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The God Of All Comfort Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Nov 5, 2025

Suffering can leave us feeling weak and alone, but God meets us in our pain. In 2 Corinthians 1, Paul shows how God comforts us so we can comfort others. This passage invites us to see our struggles as a way God works His mercy through us.

Introduction: Paul opens his second letter to the Corinthians as a man who has suffered deeply, been misunderstood, and yet found fresh strength in God. This letter is more personal than 1 Corinthians; it reveals Paul’s heart, his wounds, and his theology of divine comfort. Corinth, as the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding Comfort In Faith SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 7, 2023

A comforting message for the bereaved, focusing on the assurance of salvation for the departed and the gospel message for the unsaved present.

As we gather here today to remember ______________'s life, we experience a mix of emotions. We feel sadness because we have lost a dear loved one, but we also feel joy knowing that ______________ is now in the presence of the Lord. Today is not a day of mourning but a day of celebration. We come ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Topics: Christian Funerals, Faith

Comfort Amid The Ruins PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025

God offers deep, transformative grace—restoring brokenness, writing His law on our hearts, and forgiving our sins completely through the new covenant in Christ.

Some days feel like a slow sunrise after a long night. You wake up with yesterday’s worries still whispering, with old guilt tugging at your sleeve, with the quiet question that won’t quit: Can things really change? Is there mercy for what’s been messed up, mendedness for what’s been mangled? If ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:27-34

Topics: New Covenant, Promises, Jeremiah

The Appointed Seed Must Succeed. Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011

A real ray of hope.

Intro: 1. Ira D. Sankey, the composer, relates the following incident regarding the birth of this hymn: Simply trusting every day, trusting through a stormy way; Even when my faith is small, trusting Jesus—that is all. Singing if my way is clear, praying if the path be ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

"Finding Comfort From God While We Comfort Others" Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 10, 2011

As Christians we can find strength in our weakness. And God promises through His Scriptures that He will remain faithful and comfort us when we are discouraged in times of trial.

A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under an eight-point buck. "Where’s Harry?" he was asked. "Harry had a stroke of some kind. He’s a couple of miles back up the trail." "You left Harry lying there, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Denomination: Christian Church

Comfort Received, Comfort Shared: Living Out Compassion Together

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 11, 2025

This is a reflection for an inner city mission for the mid-level leadership team. The reflection focuses on compassion

2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV) “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” Paul calls God “the Father of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Comfort Those Who Mourn Series

Contributed by Steve Mason on Aug 1, 2002

Funeral message that can easily be adapted and used

JULY 16TH, 2002 JAY McCLELLAN I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING HERE THIS MORNING TO EXPRESS YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. YOUR PRESENCE HERE IS A TRIBUTE TO JAY. PRAY ….. I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING HOW SORRY I AM FOR YOUR LOSS TODAY -I WISH I COULD TAKE YOUR SORROW AWAY, BUT IKNOW I ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26, Matthew 5:3-8, John 11:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Has 20-20, X-Ray, Telescopic, Microscopic Vision

Contributed by David Nolte on Jul 22, 2019

There are all kinds of eye problems, but God has none of them!

“God’s 20-20, X-Ray, Telescopic, Microscopic Vision” 1 Samuel 16:1-13 David P. Nolte There are many eye ailments: astigmatism, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, far or near sightedness, detached retina, lazy-eye, blurred vision, double vision, dyslexia, floaters, color blindness, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Glory Of God Is Our Comfort Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 7, 2008

Isaiah 40:1-11 tells us four truths about God who comes down to his people with a comforting promise.

Scripture In his book, titled The Pressure’s Off, psychologist Larry Crabb tells a story from his childhood to illustrate how God works in our adversity. One Saturday afternoon, Larry said, when he was three years old he decided that he was a big boy and could use the bathroom without anyone’s ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Friend, Comforter, Helper, Counselor Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 30, 2010

God draws near to those who love him and seek his help.

Scripture Introduction The Apostle John uses the full name, “Holy Spirit” only three times in his book. In chapter one, he quotes another John (the Baptist) as saying that Jesus “baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” And at the end of this book, after the resurrection, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Comfort: Give It & Take It!

Contributed by Kelly Durant on Jun 8, 2015

All of us confront problems in life, but it is how one handles them that matters! Crisis situations are not the whole problem, how one reacts and handles them determines if matters will calm down or if they will get worse!

Comfort: Give It & Take It! By Kelly Durant 8-10-14 Romans 1:11-12 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. 2. How many of you have ever ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:11-12

Denomination: Salvation Army

When God Calls Us To Leave The Safety Of Our Comfort Zone

Contributed by Jose Wallace on Dec 4, 2013

Luke 5:4-6 1. Simon and his comfort zone 2. Fear barrier 3. Prayer with someone else 4. Detach and accept the calling Conclusion – Acceptance of the unknown-through faith in Christ

Introduction: (Read Luke 5:4-6) In 2005, I was deployed to Taji, Iraq. I was a platoon sergeant at that time, and we had only been in theater roughly two weeks. Our arrival led the insurgency to be hot and heavy during those early weeks. Insurgents knew that we had not yet fully set up our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"You Look To Comfortable; Getting Out Of The Comfort Zone!” Pt.3 Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Mar 3, 2022

We have to share and write the vision in clear and simple ways so that the believers can see it and run with it. We have to get them to see what we are seeing from the Lord.

Intro: I have been talking to you about casting the vision. Last Sunday, I told you about the story of Moses and Joshua how Moses set the vision while Joshua fulfilled it. I then challenged you to get plugged in to the vision of the church; it is by plugging in that you become empowered to go ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3

God Balances Crosses And Comforts

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001

To lead the people to understand that God proportionally gives out a balance of crosses and comforts so that we do not become too elevated and proud or too depressed by difficulties

Unit 9 – Family Lesson 25 – A Family for Jacob – Gen. 29:1-30 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand that God proportionally gives out a balance of crosses and comforts so that we do not become too elevated and proud or too depressed by difficulties. 2. Explanation ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Makes A Comforting Promise

Contributed by Edward Frey on May 4, 2002

The presence of the Holy Spirit is a promised blessing based on God’s grace.

Imagine you were one of the twelve disciples. You just heard Jesus – your best friend – tell you that he was leaving soon. You’d be perplexed to say the least. How could Jesus say that he would leave when he promised to always be with you? The disciples must have wondered what all of this ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Lutheran