Sermons on Settle Matters:

Imperfect People In God's Perfect Plan: Judah PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 16, 2025

God redeems our deepest failures, transforming brokenness into hope, as seen in Judah’s story, ultimately pointing us to Christ’s unfailing love and redemption.

Friends, settle your hearts and take a deep breath. Grace has a way of meeting us right where we are—right in the middle of our mess, our mistakes, and our midnight worries. If you’ve ever wondered whether God can weave good from the tangled threads of your past, you’re in the right place. If ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:8-12, Revelation 5:5

Topics: Judah, Character, Tribe

The Lord's Prayer PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2025

The sermon calls us to sincere generosity, prayer, and forgiveness, rooted in God’s love, seeking His approval over others, and living as beloved children.

Some of us arrived today with hearts that feel hurried, hands that feel heavy, and hopes that feel thin. The week may have been loud, and your soul may feel a little quieted by weariness. If that’s you, you’re in good company. Jesus meets people like us—people with a pair of tired eyes and a prayer ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-15

Topics: Forgiveness, Prayer

Righteous Or Unrighteous PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 26, 2025

God lovingly confronts our sin, calling us to repentance and surrender, so we may experience true healing, gratitude, and restored relationship with Him.

Some Sundays feel like a soft chair and a warm blanket. Other Sundays feel like the Father’s steady hand on our shoulder, guiding us to look straight at the mirror and see what He sees. Today is one of those tender, truthful moments. Romans 1 is a sober passage, yet it is also a gracious gift, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Topics: Self-Examination

What Happens When You Get What You Ask Or Pray For? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025

True security is found in trusting God as our King, not in pursuing what others have or seeking control through earthly solutions.

Have you ever stood at the fence line of your life, looked at what others have, and felt that tug? If I just had their certainty. Their security. Their leader. Their plan. The human heart has a way of reaching for what is visible, tangible, and immediate. We want a king we can see. A system we can ...read more

Topics: Divine Will, Human Desire

How God Met My Deepest Needs Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 20, 2007

Twelth in a series from Ephesians. God met my deepest needs that I could do nothing about.

It seems like so long since we last visited Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus. In reality it was only a two week hiatus, but what a great two weeks those were! On Easter I know many of you had a chance to take part in one or both of our services. At the Sunrise Service, we looked at how the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Get Sidetracked Series

Contributed by Peter Toy on Feb 13, 2019

A life without a mission is a life without meaning. First sermon in a series on the Book of Haggai.

Don't Get Sidetracked -- Haggai 1:1-11 A life without a mission is a life without meaning. Fritz Kreisler was one of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. To ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Contentment Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 3, 2020

Election results will leave half the voters disappointed. This message instructs Christians on how to deal with the ups and downs of life.

Intro We are in a study of Philippians. The key verse in this epistle is Philippians 2:5, “Let this mind [mindset; way of thinking] be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”i Throughout this letter Paul is teaching us the way we should think about our lives. It is the pathway to abundant ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28, John 10:10, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Peter 5:6, Deuteronomy 8:1-17, Ecclesiastes 1:8, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, Romans 14:17, Proverbs 27:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

God Uses Ordinary People: Asa Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 6, 2008

God strengthens those who are sold out to Him.

God Uses Ordinary People: Asa 2 Chronicles 14-16 Rev. Brian Bill 7/6/08 When I was in junior high, I remember one of my teachers being frustrated with our class because we had a hard time following directions. Can you imagine that? One day when we stumbled sleepily into our classroom, she ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Riot In Ephesus

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Feb 2, 2008

Paul’s Teaching turns Ephesus Upside Down

I. PRAYER II. Introduction a. I recently read an article by a man who compared a baby monitor to the Holy Spirit. You see, one day while trying out the new baby monitor in his infant’s room, he whispered into it “Can you hear me?” b. His house was like most others with a mother and a newborn, in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:21-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dear Careless Series

Contributed by Alfred Beck on Sep 10, 2015

Letter to the Church at Thyratira

Dear Careless II Chronicles 28:22-27 I am the Way--Jesus Revelation 2:18-29 You and I may seldom think about it…which seems strange, because it will be the biggest event in the history of humankind: that is, the return of Jesus to gather His people. But that’s His promise. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facing A Formidable Future

Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 9, 2004

The Lord deals with OUR FEARS by offering us HIS FAVORS for A FORMIDABLE FUTURE! Every verse highlights OUR FEARS and stresses HIS FAVORS as it relates to the FUTURE.

I once read the account of a minister who described the most disconcerting experience of his ministry. He told how, that as he began his sermon an elderly woman, seated near the front, opened a little box, took out an elaborate hearing aid, arranged its parts, screwed them together, and adjusted ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

How To Do What God Wants You To Do Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 15, 2007

There is no condemnation for the Christ-follower.

How to Do What God Wants You to Do Romans 8:1 Rev. Brian Bill 7/15/07 www.pontiacbible.org Three ministers went fishing one day, all friends who pastored different churches in the same town. While they were fishing they began confessing their sins to one another. The first pastor said, “Do you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1

Denomination: Baptist

A Word From God Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Oct 21, 2010

When God wants to change a community He is more concerned about whether the hearts of His people are ready to be used then with those who don’t know Him yet.

God’s voice do we really believe He can speak to us and that we can hear Him? It’s funny because people talk about hearing from God all the time, but do we really expect to hear from Him, audibly? Today we are going to look at a passage where the Luke says that the Apostle Paul had a vision where ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Fan Or Follower?

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Jul 8, 2009

There is a big difference between a fan of God and someone who is a true follower. Which are you?

Fan or follower? Mark 10:17-22 Last week a tragedy struck Washington D.C. when one of the metro rail trains crashed into another train. That accident really struck me in an emotional way because I was just on those trains one month ago. While reading about the accident the thought, “that could ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

In Christ We Are A New Creation

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 1, 2012

In Jesus we are made new, and we are made on purpose for a purpose - to be ones through whom God's message of love and reconciliation is delivered. People look through our lives to see if they can see Him.

How do you feel about the coming year? Maybe you’re looking ahead at 2012 with some stress as another year full of things that you have to do whether you want to or not. The cartoon character Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes once said, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational