Sermons on Present Pain:

Moving Forward From Yesterday's Hurts

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 13, 2025

Don’t let the pain of yesterday rob you of the joy of today or the hope of tomorrow.

MOVING FORWARD FROM YESTERDAY'S HURTS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 43:18-19 Supporting Texts: Philippians 3:13-14, Job 42:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 147:3, Joel 2:25 INTRODUCTION: One of the strategies the enemy uses to hinder believers is to keep them trapped in the prison ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Revival

Contributed by Daryl Brown on Aug 31, 2006

The need of Revival in this present day

Our need in this present day for REVIVAL The priority of God’s presence has been lost in the modern church. We are like bakeries that are open, but have no bread. And we are not interested in selling bread. We just like to the chit-chat that goes around cold ovens and empty shelves. There is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6

Denomination: Church Of God

Not You Again

Contributed by George Gallandorm on Apr 14, 2007

Jesus always being present.

NEWSFLASH – Jerusalem day 3 A.D. – Panic at Passover. As reported to the Jerusalem Starry Times – The body of the prophet known as Jesus, son of Joseph, the wandering prophet who was executed by crucifixion last Friday appears to be missing from the tomb it was laid in. More amazingly then that ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

Enjoying The Full Gospel

Contributed by R. Escoanyelin Ortiz on Dec 1, 2011

TO PRESENT ALL THE BENEFITS OF THE GOSPEL

FEW BELIEVERS HAVE SEEN THE VISION OF THE FULLNESS OF THE GOSPEL. THE GOSPEL OF JESUS INCLUDES SO MUCH BLESSINGS THAT ONLY FAITH CAN ACESS THEM. THOSE GLORIOUS BENEFITS ARE LISTED IN ISAIAH 61. FIRST OF ALL, TO US ALL PREACHERS, WE NEED THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO POSSESS US: TO COME UPON US IN POWER ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Meeting God In Solitude Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 27, 2017

God of the past, present and future

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Life-changing events happen on average days. “Moses was tending the flock” (Ex. 3:1). 2. Life-changing events happen to those who do their duty. “He led the flock” (3:1). 3. Life-changing events happen in out of the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

First Sunday Of Lent, Year C--Assume The Power, The Devil Told Him

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 7, 2025

An image or fantasy is presented to me...

Satan tries to drive a wedge between Jesus and his Father. “If you are the Son of God,” Satan begins two his temptations. Same with us, with baptism, “If you are a child of God.” Doubting baptismal identity. Lent is a time of self-appraisal and accountability. When we remember and reflect on our ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Changes Everything Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 18, 2015

Segmented Narrative Sermon focusing on a presentation of the Gospel.

JESUS CHANGES EVERYTHING JOHN 1:29-51 SEGMENT 1 (p) Demas waited by the side of the road in the shadows. He had his spot picked out perfectly… it was his normal spot. He could see the road coming down from Jerusalem, but none of the travelers could see him. He had done this several times ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Take It Back!

Contributed by Tommy Jackson on Jan 16, 2006

Unbelievable pain, incredible hurt. Why God? Why? Answers don’t come easily; sometimes they never come. But God wants us to know HIM and our pain drives us to him.

TAKE IT BACK! One of my all-time favorite movies is Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film in the Indiana Jones trilogy. I think it’s Steven Spielberg’s greatest work. In the film Hitler’s Nazis have stolen the newly recovered Ark of the Covenant and placed it aboard a German submarine. The Ark ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Desperate Housewives (Jacob Marries Rachel And Leah) Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 9, 2006

God uses the painful consequence of sin to discipline us and bring us closer to him.

Of all the TV shows we have based our “Jake TV” sermon themes on so far, Desperate Housewives is one show I wouldn’t recommend. Here is a typical plotline: “Susan is dismayed to see her ex-husband, Karl, emerge from Edie’s house one morning. She runs over to confront him and he admits he spent the ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Being And Becoming

Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Feb 2, 2009

A sermon on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also called Candlemas)

I wonder if you’re familiar with fresh lychees? The fresh fruit is much more pleasant than the tinned variety. They are small fruit about the size of a walnut. On the outside is rough and robust skin, which might lead you think it wasn’t worth opening, but when one peels it, inside is a soft, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Good Friday 2016

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 29, 2016

This is really more of a two reader presentation with videos and a Capella songs interspersed. It also includes a time for communion. The presentation goes from the Last Supper to the Crucifixion.

Good Friday 2016 Reader 2 Welcome and prayer This past week started out with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem - the crowd shouting and praising God, laying their coats before Jesus as He rode into Jerusalem. The Bible says that when He entered into Jerusalem the whole city was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

God's Omnipresence Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 30, 2021

Looking at how God is always present with us.

BlankGod is Omnipresent January 31, 2021 A young boy and his mother were having a discussion during lunch. He asked her “Where’s God?” She said, “He’s in heaven.” The boy said, “So, God lives there?” MOM - “Yes.” The boy then asked, “Then, where’s Jesus?” The mom said, “well, Jesus is in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12, Joshua 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Of Our Firstfruits

Contributed by Joel Ferren on Jun 11, 2001

God presents His Church to the world as His firstfruits and He wants us to present Him with our firstfruits.

Giving of our First Fruit James 1:16-18 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. [17] Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. [18] He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might ...read more

Scripture: James 1:16-18

Denomination: Church Of God

Sermon On Presence

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 31, 2022

Presence is defined as the state or fact of existing, occurring or being present. It may also refer to an existence that is present, but is not seen.

Tara Brach, an American psychologist and author once remarked: “In any moment, no matter how lost we feel, we can take refuge in presence and love. We need only pause, breathe, and open to the experience of aliveness within us. In that wakeful openness, we come home to the peace and freedom of our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10-12, John 14:17-20, Psalm 31:19-21, Hebrews 10:36

Sarah: Beautiful Believer Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 5, 2016

If you want to be a truly beautiful woman, embrace your barrenness and let God use it for His glory, enhance your beauty with a gentle and quiet spirit, and believe in the promises of God.

Since it is Mother’s Day today, I thought you might appreciate the advice given to mothers in the Mother’s Day issue of Housekeeping Magazine 51 years ago (May 13, 1965). They called it “The Good Wife’s Guide,” and it said in part: Plan ahead, even the night before, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical Free