Sermons on Sense The Call:

Jesus Is Calling – Will You Take The Call Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 13, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Matthew 4: 23 – 25

Matthew 4: 23 – 25 Jesus Is Calling – Will You Take The Call 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:23-25

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Appointed In Christ Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Aug 30, 2014

We need to identify who we are in Christ and what that means in our lives today.

August 31, 2014 Morning Worship Text: Ephesians 1:1-3 Subject: Ephesians Series Part 1 Title: Appointed In Christ Have you ever been involved with an organization or group where people want you to take a leadership role even though you may have never thought of yourself as a leader? That has ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 12, 2012

Having a relationship with God is paramount in your calling as a believer. God comes to you, God discovers you he is calling you. There is on old hymn which proclaims it so clearly: Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me;

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-5,12-17; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 and John 1:43-51. In her book, .....A Man Called Peter, .....Catherine Marshall ...tells how ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51, 1 Samuel 3:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Yes, A Church Leader Must Have A Sense Of Humor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 23, 2019

We are told to have salt in us. Salt was used in the ancient world, and occasionally today, to preserve meat from corruption. So if we have spiritual salt, we will be preserved against that kind of corrupt thought and behavior.

Thursday of the 7th Week in Course 2019 St. Hilarius Today we have a rare treat because of the late date of Ash Wednesday and Easter. We get the rare festival of St. Hilarius, about whom I will speak in a moment. By now, most years, we are deep into Lent, and so the saints’ days are suppressed in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6, Mark 9:41-50

Denomination: Catholic

Sometimes Leaving Makes More Sense Than Staying

Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Sep 30, 2017

Indecision and False Hope is not from God, People talk about the good old days as an excuse to stop discovering the new. God has a plan for us even when we do not know the future.

A few years ago when we first started out fresh from college, we had many dreams. Some wanted to get more education and some talked about making money. Others wanted to live in the big city far away from their parents and some wanted to stay close to parents. Some were not comfortable with change ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:1-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Obeying - Even When It Doesn't Make Sense Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2011

Christmas message focusing on the obedience of Joseph and Mary in circumstances less than ideal in our information age.

Obeying – Even If It Doesn’t Seem to Make Sense The Lesson of Joseph and Mary Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 December 12, 2010 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY'S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Audio of this sermon can be heard at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Making Sense Of Life Prt 2: Human Suffering

Contributed by Brian Williams on Aug 20, 2023

How do we speak to our own hearts or to someone else who has suffered greatly, who, out of that suffering begins to doubt the nature of God?

Last week we spoke about the nature of moral and natural evil as we try to make sense of life. If there is a good, all-powerful, all-knowing God who created the world, why does evil also exist? In review, Augustine defined evil as: The absence or deprivation of good…the effects of evil tend to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"When It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense!"

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Aug 12, 2005

This sermon talks about how, even though we may not understand hardly anything that goes on in our lives, we still need to trust God with all of our heart.

"When It Just Doesn’t Make Any Sense.." Proverbs 3:5-6 Come on and give God a hand clap of praise, aww you can do better than that... He is worthy of it, is he not? Amen, you may be seated in the presence of the Lord. Hmmm, this text is knawing at me and bothering me on this week, and it’s ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Good News And Good Deeds Make Good Sense Series

Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 20, 2008

Jesus modeled and taught an evangelistic strategy of combining the Great Commandment with the Great Commission.

In his book, Building a Contagious Church, Mark Mittleberg asks us to join him in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. As you walk up to the large arena, you see a mass of young people in line for a concert. The headline act is shock-rockeer Marilyn Manson (named after Marilyn Monroe and mass ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

When God Doesn't Make Sense

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Nov 19, 2022

Most of us don't want to admit it, but more often than not God's instructions don't make sense. That's because God is not a sense God, he is a faith God. The question is... What do you do when God doesn't make sense?

Joshua 6:1-5 TLB - The gates of Jericho were kept tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelis; no one was allowed to go in or out. ² But the Lord said to Joshua, “Jericho and its king and all its mighty warriors are already defeated, for I have given them to you! ³?4 Your ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

"What To Do When God Does Not Make Sense"

Contributed by John Reynolds on Jul 22, 2006

A biblical, yet practical response when challenged with life’s circumstances not making sense.

WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD DOES NOT MAKE SENSE Text: Job 1:1-2:13 Introduction: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LIFE DOES NOT MAKE SENSE? WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LIFE DOES NOT SEEM FAIR? WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN FEELINGS OF ABANDONMENT ARE EXPERIENCED? WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? WHAT DO YOU ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Doesn't Make Sense

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 12, 2019

This sermon deals with the struggle of doubt. we see the prosperity of the wicked and we wonder why they seem to be doing better than God's own children.

Intro -- The year was 1998… …on the evening of 2 September 1998, Swissair 111 departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at 8:18 p.m. Eastern Time en route to Geneva, Switzerland. On board were 215 passengers and a crew of 14. This flight was popular with United Nations officials, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Other People's Money - Pt. 4 - Dollars And Sense Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Nov 13, 2014

Your neighbor attends church wanting instruction and supernatural response in every important area of life . . . relationships, direction and success, but we they don't want anyone to talk about money.

Other People's Money Pt. 4 - Dollars & $ense I. Introduction I have learned there are certain things that just don't go well together. Some of this I learned in school and others just by observation. Some of you will learn this in a month or so . . . being a teenage boy and having a girlfriend at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Life Doesn't Make Sense Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jul 8, 2025

Based on Psalm 73 - Encourages hearers to remember that, when life doesn't make sense, God has the answers.

“WHEN LIFE DOESN’T MAKE SENSE” Psalm 73 FBCF – 7/6/25 Jon Daniels INTRO – The Psalms are a mirror for the soul. “Somehow the psalmists seem to have anticipated all our awe, desires, & frustrations” (Tremper Longman, How to Read the Psalms). Lots of different feelings & emotions found ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Making Sense Of Life Prt 1- The Problem Of Evil

Contributed by Brian Williams on Aug 14, 2023

The existence of evil is one of the most vexing challenges a Christian—or any person for that matter, must grapple with.

Making Sense of Life The Problem of Evil - Part 1 13 Aug 2023 When trying to reconcile the existence of a good and all-powerful God and the problem of evil, it can be a difficult conversation. One doesn’t need a Ph.D. in theology or philosophy to realize something is desperately wrong with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational