Sermons on Safety In Calamity:

When Trouble Comes

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 17, 2022

God is always there to assist, offering safety, peace, and refuge. God's power is unending, and He will triumph in the end. Those who love Him will always be saved by Him.

In verses 1-3: The dread of mountains and urban communities out of nowhere disintegrating into the ocean because of an atomic impact frequents numerous individuals today. Yet, the psalmist says that regardless of whether the world ceases, we need not dread. Notwithstanding utter annihilation, he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Is Our Refuge

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Aug 28, 2025

Even in the middle of chaos God is still God, Psalm 46 helps us realize where we can find safety while everything around us is falling apart.

When Hurricane Katrina came through Meridian, it was still a Category 1 storm. I was called in at the Fire Dept. for extra manpower, paired up with one of my crew, and we worked right through the storm. The wind was howling. Trees were snapping. Power was knocked out across the city. While most ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Genesis Chapter 7: The Beginning Of Judgment And The Preservation Of The Righteous By Pastor Joseph Ondu Series

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Nov 17, 2025

Genesis 7 calls every believer to be like Noah faithful, obedient, and unwavering so that when the storms of life come, we will be found in the place of safety that God has prepared.

Genesis Chapter 7: The Beginning of Judgment and the Preservation of the Righteous Introduction Genesis chapter 7 marks the unfolding of the divine judgment God had warned about in the previous chapter. The time of mercy and waiting had ended, and the moment of action arrived. While the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 7:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

"The Merry-Go-Round Of Time"

Contributed by Paul Ray on Jul 22, 2013

God's timing is sovereign, sufficient, seasonal, and surprising. God turns extreme calamity into extreme possibility in the pendulum swing from Good Friday to Easter morning. Change comes as an unfolding pattern rather than a mindless swing of events.

January 20, 2013 “The Merry-Go-Round of Time” Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses. 2 He sets the time for birth and the time for death, the time for planting and the time for pulling up, 3 the time for killing and the time for ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14

Denomination: Congregational

The Compassion Of Yhwh Series

Contributed by Leonard Cook on Feb 19, 2013

YHWH as He really is. . . “a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.” (Jonah 4:2b). Please see resources for background information on Jonah.

The Compassion of YHWH (Jonah 3:4-4:11) The City Believed 3:4-5 4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned." 5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

David Encouraged Himself In The Lord

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 19, 2019

The unthinkable happened: David - God’s Chosen Servant, anointed by Samuel, the Future King, and forefather of Christ, was stricken by calamity! Why would God allow this? How could David recover? He encouraged Himself in the Lord!

DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE LORD 1 Sam. 30:1-8 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: ACTUAL ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGES 1. Most people are content to let the prerecorded voicemail lady ask their callers to leave a message, but many people like to make up their own. Here are a few actual voicemail messages: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Troubling times-Could This Be The End? Series

Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Nov 2, 2023

Are we nearing the END? Wars and conflicts are breaking out everywhere. The war in Ukrane is ongoing. The attack on Israel by Hamas has erupted into a war in Israel. The US is having more protests and mass shootings. And then there are all the natural calamities worldwide.

WHAT DID JESUS SAY about troubling times? JESUS SAID, 6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:6-7, Matthew 24:11-14, Jeremiah 14:8, Matthew 24:46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hands Open Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 21, 2008

Hands open may be a handshake or a salute, signalling friendship or respect. Just as those gestures affirmed Saul, we also must approach others by leading them to safety and by affirming their potential.

f I come toward you with an open hand, what does that mean? If I approach you from across the room with either one hand or both hands open, how would you interpret that? Well, of course, it would mean different things for different kinds of open hands. There is more than one way to be ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Breakthrough To Freedom! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 24, 2020

We cannot allow fear to rob us of our freedom to worship God. Men and women died giving up their safety to give you the freedom you have today in this country.

Breakthrough to Freedom! Thesis: We cannot allow fear to rob us of our freedom to worship God. We have to choose freedom over fear and safety because our only allegiance is to God and that’s what makes us really free. Men died giving up their safety to give you the freedom you have today in this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:16, Galatians 5:1, John 8:36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Purpose Of Praises To God

Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Feb 14, 2024

Psalm 147 celebrates the return of the Jews to Jerusalem from exile. The psalmist recognises God's power and strength in arranging their return, in the safety and security of the capital, in his provision for them.

I. WHAT People Should Do 1. Praise God MUSICALLY *verse 7, (use MUSICAL instruments to MAGNIFY God) "Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God." 2. Praise God MOTIVATIONALLY *verses 8-9, (praises is for the CONTINUES renewal of God's ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 147:7-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Are We To Do When Trouble Comes?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Feb 3, 2023

God is always there to assist us, offering safety, peace, and refuge. God’s power is unending, and the victory has already been won. Those who love Him will be rescued by Him.

Psalm 46:1-11 This is another case of what Christians are supposed to do when they face a problem and what some might do. How Christians handle deal with a trouble can either positively or negatively affect others. Trust and thanksgiving are the primary topics in Psalm 46. It starts with solid ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Peace Of Faith Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 20, 2009

What is it that makes these verses so forceful? To me it is the courageous way in which Habakkuk faces possible calamities & triumphs over them through knowledge & faith in his Savior. Habakkuk has learned the lesson of faith taught in 2:4

Habakkuk 3:16-17 THE PEACE OF HABAKKUK’S FAITH [Psalms 18:18-33] The last section of this glorious chapter contains some of the most moving verses in all the Bible. On one occasion it was used by Benjamin Franklin, who was not a Christian, to confound some of the sophisticated, cultured ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Coulda Hada Pear: Overview Series

Contributed by G W Bill Elliott Jr on Mar 3, 2020

Our lives have many little 'garden of Edens' and areas of responsibility, trust, and ownership handed to us by God. We tend to go through a Temptation, Deductive Reason, and Resulting Calamity sequence of our walk with the Lord.

We have all had those “I wish I would have done it that way” moments in our lives. They are not really regrets as much as simply looking back and realizing we could have done things differently. This Coulda Hada Pear presentation is a series of writings, sections, chapters that explore what Adam ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5-6, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 2:15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Safeguard

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

Paul was concerned about their spiritual safety. He wanted to protect their Christian life from certain dangers. That’s the reason for his repetition. What is it that he wanted to safeguard them from?

Spiritual Safeguard; Philippians 3:1-3 A preacher that came to the breakfast table with a cut on his cheek. His wife asked him what had happened. He told her that he was concentrating on his sermon while shaving and had cut himself. His wife said, “Maybe you should concentrate on your shaving and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-3

The Lost Sheep Series

Contributed by Billy Kryger on Feb 6, 2003

First message in the series "God’s Lost and Found" from Luke 15. This message is deals with the fact that all are lost sheep in need of the Good Shepherd to find and carry them to the safety of the sheepfold.

INTRODUCTION: Luke chapter 15 is what I like to call “God’s Lost and Found Chapter”. It is not three separate parables but rather one parable (v. 3) with three parts. Jesus uses three illustrations in this chapter to answer the Scribes’ and Pharisees’ accusation that He associated with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4-7

Denomination: Baptist