Sermons on Reasonable Defense:

Reasons To Be Cheerful Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 15, 2024

Reasons to be Cheerful

Psalm 71 Reasons to be Cheerful 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more I. GOD'S PERMANENCE - Note the word "never" in verse 1: 1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion In all Periods of life - from the womb to ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Reasons To Be Cheerful Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

Reasons to be Cheerful

Psalm 106:1-15 Reasons to be Cheerful 1. God's Person - His Mercy - 1 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. His Might - 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? His Majesty - who can shew forth all his praise? 2. God's ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 106:1-15

Denomination: Holiness

Reasons To Be Cheerful Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

Reasons to be Cheerful

Psalm 107:1-20 Reasons to be Cheerful God's Perfection - 1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: God's Patience - for his mercy endureth for ever. God's Purchase - 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, God's Power - whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:1-20

Denomination: Holiness

Reasons To Be Cheerful Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

Reasons to be Cheerful

Psalm 136 Reasons to be Cheerful 1. God's Character His Mercy - 1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. His Majesty - 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. His Mystery - 3 O give thanks to the Lord of ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Unreasonably Reasonable

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 18, 2025

Our rational age has lost its reason; only faith reunites logic and love, restoring truth, humility, and genuine freedom.

Introduction – The Smartest Dumb Thing We’ve Ever Done I was sitting in a campus café a few months ago when I overheard a group of students arguing over whether coffee is technically a fruit juice. It started as a joke, but within five minutes one had pulled up research on the coffee cherry, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18, Romans 1:22, John 8:32, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Proverbs 9:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

How To Give A Defense For Your Hope

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Sep 10, 2013

We're supposed to be prepared to give a defense for the hope that is within us. But how are we to go about that? Using Paul's defense in Acts 26 we'll lay the ground work for sharing your hope with others.

In Acts 26:1-23, the apostle Paul is standing before King Agrippa and makes a compelling defense for the hope that was in him (Acts 26:1 ESV, 21:6; 1 Peter 3:15). As we read his defense (or sermon if you will,) we’ll learn some valuable tips that will help us all in presenting a defense for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:1-23, 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: *other

The Defense Of Marriage: What Is God's View?

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Apr 27, 2013

America is the midst of a major culture war and a big battle in this war is occurring over marriage: traditional marriage Vs. alternative definitions of marriage such as same sex marriage. What does God have to say about marriage and what its definition s

The Defense Of Marriage: What Is God’s View? Traditional marriage is under attack like never before. People not only in America but all over the world are debating and arguing over what a marriage is and what a marriage isn’t. As Christians it doesn’t really matter what our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:21-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Trial And Defense Of Paul (Part 2) Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 21, 2024

We are entrusted to take what we know, and share it with the same confidence that Paul demonstrates before the Roman court. This is why we come to church – to get ready to tell others what Jesus has done!

To the Ends of the Earth, Part 38 The Trial and Defense of Paul Acts 26:1-18 Introduction - Welcome to Seasons Church & 2024 sermon series, “To the Ends of the Earth” -- Last week: 2-part message began with 7 diff. types of people we may encounter -- This morning, we conclude this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:1-18, John 6:40, Philippians 3:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul On The Defense: 2 Corinthians Intro Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2011

Christians have a long-standing tradition of being confused about church leadership and the identity of the Christian lay person. The Corinthian church experienced this problem even in the middle of the first century! Who are we?

[Note: this sermon was so long -- or my preaching of it -- that I was only to cover my first point in 1/2 hour] Paul on the Defense: 2 Corinthians Intro (2 Corinthians 1:1-2, textual) 1. Paul plants the church in Corinth (about 51 A.D.) 2. Paul writes I Corinthians (about 54 A.D.) 3. Timothy and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Paul's Self-Defense Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

For Paul conscience is the self-awareness that you are right or wrong in your attitudes and actions. If you are deceiving people and doing what you know is not the will of God, you will feel guilty.

Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703, and he became one of the greatest preachers in history. He lived in a day when pastors went to a church out of seminary and stayed there for the rest of their lives. His father was the pastor of The Congregational Church in the little village of East Windsor, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-17

Defensive Strategies For Dealing With Difficult Superiors

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger while showing a Holy Spirit given wisdom.

Defensive Strategies For Dealing with Difficult Superiors (James 1:19-22) ILlustration:Formula for handling people: 1. Listen to the other person’s story. 2. Listen to the other person’s full story. 3. Listen to the other person’s full story first. Gen. George Marshall, Bits & Pieces, April, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stand Your Ground: Play Defense

Contributed by Marcos Suazo on Oct 27, 2004

. The saying “you can run but you can’t hide” should be sin’s motto. Although, what’s more important to understand is that the only way for us to overcome sin is through true repentance

Stand your ground and play defense 2 Samuel 11 & 12 Intro: I believe, from speaking to people, and from my own personal experience that most do not fully understand the concept of sin and how powerful it is. How it can affect and attack someone who walks into church for the first time the same ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Defense Of The Word Of God - Part One. Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Oct 12, 2010

Contending for the faith.

Intro: 1. Paul wrote to Timothy, "Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance," 2 Timothy 3:10 (NASB) 2. "In the Greek text, the definite article precedes each of the descriptive nouns in verses 10 and 11, grammatically connecting each to the ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

Repentance #2

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 30, 2013

A sermon on what repentance is not (Material adapted from Richard Own Robert's boo, Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel, chapter 4 Seven Myths of Repentance

HoHum: "Man is born with his back toward God. When he truly repents, he turns right around and faces God. Repentance is a change of mind." WBTU: Acts 26:19, 20, NIV. Repentance with many is not the repentance that God finds pleasing. Must prove their repentance by their deeds. Paul also warned ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unity Of Christians

Contributed by Scott Jordan on Oct 18, 2000

Proposition- Christians should dwell together in Unity.

Proposition- Christians should dwell together in Unity. Transitional sentence- By looking in the psalm we see that Christians should dwell together in unity in the Local Church. Intro: Approach Sentence- Imagine that you are part of a United Nations peace keeping force sent into a war torn ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3, Romans 8:19