Sermons on Solving Our Problems:

Our Quick Change Society

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 17, 2005

Society seems to go by us so fast we do not have the time to assess it or where we are in it. We are admonished to focus on the Lord, not on our ever-changing world. (From a wonderful sermon I read on Sermon Central.)

Incredible changes have taken place in the past hundred years. We are experiencing more change than ever in history. The rate of change is so great that we barely catch our breath before another blast of change slams into us. Everything we’re familiar with is changing, right before our eyes. We ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6

Denomination: *other

Finding God In Our Struggles SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023

1. The importance of listening to and obeying Jesus. 2. Encountering God when our resources are depleted. 3. The necessity of casting our nets where the fish are.

Today's scripture takes place on the Sea of Tiberias (also known as the Sea of Galilee). The disciples, feeling down after the tragic events leading to Jesus' death, have returned to their fishing profession in Galilee. They have spent the entire night fishing but caught nothing. As they head to ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-9

Topics: Listening To Jesus, Meeting God At The End Of Our Resources, Fishing Where The Fish Are

Transforming Our Hearts & Minds

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 16, 2001

How can we change from being the kind of person who vacillates, who lives with one foot in the world & one foot in the church, to being "all you can be" in God’s sight?

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX TEXT: Romans 12:1-2 ILL. The story is told that a man living out on the edge of town heard a commotion in his back yard. He investigated & discovered there was a very hostile gorilla up in his tree. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Proverbs 23:7, Philippians 4:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bringining Our Friends To Jesus

Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 10, 2007

The best thing we can do to our friends is bring them to Jesus the way the friends of this paralytic did him.

“Bringing Our Friends To Jesus” Introduction: We as people greatly value human life. We look up to an admire people who see to save lives. Firefighters and police officer are looked up to and rightly so, this morning though we should value more than the physical life, but we should also value ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lost Our First Love

Contributed by Mark Engler on Sep 28, 2017

The application to this is if we put Jesus first in our lives and if we continue to strive for Him, continue to draw ourselves close to Him, He will improve us and make us more like Him everyday.

Lost Our First Love ME I love Jesus and I love being a minister of Christ. I honestly believe being a minister is the most important thing I could do on the face of the earth. I love to preach and teach God’s word and I’m glad He led me here to MVC. Honestly though, He chose a tremendously ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Incarnation: Our Missionary God Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 14, 2009

God calls us to be missionaries because he is the missionary God

Advent 3 2009: The Incarnation December 13, 2009 Our Missionary God John 3:16 Show Bono Divine Son clip The Missionary Call: Matthew 28:18-20 "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: *other

Working Our Hardest... For Satan

Contributed by Thomas Baird on Jun 8, 2004

Many people are working themselves straight into hell, and satan is cheering them on...

9/14/02 Working our Hardest for Satan! Introduction… Many people are working themselves straight into Hell, and of course satan is standing their cheering them on… The well known words of W.E. Henley go something like this.. “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Facing Up To Our Giants Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 1, 2007

This is a look at the people of Isreal on the verge of the promise land and calls us to face up to the giants which are all around us with faith in God.

Facing up to our giants Ex 34:10-14 – Num 13: 1-3, 16 -14:9. –Jos: 1-11 Background: God’s promises are being fulfilled after 400 years in bondage Israel has been delivered out of Egypt, God protected them through the parted waters, God had provided with manna and water , leading them ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Conquering Our Own Demons

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Feb 4, 2009

We all have demons that we struggle. Sin is something that even the Apostle Paul fought off. With Jesus’ help, we can conquor even the most difficult of our own demons.

Conquering Our Own Demons Mark 1:21-28 Introduction We all have something in common with the Gospel message we heard a moment ago. Just like the man with the unclean spirit, we have our own demons to content with. We may not have an actual devil in us, but we do have issues which plague us from ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Baptism Of Our Lord B

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Jan 9, 2003

Out of chaos comes the words, "You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased."

Baptism of Our Lord B 12 January 2003 Mark 1:4-11, Genesis 1:1-5 Rev. Roger Haugen The Genesis reading is one of my favourites. You get a sense of this wonderful, foreboding mass of moving water. This is the little Hebrew I still remember. Verse 2 “the earth was a formless void and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-14, Genesis 1:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Forgive Us Our Debts Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 10, 2013

A discussion about "Forgive us our debts" from the Lord's Prayer.

Intro In 2004, a man by the name of Frank Warren created “PostSecret.com”, in which people can write on a postcard about secrets they are carrying and feeling guilty for. The idea originated as a project for an art exhibit but within 7 months he had already acquired 2,000 postcards. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Best Focus For Our Future

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 22, 2016

Many thanks to Leland Crawford for giving me permission to use his excellent outline. 1. Don't focus on the giants; focus on the grapes. 2. Don't focus on yourself; focus on your Savior. 3. Don't focus on your past; focus on the promises of God.

The Best Focus for Our Future Numbers 13:25-14:9 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 11, 2015 *Many thanks to Leland Crawford for giving me permission to use his excellent outline. BACKGROUND: *About 3,400 years ago, God sent Moses to deliver the Children of Israel from slavery ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Christ, Our Redeemer

Contributed by Charles Mccall on Apr 17, 2002

You can always count on Jesus Christ to help us out of trouble because He is our Living Redeemer

Job 19:25 Topic- Jesus Christ, Our Living Redeemer A redeemer is someone who buys back something that was once theirs. A redeemer is someone who comes to save, rescues, or deliver someone out of trouble by paying a great price for their freedom. Jesus Christ is considered our living ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:25

Denomination: Baptist

Strength In Weakness

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 6, 2010

God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. He sees the potential in people who trust Him. He is counting on you to do His work. His plan will surely succeed, no matter how big the challenge is.

We have just read about the suffering of the people of Israel at one time in their history. • They were badly oppressed by the enemies around them. They were suffering because they have deserted God and worshipped idols. • The people fled to the mountains and were hiding in caves and ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Knows Our Needs. Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Apr 11, 2013

God sees your heart like nobody else can. God knows the condition that you are in. He knows your needs, and he has an appointed time for your breakthrough.

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured God knows our needs. Introduction: Have you ever asked to yourself, “Does ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God