Sermons on Slow Resolution:

Unstoppable Blessings SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023

One of the most potent tools the enemy uses against us is the tool of delay. But delay does not equate to denial. The enemy may slow down your answer, but he can't prevent it.

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like your message wasn't getting through to someone? You repeated yourself, but it seemed like they weren't listening. It can be frustrating and agitating. Similarly, in our lives, we often face delays in receiving answers to our prayers. But ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 10:12-14

Topics: Confidence, Faith

Looking For A New Beginning Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 2, 2006

Moses hadn’t been allowed into the promised land... but he’d only made one "little" mistake. What can we learn from the seeming tragedy of this great man?

OPEN: I did an internet search to find the most popular New Year’s Resolutions for the coming year and I found one source that gave the top 10 promises people wanted to make to themselves. What do you think was the number 1 New Year’s Resolution for the coming year? (most of the audience guessed ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Time To Engage: "Prioritize To Jesus"

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 12, 2025

Making Jesus our priority means that we’re putting Him first on our list. If our priority is Jesus, where we prioritize our lives to Him, then everything else falls into place. And to make Jesus our priority, we need to look to Jesus’s life and see what He prioritized.

Time to Engage: The Journey to Discipleship “Prioritize To Jesus” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AowWVNs98m0 Last week we began our new series entitled “Time of Engage” as we continue our vision that we’ve been called to undertake. And we looked at the overflowing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 17:20-21, Matthew 6:33, Luke 22:42, Ephesians 5:15-17, 1 John 3:16, Romans 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Are You Looking Forward Or Backward?

Contributed by Jay Winters on Jan 10, 2008

Happy New Year’s Eve! As we look back to our past and the resolutions that we haven’t fulfilled, and look forward expectantly, we look to the forgiveness found in the cross of Christ.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who was our hope this year and is our hope for eternity to come. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For many of us, our New Years resolutions seem to resemble carbon dating – where we can establish the date ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Lutheran

Peacemaking – The Seventh Step To Happiness Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Mar 5, 2008

This sermon looks at the seventh "Be" attitude. Peacemakers: A. Pay attention to what they SAY. B. Attack the PROBLEM not the person. C. COOPERATE as much as possible. D. Emphasize RELATIONSHIPS above resolution.

Peacemaking – The Seventh Step To Happiness Over the past few weeks we have been looking at the “be” attitudes. Each beatitude begins with the word “blessed”. “Blessed” can also be translated “happy”. So as we have been going through the beatitudes we have been finding steps to happiness. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hurry Sickness Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2025

Eliminating hurry isn't about avoiding urgency, but about intentionally slowing down to align with Jesus' unhurried, peace-filled way of living, which fosters rest, joy, and spiritual growth.

Series: Unhurried - The Hurry up sickness Tag – So many are rushing too nowhere! Opening Quote: Dallas Willard and John Ortberg – Soul Care “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry” Dallas Willard urged people to "ruthlessly eliminate hurry" because he considered it the greatest obstacle to a vibrant ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30, Luke 10:42, Luke 6:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Relationships Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 20, 2019

In dealing with your anger, don’t commit murderous acts, don’t think murderous thoughts, and don’t speak murderous words. But if your anger has hurt someone, seek reconciliation and seek a resolution as soon as you can.

Several years ago, the Arizona Republic carried a story about Steve Tran of Westminster, California. He activated 25 bug bombs in his apartment to get rid of some unwanted guests, the cockroaches that shared the space with him. He closed the door thinking he had seen the last of them. But when the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26, Ephesians 4:26-27, Matthew 10:28, Mark 9:48, James 3:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Jerusalem Road Series

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

Part 1 of 4 of the series, Roads of Passion. Jesus resolutely set his face towards Jerusalem and it was on the road the Jerusalem that we find the road of humility, the road of fulfillment, the road of obedience and the road of destiny

"The Jerusalem Road" Matthew 21:1-11Read at beginning of Service: Matthew 21:1-11 (NIV) 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting Back On Track Series

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Jan 20, 2018

This is the first sermon in a three part series that calls us to make a commitment to God not just a resolution. It encourages folks to look back and try and figure out where they got off track and right their course.

Well here we are entering a brand New Year, its funny how we see the mark of a New Year on the calendar as a place to start over even if it’s just another day. A lot of people make New Year’s resolutions, things like losing weight, going on a diet, or spending less money and making more to try and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Speak Clearly

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Dec 1, 2006

Paul was not intimidated with the intellect or the prominence of the Greek people. Paul knew what the Greek people thought of him, and it didn’t slow him down for a minute. Paul spoke with confidence in what he believed and lived by.

SPEAK CLEARLY Recently, my wife and I purchased a new cordless phone. We had trouble with hearing on the old one we had. So we bought a new one that was supposed to be state of the art. It’s the newest and the greatest. We got it home only to find that on occasions people on the other end ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Wrestling With Shadows

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 8, 2009

Perhaps you have been having symptoms of slow progress, failures at the edges of breakthrough, marital dissappointment, disfavor despite opportunities surrounding you, this is wrestling with shadows, and unless there comes end to this, man would be subjec

WRESTLING WITH SHADOWS Life is something many people fail to understand because there are so many questions those men cannot answer. For example, Cain and Abel were two men born of the same parents. They had similar backgrounds, similar abilities and were headed towards the same direction but ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

A World Full Of Slipping Standards Series

Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009

This sermon addresses the reason that many Christians find themselves struggling in the world that they should be impacting. Unfortunatly if we let little foxes roam in our lives then we discover ourselves slowing slipping into living a life of compromise

A world full of slipping standards – Song of Solomon 2:15 Do you believe that God has a plan for your life? We all know Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. It really is a cool piece ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:15

Denomination: Baptist

When The Enemy Is Already Inside

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 3, 2012

Nowadays, among Christians there are many prodigals who are living in the midst of swine. There is also a slow satanic brainwashing going on now among Christians. Many Christians are gradually getting used to darkness. Ignorance is being promoted. Little

Our message this week is titled, “When the enemy is already inside.” Ephesians 4:27 says, “Neither give place to the devil.” It means that it is possible for somebody to allow the enemy into his or her life. And if you give place to the enemy, he will definitely stay. That is why the passage ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:27, Ephesians 4:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Potholes Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

We’ve all experienced potholes in the road of life that either slow us down, delay our journey or sometimes totally disrupt it. Potholes are anything in life that keep us from moving forward.

Potholes Mark 8:27-35 Bumpy streets are so commonplace in New Orleans that residents have taken some extreme measures to draw attention to particularly bothersome potholes. There was the birthday party in New Orleans East for a 5-foot-wide pothole on Cannes Street. They had cake, balloons and a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-35

Denomination: Methodist

Running The Race Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 20, 2014

Many of us have started out slow in our walk with God, but we can all finish strong if we desire too.(1) Forgetting what is behind (2)Straining forward (3) Having Maturity

Running the Race Philippians chapter 3:12-3:21 Introduction- As we continue to look at the series “living for Christ”, this morning we look at finishing strong. In the beginning of chapter 3 of Philippians We saw that the confidence that Apostle Paul had was once in what he ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Denomination: Nazarene