Sermons on Running:

Who's Boss

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 19, 2019

Who’s boss? Is Jesus Christ really the Lord of your life? At this very moment, Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life, or He is not. Either you have surrendered your life to Him and He is running the show, or you are still at the help of your life.

Who’s Boss? Colossians 1:15-18 ; Philippians 2:5-11 1. God said He was Acts 2:36 2. Because of creation Colossians 1:15-18 3. Jesus said He was John 13:13 4. It is His destiny Phil 2:5-11 5. Because He bought us 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 6. God’s plan is best. Jeremiah 29:11 Who’s boss? ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-18, Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Life's Challenges

Contributed by Dennis King on Aug 26, 2021

We all go through challenging or awkward times in our lives. It's not easy staying positive when we run into daily trials and tribulations. God allows this to happen to us, and others, to encourage faith, which allows for our spiritual growth.

Life's Challenges We all go through challenging or awkward times in our lives. It's not easy staying positive when we run into daily trials and tribulations. God allows this to happen to us, and others, to encourage faith, which allows for our spiritual growth. 1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1, 2 Corinthians 12:9

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiving Difficult People Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 30, 2021

Jesus taught about dealing with difficult people. He stressed how we should not run away from our problems, or fight back against opposition, but that we should persist with people, so we can one day win them to faith in Christ.

There is nothing easy about the world in which we live. This is a world full of people, and if we are going to succeed in life, or be effective at sharing the gospel, we must learn how to deal with people, especially those who are difficult; and we must learn to love them no matter how they treat ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Baptist

Finish Well Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 25, 2019

As we run the race the journey will be one where we face many faith-testing situations. In that journey we can endure and “finish well” because our Saviour gives us all we need to fight the good fight, finish the race and keep the faith.

Message 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Finish Well I want to start by talking about epitaphs. An epitaph is the words which are written on a tombstone and they act as a way of remembering a deceased person’s life. One day a man and his brother were walking through a cemetery in the country which contained old ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Jehovah-Sabaoth

Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 27, 2017

God is Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts) is mentioned over 270 times .He fights our battles, wins our wars and is the refuge we can run to in time of need. Jesus as our Jehovah Sabaoth will come with armies from heaven to defeat the Antichrist.

JEHOVAH-SABAOTH: THE LORD OF HOSTS INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: The Highest Power 1. One Sunday morning, Victor, a Sunday school class teacher said to his young pupils, "OK children. We've been learning this morning just how powerful were the Kings and Queens in Bible times. 2. But there is even a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Avoiding The Syndrome Brought On By The Pandemic

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 25, 2021

Trouble came upon Elijah suddenly and unexpectedly, when he promised to himself peace and prosperity, because He had obeyed God. But Trouble came. Elijah runs until he is completely exhausted. Exhaustion opens the door of discouragement. The pandemic did all the above!

Avoiding the Syndrome Brought on by the Pandemic Introduction: A fifty-five-year-old woman threw herself from her fourteenth-floor apartment to the ground below. Minutes before her death, she saw a workman washing the windows of a nearby building. She greeted him and smiled, and he smiled and said ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-9, James 5:17, 1 Kings 18:46, Psalm 37:7

Denomination: Methodist

A Home Built By God Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Aug 26, 2020

One could imagine the book of Ruth ending with - "They lived happily ever after." However, this account is not a children's story of fairy tale. In fact, it is part of the scarlet thread that runs through the Old Testament, leading to the birth of our Savior.

A Home Built by God Ruth 4: 13-22 I think you would all agree that it has been a pleasant and encouraging journey through the book of Ruth. We are all familiar with the fairy tales of our youth. Most of them begin with “Once upon a time” and end with “Happily ever-after.” The book of Ruth ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:13-22

Denomination: Baptist

Disciplined Living Sermon V: Pleasing The Father By Mature Faith Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 3, 2020

In times when anti-Christian sentiment runs high in our society, mature Christians go right on living by faith in God and His Son Jesus Christ, seeking to please God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ in all that we say and do.

PLEASING THE FATHER BY FAITH IN HIM AND HIS SON JESUS CHRIST “We aim to please” is an axiom we hear in advertising and sales, and as a response someone makes to us when we express our appreciation for products and services rendered. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

What Is God Really Like? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003

Like the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son, God regrets your rebellion but loves you so much he will let you walk out of fellowship with him. But He is also a God who runs to you when you return and restores you when you repent.

What is God Really Like? Luke 15:11-24 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION What is God really like? Some people think the most important question of life is “Do you believe in God?” But a more important question is “What kind of God do you believe in?” There is something worse than being an atheist - ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

This Blood's For You

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 5, 2007

A Trail of BLOOD runs from the Garden of Eden to your house! When we sin, we treat Jesus as if he had never lived and never died, while all the while He shed His blood to make us just as if we had never sinned!

Hebrews 9:22 22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. (NIV) A Trail of BLOOD runs from the Garden of Eden to Bossier City! Since Adam and Eve bit the serpent’s bait in the Garden and God provided ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:22

Denomination: Church Of God

We All Have A Little Prodigal Son In Us

Contributed by Dennis Jones on Jul 15, 2005

Many times we have all been prodigal sons wasting the riches God has for us. It is so amzing how when we get in to trouble we always go running back to God to help us out. He always takes us back.

We All Have Some Prodigal Son In Us Luke 15:11-24 I always seem to have some one come to me and ask some of the following questions; How can I be sure God will forgive me? How do I know that God will forget my sins of the past? I have wasted so much time and things God has already given me. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walking Headlong Into Trouble Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 2, 2008

What do you do when you know trouble is coming? Do you run the other way as fast as you can? Paul didn’t and his example helps us when we face difficulty or when those close to us face trials.

Did trouble take Paul by surprise? It shouldn’t have. Back in Acts 9, right at his conversion, Jesus made it clear to then Saul what his future would be like. He told Ananias, who was sent to pray for Saul, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:1-40

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Joshua's Victory At Jericho Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009

Every Christian is going to run into a Jericho and he can either collapse under the pressure or he can charge strait ahead and I believe, if we do what God wants us to do then we’ll experience the kind of life He wants us to experience.

Joshua’s victory at Jericho Joshua 6:1-21 A young man, who had worked on the railroad for years said he wanted a job as a signalman and so for his interview, he was told to meet the inspector at the signal box. The inspector asked him, “What would you do if you ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Straight Outta Context: Jeremiah 29:11 Series

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Aug 27, 2015

Jeremiah 29:11 is not about our own personal fulfillment, it’s about our spiritual fulfillment. If we take scripture out of context, we run the risk of making scripture fit our life, instead of making our life fit scripture.

Jeremiah 29:11 You all know that I love history, and I love bringing up historical events in my messages. But instead of going back to World War II or the Civil War or something else that happened a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away, let’s go back to September 11, 2001. How many of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Mark 9:42, Jeremiah 29:4-6, Jeremiah 29:10-14, James 2:5, Luke 13:4-5, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:7-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ten Commandments, Wedding Vows? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 12, 2012

When did God gather Israel to Himself and exchange vows so that later God refers to His people as His bride? The marriage motif of God and His people runs throughout the Bible. Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 may mark the sight and sound of this divine even

This lesson is an introduction to our study of the Ten Commandments. Weddings are always exciting and full of emotion. When God created us, male and female, in His own image and likeness, he also created marriage. The original intent of marriage included the blessing of procreation of little ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ