that God is always planning, always loving, and always seeking to do a new work in the lives of His people and His church? What causes the Lord to look into the future ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living For God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Highlight the joy, strength, and peace that come from seeking God, trusting in Him, and dwelling in His presence, as illustrated in Psalm 27.

Good morning, church family. I hope this finds you all in good spirits and ready to delve into the Word of God. Today, we're going to be looking at Psalm 27. It's a powerful psalm that speaks to us about the joy of seeking God, the strength of trusting in Him, and the peace that comes from dwelling ...read more

Topics: Desire

Living On Leftovers

Contributed by Joe Jones on Jan 13, 2002

Are leftovers really mentioned in the Bible? You bet they are!

For me there is always something exciting about coming to the end of another year. It marks completion for me, a conclusion to 12 months of the “daily grind”, hammering out life and blazing my own trail. It’s the transformation from what I was doing and who I presently am into what I can soon ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Living In The Middle"

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002

When we face hardship we need to realize we’re in the middle of a story authored by God

"Living in the Middle" I try to take some time from my professional reading to relax with a good novel. I love to read and to talk about books. When I was a hospital chaplain I found it interesting to see what patients were reading on the wards. I figured if they had a James Mitchener novel, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7

Denomination: Congregational

Go! And Stop Being Present In Church But Absent In Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 23, 2025

There is a tragic reality happening in churches around the world every Sunday: People can be physically present in church… yet spiritually absent from Christ. You can sit in a pew, lift your hands, sing the songs, carry a Bible, know the language of church life—and still not know Jesus.

Go! And… Stop Being Present in Church but Absent in Christ INTRODUCTION — When Presence Isn’t Participation There is a tragic reality happening in churches around the world every Sunday: People can be physically present in church… yet spiritually absent from Christ. You can sit in a pew, lift ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23, Isaiah 29:13, Revelation 3:20, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fathers Day 2023

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 7, 2023

Ever tried moving on loose sand? Our relationship with God is important as it always ensures we have a secure footing. A couple of examples this Fathers Day of how we are defined. We are defined through our relationship with our Heavenly Father as we come to him through The Son.

Father’s Day 2023 Father’s Day and we all have different experiences of Fatherhood, the truth is that we will all have different experiences even as siblings of the same Father. One of my sons has a thing with me that when we get together, we will go for a walk and a chat where the other one and ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6, Psalm 56:10-13, Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

Memorial Day 2025

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on May 30, 2025

The greatest soldier

Memorial Day 2025 John 15:13 READ 1 Timothy 3:16 Intro: In April 1863, in Columbus, Georgia, after decorating graves of her two sons who died representing their beloved south-land, an elderly woman walked to two mounds of dirt at the corner of the cemetery to place memorial flowers there also. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:16, John 15:13

Denomination: Other

Mother's Day 2014

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 22, 2014

This Mother's Day sermon spotlights Hannah--her problems, her prayer, and her promise. It also includes a baby dedication ceremony built into the sermon.

Mother’s Day 2014: Hannah Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 5/11/2014 Have you found the perfect Mother’s Day present yet? If not, let me make a recommendation. In the Bible, in the book of Exodus, God gave us commandments for how we should live, how we should act ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

A Future Focus Motivates A Present Faithfulness Pt 7 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 28, 2018

Part 7 exploring the ability of a future focus to motivate present behavior.

Future Focus Present Faithfulness Series Pt 7 “Finding Grace or Falling Short” Review What is my purpose? What should I be doing with my life? What should direct the decisions I choose and the activities I schedule? If you want a truly Biblically directed life; a purpose directed life, you might ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

To Be Absent From The Body Is To Be Present With The Lord (Funeral Sermon) Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 6, 2025

Though death may appear as the end of life, for the believer, it is simply a transition from the temporary to the eternal.

TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. INTRODUCTION: Death is often seen as an end, but for the Christian, it is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lets Take 2014 One Day At Atime

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jan 4, 2014

We must follow God one day at a time for the rest of our lives.

LETS TAKE 2014 ONE DAY AT ATIME Matthew 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (1) Talk to God every day. Psalm 86: 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

Denomination: Baptist

One God, One Name, One Day Series

Contributed by Lori Broschat on Feb 10, 2012

First of a two-part series on the Ten Commandments and how they relate to our lives

ONE GOD, ONE NAME, ONE DAY A young woman brought her fiancé to visit her parents. After a nice dinner, the father invited the fiancé to the library for a talk. "So what are your plans?" he asked the young man. "I am a seminary student," he replied. "A seminary student. Hmmm," said the father. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Memorializing Memorial Day

Contributed by Perry Greene on May 18, 2020

America exists by the providence of God as does the Kingdom of Heaven. Both are about ideals, not turf.

1. “. . . We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about. America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify those elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelation of Holy Scripture.” W. Wilson 2. The rewriting of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living In The Pages

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 13, 2009

Find it hard to obey? Learn to live in the pages!

LIVING IN THE PAGES LUKE 2:21-38 I John 5:3-4 3 Loving God means doing what he tells us to do, and really, that isn’t hard at all; 4 for every child of God can obey him, defeating sin and evil pleasure by trusting Christ to help him. (TLB) Living in the Pages means OBEDIENCE. Luke 2:21-24 21 On ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-38

Denomination: Church Of God