Sermons on Running Away:

Run With Promise Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006

A look at how Jeremiah depended on the promises of God.

During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor with an unusual offer. "Look, I¡¦ll give you $100 if you¡¦ll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part where I¡¦m to promise to ¡¥love, honor and obey¡¦ and ¡¥forsaking all others, be faithful to her forever,¡¦ I¡¦d ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Run With Endurance Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 4, 2022

Run the race of faith with endurance. Don’t get tangled up. Keep it up. Remember that there is a great cloud of witnesses that surround us. Fix your eyes on Jesus. This is the key to your endurance.

We know Thomas Edison as a creative genius and inventor of the light bulb, motion camera and phonograph. When he was a small child, he had a hearing problem and a note came home from his teacher, withdrawal this boy from school because he is too stupid. His mother taught him at home. As an adult ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Running On Empty Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 21, 2014

Fifth in this series. The Parable of the Ten Virgins shows that I cannot live on someone else's oil.

I still remember my first date with Mary. I know that she was really impressed when I picked her up in my banana yellow Ford Pinto, especially since it was the middle of summer and that car had no air conditioning – unless you call rolling down both windows and driving as fast as that car ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Run The Race

Contributed by Paul Arnold on Apr 23, 2018

Fix our eyes on Jesus, Put Aside all that gets in the way, Run the race with perseverance.

Stage Fright: When we are scared, facing our fears, what sort of advice do we need to hear? “Whatever you do, don’t think about the fact that there are 7 million people watching this live right now…” so says the live chat show presenter to a guest who already looks like a rabbit caught in the ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Run With A Perseverance Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 18, 2008

We need to exhibit perseverance if we want to win the prize at the end of the Amazing Race!

INTRODUCTION • As we continue examining the Amazing Race that we are all a part of, we are going to look at an important aspect of the race that we need to keep in mind if we want to finish and win the race. • WE have seen that we need to know where we are going and that the race is much more ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Run To Win

Contributed by Francis Balla on Aug 27, 2012

Christian Life is like a Spiritual Marathon. What do we have to do to prepare for it, stay on the course, and eventually win the race?

Around here in Boston Patriots Day is famously known for “The Boston Marathon” in which runners from all over the world participate. I watched with keen interest as the gun shot went off for the 116th Boston Marathon. Upmost in every ones mind was the question “Who will get the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Baptist

Run Well Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 17, 2019

When we run the race our calling is to be jars of clay. The Christian race is not run to bring attention to ourselves, but to put all the attention onto the treasure which is within us. When we run like this then we are running well.

Message 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 Run Well We are continuing our series on “Running the Race”. Today our focus will be on the question of “Running Well”. As we think about this question I want to bring your mind back to 1983. It was the year an ultra-marathon took place in Australia. A running race ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Run #3 Risky Business Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Dec 23, 2019

The mission of the church (and individuals) is to demonstrate Christ’s love in ways which bring others to him and therefore is inherently risky.

Good morning everyone! Now, this is my third Prairiefest and we have been blessed year after year with a great partnership with the park district. We serve at the gates. We promote the event in the community and we’ve truly seen God at work in our community. All of which is a perfect example of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Running To Win

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jul 5, 2003

encouragement to press on

Running To Win? By Kenny McKinley 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (Read 1st Corinthians 9:24-27) The other day I got my Sports Illustrated magazine in the mail, and they told me that my subscription was about to run out. Which kind of got me a little anxious because the only reason that I get Sports ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Running The Marathon

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 21, 2010

The Christian walk is a long marathon -- don't grow weary, pace yourself, and keep your eyes fixed on our model and Savior Jesus!

“Running the Marathon” Text: Hebrews 12:1-4 © 2007, Sterling C. Franklin Free for your use and encouragement Story/Illustration: In high school, I ran several years of track. At the end of each season, there was a conference meet – a big gathering of schools racing against each ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Run With Persistence Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006

A lesson on persistence from the life of Jeremiah.

Failed in business - Age of 22 Ran for Legislature--defeated 23 Again failed in business 24 Elected to Legislature 25 Sweetheart died 26 Had a nervous breakdown 27 Defeated for Speaker 29 Defeated for Elector 31 Defeated for Congress 34 Elected to Congress 37 Defeated for Congress 39 Defeated for ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 25:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

Running On Empty

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 26, 2007

Take a moment with this widow and learn SOMETHING about NOTHING...it will mean EVERYTHING to you! Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

Running on Empty II Kings 4 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/RunningOnEmpty.html Do you clean your plate? At a restaurant, do you feel compelled to suck down your soda before you leave and get the last bit you paid for? Do you scrape out that one ravioli stuck in the can? How about cereal or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Running Water

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 21, 2023

Physical solutions don't solve spiritual problems. If God doesn't answer your prayer, could it be that he is waiting for you to be open to a deeper gift?

I heard a marvelous story the other day... One day a wise man was out walking when it started to rain. He began to run, to try to stay ahead of the drops. An onlooker asked him, after the wise man had gotten to shelter, why he had run, it didn’t look wise to the observer. And the answer came, “I ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39, Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Devil's Trophies (Part I) Series

Contributed by J. Martin on Jun 12, 2005

The Bible advises that we should run away from the devil in order to avoid becoming fair game. The Bible also provides the experiences of some characters that, without caution, got themselves caught by the devil and became his trophies. The question thu

Nowadays, our society marks its victories with a symbolic object known as a trophy. According to the dictionary, a trophy is “an object, reminder of a success or victory; an award given in a contest; spoils obtained from a war to credit triumph.” I remember being sent to a dealership in Austin, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Disturbing Call From A Merciful God Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Feb 17, 2020

The call by God for Jonah to go to Nineveh to preach is a call which confronts Jonah with a disturbing dynamic of God’s unanticipated mercy. Jonah finds this call too disturbing so he goes in the opposite direction to run away from the call of God.

Message Jonah 1:1-3 A Disturbing Call From A Merciful God I don’t have definitive proof but it would be my educated opinion that the story of Jonah … specifically the part where Jonah is swallowed by a large fish or whale … is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Ask anybody who Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist