Sermons on Refuge:

The Greatest Statement Ever Made - John 3:16

Contributed by Jennifer Casto on Jun 1, 2006

John 3:16! The greatest statement ever made! What a promise! What an escape if we only accept and believe in Jesus---lose death and gain life! ETERNAL LIFE!!!

The Greatest Statement Ever Made - John 3:16 Text: John 3:16 SERMON - Jennifer Mears - 6.14.2005 Many great verses in the Bible regarding God’s love for man. · Two to mention: 1. "…for God is love" (I Jn. 4: 8). 2. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: *other

Train Up A Child Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 15, 2004

#11 in the Proverbs and Parables series The Parable of the 4 soils applied to child raising with use of Proverbs. How to raise children so they will not have HARD HEARTS, SHALLOW HEARTS, OR DISTRACTED HEARTS, but so they will have OPEN HEARTS

TRAIN UP A CHILD Proverbs 21-22 SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 8:4-8 INTRODUCTION: We’ve been studying Proverbs and Parables for about 3 months now … in sermons and in the Pueblo groups. This week’s section of Proverbs contains one of the most-quoted verses. Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Foundation?

Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 15, 2003

What can we do about folks who are shooting arrows at the foundations of our faith?

What Foundation? Psalm 11:1-7 Pastor Tom Doubt Four Mile Creek Baptist Church June 15, 2003 BACKGROUND: A. An old favorite hymn, How Firm A Foundation, has a 4th verse that goes like this: “The soul that hath leaned on Jesus for repose, I will not, I will not desert to His foes; That soul, through ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7, Nehemiah 2:18

Denomination: Baptist

Bowed But Not Beaten

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 20, 2002

When faced with the difficulties of life, David’s words in Psalm 56 can help us to bear up under the worst of circumstances.

OPENING: A minister was making a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he was pounding away, he noticed that a little boy was watching him. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the preacher kept on working, thinking the lad would leave. But he didn’t. Pleased at the thought that his work ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Giant Of Desparation Series

Contributed by Richard White on May 21, 2007

This could be anyone of us, what would these people think if they knew what I have done. Face this Giant and watch him fall. We must remember that the church is a hospital for sinners not a rest home for saints.

The Giant of Desperation. There is a desperate person who sits in the corner of the assembly today. Dry mouth, moist palms, scarcely moves for fear of detection. He feels out of place in a room full of saints, but where else will he go? He has violated every belief he every had, he has hurt ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 21:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Freedom From Fear

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001

A message relating how God can deliver us from fear and overwhelming circumstances.

Freedom from Fear Psalm 34 Introduction This morning I want to take some time and look at some verses from Psalm 34. David wrote this Psalm when he was running away from King Saul, who was trying to kill him. You remember David, right? He was the one who killed Goliath with the stone and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

New Year, New Man

Contributed by Robert Cox on Jan 5, 2008

A New Years Prayer

A New Years Prayer (OPENING SLIDE) READ PSALMS 31 If we are fortunate enough, once a year we wake up to a brand new year. It doesn’t matter what happened last year; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:1-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walking With God Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Feb 4, 2013

Once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior - what next? How do you actually move forward in your life with God? There are forces that want to keep you from doing well, and we explore them in these two psalms.

In your desire to serve and walk with the Lord did you know there are those who do not want you to succeed? There are forces arrayed against you to keep you from loving, mirroring, and serving the Lord. These forces are not friendly, they don’t mean well and cannot be reasoned ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Cave Of Worship Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 16, 2013

From the real life lessons of David on the run, we discover ways to cope with danger, difficulty, and the demands of living a life of faith in a godless world.

Psalm 56 was written when David escaped from Saul to Gath, a city of the Philistines (1 Samuel 21). He also wrote Psalm 22 at the same time. Last week we talked about how Saul wanted to kill David and so chased him around the countryside. One of those escapes was to Nob, where David had retrieved ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Ruth Chapter Two: "Open Your Mind" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 21, 2012

If we are going to see our lot in life improve, we must open our minds to consider what God would have us do.

As we mentioned last time, the book of Ruth is a love story. Not just in the sense of telling about the relationship between Ruth and Boaz, but a love story from the standpoint of God’s love for His children. Chapter one tells how life had become bitter for Naomi. She had lost her home in ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23, Ruth 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is Your God?

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jan 16, 2009

When the world asks us where God is in our dark times, there is an answer for our souls that the world will never be able to refute.

Where Is Your God? Griffith Baptist Church – 1/18/09 P.M. Service Text: Psalm 42 Key verse: Psalms 42:11 - Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Premise: When the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11, Psalm 42:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Light From The Gospel

Contributed by Einar Kristoffersen on Sep 9, 2008

The Gospel shines through the whole Bible

THE LIGHT FROM THE GOSPEL Exodus 34:27-35 27 Then the LORD said to Moses, " Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." 28 So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water And he ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:27-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Waiting On The Lord Part 1

Contributed by David Cramer on Sep 13, 2009

Learning to wait on the Lord.

Waiting on the Lord Isaiah 31 Switch On" Say this with me, I Am what He says I am. I will be what He says I will be I can do what He says I can do You have been purified, sanctified, and renewed by His love for you and if you still want to live in the past, you will live in the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 31:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith-Induced Change Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 13, 2009

The Holy Spirit works change in us.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Perhaps you would like more hair or fewer freckles. Maybe you want or to be taller or to be quicker on the playground. Did you know that God wants to change certain things about you? He doesn’t so much want to change what’s on the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Redeem Your Suffering

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 15, 2009

We must guard against the worldly pressures and fears that threaten us to "tone down" the Gospel message.

FEAR! A WORD THAT IS ONLY 4-LETTERS, BUT ONE THAT CAN REAP DEVESTATING CONSEQUENCES. FEAR IS SO POWERFUL THAT IT CAN PARALYZE, CONTROLL, AND MANIPULATE US. FEAR CAN COMPELS US TO DO IRRESPONSIBLE THINGS AND CAN EVEN HINDER US FROM LIVING RESPONSIBLY AND LIVING FRUITLESS LIVES. THIS IS WHY I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-21

Denomination: Free Methodist