Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times

SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Refreshment:

showing 916-930 of 8,172
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • John Hamby avatar

    Don't Give Up Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 4, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 21,405 views

    Paul is passing on the torch of ministry to Timothy. Paul has finished his turn of carrying the torch of the gospel of Christ. 2 Tim.4:7) Now it is Timothy’s turn to carry the torch and finish his leg of the race.Paul’s final letter is a passing of the to

    “Passing On The Torch” A Study of 2 Timothy “Don’t Give Up!” 2 Timothy 1:1-18 In 66 A.D. Paul is again in prison. But the circumstances now are very different from his first Roman imprisonment (Acts 28:16-31). In his first ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    Are You Letting Him Lead You?

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,146 views

    We need to be like sheep and let the Good Shepherd lead us.

    Check this message and see if it helpful and let me know ARE YOU LETTING HIM LEAD YOU? MT 6:25-34 PS 23:2 The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Building Community - Encourage One Another Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001
    based on 184 ratings
     | 41,554 views

    We need to encourage one another, because encouragement is a powerful tool to help one another persevere in faith.

    Lately, we’ve been discussing what it means for the church to be a community, and how we can build and maintain a sense of community in the church. Why is this topic important? In our country, social bonds have been steadily eroding for the last forty years. People are less connected, less ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bo Dunford avatar

    How About Them Camels

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 1, 2005
    based on 45 ratings
     | 12,441 views

    An interesting study about camels and how they are in comparison to us and the grace of God.

    GEN 24:62-67 “HOW ABOUT THEM CAMELS” A) This scripture passage is given in the context of Abraham sending his servant out to find a bride for Isaac! * This is one of the most beautiful Old Testament pictures of God sending the Holy Ghost out to bring in a bride for His Son, the Lord ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Semore avatar

    From Mara To Elim

    Contributed by Larry Semore on Feb 9, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 45,371 views

    A great message about overcoming hopelessness and bitterness

    From Mara to the Wells of Elim Exodus 15:22-27 NKJV “So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    My Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 11, 2012
     | 7,206 views

    A relevant series looking at Psalm 23

    My Shepherd July 15, 2012 Psalm 23 I heard about a man who hated his wife's cat. He wanted to get rid of it, but she wouldn't let him. Finally, he decided he had enough! So, he put the cat in his car and drove to the other side of town, let the cat out, and drove home with a smile. As he ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Marks Of A Biblical Church Family Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012
     | 9,198 views

    There are things that make a healthy church family and they go a long ways in removing human obstructions that keep people from seeing who Jesus really is! 5 marks of a Biblical Church family from the last half of Romans 15. Expectations of a church famil

    Marks of a Biblical Church Family Romans 15:23-33 Intro: We like to refer to ourselves as a family here at CLC. That certainly isn’t unique, seeing that many groups with similar interests refer to themselves as a family. There are all kinds of families (small, large, mixed, nuclear, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Breaking Down The Walls That Separate Us From The Manger Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Dec 13, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,339 views

    Over thousands and Thousands of years, God has been trying to convey His message of love to mankind. On the first Christmas morning, He did the ultimate on this. Yet, some of us still stay away from the Manger

    Breaking Down the walls between us and the manger We are closing in on yet another Christmas season. The air is already filled with festivities, and people are thinking about cakes, candies, great food, carols, decorations, gifts, new cloths, holidays, travels, family get togethers and everything ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Five Life-Changing Questions Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 2, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,877 views

    The answer to these questions can change the way we see and live life!

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 • How would you like to know that no matter how you looked, what you did, that you were loved unconditionally? • Of the many people who end up living a life of crime, how many of them do you think came from backgrounds in which they felt unconditionally loved by ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    The Danger Of Frozen Communication Lines...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2014
     | 5,533 views

    The enemy has a plan to break every communication line and freeze God's people in isolation.

    FROZEN COMMUNIICATION LINES? THE TUG OF WAR: THE ENEMY'S ATTACK PLAN... THERE IS A TERRIBLE SADNESS IN BROKEN COMMUNICATION By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com INTODUCTION: IT IS OUR ENEMY'S GOAL TO BREAK EVERY LINE OF COMMUNION, COMMUNICATION BY ANY MEANS: REAL OR IMAGINARY... TO ROB ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bradley Kellum avatar

    How To Make A Point Without Making An Enemy

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 23, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,105 views

    What’s the best way to break bad news? There’s no easy way to drop a grenade, but there are some principles we can follow to help ease the conflict. Paul outlines 12 guidelines in the book of Philemon for dealing with conflict God’s way.

    RESOLVING CONFLICT GOD’S WAY "HOW TO MAKE A POINT...WITHOUT MAKING AN ENEMY" PHILEMON ________________________________________ Is it possible to deal with a situation head on in such a way that you are able to get your point across to the other person without them resenting you for ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Giving? Water! Finding Blessings In Seasons Of Trouble!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 26, 2022
     | 1,472 views

    We survey GIVING. Purposeful giving. The role of WATER in giving... We can find God in some of the strangest places... God show his greatest in seasons of trouble.

    #1 GIVING? WATER! FINDING BLESSINGS IN SEASONS OF TROUBLE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) This is a 3 part lesson. LOVE GIVES THE BEST IT CAN AFFORD. GOD GAVE THE BEST HEAVEN HAD… TEXT: John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Jesus Provides Food For The 4,000: The Response Of The Crowds, Pharisees, And Disciples Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jul 10, 2023
     | 1,500 views

    These four thousand people have probably been eating what little they had with them when they began following Jesus, which probably wasn’t much. They may have found sources of water along the way. But they’re now in a predicament.

    “Oh why didn’t I listen!?" The rich man cries out from the depths of hell, to this very day in 2023. He needed salvation dearly but could not see it. And he looked and saw Lazarus, comforted, in paradise. The rich man in sorrows, why didn’t he listen? He was rich, he was powerful, he did not ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Doug Johnston avatar

    "I Played The Fool, " Saul's Epitaph Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Oct 19, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,630 views

    Instead of being like King Saul, whose life ended with disappointment, we can be like King David, whose life was characterized by hope, even when death was near.

    J Sidlow Baxter’s book, Mark These Men, tells us he thinks a man plays the fool when he: Neglects his godly friends; Goes on enterprises for God before God sends him; Disobeys God; Tries to cover disobedience with religious sounding excuses; Allows jealousy or hatred to master him; Knowingly ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jose Cabajar avatar

    The Household Of Stephanas

    Contributed by Jose Cabajar on Feb 20, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,299 views

    The name Stephanas is not well-known to many Christians today, but what he and his household did for the Lord during their time were well-known to God.

    The name Stephanas is not well-known to many Christians today, but what he and his household did for the Lord during their time were well-known to God. The very name Stephanas honestly suggests that they were worthy to be acknowledged and be crowned for the glory of God. Their conversion was a ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist