Sermons on Responding To Depression:

Jesus Can Heal Our Broken Hearts

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 18, 2014

How does He do it? 1. By setting us free from our past. 2. By giving us a new perspective on life. 3. By His presence in our lives.

Jesus Can Heal Our Broken Hearts Luke 4:14-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 17, 2014 *One of the biggest news stories this past week was the tragic death of actor Robin Williams. Millions of Americans were stunned and saddened by his unexpected death. *Part of that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Demons Among Us

Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 10, 2007

If demons are real what does that mean to us?

Demons in our midst Mark 5:1-17 (NIV) Run the story 1. Jesus was on his way across the Sea of Galilee and a storm came a. Jesus rebukes it and it stops 2. Then he land in the region of Gad-ar-re-nos a. A man possessed meets him at the shore. i. We don’t know why mark only record one man when ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-17

Denomination: Nazarene

Food For The Journey

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002

Our success and fulfillment is in our service and Jesus, the bread of heaven, gives us the food that we need for the journey.

FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY Text: First Kings 17:19 "The familiar orange box and the slogan "The Breakfast of Champions" have become more than just advertising symbols. They have become a metaphor for sports greatness and success. Many athletes, at the pinnacle of their success, have shared their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:19

Denomination: United Methodist

Healing Heart Wounds - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Aug 10, 2018

Jesus can heal your broken heart. In this message we are dealing with Grief & Loss. We talk about the traditional five stages of grief and bring God's Word into the conversation.

2 Corinthians 1:3-11 DEFINITIONS: (WEBSTER’S) GRIEF - The pain of mind produced by loss, misfortune, injury or evils of any kind; sorrow; regret. We experience grief when we lose a friend, when we incur loss, when we consider ourselves injured, and by sympathy, we feel grief at the misfortunes of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, Genesis 50:1-3, 1 Peter 5:6-7, Joshua 1:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

Paul, The Emotional Case Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2012

Neither Paul nor we are meant to be Mr. Spock from Star Trek; Paul was comfortable with emotion, but -- even when he was emotionally intense -- he kept his eyes on Jesus and sought to follow God’s will, not his own.

Paul, the Emotional Case (2 Corinthians 7:2-16) 1. I love this old Jewish joke: During a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, when the Shema prayer was said, half the congregants stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Go Light Your World - A Christian Response To Bullying Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 14, 2012

This past week, a 15 year old teenage girl in BC committed suicide. This message is a Christian response to the very real issue of bullying.

GO LIGHT YOUR WORLD: REFUSE TO DO NOTHING! THE STORY BEHIND THE MESSAGE: • Wednesday I saw a video on youtube that had been posted by a 15 year old BC girl named Amanda Todd. • This girl had been brutally bullied into a deep depression until finally – one month after posting this video – she ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: *other

Dodging God's Rod - 1 Samuel 18:1-19 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Aug 30, 2025

Saul tried to outmaneuver God’s rod of discipline, but that only made matters worse. Learn why resisting God’s plan is a losing battle.

1 Samuel 17:1 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. 2 From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father's house. 3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-19

Good And Angry

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on May 12, 2009

How to be Angry and not Sin

Sermon: Good and Angry Ephesians 4:26-32 September 30, 2007 FROM Sermon Central – “Being God and Angry” The answer is found in His focus. Jesus never allowed His emotions or pain to take His focus off of God and onto himself. Jesus was able to keep God as His first priority even when He ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-32

Denomination: United Methodist

It's Time To Swat Those Flies Series

Contributed by Sheryln Miller on Apr 5, 2017

A Message On Psalm 23

In "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23" author Phillip Keller says, the Shepherd must protect the sheep from nasal flies, because nasal flies will deposit larvae near the sheep's nostrils. Once hatched the adult flies crawl inside the sheep's nasal passages causing the sheep to hold their heads close to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They That Wait Upon The Lord

Contributed by John White on Jun 24, 2018

God's faithfulness to those who patiently serve Him.

They That Wait Upon The Lord Isa. 40:28-31 “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31

Denomination: Baptist

Life Is A Box Of Chocolates ... Not! Series

Contributed by David Smith on Oct 29, 2009

“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?” (Job 38:2) Yes, I’m quoting God from the book of Job, chapter 38, second verse - a book that I’ve finally decided, reluctantly, needs to be looked at.

I say reluctantly because it’s a depressing book, and depressing not only because it deals with the series of depressing events that befall the story’s main character, but depressing too because the man’s search for an answer to his problems never gets a result that I find satisfying. I’m assuming ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Internal Law Of The Kingdom Of God - Sermon On The Mount

Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 21, 2012

A Christian goes beyond what is required by the Law. He is not only righteous in appearance, in action, but in character, obedient to God on the inside.

The Internal Law of the Kingdom of God (the Law of the Heart) A soldier in the time of war got a letter from his fiancé, saying he has met someone else and wants to call off the marriage. So she asked for the engagement ring and her picture, so that she might have use for it in the future. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-48

Denomination: *other

How To Win The War Against The Devil

Contributed by Kelly Hudnall on Dec 12, 2001

How to have victory over the powers of darkness.

HOW TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST THE DEVIL .James 4:7 says, "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." 1. The first step is to surrender my life to God. Before you can ever expect to win the war against satan, you must settle the Lordship issue. That means two ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Defending Against Discouragement

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jun 24, 2002

We all face discouragement. So how do we defend against it. This message helps.

Anyone who has served within the arena of Christian service knows that we are not void or excluded from the pangs of discouragement. It may not always be a problem, but there is always the potential for discouragement. I believe the devil sees to it that this is the case. Discouragement is more ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57-58

Denomination: Pentecostal

True Satisfaction

Contributed by Jay Robison on Mar 11, 2008

True satisfaction in life comes as we become a thermostat not a thermometer, settle the money question, and recognize our character counts

I have used sermoncental as one of many resources in preparing this sermon. TRUE SATISFACTION March 9, 2008 Jay Davis Robison 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-12 A typical market in US in 1976 stocked 9,000 items; today that same market carries 30,000 different items. Why? Because have obsessive compulsion ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-12

Denomination: Baptist